The new points system, to be used as of 2003, has been designed to prolong the fight for the World Championship title, as well as reward more race finishers. But is that all it achieves? Atlas F1's David Wright compiled the final standings of every season in the F1 World Championship since 1950 using the 2003 points system. Take the result with a pinch of salt...

1950 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Luigi Fagioli 38 +2 2 Nino Farina 37 -1 3 Juan Manuel Fangio 30 -1 4 Louis Rosier 22.5 = 5 Alberto Ascari 16 = 6 Johnny Parsons 10 = 7 Prince Bira 9 +1 8 Bill Holland 8 -1 = Peter Whitehead 8 +1 10 Philippe Etancelin 7 +3 11 Louis Chiron 6 -2 = Bob Gerard 6 N/A = Yves Giraud-Cabantous 6 +2 = Toulo de Graffenried 6 N/A = Reg Parnell 6 -2 = Mauri Rose 6 -2 17 Cecil Green 5 -4 = Robert Manzon 5 -4 = Raymond Sommer 5 -4 20 Felice Bonetto 4 -1 = Dorino Serafini 4 -7 22 Johnny Claes 3 N/A = Luigi Villoresi 3 N/A = Lee Wallard 3 N/A 25 Tony Bettenhausen 2 N/A = Eugene Chaboud 2 -5 = Joie Chitwood 2 -5 = Walt Faulkner 2 N/A = Cuth Harrison 2 N/A = Pierre Levegh 2 N/A = Nello Pagani 2 N/A 32 Charles Pozzi 1.5 N/A 33 George Connor 1 N/A = Harry Schell 1 N/A	1951 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 41 = 2 Alberto Ascari 40 = 3 Jose Froilan Gonzalez 36 = 4 Nino Farina 29 = 5 Luigi Villoresi 28 = 6 Piero Taruffi 16 = 7 Felice Bonetto 12 +1 8 Louis Rosier 10 +4 = Lee Wallard 10 -1 10 Reg Parnell 9 = 11 Mike Nazaruk 8 -2 = Consalvo Sanesi 8 +1 13 Yves Giraud-Cabantous 7 +2 = Toulo de Graffenried 7 +2 15 Louis Chiron 5 N/A = Luigi Fagioli 5 -4 = Andy Linden 5 -3 18 Bobby Ball 4 -3 19 Manny Ayulo 3 -4 = Henry Banks 3 N/A = Rudi Fischer 3 N/A = Jack McGrath 3 -4 = Andre Pilette 3 N/A = Andre Simon 3 N/A 25 Johnny Claes 2 N/A = Carl Forberg 2 N/A = Robert Manzon 2 N/A = Peter Walker 2 N/A 29 Duane Carter 1 N/A = Eugene Chaboud 1 N/A = Philippe Etancelin 1 N/A = Pierre Levegh 1 N/A = Stirling Moss 1 N/A = Brian Shawe-Taylor 1 N/A
1952 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Alberto Ascari 60 = 2 Nino Farina 40 = 3 Piero Taruffi 31 = 4 Mike Hawthorn 16 = 5 Robert Manzon 15 +1 6 Rudi Fischer 14 -2 7 Jean Behra 12 +3 = Luigi Villoresi 12 = 9 Troy Ruttman 10 -2 10 Jose Froilan Gonzalez 8 -1 = Jim Rathmann 8 = 12 Alan Brown 7 +4 = Maurice Trintignant 7 +4 14 Sam Hanks 6 -2 15 Duane Carter 5 -2 = Dennis Poore 5 -2 = Ken Wharton 5 -2 18 Felice Bonetto 4 -2 = Art Cross 4 -2 = Paul Frere 4 -2 = Eric Thompson 4 -2 22 Jimmy Bryan 3 N/A = Peter Collins 3 N/A = Toulo de Graffenried 3 N/A = Roger Laurent 3 N/A = Andre Simon 3 N/A 27 Duncan Hamilton 2 N/A = Peter Hirt 2 N/A = Reg Parnell 2 N/A = Jimmy Reece 2 N/A = Fritz Riess 2 N/A = Charles de Tornaco 2 N/A 33 Eric Brandon 1 N/A = Johnny Claes 1 N/A = George Connor 1 N/A = Philippe Etancelin 1 N/A = Chico Landi 1 N/A = Lance Macklin 1 N/A = Roy Salvadori 1 N/A = Toni Ulmen 1 N/A	1953 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Alberto Ascari 55.5 = 2 Nino Farina 44 +1 = Mike Hawthorn 44 +2 4 Juan Manuel Fangio 36.5 -2 5 Luigi Villoresi 28.5 = 6 Jose Froilan Gonzalez 20 = 7 Toulo de Graffenried 15 +1 8 Felice Bonetto 13.5 +1 9 Maurice Trintignant 12 +2 10 Bill Vukovich 10 -3 11 Art Cross 8 -1 12 Onofre Marimon 6 -1 13 Oscar Galvez 4 = = Hermann Lang 4 = = Jack McGrath 4 = = Louis Rosier 4 N/A 17 Jean Behra 3 N/A = Duane Carter 3 -4 = Jimmy Daywalt 3 N/A = Sam Hanks 3 -4 = Roberto Mieres 3 N/A = Stirling Moss 3 N/A = Harry Schell 3 N/A = Ken Wharton 3 N/A 25 Fred Agabashian 2.5 -7 = Paul Russo 2.5 -7 27 Prince Bira 2 N/A = Jacques Swaters 2 N/A 29 John Barber 1 N/A = Peter Collins 1 N/A = Eddie Johnson 1 N/A = Eddie McCoy 1 N/A = Umberto Maglioli 1 N/A = Sergio Mantovani 1 N/A = Luigi Musso 1 N/A = Jim Rathmann 1 N/A = Max de Terra 1 N/A
1954 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 71 = 2 Jose Froilan Gonzalez 33.5 = 3 Mike Hawthorn 32.5 = 4 Maurice Trintignant 27 = 5 Karl Kling 19 = 6 Roberto Mieres 13 +2 7 Hans Herrmann 11 -1 8 Prince Bira 10 +9 = Sergio Mantovani 10 +7 = Bill Vukovich 10 -2 11 Jimmy Bryan 8 -3 = Nino Farina 8 -3 = Luigi Musso 8 -3 14 Jack McGrath 6 -2 = Robert Manzon 6 +1 = Onofre Marimon 6 -1 = Stirling Moss 6 -1 18 Umberto Maglioli 5 = = Harry Schell 5 N/A = Ken Wharton 5 N/A 21 Elie Bayol 4 -3 = Mike Nazaruk 4 -3 = Andre Pilette 4 -3 = Louis Rosier 4 N/A = Luigi Villoresi 4 -3 26 Fred Agabashian 3 N/A = Jean Behra 3 = = Paco Godia 3 N/A = Piero Taruffi 3 N/A = Fred Wacker 3 N/A 31 Duane Carter 2.5 -8 = Troy Ruttman 2.5 -8 33 Peter Collins 2 N/A = Don Freeland 2 N/A 35 Toulo de Graffenried 1 N/A = Jacques Swaters 1 N/A 37 Jerry Hoyt 0.5 N/A = Paul Russo 0.5 N/A	1955 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 48 = 2 Stirling Moss 27.667 = 3 Eugenio Castellotti 19.5 = 4 Maurice Trintignant 16.667 = 5 Jean Behra 14.5 +4 6 Nino Farina 13.667 -1 7 Piero Taruffi 13.5 -1 8 Roberto Mieres 13 = = Luigi Musso 13 +1 10 Bob Sweikert 10 -3 11 Umberto Maglioli 9 +10 12 Karl Kling 7.667 -1 13 Jimmy Davies 6 -1 14 Paul Frere 5.5 -1 15 Johnny Thomson 5 -2 16 Tony Bettenhausen 4 -3 = Carlos Menditeguy 4 +1 = Cesare Perdisa 4 +1 = Paul Russo 4 -3 = Luigi Villoresi 4 +1 21 Mike Hawthorn 3.5 N/A 22 Louis Chiron 3 N/A = Andy Linden 3 N/A 24 Jose Froilan Gonzalez 2.667 -7 25 Walt Faulkner 2 -3 = Al Herman 2 N/A = Bill Homeier 2 -3 = Jacques Pollet 2 N/A = Mike Sparken 2 N/A 30 Hans Herrmann 1.667 -8 31 Harry Schell 1.5 N/A 32 Lance Macklin 1 N/A = Sergio Mantovani 1 N/A = Pat O'Connor 1 N/A = Nano da Silva Ramos 1 N/A
1956 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 38 = 2 Jean Behra 34 +2 3 Stirling Moss 33 -1 4 Peter Collins 32 -1 5 Eugenio Castellotti 14 +1 6 Paco Godia 13 +1 7 Pat Flaherty 10 -2 8 Jack Fairman 9 +2 = Cesare Perdisa 9 +7 10 Paul Frere 8 -3 = Sam Hanks 8 -3 = Louis Rosier 8 +9 13 Luigi Villoresi 7 +6 14 Ron Flockhart 6 -3 = Don Freeland 6 -3 = Mike Hawthorn 6 -3 17 Horace Gould 5 +2 = Luigi Musso 5 -6 = Johnnie Parsons 5 -2 = Harry Schell 5 -2 = Nano da Silva Ramos 5 +2 22 Andre Pilette 4.5 N/A 23 Olivier Gendebien 4 -4 = Alfonso de Portago 4 -8 = Dick Rathmann 4 -4 26 Luigi Piotti 3 N/A = Bob Sweikert 3 N/A 28 Gerino Gerini 2.5 -3 = Chico Landi 2.5 -3 30 Toulo de Graffenried 2 N/A = Bob Veith 2 N/A 32 Elie Bayol 1.5 N/A = Oscar Gonzalez 1.5 N/A = Alberto Uria 1.5 N/A 35 Rodger Ward 1 N/A	1957 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 56 = 2 Stirling Moss 30 = 3 Mike Hawthorn 22 +1 = Luigi Musso 22 = 5 Harry Schell 19 +1 6 Masten Gregory 17 = 7 Peter Collins 15.5 +1 8 Tony Brooks 15 -3 9 Jean Behra 14 +2 10 Stuart Lewis-Evans 11 +2 11 Sam Hanks 10 -3 12 Jim Rathmann 8 -2 13 Wolfgang von Trips 7 +1 14 Maurice Trintignant 6.5 -2 15 Jack Brabham 6 N/A = Jimmy Bryan 6 -1 = Carlos Menditeguy 6 -1 18 Paul Russo 5 -1 = Giorgio Scarlatti 5 +2 20 Andy Linden 4 -2 = Roy Salvadori 4 -2 22 Johnny Boyd 3 N/A = Bob Gerard 3 N/A 24 Jo Bonnier 2 N/A = Jose Froilan Gonzalez 2 -4 = Alfonso de Portago 2 -4 = Marshall Teague 2 N/A 28 Ivor Bueb 1 N/A = Mike MacDowel 1 N/A = Pat O'Connor 1 N/A = Cesare Perdisa 1 N/A
1958 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Mike Hawthorn 60 = 2 Stirling Moss 48 = 3 Tony Brooks 32 = 4 Harry Schell 30 +1 5 Roy Salvadori 26 -1 6 Peter Collins 20 -1 = Maurice Trintignant 20 +1 8 Luigi Musso 18 -1 9 Stuart Lewis-Evans 17 = 10 Jean Behra 15 = = Wolfgang von Trips 15 = 12 Jack Brabham 14 +6 = Phil Hill 14 -2 14 Cliff Allison 13 +4 15 Jimmy Bryan 10 -2 = Juan Manuel Fangio 10 -1 17 George Amick 8 -2 18 Jo Bonnier 6 = = Johnny Boyd 6 -2 20 Tony Bettenhausen 5 -4 21 Bruce McLaren 4 N/A = Jim Rathmann 4 = 23 Edgar Barth 3 N/A = Olivier Gendebien 3 N/A = Masten Gregory 3 N/A = Graham Hill 3 N/A = Jimmy Reece 3 N/A 28 Ian Burgess 2 N/A = Don Freeland 2 N/A = Carlos Menditeguy 2 N/A 31 Jack Fairman 1 N/A = Paco Godia 1 N/A = Jud Larson 1 N/A = Tony Marsh 1 N/A	1959 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Jack Brabham 45 = 2 Tony Brooks 34 = 3 Phil Hill 30 +1 4 Maurice Trintignant 29 +1 5 Stirling Moss 28 -2 6 Bruce McLaren 24 = 7 Dan Gurney 19 = 8 Masten Gregory 16 = 9 Jo Bonnier 15 -1 = Harry Schell 15 +3 11 Rodger Ward 10 -1 12 Innes Ireland 9 = = Roy Salvadori 9 N/A 14 Olivier Gendebien 8 +1 = Jim Rathmann 8 -3 16 Johnny Thomson 6 -4 17 Tony Bettenhausen 5 -2 = Ron Flockhart 5 N/A 19 Cliff Allison 4 -2 = Jean Behra 4 -2 = Paul Goldsmith 4 -2 22 Johnny Boyd 3 N/A = Ian Burgess 3 N/A = Wolfgang von Trips 3 N/A 25 Harry Blanchard 2 N/A = Duane Carter 2 N/A = Graham Hill 2 N/A 28 Eddie Johnson 1 N/A = Giorgio Scarlatti 1 N/A = Carroll Shelby 1 N/A = Alan Stacey 1 N/A