Since the start of F1 in 1950, points have been awarded at the end of races with the collective to༺tals determining the winner of the drivers’ and constructors’ titles.

The points system has changed over the years with F1’s current way of handing out points being in place since 201꧅0 - with a significant tweak in 2025.

Points system in 2025

Currently, points are awarded to ♏the top 10♋ finishers:

However, the extra point for the driver who recorded the fastest lap has been withdrawn for the 2025 s🌠eason.

F1 is holding six sprint races in 2025. Points are awarded to the ജtop eight finishers in the Sprint:

Since the introduc✅tion of the current points system in 201ಌ0, the only major change came in 2014, for the season finale in Abu Dhabi.

Double points were a📖warded for the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with the winner - Lewis Hamilton - scoring 50.

How are points awarded if the race is cancelled?

For races between two laps and 25 per cent scheduled distance only the tꦅop five will be given points: 6-4-ไ3-2-1.

For races between 25 per cent but under 50 per cent points will be given to the top nine:🔥 13-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1

For races between 50 per cent but under 75 per cent points ☂will be given to the top 10: 19-14-12-9-8-6-5-3-2-1.

Points systems over the years

There have bee꧒n various poi💙nts systems over the years in F1.

Lewis Hamilto🐈n currently holds the record for the most points ob🌊tained - 4862.5.

Michael Schumacher scored 1566 across his F1 career but due to the change in system in 2010, his care❀er total when adjusted is 3961 (second overall).

Hamilton has the record number of consecutive points f🐎inishes - 48 - starting at the 2018 British Grand Prix until the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix. 

Schumacher has the record for the highest percentage of points in one seas🐟on (144 out of 170).

For constructors’, Mercedes hold that record, scoring 703 o♚ut of the maximum 817 available in 2015.