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...

1960 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Jack Brabham 55 = 2 Bruce McLaren 51 = 3 Innes Ireland 30 +1 4 Phil Hill 27 +1 5 Stirling Moss 25 -2 6 Wolfgang von Trips 21 = 7 Olivier Gendebien 16 -1 8 Jim Clark 14 = = Richie Ginther 14 = 10 Tony Brooks 13 +1 11 Jo Bonnier 10 +4 = Jim Rathmann 10 -3 13 Cliff Allison 8 -1 = Graham Hill 8 +2 = John Surtees 8 -1 = Henry Taylor 8 +6 = Rodger Ward 8 -1 18 Paul Goldsmith 6 -3 = Willy Mairesse 6 -3 20 Don Branson 5 -1 = Giulio Cabianca 5 -1 = Carlos Menditeguy 5 -1 23 Johnny Thomson 4 = 24 Lucien Bianchi 3 = = Ron Flockhart 3 = = Hans Herrmann 3 = = Eddie Johnson 3 = 28 Edgar Barth 2 N/A = Jim Hall 2 N/A = Lloyd Ruby 2 N/A 31 Carel Godin de Beaufort 1 N/A = Piero Drogo 1 N/A = Bruce Halford 1 N/A = Roy Salvadori 1 N/A = Bob Veith 1 N/A	1961 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Phil Hill 48 = 2 Wolfgang von Trips 41 = 3 Dan Gurney 35 = 4 Stirling Moss 26 -1 5 Richie Ginther 25 = 6 Bruce McLaren 22 +1 7 Jim Clark 19 = 8 Innes Ireland 15 -2 9 Jo Bonnier 11 +4 10 Giancarlo Baghetti 10 -1 = Tony Brooks 10 = = John Surtees 10 +1 13 Jack Brabham 8 -2 = Graham Hill 8 = 15 Roy Salvadori 7 +2 16 Olivier Gendebien 5 -3 = Jackie Lewis 5 -3 18 Carel Godin de Beaufort 2 N/A = Maurice Trintignant 2 N/A 20 Cliff Allison 1 N/A = Lorenzo Bandini 1 N/A = Roger Penske 1 N/A
1962 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Graham Hill 64 = 2 Bruce McLaren 45 +1 3 Jim Clark 35 -1 4 John Surtees 29 = 5 Tony Maggs 25 +2 6 Dan Gurney 20 -1 = Phil Hill 20 = 8 Jack Brabham 18 +1 9 Richie Ginther 17 -1 10 Jo Bonnier 11 +4 11 Trevor Taylor 10 -1 12 Giancarlo Baghetti 9 -1 13 Carel Godin de Beaufort 8 +3 = Ricardo Rodriguez 8 -1 15 Lorenzo Bandini 7 -3 = Willy Mairesse 7 -1 17 Masten Gregory 5 +1 = Innes Ireland 5 -1 19 Neville Lederle 3 -1 = Maurice Trintignant 3 N/A 21 Jackie Lewis 1 N/A = John Love 1 N/A	1963 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Jim Clark 85 = 2 Richie Ginther 50 = 3 Graham Hill 37 -1 4 Dan Gurney 29 +1 = John Surtees 29 = 6 Bruce McLaren 25 = 7 Jack Brabham 24 = 8 Jo Bonnier 19 +1 = Tony Maggs 19 = 10 Lorenzo Bandini 12 -1 11 Jim Hall 10 +1 = Innes Ireland 10 -2 13 Carel Godin de Beaufort 6 +1 14 Gerhard Mitter 5 -2 = Jo Siffert 5 +1 = Trevor Taylor 5 +1 17 Chris Amon 4 N/A 18 Ludovico Scarfiotti 3 -3 19 Peter Broeker 2 N/A = Hap Sharp 2 N/A 21 Mike Hailwood 1 N/A = Tony Settember 1 N/A = Maurice Trintignant 1 N/A
1964 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Graham Hill 53 +1 2 John Surtees 50 -1 3 Jim Clark 41 = 4 Richie Ginther 39 = 5 Lorenzo Bandini 32 -1 6 Dan Gurney 23 = = Bruce McLaren 23 +1 8 Peter Arundell 17 = = Jack Brabham 17 = 10 Jo Siffert 14 = 11 Bob Anderson 13 = 12 Mike Spence 11 = 13 Innes Ireland 8 -1 = Tony Maggs 8 -1 15 Jo Bonnier 7 = 16 Mike Hailwood 6 +3 = Phil Hill 6 +3 18 Trevor Taylor 5 +1 19 Chris Amon 4 -3 = Giancarlo Baghetti 4 N/A = Walt Hansgen 4 -3 = Maurice Trintignant 4 -3 23 Pedro Rodriguez 3 -4	1965 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Graham Hill 63 +1 2 Jim Clark 60 -1 3 Jackie Stewart 47 = 4 Dan Gurney 37 = 5 John Surtees 27 = 6 Lorenzo Bandini 23 = 7 Mike Spence 21 +1 8 Richie Ginther 18 -1 = Bruce McLaren 18 = 10 Jack Brabham 16 = 11 Jo Siffert 14 = 12 Denny Hulme 10 -1 13 Jo Bonnier 9 N/A = Jochen Rindt 9 = 15 Richard Attwood 6 -1 = Pedro Rodriguez 6 -1 17 Ronnie Bucknum 4 -3 18 Frank Gardner 1 N/A = Masten Gregory 1 N/A
1966 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Jack Brabham 53 = 2 Jochen Rindt 36 +1 3 John Surtees 34 -1 4 Denny Hulme 26 = 5 Graham Hill 25 = 6 Jim Clark 21 = 7 Lorenzo Bandini 20 +1 8 Jackie Stewart 19 -1 9 Mike Parkes 16 -1 10 Dan Gurney 10 +2 = Ludovico Scarfiotti 10 = 12 Richie Ginther 9 -1 13 Mike Spence 8 -1 14 Peter Arundell 7 +3 = Bob Bondurant 7 = = Bruce McLaren 7 = 17 Bob Anderson 5 = = Jo Bonnier 5 = = Jo Siffert 5 -3 = John Taylor 5 = 21 Chris Irwin 2 N/A 22 Chris Amon 1 N/A = Ronnie Bucknum 1 N/A	1967 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Denny Hulme 67 = 2 Jack Brabham 64 = 3 Jim Clark 49 = 4 Chris Amon 34 = 5 John Surtees 29 -1 6 Pedro Rodriguez 25 = 7 Graham Hill 21 -1 8 Mike Spence 20 +2 9 Dan Gurney 16 -1 10 Jackie Stewart 14 -1 11 Jo Siffert 12 = 12 Chris Irwin 10 +4 = Jochen Rindt 10 -1 14 Jo Bonnier 8 = = John Love 8 -3 16 Bruce McLaren 7 -2 17 Bob Anderson 5 -1 18 Jean Pierre Beltoise 4 N/A = Mike Parkes 4 -2 20 Jacky Ickx 3 -1 = Guy Ligier 3 -1 = Ludovico Scarfiotti 3 -1 23 David Hobbs 1 N/A = J.Williams 1 N/A
1968 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Graham Hill 59 = 2 Jackie Stewart 49 = 3 Denny Hulme 47 = 4 Jacky Ickx 38 = 5 Bruce McLaren 32 = 6 Pedro Rodriguez 28 = 7 Jo Siffert 21 = 8 Jean Pierre Beltoise 20 +1 9 John Surtees 19 -2 10 Chris Amon 16 = 11 Richard Attwood 12 +2 = Jochen Rindt 12 +1 13 Jim Clark 10 -2 = Piers Courage 10 +6 = Vic Elford 10 +4 = Jackie Oliver 10 = = Ludovico Scarfiotti 10 = 18 Lucien Bianchi 9 -1 19 Jo Bonnier 8 +2 = Johnny Servoz-Gavin 8 -6 21 Brian Redman 6 -2 22 Dan Gurney 5 -1 23 Jack Brabham 4 = = Silvio Moser 4 =	1969 Pos Driver Points Change 1 Jackie Stewart 73 = 2 Jacky Ickx 49 = 3 Bruce McLaren 42 = 4 Jean Pierre Beltoise 36 +1 5 Denny Hulme 32 +1 6 Graham Hill 30 +1 7 Jochen Rindt 29 -3 8 Jo Siffert 25 +1 9 Piers Courage 24 -1 10 Jack Brabham 22 = 11 John Surtees 10 = 12 Vic Elford 9 +1 = Pedro Rodriguez 9 +1 14 Chris Amon 6 -2 15 Richard Attwood 5 -2 = Silvio Moser 5 +1 = Jackie Oliver 5 +1 18 Johnny Servoz-Gavin 4 -2 19 Pete Lovely 2 N/A 20 Sam Tingle 1 N/A