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Originally Posted by rich07
I wouldnt want to see it at Le Mans (and ILMC) though, thats a different kettle of fish. Le Mans is Le Mans.
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But this point system wouldn't change anything in that respect. Le Mans would still remain Le Mans and the winners and podium scorers still need to finish the race to be up there.
However, when a 24-hour race becomes a part of a championship, like it is now with LM and Spa, it makes sense to give out points to people running high at 6h and 12h. You still need to finish to grab the most points and that rewards the ones managing the endurance race until the end.
So, in short, this rule takes nothing away from nobody and offers a small reward to teams being up there and fighting but hitting trouble in the end. It actually gives more to target than just cruising until the end hoping others will fall out.