The top ten finishers in a Grand Prix score points. The top eight in a sprint do too. Both feed the same two championships; there is no separate sprint title.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Sprint | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
The most a driver can score in a weekend is 33: a sprint win plus a Grand Prix win. Pole position scores nothing, and since 2025 neither does the fastest lap - the bonus point it used to carry was dropped.
When a race is shortened
If a race is stopped and cannot be restarted - heavy rain is the usual reason - points depend on how far the leader got. No points at all are given unless the leader completes two laps without a safety car or virtual safety car.
| Distance completed | Who scores | Winner gets |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer than 2 green laps | Nobody | 0 |
| 2 laps to 25% | Top 5 (6-4-3-2-1) | 6 |
| 25% to 50% | Top 9 (13-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1) | 13 |
| 50% to 75% | Top 10 (19-14-12-9-8-6-5-3-2-1) | 19 |
| 75% or more | Full points | 25 |
Ties: countback
When two drivers finish level on points, the one with more wins ranks higher. If that is level too, it goes to the most second places, then thirds, and so on down the order. This is Countback, and it decides real championship positions most seasons - usually down among the low scorers, where several drivers share a handful of points.