Highest Position Championship - Fangio & Senna Cup

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 22 Oct 2019, 13:54

This championship is pretty simple whatever the highest position a driver achieved during the race will count as their final race result so that makes it possible for more than one person to win a race it will also mean no driver can retire from a race and will always finish somewhere and yes even if someone leads for just 1 lap it will count as a win for them.

Driver Championships so far...

1950 - Juan Manuel Fangio
1951 - Juan Manuel Fangio
1952 - Alberto Ascari
1953 - Alberto Ascari
1954 - Juan Manuel Fangio
1955 - Juan Manuel Fangio
1956 - Juan Manuel Fangio
1957 - Juan Manuel Fangio
1958 - Stirling Moss
1959 - Jack Brabham
1960 - Jack Brabham
1961 - Phil Hill
1962 - Jim Clark
1963 - Jim Clark
1964 - Jim Clark
1965 - Jim Clark
1966 - Jack Brabham
1967 - Jim Clark
1968 - Graham Hill
1969 - Jackie Stewart
1970 - Jacky Ickx
1971 - Jackie Stewart
1972 - Emerson Fittipaldi
1973 - Ronnie Peterson
1974 - Niki Lauda
1975 - Niki Lauda
1976 - James Hunt
1977 - James Hunt
1978 - Mario Andretti
1979 - Gilles Villeneuve
1980 - Alan Jones
1981 - Alan Jones
1982 - René Arnoux
1983 - Nelson Piquet
1984 - Alain Prost
1985 - Ayrton Senna
1986 - Ayrton Senna
1987 - Nigel Mansell
1988 - Ayrton Senna
1989 - Ayrton Senna
1990 - Ayrton Senna
1991 - Ayrton Senna
1992 - Nigel Mansell
1993 - Alain Prost
1994 - Damon Hill
1995 - Michael Schumacher
1996 - Damon Hill
1997 - Jacques Villeneuve
1998 - Mika Häkkinen
1999 - Mika Häkkinen
2000 - Michael Schumacher
2001 - Michael Schumacher
2002 - Michael Schumacher
2003 - Kimi Räikkönen
2004 - Michael Schumacher
2005 - Kimi Räikkönen
2006 - Fernando Alonso
2007 - Lewis Hamilton
2008 - Lewis Hamilton
2009 - Sebastian Vettel
2010 - Sebastian Vettel
2011 - Sebastian Vettel
2012 - Sebastian Vettel
2013 - Sebastian Vettel
2014 - Lewis Hamilton
2015 - Lewis Hamilton
2016 - Nico Rosberg

Constructors Championships so far...

1958 - Ferrari
1959 - Cooper-Climax
1960 - Cooper-Climax
1961 - Ferrari
1962 - Lotus-Climax
1963 - Lotus-Climax
1964 - Lotus-Climax
1965 - Lotus-Climax
1966 - Brabham-Repco
1967 - Brabham-Repco
1968 - Matra-Ford
1969 - Matra-Ford
1970 - Ferrari
1971 - Tyrrell-Ford
1972 - Tyrrell-Ford
1973 - Lotus-Ford
1974 - Ferrari
1975 - Ferrari
1976 - McLaren-Ford
1977 - McLaren-Ford
1978 - Lotus-Ford
1979 - Ferrari
1980 - Williams-Ford
1981 - Williams-Ford
1982 - Renault
1983 - Brabham-BMW
1984 - McLaren-TAG
1985 - Lotus-Renault
1986 - Williams-Honda
1987 - Williams-Honda
1988 - McLaren-Honda
1989 - McLaren-Honda
1990 - McLaren-Honda
1991 - Williams-Renault
1992 - Williams-Renault
1993 - Williams-Renault
1994 - Williams-Renault
1995 - Williams-Renault
1996 - Williams-Renault
1997 - Williams-Renault
1998 - McLaren-Mercedes
1999 - McLaren-Mercedes
2000 - Ferrari
2001 - Ferrari
2002 - Ferrari
2003 - Ferrari
2004 - Ferrari
2005 - McLaren-Mercedes
2006 - Renault
2007 - Ferrari
2008 - McLaren-Mercedes
2009 - Brawn-Mercedes
2010 - Red Bull-Renault
2011 - Red Bull-Renault
2012 - Red Bull-Renault
2013 - Red Bull-Renault
2014 - Mercedes
2015 - Mercedes
2016 - Mercedes

1950 Season - Points Used 8-6-4-3-2

It was strong season from Alfa Romeo their drivers won a combined total 14 times while Ferrari was the only other team to win a race which they managed to do twice. Fangio won the championship by winning every single race while Farina came very close just 2 points behind Fangio.

Top 10

1. Juan Manuel Fangio - Points 48 - Wins 6
2. Giuseppe Farina - Points 46 - Wins 5
3. Luigi Fagioli - Points 38 - Wins 3
4. Alberto Ascari - Points 20 - Wins 1
5. Raymond Sommer - Points 17 - Wins 1
6. Luigi Villoresi - Points 14
7. Louis Rosier - Points 13
8. Philippe Étancelin - Points 12
9. Prince Bira - Points 7
10. Reg Parnell - Points 6

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 22 Oct 2019, 16:30

1951 Season - Points Used 8-6-4-3-2

Fangio took his second driver's championship title by once again winning in all of the races throughout the entire season. Farina was closely matched with Fangio until Ascari and González appeared and began challenging for wins as well.

Top 10

1. Juan Manuel Fangio - Points 56 - Wins 7
2. Alberto Ascari - Points 44 - Wins 4
3. Giuseppe Farina - Points 43 - Wins 3
4. José Froilán González - Points 36 - Wins 3
5. Luigi Villoresi - Points 32 - Wins 1
6. Felice Bonetto - Points 16 - Wins 1
7. Piero Taruffi - Points 12
8. Consalvo Sanesi - Points 10
9. Luigi Fagioli - Points 8 - Wins 1
10. Toulo de Graffenried - Points 7

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 22 Oct 2019, 17:00

Interesting concept. I look forward to seeing more of this.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 22 Oct 2019, 19:47

dr-baker wrote:Interesting concept. I look forward to seeing more of this.

Thank's I'm still just trying to imagine what a podium celebration would be like

1952 Season - Points Used 8-6-4-3-2

Despite Ascari missing the first round of the season he went on to win the championship after winning 6 races in a row. Farina is once again the runner up just narrowly missing out on the championship.

Top 10

1. Alberto Ascari - Points 48 - Wins 6
2. Giuseppe Farina - Points 44 - Wins 2
3. Piero Taruffi - Points 28 - Wins 1
4. Robert Manzon - Points 25
5. Jean Behra - Points 23 - Wins 1
6. Mike Hawthorn - Points 15
7. Maurice Trintignant - Points 13
8. Rudi Fischer - Points 10
9. Luigi Villoresi - Points 10
10. José Froilán González - Points 8 - Wins 1

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 23 Oct 2019, 11:46

1953 Season - Points Used 8-6-4-3-2

Ascari secured his second championship it was another strong season from him as he went on to win every single race. Fangio was the only other driver who only managed to challenge Ascari for the championship. Farina had a slightly better season this time, especially in the second half.

Top 10

1. Alberto Ascari - Points 64 - Wins 8
2. Juan Manuel Fangio - Points 56 - Wins 4
3. Giuseppe Farina - Points 48 - Wins 3
4. Mike Hawthorn - Points 43 - Wins 2
5. Luigi Villoresi - Points 39
6. José Froilán González - Points 32 - Wins 2
7. Onofre Marimón - Points 17
8. Felice Bonetto - Points 15
9. Maurice Trintignant - Points 7
10. Robert Manzon - Points 6

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 23 Oct 2019, 16:49

1954 Season - Points Used 8-6-4-3-2

This season was a bit more competitive as we had a few more drivers racing every single time. Both Hawthorn and González had a good and consistent season but no one could match Fangio as he secured his 3rd driver's championship.

Top 10

1. Juan Manuel Fangio - Points 62 - Wins 7
2. José Froilán González - Points 48 - Wins 3
3. Mike Hawthorn - Points 41 - Wins 1
4. Maurice Trintignant - Points 32 - Wins 1
5. Karl Kling - Points 30 - Wins 3
6. Stirling Moss - Points 30 - Wins 1
7. Alberto Ascari - Points 20 - Wins 2
8. Hans Herrmann - Points 17
9. Giuseppe Farina - Points 16 - Wins 2
10. Onofre Marimón - Points 11

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 23 Oct 2019, 21:45

1955 Season - Points Used 8-6-4-3-2

Fangio was once again unstoppable his amazing consistency has now earned him his 4th drivers championship. Moss was the only other driver who came close to challenging him.

Top 10

1. Juan Manuel Fangio - Points 48 - Wins 6
2. Stirling Moss - Points 42 - Wins 3
3. Eugenio Castellotti - Points 20 - Wins 1
4. Roberto Mieres - Points 19 - Wins 1
5. Karl Kling - Points 19
6. Jean Behra - Points 19
7. Luigi Musso - Points 15
8. Alberto Ascari - Points 14 - Wins 1
9. Giuseppe Farina - Points 12
10. Maurice Trintignant Points 10 - Wins 1

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 24 Oct 2019, 14:36

1956 Season - Points Used 8-6-4-3-2

Fangio has secured his 5th driver's championship title. It was a bit more of a competitive season with Moss in the early stages being equal with Fangio but as we've seen many times before Fangios incredible consistency helped him secure yet another drivers title.

Top 10

1. Juan Manuel Fangio - Points 56 - Wins 7
2. Stirling Moss - Points 48 - Wins 5
3. Peter Collins - Points 39 - Wins 2
4. Eugenio Castellotti - Points 38 - Wins 2
5. Jean Behra - Points 33
6. Harry Schell - Points 22 - Wins 1
7. Luigi Musso - Points 16 - Wins 1
8. Mike Hawthorn - Points 15 - Wins 1
9. Alfonso de Portago - Points 10
10. José Froilán González - Points 8 - Wins 1 & Carlos Menditeguy - Points 8 - Wins 1

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 24 Oct 2019, 16:06

Just noticed that you're ignoring the Indy 500 of the 1950s!

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 24 Oct 2019, 20:01

dr-baker wrote:Just noticed that you're ignoring the Indy 500 of the 1950s!

I decided to skip them out since they didn't really make much of an impact on the championship standings plus most drivers competing for the championship didn't appear to take part in it anyway. I also saw some other championships on here skipped them so thought it must be a common thing to do.

1957 Season - Points Used 8-6-4-3-2

Fangio continues to break the record for the most driver titles as he secured his 6th title. It was another close battle between Fangio and Moss with Behra and Collins also getting involved this time.

Top 10

1. Juan Manuel Fangio - Points 51 - Wins 6
2. Stirling Moss - Points 42 - Wins 5
3. Jean Behra - Points 37 - Wins 3
4. Peter Collins - Points 36 - Wins 2
5. Luigi Musso - Points 30 - Wins 2
6. Mike Hawthorn - Points 27 - Wins 1
7. Tony Brooks - Points 22 - Wins 1
8. Stuart Lewis-Evans - Points 21 - Wins 1
9. Harry Schell - Points 18
10. Carlos Menditeguy - Points 10

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 25 Oct 2019, 12:33

Zenarcher wrote:
dr-baker wrote:Just noticed that you're ignoring the Indy 500 of the 1950s!

I decided to skip them out since they didn't really make much of an impact on the championship standings plus most drivers competing for the championship didn't appear to take part in it anyway. I also saw some other championships on here skipped them so thought it must be a common thing to do.

There are some alternative championships where it makes a difference, especially my anti-clockwise championship where it made up the majority of anti-clockwise races of the 1950s. And in my car numbers championship, it turns out an Indy 500 podium scorer wins a championship! But here, yes, none would rank in the top three, likely as not.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 25 Oct 2019, 16:01

dr-baker wrote:There are some alternative championships where it makes a difference, especially my anti-clockwise championship where it made up the majority of anti-clockwise races of the 1950s. And in my car numbers championship, it turns out an Indy 500 podium scorer wins a championship! But here, yes, none would rank in the top three, likely as not.

Yes I've just gone over the results quickly I see a few of the winners would have just made it into the top 10 but none would have managed the top 3 as for this championship you really need to be competing in every single race to stand a chance of winning the championship.

A quick look at driver statistics

Before we move onto the 1958 season results I will go over our two champions so far since both of their careers have come to an end,

Alberto Ascari

Races 31
Wins 22
Podiums 28
Pole positions 14
Fastest laps 12
Championships 2

It's a real shame Ascari was killed in an accident as his stats show he was an amazing driver and the only person to beat Fangio while he was still racing.

Juan Manuel Fangio

Races 51
Wins 44
Podiums 50
Pole positions 29
Fastest laps 23
Championships 6

His stats are incredible he was in 1st place at some point during 44 of his 51 races and managed to be in the top 3 in all but one race I think that alone shows why many regard him as the best of all time.

1958 Season - Points Used 8-6-4-3-2

Moss and Hawthorn had an amazing close championship all season and in the end, Moss just managed to win by 2 points. This season also saw the first woman to race in Formula One Maria Teresa de Filippis who actually in this championship managed to score 2 points for reaching 5th place during the Italian Grand Prix. 1958 also marks the first year that the constructor's championship was introduced which I've also included below.

Top 10

1. Stirling Moss - Points 74 - Wins 8
2. Mike Hawthorn - Points 72 - Wins 8
3. Tony Brooks - Points 50 - Wins 4
4. Jean Behra - Points 46 - Wins 2
5. Peter Collins - Points 36 - Wins 3
6. Harry Schell - Points 30
7. Stuart Lewis-Evans - Points 27 - Wins 1
8. Luigi Musso - Points 24
9. Roy Salvadori - Points 21
10. Wolfgang von Trips - Points 16

Constructors

Ferrari wins the first-ever constructor's championship closely followed by Vanwall in 2nd place just 4 points behind.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 25 Oct 2019, 21:42

Wow, Maria Teresa de Filippis beats Graham Hill! Now looking forward to see how well Lella Lombardi does in the mid-1970s.

Jan Magnussen · Post by **Rob Dylan** » 26 Oct 2019, 09:20

I think I counted correctly and saw that in about 30 races, Fangio won 28 of them, with one of the other results being 2nd

Honestly, thank goodness the 50s had unreliability! They would be even worse than today's results if this is how the scoring was done

Something like the Senna-Prost years will be very interesting, as both drivers seem to lead every race almost. It's actually quite fun how some championships are decided by a couple of points, and seem to stay that way throughout most of their length.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 26 Oct 2019, 11:50

1959 Season - Points Used 8-6-4-3-2

Last years champion, Moss was defending his title against Brabham in another close championship with just 2 points between them, in the end, Jack Brabham was crowned the 1959 champion. Moss got disqualified in France after receiving a push-start this alone cost him the championship if he didn't get disqualified he would have outscored Jack Brabham by 4 points.

Top 10

1. Jack Brabham - Points 54 - Wins 4
2. Stirling Moss - Points 52 - Wins 5
3. Tony Brooks - Points 36 - Wins 2
4. Masten Gregory - Points 32 - Wins 2
5. Phil Hill - Points 29 - Wins 2
6. Bruce McLaren - Points 27 - Wins 1
7. Maurice Trintignant - Points 26
8. Harry Schell - Points 24
9. Jo Bonnier - Points 22 - Wins 1
10. Dan Gurney - Points 18 - Wins 1

Constructors

Cooper-Climax won this year constructors championship followed by last years winner Ferrari in second.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 26 Oct 2019, 21:59

1960 Season - Points Used 8–6–4–3–2–1

The championship started off rather exciting when Brabham got disqualified in Monaco this left the title hunt open to a few more people those being McLaren, Ireland, Phil Hill and Bonnier but Brabham eventually caught up to secure his second driver's championship.

Top 10

1. Jack Brabham - Points 52 - Wins 6
2. Bruce McLaren - Points 42 - Wins 1
3. Innes Ireland - Points 41 - Wins 1
4. Phil Hill - Points 39 - Wins 2
5. Jo Bonnier - Points 38 - Wins 2
6. Graham Hill - Points 35 - Wins 1
7. Stirling Moss - Points 30 - Wins 3
8. Wolfgang von Trips - Points 21
9. Dan Gurney - Points 20 - Wins 1
10. Tony Brooks - Points 17

Constructors

Cooper-Climax won their second constructors championship.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 27 Oct 2019, 15:44

1961 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

Ferrari dominated this season but we did see a close fight between Hill and von Trips, in the end, Phil Hill won this year's drivers championship. Wolfgang von Trips, unfortunately, died at the Italian Grand Prix I have looked over his stats and gathered them up below for this championship,

Wolfgang von Trips

Races 26
Wins 5
Podiums 13
Pole positions 1
Fastest laps 0
Championships 0

Mike Hawthorn who narrowly came close to winning the championship in 1958 just missing out by 2 points from Moss. A look at his stats since his career has ended after retiring in 1959 but sadly was killed in a car accident shortly afterwards,

Mike Hawthorn

Races 45
Wins 13
Podiums 30
Pole positions 4
Fastest laps 6
Championships 0

Top 10

1. Phil Hill - Points 60 - Wins 6
2. Wolfgang von Trips - Points 54 - Wins 5
3. Stirling Moss - Points 46 - Wins 3
4. Richie Ginther - Points 42 - Wins 3
5. Dan Gurney - Points 31 - Wins 1
6. Jim Clark - Points 26
7. Graham Hill - Points 25
8. Jo Bonnier - Points 24
9. Jack Brabham - Points 21 - Wins 1
10. Innes Ireland - Points 13 - Wins 1

Constructors

Ferrari comfortably won this year's constructors championship.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 28 Oct 2019, 12:44

1962 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

It was another close season this time between Jim Clark and Graham Hill in the end just 1 point separated them allowing Jim Clark to take his first drivers championship.

Top 10

1. Jim Clark - Points 76 - Wins 8
2. Graham Hill - Points 75 - Wins 8
3. Bruce McLaren - Points 47 - Wins 1
4. John Surtees - Points 42 - Wins 1
5. Dan Gurney - Points 36 - Wins 2
6. Phil Hill - Points 23 - Wins 1
7. Jack Brabham - Points 20
8. Richie Ginther - Points 18
9. Tony Maggs - Points 17
10. Willy Mairesse - Points 16 - Wins 1

Constructors

Lotus-Climax and BRM dominated the 1962 championship with Lotus-Climax just managing to win by 1 point.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 28 Oct 2019, 23:30

1963 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

Jim Clark won his second championship this time more comfortably ahead of second-place he managed to win all but one race. Further down the grid, it was rather competitive with many other drivers getting onto the podium, in fact, most in the top 8 managed it regularly.

Since Stirling Moss retired in 1961 I have looked back at his career stats for this championship since he did manage to win the 1958 title,

Races 65
Wins 33
Podiums 51
Pole positions 16
Fastest laps 19
Championships 1

Top 10

1. Jim Clark - Points 87 - Wins 9
2. Graham Hill - Points 65 - Wins 4
3. John Surtees - Points 61 - Wins 3
4. Dan Gurney - Points 52 - Wins 1
5. Richie Ginther - Points 48 - Wins 1
6. Jack Brabham - Points 44 - Wins 1
7. Bruce McLaren - Points 38
8. Tony Maggs - Points 22
9. Lorenzo Bandini - Points 14
10. Jo Bonnier - Points 14

Constructors

Lotus-Climax secured their second championship.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 29 Oct 2019, 17:50

1964 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

Jim Clark went on to win his third drivers championship but this time he saw some close competition from Dan Gurney.

Top 10

1. Jim Clark - Points 84 - Wins 8
2. Dan Gurney - Points 81 - Wins 7
3. John Surtees - Points 68 - Wins 5
4. Graham Hill - Points 68 - Wins 4
5. Jack Brabham - Points 32
6. Lorenzo Bandini - Points 29
7. Richie Ginther - Points 24
8. Bruce McLaren - Points 24
9. Peter Arundell - Points 14
10. Mike Spence - Points 12

Constructors

Probably the most competitive constructor's championship seen so far despite Jim Clark's dominance in the Lotus-Climax other teams also managed to win regularly as well.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 30 Oct 2019, 16:08

1965 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

Jim Clark dominated another season and took his fourth drivers title he even managed to skip Monaco and race at the Indy 500 which he also won.

Top 10

1. Jim Clark - Points 81 - Wins 9
2. Graham Hill - Points 67 - Wins 5
3. Jackie Stewart - Points 56 - Wins 2
4. John Surtees - Points 39 - Wins 1
5. Dan Gurney - Points 33
6. Richie Ginther - Points 32 - Wins 2
7. Jack Brabham - Points 27 - Wins 1
8. Lorenzo Bandini - Points 26 - Wins 1
9. Mike Spence - Points 26
10. Bruce McLaren - Points 15

Constructors

Lotus-Climax secured their 4th constructor's championship it was a little less close this time compared to 1964.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 31 Oct 2019, 13:33

1966 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

This year started off interesting with the 4-time champion Jim Clark suffering some bad luck in the early stages his engine got flooded with water in Belgium with heavy rain he also got hit in the eye during practise by a bird in France and didn't start the race. There weren't any real favourites, to begin with, but it quickly became clear that Jack Brabham would take his third championship after winning every race from France to Mexico.

Top 10

1. Jack Brabham - Points 70 - Wins 7
2. John Surtees - Points 60 - Wins 4
3. Jim Clark - Points 50 - Wins 4
4. Jochen Rindt - Points 44 - Wins 1
5. Lorenzo Bandini - Points 42 - Wins 3
6. Denny Hulme - Points 31
7. Jackie Stewart - Points 30 - Wins 1
8. Richie Ginther - Points 25 - Wins 1
9. Graham Hill - Points 24
10. Mike Parkes - Points 18 - Wins 1

Constructors

Brabham-Repco takes this year's championship also the teams first championship.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 01 Nov 2019, 14:14

1967 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

1967 was easily the closest championship so far with Jack Brabham looking the favourite at times along with Graham Hill and Denny Hulme but Jim Clark after a poorer start to the season compared to the rest of them managed to go on and win 9 races in a row there were 3 races when Jim Clark and Jack Brabham were tied on points until Jack Brabham finished 4th in America which that alone handed Jim Clark his 5th drivers title he's now just 1 away from matching Fangio.

Top 10

1. Jim Clark - Points 88 - Wins 9
2. Jack Brabham - Points 79 - Wins 6
3. Graham Hill - Points 70 - Wins 6
4. Denny Hulme - Points 69 - Wins 5
5. Dan Gurney - Points 63 - Wins 3
6. Chris Amon - Points 43
7. Jackie Stewart - Points 34 - Wins 2
8. John Surtees - Points 28 - Wins 1
9. Pedro Rodríguez - Points 24 - Wins 1
10. Bruce McLaren - Points 20

Constructors

Brabham-Repco took their second championship.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 02 Nov 2019, 15:03

1968 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

1968 saw another close championship this time we saw three drivers closely battle their way through the season with just a few points between them also everyone in the top 10 won at least 2 races. Jackie Stewart at one point was gaining fast on Graham Hill despite missing 2 rounds earlier in the season. Graham Hill won his first drivers title just 6 points ahead of Jackie Stewart.

Unfortunately, 1968 also saw the death of our 5-time champion Jim Clark he had an incredible career that has now sadly been cut short so I've gathered up his stats below,

Jim Clark

Races 72
Wins 48
Podiums 61
Pole positions 33
Fastest laps 28
Championships 5

Top 10

1. Graham Hill - Points 78 - Wins 5
2. Jackie Stewart - Points 72 - Wins 7
3. Chris Amon - Points 64 - Wins 3
4. Denny Hulme - Points 53 - Wins 3
5. John Surtees - Points 50 - Wins 2
6. Jo Siffert - Points 44 - Wins 3
7. Jochen Rindt - Points 42 - Wins 2
8. Pedro Rodríguez - Points 40 - Wins 2
9. Bruce McLaren - Points 38 - Wins 2
10. Jacky Ickx - Points 37 - Wins 2

Constructors

Matra-Ford claimed their first championship just 2 points ahead of Lotus-Ford.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 03 Nov 2019, 13:24

1969 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

Jackie Stewart completely dominated in 1969 winning all 11 races. Jochen Rindt was the runner up in second place 28 points behind.

I also forgot to post up our 1961 champion Phil Hill since he's retired now so I've gathered up his stats below,

Phil Hill

Races 48
Wins 12
Podiums 23
Pole positions 6
Fastest laps 6
Championships 1

Top 10

1. Jackie Stewart - Points 99 - Wins 11
2. Jochen Rindt - Points 71 - Wins 6
3. Jacky Ickx - Points 58 - Wins 3
4. Denny Hulme - Points 52 - Wins 2
5. Graham Hill - Points 47 - Wins 2
6. Jo Siffert - Points 40
7. Jack Brabham - Points 35 - Wins 2
8. Jean-Pierre Beltoise - Points 33
9. Bruce McLaren - Points 29
10. Chris Amon - Points 25 - Wins 1

Constructors

A bit closer than the driver's championship with Matra-Ford taking their second championship but Lotus-Ford wasn't too far behind them.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 04 Nov 2019, 14:55

1970 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

A closer championship this time and that was unfortunately due to Jochen Rindt's death in Italy at the time he was leading the championship by 5 points just ahead of Jacky Ickx. Bruce McLaren was another driver killed this year I've collected up their stats below. As for this year's drivers championship, it goes to Jacky Ickx who won 9 races in a row Jackie Stewart comes second 9 points behind.

Jochen Rindt

Races 60
Wins 15
Podiums 29
Pole positions 10
Fastest laps 3
Championships 0

Bruce McLaren

Races 97
Wins 5
Podiums 43
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 3
Championships 0

Top 10

1. Jacky Ickx - Points 94 - Wins 9
2. Jackie Stewart - Points 85 - Wins 7
3. Jochen Rindt - Points 63 - Wins 6
4. Clay Regazzoni - Points 53 - Wins 4
5. Jack Brabham - Points 51 - Wins 4
6. Chris Amon - Points 50 - Wins 1
7. Pedro Rodríguez - Points 44 - Wins 3
8. Denny Hulme - Points 43 - Wins 1
9. Jean-Pierre Beltoise - Points 42 - Wins 1
10. Jackie Oliver - Points 24 - Wins 1

Constructors,

Ferrari won their 3rd constructors title finishing a whole 15 points ahead of Lotus-Ford.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 05 Nov 2019, 14:32

1971 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

Jackie Stewart comfortably won his second drivers championship winning 9 of the 11 races and 30 points ahead of last years champion Jacky Ickx. The Italian Grand Prix was a very interesting one with 8 drivers winning the race it did shake up the championship standings a bit further down the grid.

Top 10

1. Jackie Stewart - Points 91 - Wins 9
2. Jacky Ickx - Points 61 - Wins 2
3. Clay Regazzoni - Points 56 - Wins 3
4. Jo Siffert - Points 49 - Wins 2
5. François Cevert - Points 40 - Wins 2
6. Ronnie Peterson - Points 40 - Wins 2
7. Emerson Fittipaldi - Points 31
8. Chris Amon - Points 30 - Wins 1
9. Pedro Rodríguez - Points 25 - Wins 1
10. Denny Hulme - Points 24 - Wins 1

Constructors,

Tyrrell-Ford won their first championship while last years winner Ferrari came second.

Aislabie · Post by **Aislabie** » 05 Nov 2019, 19:28

For me, that makes Peter Gethin's Italian GP win all the more remarkable. Not only did he not finish in the points at any other race that season, but he didn't even run in the points at any point. That'd be like George Russell winning at Interlagos this year.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 06 Nov 2019, 15:16

Aislabie wrote:For me, that makes Peter Gethin's Italian GP win all the more remarkable. Not only did he not finish in the points at any other race that season, but he didn't even run in the points at any point. That'd be like George Russell winning at Interlagos this year.

When you say it like that it does make it an incredible win! 1972 see's him get two-point finishes with 6th in Italy this time.

1972 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

Both Emerson Fittipaldi and Jackie Stewart had a close championship battle all season but Jackie Stewart missed the Belgian Grand Prix due to a health issue called gastritis. He also suffered from glandular fever in 1971 which makes it even more impressive he won the championship that year. As for 1972, Emerson Fittipaldi wins the drivers championship just 6 points ahead of Jackie Stewart.

1970 saw Jack Brabham retire at the end of the season here are his career stats below,

Jack Brabham

Races 126
Wins 32
Podiums 66
Pole positions 13
Fastest laps 12
Championships 3

A very impressive career winning 3 driver titles and so far in this championship has more podium finishes than any other driver.

Top 10

1. Emerson Fittipaldi - Points 89 - Wins 7
2. Jackie Stewart - Points 83 - Wins 7
3. Jacky Ickx - Points 63 - Wins 4
4. Denny Hulme - Points 58 - Wins 2
5. Clay Regazzoni - Points 54 - Wins 2
6. Peter Revson - Points 36 - Wins 1
7. Chris Amon - Points 32 - Wins 1
8. François Cevert - Points 29
9. Ronnie Peterson - Points 25
10. Mike Hailwood - Points 22

Constructors,

For the first time yet we have a tie in the constructors championship both Tyrrell-Ford and Lotus-Ford have 89 points each. I checked the rules on what would happen,

If two or more constructors or drivers finish the season with the same number of points, the higher place in the Championship (in either case) shall be awarded to :

a) The holder of the greatest number of first places.

b) If the number of first places is the same, the holder of the greatest number of second places.

c) If the number of second places is the same, the holder of the greatest number of third places and so on until a winner emerges.

d) If this procedure fails to produce a result, the FIA will nominate the winner according to such criteria as it thinks fit.

So putting this rule to use Tyrrell-Ford have been awarded this years constructors championship. I went back to check all the other drivers to add up the results,

Tyrrell-Ford - Wins = 7 2nd = 5 3rd = 3 4th = 2 5th = 3 6th = 1
Lotus-Ford - Wins = 7 2nd = 3 3rd = 2 4th = 0 5th = 0 6th = 0

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 07 Nov 2019, 16:45

1973 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

1973 saw a very close gap between the contenders for the championship. Emerson Fittipaldi was leading up to Sweden from there Ronnie Peterson took over the lead but up to Austria Jackie Stewart was just 4 points behind. Ronnie Peterson went onto win this year's championship after winning 12 races. Jackie Stewart would withdraw from the final race due to the unfortunate death of his teammate François Cevert in an accident during qualifying however this didn't cost him the championship as Ronnie Peterson had already secured it anyway. François Cevert career stats can be found below. The most interesting race this season was in Canada with the safety car making its first appearance and 7 people won the race.

François Cevert

Races 46
Wins 5
Podiums 18
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 2
Championships 0

Top 10

1. Ronnie Peterson - Points 121 - Wins 12
2. Jackie Stewart - Points 102 - Wins 7
3. Emerson Fittipaldi - Points 95 - Wins 6
4. François Cevert - Points 68 - Wins 3
5. Denny Hulme - Points 64 - Wins 2
6. Peter Revson - Points 51 - Wins 2
7. Carlos Reutemann - Points 38
8. Jody Scheckter - Points 27 - Wins 2
9. Niki Lauda - Points 27 - Wins 1
10. Carlos Pace - Points 26

Constructors

Lotus-Ford won their 5th constructors championship the teams first since 1965 making them currently the most successful team.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 08 Nov 2019, 18:02

1974 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

The early part of the season saw Carlos Reutemann, Emerson Fittipaldi, Ronnie Peterson, Clay Regazzoni and Niki Lauda all being favourites for the championship but once we got to the midway point it was clear this year's drivers championship was going to Niki Lauda then he went on to win 7 races in a row he created a big gap in the points to second place Clay Regazzoni who was a whole 28 points behind.

Driver career highlights time today its both Jackie Stewart and John Surtees I'm trying to highlight more every day now of drivers who have retired,

John Surtees

Races 111
Wins 18
Podiums 54
Pole positions 8
Fastest laps 11
Championships 0

Unfortunately for Surtees he never won any of the highest position championships but he did remain competitive to the end of his career as most seasons he raced in he would occasionally lap in the top 3 at some point scoring podiums.

Jackie Stewart

Races 99
Wins 53
Podiums 81
Pole positions 17
Fastest laps 15
Championships 2

Jackie Stewart stats are pretty incredible he is one of the few drivers so far to have won every single race in a season and out of his 99 starts in F1 he was in the top 3 in 81 races and was in the lead 53 times.

Top 10

1. Niki Lauda - Points 113 - Wins 10
2. Clay Regazzoni - Points 85 - Wins 4
3. Ronnie Peterson - Points 82 - Wins 6
4. Emerson Fittipaldi - Points 73 - Wins 3
5. Carlos Reutemann - Points 66 - Wins 5
6. Jody Scheckter - Points 61 - Wins 2
7. Patrick Depailler - Points 31 - Wins 1
8. Jacky Ickx - Points 28 - Wins 1
9. Carlos Pace - Points 28
10. James Hunt - Points 27

Constructors

Ferrari wins and it's their 4th constructor's title as well.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 10 Nov 2019, 21:01

1975 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

Carlos Pace was leading the championship to begin with right up to Sweden about midway through the season until last years champion Niki Lauda caught up and then comfortably won his second drivers title a whole 32 points ahead of Carlos Pace in second place. Further down the grid, it was highly competitive with many other drivers winning races and making it to the podium both the Spanish and British Grand Prix's had 7 winners.

Lella Lombardi raced this season the first female driver since Maria Teresa de Filippis in the late 1950s who managed to do a few laps in 5th place during the Italian Grand Prix earning her 2 points. Lella Lombardi scored 1 point in her 10 races this season her other best results were 7th in Germany and 9th in Italy.

Today's driver's highlight is Denny Hulme who recently retired in 1974 so here are his career stats below,

Denny Hulme

Races 112
Wins 17
Podiums 58
Pole positions 1
Fastest laps 9
Championships 0

Hulme was always consistently finishing the season in the top 10 and regularly managed to lap in the top 3 throughout his career.

Top 10

1. Niki Lauda - Points 104 - Wins 10
2. Carlos Pace - Points 72 - Wins 5
3. James Hunt - Points 67 - Wins 5
4. Clay Regazzoni - Points 65 - Wins 3
5. Carlos Reutemann - Points 60 - Wins 4
6. Emerson Fittipaldi - Points 60 - Wins 2
7. Jody Scheckter - Points 50 - Wins 2
8. Jean-Pierre Jarier - Points 46 - Wins 2
9. Jochen Mass - Points 40 - Wins 1
10. Vittorio Brambilla - Points 36 - Wins 3

Constructors

Ferrari wins again and ties with Lotus for 5 constructor championships.

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 10 Nov 2019, 22:25

Really looking forward to the early turbo years - can see some left-field champions given some cars were always qualifying well but very unreliable (I'm thinking people like Arnoux, Jabouille, Laffite etc).

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 11 Nov 2019, 17:45

Lella Lombardi did better than Graham Hill, Chris Amon and Jean-Pierre Jabouille!

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 12 Nov 2019, 19:57

James1978 wrote:Really looking forward to the early turbo years - can see some left-field champions given some cars were always qualifying well but very unreliable (I'm thinking people like Arnoux, Jabouille, Laffite etc).

It's interesting seeing how things could've played out if reliability was better back then so far I've lost count how many times I've seen a driver doing well in a race then the car breaks down at least in this championship it's fairer on them for when that happens.

dr-baker wrote:Lella Lombardi did better than Graham Hill, Chris Amon and Jean-Pierre Jabouille!

She did rather well and came close a few more times to a point finish and in 1976 her best 2 finishes were 12th and 14th.

1976 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

Onto a very interesting season now so good it's got its own movie. Niki Lauda started off strong and was leading the championship with a 23 point lead after his bad accident in Germany. James Hunt closed the gap down to 14 points in Austria then down to 5 points after the Dutch Grand Prix. Niki Lauda made his return in Italy and managed to extend his lead by 8 points but after this James Hunt went onto win the final 3 races which saw him eventually take over the lead of the championship in the USA and then winning the drivers title in Japan 9 points ahead of Niki Lauda. It was such an amazing comeback from Niki Lauda it took James Hunt 5 whole races just to catch up and take the lead of the championship while Niki Lauda was still within reach of winning it as well.

Driver highlight this time is Graham hill who in this championship managed to win one driver's title a look at his stats below,

Graham Hill

Races 176
Wins 35
Podiums 71
Pole positions 13
Fastest laps 10
Championships 1

Top 10

1. James Hunt - Points 102 - Wins 10
2. Niki Lauda - Points 93 - Wins 7
3. Jody Scheckter - Points 78 - Wins 4
4. Clay Regazzoni - Points 66 - Wins 2
5. Patrick Depailler - Points 66 - Wins 1
6. Ronnie Peterson - Points 57 - Wins 4
7. Mario Andretti - Points 38 - Wins 2
8. John Watson - Points 34 - Wins 1
9. Vittorio Brambilla - Points 34
10. Jacques Laffite - Points 33 - Wins 1

Constructors

It's a tie between McLaren-Ford and Ferrari but McLaren-Ford takes this year's constructors championship for winning 10 races while Ferrari managed only 8 in comparison.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 14 Nov 2019, 16:23

1977 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

Another close season and interestingly Niki Lauda never once was leading the championship it was either James Hunt, Mario Andretti or Jody Scheckter taking turns. James Hunt secured his second driver's title just 1 point ahead of Mario Andretti.

Today's driver highlights go to Carlos Pace and Tom Pryce who both tragically died in 1977 their career stats are below,

Carlos Pace

Races 69
Wins 7
Podiums 21
Pole positions 1
Fastest laps 5
Championships 0

Tom Pryce

Races 41
Wins 1
Podiums 9
Pole positions 1
Fastest laps 0
Championships 0

Top 10

1. James Hunt - Points 115 - Wins 11
2. Mario Andretti - Points 114 - Wins 10
3. Jody Scheckter - Points 104 - Wins 7
4. Niki Lauda - Points 85 - Wins 6
5. John Watson - Points 75 - Wins 5
6. Carlos Reutemann - Points 62 - Wins 1
7. Jacques Laffite - Points 49 - Wins 2
8. Jochen Mass - Points 49 - Wins 1
9. Gunnar Nilsson - Points 36 - Wins 1
10. Hans Joachim Stuck - Points 31 - Wins 1

Constructors

McLaren-Ford won their second constructors championship but further down the grid shows just how close it was with many of the teams being in 1st at some point during a race.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 16 Nov 2019, 14:31

1978 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

Mario Andretti won his first drivers title and was comfortably ahead in the points all season, in the end, he was 32 points clear of Niki Lauda in second place. At the Italian Grand Prix, Ronnie Peterson was killed in an accident. He managed to win the 1973 drivers championship and he is today's driver highlight,

Ronnie Peterson

Races 123
Wins 30
Podiums 56
Pole positions 14
Fastest laps 9
Championships 1

Top 10

1. Mario Andretti - Points 121 - Wins 11
2. Niki Lauda - Points 89 - Wins 4
3. Ronnie Peterson - Points 85 - Wins 5
4. Carlos Reutemann - Points 75 - Wins 5
5. John Watson - Points 67 - Wins 2
6. Gilles Villeneuve - Points 61 - Wins 4
7. Jody Scheckter - Points 57 - Wins 2
8. Patrick Depailler - Points 39 - Wins 2
9. Alan Jones - Points 39
10. Riccardo Patrese - Points 32 - Wins 1

Constructors

Lotus-Ford claimed their 6th constructor's championship which is more than what any other team has managed so far. It was also a very dominating performance from Lotus-Ford winning all but 2 races.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 17 Nov 2019, 20:50

1979 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

1979 gave us yet another close season this time the championship was between a few drivers and Patrick Depailler was actually leading the championship up until France before breaking both of his legs in a hang-gliding incident which meant he wouldn't race for the rest of the year. It then was a close call between Gilles Villeneuve, Jody Scheckter, Jacques Laffite and Alan Jones, in fact, Alan Jones had the strongest second half of the season winning 6 of the final 8 races. This year's drivers championship goes to Gilles Villeneuve finishing 11 points ahead of Jody Scheckter.

Today's driver's highlight goes to James Hunt our 1976 and 1977 champion he had a rather short career in comparison to some other champions featured on here but in the few seasons he raced he won 2 championships the rest of his stats are below,

James Hunt

Races 92
Wins 27
Podiums 42
Pole positions 14
Fastest laps 8
Championships 2

Top 10

1. Gilles Villeneuve - Points 91 - Wins 7
2. Jody Scheckter - Points 80 - Wins 4
3. Alan Jones - Points 79 - Wins 7
4. Jacques Laffite - Points 60 - Wins 4
5. Jean-Pierre Jabouille - Points 57 - Wins 4
6. Clay Regazzoni - Points 52 - Wins 1
7. René Arnoux - Points 46 - Wins 2
8. Patrick Depailler - Points 45 - Wins 3
9. Carlos Reutemann - Points 37
10. Nelson Piquet - Points 33

Constructors

1979 was the first year in which more than one car from each constructor could score points. This year's winner goes to Ferrari their 6th title matching Lotus's 6 titles record.

Zenarcher · Post by **Zenarcher** » 19 Nov 2019, 15:31

Before we get onto the 1980 season I've put this comparison together of all our highest position champions so far I've excluded the ones who are still racing but they will be added when their careers have finished I'll probably do this again when we get to the 1999 season.

1980 Season - Points Used 9–6–4–3–2–1

Alan Jones wins this year's championship he won 9 of the 14 races and was the only driver to manage a podium at every race something only a few of our champions have managed to achieve that and it was last done by Emerson Fittipaldi in 1972.

Today's driver highlight is Jacky Ickx our 1970 champion,

Jacky Ickx

Races 114
Wins 22
Podiums 53
Pole positions 13
Fastest laps 14
Championships 1

Top 10

1. Alan Jones - Points 107 - Wins 9
2. Jacques Laffite - Points 75 - Wins 5
3. Nelson Piquet - Points 75 - Wins 4
4. Didier Pironi - Points 69 - Wins 4
5. René Arnoux - Points 65 - Wins 5
6. Carlos Reutemann - Points 58 - Wins 1
7. Jean-Pierre Jabouille - Points 54 - Wins 5
8. Gilles Villeneuve - Points 33 - Wins 1
9. Bruno Giacomelli - Points 29 - Wins 1
10. Elio de Angelis - Points 19

Constructors

Williams-Ford won their first-ever constructors championship. You'll notice some big difference here between the real actual results compared to this championship, for example, Ferrari finished 10th with 8 points but here they're 5th with 41 points the same with Renault here 3rd with 119 points but in the real-life results were actually 4th with just 38 points.

Jan Magnussen · Post by **Rob Dylan** » 20 Nov 2019, 17:10

Juan Manuel Fangio: 51 races. 50 podiums. That's quite good.