diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain.common/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/common/ScoringSchemeType.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain.common/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/common/ScoringSchemeType.java
index 0102c273dda..763ee9280e2 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain.common/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/common/ScoringSchemeType.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain.common/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/common/ScoringSchemeType.java
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ package com.sap.sailing.domain.common;
 
 public enum ScoringSchemeType {
     LOW_POINT, HIGH_POINT, HIGH_POINT_ESS_OVERALL, HIGH_POINT_LAST_BREAKS_TIE, HIGH_POINT_FIRST_GETS_TEN,
-    HIGH_POINT_FIRST_GETS_ONE, LOW_POINT_WINNER_GETS_ZERO, HIGH_POINT_WINNER_GETS_SIX, HIGH_POINT_WINNER_GETS_FIVE
+    HIGH_POINT_FIRST_GETS_ONE, LOW_POINT_WINNER_GETS_ZERO, HIGH_POINT_WINNER_GETS_SIX, HIGH_POINT_WINNER_GETS_FIVE,
+    HIGH_POINT_WINNER_GETS_FIVE_IGNORING_RACE_COUNT
 }
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/DomainFactoryImpl.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/DomainFactoryImpl.java
index d8e827a02ea..c49b68642a3 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/DomainFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/DomainFactoryImpl.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import com.sap.sailing.domain.leaderboard.impl.HighPointFirstGets10LastBreaksTie
 import com.sap.sailing.domain.leaderboard.impl.HighPointFirstGets1LastBreaksTie;
 import com.sap.sailing.domain.leaderboard.impl.HighPointLastBreaksTie;
 import com.sap.sailing.domain.leaderboard.impl.HighPointWinnerGetsFive;
+import com.sap.sailing.domain.leaderboard.impl.HighPointWinnerGetsFiveIgnoringRaceCount;
 import com.sap.sailing.domain.leaderboard.impl.HighPointWinnerGetsSix;
 import com.sap.sailing.domain.leaderboard.impl.LowPoint;
 import com.sap.sailing.domain.leaderboard.impl.LowPointWinnerGetsZero;
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ public class DomainFactoryImpl extends SharedDomainFactoryImpl implements Domain
             return new LowPointWinnerGetsZero();
         case HIGH_POINT_WINNER_GETS_FIVE:
             return new HighPointWinnerGetsFive();
+        case HIGH_POINT_WINNER_GETS_FIVE_IGNORING_RACE_COUNT:
+            return new HighPointWinnerGetsFiveIgnoringRaceCount();
         case HIGH_POINT_WINNER_GETS_SIX:
             return new HighPointWinnerGetsSix();
         }
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/leaderboard/impl/AbstractScoringSchemeImpl.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/leaderboard/impl/AbstractScoringSchemeImpl.java
index ea9eb79de19..b08d2977d34 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/leaderboard/impl/AbstractScoringSchemeImpl.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/leaderboard/impl/AbstractScoringSchemeImpl.java
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractScoringSchemeImpl implements ScoringScheme {
      */
     @Override
     public int compareByBetterScore(List<com.sap.sse.common.Util.Pair<RaceColumn, Double>> o1Scores, List<com.sap.sse.common.Util.Pair<RaceColumn, Double>> o2Scores, boolean nullScoresAreBetter) {
-        assert o1Scores.size() == o2Scores.size();
         final Comparator<Double> pureScoreComparator = getScoreComparator(nullScoresAreBetter);
         // needs to compare net points; therefore, divide the total points by the column factor for comparison:
         List<Double> o1NetScores = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -148,6 +147,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractScoringSchemeImpl implements ScoringScheme {
         while (result == 0 && o1Iter.hasNext() && o2Iter.hasNext()) {
             result = pureScoreComparator.compare(o1Iter.next(), o2Iter.next());
         }
+        if (o1Iter.hasNext() != o2Iter.hasNext()) {
+            // if, as may be allowed by some scoring scheme variants, competitors with different numbers of scored races are compared
+            // and are equal for all races of the competitor who scored fewer races, the competitor who scored more races is preferred
+            result = o1Iter.hasNext() ? -1 : 1;
+        }
         return result;
     }
 
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages.java
index f5ab6b223d8..dc2526965bd 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages.java
@@ -380,7 +380,8 @@ public interface StringMessages extends Messages {
     String scoringSchemeLowPointSystem();
     String scoringSchemeHighPointSystem();
     String scoringSchemeLowPointWinnerGetsZero();
-    String scoringSchemeWinnerGetsFive();    
+    String scoringSchemeWinnerGetsFive();
+    String scoringSchemeWinnerGetsFiveIgnoringRaceCount();
     String scoringSchemeWinnerGetsSix();
     String scoringSystem();
     String createFlexibleLeaderboard();
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages.properties b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages.properties
index 93a6a0dbc8f..c782331654d 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages.properties
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages.properties
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ scoringSchemeHighPointEssOverall=High Point System ESS Overall
 scoringSchemeHighPointLastBreaksTie=High Point System, Last Race Breaks Tie
 scoringSchemeLowPointWinnerGetsZero=Low Point System, Winner Gets Zero
 scoringSchemeWinnerGetsFive=High Point System, Winner Gets 5 Points
+scoringSchemeWinnerGetsFiveIgnoringRaceCount=High Point System, Winner Gets 5 Points, Ignoring Race Count
 scoringSchemeWinnerGetsSix=High Point System, Winner Gets 6 Points
 scoringSystem=Scoring system
 createFlexibleLeaderboard=Create flexible leaderboard
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages_de.properties b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages_de.properties
index c67dea86662..4bc982605ef 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages_de.properties
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages_de.properties
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ scoringSchemeHighPointEssOverall=High Point System ESS Gesamtwertung
 scoringSchemeHighPointLastBreaksTie=High Point System, letztes Rennen entscheidet bei Gleichstand
 scoringSchemeLowPointWinnerGetsZero=Low Point System, Gewinner erhält 0 Punkte
 scoringSchemeWinnerGetsFive=High Point System, Gewinner erhält 5 Punkte
+scoringSchemeWinnerGetsFiveIgnoringRaceCount=High Point System, Gewinner erhält 5 Punkte, Anzahl Wettfahrten egal
 scoringSchemeWinnerGetsSix=High Point System, Gewinner erhält 6 Punkte
 scoringSystem=Bepunktungssystem
 createFlexibleLeaderboard=Flexible Rangliste anlegen
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages_ru.properties b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages_ru.properties
index 944d3e320db..bcab85f9bf1 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages_ru.properties
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/client/StringMessages_ru.properties
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ scoringSchemeHighPointEssOverall=Высокобальная система по
 scoringSchemeHighPointLastBreaksTie=Высокобальная система подсчета, тай-брейк на последней гонке
 scoringSchemeLowPointWinnerGetsZero=Низкобальная система подсчета очков, победитель получает ноль очков
 scoringSchemeWinnerGetsFive=Высокобальная система подсчета, победитель получает 5 очков
+scoringSchemeWinnerGetsFiveIgnoringRaceCount=Высокобальная система подсчета, победитель получает 5 очков, Ignoring Race Count
 scoringSchemeWinnerGetsSix=Высокобальная система подсчета, победитель получает 6 очков
 scoringSystem=Система подсчета очков
 createFlexibleLeaderboard=Создание адаптивной таблицы лидеров
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/leaderboard/ScoringSchemeTypeFormatter.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/leaderboard/ScoringSchemeTypeFormatter.java
index 113e14d586e..e94239f3c86 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/leaderboard/ScoringSchemeTypeFormatter.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/leaderboard/ScoringSchemeTypeFormatter.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ public class ScoringSchemeTypeFormatter {
             return stringMessages.scoringSchemeLowPointWinnerGetsZero();
         case HIGH_POINT_WINNER_GETS_FIVE:
             return stringMessages.scoringSchemeWinnerGetsFive();
+        case HIGH_POINT_WINNER_GETS_FIVE_IGNORING_RACE_COUNT:
+            return stringMessages.scoringSchemeWinnerGetsFiveIgnoringRaceCount();
         case HIGH_POINT_WINNER_GETS_SIX:
             return stringMessages.scoringSchemeWinnerGetsSix();
         }