diff --git a/src/event_manager_controller.js b/src/event_manager_controller.js
index 716cebc..4913841 100644
--- a/src/event_manager_controller.js
+++ b/src/event_manager_controller.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export function renderEventManagerView(context) {
   const teamDriverPool = event.mode === "race" ? getTeamDriverPool(event) : { drivers: [], fallback: false };
   const raceDrivers = event.mode === "race" ? teamDriverPool.drivers : [];
   const raceTeams = event.mode === "race" ? getEventTeams(event) : [];
+  if (event.mode === "race") { window.__teamRenderCount = raceTeams.length; }
   if (selectedTeamEditId && !raceTeams.some((team) => team.id === selectedTeamEditId)) {
     setSelectedTeamEditId(null);
   }
diff --git a/src/event_manager_view.js b/src/event_manager_view.js
index 2cd8dbd..4b13ba5 100644
--- a/src/event_manager_view.js
+++ b/src/event_manager_view.js
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ export function renderEventManagerMarkup(context) {
             <p class="form-error" id="teamCreateError" hidden></p>
           </form>
           <p class="hint">${t("events.team_hint")}</p>
+          <p class="hint" id="teamRenderDebug">teams rendered: ${raceTeams.length}</p>
           <div class="panel-row mt-16">
             <section class="panel">
               <div class="panel-header"><h3>${t("events.team_drivers")}</h3></div>