[GH-ISSUE #34] The ending position is not the final race position #9

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opened 2026-05-07 00:17:32 +02:00 by BreizhHardware · 2 comments

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Originally created by @jaxon3062 on GitHub (Dec 12, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/IAmTomShaw/f1-race-replay/issues/34

Hi @IAmTomShaw , this is a very cool project and well done for the work! However, I found that the final position of the replay does not align to the official race result. It is probably caused by telemetry error. Hope the issue can be fixed.

This is the position before the ending of the 2025 Australia GP:

And this is the final position that the replay shows:

Originally created by @jaxon3062 on GitHub (Dec 12, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/IAmTomShaw/f1-race-replay/issues/34 Hi @IAmTomShaw , this is a very cool project and well done for the work! However, I found that the final position of the replay does not align to the official race result. It is probably caused by telemetry error. Hope the issue can be fixed. This is the position before the ending of the 2025 Australia GP: <img width="3008" height="1214" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8b7809dd-d7b3-4235-aa50-d2808650b85c" /> And this is the final position that the replay shows: <img width="2978" height="1232" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3e6af35a-79e2-48ea-94fb-46637a7af004" />

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@IAmTomShaw commented on GitHub (Dec 15, 2025):

Thank you for reporting this. This is a known issue and is caused by the final "Distance" and "RelativeDistance" values in the FastF1 Telemetry. I'm working on a fix for this :)

@IAmTomShaw commented on GitHub (Dec 15, 2025): Thank you for reporting this. This is a known issue and is caused by the final "Distance" and "RelativeDistance" values in the FastF1 Telemetry. I'm working on a fix for this :)

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@xhemals commented on GitHub (Dec 17, 2025):

@IAmTomShaw perhaps you could use the SessionResults object. And when a driver crosses the line on the final lap after the leader, use the Position column and update the leaderboard with their actual finishing position? And avoid ClassifiedPosition as this takes into account DQs

@xhemals commented on GitHub (Dec 17, 2025): @IAmTomShaw perhaps you could use the `SessionResults` object. And when a driver crosses the line on the final lap after the leader, use the `Position` column and update the leaderboard with their actual finishing position? And avoid `ClassifiedPosition` as this takes into account DQs

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