At the moment you must either win the race or cross the finishing line after the winner has done so in order to be classified as a race finisher. This means that if you, for example, do 9 laps of a 10 lap race and stop on track during the 10th lap you will not be classified as a finisher. If some of the other finishers in the race were a lap or more down on the winner you should be classified ahead of them in the finishing standings. In real life F1 (and no doubt in countless other race series in the world) you can still be classified as a race finisher even if you don't cross the finishing line. Additionally as things are currently you only have to do 1 lap of a race to be classified as a finisher, whereas in a number of most real life series you have to complete at least a certain percentage of the laps of the winner. Any thoughts?

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At the moment you must either win the race or cross the finishing line after the winner has done so in order to be classified as a race finisher. This means that if you, for example, do 9 laps of a 10 lap race and stop on track during the 10th lap you will not be classified as a finisher. If some of the other finishers in the race were a lap or more down on the winner you should be classified ahead of them in the finishing standings. In real life F1 (and no doubt in countless other race series in the world) you can still be classified as a race finisher even if you don't cross the finishing line. Additionally as things are currently you only have to do 1 lap of a race to be classified as a finisher, whereas in a number of most real life series you have to complete at least a certain percentage of the laps of the winner. Any thoughts?

I like it. Its frustrating to get a DNF or have to Shift-S when you crash out on the last lap (for any reason).

+1 One of the issues with the first running of the LOTA series has been how to classify non-finishers. (disconnections or crashed out etc.) It would probably make that aspect of the final points tally a lot easier for leagues out there. Would mean that in order to be qualified better for a pick-up race though you'd have to wait until the current race was over to leave the pits after getting knocked out, which would lead to some confusion.