Formula 1 Standings

Formula 1 is a sport of intense engineering, precise strategy, and dazzling speed. Twenty drivers (two per team) battle it out over a demanding calendar of Grands Prix and shorter Sprint races for championship points that can make the difference between success and failure. Those who achieve the most championship points are crowned champions of both the Driver and Constructor Championships. To ensure that F1 fans are fully aware of who’s in the driving seat, the F1 standings – updated after each race – offer a real-time snapshot of how each driver and team are performing throughout the season.

F1 driver standings:

Those who finish in the top 10 of each race earn points for themselves and their teams. At the end of the season, the driver with the most points is crowned World Champion. If two or more drivers have equal points, the championship is decided by countback of results. If this doesn’t decide the outcome, it is then awarded to the driver who has won the most races.

It is not uncommon for the title fight to come down to a single point. In 2007, for example, Kimi Raikkonen won the title by just one point over Lewis Hamilton.