I've asked before, about a correlation of K' Speed Score and DR... but I understand that it can't be reported easily as it relies on queries to compile every record.
I was curious about it after playing GTS some more, so I looked at my last two FIAGTC events:
- Average DR in lobbies: 35k (all A drivers in both races, pretty narrow range of DR in both)
- Average K' speed score: 70.73 (includes some 'flyers' and a few with no K' speed score, because they did not compete in Daily races, or at least did not set QT in daily races using the account used in the FIA races).
- Max K' score: 84.34 (he won the Nations race, a former solid A DR player who is climbing back from reset...)
- Next best was 82.89, a former A+ driver who has leveled out at a lower level
- Top 10 finishers in races: 73 average
- Bottom 10: 68
But a K' speed score of about 70 seems the 'minimum' for a regular A player at the min A DR level of 30k, and 75 seems to put you in the 'competitive' spot in a 35k lobby...
With only 2 FIA race grids, not a ton of data, but there does seem to be reasonable correlation of K' score to the race finish. About 50% less so, when comparing qualifying to the K' score... kind of counter-intuitive, but then again, maybe not. Consistency prevails in races, while qualifying in FIA events can return some mixed up results.
My own K' score was in the higher side of the range, for these two races, and I finished much worse in those two races than I have been on average (8th in FIA races... good correlation to my K'/DR ranking).
Anyway, I found it a little interesting and wanted to share with those who may also. I'd love to see a detailed distribution of K' scores to DR, taken for A DR and above drivers, to get an idea how much to target on pace improvements, though it's clear anyway that faster is better!
Notes:
- FIAGTC 2020-21 Rd1 Nations (Bugatti Gr4 at Lago Maggiore) and Manufacturers Race (Gr3 at DTS) were the two races
- DR are current scores a few days after the race, they may have been a little different at the race start