Betting Rules

Formula 1

General Formula 1 betting rules:

  • Unless otherwise stated in the market rules, the result at the time of the podium presentation is considered valid for settlement purposes

  • Event being shortened due to weather conditions or other circumstances, but are deemed official by the governing association, will be settled accordingly as long as full points are awarded.

  • If a race is postponed to another day (to be determined within UTC time zone) all markets are considered void

  • Unless otherwise stated in the market rules, the dead heat rule will be applied if the number of winners exceeds the expected amount of winning selections for a specific market. 

  • If one or more drivers have to start the race from the pit-lane, he/they will be ranked at the end of the starting grid for settlement purposes. 

  • If competitors (which are reflected as dedicated selections) retire in different laps, the number of finished laps is considered for settlement purposes. 

  • In Practice, Sprint Qualifying and Qualifying, all bets on a driver will be refunded if he does not cross the pit exit line. In Sprint Race and Race, all bets on a driver will be refunded if he does not start the race, for example retirement in formation lap or missing from the grid completely.




Team markets:

  • Winner (team), Top x (team) and Head2head (team) are settled with the team which has the best ranked car in the final result. 

  • 1st to retire (teams) is settled with the team which retired one car first. 

  • Please note: Specific retirement market rules are considered as valid for this market. 

  • 1st pit stop (teams) is settled with the team whose car entered the pit-lane first. 

  • Please note: Specific pit stop market rules are considered as valid for this market. 

  • Team total overtakings is settled based on the accumulated number of overtakings of both cars in the specified team. 

  • Please note: Specific overtakings market rules are considered as valid for this market. 

  • If both drivers do not leave the pits for a Practice or a Qualifying or do not start the Sprint Race or the actual Race, then this team will be voided in the Winner (teams) market



Markets for fastest lap:

  • The driver who achieved the fastest lap in the specified lap, cluster of laps or race is considered as the winner.

  • The lap time in milliseconds is valid for settlement purposes. 


Head2head markets & Winner of group:

  • If all competitors (which are reflected as dedicated selections) retire in the same lap, the market will be voided. 

  • Markets will be considered void if one of the drivers retires in or before the formation lap.



Markets for overtakings:

  • An overtaking needs to be maintained until the end of the lap in order to be considered for settlement purposes. 

  • Overtakings during the first lap are not considered for settlement purposes. 

  • Overtakings of a specific driver in the same lap when he enters or exits the pit are not considered for settlement purposes. 

  • Overtakings of a car in the lap of its retirement are not considered for settlement purposes

  • Lapping and unlapping is not considered as overtaking 


Markets for retirements:

  • A car is considered as retired for settlement purposes if it doesn’t pass the finish line when the session is considered as completed, unless he is disqualified. 

  • If more than 1 competitor retires in the same lap where the first retirement happened, the dead heat rule will be applied. 

  • If a car retires in the pit or pit lane,the last started lap is considered for settlement purposes. 



Markets for pit stops:

  • The car which enters the pit-lane first will be considered as winner of this market. 

  • If a car enters the pit lane and retires it will still be considered as a pit stop for settlement purposes. 


Total finishers market rules:

  • A driver is only considered as a finisher for settlement purpose if he passes the finish line when the session is considered as ended. 


End of Q1/Q2 – Leader Market:

  • The result at the beginning of Q2 will be considered valid for the settlement of the End of Q1 – Leader Market. The result at the beginning of Q3 will be considered valid for the settlement of End of Q2 – Leader Market.

  • If a driver never crosses the pit exit lane during the entire Qualifying, bets on this driver will be voided. 

  • If a driver qualifies for Q2 but does not leave the pits in Q2, he will be settled as lost for End of Q2 – Leader market. 

  • If the Qualifying session will be abandoned, markets will be settled accordingly as long as Q1/Q2 have been completed.