Formula 1
Formula 1 points and classification: scoring, classified cars and shortened races
Race order, official classification and championship points are not the same thing. This guide explains the 90% rule, full and reduced race points, Sprint points and when no points are awarded.
Classification counts completed laps before line order
The winner is the car that covers the scheduled distance in the shortest time, or leads when the time limit ends. All cars are classified first by complete laps covered; cars on the same lap are ordered by the sequence in which they cross the Line.
Less than 90% of the winner's laps means not classified
A car that covers less than 90% of the winner's lap count, rounded down to a whole-lap threshold, is not classified. A retired car can still be classified if it has completed enough laps, so taking the chequered flag is not the only test.
A race at 75% or more uses the full 25–18–15 points scale
When the leader completes at least 75% of the scheduled race distance, the top ten score 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. In a Sprint, if at least 50% of the scheduled Sprint distance is completed, the top eight score 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
Shortened races can award reduced points — or none
For a Race, two laps to under 25% uses 6-4-3-2-1; 25% to under 50% uses 13-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1; 50% to under 75% uses 19-14-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. No race points are awarded unless the leader completes at least two complete consecutive laps without a Safety Car or Virtual Safety Car. A Sprint below 50% gives no points.