BoP Lab / Classes / F5
F5 vs FB vs SM vs T1 pace at every track
Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of F5 is each class's best lap as a share of F5's on the same day, so the conditions drop out: 100% is level, less is quicker, and a move in it is the class getting faster or slower against the field.
Closest to the field: F5 100.0% of F5 Matthew Strand, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · FB 87.0% of F5 J R Osborne, Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 2018 qualifying · SM 98.1% of F5 Travis Wiley, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2022 race · T1 93.2% of F5 Andrew Aquilante, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 qualifying
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs F5 | % of F5 | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs F5 | % of F5 | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs F5 | % of F5 | |||
| Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-28 | 2:42.173Brett Kowalski · fastest of 34 · top 5 within 0.3s-0.938s (-0.58%) | 2:42.725Francisco Barroso · fastest of 35 · top 5 within 0.2s-1.705s (-1.04%) | 119.6Wyatt Couch+0.3 mph (+0.3%) | |||||||||||||||||
14 rule changes (SM: 2, T1: 12)3 induction · 3 weight · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 removed · 1 wording · 4 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29 | 2:43.111Bobby Gossett · fastest of 32 · top 5 within 0.3s+2.005s (+1.24%) | 2:44.430Kyle Greenhill · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 0.3s+2.944s (+1.82%) | 119.3Francisco Barroso-0.6 mph (-0.5%) | 2:20.677James Candelaria · fastest of 5 · top 5 within 5.9s+4.099s (+3.00%) | 2:21.612Drew Delmonico · fastest of 5 · top 5 within 11.8s+5.481s (+4.03%) | 163.6Drew Delmonico+5.7 mph (+3.6%) | ||||||||||||||
23 rule changes (SM: 4, T1: 19)7 weight · 4 cars added · 4 tyres & wheels · 3 engine · 1 induction · 1 wording · 3 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-01 | 2:41.106Ethan Goulart · fastest of 49 · top 5 within 0.5s-1.103s (-0.68%) | 2:41.486Brett Kowalski · fastest of 43 · top 5 within 0.3s-2.262s (-1.38%) | 119.9Alex Bertagnoli-1.4 mph (-1.2%) | 2:16.578Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 4.8s-1.068s (-0.78%) | 2:16.131Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 7 · top 5 within 4.0s-2.570s (-1.85%) | 157.9Andrew Aquilante-0.8 mph (-0.5%) | ||||||||||||||
17 rule changes (SM: 4, T1: 13)6 cars added · 2 engine · 2 induction · 2 weight · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 wording · 3 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-23 | 2:14.986Danny Steyn · fastest of 52 · top 5 within 0.1s+0.322s (+0.24%) | 2:16.229Julian DaCosta · fastest of 46 · top 5 within 0.3s-2.878s (-2.07%) | 120.3Jim Drago+1.1 mph (+0.9%) | 1:54.520Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 3.7s-0.370s (-0.32%) | 1:55.488Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 2.7s-20.579s (-15.12%) | 159.2James Candelaria+1.6 mph (+1.0%) | ||||||||||||||
20 rule changes (SM: 1, T1: 19)4 weight · 3 cars added · 2 engine · 2 induction · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 aero · 1 removed · 2 wording · 3 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20222022-09-24 | 1:57.689James Weida · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 3.9s+0.328s (+0.28%) | 2:21.862Sven de Vries · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 14.3s+24.290s (+20.66%) | 142.9Calvin Stewart+0.1 mph (+0.1%) | 2:14.664Danny Steyn · fastest of 60 · top 5 within 0.2s+0.112s (+0.08%) | 2:19.107Travis Wiley · fastest of 58 · top 5 within 0.9s+2.648s (+1.94%) | 119.2Jonathan Neudorf-0.6 mph (-0.5%) | -2.755squal +16.975s | 98.1%qual 114.4% | 1:54.890Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 3.2s+0.119s (+0.10%) | 2:16.067Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 15.9s+1.654s (+1.23%) | 157.5Mark Boden+1.3 mph (+0.8%) | -5.795squal -2.799s | 95.9%qual 97.6% | |||||||
18 rule changes (F5: 6, SM: 1, T1: 11)5 weight · 3 induction · 2 cars added · 2 engine · 2 suspension & brakes · 1 wording · 3 othershow
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20212021-09-25 | 1:42.619Ryan Mayfield · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.6s-0.517s (-0.50%) | 1:43.140Sven de Vries · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.7s+0.280s (+0.27%) | 144.4James Weida | 1:57.695Brian Henderson · fastest of 90 · top 5 within 0.5s-0.611s (-0.52%) | 1:58.837Brian Henderson · fastest of 88 · top 5 within 0.3s-0.263s (-0.22%) | 119.8Kyle Greenhill | +15.697squal +15.076s | 115.2%qual 114.7% | 1:42.292Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.3s+0.499s (+0.49%) | 1:43.752Mark Boden · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.0s+0.881s (+0.86%) | 159.2Mark Boden | +0.612squal -0.327s | 100.6%qual 99.7% | |||||||
22 rule changes (F5: 3, SM: 1, T1: 18)4 cars added · 4 engine · 3 weight · 1 aero · 1 induction · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 2 wording · 5 othershow
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| Road America Runoffs 20202020-10-02 | 2:20.954Calvin Stewart · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.8s | 2:21.391James Weida · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 1.5s | 143.2Aaron Ellis | 2:42.209Kyle Greenhill · fastest of 77 · top 5 within 0.5s | 2:43.748Preston Pardus · fastest of 75 · top 5 within 1.0s | 121.3Kyle Greenhill | +22.357squal +21.255s | 115.8%qual 115.1% | 2:17.646Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 3.7s | 2:18.701Mark Boden · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 3.0s | 158.8James Candelaria | -2.690squal -3.308s | 98.1%qual 97.7% | |||||||
21 rule changes (F5: 6, SM: 2, T1: 13)4 engine · 4 suspension & brakes · 3 aero · 2 induction · 2 weight · 1 cars added · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wording · 3 othershow
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| Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05 | 1:57.361Wiley Mcmahan · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 3.8s | 1:57.572Wiley Mcmahan · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 4.0s | 142.8Eric McRee | 1:54.469Pete Frost · only car | 1:57.688Pete Frost · only car | 145.9Pete Frost | +0.116squal -2.892s | 100.1%qual 97.5% | 2:14.552Todd Buras · fastest of 60 · top 5 within 0.2s | 2:16.459Elivan Goulart · fastest of 56 · top 5 within 0.4s | 119.8Jim Drago | +18.887squal +17.191s | 116.1%qual 114.6% | 1:54.771Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 3.1s | 2:14.413Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 4.8s | 156.2Mark Boden | +16.841squal -2.590s | 114.3%qual 97.8% | ||
24 rule changes (F5: 1, SM: 4, T1: 19)8 weight · 6 cars added · 2 suspension & brakes · 2 tyres & wheels · 1 aero · 1 engine · 1 induction · 2 wording · 1 othershow
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| Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10 | 1:41.807Jeff Jorgenson · fastest of 5 · top 5 within 6.6s | 1:42.491David Lapham · fastest of 5 · top 5 within 9.5s | 113.3David Lapham | 1:28.612J R Osborne · fastest of 7 · top 5 within 3.3s | 1:31.189J R Osborne · fastest of 7 · top 5 within 3.7s | 140.5J R Osborne | -11.302squal -13.195s | 89.0%qual 87.0% | 1:54.355Ken Sutherland · fastest of 48 · top 5 within 0.7s | 1:55.278Michael Carter · fastest of 48 · top 5 within 0.3s | 102.2Danny Steyn | +12.787squal +12.548s | 112.5%qual 112.3% | 1:39.970Kristofer Olson · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 3.8s | 1:41.125Kristofer Olson · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 3.0s | 108.6Brad McCall | -1.366squal -1.837s | 98.7%qual 98.2% | ||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25 | 1:43.136Wiley Clinton McMahan · fastest of 38 · top 5 within 1.4s | 1:42.860Wiley Clinton McMahan · fastest of 37 · top 5 within 1.6s | 1:33.746Gary Hickman · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 3.3s | 1:33.702Alex Mayer · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 3.0s | -9.158squal -9.390s | 91.1%qual 90.9% | 1:58.306Chris Haldeman · fastest of 86 · top 5 within 0.5s | 1:59.100Michael Gagliardo · fastest of 83 · top 5 within 0.6s | +16.240squal +15.170s | 115.8%qual 114.7% | 1:41.793Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 2.9s | 1:42.871Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 21 · top 5 within 2.9s | +0.011squal -1.343s | 100.0%qual 98.7% | ||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19 | 1:28.528Calvin Stewart · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 3.9s | 1:29.853Steven Thompson · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 4.5s | 1:19.886Alex Mayer · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.5s | 1:21.015Jeremy Hill · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.2s | -8.838squal -8.642s | 90.2%qual 90.2% | 1:40.514Justin Hille · fastest of 45 · top 5 within 0.3s | 1:40.764Michael Carter · fastest of 44 · top 5 within 0.3s | +10.911squal +11.986s | 112.1%qual 113.5% | 1:28.656Ross Murray · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 1.4s | 1:29.309Ross Murray · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 1.1s | -0.544squal +0.128s | 99.4%qual 100.1% | ||||||
| No rule changes on record between these events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21 | 2:01.824W. Clint McMahan · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 3.0s | 2:03.298Matthew Strand · fastest of 15 · top 5 within 4.9s | 1:50.711J R Osborne · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.1s | 1:51.616J R Osborne · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 2.1s | -11.682squal -11.113s | 90.5%qual 90.9% | 2:18.661Andrew Carbonell · fastest of 62 · top 5 within 0.6s | 2:24.067Todd Lamb · fastest of 59 · top 5 within 0.8s | +20.769squal +16.837s | 116.8%qual 113.8% | 1:53.562Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 2.5s | 1:55.494Andrew Aquilante · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 2.1s | -7.804squal -8.262s | 93.7%qual 93.2% | ||||||
By track
| Track | Events | Typical % of F5 | Best | Latest |
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| Road America | 4 | 100.0%1 of 4 with F5 | 100.0%Runoffs 2020 | 100.0%Runoffs 2020 |
| Virginia International Raceway | 3 | 100.0%2 of 3 with F5 | 100.0%Runoffs 2019 | 100.0%Runoffs 2022 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 2 | 100.0% | 100.0%Runoffs 2017 | 100.0%Runoffs 2021 |
| Daytona International Speedway | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0%Runoffs 2015 | 100.0%Runoffs 2015 |
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0%Runoffs 2016 | 100.0%Runoffs 2016 |
| Sonoma Raceway | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0%Runoffs 2018 | 100.0%Runoffs 2018 |
About this data
Every event the class ran, at any track, oldest to newest on the chart and newest first in the table. Each point is the class's best lap as a share of F5's best on the same day: the weather and the day cancel out, so one figure compares across years where lap times cannot; a class that suits one track more than another still reads differently there. It still moves when the yardstick's own balance changes or its field thins, and an event the yardstick did not run has no point. A best from fewer than three cars is greyed. The rule changes that took effect between two events are folded between their rows.