Season Details
Mazda MX5 Cup
Assetto Corsa

Mazda MX5 Cup

2025-04-13 - 2025-07-27

Welcome to our upcoming MX-5 Cup Season – a tightly-packed, action-heavy championship designed for clean, competitive racing in one of the most balanced cars in simracing. Whether you're a seasoned wheel-to-wheel veteran or new to our community, this season is the perfect opportunity to get stuck in.

Over the next 16 weeks, we’ll be running 8 race weekends on alternating Sundays. Each round will feature three races:

Race 1: 15-minute sprint with a traditional qualifying-based grid.

Race 2: Another 15-minute sprint, but with a reverse grid for the top 10 finishers from Race 1 – shaking up the field and keeping the racing unpredictable.

Race 3: A 30-minute feature race, worth double points, where consistency and strategy come into play.

All races will be held in the Mazda MX-5 Cup car on Assetto Corsa, offering incredibly tight and rewarding racing. Expect bumper-to-bumper action, clean overtakes, and plenty of opportunities to battle throughout the field.

Drivers will earn points across all three races, and with the reverse grid and double points in play, no lead is ever safe – keeping the championship alive right to the final round.

Whether you're here to chase the title or just enjoy some hard-fought racing with a great community, this is going to be a season to remember. We’ll see you on the grid!

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Upcoming

Mazda MX5 Cup
Pending
MX5 Watkins Glen
MX5 Watkins Glen
Assetto Corsa
Watkins Glen Boot
Sunday April 13th 2025 07:00 PM Europe/Rome
Mazda MX5 Cup
Pending
MX5 Road America
MX5 Road America
Assetto Corsa
Road America (Lilski)
Sunday April 27th 2025 09:00 PM Europe/Rome
Mazda MX5 Cup
Pending
MX5 Mid Ohio
MX5 Mid Ohio
Assetto Corsa
Mid Ohio
Sunday May 11th 2025 09:00 PM Europe/Rome
Mazda MX5 Cup
Pending
MX5 Road Atlanta
MX5 Road Atlanta
Assetto Corsa
Road Atlanta 2022
Sunday May 25th 2025 09:00 PM Europe/Rome
Mazda MX5 Cup
Pending
MX5 VIR
MX5 VIR
Assetto Corsa
VIR
Sunday June 8th 2025 09:00 PM Europe/Rome
Mazda MX5 Cup
Pending
MX5 Barber
MX5 Barber
Assetto Corsa
Alabama Racing Course (Barber)
Sunday June 22nd 2025 09:00 PM Europe/Rome
Mazda MX5 Cup
Pending
MX5 Mosport
MX5 Mosport
Assetto Corsa
Mosport
Sunday July 6th 2025 09:00 PM Europe/Rome
Mazda MX5 Cup
Pending
MX5 Daytona
MX5 Daytona
Assetto Corsa
Daytona Road
Sunday July 20th 2025 09:00 PM Europe/Rome
0th
0 Points
Name
TTL Racing
Drivers
RedMane
Car
Mazda MX5 Cup
0th
0 Points
Name
Scuderia Piccolo Pollo
Drivers
Yannic B.
Car
Mazda MX5 Cup

Scoring System

Base Points
50
The maximum points for the combined split position in each race. So for base points of 50, with two splits of 32, split 1 would yield 50 for 1st down to 19 for last, split 2 would yield 18 for 1st, down to 1 for 18th, and 0 thereafter.
Split Bonus
Split 1: 5
Split 2: 0
The bonus for racing in each split. Typically split 1 will have a small bonus, added to the score for each race a driver starts in it.
Split Position Bonus
Split 1: 1st - 25, 2nd - 20, 3rd - 17, 4th - 14, 5th - 12, 6th - 10, 7th - 9, 8th - 7, 9th - 5, 10th - 3, 11th - 2, 12th - 1
Split 2: 1st - 7, 2nd - 5, 3rd - 3, 4th - 2, 5th - 1
The bonus for finishing in a given position in a given split.
Drops
2
The number of lowest scoring events to exclude race results for in the season standings for all drivers. DNF and DNS count towards drops, so missing an event entirely or not finishing is a drop.
Race Modifiers
Race 1: 1, Race 2: 1.5
For seasons with multiple races per event, typically a Feature and Sprint race with grid reversal, a modifier may be applied to one of the races. For example, if the second race is a longer feature race, it may be worth 1.5 times the points.
0th
0 Points
Name
SuperYam
Car
424 Mazda MX5 Cup
1st
-
2nd
-
3rd
-
Top 10
-
Starts
-
0th
0 Points
Name
Hugh Messenger
Car
128 Mazda MX5 Cup
1st
-
2nd
-
3rd
-
Top 10
-
Starts
-
0th
0 Points
Name
RedMane
Car
66 Mazda MX5 Cup
1st
-
2nd
-
3rd
-
Top 10
-
Starts
-
0th
0 Points
Name
smarty
Car
140 Mazda MX5 Cup
1st
-
2nd
-
3rd
-
Top 10
-
Starts
-
0th
0 Points
Name
Tim Ettlinger
Car
161 Mazda MX5 Cup
1st
-
2nd
-
3rd
-
Top 10
-
Starts
-
0th
0 Points
Name
Marko Aava
Car
54 Mazda MX5 Cup
1st
-
2nd
-
3rd
-
Top 10
-
Starts
-
0th
0 Points
Name
Peter Robinson
Car
267 Mazda MX5 Cup
1st
-
2nd
-
3rd
-
Top 10
-
Starts
-
0th
0 Points
Name
dseus
Car
115 Mazda MX5 Cup
1st
-
2nd
-
3rd
-
Top 10
-
Starts
-
0th
0 Points
Name
junglist
Car
175 Mazda MX5 Cup
1st
-
2nd
-
3rd
-
Top 10
-
Starts
-
0th
0 Points
Name
Yannic B.
Car
207 Mazda MX5 Cup
1st
-
2nd
-
3rd
-
Top 10
-
Starts
-
0th
0 Points
Name
UgoC
Car
67 Mazda MX5 Cup
1st
-
2nd
-
3rd
-
Top 10
-
Starts
-

There are no Nations Cup results for this season yet

Briefing

The weekend format is 60 minutes of practice followed by a 10 minute quali, then two races of 15 minutes each followed by a feature 30 minute race.  The first race grid is set by quali order, the second by race 1 finish order (with random reverse), and the third race is set by the finishing positions of race 2.  Drivers will need to leave the server and rejoin between each race session (but not between quali and race 1), while the server entry list and configs are re-generated.  Drivers are encouraged to hang out in Discord between races, so they see the "server back up" announcements, which is typically about 10 minutes.

We will also be implementing success ballast, starting at 70kg for first and reducing by 7kg for each following position up to 10th. This should also keep things close! The first race of each weekend is ballasted by season ranking, then races 2 and 3 are ballasted according to the results of the previous race. So the season leader will carry 70kg into race 1, the winner of race 1 carries 70kg into race 2, and the winner of race 2 carries 70kg into race 3. 

As administrators, we also reserve the right to give certain drivers who cannot attend all events "competition ballast" so as to keep the racing closer. The point is not to penalize these folks, but to make sure their racing experience is as good as everyone else's as they are not operating with an "unfair" advantage for their relative pace.

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