Points

Position 	
 	25
 	18
 	15
 	12
 	10
 	8
 	6
 	4
 	2
 	1
Fastest lap (if in top 10)	1
Sprint 	Sprint
 	8
 	7
 	6
4th 	5
5th 	4
6th 	3
7th 	2
8th 	1
Points are used in Formula One to determine the outcome of both the Drivers' and Constructors' World Championships. The Championships are awarded to both the driver and the team that has scored the largest number of points over the Championship season.
In 2024, points are awarded to the first ten finishers, with 25 for a win, 18 for second, 15 for third, then 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1 for the remaining finishers of the top ten; if a driver in the top ten scores the fastest lap, then they score an additional point. Sprints are held occasionally throughout a season where points are awarded to the top eight finishers, with 8 for a win, 7 for second, 6 for third, then 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 for the remaining finishers of the top eight. Previously, points have been awarded to just the top five and the setter of the fastest lap; then to the top six finishers; then the top eight finishers before the current system was introduced in 2010. In 2014, double points were awarded at the final race of the season.
Lewis Hamilton currently holds the record for the most points scored by a driver, with 4647.5 points, largely due to the increased number of points awarded since 2010. Michael Schumacher, who finished his career with 1566 points, held the record until mid-2013 when Fernando Alonso overtook him. Alberto Ascari and Jim Clark (twice) have scored 100% of the available points to them in a season, in times when not all scores counted. Otherwise, Schumacher scored the highest percentage, scoring 144 out of 170 (85%) in 2002.
For constructors, Ferrari has scored the most points. In 2015, Mercedes scored 703 out of a maximum of 817 points (86%). In 2002, Ferrari scored 221 points, the exact total of the rest of the teams put together.
==Systems==
===Summary of points===
Years 	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL
– 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	1
(Drivers) – (Constructors) 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	
– (Drivers) – (Constructors) 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	
– 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	
– 	10 	8 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	
– 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	
(double points, only last race)	50 	36 	30 	24 	20 	16 	12 	8 	4 	2 	
–present 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	1*
* * Fastest lap point only awarded if the driver who scores the fastest lap finishes in the top ten, otherwise no extra point is awarded.
===Sporting Regulations===
2020 Sporting Regulationshttps://www.fia.com/file/112561/download/29874
Article 6.4
Points for both titles will be awarded at each Event according to the following scale:
1st: 25 points
2nd: 18 points
3rd: 15 points
4th: 12 points
5th: 10 points
6th: 8 points
7th: 6 points
8th: 4 points
9th: 2 points
10th: 1 point
In addition to the above, one point will be awarded to the driver who achieved the fastest valid lap time of the race and to the constructor whose car he was driving, provided the lap time was achieved without incurring a penalty and he was in the top ten positions of the final race classification (see Article 45). No point will be awarded if the fastest valid lap time is achieved by a driver who was classified outside the top ten positions.
Article 6.5
If a race is suspended under Article 41, and cannot be resumed, no points will be awarded if the leader has completed two laps or less, half points will be awarded if the leader has completed more than two laps but less than 75% of the original race distance and full points will be awarded if the leader has completed 75% or more of the original race distance.
If the formation lap is started behind the safety car (see Article 36.14(c)), the original race distance will be deemed to be the distance calculated in accordance with Article 5.3(c). However, the maximum race time of four hours (see Article 5.3(b) will commence at the scheduled race start time.
===Ways of counting results===
Currently, all points scored count towards the Championship; however, this has not always been the case. Originally, not all results counted towards the Championship, and until , only the team's best-placed car scored points towards the Constructors' Championship.
====Dropped scores====
Originally, not every point scored by a team or a driver counted towards the World Championship. Some results would be "dropped" and not included in the final standings. In the first season, only four results counted out the seven races that were run. The number of results counted was between either four, five or six until .
Between and the system was different, with the season split into two for counting purposes. Until , drivers and teams would drop their worst result from the first half of the season and their worst result from the second half of the season. In , this became four results kept from each half, and in 1980, five kept from each half.
The Constructors' Championship stopped dropping scores for the season, and has stayed the same since.
From , the split was removed and a more simple counting system was introduced, where the eleven best results were counted. This lasted until .
From , all points scored counted towards the Championship for both drivers and constructors.
====Best constructor result in a race====
From the Constructors' Championship's inception in until , only the team's best-placed car scored points towards the Championship. This was done as it was not unusual for teams to enter three or four factory carsEntries by the manufacturer of the car itself. and have private entries also driving their cars. If this were not in place, it would have given the team with the strongest car an extreme advantage in the Championship race.
After , all points scored by a team at a race counted towards the Championship.
===Double points===
Double points for the final race of the season was introduced for the season as a way of keeping the World Championship battle alive for longer. The new system has been poorly received by fans and drivers, and Sebastian Vettel called the rule "absurd". Bernie Ecclestone attempted to extend the system to include the last three races, but this proposal was rejected.
The teams agreed to remove the system for onwards, a move later verified and put into force by the World Motor Sport Council.
Double points allocations
Year	Year 	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
 	Normal	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1
 	Double	50 	36 	30 	24 	20 	16 	12 	8 	4 	2
===Fastest lap point===
Originally, a point was awarded for the driver who set the fastest lap. This single point, however, meant that coming in fifth place earned the driver two points and the driver in sixth place got none. This gap in points was equivalent to the gap between winning and coming second, and hugely significant. Bob Gerard quite notably finished the first two Championship races in sixth place, and never managed to score any points in F1.
The fastest lap point often allowed drivers to score points if they retired from the race.
In and , the two years in which both the Constructors' Championship and fastest lap point were awarded, the constructors' were not awarded a point for the fastest lap.
Additionally, as timekeeping technologies were not brilliantly developed, fastest laps could be shared if the times were not precise enough. The effect of this was felt the most at the 1954 British Grand Prix where no less than seven drivers set a lap time of 1 min 50 secs, each receiving (0.143) of a point.
No driver ever scored all his points through fastest lap points, but in , both Alberto Ascari (with pts) and Jean Behra (with pts) scored all their points that season with fastest laps. Behra's total of points is the lowest total of points above zero that any driver has obtained as his season total.
In , the point for scoring the fastest lap was re-introduced, as long as that driver finished in the top ten. Unlike in the 1950s, drivers who do not finish in the points are ineligible for the fastest lap point.
List of drivers who came sixth but scored no points
Driver 	Sixth places	Races finished in sixth
Bob Gerard 	3 	Britain 1950, Monaco 1950, Britain 1957
André Simon 	2 	Italy 1951, Italy 1952
Henry Banks 	1 	Indy 500 1951
Ian Burgess 	1 	Germany 1959
Jimmy Daywalt 	1 	Indy 500 1953
Óscar González	1 	Argentina 1956*
Roger Laurent 	1 	Germany 1952
Luigi Piotti 	1 	Italy 1956
Charles Pozzi 	1 	France 1950*
Jimmy Reece 	1 	Indy 500 1958
Alberto Uria 	1 	Argentina 1956*
Fred Wacker 	1 	Italy 1954
Notes:
* * Indicates shared drive.
 Shared fastest laps that awarded points
Race 	Drivers 	Time 	Points awarded
1952 Italian Grand Prix	Alberto Ascari José Froilán González 	2:06.1	(0.5)
1953 British Grand Prix	Alberto Ascari José Froilán González 	1:50 	(0.5)
1954 British Grand Prix	Alberto Ascari Jean Behra Juan Manuel Fangio José Froilán González Mike Hawthorn Onofre Marimón Stirling Moss	1:50 	(0.143)
1959 British Grand Prix	Stirling Moss Bruce McLaren 	1:50.0	(0.5)
Note:
* Other races with a shared fastest lap: 1960 Belgian Grand Prix, 1961 Monaco Grand Prix.
===Year-by-year===
Year	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	FL		Races	Counted 	Counted 	Eligible cars	Maximum points	Maximum points
Year	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	FL		Races	Drivers 	Constructors 	Eligible cars	Drivers 	Constructors
 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	1 		7 	4 	– 	– 	36 	–
 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	1 		8 	4 	– 	– 	36 	–
 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	1 		8 	4 	– 	– 	36 	–
 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	1 		9 	4 	– 	– 	36 	–
 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	1 		9 	5 	– 	– 	45 	–
 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	1 		7 	5 	– 	– 	45 	–
 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	1 		8 	5 	– 	– 	45 	–
 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	1 		8 	5 	– 	– 	45 	–
 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	1 		11* 	6 	6 	1 	54 	48
 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	1 		9* 	5 	5 	1 	45 	40
 	8 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		10* 	6 	6 	1 	48 	48
 	, 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		8 	5 	5 	1 	45 	40
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		9 	5 	5 	1 	45 	45
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		10 	6 	6 	1 	54 	54
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		10 	6 	6 	1 	54 	54
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		10 	6 	6 	1 	54 	54
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		9 	5 	5 	1 	45 	45
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		11 	9 (5/6, 4/5) 	9 (5/6, 4/5) 	1 	81 	81
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		12 	10 (5/6, 5/6)	10 (5/6, 5/6)	1 	90 	90
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		11 	9 (5/6, 4/5) 	9 (5/6, 4/5) 	1 	81 	81
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		13 	11 (6/7, 5/6)	11 (6/7, 5/6)	1 	99 	99
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		11 	9 (5/6, 4/5) 	9 (5/6, 4/5) 	1 	81 	81
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		12 	10 (5/6, 5/6)	10 (5/6, 5/6)	1 	90 	90
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		15 	13 (7/8, 6/7)	13 (7/8, 6/7)	1 	117 	117
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		15 	13 (7/8, 6/7)	13 (7/8, 6/7)	1 	117 	117
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		14 	12 (6/7, 6/7)	12 (6/7, 6/7)	1 	108 	108
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	14 (7/8, 7/8)	14 (7/8, 7/8)	1 	126 	126
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		17 	15 (8/9, 7/8)	15 (8/9, 7/8)	1 	135 	135
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	14 (7/8, 7/8)	14 (7/8, 7/8)	1 	126 	126
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		15 	8 (4/7, 4/8) 	All 	All 	72 	225
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		14 	10 (5/7, 5/7)	All 	All 	90 	210
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		15 	11 	All 	All 	99 	225
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	11 	All 	All 	99 	240
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		15 	11 	All 	All 	99 	225
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	11 	All 	All 	99 	240
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	11 	All 	All 	99 	240
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	11 	All 	All 	99 	240
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	11 	All 	All 	99 	240
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	11 	All 	All 	99 	240
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	11 	All 	All 	99 	240
 	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	11 	All 	All 	99 	240
 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	All 	All 	All 	160 	256
 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	All 	All 	All 	160 	256
 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	All 	All 	All 	160 	256
 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	All 	All 	All 	160 	256
 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		17 	All 	All 	All 	170 	272
 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	All 	All 	All 	160 	256
 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		17 	All 	All 	All 	170 	272
 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	All 	All 	All 	160 	256
 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		16 	All 	All 	All 	160 	256
 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		17 	All 	All 	All 	170 	272
 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		17 	All 	All 	All 	170 	272
 	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	 		17 	All 	All 	All 	170 	272
 	10 	8 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 		16 	All 	All 	All 	160 	288
 	10 	8 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 		18 	All 	All 	All 	180 	324
 	10 	8 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 		19 	All 	All 	All 	190 	342
 	10 	8 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 		18 	All 	All 	All 	180 	324
 	10 	8 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 		17 	All 	All 	All 	170 	306
 	10 	8 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 		18 	All 	All 	All 	180 	324
 	10 	8 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 		17 	All 	All 	All 	170 	306
 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	 		19 	All 	All 	All 	475 	817
 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	 		19 	All 	All 	All 	475 	817
 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	 		20 	All 	All 	All 	500 	860
 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	 		19 	All 	All 	All 	475 	817
 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	 		19 	All 	All 	All 	500† 	860†
 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	 		19 	All 	All 	All 	475 	817
 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	 		21 	All 	All 	All 	525 	903
 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	 		20 	All 	All 	All 	500 	860
 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	 		21 	All 	All 	All 	525 	903
 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	1‡		21 	All 	All 	All 	546 	924
 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	1‡		17^ 	All 	All 	All 	442 	748
S 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	1‡		22 	All 	All 	All 	581 	983
S 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	1‡		22- 	All 	All 	All 	596 	1,013
S 	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	1‡		24 	All 	All 	All 	672 	1,146
Year	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	FL		Races	Drivers 	Constructors 	Eligible cars	Drivers 	Constructors
Year	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	Position	FL		Races	Counted 	Counted 	Eligible cars	Maximum points	Maximum points
Notes:
* "5/6, 4/5" means best five results from first six races, and best four results from last five races.
* Maximum Constructor points assumes a two-car entry.
* * The Indianapolis 500 was not included in Constructors' World Championship.
* † Double points for final race.
* ‡ Fastest lap point only awarded to drivers who finished in the top ten.
* ^ Originally, 22 races were scheduled for 2020 Formula One Season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the revised calendar consisted of 17 races.
* - Originally, 23 races were scheduled for 2022 Formula One Season, but the 2022 Russian Grand Prix was dropped due to international condemnation towards Russia.
* S These seasons included points for sprint races of varying frequency and points availability.
==Indianapolis 500==
Drivers who drove in the Indianapolis 500 between and were given World Championship points if they finished in the top five or took fastest lap (1950–1959) or finished in the top six (1960). However, only Alberto Ascari, Chuck Daigh, Juan Manuel Fangio, Giuseppe Farina, Lloyd Ruby, Troy Ruttman and Rodger Ward drove in both Indy 500 from 1950–1960 and in World Championship races, and no driver managed to score points in their non-regular event.
Oddly, only once the Indy 500 was dropped from the F1 calendar, did F1 drivers seriously attend, with Jim Clark winning in 1965 and Graham Hill in 1966. Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Denis Hulme and Americans Dan Gurney, Peter Revson and Ronnie Bucknum also competed in the 500 in the 60s.
When the Constructors' Championship was introduced, the Indy 500 race was not counted, as the regular F1 teams did not compete in the 500.
==Shared drives==
From to , drivers who scored points after sharing a car shared points. Cars were shared because races typically used to last around three hours, and drivers would get tired, especially in hot races. The points originally were shared equally, regardless of how many laps were driven. Later, a driver had to drive a "sufficient distance", usually more than three laps, to receive points. Another eventual rule change meant that drivers would only get points for their highest finish if the drove multiple cars in a race. 
At the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix, both Giuseppe Farina and Maurice Trintignant finished both second and third, with second place being shared with José Froilán González and third place with Umberto Maglioli. Fourth place was also shared between three cars. As a result, nine drivers scored points (winner Juan Manuel Fangio took the fastest lap), with second place awarding 2 points (instead of 6), third place awarding points (instead of 4), and fourth place awarding 1 point (instead of 3); Farina and Trintignant each scored points.
For and beyond, shared drives were not outlawed, but points would not be awarded. This affected Masten Gregory and Carroll Shelby, who came fourth at the 1958 Italian Grand Prix, and Stirling Moss and Trintignant, who came third at the 1960 Argentine Grand Prix. Neither of these drives scored points.
==Notable incidents==
===Championship winner does not score most total points===
====1964====
In , Graham Hill () scored a total of 41 points while John Surtees () scored 40. But, as only the six best results counted, and as Hill scored his points in seven races, Hill had to drop his worst result, a fifth place – which cost two points and gave Surtees his only title.
There was a similar result in the Constructors' Championship – BRM scored a total of 51 points and Ferrari scored a total of 49 – but BRM had to drop nine points, while Ferrari dropped only four. So in points that counted, BRM scored 42 but Ferrari, after scoring 45, took the title.
====1965====
 missed out on the Constructors' Championship again in , earning 61 total points, compared to the combination of 58 ( cars were raced, and scored two points; and a entry failed to qualify one race). However, BRM scored points in nine races, when only the best six were counted, and dropped sixteen points while Lotus dropped just four, and Lotus took the title by nine points.
====1988====
In , had the dominant car but not a "No. 1" driver. Alain Prost, the more consistent driver, scored 105 points; the first driver to score over 100 points in a season. Teammate Ayrton Senna, in his first season at the British team, scored a total of 94. As only the eleven best results counted, meaning only 99 points could be scored, both would have to drop results. Senna ended up with 90, while Prost could only reach 87, and Senna took his first title.
The title was, in fact, decided before the final round. At the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix, the penultimate race, if Senna could win, he could take the title. Senna (79 points) was five points down on Prost (84 points, with six dropped) going into the race, but Prost could only add to his total with victories – which would only give him three points as they "replaced" second places. Any point score for Senna at Japan, however, would replace a sixth place obtained in Portugal, so the most points Senna could get from the race would be eight. This would leave Senna with a three point advantage, regardless of Prost's result. Although Prost could theoretically equal Senna's point total by winning the final round in Australia with Senna fourth or lower, Senna would have eight wins to Prost's seven and Senna would take the title anyway.
Senna, after a slow start, won the Japanese Grand Prix, and thus, took the title. Prost won the final race as well, but Senna finished second (and "replaced" a fourth place) to add a clear gap of three points for the final standings.
===Other incidents===
====1979====
In , the points system was altered so that drivers could only score in four of the first seven races and in four of the last eight. While not inherently an issue, it become so when Alan Jones won in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Canada – rounds 10, 11, 12 and 14. This meant that coming into the final race of the season, round 15, the , Jones, who occupied third place in the championship, was unable to add to his score, no matter what he did at the race. Jones took pole position and was leading the race until he retired, meaning he would not have to drop a win from his championship score.
====1990====
At the , Ayrton Senna worked out he could secure the title from rival Alain Prost if Prost retired from the race, as Senna was nine points ahead with Prost one result away from dropping points. When Senna secured pole, but was put on the dirty side of track (meaning Prost, second on the grid, started on the grippier racing line), Senna decided he would crash into Prost if Prost managed to get ahead at the first corner. As Senna expected, Prost got ahead, and Senna made no attempt to take the first corner and took both drivers out. The result meant that Senna successfully took the Drivers' Championship.
====1994 and 1997====
In , after having a controversial season, including a two-race ban, Michael Schumacher was leading the championship by one point over Damon Hill heading into the final race at Adelaide. On lap 36, while leading, Schumacher went off track. Hill, in second, attempted to pass. Slightly ahead, Schumacher turned into Hill, forcing his car over Hill's front left tyre and pushing his car onto its left wheels for a few moments. Schumacher's race was run, and while Hill attempted to continue, the collision had terminally damaged his front left suspension wishbone; Schumacher won the title by a solitary point.
In , a similar event occurred, again at the final race; this time it was in Jerez and this time with Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve. Again, Schumacher was just one point ahead of his rival. Schumacher was leading the race when Villeneuve attempted to overtake at the Dry Sack corner on lap 48. Schumacher turned into Villeneuve, hitting his sidepod with his front right tyre before beaching himself in the gravel. Villeneuve continued, and although his car was slightly damaged in the collision, he went on to take third place, after letting the s through (allowing Mika Häkkinen to take his first career victory) on the last lap and taking the title by three points. Schumacher was later disqualified from the championship by the FIA, although his results that season were allowed to stand.
==Unimplemented systems==
===Medal system===
Bernie Ecclestone proposed that for the season and onwards, the driver who takes the most wins (or golds) would take the title, with tiebreakers being resolved by second places (silver), third places (bronze), and finally points scored in the 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 system, which was the system in place at the time. The system was intended to spice up races, as wins were much more valuable than before. While accepted by the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC), protests from the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) saw the system scrapped.
The next season, the points system was completely overhauled, which gave the winner 25 points and saw points distributed to the first ten finishers. With second place getting 18 points, wins became more valuable, as the percentage of the winner's points earned with a second place dropped from 80% to 72%.
==Half points==
Half points are awarded when the race is stopped before three-quarter distance (75%) and cannot be restarted. At a F1 commission in mid-February , as a result of the in , the FIA made major changes to how points will be award for incomplete races.F1 Commission approves changes to Sporting Regulations regarding points for shortened races | Formula 1®. See the next section for more details. Prior to this change, each driver would receive half the amount of points they would get for a full race. This is a rare occurrence and has only happened six times in the history of Formula One.
The shortest race in history is the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, of which 1 of the scheduled 44 laps (2%) were completed due to heavy rain.
Lella Lombardi, the only woman driver to score points in F1, scored half a point at the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix and remains the only driver to have a career points total of 0.5 points.
 List of races where half points have been awarded
Race 	Laps 	Laps 	Percentage	Cause
Race 	Completed	Scheduled	Percentage	Cause
1975 Spanish Grand Prix 	29 	75 	% 	Accident of Rolf Stommelen, which killed five spectators.
1975 Austrian Grand Prix 	29 	54 	% 	Heavy rain.
1984 Monaco Grand Prix 	31 	76 	% 	Heavy rain.
1991 Australian Grand Prix	14 	81 	% 	Heavy rain.
2009 Malaysian Grand Prix 	31 	56 	% 	Torrential downpour.
2021 Belgian Grand Prix 	1 	44 	% 	Heavy rain.
 Half point allocations
Years/system	Full/Half 	1st 	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL
19751984 	Full points	9 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	
19751984 	Half points	4.5 	3 	2 	1.5	1 	0.5	 	 	 	 	
1991 	Full points	10 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	 	 	
1991 	Half points	5 	3 	2 	1.5	1 	0.5	 	 	 	 	
2009 	Full points	10 	8 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	 	 	
2009 	Half points	5 	4 	3 	2.5	2 	1.5	1 	0.5	 	 	
before 2022 	Full points	25 	18 	15 	12 	10 	8 	6 	4 	2 	1 	1
before 2022 	Half points	12.5	9 	7.5	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	0.5 	
===Changes for onwards===
Following controversy at the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, in which the race was unable to proceed due to heavy rain with two laps being completed for points to be scored, the scoring system for shortened races have been changed as follows:
*No points will be awarded unless a minimum of two laps have been completed by the leader without a Safety Car and/or Virtual Safety Car intervention.
*If the leader has completed more than two laps but less than 25% of the scheduled race distance, the top five finishers will be awarded points as follows:
**1st – 6 points
**2nd – 4 points
**3rd – 3 points
**4th – 2 points
**5th – 1 point
*If the leader has completed 25% but less than 50% of the scheduled race distance, points will be awarded as follows:
**1st – 13 points
**2nd – 10 points
**3rd – 8 points
**4th – 6 points
**5th – 5 point
**6th – 4 points
**7th – 3 points
**8th – 2 points
**9th – 1 point
*If the leader has completed 50% but less than 75% of the scheduled race distance, points will be awarded as follows:
**1st – 19 points
**2nd – 14 points
**3rd – 12 points
**4th – 9 points
**5th – 8 point
**6th – 6 points
**7th – 5 points
**8th – 3 points
**9th – 2 points
**10th – 1 point
==Records and milestones==
Notes:
*Current teams and drivers in bold.
*Point totals have been greatly skewed since the 2010 season, and hence unadjusted records are likely to be slanted toward recent years.
===Drivers===
====Total points====
According to STATS F1.
Pos.	Driver 	Points
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	
2 	Sebastian Vettel 	3098
3 	Max Verstappen 	
4 	Fernando Alonso 	
5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	1873
6 	Valtteri Bottas 	
7 	Nico Rosberg 	1594.5
8 	Michael Schumacher	1566
9 	Daniel Ricciardo 	1311
10 	Jenson Button 	1235
====2022-adjusted totals====
According to Mark Wessel's website. These adjustments factor in the additional point for getting fastest lap and up to eight points for getting 1st through 8th in 2022 Sprints.
Pos.	Driver 	Seasons	Actual points	2022 system points
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	– 	 	
2 	Michael Schumacher	–– 	1566 	3961
3 	Sebastian Vettel 	– 	3098 	3320
4 	Fernando Alonso 	–– 	 	
5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	–– 	1873 	2830
6 	Alain Prost 	– 	798.5 	2508.5
7 	Max Verstappen 	– 	 	
8 	Rubens Barrichello	– 	658 	1906
9 	Ayrton Senna 	– 	614 	1874.5
10 	Jenson Button 	– 	1235 	1844.5
====Consecutive points finishes====
According to STATS F1.
Pos	Driver 	Start 	End 	Number
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	2018 British Grand Prix 	2020 Bahrain Grand Prix 	48
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	2016 Japanese Grand Prix 	2018 French Grand Prix 	33
3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	2012 Bahrain Grand Prix 	2013 Hungarian Grand Prix	27
4 	Michael Schumacher	2001 Hungarian Grand Prix	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix	24
5 	Fernando Alonso 	2011 European Grand Prix 	2012 Hungarian Grand Prix	23
6 	Valtteri Bottas 	2018 British Grand Prix 	2019 British Grand Prix 	22
7 	Sebastian Vettel 	2014 British Grand Prix 	2015 Hungarian Grand Prix	21
7 	Max Verstappen 	2018 Belgian Grand Prix 	2019 Hungarian Grand Prix	21
9 	Sebastian Vettel 	2010 Brazilian Grand Prix	2011 Indian Grand Prix 	19
9 	Sebastian Vettel 	2018 Hungarian Grand Prix	2019 Austrian Grand Prix 	19
9 	Lewis Hamilton 	2014 Italian Grand Prix 	2015 Italian Grand Prix 	19
===Constructors===
Note: Due to the differing variety of manners in which constructor points can be collated, for example not being awarded until 1957, points only for one driver, dropped points, etc, practically every book and website that attempts to put together a number for overall constructor points will reach a different number. Only the ones that for which it can be seen how the total is constructed will be listed. Also note that "gross" means including dropped points and "all" means all results are included, even if points were not originally awarded.
====Gross points awarded in the Championship====
The following table uses the numbers from the STATS F1 website with the Lotus total adjusted for the original team.
Pos.	Constructor	Points
1 	 	
2 	 	
3 	 	
4 	 	
5 	 	
6 	/ 	1777
7 	(–) 	1368
8 	 	1039
9 	 	864
10 	/ 	851.5
====All points according to the 2019 system====
According to this list by Mark Wessel.
Pos.	Constructor	Seasons 	2019 system points
1 	 	–present 	
2 	 	–present 	
3 	 	–present 	
4 	 	––present	
5 	 	–present 	
6 	 	– 	5837.5
7 	 	–– 	3946
8 	/ 	––– 	3854
9 	/ 	– 	3358
10 	 	– 	3118.5
====Consecutively in points====
According to STATS F1.
Pos.	Constructor	Start 	End 	Number
1 	 	2010 German Grand Prix 	2014 Singapore Grand Prix 	81
2 	 	2010 Bahrain Grand Prix 	2013 Monaco Grand Prix 	64
3 	 	2012 Brazilian Grand Prix 	2016 Russian Grand Prix 	62
4 	 	1999 Malaysian Grand Prix 	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix 	55
4 	 	2018 British Grand Prix 	2021 Monaco Grand Prix 	55
6 	 	2006 San Marino Grand Prix	2008 Italian Grand Prix 	46
6 	 	2017 Malaysian Grand Prix 	2019 United States Grand Prix	46
8 	 	2016 Monaco Grand Prix 	2018 French Grand Prix 	44
9 	(–) 	2012 Australian Grand Prix	2013 United States Grand Prix	38
9 	 	2016 Spanish Grand Prix 	2018 Australian Grand Prix 	38
9 	 	2018 Spanish Grand Prix 	2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	38
==Notes==
==External links==
*Equivalent Wikipedia article
*F1 Fanatic's review of points coming into the 2010 season
*Formula1.com feature on points
*Formula 1 real points comparison
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