What’s The Points – China Update

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This is an update to What’s The Points comparing the World Championship positions for this year’s points (left), last year’s points-system (middle) and the older 10-6-4-3-2-1 approach (right). Ties are decided by countback.

1		Button		60		Button		23		Button		20
2		Rosberg		50		Alonso		20		Alonso		16
3		Alonso		49		Hamilton		20		Vettel		14
4		Hamilton		49		Rosberg		20		Hamilton		12
5		Vettel		45		Vettel		18		Rosberg		12
6		Massa		41		Kubica		17		Kubica		11
7		Kubica		40		Massa		16		Massa		10
8		Webber		28		Webber		10		Webber		6
9		Sutil		10		Sutil		4		Sutil		2
10		Schumacher		10		Schumacher		3		Schumacher		1

The official points saw Massa drop five positions with his ninth position finish. Unsurprisingly with two wins and two minor places in four races, Button is top by all three systems. Differences between this and last year’s points positions are little. Rosberg’s consistency with two thirds and two fourths put him in a stronger position than would be the case under 10-6-4-3-2-1. Under the new points, Rosberg would need to gain a fifth place to catch Button but under 10-6-4-3-2-1 would need a win to overhaul Button.

RG already has his scores updated for China in his championship for new teams.

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