Driver Rating1,75615#8

Axel Smith

First startMar 1710 startsApr 23First winMay 4$100 career winningsApr 20$500 career winningsMay 11$1,000 career winningsJun 11PEAK 1,75644 RACESLAST RACED Sep 10
$1,914#13Career earnings
3Wins
16Top 5s
44Races
50%Cash rate
Form
Career-high rating
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ScopeALL TIME · 44 RACESSEASON 2026LAST 30DCharts · cards · ranks below
Percentile ranks · vs 387 active drivers in scope

Rank is this driver's place among the 387 drivers in scope, and the line under it says what slice that is: #5 of 387 is the top 2%. A % value is a share of their own races unless the row says otherwise. Tap a name for the full definition.

EARNINGS44 RACEs
#11
TOP 3%
NET EARNINGS
NET EARNINGS · Race income minus everything paid out — entry fees and fines. Positive means the driver came out ahead.Rank #11 of 387 · TOP 3% · higher is better
Income minus entry fees and fines
+$1,052
#13
TOP 4%
RACE INCOME
RACE INCOME · Payouts plus bonuses won, before entry fees and fines.Rank #13 of 387 · TOP 4% · higher is better
Prize money won across 44 races
$1,914
#17
TOP 5%
CASH STREAK
CASH STREAK · The longest stretch of consecutive races that paid something.Rank #17 of 387 · TOP 5% · higher is better
Longest run of paid finishes in a row
3RACES
#18
TOP 5%
LARGEST PAYOUT
LARGEST PAYOUT · The most prize money won in one race.Rank #18 of 387 · TOP 5% · higher is better
Biggest single-race payout
$200
#36
TOP 10%
ENTRY FEES
ENTRY FEES · Total entry fees paid. Ranked so the biggest spender is #1 — it is a measure of activity, not skill.Rank #36 of 387 · TOP 10% · higher is better
Paid to enter 44 races
-$862
MONEY EFFICIENCY44 RACEs
#18
TOP 5%
NET PER RACE
NET PER RACE · Net earnings ÷ races started. What an average night is worth.Rank #18 of 387 · TOP 5% · higher is better
Profit per start, after entry fees and fines
+$24
#24
TOP 7%
CASH RATE
CASH RATE · Share of races that paid anything. Paid races ÷ races started.Rank #24 of 387 · TOP 7% · higher is better
Paid in 22 of 44 races
50.0%
#24
TOP 7%
RETURN ON ENTRY FEES
RETURN ON ENTRY FEES · Net earnings as a share of entry fees paid. +100% means the fees came back twice over. Drivers with no entry fees are not ranked.Rank #24 of 383 ranked drivers · TOP 7% · higher is better
$1,052 profit on $862 paid in
+122%
#25
TOP 17%
NET MARGIN
NET MARGIN · Net earnings as a share of race income. How much of each dollar won was kept after fees and fines.Rank #25 of 150 ranked drivers · TOP 17% · higher is better
Kept 55¢ of every $1 won, after fees
+55%
#34
TOP 23%
AVG WHEN PAID
AVG WHEN PAID · Average net on nights that finished in profit. Drivers with no profitable night are not ranked.Rank #34 of 148 ranked drivers · TOP 23% · higher is better
Average profit on the 21 nights that came out ahead
+$71
FINISH PERFORMANCE44 RACEs
#24
TOP 7%
WIN RATE
WIN RATE · Share of races won. Wins ÷ races started.Rank #24 of 387 · TOP 7% · higher is better
Won 3 of 44 races
6.8%
#32
TOP 9%
TOP-5 RATE
TOP-5 RATE · Share of races finished 5th or better.Rank #32 of 387 · TOP 9% · higher is better
Finished top 5 in 16 races
36.4%
#40
TOP 11%
PODIUM RATE
PODIUM RATE · Share of races finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd.Rank #40 of 387 · TOP 11% · higher is better
Finished top 3 in 8 races
18.2%
#49
TOP 13%
TOP-10 RATE
TOP-10 RATE · Share of races finished 10th or better.Rank #49 of 387 · TOP 13% · higher is better
Finished top 10 in 26 races
59.1%
#60
TOP 16%
AVG FINISH
AVG FINISH · Average finishing position across every race started. Lower is better.Rank #60 of 387 · TOP 16% · lower is better
Average finishing position · lower is better
P11.1
LEADING PERFORMANCE44 RACEs
#44
BOTTOM 24%
LAPS LED IN WINS
LAPS LED IN WINS · Of the laps run in races this driver won, the share they led. High means wins came from the front, low means late moves. Drivers with no wins are not ranked.Rank #44 of 56 ranked drivers · BOTTOM 24% · higher is better
Led 14 of 188 laps across 3 wins
7.4%
#47
TOP 13%
LAPS LED PER RACE
LAPS LED PER RACE · Total laps led divided by races started.Rank #47 of 387 · TOP 13% · higher is better
112 laps led ÷ 44 races
2.5LAPS
#50
TOP 13%
MOST LAPS LED
MOST LAPS LED · Share of races where this driver led more laps than any other driver in the field.Rank #50 of 387 · TOP 13% · higher is better
Led more laps than anyone in 2 races
4.5%
#59
TOP 16%
LAPS LED RATE
LAPS LED RATE · Laps led as a share of every lap this driver completed.Rank #59 of 387 · TOP 16% · higher is better
Led 112 of 2,428 laps run
4.6%
#77
TOP 20%
RACES LED RATE
RACES LED RATE · Share of races where this driver led at least one lap.Rank #77 of 387 · TOP 20% · higher is better
Led at least one lap in 16 of 44 races
36.4%
STRONG FIELDS15 OF 44 RACEs

How this driver does when the field is in the top third for strength (SOF).

#10
TOP 6%
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS
RATING GAINED IN STRONG FIELDS · Driver Rating points gained or lost, summed over top-third-strength races only.Rank #10 of 182 ranked drivers · TOP 6% · higher is better
Net rating change over 15 strong-field races
+92PTS
#24
TOP 14%
AVG FINISH IN STRONG FIELDS
AVG FINISH IN STRONG FIELDS · Average finishing position in top-third-strength fields only. Lower is better.Rank #24 of 182 ranked drivers · TOP 14% · lower is better
Average position in strong fields · lower is better
P9.6
#29
TOP 16%
WIN RATE IN STRONG FIELDS
WIN RATE IN STRONG FIELDS · Wins ÷ starts, counting only races whose field strength (SOF) was in the top third of the scope. Drivers with no strong-field race are not ranked.Rank #29 of 182 ranked drivers · TOP 16% · higher is better
Won 0 of 15 strong-field races
0.0%
#36
TOP 20%
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS
PAID IN STRONG FIELDS · Share of top-third-strength races that paid anything.Rank #36 of 182 ranked drivers · TOP 20% · higher is better
Paid in 7 of 15 strong-field races
46.7%
#131
MID FIELD
FIELD STRENGTH FACED
FIELD STRENGTH FACED · Average strength of field (SOF) — the mean Driver Rating of the cars entered — across every race started. Higher means tougher company.Rank #131 of 387 · MID FIELD · higher is better
Average SOF across 44 rated races
1,556SOF
RACECRAFT & CONDUCT44 RACEs

Lower is better on every row, so a high rank number means more drivers were cleaner.

#1
TOP 1%
PENALTIES
PENALTIES · Penalties handed out by officials. Ranked per race started so busy drivers are not punished for volume. Lower is better.Rank #1 of 387 · TOP 1% · lower is better
Penalties served in 44 races
0
#1
TOP 1%
SENT TO THE BACK
SENT TO THE BACK · End-of-line (EOL) penalties — ordered to restart from the back of the field. Ranked per race started. Lower is better.Rank #1 of 387 · TOP 1% · lower is better
End-of-line penalties in 44 races
0
#1
TOP 1%
DISQUALIFIED
DISQUALIFIED · Disqualifications. Ranked per race started. Lower is better.Rank #1 of 387 · TOP 1% · lower is better
Never
0
#63
TOP 17%
CLEAN RACES
CLEAN RACES · Share of races with zero incident points, no penalty and no fine.Rank #63 of 387 · TOP 17% · higher is better
No incidents, penalties or fines in 2 of 44 races
4.5%
#287
MID FIELD
INCIDENTS PER RACE
INCIDENTS PER RACE · iRacing incident points per race started. Lower is better.Rank #287 of 387 · MID FIELD · lower is better
625 incident points ÷ 44 races
14.2/RACE
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Penalty record
Clean record — no penalties or fines.
Team history
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Race history
September 20262 races · $23 won
August 20264 races · $86 won
July 20264 races · $205 won
June 202611 races · $956 won
May 202610 races · $473 won
April 20269 races · $141 won
March 20264 races · $30 won