Mario Kart Tour race points system

This page details the system used to calculate total points in Mario Kart Tour races, using data gathered during the Ice Tour.

Overview

Race points are earned in three ways: base points from the driver, kart and glider being used, bonus points earned by performing actions during the race, and position points, based on finishing position, driver level, and several other factors. Upon earning enough points in a given race, players can earn from that race up to 5 total Grand Stars, which are necessary to unlock tour gifts in the current tour.

Base points

The base points of the driver, kart and glider selected are added to the initial score of 0 before the race begins. Base points can range from 800 total points for base-level Normal items to 2800 points for completely maxed-out High-End items. Individual items' base points can be increased through experience points obtained at the end of the races or through point-boost tickets that provide 50 experience points each. The experience points are used to fill a gauge that when filled will increase the base points until the maximum amount has been reached. The amount of experience points needed to fill the gauge increases every time the gauge is filled.

The maximum amount of base points for each driver, kart and glider can also be increased up to 3 times with points-cap tickets. Each increase costs more tickets than the last (1, 5, and 10 tickets, respectively), and adds 6 or 7 more levels to the gauge. These increased levels have their required XP grow more slowly and award more points per level-up.

Base points of drivers, karts and gliders
XP level	Drivers					XP level	Karts and gliders
	Normal	Super	High-End	Total XP	XP to next level		Normal	Super	High-End	Total XP	XP to next level
1	400	450	500	0	8	1	200	220	250	0	6
2	408	459	512	8	9	2	204	224	256	6	7
3	416	468	524	17	10	3	208	228	262	13	8
4	424	477	536	27	11	4	212	232	268	21	9
5	432	486	548	38	12	5	216	236	274	30	10
6	440	495	560	50	13	6	220	240	280	40	11
7	448	504	572	63	14	7	224	244	286	51	12
8	456	513	584	77	15	8	228	248	292	63	13
9	464	522	596	92	16	9	232	252	298	76	14
10	472	531	608	108	18	10	236	256	304	90	15
11	480	540	620	126	20	11	240	260	310	105	16
12	488	549	632	146	22	12	244	264	316	121	17
13	496	558	644	168	24	13	248	268	322	138	18
14	504	567	656	192	26	14	252	272	328	156	19
15	512	576	668	218	28	15	256	276	334	175	20
16	520	585	680	246	30	16	260	280	340	195	21
17	528	594	692	276	32	17	264	285	346	216	22
18	536	603	704	308	34	18	268	290	352	238	23
19	544	612	716	342	36	19	272	295	358	261	24
20	552	621	728	378	39	20	276	300	364	285	26
21	560	630	740	417	42	21	280	305	370	311	28
22	568	639	752	459	45	22	284	310	376	339	30
23	576	648	764	504	48	23	288	315	382	369	32
24	584	657	776	552	51	24	292	320	388	401	34
25	592	666	788	603	54	25	296	325	394	435	36
26 (base cap)	600	675	800	657	57	26 (base cap)	300	330	400	471	38
27	608	690	830	714	58	27	304	336	415	509	39
28	616	705	860	772	59	28	308	342	430	548	40
29	624	720	890	831	60	29	312	348	445	588	41
30	632	735	920	891	61	30	316	354	460	629	42
31	640	750	950	952	62	31	320	360	475	671	43
32 (cap 1)	648	765	980	1014	63	32 (cap 1)	324	366	490	714	44
33	656	780	1010	1077	64	33	328	372	505	758	45
34	664	795	1040	1141	65	34	332	378	520	803	46
35	672	810	1070	1206	66	35	336	384	535	849	47
36	680	825	1100	1272	67	36	340	390	550	896	48
37	688	840	1130	1339	68	37	344	396	565	944	49
38	696	855	1160	1407	69	38	348	402	580	993	50
39 (cap 2)	704	870	1190	1476	70	39 (cap 2)	352	408	595	1043	51
40	712	885	1220	1546	71	40	356	414	610	1094	52
41	720	900	1250	1617	72	41	360	420	625	1146	53
42	728	915	1280	1689	73	42	364	426	640	1199	54
43	736	930	1310	1762	74	43	368	432	655	1253	55
44	744	945	1340	1836	75	44	372	438	670	1308	56
45	752	960	1370	1911	76	45	376	444	685	1364	57
46 (max cap)	760	975	1400	1987	—	46 (max cap)	380	450	700	1421	—

Bonus points

Many actions performed in-game give the player a number of bonus points. There are a wide variety of point-giving actions, ranging from hitting another player with an item to picking up a coin or simply running into a traffic cone. The base points are modified by many multipliers and bonuses before being added to the player's score. The full formula to calculate the bonus points of a single action, as given in the game's FAQ, is as follows:

• base points for performing action
• × multiplier from kart's favored course
• × multiplier from kart's level
• + increase from kart's special skill
• + increase from glider's special skill
• + combo bonus
• + driver's bonus-points boost
• + kart's bonus-points boost
• + glider's bonus-points boost

The final result is rounded up to the nearest whole number. Each of these items is covered in detail in the following sections.

Action base points

Each action in a race has a default number of points associated with it, called the base points of the action.

Item actions

These actions are performed with specific items or in Frenzy mode.

Item-based actions
Action	Base points	Cause	Item(s)
Banana accuracy	25	An opponent hits a Banana held or dropped by the player	Indirect:
Banana accuracy	55	An opponent hits a Banana emitted from a banana barrel
Birdo's Egg accuracy	35	A Birdo's Egg hits an opponent or is hit by an opponent while held
Blooper deployed	10	A Blooper sprays ink on an opponent
Bob-omb accuracy	25	An opponent hits a Bob-omb or is caught in its blast
Bob-omb accuracy	55	An opponent is hit by a Bob-omb emitted from a Bob-omb Cannon
Bob-omb accuracy	30	An opponent hits a Bob-omb from a Double Bob-omb or is caught in its blast
Boomerang accuracy	25	A Boomerang Flower hits an opponent or is hit by an opponent while held
Bowser's Shell accuracy	35	A Bowser's Shell hits an opponent or is hit by an opponent while held
Bubble	10	The player spends time equivalent to a Glide Time inside a Bubble (AddScoreIntervalWhileItemType018)
Bullet Bill accuracy	25	The player hits an opponent while using a Bullet Bill, or with a mini Bullet Bill in Frenzy mode
Coin	5	Occurs twice when the player rolls a Coin item, and once when a coin is picked up from the track
Dash Ring	15	The player touches a Dash Ring activated by any driver
Destroyed a Spiny Shell	100	The player uses a Super Horn or Super Bell when a Spiny Shell is nearby
Fire Flower accuracy	45	An opponent hits a Fire Flower fireball thrown by or circling the player
Frenzy action	1	The player uses an item in Frenzy mode
Frenzy Finish	100	The player finishes the race while in Frenzy mode
Frenzy strike!	25	The player hits an opponent in Frenzy mode (excluding Bullet Bill, Mega Mushroom and Heart Frenzy)
Giant Banana accuracy	25	An opponent hits a Giant Banana held or dropped by the player
Giant Banana accuracy	55	An opponent hits a Giant Banana emitted from a Banana Barrel+
Giga Bob-omb accuracy	50	An opponent hits a Giga Bob-omb or is caught in its blast
Green Shell accuracy	25	An opponent hits a Green Shell held or thrown by the player	Indirect:
Green Shell accuracy	45	An opponent hits a Green Shell from a Triple Green Shells held or thrown by the player
Hammer accuracy	45	An opponent hits a Hammer thrown by the player
Heart	25	The player activates a Heart (outside of Frenzy mode)
Heart accuracy	25	The player hits an opponent while in Heart Frenzy mode
Ice Flower accuracy	45	An opponent hits an Ice Flower snowball thrown by or circling the player
Lightning accuracy	5	A driver is hit by Lightning activated by the player
Mega Mushroom strike!	25	The player hits an opponent while mega
Mushroom	10	The player uses a Mushroom item
Mushroom	15	The player uses a Triple Mushroom item
Mushroom	30	The player collects a Mushroom from a Mushroom Cannon
Red Shell accuracy	25	A Red Shell thrown by the player hits an opponent or is hit while held
Repelled a Blooper	100	The player uses a Super Horn or Super Bell as a Blooper is preparing to hit
Spiny Shell accuracy	25	A Spiny Shell hits or bombs an opponent
Spiny Shell dodged!	50	The player uses a Mushroom item to avoid a Spiny Shell when the latter is nearby
Super Bell accuracy	75	The player hits an opponent with a Super Bell
Super Horn accuracy	25	The player hits an opponent with a Super Horn
Super Leaf accuracy	75	The player hits an opponent with a Super Leaf
Super Star strike!	25	The player hits an opponent while invincible (multiplayer only)
Yoshi's Egg accuracy	35	A Yoshi's Egg hits an opponent or is hit by an opponent while held

Object interactions

These actions are performed by interacting with hazards or other elements that appear on one or a few tracks.

Object interactions
Action	Base points	Object	Hit with
Barrel	10	Barrel
Cheep Cheep	10	Cheep Cheep
Crate	10	Crate
Fish Bone	10	Fish Bone
Icicle	10	Icicle
Jar	10	Jar / Snake jar
Snake jar	10
Leaf pile	10	Leaf pile
Rocky Wrench	10	Rocky Wrench
Snow block	10	Snow block
Snowperson	10	Snowperson
Traffic cone	1	Traffic cone
Barrel Bomb	10	Barrel Bomb	note
Goat	10	Goat
Goomba	10	Goomba
Exploring Shy Guy	10	Exploring Shy Guy
Monty Mole	10	Monty Mole
Penguin	10	Penguin
Sidestepper	10	Sidestepper
Shy Guy (Ninja)	10	Shy Guy (Ninja)
Skating Shy Guy	10	Skating Shy Guy
Snowboarding Shy Guy	10	Snowboarding Shy Guy
Wooden cutout	10	Wooden cutout
Clampy	10	Clampy
Flying Shy Guy	10	Flying Shy Guy
Piranha Plant	10	Piranha Plant
Snowball	10	Snowball
Swoop	10	Swoop
Floaty	10	Floaty
Anchor	10
Banzai Bill	10	Banzai Bill
Chain Chomp	10	Chain Chomp
Lava bubble	10	Lava Bubble
Metal ball	10	Metal ball
Pipe	10	Pipe
Rolling rock	10	Rolling rock
Thwomp	10	Thwomp
Train	10	Train
Wiggler	10	Wiggler
Star Thwomp	10	Star Thwomp
Gate Spin!	10	Finish Line gate
Half-pipe	20	Half-pipe
Special trick	40
Super Half-pipe	TBA	Super Half-pipe
Boost Ring	10	Boost Ring
Star Ring	10	Star Ring

^note - Simply driving into these obstacles will only grant points if the player is in the brief invincibility state that occurs after crashing.

General actions

These actions can be performed on most or all courses.

General actions
Action	Base points	Cause
Coin	5	The player touches a coin on the track
Dash Panel	10	The player touches a Dash Panel
Glide Time	10	The player spends a certain amount of time gliding (based on AddScoreIntervalWhileGlide)
Item deflected!	5	The player deflects an item thrown or dropped by an opponent with the item on their kart
Item destroyed!	5	An item the player has thrown or dropped hits an item dropped or held by an opponent
Jump Boost	20	The player hits a ramp, Jump Boost field, or other jump at speed
Mini-Turbo	5	The player releases a blue Mini-Turbo
Mushroom	10	The player touches a Mushroom on the track or held by an opponent
Payback	50	The player lands a hit on an opponent who had landed a hit on them earlier in the race
Rocket Start	10-30	During the countdown, the player presses the screen and releases before "GO!" appears
Slipstream	30	The player receives a Slipstream speed boost
Smash	50	The player hits a small opponent while normal-sized to flatten them
Super Mini-Turbo	15	The player releases an orange Super Mini-Turbo
Ultra Mini-Turbo	30	The player releases a pink Ultra Mini-Turbo

Tour-exclusive actions

A few tours have introduced elements to every track that give points with a special message when interacted with. These actions have also had one or more associated spotlight drivers, to whom the action awards far more base points.

Tour-exclusive actions
Action	Base points	Special base points	Special drivers	Cause	Tour(s)
Happy Holidays!	10	110		The player hits a festive tree with an item or while invincible	Winter (2019), London, Holiday (week 1), Winter (2020), Rosalina, Holiday (2021), Penguin
Happy New Year!	10	60		The player hits a kadomatsu with an item or while invincible	New Year's, New Year's 2022
Trick or treat!	10	30		The player runs into a Jack-o'-lantern or hits it with an item	Halloween (2020), Autumn, Halloween (2021)

Interim rank points

Points are earned when crossing a Finish Line to begin lap 2 or enter another segment of the track. The points earned depend on the player's position and the engine class used. 200cc is considered identical to 150cc here, as it is across the rest of the points calculation. The action triggered also allows one extra second on top of the player's normal combo time before the next action.

Interim rank points
Action	Base points
1st place!	50	100	200
2nd place!	40	80	160
3rd place!	30	60	120
4th place!	25	50	100
5th place!	20	40	80
6th place!	15	30	60
7th place!	10	20	40
8th place!	5	10	20

Kart bonus-points multiplier

The base points of the action are first multiplied by the bonus-points multiplier of the kart, determined in two parts. The first part is a simple multiplier dependent on the kart's tier on the course: top-tier karts receive a x2 bonus, middle tier karts receive x1.5, while bottom-tier karts receive the default x1. A further multiplier is applied based on kart rarity and level, as shown in the below table. The multipliers stack, so x1.1 on top of x2 becomes x2.2.

Kart level multiplier
Level
1	1.0	1.05	1.1
2	1.05	1.1	1.15
3	1.05	1.1	1.15
4	1.1	1.15	1.2
5	1.1	1.15	1.2
6	1.15	1.2	1.25
7	1.15	1.2	1.25
8	1.2	1.25	1.3

Special skill boost

Every driver, kart, and glider has a special skill that separates it from the others. For drivers, the special skill is a unique item, such as the Boomerang Flower or Coin Box; these are covered in the "Item Actions" section above. For karts, the special skill is a boost to a general action, such as Mini-Turbo or Jump Boost, which awards more points and a bigger speed boost when performed. For gliders, the special skill is a boost to a general item, such as the Banana or Super Horn, which increases the chance of rolling that item and awards more points for landing a hit (or simply using the item, in the case of Mushrooms). The point bonus for kart and glider actions is added directly to the score after the multipliers, and depends only on the item's rarity; it is not affected by level or course tier.

Kart skills

Kart special skill boosts
Special skill	Bonus points			Awarded actions
Dash Panel Plus	5	10	15	Dash Panel
Jump Boost Plus	4	6	8	Jump Boost
Mini-Turbo Plus	2	3	4	Mini-Turbo Super Mini-Turbo Ultra Mini-Turbo
Rocket Start Plus	30	50	80	Rocket Start
Slipstream Plus	10	20	40	Slipstream

Glider skills

Skills with missing points values mean there are no gliders of the given rarity with that skill, as of the September 2021 Sydney Tour. The Coin and Mushroom boosts only apply to rolled items, and not those picked up from the track. Similarly, the boosts are not applied to the drivers' special skills that involve multiple amounts of an items, such as Triple Bananas and Triple Mushrooms.

Glider special skill boosts
Special skill	Bonus points			Awarded actions
Banana Plus	10	20	30	Banana accuracy
Blooper Plus	5	10	15	Blooper deployed
Bob-omb Plus	—	20	30	Bob-omb accuracy
Bullet Bill Plus	—	20	30	Bullet Bill accuracy
Coin Plus	—	2	3	Coin (item)
Green Shell Plus	10	20	30	Green Shell accuracy
Lightning Plus	—	5	8	Lightning accuracy
Mega Mushroom Plus	10	20	30	Mega Mushroom strike!
Mushroom Plus	5	10	15	Mushroom (item)
Red Shell Plus	—	20	30	Red Shell accuracy
Super Horn Plus	—	20	30	Super Horn accuracy Repelled a Blooper Destroyed a Spiny Shell

Combo bonus

When performing multiple actions within a short period of time, the player receives a combo bonus for each successive action. The length of time allowed depends on the level and course tier of the glider used. The combo points themselves, however, only depend on the glider's tier on the course. The first action in a combo is awarded a combo bonus of 0, and successive actions each get an increase depending on glider tier:

• Top-tier: bonus increases by 3 points with each action
• Middle-tier: bonus increases by 2 points with each action
• Bottom-tier: bonus increases by 1 point with each action

There is also a cap to the combo bonus that depending on engine class:

• 50cc: actions beyond the 6th receive the same bonus as the 6th
• 100cc: actions beyond the 11th receive the same bonus as the 11th
• 150/200cc: actions beyond the 16th receive the same bonus as the 16th

This leads to the following table for max combo bonus:

Maximum combo bonus points
Glider tier
Top-tier	15	30	45
Middle-tier	10	20	30
Bottom-tier	5	10	15

Bonus-points boost

The bonus-points boost is a single points bonus that is added to every single action performed, up to and including the 200th. The driver, kart, and glider are each considered separately in calculating the bonus. If an item in use has the course as its favorite and is at level 2 or above, its bonus points boost is determined by the ceiling (rounding up to the whole number) of the following formula:

• Item base points
• × (item level - 1)
• × (cc / 30,000)

where 200cc is still treated as 150cc. As an example, a level 3 Bowser at the base cap of 675 base points used for a 200cc race at Bowser's Castle 1T, one of its favorite courses, gives the following boost:

• Base points: 675
• × (lvl 3 - 1) = 1350
• × (150 / 30,000) = 6.75
• Ceil(6.75) = 7

Thus, 7 extra points per action are earned. If the Bull's-Eye Banzai at level 2, but with minimum 200 base points, is used, it adds the following boost:

• Base points: 200
• × (lvl 2 - 1) = 200
• × (150 / 30,000) = 1.00
• Ceil(1.00) = 1

The kart would thus be worth just 1 additional point per action. On the other hand, a level 6 Swooper, with the base cap of 400 base points grants the following boost:

• Base points: 400
• × (lvl 6 - 1) = 2000
• × (150 / 30,000) = 10.00
• Ceil(10.00) = 10

The total bonus-points boost for this setup would be 18 points per action. Currently, the maximum boost is 42 + 21 + 21 = 84 points. The bonus-points boost is reapplied at the end of the race, using a different formula that yields similar results.

Position points

At the very end of the race, points are given based on the player's level and finishing position, along with another helping of the bonus-points boost. Nintendo gives the position points formula as:

• Base position points
• × position bonus
• + driver's bonus-points boost
• + kart's bonus-points boost
• + glider's bonus-points boost

Base position points

The base points the player earns for finishing 1st are called base position points. These range from 2000 to 6000, depending on player level and engine class:

Player lvl	Base position points			Player lvl	Base position points			Player lvl	Base position points
1	2000	–	–	51	3620	3820	4020	101	4620	4820	5020
2	2050	2250	–	52	3640	3840	4040	102	4640	4840	5040
3	2100	2300	2500	53	3660	3860	4060	103	4660	4860	5060
4	2150	2350	2550	54	3680	3880	4080	104	4680	4880	5080
5	2200	2400	2600	55	3700	3900	4100	105	4700	4900	5100
6	2250	2450	2650	56	3720	3920	4120	106	4720	4920	5120
7	2300	2500	2700	57	3740	3940	4140	107	4740	4940	5140
8	2350	2550	2750	58	3760	3960	4160	108	4760	4960	5160
9	2400	2600	2800	59	3780	3980	4180	109	4780	4980	5180
10	2450	2650	2850	60	3800	4000	4200	110	4800	5000	5200
11	2500	2700	2900	61	3820	4020	4220	111	4820	5020	5220
12	2540	2740	2940	62	3840	4040	4240	112	4840	5040	5240
13	2580	2780	2980	63	3860	4060	4260	113	4860	5060	5260
14	2620	2820	3020	64	3880	4080	4280	114	4880	5080	5280
15	2660	2860	3060	65	3900	4100	4300	115	4900	5100	5300
16	2700	2900	3100	66	3920	4120	4320	116	4920	5120	5320
17	2740	2940	3140	67	3940	4140	4340	117	4940	5140	5340
18	2780	2980	3180	68	3960	4160	4360	118	4960	5160	5360
19	2820	3020	3220	69	3980	4180	4380	119	4980	5180	5380
20	2860	3060	3260	70	4000	4200	4400	120	5000	5200	5400
21	2900	3100	3300	71	4020	4220	4420	121	5020	5220	5420
22	2930	3130	3330	72	4040	4240	4440	122	5040	5240	5440
23	2960	3160	3360	73	4060	4260	4460	123	5060	5260	5460
24	2990	3190	3390	74	4080	4280	4480	124	5080	5280	5480
25	3020	3220	3420	75	4100	4300	4500	125	5100	5300	5500
26	3050	3250	3450	76	4120	4320	4520	126	5120	5320	5520
27	3080	3280	3480	77	4140	4340	4540	127	5140	5340	5540
28	3110	3310	3510	78	4160	4360	4560	128	5160	5360	5560
29	3140	3340	3540	79	4180	4380	4580	129	5180	5380	5580
30	3170	3370	3570	80	4200	4400	4600	130	5200	5400	5600
31	3200	3400	3600	81	4220	4420	4620	131	5220	5420	5620
32	3220	3420	3620	82	4240	4440	4640	132	5240	5440	5640
33	3240	3440	3640	83	4260	4460	4660	133	5260	5460	5660
34	3260	3460	3660	84	4280	4480	4680	134	5280	5480	5680
35	3280	3480	3680	85	4300	4500	4700	135	5300	5500	5700
36	3300	3500	3700	86	4320	4520	4720	136	5320	5520	5720
37	3320	3520	3720	87	4340	4540	4740	137	5340	5540	5740
38	3340	3540	3740	88	4360	4560	4760	138	5360	5560	5760
39	3360	3560	3760	89	4380	4580	4780	139	5380	5580	5780
40	3380	3580	3780	90	4400	4600	4800	140	5400	5600	5800
41	3400	3600	3800	91	4420	4620	4820	141	5420	5620	5820
42	3420	3620	3820	92	4440	4640	4840	142	5440	5640	5840
43	3460	3660	3860	93	4460	4660	4860	143	5460	5660	5860
44	3480	3680	3880	94	4480	4680	4880	144	5480	5680	5880
45	3500	3700	3900	95	4500	4700	4900	145	5500	5700	5900
46	3520	3720	3920	96	4520	4720	4920	146	5520	5720	5920
47	3540	3740	3940	97	4540	4740	4940	147	5540	5740	5940
48	3560	3760	3960	98	4560	4760	4960	148	5560	5760	5960
49	3580	3780	3980	99	4580	4780	4980	149	5580	5780	5980
50	3600	3800	4000	100	4600	4800	5000	150 (max)	5600	5800	6000

Position multiplier

When finishing in a rank other than 1st, a simple multiplier is applied to the base position points, with diminishing returns for lower ranks:

• 1st: x1.00
• 2nd: x0.85
• 3rd: x0.75
• 4th: x0.65
• 5th: x0.55
• 6th: x0.45
• 7th: x0.35
• 8th: x0.20

Bonus-points boost

The driver, kart, and glider each apply their bonus-points boost again at the end of the race. The formula is largely unchanged, but two extra steps are added:

• Item base points
• × (item level - 1)
• × number of actions (capped at 200)
• × (cc / 30,000)
• × position multiplier

Since the same boost is applied to each action during the race (assuming a 1st-place finish), this will be roughly equal to the bonus-points boost earned throughout the race, although it tends to be slightly less due to the favorable rounding on individual actions' boosts.