2024 WRL championships
See below for a breakdown of each WRL Championship and continue reading for 2024 Championship rules.
2024 World Racing League Championships:
National Championship
Eastern Championship | Mid-West Championship
NEW: Super Endurance Cup
2024 National championship
GTO / GTU* / GP1 / GP2 / GP3
Best 13 finishes count, each weekend consists of two points-paying opportunities. All 2024 events count towards National Championship - 11 event weekends total. There are 22 total points-paying opportunities per-class in 2024 including regional and National Championships. National Championship round is at COTA - National Championship trophies will be awarded following Race 2 at COTA.
WILD CARD (WC) Events - Wild card events count for East, Mid-West and National Championships. Wildcard events are being introduced to reduce schedule gaps and balance event count within regional championships. These events may or may not be within geographical region for a given championship.
*GTU is a regular points class and will be eligible to participate in ALL 2024 events!
‘24 National Championship Events:
Feb 2-4 — Eagles canyon
mar 1-3 — Barber (Wc)
Apr 5-7 — Mid-Ohio (Wc)
apr 26-28 — Road America
jun 7-8 — Daytona 14 hour*
Jun 28-29 — charlotte (wc) 12 hour*
jul 26-28 — Road Atlanta
sep 6-7 — high plains 13 hour*
oct 18-20 — watkins glen
nov 8-10 — Sebring
dec 6-8 — cOTA (champ. round)
*Daytona, Charlotte and High Plains are SINGLE continuous races of the length noted with x2 points per race. Headlights are required for these events.
2024 Eastern championship
GTO / gtu* / GP1 / GP2 / GP3
Best 8 finishes count, each weekend consists of two points-paying opportunities. The 2024 Eastern Championship events are detailed below - 7 event weekends total. 14 total points-paying opportunities per-class in 2024 including Sebring Eastern Championship. Eastern Championship round is at Sebring - Eastern Championship trophies will be awarded following Race 2 at Sebring.
WILD CARD (WC) Events - Wild card events count for East, Mid-West and National Championships. Wildcard events are being introduced to reduce schedule gaps and balance event count within regional championships. These events may or may not be within geographical region for a given championship.
*GTU is a regular points class and will be eligible to participate in ALL 2024 events!
‘24 Eastern Championship Events:
mar 1-3 — Barber (wc)
apr 5-7 — mid-ohio (wc)
jun 7-8 — Daytona 14 hour*
Jun 28-29 — charlotte 12 hour* (WC)
jul 26-28 — Road Atlanta
oct 18-20 — watkins glen
nov 8-10 — Sebring (champ. round)
*Daytona, Charlotte and High Plains are SINGLE continuous races of the length noted with x2 points per race. Headlights are required for these events.
2024 mid-west championship
GTO / GTU* / GP1 / GP2 / GP3
Best 7 finishes count, each weekend consists of two points-paying opportunities. The 2024 Mid-West Championship events are detailed below - 6 event weekends total. 12 total points-paying opportunities per-class in 2024 including High Plains Mid-West Championship. Mid-West Championship trophies will be awarded following the 13 hours of High Plains Raceway.
WILD CARD (WC) Events - Wild card events count for East, Mid-West and National Championships. Wildcard events are being introduced to reduce schedule gaps and balance event count within regional championships. These events may or may not be within geographical region for a given championship.
*GTU is a regular points class and will be eligible to participate in ALL 2024 events!
‘24 Mid-West Championship Events:
Feb 2-4 — Eagles canyon
mar 1-3 — Barber (wC)
Apr 5-7 — Mid-Ohio (WC)
apr 26-28 — Road America
Jun 28-29 — charlotte 12 hour* (wC)
sep 6-7 — high plains 13 hour* (champ. round)
*Daytona, Charlotte and High Plains are SINGLE continuous races of the length noted with x2 points per race. Headlights are required for these events.
2024 super endurance cup (sec)
GTO / GTU* / GP1 / GP2 / GP3
New for 2024 is the WRL Super Endurance Cup (SEC)! The SEC covers all of WRL’s long format endurance weekends and encompasses 39 hours of racing with all three rounds finishing under the lights. All finishes count, each weekend consists of two points-paying opportunities (each race finish counts for 2x - see points rules below). Super Endurance Cup awards will be presented to the winner in each class following the 13 hours of High Plains Raceway.
MUST BE PRESENT AT HIGH PLAINS TO CLAIM SEC AWARDS
*GTU is a regular points class and will be eligible to participate in ALL 2024 events!
‘24 super endurance cup:
jun 7-8 — Daytona 14 hour*
Jun 28-29 — charlotte 12 hours*
sep 6-7 — high plains 13 hours* (champ. round)
*Daytona, Charlotte and High Plains are SINGLE continuous races of the length noted with x2 points per race. Headlights are required for these events.
2024 Championship Rules
See below for 2024 Championship rules, points payouts and additional information
Points Payout Schedule by position:
P1: 12 Points P2: 10 Points P3: 9 Points P4: 7 Points P5: 6 Points P6: 5 Points P7: 4 Points P8: 3 Points P9: 2 Points P10: 1 Point
+1 Point to each paying position for all classes with 7 or more competitors starting the race
+1 Point to each paying position for all regional and national championship rounds
2024 Points championship rules:
Points are assigned to the car in which they were earned.
All points are collected ONLY in the class you are registered for. If you would like to change class after registering you must receive prior approval from officials and the car must tech legal for that class.
Points cannot be combined between two cars.
Races under 12 hours count 1X, 12-18 hours 2X, over 18 hours 3X
Classes with 7+ starters get an additional point for P1-P10
In order to earn points a car must complete at least 50% of the class winners laps.
Teams are responsible for verifying the points total and making any discrepancies known to WRL staff no later than 30 days after event date. After 30 days event points will be considered final and no adjustments will be made. Points for the USEC will be considered final following impound.
In the event of a total-loss, teams may replace the car with the same make/model/generation running in the same class at WRL discretion. If a car is retired and replaced (with WRL approval) during a race, the retirement will count as a DNF. Contact Race@RaceWRL.com for approval
Earning Points
Points will be paid according to Points Payout schedule above
Daytona 14 hour will count as 2 race finishes.
Charlotte 12 hour will count as 2 race finishes.
High Plains 13 hour will count as 2 race finishes.
Championship bonus points: The following championship rounds will incur an extra bonus point per point-paying position (see above)
Eastern Championship - Sebring International Raceway
Mid-West Championship - High Plains Raceway
National Championship - Circuit of the Americas
Drops: The points system will automatically drop the lowest-point finishes.
DQ: “disqualified” - results are eligible to be “dropped”
NOTE: Gross/intentional cheating/subversion is subject to lifetime series ban per 2024 rules at WRL discretion.
DNF: “did not finish” - results are eligible to be “dropped”
The following number of finishes will count per championship
National Championship - 13 Finishes will count (22 available)
Eastern Championship - 8 finishes will count (14 available)
Mid-West Championship - 7 finishes will count (12 available)
Super Endurance Cup - 6 finishes will count (6 available)
Champions will be recognized at each respective Championship Event
National Championship - COTA
Eastern Championship - Sebring
Mid-West Championship - High Plains Raceway
Super Endurance Cup - High Plains Raceway
National Overall Champion - The National Overall Championship is a championship comprised of all points collected by a team across all classess. All finishes will be considered (no drops). This will be awarded at COTA.