The Game Mechanics section of the manual details the internal formula used in the game's calculations. This section of the manual uses pseudo-code and may not be 100% the same as the code in the game.

The Game Mechanics part of the manual is mainly designed to be a reference for the frequently asked question, “Why do I get this rating when I do X, Y, Z?!” Usually, this answer involves many different variables, which this section of the manual demonstrates.

The game mechanics section of the manual shows how the sausage gets made. So you really may want to avoid this portion of the manual if you enjoy the game.

See: Contracts: Racing Contracts.

EngineeringEmployeeMod = 0.5+0.5*((EngineeringEmployees/MaxEngineeringEmployees) * (Morale/100))
 
For Each Series:
{
 
        lengthOfSeries = RacingSeries_EndTurn - RacingSeries_StartTurn
 
        if(Turn = RacingSeries_EndTurn)
        {
            RacesPerMonth = RacingSeries_races%lengthOfSeries
        }
        else
        {
 
            if(lengthOfSeries != 0)
                RacesPerMonth = RacingSeries_races / lengthOfSeries
            else
                RacesPerMonth = 1
 
        }
 
 
        minBudget =  (5000*ex_1d03p_year99)+(15000*RacingSeries_FundingMod*ex_1d06p_year99)
        maxBudget = (25000*ex_1d03p_year99)+(75000*RacingSeries_FundingMod*ex_1d06p_year99) + minBudget
 
 
    For Each Team in Series:
    {
 
 
        Team_Funding = ((RacingTeam_Funding)/(maxBudget))*2
 
        RacingTeam_RaceValue = (20+Random Number Between ( 0 AND 5)) *
            (Team_Funding-((RacingTeam_Driver_Quality*2 + RacingTeam_Team_Quality +
            RacingTeam_TeamGrowthFocus + RacingTeam_TeamSizeFocus*1.5)/5.75)) * EngineeringEmployeeMod
 
 
        if(RacingTeam_Car_Spec_AccellerationSix == -1 || RacingTeam_Car_Spec_AccellerationSix > 26)
            RacingTeam_Car_Spec_AccellerationSix = 26
 
        if Supplying Vehicles
        {
            if(RacingTeam_Car_Spec_Weight != 0)
                hpWeightRatio = (RacingTeam_Car_Spec_HP)/(RacingTeam_Car_Spec_Weight)
            else
                hpWeightRatio = 0
 
            if(hpWeightRatio > 2)
                hpWeightRatio = 2
 
            hpBonus = (RacingTeam_Car_Spec_HP^1.15) /(10.0 * ex_1d02p_year99) 
 
            RacingTeam_RaceValue = RacingTeam_RaceValue + (hpBonus*3.5) +
                (hpWeightRatio*10  + ((25-RacingTeam_Car_Spec_AccellerationSix)/25.0)*30 +
                ((RacingTeam_Car_Rating_Drivability) / 100.0)*36 +
                12*((RacingTeam_Car_Rating_Performance) / 100.0) +
                30*((RacingTeam_Car_Spec_TopSpeed)/250.0) +
                (3 * (RacingTeam_Car_Rating_Fuel/100.0)) )
 
        }
        else if Supplying Engines
        {
            hpWeightRatio = ((RacingTeam_Engine_HP) / (RacingTeam_Engine_Weight))
 
 
            if(hpWeightRatio > 10)
                hpWeightRatio = 10
 
            hpBonus = (RacingTeam_Engine_HP)  / (8.0 * ex_1d02p_year99)
 
            RacingTeam_RaceValue = RacingTeam_RaceValue + hpBonus*3.5 + ( hpWeightRatio*5  +
                ((RacingTeam_Engine_Dependability) / 100.0)*(3 * ex_1d02p_year99) +
                ((RacingTeam_Engine_FuelConsumption/30.0)*2))
 
        }
        else Supplying Funding
        {
            RacingTeam_RaceValue = RacingTeam_RaceValue + Random Number Between ( 0 AND 10) +
                4.5  * (RacingTeam_TeamGrowthFocus - RacingTeam_TeamSizeFocus) + 15 *
                (Team_Funding*2-RacingTeam_Driver_Quality + RacingTeam_Team_Quality)
 
        }
 
        RacingTeam_RaceValue = RacingTeam_RaceValue + ((10+Random Number Between ( 0 AND 10)) *
            ((RacingTeam_Driver_Quality*3.5 + RacingTeam_Team_Quality +
            RacingTeam_TeamGrowthFocus + RacingTeam_TeamSizeFocus*1.5)/5.0) *
            (Team_Funding/1.75))*EngineeringEmployeeMod
 
        RacingTeam_RaceValue = RacingTeam_RaceValue +(40 * RacingTeam_teamXP) +
            (3 * RacingTeam_teamSize) + (10*RacingTeam_winFocus)*EngineeringEmployeeMod
 
 
        Total_RaceSeries_RacingValues = Total_RaceSeries_RacingValues + RacingTeam_RaceValue
    }
}

firstVal = 0
secondVal = 0
thirdVal = 0
forthVal = 0
fifthVal = 0
 
For Each Team in Series
{
    For Each Team In Series 
    {
        if(firstVal < RacingTeam_RaceValue)
        {
            victorID = RacingTeam_CompanyID
            firstVal = RacingTeam_RaceValue
        }
        else if(secondVal < RacingTeam_RaceValue)
        {
            secondID= RacingTeam_CompanyID
            secondVal = RacingTeam_RaceValue
        }
        else if(thirdVal < RacingTeam_RaceValue)
        {
            thirdID= RacingTeam_CompanyID
            thirdVal = RacingTeam_RaceValue
        }
        else if(forthVal < RacingTeam_RaceValue)
        {
            forthID= RacingTeam_CompanyID
            forthVal = RacingTeam_RaceValue
        }
        else if(fifthVal < RacingTeam_RaceValue)
        {
            fifthID= RacingTeam_CompanyID
            fifthVal = RacingTeam_RaceValue
        }
 
     }
 
     firstWins = ((firstVal/winsVal) * RacesPerMonth)
        RacesPerMonth = RacesPerMonth - firstWins
    secondWins = ((secondVal/winsVal) * RacesPerMonth)
        RacesPerMonth = RacesPerMonth - secondWins
    thirdWins = ((thirdVal/winsVal) * RacesPerMonth)
        RacesPerMonth = RacesPerMonth - thirdWins
    forthWins = ((forthVal/winsVal) * RacesPerMonth)
        RacesPerMonth = RacesPerMonth - forthWins
    fifthWins = ((fifthVal/winsVal) * RacesPerMonth)
        RacesPerMonth = RacesPerMonth - fifthWins
 
    if(RacesPerMonth > 0)
    {
        firstWins = firstWins + (RacesPerMonth/2)
            RacesPerMonth = RacesPerMonth - (RacesPerMonth/2)
        secondWins = secondWins + (RacesPerMonth/2)
            RacesPerMonth = RacesPerMonth - (RacesPerMonth/2)
        firstWins = firstWins + RacesPerMonth
 
        RacesPerMonth = 0
    }
 
}

For Each Team In Series:
 
RacingTeam_Points = (RacingTeam_victories * 6 *
    (NumberOfTeamsInSeries)) + (orgRacesMonth - RacingTeam_victories) * 
    ((NumberOfTeamsInSeries * 10) * (RacingTeam_RaceValue/Total_RaceSeries_RacingValues))
 

TeamXP = TeamXP + (((0.75 - RacingTeam_Driver_Quality) + (0.75-RacingTeam_Team_Quality)+
    (RacingTeam_TeamGrowthFocus-0.5)+(0.5-RacingTeam_TeamSizeFocus)+
    (1-RacingTeam_winFocus))/300.0)