Fan Favourite Feature — Racer Intelligence

Who Actually
Wins
When It’s Fair?

Head-to-head strips away noise and compares two competitors inside the same championship context — same season, same class, shared race evidence, and real pressure.

Same Season Same Class Shared Heats Pace Context
Current Match-Up 2026 Rand Kart Club
Racer A
#465
De sousa Rafael
Junior Max
VS
Racer B
#488
Maritz Ruvan
Junior Max

 

Build the Match-Up · Karting

Series, season, then rivalry

Start at championship level, narrow into a season, then compare two racers from the same field.

Racer Comparison · Junior Max
2026 Rand Kart Club
D
Racer A
#465

De sousa Rafael

Junior Max · 2026 Rand Kart Club
P8 Rank
125 Pts
VS
Same season
same frame
M
Racer B
#488

Maritz Ruvan

Junior Max · 2026 Rand Kart Club
P4 Rank
135 Pts
Rivalry Verdict
125
Points
135
0
Wins
0
1
Podiums
1
8
Rank
4
3
Best Finish
3
8
Avg Finish
6
0
DNFs
0
1
Poles
0
4
Fastest in Heats
0
0:42.770
Zwartkops Kart Raceway · Regional Round 1 - Zwartkops
Best Lap
0:43.177
Zwartkops Kart Raceway · Regional Round 1 - Zwartkops
Performance Index

Track-normalized pace

De sousa Rafael 99.76
Maritz Ruvan 98.63
Performance Index scores every racer against the fastest lap in the same shared heat. A score of 100 means benchmark pace for that heat.
Duel Control

Who controlled the shared heats

De sousa Rafael 40% 2 of 5 shared heats
Maritz Ruvan 60% 3 of 5 shared heats

Duel Control measures direct shared-heat outcomes. It is separate from pace: a racer can have strong pace while still losing the head-to-head result.

Round by Round

Where the battle was won

Shared heat history for this rivalry in the selected season.

Round Event Heat De sousa ... Finish Maritz Ruvan Finish De sousa ... Lap Maritz Ruvan Lap De sousa ... Pts Maritz Ruvan Pts Winner
R1
Regional Round 1 - Zwartkops
Junior Heat 1 10 7 0:42.770 0:43.266 23 26 Maritz Ruvan
R1
Regional Round 1 - Zwartkops
Junior Heat 2 3 9 0:42.881 0:43.177 30 24 De sousa ...
R1
Regional Round 1 - Zwartkops
Junior Heat 3 4 5 1:01.362 1:02.423 29 28 De sousa ...
R2
Regional Round 2 - Formula K
Junior Max Heat 1 19 6 0:56.005 14 27 Maritz Ruvan
R2
Regional Round 2 - Formula K
Junior Max Heat 2 4 3 1:06.063 1:06.337 29 30 Maritz Ruvan
Rivalry Insights

What the numbers are saying

Race craft versus raw pace

De sousa Rafael has the better outright pace marker through best lap performance.

Heat control

Maritz Ruvan has controlled more of the shared heats so far, winning 3 direct duels against 2 for De sousa Rafael.

Championship pressure

Maritz Ruvan carries the stronger championship position at the moment, with the rivalry separated by 10 points.

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D
Racer A
#465
De sousa
Junior Max · 2026 Rand Kart Club
VS
Even Match-Up
M
Racer B
#488
Maritz Ruvan
Junior Max · 2026 Rand Kart Club
125
Points
135
0
Wins
0
1
Podiums
1
0:42.770
Best Lap
0:43.177