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2024 Driver of the Year (D.O.T.Y.)

See the Previous Driver of the Year Results page for results from previous years.

For results see http://racing.natsoft.com.au/results

2024 Driver of the Year Points

PosDriverClassI1 Phillip Island MarchE2 Anzac AprilI2 Winton Hist MayI4 WA Wannaroo & Collie Sept E6 SA Hillclimb Championship OctE7 Bend Classic OctTotal
1S Barnes*NbE605081205601248
2J Elvin*NbF345560905
3K Williamson*NbE474420894
4I Pringle*NbF240504120864
5J AxfordNcE300508808
6D Cheney*NbF492180672
7P Atkins*NbE232440672
8A WilliamsNcC505505
9E GobellNcC491491
10R Harris*NbF485485
11A SmithNcA417417
12N OatwayNcA100100

Eligible Serge De Luca Cup Drivers are highlighted with *. Only Nb cars, Pre ’65 are eligible for this award.

For 2024 full points will be allocated to the following SA Race Meetings. 

  • E1 – State Rnd The Bend Int 1-3 March
  • E2 – Anzac Historics Mallala 26-28 April
  • E3 – State Rnd  The Bend Int 24-26 May
  • E4 – State Rnd  Mallala 2-4 August
  • E5 -Bend Classic  The Bend Int 7-8 September
  • E6 – State Rnd The Bend Int 20-22 September
  • E7 – State Hillclimb Championship Collingrove –  October

For 2024 60% of points will be allocated to the following Interstate National Race Meetings. 

  • I1 – Phillip Island Historics March
  • I2 – Winton Historic May
  • I3 – Winton Long Track August
  • I4 – Western Australia 2 Rounds  September
  • I5 – Baskerville Historic – 4th 5th Nov
  • I6 – Sandown Historic – 11th 12th Nov
  • I7 – Island Magic – 25th 26th Nov 

DOTY POINTS SYSTEM

Driver of the Year (DOTY) points are calculated according to the following criteria:

  • Only South Australian cars and financial members will be included when the points for any event are calculated, however only financial members will be awarded points and therefore be eligible for the DOTY award.
  • Drivers will be given to the 31st of March in a given year to become financial. Once financial, points earned in the beginning of the year will then be back-dated and included in the DOTY. Points will not be back dated if membership is paid after the 31st of March.
  • The DOTY will be calculated using results from all nominated interstate and local events.
  • Interstate races will be awarded 60% of local races, that is each race contested will score the competitor 60 points for finishing the race, no matter the position.
  • Each Hill-climb event will score the same as a single race, 100 points
  • 20% of points are awarded for a DNF.
  • Assessment period to be within calendar year, Jan – Dec.
  • For events where online results may not be available, an entry list with times/positions shall be submitted.

CLASS POINTS

Points are awarded based on a two stage formula.
Initial points are awarded based on outright position.

Outright Pos.Points
1st1000
2nd999
3rd998
4th997
and so on996

The outright points are then multiplied by a percentage based on the the finishing position within the class.
The event points are divided by 10 and reported in the table above.

No. of starters1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th
7106104102100989694
6105103101999795
51041021009896
41031019997
310210098
210199
1100

The above table if calculated by 101-((‘class position’*2)-‘total cars in class’)

The Serge De Luca Cup

The Serge De Luca Cup will be awarded to the Driver who has scored the greatest number of “Driver of the Year” DOTY points during the calendar year whilst driving an Nb car (pre 1965)