The Formula 1 standings are the result of a system that awards points to drivers and teams for finishing in each race. At the end of the season, the driver and team with the most points are named champions. Throughout the year, there are many different ways to interpret the Formula 1 standings. In the season performance section, you can view graphs to see how a driver’s results are trending throughout the season, and in the teammate battles you can compare head-to-head comparisons of teammates (race, points and quali).
There is no fixed number of points that a driver needs to win the championship. However, the driver who ends up with the most wins during the season will be crowned champion.
For the past 60 years, Formula 1 has been using six different points structures. The value of a victory has varied, too, and in some cases the championship has even discarded several of a driver’s lowest results, to mitigate the damage caused by a few bad races.
The current Formula 1 points system was introduced in 2010. It awards 25 points to the winner, and one point to each of the top 10 finishers. A bonus point is also awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap in a race, but this will be abolished in 2025. Unlike in earlier seasons, the grid of Sunday’s grand prix now takes into account the results of Saturday’s sprint qualifying race. This is reflected in the table below, where you can see the points earned by each driver for their sprint race result.