IMAGE TO ADD Replace the default hero image with a wide screenshot of the results editor showing imported results, matched drivers, and the Import Results button. Best crop: dark manager UI, session title visible, several result rows visible. Suggested path: /images/content/2026-05-20-results-importing-gets-smarter/hero.webp.

Results importing gets smarter

Running a racing community should not mean spending your evening decoding spreadsheets, copying names from one screen to another, or wondering why someone did not get their championship points.

This update is a big step toward making results management faster, clearer, and much harder to get wrong. We have expanded the formats Grid Finder can import, improved automatic driver matching, and added stronger safeguards around results that are not assigned to Grid Finder accounts.

More ways to import results

Results importing now supports a wider range of formats across ACC, Automobilista, Automobilista 2, Project CARS 2, RaceRoom, rFactor, and additional rFactor-family exports.

Assetto Corsa Evo JSON exports are supported too, including practice, qualifying, warmup, and race sessions. That means more communities can get from race export to published standings with less manual cleanup.

IMAGE TO ADD Screenshot of the Import Results menu/dropdown showing several supported import options. Ideally include ACC, AC Evo, iRacing, Trackmania/time attack, and "Import from event attendees" if visible. Suggested path: /images/content/2026-05-20-results-importing-gets-smarter/import-options.webp.

Faster driver matching

The matching flow has been tightened up so organisers can choose the most useful identifier for the import they are working with.

For example, AC and ACC events can lean on Steam details, while iRacing events can use iRacing account details. If a selected field is missing, Grid Finder now falls back to the driver's Grid Finder username or the relevant game account instead of leaving organisers staring at Not provided.

That should make the matching screen easier to scan, especially when you are switching between Discord usernames, platform IDs, real names, and Grid Finder usernames to work out who is who.

IMAGE TO ADD Screenshot of the driver matching/assignment dropdown showing the identifier selector and driver options with relevant game account details underneath. Use an AC/ACC example where Steam details are visible rather than iRacing details. Suggested path: /images/content/2026-05-20-results-importing-gets-smarter/driver-matching.webp.

Clear warnings for unassigned results

Sometimes an import contains a name that cannot be confidently matched to a Grid Finder account. Previously, that could be too easy to miss.

Those rows now stand out more clearly in the editor, with a visible warning that the name came from the results file and still needs assigning to a driver.

If a manager tries to save or publish while those rows are still unassigned, Grid Finder now warns that results not assigned to Grid Finder accounts will not accumulate points over a season. Managers can still continue if that is intentional, but the risk is no longer hidden.

IMAGE TO ADD Screenshot of one or more unassigned imported rows showing the warning marker/helper text, plus a second screenshot or cropped modal showing the save/publish warning. Suggested paths: /images/content/2026-05-20-results-importing-gets-smarter/unassigned-warning.webp and /images/content/2026-05-20-results-importing-gets-smarter/save-warning.webp.

Better handling for real-world championship rules

We have also added DNF (points) alongside DNF (no points).

Most championships do not award points to drivers marked as DNF, but some communities do. This gives organisers a clearer way to record that distinction without bending the results into a status that does not quite fit.

IMAGE TO ADD Screenshot of the result state dropdown showing Finished, DNS, DNF (no points), DNF (points), and DSQ. Suggested path: /images/content/2026-05-20-results-importing-gets-smarter/dnf-points.webp.

A smoother results page

There are a few quality-of-life improvements in the results area too:

• Race session labels now make the session clearer, including Race 1 and Race 2 where relevant.
• Result editor breadcrumbs now use the specific race label instead of a generic "Race".
• The public results heading and display-name dropdown line up more neatly.
• The display-name dropdown stays visible even on sessions without published results, reducing layout jumps when switching between sessions.
• Importing from event attendees now applies the selected attendees correctly after a successful import.

IMAGE TO ADD Before/after style screenshot or final screenshot of the public results tab with the Results heading aligned with the display-name dropdown, plus session chips visible. Suggested path: /images/content/2026-05-20-results-importing-gets-smarter/public-results-layout.webp.

Built for league managers

The goal with this update is simple: fewer fiddly edits, fewer missed matches, and more confidence that a published results table will turn into the right season standings.

There is still more we want to do here, but this update should make importing and publishing race results feel noticeably faster for the communities using Grid Finder every week.