The answer is simple : the one that is getting the best results: no “if”, “and” or “but”, and moreover no excuses. Certainly any criteria which translates results into numerical values is open to criticism , but the numbers and statistics normally photograph the real situation although they cannot cover all the possible variables which contribute to the results albeit marginal and often imponderab
le (climatic conditions, physical state of the driver, qualitative level of opposition). The IRDA (International Rally Drivers Association ) to answer this question has established the World Rally Ranking which intends to be an impartial ranking open to the smallest possible criticism also in relation to the rankings of other sports (tennis - golf - cycling etc etc ). The principles of WWR are few, simple and clear:
• it only takes into account the results of the last 12 months, because in sport the results of the past cannot be determined in order to assess an athlete at a given time: there are the personal palmares to judge the value of his career and single championships standings to explain . Otherwise, the ranking would not be dynamic and the first places in the rankings would remain unchanged for decades
• it is based on the overall rankings of the sole (but all of them) races entered in the FIA International Sporting Calendar : this is to have equal rules for everyone and everywhere. In fact, to consider the rallyes not entered in the FIA International Sporting Calendar which very often have rules and categories of vehicles other than the FIA ones, would make it impossible to consider objectively and impartially all the variations that each country provides
• The scoring system provides a fixed ladder based on the overall position and a multiplying factor which varies depending on the level of the race and of the FIA
championship for which it counts: therefore overly simple, but exactly for this understandable by anyone. These parameters of the World Rally Ranking were studied by the IRDA (International Rally Drivers Association) with the aim of recognizing the sports difficulty of the results obtained by drivers around the world who participate in the rally included in the FIA International Sporting Calendar but it does not enter into the merits the value of the vehicle which the crew uses. The WRR therefore stands as the current objective and " non-partisan " ranking (the ranking is updated weekly based on the results obtained and published) in which the rally drivers of all the nations of the world see their value recognized in general, something that the championship classification systems obviously do not allow. On similar lines next to the overall Ranking for the drivers there is also one for the co-drivers , and other partial rankings are also offered (by country , by type of vehicle, by manufacturer , by category , by type of road surface). worldrallyranking . com website and immediately available for all are the top 40 positions for each main type of ranking. By registering on the site - with the form that simply requests to insert surname, name and e-mail address – it is possible to access the complete rankings and to have the possibility to create customized rankings , In fact a real revolution for all insiders in the world of rallying, drivers, teams , journalists and enthusiasts. The IRDA database contains all the results from January 1st, 2010 to date of all the drivers and co-drivers of all nations, of all the races in the world included in the FIA International Sporting Calendar. So who are the best World rally drivers in business today? To find out immediately, just go to the www.worldrallyranking.com website. www.irdassociation.com www.worldrallyranking.com
