Safety Rating and Driver Rating Explained

Le Mans Ultimate uses two separate rating systems to track your performance and on-track behaviour. This article explains how they work and what to do if your ratings change unexpectedly.

Safety Rating (SR)

Safety Rating measures your on-track behaviour relative to other drivers. It runs from Bronze 1 through Bronze 2, Bronze 3, Silver 1-3, Gold 1-3, up to Platinum 1-3. SR is affected by your involvement in contact incidents - not just who caused them, but your proximity to and frequency of contact events.

SR affects which events you can enter:

• Beginner Daily Races - open to all
• Intermediate Daily Races (every 2 hours) - Silver rating or above required
• Advanced Daily Races (every 3 hours) - Gold rating or above required
• Team Endurance - Bronze 2 or above required, plus a Good Driver or Trusted Driver badge

Driver Rating (DR)

Driver Rating reflects your pace relative to the field you race against. It increases when you perform well against higher-rated drivers and decreases when you underperform against lower-rated drivers. It is a relative measure and will naturally fluctuate.

Driver Contact Badges

Separate to your SR and DR, you also carry a Contact Badge that reflects your incident history: Rookie, Good Driver, Trusted Driver, Warning, and Probation. Drivers with a Warning or Probation badge may be excluded from certain events. The automated system flags only the worst 0.1% of drivers by contact rate - reaching a Probation or ban state requires sustained extreme behaviour, not a single incident.

Important: Results Are Never Reinstated

SR, DR, and race results are never reinstated or manually adjusted for any reason. This applies to connection issues, collisions caused by other drivers, server problems, and any other circumstances. This policy exists to maintain the integrity of the rating system for all players.

If you were disconnected during a race, this is treated as a mechanical failure - the same way a real-world retirement would be handled. No result modification will be made.

Disputing a Rating Change

We understand rating drops can be frustrating, especially when caused by contact from another driver. If you believe a specific incident involved deliberate or highly dangerous behaviour from another driver, you can submit a player report. However, a successful report does not result in SR/DR reinstatement for you - it may result in action against the other driver's account.

Contact Support

If you are seeing a technical error with your rating display (e.g. your rating shows incorrectly or has not updated after several races), contact support. We can investigate display or sync issues, but we cannot modify rating values.