Formula 1 isn’t just a sport – it’s a global business with hundreds of millions of dollars in prize money at stake, and the winning teams and drivers enjoy the best opportunities for lucrative sponsorships and endorsement deals. As such, the results of each season’s races are extremely important – and the battle for supremacy across the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships draws in thousands of fans from all corners of the world.

Across the 23 Grand Prix races and the handful of shorter, preliminary sprint races that form part of the season, twenty drivers, two each from ten teams, primarily score championship points by finishing in the top 10 positions of each race (excluding a few situations where conditional fastest lap times can award bonus points). In addition to these results, a number of other factors can impact a team’s total tally – including key strategies, technical issues and tactical choices.

Drivers earn a maximum of 25 points per race, with the winner awarded ten and second place receiving eight points. The driver who sets the fastest lap in each qualifying session receives an additional five points, and a further five are awarded to the driver finishing in the fastest lap position in the final race of the season.

The team with the most combined points – from both drivers – across the season is declared the constructors’ champion. Since the championship system was introduced in 1958, 12 different teams have won – with Ferrari leading the way with 16 titles, followed by Williams and McLaren with nine each and Mercedes who have won an incredible eight-in-a-row between 2014-2024.