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Between 1930 and 1936, the Championship points were awarded to the first ten drivers. There were only points for ranks in races, no bonus points. The points system was based on mileage factor. The winner receive 1.2 points per mile. The points gaps between the ranks were also changed from a relatively arbitrary scheme to a uniform allocation.
Championship Auto Racing Teams: 1 additional bonus point for pole position and most led laps used only for events shorter than 200 miles between 1981 and 1982 [1] 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 - - - - - - - - 1986: 2001: American Racing Series / Indy Lights: 1 additional bonus point for pole position and most led laps 1999: 2002: Formula Atlantic
A points system for rank in the race and another point system for points based on the length of the race and the distance covered by the driver. For Example: The winner of the Daytona 500 in 1972 received a total of 350 points, 100 points for first place and an additional 250 points (1.25 points per lap * 200 laps) for race distance completed.
Scuderia Ferrari holds the record for the highest Constructors' Championship points total with 10324, Red Bull Racing is second with 7837, and Mercedes is third with 7690.5. [8] Drivers received an equal points distribution share if they shared a car with another or set the same fastest lap as another between 1950 and 1957. Second drivers of ...
The Pro Stock record is 214 miles per hour (344 km/h), with times often in the 6.4-6.7 second range and the Pro Stock Motorcycles usually run at 190+ mph (310 km/h), with times in the low 7- to high 6-second range.
For the 2014 season the maximum cars starting was dropped to 18 resulting in 36 points for the winner. Bonus points for the feature winner was also changed to three points if the winner started in a single-digit position (i.e., fifth) or five points if the winner had a double-digit starting position (i.e., 12th).
WCC points WDC points [failed verification] 1 Ferrari: 10324 11225.77 2 / Red Bull Racing [N 3] 7837 7837 3 Mercedes: 7690.5 7829.64 4 McLaren: 6957.5 7275.5 5 Williams: 3631 3637 6 / Renault [N 2] 1777 1777 7 Lotus: 1368 1514 8 Force India: 987 987 9 / Sauber/BMW Sauber [N 1] 869 869 10 Brabham: 864 983 Source: [24]
Note 1: Sam Posey, Mark Donohue, Swede Savage, Peter Revson, John Cannon, Jerry Hansen, David Hobbs, Jack Brabham, Denis Hulme and LeeRoy Yarbrough are not eligible for points. Note 2: Art Pollard qualified fifth for the Milwaukee event and was eliminated in a 10-car accident at the start of the race. His original car was scored in 15th.