In 1980, to return to the Prost example, the way he drove did make an active contribution to that reliability rate. For example, when Alain Prost finished sixth on his F1 debut with McLaren in Argentina in 1980 (pictured above), there was only one other classified finisher – Brabham’s Ricardo Zunino.īut on the other side of the coin, while reliability of cars today is so good this is largely independent of the driver. This does slightly muddy the waters as it’s very clear that reliability levels mean you need to be ahead of more rivals at the chequered flag than you have done in other eras. In the 1950s, 29.1% of race qualifiers scored points in each race but for 2010 to date, it’s 46.8% and this year 50%. That’s higher than for any of the previous points regimes, although overall the number of points scored per race starter is higher than ever given larger grids.
F1 POINTS SYSTEM DRIVERS
The rate for the current system is 59.2%, while reliability levels mean that, on average, you have to beat 7.3 other drivers to make the points.
Remarkably, looking at the four main points systems used in F1, the percentage chance of scoring points simply by finishing a race has remained very stable – fluctuating between 56.6% and 60%. So it’s undeniable that points are more plentiful.īut whether they are easier to score is a slightly different question. That rose to six in 1960 then eight in 2003 and then to the present 10 from 2010 onwards. Once as few as five drivers scored points in a race.
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