2026 WRL championships

2026 Points championship rules:

1. Points are assigned to the car in which they were earned.

2. 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.

3. Points cannot be combined between two cars.

4. Races under 12 hours count 1X, 12-18 hours 2X, over 18 hours 3X

5. Participation Bonus:

   1. Classes with 7+ starters get 1 additional point for P1-P10

   2. Classes with 14+ starters get 2 additional points for P1-P10

   3. Classes with 21+ starters get 3 additional points for P1-P10

6. In order to earn points a car must complete at least 50% of the class winner’s laps.

7. 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 National Championship will be calculated and finalized immediately following the COTA round.

8. 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.

9. Earning Points

   1. Points will be paid according to Points Payout schedule above

   2. Daytona 14 hour will count as 2 race finishes.

   3. All races 12+ hours in duration will count as 2 race finishes.

10. Championship bonus points: The following championship rounds will incur an extra bonus point per point-paying position (see above)

    1. Eastern Championship - Sebring International Raceway

    2. Mid/West Championship - Utah Motorsports Campus

    3. National Championship - Circuit of the Americas

11. Drops: The points system will automatically drop the lowest-point finishes.

    1. DQ: “disqualified” - results are eligible to be “dropped”

       1. NOTE: Gross/intentional cheating/subversion is subject to lifetime series ban per 2026 rules at WRL discretion.

    2. DNF: “did not finish” - results are eligible to be “dropped”

    3. The following number of finishes will count per championship

       1. National Championship - 11 Finishes will count (20 available)

       2. Eastern Championship - 8 finishes will count (12 available)

       3. Mid/West Championship - 8 finishes will count (12 available)

12. Champions will be recognized at each respective Championship Event

    1. National Championship - COTA

    2. Eastern Championship - Sebring

    3. Mid/West Championship - Utah Motorsports Campus

13. 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.

14. TIE BREAKERS - If points are tied in any category at the conclusion of any championship we will determine the winner by who has the most of the following in order: 1st place finishes, 2nd place finishes, 3rd place finishes, etc. Until a team is determined to have more higher placing finishes than the other tie breaker team.