Grand Prix Joker Starting List

For this season, all the women in the Grand Prix will start with 1 joker and will have no maximum number of jokers obtainable throughout the season.

In the men's Grand Prix, taking account of last year's performances, the starting jokers and maximum jokers playable throughout the season are listed here.

For those new to the Grand Prix, the rules are actually quite simple, honest! The purpose of the Grand Prix is to encourage as many Harriers as possible to participate in the main races throughout the Winter season. This is achieved by assigning Harriers who finish further down the field (relative to other Calderglen runners) "Jokers" which can be played in subsequent Grand Prix races to double your points. In this way anyone who does most of the races in the season should be in with a chance of winning a prize, even if they are not one of the fastest runners. Check last year's results to see how close it ended up. Your best 11 from 16 Grand Prix races count at the end of the season. A list of Grand Prix races will be published soon.

Points are awarded from 12 points for the first Harrier to finish down to 1 point for the 12th Harrier to finish. All other Harriers score 1 point. If you score 6 points or less in a race, then you earn 1 additional joker (subject to the season maximum limit listed in the above link) which may be used in any of the subsequent races. If you score 3 points or less in a race, then you earn an additional 2 jokers. Each joker played doubles your points in that race up to a maximum of 24 points. e.g. if you finish 5th Harrier in a race, then you score a basic 8 points. If you had played 1 joker, this score would double to 16 points. If you had played 2 jokers, the score would be capped at 24 points. If you finish 13th and score a basic 1 point but play 3 jokers then you score 1 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 8 points. Jokers must be declared to Russell Couper or Alan Derrick before the start of the race in which they are to be played (you can leave a comment on the blog or see us in person at the race).

A "scratch" Club Championship will run in parallel with the Grand Prix this year. In this competition, jokers will be ignored and only the total "basic" score used to determine the winners.

Alan