The F1 Fanatic Points Calculator has attracted a lot of interest since it was relaunched last month.
The latest version which has just become available adds several new features, many of which were requested by F1 Fanatic readers. They include:
- Calculate points based on previous scoring systems including 2010-2013 (no double points) and 1991-2002 (ten points for a win)
- Calculate points based on the scoring systems for other championships such as NASCAR and IndyCar*
- Calculator constructors’ championship points
Of course as before you can add the results for forthcoming races and even alter the finishing positions in earlier races to work out how the points would, could or should add up under different scenarios.
Give the updated F1 Fanatic Points Calculator a try now:
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Share your findings and suggestions for changes in the comments.
*Based on finishing positions only, i.e. not including points for pole position, etc…
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Sean Doyle (@spdoyle17)
10th August 2014, 13:48
Wow. I can’t believe using NASCAR points brings Alonso so close to Rosberg! Without the Chase or Abu Double, Alonso could actually pull off a championship from four points down. Mind blown, Keith!
activewings (@activewings)
10th August 2014, 17:32
Ferraril is only 53 points off Mercedes with NASCAR points
SP (@jb001)
10th August 2014, 18:10
As I said below, its the DNFs being translated as 0. Alonso has been very consistent.
Brunelian92
11th August 2014, 13:14
Not forgetting that even though the Ferrari has not been as quick as they hoped, it is proving to be very reliable as a car.
mark adams (@sepulhead)
11th August 2014, 17:55
there are some mistakes in the indycar and nascar points dnf are credited with 0 points but that is never the case in nascar or indycar, the first driver to retire is given 22th place and gets points for 22 th even if he crashes at turn one at the start of the race.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
11th August 2014, 19:00
@sepulhead That isn’t a “mistake”, it’s just that NASCAR and IndyCar don’t have the same rules on classification that F1 does.
petebaldwin (@)
10th August 2014, 13:55
Interesting to have a look at. Just one suggestion, when I click on Indycar or Nascar, the table gets shifted down a line because the explanation of how the points are given goes on to two lines instead of 1. It makes it difficult to compare which drivers would swap positions as the table moves…
Any way you could add a blank line on the others so that the tables all start at the same point?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
10th August 2014, 17:13
@petebaldwin I’ll keep that in mind for the future but do remember as the width is responsive the positioning will very depending on your screen or window size.
lawrence
10th August 2014, 18:02
@keithcollantine
I’m seeing it just fine.
Jarnooo (@jarnooo)
10th August 2014, 13:59
Raikkonen would be on a single point under the old points system o.o
I think I still prefer the 1991-2002 system. Points were far more lucrative then. Now almost the entire field can score points. Loses some meaning IMO.
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
10th August 2014, 14:26
@jarnoo But with reliability so much better these days, you’d end up with half the teams with no points at the end of the season.
Irejag (@irejag)
10th August 2014, 17:29
I agree with you. I have not really been a fan of the 25 point for a win system. There is too big of a gap between first and second.
matt90 (@matt90)
11th August 2014, 1:29
But the system used until 2002 had a bigger gap.
Tango (@tango)
10th August 2014, 14:41
And under Indy car and NASCAR rules, Max “I’ll get the car till the end damnit” Chilton would be 13th !
Tango (@tango)
10th August 2014, 14:44
to the end obviously
Art (@artanonim)
10th August 2014, 14:43
IndyCar scoring:
Top backmarker: Chilton in 13th (in comparison, Bianchi is in 16th).
Also, both Saubers in bottom 3, bettered by Kobayashi.
SP (@jb001)
10th August 2014, 18:05
Sauber and Bianchi have more DNFs\poor finishes.
Serban7 (@serr7)
10th August 2014, 14:47
There is a problem with the constructors championship points calculator: I changed the positions for all the drivers but the constructor championship points shows the same numbers from the beggining (the 2014 race positions). The drivers championship points calculator is showing the correct numbers from the new data I introduced though, only the constructors one is still using the old data. Does anyone eles has the same issue? (Sorry for my english by the way)
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
10th August 2014, 15:05
Ok drop me a line through the contact form and I’ll have a look:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/contact/contact-f1fanatic/
reg (@reg)
10th August 2014, 18:36
For the Indy, NASCAR, BTCC estimates to really work, you need to have the drivers finishing postion regardless if they were classified at the race finish.
Lawrence Adekoya (@ladekoya)
10th August 2014, 18:55
Wow. Looking at the NASCAR and Indycar points systems shows how badly retirements affect drivers. Nearly 40 points behind and if he had finished even 2nd in Australia he would be a couple ahead of Rosberg. Also, Alonso being that close to Rosberg on these systems shows how much those other sports reward consistency. Good on Fernando.
Strontium (@strontium)
11th August 2014, 0:37
When I saw the headline I thought for one shining moment that the double points had been dropped.
Needless to say I was disappointed, but nonetheless a very impressive feature :)
Nildo
11th August 2014, 18:42
I thought the same thing
BJ (@beejis60)
11th August 2014, 8:29
I like the Nascarl sytle point system… that way you don’t have to worry at the end of the season which team is last. I think last season, Caterham would have taken 10th if they scored every position, not the highest placing in the season. Conversely, look at Marussia now 7th in the standings in both indy and nascarl.
Liam
11th August 2014, 14:07
Marussia have chosen the wrong sport, they would be 7th in Nascar
Liam
11th August 2014, 15:19
I just finished. Lewis Hamilton was in 1st in all the point systems except for NASCAR where Hulkenburg won.
Asanator (@asanator)
12th August 2014, 14:50
Well that just goes to show what a load of balls these other scoring systems must be!
Liam
12th August 2014, 14:04
This is what the Indy Car standings would look like if it included retirements and bonus points:
1 Nico Rosberg 468
2 Lewis Hamilton 445
3 Daniel Ricciardo 339
4 Fernando Alonso 339
5 Valtteri Bottas 314
6 Sebastian Vettel 279
7 Nico Hulkenberg 278
8 Jenson Button 270
9 Kevin Magnussen 243
10 Kimi Raikkonen 227
11 Felipe Massa 220
12 Sergio Perez 206
13 Daniil Kvyat 178
14 Jean-Eric Vergne 176
15 Romain Grosjean 167
16 Jules Bianchi 156
17 Adrian Sutil 153
18 Esteban Gutierrez 151
19 Max Chilton 150
20 Pastor Maldonado 147
21 Kamui Kobayashi 146
22 Marcus Ericsson 131