1950
Race scale: [8, 6, 4, 3, 2]. Retention: 4.
Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference.
STATISTICS / reviewed-awards-4.0Points need
Points need
historical context.
Race points, retained championship scores and constructor awards answer different questions. These reviewed cases illustrate the distinction; official source standings remain intact.
CASE STUDY / 1964
The points you keep
John Surtees retained 40 points; Graham Hill retained 39. Hill's recorded race awards total 41, but only his best six scores counted. Simply adding every result changes the answer.
Official championship standings ↗RULE EVIDENCE
The FIA's historical account records the six-result retention rule. This check does not certify every period regulation or penalty.
FIA historical account ↗1964
Race scale: [9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1]. Retention: 6.
Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference.
1988
Race scale: [9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1]. Retention: 11.
Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference.
2021
Race scale: [25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1]. Retention: all.
Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference.
2025
Race scale: [25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1]. Retention: all.
Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference.
2026
Race scale: [25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1]. Retention: all.
Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference.
2026: distance bands, not a universal multiplier
The pinned FIA Section A, Issue 02 (27 February 2026), Article A2.2 defines distinct race-distance award bands and a sprint threshold. The implementation requires explicit final eligibility, reviewed distance and consecutive green-lap evidence. Later amendments, dead heats and adjudicated penalties need separate review.
Pinned regulation ↗Unknown awards stay unknown. Source decimal precision is not converted into guessed historical fractions. No hypothetical calculation replaces an official championship table.