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Ranking-based competitive balance measures in Formula One

Dóra Gréta Petróczy·László Csató
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Competitiveness in racing sports can be measured by comparing the start and finish rankings within races, as well as the start and finish rankings across races in a season. Since the importance of position changes is non-uniform and variance at the top of the ranking is more interesting than at the bottom of the ranking, we propose using weighted distances for this purpose. Therefore, two weighting schemes are applied and compared to the standard Kemeny distance to analyse the Formula One between 1950 and 2024. The evolution of competitive balance is unexpectedly robust to the weights, but competition is more intense if one focuses on the top positions. Competitive balance has been more unfavourable in the last two decades than ever before. Statistical tests uncover three structural breaks in competitive balance that are closely related to regulatory changes, highlighting the role of decision-makers in the evolution of competitiveness.

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Dóra Gréta Petróczy, László Csató. 2026-07-25. Ranking-based competitive balance measures in Formula One. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.23303

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