Motorsport Power Rankings

Eurosport - Mon, 28 Apr 14:38:00 2008

There is a new pacesetter at the top of the Motorsport Power Rankings as Troy Bayliss continues to dominate the World Superbike championship.

The Power Rankings are our attempt to establish who is the best driver or rider across the wide world of motorsports.

We rate competitors from 13 different events - seven cars, six bikes - and pit them against each other based on their results.

See below for a full explanation of the system.

A fantastic World Superbike double in Assen has seen Troy Bayliss take a commanding lead at the top of the pile.

Sebastien Loeb is off the top and plummets to seventh after his retirement from the Rally of Jordan.

Kimi Raikkonen moves into second after a dominant performance in Barcelona, easing well clear of F1 rivals Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton.

WRC championship leader Mikko Hirvonen is a new entry at 10, while Andrew Pitt and Dan Wheldon also make their first appearance.

Chris Atkinson, Jari-Matti Latvala and IRL contender Graham Rahal drop out of the top 20.

MOTORSPORT POWER RANKINGS
1 (2) Troy Bayliss (World SBK) - 7.8
2 (7=) Kimi Raikkonen (F1) - 6.5
3= (3=) Shane Byrne (BSB) - 6.4
3= (3=) Cal Crutchlow (BSB) - 6.4
5= (5=) Jorge Lorenzo (MotoGP) - 6.3
5= (5=) Dani Pedrosa (MotoGP) - 6.3
7 (1) Sebastien Loeb (WRC) - 6
8 (7=) Simone Corsi (125cc) - 5.3
9 (11) Rickard Rydell (WTCC) - 4.5
10 (-) Mikko Hirvonen (WRC) - 4.4
11= (12=) Mika Kallio (250cc) - 4.3
11= (12=) Mattia Pasini (250cc) - 4.3
13= (9=) Scott Dixon (IRL) - 4
13= (-) Andrew Pitt (WSS) - 4
13= (17=) Felipe Massa (F1) - 4
16 (12=) Joan Lascorz (WSS) - 3.8
17 (16) Fabrizio Giovanardi (BTCC) - 3.5
18 (17=) Casey Stoner (MotoGP) - 3.3
19= (17=) Lewis Hamilton (F1) - 3.3
19= (20=) Gabriele Tarquini (WTCC) - 3.3
19= (20=) Tiago Monteiro (WTCC) - 3.3
19= (-) Dan Wheldon (IRL) - 3.3

HOW IT WORKS

Drivers and riders can only score points by finishing on the podium.

Win = 10pts
Second = 6pts
Third = 3pts

Points are then divided by the number of races to leave an average score.
For Tier 1 events, the average is the final score.
For Tier 2 events, the average is multiplied by 0.8 to find the final score.
TIER 1 EVENTS: Formula 1, WRC, WTCC, Nascar, IRL, MotoGP, World Superbikes.
TIER 2 EVENTS: IRC, BTCC, 250cc, 125cc, World Supersport, British Superbikes.

Example: Jorge Lorenzo
1 x win, 1 x second, 1 x third = 10 + 6 + 3 = 19 points.
19/3 races = 6.3 average.Alex Chick / Eurosport