Frequently asked questions for Rally v2
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Coverage
What races are covered in the Rally API?
For a detailed breakdown of races covered, reference our Coverage Matrix.
Is it updated in real-time?
No. Results for practices, qualifications, and races are added after the events are complete.
Integration
How do I retrieve information about an individual driver?
Use the Competitor Profile endpoint with the required driver's competitor ID. The best place to get the driver's competitor ID is the Stage Summary endpoint, using the season stage ID.
How do I know what 'stage' I am currently looking at?
Each stage has a stage element. The stage element has an attribute type which displays the stage type. The valid stage types are listed here.
<stage id="sr:stage:686254" description="Australian Grand Prix 2021" scheduled="2021-11-19T01:30:00+00:00"
scheduled_end="2021-11-21T08:00:00+00:00" type="event" status="Cancelled" single_event="false">
"stages": [
{
"id": "sr:stage:686254",
"description": "Australian Grand Prix 2021",
"scheduled": "2021-11-19T01:30:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-11-21T08:00:00+00:00",
"type": "event",
"status": "Cancelled",
"single_event": false,
"venue": {
"id": "sr:venue:1011",
"name": "Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit",
"city": "Melbourne",
"country": "Australia",
"coordinates": "-37.840089,144.953527",
"country_code": "AUS",
"length": 5303,
"url_official": "http://www.grandprix.com.au",
"debut": 1996,
"curves_left": 6,
"curves_right": 10,
"laps": 58,
"timezone": "Australia/Melbourne"
},
"stages": [
{
"id": "sr:stage:686256",
"description": "Practice 1",
"scheduled": "2021-11-19T01:30:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-11-19T02:30:00+00:00",
"type": "practice",
"single_event": false
},
{
"id": "sr:stage:686258",
"description": "Practice 2",
"scheduled": "2021-11-19T05:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-11-19T06:00:00+00:00",
"type": "practice",
"single_event": false
},
{
"id": "sr:stage:686260",
"description": "Practice 3",
"scheduled": "2021-11-20T03:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-11-20T04:00:00+00:00",
"type": "practice",
"single_event": false
},
{
"id": "sr:stage:686262",
"description": "Qualification",
"scheduled": "2021-11-20T06:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-11-20T07:00:00+00:00",
"type": "qualifying",
"single_event": false,
"stages": [
{
"id": "sr:stage:686264",
"description": "Q1",
"scheduled": "2021-03-20T00:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-03-20T00:00:00+00:00",
"type": "qualifying_part",
"single_event": false
},
{
"id": "sr:stage:686266",
"description": "Q2",
"scheduled": "2021-03-20T00:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-03-20T00:00:00+00:00",
"type": "qualifying_part",
"single_event": false
},
{
"id": "sr:stage:686268",
"description": "Q3",
"scheduled": "2021-03-20T00:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-03-20T00:00:00+00:00",
"type": "qualifying_part",
"single_event": false
}
]
},
{
"id": "sr:stage:686270",
"description": "Race",
"scheduled": "2021-11-21T06:00:00+00:00",
"scheduled_end": "2021-11-21T08:00:00+00:00",
"type": "race",
"single_event": false
}
]
},
What format are date fields presented in?
Date values are presented in the ISO 8601 standard format.
Timestamp fields are in UTC. These could include scheduled start times or play-by-play event timestamps. Examples: scheduled="2024-02-11T23:30:00+00:00", created_at="2024-02-11T23:43:20+00:00"
Date-only fields reflect local league convention and are not UTC-adjusted. These could include season start dates and birth dates. Examples: start_date="2024-08-16", date_of_birth="1984-09-22"
How do I locate the TTL (Time to Live)/cache on an API endpoint?
The cache (in seconds) can be accessed in the returned header information on each RESTful API call, under cache-control.
ex. cache-control: max-age=1, public, s-maxage=1 or
cache-control: public, must-revalidate, max-age=120
Stage Types
What are the valid stage types?
sportseasoneventrace
Race Statuses
What are the valid statuses of a race or stage?
Cancelled- The stage is cancelled and will not be taking placeClosed- The stage is over and we have validated the resultsCompleted- The stage is over, but we have not finished data collection and validationFinished- The stage is overNot Started- The stage has not begunPreliminary- The stage is about to beginRunning- The stage is currently in progress
Probabilities
How do I get probabilities for the entire Championship? Or only one race?
You can use season, event, and race stage IDs as parameters for the Stage Probabilities endpoint.
Probabilities are available for the individual driver to win the season, a single event, and race stage. Probabilities are not available on the Sport, Practice, Qualifying, or Lap stages.
More questions?
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