Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-26521061-20160922100710/@comment-88.97.61.110-20161212001243

I have been reading about the various requirements and I met all of them in terms of R$ earned, GC earned, and fame points, but was still not Elite. Reached driver level 150 today and as soon as midnight came around, there was the notification - I am now Elite!

So it must be complex, as there are some people below 150 who are Elite, but that does seem to be a main factor.