How Would F1 Score in CART?

Atlas F1
How Would F1 Score in CART?
by Marcel borsboom, The Netherlands

The CART score system must be one of the most twisted methods in autoracing. And yet, it awards many more drivers than Formula One does and is particularly more rewarding for the teams at the back end of the grid, who can score points for the mere fact that they finish within the top 12 of the race. The exact system of scoring in CART is: 1st = 20 points; 2nd = 16; 3rd = 14; 4th = 12; 5th = 10; 6th = 8; 7th = 6; 8th = 5; 9th = 4; 10th = 3; 11th = 2; 12th = 1. In addition, the Pole sitter gets a point and the driver with most laps lead in the race also gets a point. Implementing this points system on the F1 World Championship this year shows that the results are not that different at the top of the table. But at the bottom - there are some surprises, notably Shinji Nakano who jumps into 15th position and his team Minardi, who is not only not the last of the pack, but is even one position ahead of Prost, a team with one FIA World Championship point.   Constructors Championship

Pos Team Diff.* Total
1 McLaren   380
2 Ferrari   366
3 Williams   193
4 Benetton   180
5 Jordan   153
6 Sauber   107
7 Stewart + 1 43
8 Arrows - 1 42
9 Minardi New 32
10 Prost - 1 30
11 Tyrrell New 19

Drivers Championship

Pos Driver Dif.* Total Aus Bra Arg San Spn Mon Can Fra Eng Ger Aut Hun Bel Ita Lux
1 M.Hakkinen   224 22 22 16   22 22   15 18 21 22 10 1 12 21
2 M.Schumacher   215   14 21 16 14 3 21 21 20 14 10 20 2 22 17
3 D.Coulthard   156 16 16 9 22 16   1 8   16 16 16 6   14
4 E.Irvine   151 12 5 14 14   14 14 16 14 12 5   3 16 12
5 J.Villeneuve   114 10 6   12 8 10 3 12 6 8 14 14   6 5
6 G.Fisichella + 2 92 3 8 6     16 16 4 10 1 6 5 4 5 8
7 A.Wurz - 1 88 6 12 12   12   12 10 12 4 2       6
8 D.Hill - 2 85 5 3 5 3   5 1     6 12 12 21 8 4
9 H.H.Frentzen   79 14 10 4 10 5           4 10 12   10
10 J.Alesi + 1 73 2 4 10 8 3 1   6 3   3 6 14 10 3
11 R.Schumacher - 1 68       6 2       8 10 8 4 16 14  
12 J.Herbert + 3 34 8 1     6 6   5   5   3      
13 R.Barrichello - 1 31     3   10   10 3           3 2
14 P.Diniz - 1 26           8 4   2     2 10    
15 S.Nakano New 22           4 6   5 2       5  
16 J.Trulli - 1 19 1   2   4         3 1   8    
17 M.Salo - 2 16       4   12                  
18 O.Panis New 11 4     2       2 1     1     1
- T.Takagi New 11     1     2     4         4  
- J.Magnussen New 11   2     1   8                
21 E.Tuero New 10       5     2           1 2  
22 R.Rosset New 8       1     5     1       1  
23 J.Verstappen New 1             1                

* The difference in positions between the current ranking of the driver\team on the Formula One World Championship and that of the CART-based ranking. "New" indicates the driver\team are not ranked on the Formula One World Championship.

Marcel borsboom© 1998 Atlas Formula One Journal.
Send comments to: babbel@writeme.com Terms & Conditions