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Reputation points system

Hey Brian,

About championship rewards:

Reputation is decided by using 50 reputation as a base.
We then use the following and multiply this to the base amount and then rounded to the nearest whole number:-

Current team size divided by Max team size ( 32 in a single car league, 16 in a 2 car league)
Current tier divided by Highest tier (Assuming Rookie = 1, Pro = 2, Elite = 3) 
Total number of races run divided by Max amount of races possible (22)

We then take that number and divide it by the number of teams to get the reduction amount per team after first.

So for example in a single car league with 16 teams in pro tier and 22 races run.
50 * 0.5 * 0.67 * 1.0 = 16.67 

16.67 / 16 = 1.041 is the reduction number per place after 1st. The total deduction for each place is then rounded. 

1st gets 17
2nd gets 16
3rd gets 15
4th gets 14
5th gets 13
6th gets 11
7th gets 10
8th gets 9
9th gets 8
10th gets 7
11th gets 6
12th gets 5
13th gets 4
14th gets 3
15th gets 2
16th gets 1

About you earning less reputation despite giving out the same results:

Reputation is how well you perform relative to expectations in the races you take part in. It starts for all managers at 5000 and increases or decreases based on your results. Similarly to level XP, it will increase by greater amounts if you are racing with managers with higher reputation levels than you.

Reputation is calculated entirely on the level of competition. Seeking out reputable rivals and populated leagues is very important to keep making progress with your own reputation level.

Not doing so can result in decreases in reputation even with good results. For example, let's say a top manager from the Hall of Fame whose reputation is 9000 goes and starts racing with total newcomer managers with 5000 reputation. It's so uncompetitive that simply participating in such an environment can be damaging to a reputation. So, a highly ranked manager could lose reputation even for victories there.

Another example would be if there are only two teams in a league. Whoever wins those races will also surely see a decline in reputation, again because they are not racing in a competitive environment.

The easiest way to keep your reputation on an upward momentum is to keep seeking out tough competition and challenging yourself. By racing stronger competitors, even a poor finishing position can result in reputation gains, because you won't be expected to win. Any competitive results in such an environment will also bring a huge boost to your reputation.