The methodology of how points are awarded has change several times since the first season in 1950. For example in some seasons only a certain number of a drivers best results were counted, in some seasons a point was awarded for the driver recording the fastest lap time.
A new system was introduced for the 2010season, with the most notable change, the differential between points awarded for first to second place is increased and points are awarded for the first ten finishers rather than eight as in the seven prior years.
| Seasons | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 2010 - | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 - 2009 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1991 - 2002 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Jim Clark holds the record for the most dominant Drivers' Champion in terms of points scored: A maximum of 54 points (6 wins) in both 1963 and 1965.
Michael Schumacher finished on the podium in every race of the 2002 season: Scoring 144 of a maximum 170 points. The most dominant Constructors' Champion in recent times was
McLaren scored a 199 points out of a possible 240 points in 1988, 134 points ahead of their nearest rival. In 2002,
Ferrari scored 221 points in 2002, as many as all the other teams put together.
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