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FM vs F6 vs F5 vs FE2 pace at every track

Lap times across years say as much about the weather as the class. % of FM is each class's best lap as a share of FM'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.

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Series Runoffs Super Tour Both

Reference · what % is measured against

Tracks · untick to narrow Auto Club Speedway Barber Motorsports Park Blackhawk Farms Raceway Buttonwillow Raceway Park Circuit of St. Louis (formerly Gateway Motorsports Circuit of the Americas Daytona International Speedway Grattan Raceway Hallett Motor Racing Circuit Homestead-Miami Speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway Laguna Seca Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course New Jersey Motorsports Park NOLA Motorsports Park Pacific Raceways Pittsburgh International Race Complex Portland International Raceway Pueblo Motorsports Park Road America Sebring International Raceway Sonoma Raceway Summit Point Raceway Thunderhill Raceway Park Virginia International Raceway Watkins Glen International Willow Springs Raceway World Wide Technology Raceway

Closest to the field: FM 100.0% of FM Joseph Burton-Harris, Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 2015 race · F5 86.6% of FM Wiley Mcmahan, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2019 race · FE2 82.6% of FM Liam Snyder, Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 2019 race

% of FMLap times

FMF6F5FE2solid race · dashed qualifying · slower is lower

FMF6F5FE2solid race · dashed qualifying · each class's best lap as a share of FM's at the same event (the reference class, changeable above); 100% is level, less is quicker, so up the chart is quicker

	Event	FM			F6					F5					FE2
	Event	Qual best	Race best	Trap	Qual best	Race best	Trap	vs FM	% of FM	Qual best	Race best	Trap	vs FM	% of FM	Qual best	Race best	Trap	vs FM	% of FM
	Road America Runoffs 20262026-09-28				2:18.489Calvin Stewart · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 4.2s-0.617s (-0.44%)	2:20.255James Weida · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 2.0s+1.415s (+1.02%)	143.0Calvin Stewart-4.5 mph (-3.1%)								2:12.326Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 1.9s-0.149s (-0.11%)	2:11.881Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 1.6s-1.458s (-1.09%)	143.5Steve Whitston-5.5 mph (-3.7%)
1 rule change (FE2: 1)1 othershowhide 2025-10-01 FE2 FE & FE2 Bubble Tail #38978other
	Road America Runoffs 20252025-09-29														2:12.475Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 11 · top 5 within 1.4s+0.969s (+0.74%)	2:13.339Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 0.6s+0.591s (+0.45%)	149.0Steve Whitston+3.7 mph (+2.6%)
1 rule change (FE2: 1)1 othershowhide 2025-04-01 FE2 Driver Safety & Comfort #37965other
	Road America Runoffs 20242024-10-01				2:19.106Calvin Stewart · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.3s	2:18.840James Weida · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.0s	147.6Calvin Stewart								2:11.506Porter Aiken · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 0.5s-1.300s (-0.98%)	2:12.748Porter Aiken · fastest of 17 · top 5 within 2.0s-0.523s (-0.39%)	145.3Porter Aiken+1.9 mph (+1.3%)
No rule changes on record between these events
	Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20232023-09-23				1:57.437Calvin Stewart · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 4.7s	1:58.816Calvin Stewart · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 3.6s	144.0Calvin Stewart								1:50.665Charles Russell Turner · fastest of 26 · top 5 within 2.3s-0.188s (-0.17%)	1:51.098Franklin Futrelle · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 1.4s-20.947s (-15.86%)	141.3Franklin Futrelle-0.6 mph (-0.4%)
No rule changes on record between these events
	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%)			1:50.853Charles Russell Turner · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 1.1s-0.209s (-0.19%)	2:12.045Jason Conzo · fastest of 22 · top 5 within 1.8s+19.891s (+17.74%)	141.9Eric Cruz-0.6 mph (-0.5%)
6 rule changes (F5: 6)2 engine · 2 induction · 2 othershowhide 2022-09-01 F5 Intake Boots Correction #33028induction 2022-08-01 F5 Ensure availability of ECU for Rotax engines #32695engine 2022-07-01 F5 Clarify stepped exhaust header references #32743engine 2022-06-01 F5 593 carb boot availability and oil pump clarification #32527induction 2022-03-01 F5 E&O class name #32194other 2022-01-01 F5 Data Box Mounting Plate #31638other
	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			1:36.395Max Grau · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 0.7s	1:36.655Max Grau · fastest of 28 · top 5 within 0.7s	146.2Gray Fowler
3 rule changes (F5: 3)1 engine · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 wordingshowhide 2021-08-01 F5 Clarify allowable assisted shifting systems #30871wording 2021-08-01 F5 Request to correct terminology #30976tyres & wheels 2021-06-01 F5 Request to Allow Rotax 593 HO Engine #30712engine
	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			2:12.806Scott Rettich · fastest of 25 · top 5 within 0.6s	2:13.271Owen McAllister · fastest of 23 · top 5 within 0.7s	143.4Owen McAllister
8 rule changes (F5: 6, FE2: 2)2 engine · 1 induction · 1 weight · 1 wording · 3 othershowhide 2020-10-01 F5 Request to Update Suzuki Engine Years for F500 #29453engine 2020-09-01 FE2 FE/FE2 Oil Cooler #29293wording 2020-07-01 F5 Request for Cockpit Adjustment of External Jetting Devices #28359other 2020-07-01 F5 Two Stroke Motors (reply to #28359 WDYT) #28816engine 2020-07-01 F5 Re letter requesting driver adjustable carb mixture #28840other 2020-07-01 F5 #28359 WDYT Request for Cockpit Adjustment #28875other 2020-01-01 F5 Change 600cc restrictor size #27883induction 2019-12-01 FE2 FE / FE2 Update Rules #27624weight
	Virginia International Raceway Runoffs 20192019-10-05	1:55.124Bryce Cornet · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 2.3s	2:15.816Bryce Cornet · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 4.9s	135.7Bryce Cornet						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	-18.244squal +2.237s	86.6%qual 101.9%	1:51.062Liam Snyder · fastest of 20 · top 5 within 1.3s	1:52.154Liam Snyder · fastest of 19 · top 5 within 0.7s	142.6Robert Vanman	-23.662squal -4.062s	82.6%qual 96.5%
1 rule change (F5: 1)1 weightshowhide 2019-08-31 F5 Request for Weight Increase for Motorcycle Powered Cars #27214weight +25 lbs
	Sonoma Raceway Runoffs 20182018-10-10	1:37.598Bryce Cornet · fastest of 13 · top 5 within 0.9s	1:37.909Bryce Cornet · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 1.3s	124.1Melvin David Kemper Jr						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	+4.582squal +4.209s	104.7%qual 104.3%	1:35.040Flinn Lazier · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 1.5s	1:35.563Flinn Lazier · fastest of 9 · top 5 within 1.7s	126.8Scott Rettich	-2.346squal -2.558s	97.6%qual 97.4%
No rule changes on record between these events
	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Runoffs 20172017-09-25	1:41.231Jarret Voorhies · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.7s	1:41.146Jarret Voorhies · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 1.2s							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		+1.714squal +1.905s	101.7%qual 101.9%
No rule changes on record between these events
	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Runoffs 20162016-09-19	1:26.043Jacob Loomis · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 3.1s	1:27.922Jacob Loomis · fastest of 8 · top 5 within 2.7s							1:28.528Calvin Stewart · fastest of 14 · top 5 within 3.9s	1:29.853Steven Thompson · fastest of 12 · top 5 within 4.5s		+1.931squal +2.485s	102.2%qual 102.9%
No rule changes on record between these events
	Daytona International Speedway Runoffs 20152015-09-21	1:57.804Joseph Burton-Harris · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 2.3s	1:58.029Joseph Burton-Harris · fastest of 10 · top 5 within 1.7s							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		+5.269squal +4.020s	104.5%qual 103.4%

By track

Track	Events	Typical % of FM	Best	Latest
Road America	4	0 of 4 with FM
Virginia International Raceway	3	100.0%1 of 3 with FM	100.0%Runoffs 2019	100.0%Runoffs 2019
Indianapolis Motor Speedway	2	100.0%1 of 2 with FM	100.0%Runoffs 2017	100.0%Runoffs 2017
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 FM'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.