Statistics: Which F1 driver has scored the most points of all time?

  • Published on 31 Dec 2019 15:48
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  • By: Fergal Walsh

Formula 1 completed its 70th season in 2019, introducing a new method of how to score a point - by bagging the fastest lap in a grand prix. 

The points system has changed many times since F1's maiden season in 1950, with the last major change coming in 2010, when 25 points were awarded for a race win. 

Drivers that finished in ninth and tenth were also awarded points as previously, it was just the top eight who scored and before that, the top six.

Due to the alterations that have been made over the years, it has become difficult to exactly compare the points that have been handed out to each driver for their achievements. In the list that doesn't account for the changing systems, Lewis Hamilton holds a commanding lead.

All-time points scored list
 

  Driver Points Avg
 
1
Driver
Lewis Hamilton
Points
3,431
Avg
13.72
 
2
Driver
Sebastian Vettel
Points
2,985
Avg
12.44
 
3
Driver
Fernando Alonso
Points
1,899
Avg
6.09
 
4
Driver
Kimi Raikkonen
Points
1,859
Avg
5.94
 
5
Driver
Nico Rosberg
Points
1,594.5
Avg
7.74
 
6
Driver
Michael Schumacher
Points
1,566
Avg
5.10
 
7
Driver
Valtteri Bottas
Points
1,289
Avg
9.27
 
8
Driver
Jenson Button
Points
1,235
Avg
4.04
 
9
Driver
Felipe Massa
Points
1,167
Avg
4.34
 
10
Driver
Mark Webber
Points
1,047.5
Avg
4.87
 
11
Driver
Daniel Ricciardo
Points
1,040
Avg
6.08
 
12
Driver
Max Verstappen
Points
948
Avg
9.29
 
13
Driver
Alain Prost
Points
798.5
Avg
4.01
 
14
Driver
Rubens Barrichello
Points
658
Avg
2.04
 
15
Driver
Ayrton Senna
Points
614
Avg
3.81
 
16
Driver
Sergio Perez
Points
581
Avg
3.30
 
17
Driver
David Coulthard
Points
535
Avg
2.17
 
18
Driver
Nico Hülkenberg
Points
511
Avg
2.89
 
19
Driver
Nelson Piquet
Points
485.5
Avg
2.38
 
20
Driver
Nigel Mansell
Points
482
Avg
2.58

Source: StatsF1.com


Eight of the drivers who are in the top 20 of the most scored points are drivers who were on the grid in 2019. The most striking is the rise of Max Verstappen, who is already 12th after five seasons in the F1. However, if all points are converted to the current system, the Dutchman is no longer so high on the list.

Re-calculated ranking of most points in F1
 

  Driver Points Avg
 
1
Driver
Michael Schumacher
Points
3,961
Avg
12.90
 
2
Driver
Lewis Hamilton
Points
3,820
Avg
15.28
 
3
Driver
Sebastian Vettel
Points
3,207
Avg
13.36
 
4
Driver
Kimi Raikkonen
Points
2,816
Avg
9.00
 
5
Driver
Fernando Alonso
Points
2,761
Avg
8.85
 
6
Driver
Alain Prost
Points
2,502.5
Avg
12.58
 
7
Driver
Rubens Barrichello
Points
1,906
Avg
5.90
 
8
Driver
Ayrton Senna
Points
1,875.5
Avg
11.65
 
9
Driver
Jenson Button
Points
1,844.5
Avg
6.03
 
10
Driver
Nico Rosberg
Points
1,757
Avg
8.53
 
11
Driver
David Coulthard
Points
1,735
Avg
7.05
 
12
Driver
Felipe Massa
Points
1,696
Avg
6.30
 
13
Driver
Nelson Piquet
Points
1,689
Avg
8.28
 
14
Driver
Nigel Mansell
Points
1,521
Avg
8.13
 
15
Driver
Gerhard Berger
Points
1,425.5
Avg
6.79
 
16
Driver
Mika Hakkinen
Points
1,406
Avg
8.73
 
17
Driver
Mark Webber
Points
1,376
Avg
6.4
 
18
Driver
Niki Lauda
Points
1,359
Avg
7.95
 
19
Driver
Valtteri Bottas
Points
1,283
Avg
9.23
 
20
Driver
Carlos Reutemann
Points
1,128.5
Avg
7.73

Source: formula1.markwessel.com / own calculations

Michael Schumacher moves to the top spot on the all-time list, however Lewis Hamilton is close behind and will likely pass his record in 2020. Hamilton's average points scored per race, and also Sebastian Vettel's, is higher than Schumacher's. 

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