head to head
vs
Dirt 3vsGrand Prix 3
Dirt 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Grand Prix 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dirt 3Grand Prix 3
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Grand Prix 3 leans harder on reads: AI rivals follow predictable racing lines
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Grand Prix 3 leans harder on optimization: Car setup and race strategy are an engineering layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.