No changes to any champions this time, hopefully the 80's will prove more exciting.
1970Best 3 from first 6; best 4 from last 7Code: Select all
Jochen Rindt: 45 (2 wins; 3 wins)
Jacky Ickx: 37 (40) (1 3rd; 3 wins, 1 2nd, 1 4th)
Clay Regazzoni: 30 (33) (1 4th; 1 win, 3 2nd, 1 4th)
Jackie Stewart: 25 (1 win, 1 2nd, 1 3rd; 1 2nd)
Jack Brabham: 25 (1 win, 1 2nd; 1 2nd, 1 3rd)
Denny Hulme: 24 (27) (1 2nd, 1 4th; 3 3rd, 2 4th)
Pedro Rodriguez: 23 (1 win, 1 6th; 1 2nd, 2 4th, 1 6th)
Chris Amon: 21 (23) (1 2nd; 1 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 4th, 2 5th)
Jean-Pierre Beltoise: 16 (1 3rd, 1 4th, 1 5th; 1 3rd, 1 5th, 1 6th)
Emerson Fittipaldi: 12 (; 1 win, 1 4th)
Rolf Stommelen: 10 (1 5th; 1 3rd, 2 5th)
Henri Pescarolo: 8 (1 3rd, 1 6th; 1 5th, 1 6th)
Graham Hill: 7 (1 4th, 1 5th, 1 6th; 1 6th)
Bruce McLaren: 6 (1 2nd;)
Reine Wisell: 4 (; 1 3rd)
Mario Andretti: 4 (1 3rd;)
Ignazio Giunti: 3 (1 4th;)
John Surtees: 3 (1 6th; 1 5th)
John Miles: 2 (1 5th;)
Jackie Oliver: 2 (; 1 5th)
Johnny Servoz-Gavin: 2 (1 5th;)
Francois Cevert: 1 (; 1 6th)
Peter Gethin: 1 (; 1 6th)
Dan Gurney: 1 (1 6th;)
Derek Bell: 1 (; 1 6th)
Again, not too much changes here - Denny Hulme has to drop 1 4th which loses him 2 places, but that's it.
1971Best 3 from first 5; best 3 from last 6Code: Select all
Jackie Stewart: 54 (62) (3 wins, 1 2nd; 3 wins, 1 5t)
Ronnie Peterson: 27 (33) (1 2nd, 1 4th; 3 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 5th)
Francois Cevert: 26 (2 2nd; 1 win, 1 3rd, 1 6th)
Jacky Ickx: 19 (1 win, 1 2nd, 1 3rd;)
Jo Siffert: 19 (1 4th, 1 6th; 1 win, 1 2nd)
Emerson Fittipaldi: 16 (1 3rd, 1 5th; 1 2nd, 1 3rd)
Clay Regazzoni: 13 (2 3rd; 1 3rd, 1 6th)
Mario Andretti: 12 (1 win; 1 4th)
Peter Gethin: 9 (; 1 win)
Pedro Rodriguez: 9 (1 2nd, 1 4th;)
Chris Amon: 9 (1 3rd, 2 5th; 1 6th)
Reine Wisell: 9 (1 4th, 1 6th; 1 4th, 1 5th)
Denny Hulme: 9 (1 4th, 1 5th, 1 6th; 1 4th)
Tim Schenken: 5 (; 1 3rd, 1 6th)
Howden Ganley: 5 (; 1 4th, 1 5th)
Mark Donohue: 4 (; 1 3rd)
Henri Pescarolo: 4 (; 1 4th, 1 6th)
Mike Hailwood: 3 (; 1 4th)
John Surtees: 3 (1 5th; 1 6th)
Rolf Stommelen: 3 (1 6th; 1 5th)
Graham Hill: 2 (; 1 5th)
Jean-Pierre Beltoise: 1 (1 6th;)
Another walkover for Stewart. Ickx was the only driver with a remote chance after the first half, but Stewart won the first 2 races in the second half, all but sealing him his second title, as Ickx needed to win 3 of the next 4 races and for Stewart to not score at all. As it turned out, Ickx didn't score at all in the second half, ending any chance of a title battle at Monza on lap 15 when Ickx's engine failed. Stewart went on to secure maximum points for the season at Canada.
1972Best 3 from first 6; best 3 from last 6Code: Select all
Emerson Fittipaldi: 51 (61) (2 wins, 2 2nd, 1 3rd; 3 wins)
Jackie Stewart: 45 (2 wins, 1 4th; 2 wins, 1 2nd)
Denny Hulme: 33 (39) (1 win, 1 2nd, 1 3rd; 1 2nd, 3 3rd, 1 5th)
Jacky Ickx: 27 (2 2nd, 1 3rd; 1 win, 1 5th)
Peter Revson: 20 (23) (1 3rd, 1 5th; 1 2nd, 2 3rd, 1 4th)
Francois Cevert: 15 (1 2nd, 1 4th; 1 2nd)
Clay Regazzoni: 15 (1 3rd, 1 4th; 1 2nd, 1 5th)
Mike Hailwood: 13 (1 4th, 1 6th; 1 2nd, 1 4th)
Ronnie Peterson: 12 (2 5th, 1 6th; 1 3rd, 1 4th)
Chris Amon: 12 (1 3rd, 2 6th; 1 4th, 1 5th, 1 6th)
Jean-Pierre Beltoise: 9 (1 win;)
Mario Andretti: 4 (1 4th; 1 6th)
Howden Ganley: 4 (; 1 4th, 1 6th)
Brian Redman: 4 (1 5th; 1 5th)
Graham Hill: 4 (1 6th; 1 5th, 1 6th)
Carlos Reutemann: 3 (; 1 4th)
Andrea de Adamich: 3 (1 4th;)
Carlos Pace: 3 (1 5th, 1 6th;)
Tim Schenken: 2 (1 5th;)
Arturo Merzario: 1 (; 1 6th)
Peter Gethin: 1 (; 1 6th)
The championship seemed close after the first half, with Stewart and Hulme close enough to Fittipaldi to give him trouble, but Fittipaldi maxed out his points in the second half, securing his first title easily.
1973Best 4 from first 7; best 4 from last 8Code: Select all
Jackie Stewart: 60 (71) (3 wins, 1 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 5th; 2 wins, 1 2nd, 2 4th, 1 5th)
Emerson Fittipaldi: 47 (55) (3 wins, 1 2nd, 2 3rd; 2 2nd, 2 6th)
Ronnie Peterson: 46 (52) (1 2nd, 1 3rd; 4 wins, 1 2nd)
Francois Cevert: 42 (47) (3 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 4th; 3 2nd, 2 5th)
Peter Revson: 36 (38) (1 2nd, 1 4th, 1 5th; 2 wins, 1 3rd, 1 4th, 1 5th)
Denny Hulme: 24 (26) (1 win, 1 3rd, 2 5th, 2 6th; 1 3rd, 1 4th)
Carlos Reutemann: 16 (1 4th; 2 3rd, 1 4th, 2 6th)
James Hunt: 14 (; 1 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 4th, 1 6th)
Jacky Ickx: 12 (1 4th, 1 5th, 1 6th; 1 3rd, 1 5th)
Jean-Pierre Beltoise: 9 (1 5th; 1 4th, 2 5th)
Carlos Pace: 7 (; 1 3rd, 1 4th)
Arturo Merzario: 6 (2 4th;)
George Follmer: 5 (1 3rd, 1 6th;)
Jackie Oliver: 4 (; 1 3rd)
Andrea de Adamich: 3 (1 4th;)
Wilson Fittipaldi: 3 (1 6th; 1 5th)
Niki Lauda: 2 (1 5th;)
Clay Regazzoni: 2 (1 6th; 1 6th)
Howden Ganley: 1 (; 1 6th)
Gijs Van Lennep: 1 (; 1 6th)
Chris Amon: 1 (1 6th;)
After the first half, Fittipaldi and Stewart were both tied on 33 points, each scoring 3 wins and a second, and dropping all other results. After both had a slow start to the second half, Stewart quickly gained the upper hand with wins in the Dutch and German Grands Prix. A second place in Austria all but secured him the title, as Fittipaldi needed to win the last 3 races to take the title. As it was, he finished 2nd in Italy to teammate Peterson - not that it mattered, as he failed to win the last 2 as well.
1974Best 4 from first 7; best 4 from last 8Code: Select all
Emerson Fittipaldi: 50 (55) (2 wins, 1 3rd, 1 4th, 1 5th; 1 win, 2 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 4th)
Clay Regazzoni: 44 (52) (2 2nd, 1 3rd, 2 4th; 1 win, 2 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 4th, 1 5th)
Jody Scheckter: 43 (45) (1 win, 1 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 5th; 1 win, 1 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 4th, 1 5th)
Niki Lauda: 38 (1 win, 2 2nd; 1 win, 1 2nd, 1 5th)
Ronnie Peterson: 35 (1 win, 1 6th; 2 wins, 1 3rd, 1 4th)
Carlos Reutemann: 32 (1 win; 2 wins, 1 3rd, 1 6th)
Denny Hulme: 20 (1 win, 2 6th; 1 2nd, 3 6th)
James Hunt: 15 (1 3rd; 2 3rd, 1 4th)
Patrick Depailler: 14 (1 2nd, 1 4th, 1 6th; 1 5th, 2 6th)
Mike Hailwood: 12 (1 3rd, 1 4th, 1 5th; 1 4th)
Jacky Ickx: 12 (1 3rd; 1 3rd, 2 5th)
Carlos Pace: 11 (1 4th; 1 2nd, 1 5th)
Jean-Pierre Beltoise: 10 (1 2nd, 2 5th;)
Jean-Pierre Jarier: 6 (1 3rd, 1 5th;)
John Watson: 6 (1 6th; 1 4th, 1 5th)
Hans Joachim Stuck: 5 (1 4th, 1 5th;)
Arturo Merzario: 4 (1 6th; 1 4th)
Vittorio Brambilla: 1 (; 1 6th)
Graham Hill: 1 (1 6th;)
Tom Pryce: 1 (; 1 6th)
After the first half, Fittipaldi held a moderate lead of 5 points over Lauda and Scheckter, with Regazzoni only 2 points behind them as well. The Ferrari duo of Lauda and Regazzoni started off the second half well with a 1-2, seeing Lauda take over as the points leader, with a 2nd in France bolstering his lead. Fittipaldi and Scheckter fought back in the British GP by finishing 1st and 2nd, bringing themselves right back into contention. A win for Regazzoni in Germany took him to equal first with Scheckter. The big threat was still Fittipaldi, though, as he had already scored 2 podiums, and had 2 more scores to use until he had to start dropping results again. After the anti-climax of Austria, Fittipaldi struck in Italy and Canada, finishing 2nd and 1st, and sealing his second title, as, on 50 points, he was just clear of his title rivals.
1975 Best 4 from first 7; best 4 from last 7Code: Select all
Niki Lauda: 57 (64.5) (3 wins, 2 5th, 1 6th; 2 wins, 1 2nd, 2 3rd, 1 6th)
Emerson Fittipaldi: 45 (1 win, 2 2nd; 1 win, 2 2nd, 1 4th)
Carlos Reutemann: 35 (37) (2 2nd, 3 3rd; 1 win, 2 4th)
James Hunt: 28 (33) (1 2nd, 1 6th; 1 win, 2 2nd, 2 4th, 1 5th)
Clay Regazzoni: 25 (1 3rd, 2 4th, 1 5th; 1 win, 1 3rd)
Carlos Pace: 24 (1 win, 1 3rd, 1 4th; 1 2nd, 1 5th)
Jody Scheckter: 20 (1 win, 1 2nd; 1 3rd, 1 6th)
Jochen Mass: 20 (1 win, 1 3rd, 2 6th; 2 3rd, 1 4th)
Patrick Depailler: 12 (1 3rd, 1 4th, 2 5th; 1 6th)
Tom Pryce: 8 (1 6th; 1 3rd, 1 4th, 2 6th)
Vittorio Brambilla: 6.5 (1 5th; 1 win, 1 6th)
Jacques Laffite: 6 (; 1 2nd)
Ronnie Peterson: 6 (1 4th; 2 5th)
Mario Andretti: 5 (1 4th; 1 5th)
Mark Donohue: 4 (; 2 5th)
Jacky Ickx: 3 (1 2nd;)
Alan Jones: 2 (; 1 5th)
Jean-Pierre Jarier: 1.5 (1 4th;)
Tony Brise: 1 (; 1 6th)
Gijs Van Lennep: 1 (; 1 6th)
Lella Lombardi: 0.5 (1 6th;)
Lauda makes up for his poor finish in 1974 by crushing the opposition here. Fittipaldi and Reutemann were too inconsistent to challenge him.
1976Best 4 from first 8; best 4 from last 8Code: Select all
James Hunt: 62 (69) (2 wins, 1 2nd, 1 5th; 4 wins, 1 3rd, 1 4th)
Niki Lauda: 52 (68) (4 wins, 2 2nd, 1 3rd; 1 win, 1 3rd, 1 4th)
Jody Scheckter: 42 (49) (1 win, 1 2nd, 2 4th, 1 5th, 1 6th; 3 2nd, 1 4th, 2 5th)
Patrick Depailler: 35 (39) (3 2nd, 2 3rd; 2 2nd, 1 6th)
Clay Regazzoni: 31 (1 win, 1 2nd, 1 6th; 2 2nd, 1 5th, 1 6th)
Mario Andretti: 22 (1 5th, 1 6th; 1 win, 2 3rd, 1 5th)
John Watson: 20 (1 3rd, 1 5th; 1 win, 1 3rd, 1 6th)
Jacques Laffite: 20 (1 3rd, 2 4th; 1 2nd, 1 3rd)
Jochen Mass: 18 (19) (1 3rd, 2 5th, 2 6th; 1 3rd, 1 4th, 1 5th)
Gunnar Nilsson: 11 (1 3rd; 1 3rd, 1 5th, 1 6th)
Ronnie Peterson: 10 (; 1 win, 1 6th)
Tom Pryce: 10 (1 3rd; 2 4th)
Hans Joachim Stuck: 8 (2 4th; 1 5th)
Carlos Pace: 7 (1 4th, 1 6th; 1 4th)
Alan Jones: 7 (1 5th; 1 4th, 1 5th)
Carlos Reutemann: 3 (1 4th;)
Emerson Fittipaldi: 3 (2 6th; 1 6th)
Chris Amon: 2 (1 5th;)
Vittorio Brambilla: 1 (; 1 6th)
Rolf Stommelen: 1 (; 1 6th)
Picking up where he left off from 1975, Lauda maxed out his points total for the first half by Monaco. As in real life, Hunt was his biggest threat, with the Tyrrell duo of Scheckter and Depailler very outside bets. It looked to be Lauda's to lose after Hunt was disqualified from the British GP, but his horror crash in Germany brought Hunt right back into contention. Although he made a heroic effort to return to the cockpit by the Italian GP, it was ultimately for nought as he was unable to match Hunt, who maxed his total for the second half to take the championship after Watkins Glen.
1977Best 4 from first 8; best 5 from last 9Code: Select all
Niki Lauda: 63 (72) (1 win, 3 2nd, 1 3rd; 2 wins, 3 2nd, 1 4th, 1 5th)
Jody Scheckter: 51 (55) (2 wins, 1 2nd, 2 3rd; 1 win, 1 2nd, 2 3rd)
Mario Andretti: 46 (47) (2 wins, 2 5th, 1 6th; 2 wins, 1 2nd)
James Hunt: 40 (1 2nd, 1 4th; 3 wins, 1 3rd)
Carlos Reutemann: 37 (42) (1 win, 1 2nd, 3 3rd; 1 2nd, 2 4th, 3 6th)
Jochen Mass: 25 (1 2nd, 2 4th, 1 5th; 1 3rd, 2 4th, 1 6th)
Alan Jones: 22 (1 5th, 1 6th; 1 win, 1 3rd, 2 4th)
Gunnar Nilsson: 20 (1 win, 2 5th; 1 3rd, 1 4th)
Patrick Depailler: 20 (1 3rd, 2 4th; 1 2nd, 1 3rd)
Jacques Laffite: 18 (1 win; 1 2nd, 1 5th, 1 6th)
Hans Joachim Stuck: 12 (2 6th; 2 3rd, 1 5th)
Emerson Fittipaldi: 11 (2 4th, 1 5th; 1 4th)
John Watson: 9 (1 5th, 1 6th; 1 2nd)
Ronnie Peterson: 7 (1 3rd, 1 5th; 1 6th)
Carlos Pace: 6 (1 2nd;)
Vittorio Brambilla: 6 (1 4th, 1 5th; 1 6th)
Clay Regazzoni: 5 (1 6th; 2 5th)
Patrick Tambay: 5 (; 2 5th, 1 6th)
Jean-Pierre Jarier: 1 (1 6th;)
Riccardo Patrese: 1 (; 1 6th)
Renzo Zorzi: 1 (1 6th;)
The championship was very close after the first half, with Scheckter only narrowly leading Lauda by a single point, with Reutemann and Andretti both with 6 points of the lead as well. Andretti then won in France to take the championship lead, but Lauda followed that up with 2nds in Britain, Austria, and Italy and wins in Germany and Holland to take a dominant lead which nobody else could overcome.
1978Best 4 from first 8; best 4 from last 8Code: Select all
Mario Andretti: 61 (64) (3 wins, 1 2nd, 1 4th; 3 wins, 1 6th)
Carlos Reutemann: 48 (2 wins, 1 3rd; 2 wins, 2 3rd)
Ronnie Peterson: 46 (51) (1 win, 2 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 4th, 1 5th; 1 win, 2 2nd)
Niki Lauda: 44 (1 win, 2 2nd, 1 3rd; 1 win, 1 2nd, 1 3rd)
Patrick Depailler: 34 (1 win, 1 2nd, 2 3rd; 1 2nd, 1 4th, 1 5th)
John Watson: 25 (1 3rd, 1 4th, 1 5th; 1 2nd, 1 3rd, 2 4th)
Jody Scheckter: 24 (1 3rd, 1 4th; 2 2nd, 1 3rd, 1 6th)
Jacques Laffite: 19 (1 3rd, 3 5th; 1 3rd, 1 4th, 1 5th)
Gilles Villeneuve: 17 (1 4th; 1 win, 1 3rd, 1 6th)
Emerson Fittipaldi: 17 (1 2nd, 1 6th; 2 4th, 2 5th)
Alan Jones: 11 (1 4th; 1 2nd, 1 5th)
Riccardo Patrese: 11 (1 2nd, 2 6th; 1 4th)
James Hunt: 8 (1 4th, 1 6th; 1 3rd)
Patrick Tambay: 8 (1 4th, 2 6th; 1 5th, 1 6th)
Didier Pironi: 7 (1 5th, 3 6th; 1 5th)
Clay Regazzoni: 4 (2 5th;)
Jean-Pierre Jabouille: 3 (; 1 4th)
Hans Joachim Stuck: 2 (; 1 5th)
Vittorio Brambilla: 1 (; 1 6th)
Derek Daly: 1 (; 1 6th)
Hector Rebaque: 1 (; 1 6th)
Much like real life, this title was Andretti's to lose. Lauda, Depailler and Reutemann could have challenged in the second half, but were unable to get good enough results, while Peterson was Andretti's biggest concern, until his tragic death in Monza.
