Question: how many points do you need to win the f1 championship
Answer: 9 ( 5 from first 6 , 4 from last 5 ) 1972 9 6 10 ( 5 from first 6 , 5 from last 6 ) 1973 -- 1974 9 6 13 ( 7 from first 8 , 6 from last 7 ) 9 6 12 ( 6 from first 7 , 6 from last 7 ) 1976 9 6 14 ( 7 from first 8 , 7 from last 8 ) 1977 9 6 15 ( 8 from first 9 , 7 from last 8 ) 1978 9 6 14 ( 7 from first 8 , 7 from last 8 ) 1979 9 6 8 ( 4 from first 7 , 4 from last 8 ) All 1980 9 6 10 ( 5 from first 7 , 5 from last 7 ) All 1981 -- 1990 9 6 11 All 1991 -- 2002 10 6 All 2003 -- 2009 10 8 6 5 All 2010 -- present 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 All