Pitpass Statistics

Points

Up to and including the 2024 Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix

The F1 points scoring system has seen many changes over the years and therefore accurate comparisons are virtually impossible.

From 1950 to 1959 race winners scored 8 points with 6 points for 2nd, 4 for 3rd, 3 for 4th, 2 for 5th and 1 bonus point for fastest lap. Furthermore until 1957 points were shared between drivers who drove in relays, as was often the case.

In 1960 the points system was changed so that the 6th placed driver received one point with no points awarded for fastest lap.

The following year (1961) the system was changed yet again with race winners being awarded 9 points rather than 8 - this system was retained until 1991 when the 10-6-4-3-2-1 system was introduced. In 2003 a new points system has been introduced by the FIA in an effort to 'spice up' the sport - the new system awards points to the first eight finishers: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1

Furthermore, between 1950 and 1989 drivers didn't 'keep' all the points earned - sometimes only their best 4 results counted while at other times the season was divided in two with the best score from each half counting towards the final score. Had the current points system been in use from 1950 the history of the championship would have been altered significantly.

In 2010, the FIA introduced a new system that saw points awarded to the first 10 finishers on a 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis.

* Pitpass does not include the Indianapolis 500 which formed part of the World Championship between 1950 and 1960

Lewis Hamilton	4655.5
Sebastian Vettel	3099
Max Verstappen	2688.5
Fernando Alonso	2289
Kimi Raikkonen	1873
Valtteri Bottas	1795
Nico Rosberg	1594.5
Michael Schumacher	1566
Sergio Perez	1561
Daniel Ricciardo	1323
Jenson Button	1235
Felipe Massa	1167
Charles Leclerc	1139
Carlos Sainz	1047.5
Mark Webber	1047.5
Alain Prost	798.5
Lando Norris	693
Rubens Barrichello	658
Ayrton Senna	614
David Coulthard	535
Nico Hulkenberg	534
George Russell	496
Nelson Piquet	485.5
Nigel Mansell	482
Esteban Ocon	423
Niki Lauda	420.5
Mika Hakkinen	420
Pierre Gasly	394
Romain Grosjean	391
Gerhard Berger	385
Jackie Stewart	360
Damon Hill	360
Ralf Schumacher	329
Carlos Reuteman	310
Juan Pablo Montoya	307
Graham Hill	289
Emerson Fittipaldi	281
Riccardo Patrese	281
Juan Manuel Fangio	277.5
Giancarlo Fisichella	275
Jim Clark	274
Robert Kubica	273
Jack Brabham	261
Jody Scheckter	255
Denny Hulme	248
Jarno Trulli	246.5
Jean Alesi	241
Jacques Villeneuve	235
Alex Albon	228
Jacques Lafitte	228
Nick Heidfeld	219
Clay Regazzoni	212
Alan Jones	206
Ronnie Peterson	206
Bruce McLaren	198.5
John Surtees	191
Eddie Irvine	191
Stirling Moss	186.64

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