Performance test (motorsport)

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In motorsport, a performance test is a competition with automobiles that takes place on a closed race track ( circuit ).

principle

The performance test differs from the circuit races held on the same racetracks in the form of the start and the timing. While in races everyone starts at the same time and the first wins at the finish, a performance test is a time trial like in rallies.

The participants stand in a row of two with their vehicles with running engines, are led alternately to the start / finish line according to the zip system and then started with the sign of the starter every 3 to 5 seconds. The timekeeping for the respective participant also begins. A specified number of laps is driven. The participants are not waved off with a checkered flag, but are responsible for adhering to the correct number of laps themselves.

The rating is based on penalty points. One penalty point is awarded for every second of driving time, further penalty points can be awarded for non-compliance with requirements. The vehicle with the lowest number of penalty points won.

The performance test is therefore a race against the clock, in which the participants drive on the track at the same time, fighting for their own best time and not for their position on the track. As a result, there is no point in trying to defend your position; faster vehicles are let by. This makes racing events with a particularly large number of vehicles on the track safer. Mixed starter fields with different vehicle and displacement classes are also common .

Events

An example of a performance test is the Nürburgring circuit challenge , which is considered the oldest touring car series in the world.

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