Race tracking platforms that show positions and a leaderboard live

If you mean platforms for following a live race, these are good places to start:

• RTRT.me — live map, participant tracking, and leaderboard for running and multisport events. Availability depends on whether the race uses RTRT.me. (tile.rtrt.me)
• MYLAPS EventApp / TRACX — event apps with a live participant map, leaderboard, and predicted finish times. (mylaps.com)
• Mika:timing app — event map, live positions, and a filterable leaderboard; you can follow selected participants. (mikatiming.com)
• Owaka Live — public GPS map with participant positions and live category rankings, aimed at outdoor and adventure races. (owaka.live)

One thing to check: “Live position” may mean GPS tracking or an estimated position based on timing-chip checkpoint reads; the latter updates when racers cross a timing point, rather than continuously. (columbusmarathon.com)

If you tell me the sport or specific race, I can point you to its live tracker.

Which platform fits depends on whether you mean motorsport or running events. Here are the main options in each.

Motorsport

• NASCAR (official app and nascar.com): Offers live scoring with leaderboards, lap times, pit stops and positions. Race Tracker, a real-time car tracking feature, requires joining NASCAR Fan Rewards. Driver Telemetry and Race Tracker are unavailable for standalone Craftsman Truck and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series events.
• Formula 1 (Formula Live Pulse): A third-party app with a live track map. Because the map sits under the live timing leaderboard, you get positions, gaps and the picture of the track in one view.
• MotoGP and WorldSBK (official apps): MotoGP's app is the most comprehensive but comes with a high subscription cost. WorldSBK's app offers free detailed live timing, though each has usability issues. Its 2026 app includes Live Audio Commentary, Live Tracking and Live Timing for each session.
• SMX (live timing): Free, with sector times and standings, but reviewers note navigation frustrations, forced browser redirection.
• Podium.live: Aimed at grassroots and karting. It tracks public leaderboards at 332 tracks and connects to racing data systems such as AiM, MoTeC and VBox.
• Sportradar NASCAR API: For developers building their own dashboards. It can power live race dashboards, display running order and lap data and drive notifications.

Running and endurance events

• RTRT (Real-Time Race Tracking): Used by events such as the Richmond Marathon. It includes a live leaderboard showcasing the top runners in each category in real-time and an interactive map. Positions are based on timing checkpoints, not GPS. The position of each participant is estimated based on the most recent timing received from the bib read.
• RaceJoy (RunSignup): Allows participants to track their progress, and receive cheers from supporters, and allows spectators to track runners in real-time.
• Racemap: Provides visualizations & leaderboards and effortless live tracking of all participants, as there are no individual tracking devices needed.
• RaceMyRace: Offers overall and age group leaderboards for each split location, plus projected locations for leaders.
• Follow My Challenge GPS: Provides software to track racers during an event on a live map along with GPS devices for runners to carry.

Following individual runners: Garmin LiveTrack, Strava Beacon and Find My let supporters follow one person's location. Cheerlify's comparison notes that the official race apps show splits at timing mats, estimated position between them, predicted finish.

If you tell me the series, event or sport you're following, I can narrow this down further.

For race tracking platforms that provide both live positions and real-time leaderboards, the best choice depends on whether you are looking for professional motorsports, endurance sports, or casual event tracking.

Here are the top-rated platforms categorized by their primary use case:

1. Motorsports & Circuit Racing

These platforms are designed for high-speed accuracy, lap times, and vehicle positioning.

• Race Monitor: A widely used platform that allows you to view live timing from thousands of tracks worldwide. It integrates with major timing systems (like MYLAPS) to provide real-time race position, lap times, and rankings.
• Speedhive (by MYLAPS): The go-to app for many professional and amateur motorsports events. It offers live timing, detailed lap analysis, and overall race results, making it easy for fans and participants to follow races in real time.
• RaceChrono: Excellent for track days and individual data logging. It provides lap timing, sector times, and predictive lap timing, and is highly regarded by racers for its detailed performance analysis.
• RaceNova: Provides live timing, rider tracking maps, and detailed lap analysis, making it a strong choice for circuit-based sports where tracking individual positions on a map is important.

2. Endurance & Multi-Sport Events

These platforms are ideal for running, cycling, trail races, and adventure sports where participants cover large distances.

• RTRT.me: A robust, high-performance platform used for world-class marathons and multi-sport events. It features live push notifications, web-based leaderboards, and interactive map tracking.
• Racemap: Offers interactive tracking maps where you can see participants moving in real-time. It is very user-friendly for both small events and large-scale competitions.
• RaceOwl: Tailored for endurance sports like ultra-marathons, cycling, and paddling. It provides excellent live leaderboards with estimated arrival times (ETA) and real-time map visualization.
• Open Tracking: Specializes in GPS tracking for outdoor events, including adventure racing and ultra-trails. They provide a web page where you can see map pins moving live alongside an automatic, timing-synced leaderboard.

3. General Event & Social Competitions

If you are organizing a smaller event or a competition and need a quick, visual way to show rankings:

• TrackScore: A versatile, free-to-start platform for creating digital leaderboards and scoreboards that update in real-time. It is excellent for events where you want a clean, public link to display on screens.
• Leaderboarded / MakeTheBoard: Simple, highly customizable tools to create real-time leaderboards for any type of competition, from office challenges to small sports events.

Summary Recommendation

• If you are a spectator or racer at a sanctioned track event: Use Race Monitor or Speedhive.
• If you are organizing a running, cycling, or adventure race: Use RTRT.me (for large/professional) or Racemap (for flexible, interactive map-based tracking).
• If you need a quick, custom scoreboard for a local event: Use TrackScore or MakeTheBoard.

Here are several race-tracking platforms that offer live positions and a leaderboard:

• Racemap — Live map tracking plus real-time rankings, split results and participant stats. It can use GPS data or estimate positions from timing-system detections. ¹³⁶
• RTRT.me — Event tracking app and web leaderboard, with interactive course maps, live scoring and team results. ¹⁰
• MYLAPS Active Sports — Event organizers can provide a custom app with live tracking, leaderboards and rankings. ¹⁴
• mika:timing app — Lets spectators follow athletes on a map and use a filterable live leaderboard; GPS tracking is integrated with official split results. ⁷
• livePlanit — Provides a live course map and leaderboard using timing data, with estimated positions and finish projections. ⁵
• RunGo — Offers all-participant tracking pages and an embeddable, GPS-verified leaderboard; it’s aimed at events where GPS-based timing is acceptable. ¹¹
• MYLAPS Speedhive — For motorsports, it shows live timing, leaderboards, lap times and racer positions. ¹⁵

Quick distinction: If you’re looking to follow a specific event, check whether its organizer already uses a platform—tracking is often available through the event’s own app or link. If you’re choosing software to run an event, compare whether positions come from participant GPS, timing checkpoints, or both, since that affects how “live” and precise the map will be.