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FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONS
POINT SYSTEM FROM 1950 - 1992
1ST PLACE = 9 POINTS
2ND PLACE = 6 POINTS
3RD PLACE = 4 POINTS
4TH PLACE = 3 POINTS
5TH PLACE = 2 POINTS
6TH PLACE = 1 POINT
1992 TO THE PRESENT SAW 1ST PLACE
NOW AWARDED 10 POINTS
THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 COUNTED AS
A CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND. 1/2 POINTS
WERE AWARDED IF A RACE WAS SHORTENED
DUE TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR UNSAFE
TRACK CONDITIONS. SHARING A RIDE IN
THE EARLY YEARS WAS ANOTHER REASON
TO SPLIT POINTS.
EXAMPLE: THE 1955 ARGENTINE GRAND
PRIX SAW 3 DRIVERS; FARINA, MAGLIOLI
AND TRINTIGNANT SHARE A FERRARI AND
CAME HOME IN THIRD MAKING THEM SPLIT
THE POINTS TO 1.33 FOR EACH OF
THE DRIVERS.
FIRST F1 GRAND PRIX WAS HELD ON
MAY 13, 1950 AT SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND
GIUSEPPE FARINA IN ALFA ROMEO 159 AT 1ST F1 GP EVER
GUISEPPE FARINA HELD THE FIRST
POLE POSITION. 21 CARS WERE IN
THE STARTING GRID. GUISEPPE FARINA
FINISHED IN 1ST, LUIGI FAGIOLI
FINISHED IN 2ND AND REG PARNELL
FINISHED IN 3RD
FORMULA ONE HAD THEIR FIRST PODIUM
FINISHERS AND THE REST IS HISTORY
....AND IT IS STILL BEING WRITTEN
DRIVER YEAR CAR RACES POINTS
GIUSEPPE FARINA 1950 ALFA ROMEO 159 6 31
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO 1951 ALFA ROMEO 159 8 35
ALBERTO ASCARI 1952 FERRARI 50 8 36
ALBERTO ASCARI 1953 FERRARI 500 9 34
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO 1954 MASERATI 250 F & MERCEDES W 196 9 42
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO 1955 MERCEDES W 196 7 40
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO 1956 LANCIA-FERRARI D50 8 30
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO 1957 MASERATI 250F 8 40
MIKE HAWTHORN 1958 FERRARI DINO 246 11 42
JACK BRABHAM 1959 COOPER T51-CLIMAX & T45-CLIMAX 31
JACK BRABHAM 1960 COOPER T51-CLIMAX & T53-CLIMAX 10 43
PHIL HILL 1961 FERRARI DINO 156 8 34
GRAHAM HILL 1962 BRM P578 9 42
JIM CLARK 1963 LOTUS-25 CLIMAX 10 54
JOHN SURTEES 1964 FERRARI 158 10 40
JIM CLARK 1965 LOTUS-CLIMAX 33 & LOTUS-25 CLIMAX 10 54
JACK BRABHAM 1966 BRABHAM BT-19 & BT-20 REPCO'S 9 42
DENNY HULME 1967 BRABHAM BT-20, 19, & 24 REPCO'S 11 51
GRAHAM HILL 1968 LOTUS 49-FORD & LOTUS 48B-FORD 12 48
JACKIE STEWART 1969 MATRA MS10-FORD & MATRA MS80-FORD 11 63
JOCHEN RINDT 1970 LOTUS 49C-FORD & LOTUS 72-FORD 13 45
JACKIE STEWART 1971 TYRRELL 001 & 003-FORD 11 62
EMERSON FITTIPALDI 1972 LOTUS 72D-FORD 12 61
JACKIE STEWART 1973 TYRRELL 005 & 006-FORD 15 71
EMERSON FITTIPALDI 1974 McLAREN M23-FORD 15 55
NIKI LAUDA 1975 FERRARI 312B3 & FERRARI 312T 14 64 1/2
JAMES HUNT 1976 McLAREN M23-FORD 16 69
NIKI LAUDA 1977 FERRARI 312TS 17 72
MARIO ANDRETTI 1978 LOTUS 78-FORD & LOTUS 79-FORD 16 64
JODY SCHECKTER 1979 FERRARI 312T3 & FERRARI 312 T4 15 51
ALAN JONES 1980 WILLIAMS-FORD FW07B & FW07 14 67
NELSON PIQUET 1981 BRABHAM BT49C-FORD 15 50
KEKE ROSBERG 1982 WILLIAMS FW07C & FW08-FORD 16 44
NELSON PIQUET 1983 BRABHAM BT52 & 52B-BMW 15 59
NIKI LAUDA 1984 McLAREN MP4/2-TAG PORSCHE 16 72
ALAIN PROST 1985 McLAREN MP4/2B-TAG PORSCHE 16 73
ALAIN PROST 1986 McLAREN MP4/2C-TAG PORSCHE 16 72
NELSON PIQUET 1987 WILLIAMS FW11B-HONDA 16 73
AYRTON SENNA 1988 McLAREN MP4/4-HONDA 16 90
ALAIN PROST 1989 McLAREN MP4/5-HONDA 16 76
AYRTON SENNA 1990 McLAREN MP4/5B-HONDA 16 78
AYRTON SENNA 1991 McLAREN MP4/6-HONDA 16 95
NIGEL MANSELL 1992 WILLIAMS FW14B-RENAULT 16 108
ALAIN PROST 1993 WILLIAMS FW15B & FW15C-RENAULT 16 99
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER 1994 BENETTON B194B-FORD 16 92
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER 1995 BENETTON B195-RENAULT 17 102
DAMON HILL 1996 WILLIAMS FW18-RENAULT 16 97
JACQUES VILLENEUVE 1997 WILLIAMS FW19-RENAULT 17 81
MIKA HAKKINEN 1998 McLAREN MERCEDES 16 100
MIKA HAKKINEN 1999 McLAREN MERCEDES 16
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER 2000 FERRARI F-2000 17 108
