Competition is at the heart of Group S racing. That's why we do it. The Group S Championship offers the fun and challenge of competing for points over the year with the reward of a trophy or other prize.
The objectives of the GSRA annual pointscore are:
● to promote Group S fraternity on both a state and national basis;
● to provide cohesion and focus to the annual program of Group S race activities;
● to provide a mechanism through which to recognise excellent, safe and consistent driving within and across Group S categories;
● to add to the competitive element;
● to promote the GSRA;
● to reward supportive promoters with large Group S grids; and
● to provide leverage over race promoters with GSRA pointscore endorsement.
The annual pointscore GSRA program consists of the Catalina (NSW), Goldfields (Victoria) and Capricorn (Queensland) Cups.
GSRA non members will score points at each race meeting but only the results of GSRA members will be recorded in the GSRA pointscore table. A competitor must be a financial member at the time of a meeting for those points to contribute to his/her championship score. Only paid-up GSRA members are eligible for the Championships.
Sa, Sb and Sc Category winners.
Capacity class winners within the Sa, Sb and Sc Categories as follows:
| Saa under 2000cc | Sab 2000cc and over | ||
| Sba under 1600cc | Sbb 1600cc to 2000cc | Sbc 2001cc to 3000cc | Sbd over 3000cc |
| Sca under 2000cc | Scb 2000cc to 2600cc | Scc 2601cc to 3000cc | Scd over 3000cc |
The GSRA Committee will identify selected race meetings as pointscore rounds with ideally:
• Progressive grids being used whenever possible, and a minimum of three scratch races for each Group S category (Sa, Sb and Sc).
Normally a minimum of three scratch races for each Group S categories (Sa, Sb and Sc) will be scheduled although scoring can accommodate variations in the number of Group S races as follows:
• Only one scratch race conducted - no points shall be scored from the round.
• Two scratch races conducted - a competitor's results from both races to count.
• Three or more scratch races conducted - a competitor's best two races to count.
• For some events such as the HSRCA Group S ‘Enduro’ the GSRA committee may promulgate special pointscore rules.
• There are four Catalina Cup “home” meetings (including Bathurst)
• In addition a competitor may add the single (1) best scores from any “away” meeting
• Therefore a competitor may accrue points from a maximum of five meetings
• The best 4 of those 5 will count for the Catalina Cup
• There are four Goldfields' Cup “home” meetings
• In addition a competitor may add the single (1) best score from any “away” meeting
• Therefore a competitor may accrue points from a maximum of five meetings
• The best 4 of those 5 will count for the Goldfields’ Cup
• There are three Capricorn Cup “home” meetings
• In addition a competitor may add the single (1) best scores from any “away” meeting
• Therefore a competitor may accrue points from a maximum of four meetings
• The best three of those four will count for the Capricorn Cup
• best 2 scores from 4 NSW events
• best 2 scores from 4 VIC Goldfields rounds
• best 2 scores from 3 QLD, SA events (2 QLD, 1 SA)
• These 6 scores count for the President National Cup
• Please note unlike the Catalina, Goldfields and Capricorn cups. The meeting points for the President cup is awarded by class for every race during a meeting. This total sum of points will then be divided by the number of races, giving a point score that is equally weighted for all events across the calendar regardless of the number of races at the event
• Please note the number of meetings may change especially in NSW (if Wakefield reopens) the committee will reserve the right to change the number of pointscore rounds if changes occur.
• To score points in the Catalina, Goldfields or Capricorn Cups, a competitor must compete in at least one home event
• GSRA non members will score points at each race meeting but only the results of GSRA members will be recorded in the GSRA pointscore table
• Points will not be awarded to competitors reported by the eligibility officers for potentially performance-enhancing breaches
• Points will not be awarded to competitors disqualified (DNQ) from the meeting by race organisers. Competitors disqualified from the event shall be deemed to have not competed in the event.
Points will be awarded for each position in class as follows, based on the number of competitors in each class that start in each race.
Placing 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6thAll competitors finishing outside these points will be awarded 1 point. Although GSRA non members will score points for each position in class, those points will not be recorded in the GSRA annual pointscore table.
End of year trophies are at the discretion of the committee. The number of trophies presented in each capacity class and overall is not to exceed 50% of starters; so 3 starters means First only; 5 starters means First and Second only; 6 or more starters means First, Second and Third. In addition a minimum of 50 points is needed to receive a trophy.