Points in GP season(1967)?

Ok, where in the GPL manual does it show the points earned during a championship season? I know what it is *today*, but didn't they give points for more than 6 spots in 1967? Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Eldred, No, they only gave points for the first six places, but they only gave 9 points for first instead of the 10 they do today.

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> Ok, where in the GPL manual does it show the points earned during a > championship season? I know what it is *today*, but didn't they give points > for more than 6 spots in 1967? > Eldred > -- > Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 > Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you > with experience... > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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Nope, still only six places, but only 9 for first. They also dropped the drivers worst result from the two halves of the season, so only 9 of the 11 races scored points. Kevin Caldwell Calgary, Canada

Is that why GPL never post my first place win at Silverstone? I never get any points for Silverstone. I've dumbed down the AI, so I can win, and it doesn't add my points from Silverstone, it will show that I got first place, and even that I got my 9 points, but it doesn't add them to my total.

There was also a situation in force where the season was split into two sections and only the best 5 races of the first half and the best 4 of the second half (or something like that) were counted.

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> Eldred, > No, they only gave points for the first six places, but they only gave 9 points > for first instead of the 10 they do today. > > Ok, where in the GPL manual does it show the points earned during a > > championship season? I know what it is *today*, but didn't they give points > > for more than 6 spots in 1967? > > Eldred > > -- > > Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 > > Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you > > with experience... > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply. > -- > Bob Curtin > Worcester Area Strategy & Tactics Exchange > http://www.tiac.net/users/ten10ths/ > "If God had intended men to join the Army he would have given us green, baggy > skin"

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>Eldred, >No, they only gave points for the first six places, but they only gave 9 >points >for first instead of the 10 they do today. Oops - shows what *I* know. Is that in the manual? If so, I couldn't find the right page... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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>Is that why GPL never post my first place win at Silverstone? I never get >any points for Silverstone. I've dumbed down the AI, so I can win, and it >doesn't add my points from Silverstone, it will show that I got first place, >and even that I got my 9 points, but it doesn't add them to my total. >> Nope, still only six places, but only 9 for first. They also dropped the >> drivers worst result from the two halves of the season, so only 9 of the >11 >> races scored points.

I would guess, only if you won ALL the races, huh? -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

>Ok, where in the GPL manual does it show the points earned during a >championship season? I know what it is *today*, but didn't they give points >for more than 6 spots in 1967? It's all explained in the "Four Wheel Drift" Strategy Guide. See page 89, "The World Drivers Championship". Dave Ewing

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>>Ok, where in the GPL manual does it show the points earned during a >>championship season? I know what it is *today*, but didn't they give >points >>for more than 6 spots in 1967? >It's all explained in the "Four Wheel Drift" Strategy Guide. See page 89, >"The World Drivers Championship". >Dave Ewing

Got it. I see why I missed it now. I was looking for a 'table' of sorts, and they just snuck it into a paragraph... Thanks. Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Also drivers don't score points if they finish a certain percentage of laps down, even if in the top 6. Not sure what the exact percentage is though. So if you came 6th in a 15 lap race, but were 3 laps down you probably wouldn't get that 1 point.

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>> Ok, where in the GPL manual does it show the points earned during a >> championship season? I know what it is *today*, but didn't they give >points >> for more than 6 spots in 1967? >> Eldred >> -- >> Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 >> Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc >> Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats >you >> with experience... >> Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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>>Nope, still only six places, but only 9 for first. They also dropped the >>drivers worst result from the two halves of the season, so only 9 of the 11 >>races scored points. >Also drivers don't score points if they finish a certain percentage of >laps down, even if in the top 6. Not sure what the exact percentage is >though. So if you came 6th in a 15 lap race, but were 3 laps down you >probably wouldn't get that 1 point.

Well, that SUCKS. Why penalize someone just because they're several laps down? Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> >>Nope, still only six places, but only 9 for first. They also dropped the > >>drivers worst result from the two halves of the season, so only 9 of the 11 > >>races scored points. > >Also drivers don't score points if they finish a certain percentage of > >laps down, even if in the top 6. Not sure what the exact percentage is > >though. So if you came 6th in a 15 lap race, but were 3 laps down you > >probably wouldn't get that 1 point. > Well, that SUCKS. Why penalize someone just because they're several laps down?

Actually, that rule still exists in modern F1. One has to have driven at least 90% of the race distance in order to get qualified. On the one hand this means that one doesn't get points is he has driven less laps, even if he comes home anong the first six. On the other had, this means that if less than six cars reach the chequered flag, the last car(s) that dropped out will get the remaining points if they have driven 90% of the race distance. This happened in Monaco in 1996 (the race that was won by Panis; only three cars finished the race) greeting, Han Monsees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- drs. H.G.R. Monsees tel : 035-6 83 33 80 GSM : 06-23 57 92 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a world without walls and fences, who needs gates and windows? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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>> Well, that SUCKS. Why penalize someone just because they're several laps >down? >Actually, that rule still exists in modern F1. One has to have driven at >least 90% of the race distance in order to get qualified. On the one hand >this means that one doesn't get points is he has driven less laps, >even if he comes home anong the first six. On the other had, this means >that if less than six cars reach the chequered flag, the last car(s) that >dropped out will get the remaining points if they have driven 90% of the >race distance. This happened in Monaco in 1996 (the race that was won by >Panis; only three cars finished the race)

So in that instance, the third place driver got 10 points? 1st - 10, 2nd - 6, 3rd - 10(4+3+2+1) Must be nice to score as many as the winner... Strange. Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> >> Well, that SUCKS. Why penalize someone just because they're several laps > >down? > >Actually, that rule still exists in modern F1. One has to have driven at > >least 90% of the race distance in order to get qualified. On the one hand > >this means that one doesn't get points is he has driven less laps, > >even if he comes home anong the first six. On the other had, this means > >that if less than six cars reach the chequered flag, the last car(s) that > >dropped out will get the remaining points if they have driven 90% of the > >race distance. This happened in Monaco in 1996 (the race that was won by > >Panis; only three cars finished the race) > So in that instance, the third place driver got 10 points? 1st - 10, 2nd - 6, > 3rd - 10(4+3+2+1) Must be nice to score as many as the winner... > Strange.

Err no, 3rd place got 4 points, 4th place who was Frentzen got 3 points even if he stopped his car in the pits a lap or two from the end and 5th and 6th (Mika and Irvine I think...) got 2 and 1 points even if they crashed into each other a few laps from the end. The idea being that they did get points even if they didn't finish the race because they had covered more than 90% of the race distance. -- Arne Martin

writes: Ok, I misread it. I thought it said the last car RUNNING got the remaining points. Meaning points left in the top 6... I gotta get more sleep...<sigh> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.