1971 season

Title decided in round 8

‹ 1970 1972 ›

World ChampionJackie Stewart62 points · 6 wins
Constructors' championTyrrell73 points

Races11
Different winners6
Pole-sitters5
Not classified46%117 of 255 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. The season was split in two: the best 5 of the first 6 races counted, and the best 4 of the rest.

The title was decided in round 8: Austrian Grand Prix on 15 Aug 1971.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Jackie Stewart	6	15	24	24	33	42	51	51	51	60	62
Ronnie Peterson	0	0	6	9	9	15	17	17	23	29	33
François Cevert	0	0	0	0	6	6	12	12	16	17	26
Jacky Ickx	0	6	10	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Jo Siffert	0	0	0	1	4	4	4	13	13	13	19
Emerson Fittipaldi	0	0	2	2	6	10	10	16	16	16	16
Clay Regazzoni	4	4	4	8	8	8	12	12	12	12	13
Mario Andretti	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12
Peter Gethin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	9
Pedro Rodríguez	0	3	3	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Chris Amon	2	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	9	9	9
Denny Hulme	1	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	9	9
Reine Wisell	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	7	7	9	9
Tim Schenken	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	5	5
Howden Ganley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5
Mark Donohue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
Henri Pescarolo	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	4	4	4
Mike Hailwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3
John Surtees	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Rolf Stommelen	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3
Graham Hill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2
Jean-Pierre Beltoise	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Tyrrell73
BRM36
Ferrari33
March33
Lotus21
McLaren10
Matra9
Surtees8
1 further teams

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Tyrrell	6	15	24	24	33	42	51	51	55	64	73
BRM	0	3	3	9	12	12	12	21	30	30	36
Ferrari	9	15	19	28	28	28	32	32	32	32	33
March	0	0	6	9	9	15	17	18	24	30	33
Lotus	3	3	5	5	9	13	13	19	19	21	21
McLaren	1	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	10	10
Matra	2	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	9	9	9
Surtees	0	0	1	3	3	5	5	5	8	8	8
Brabham	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	5	5

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	6	62
2	Ronnie Peterson	March		33
3	François Cevert	Tyrrell	1	26
4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1	19
5	Jo Siffert	BRM	1	19
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus		16
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari		13
8	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1	12
9	Peter Gethin	McLaren, BRM	1	9
10	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM		9
11	Chris Amon	Matra		9
12	Denny Hulme	McLaren		9
12	Reine Wisell	Lotus		9
14	Tim Schenken	Brabham		5
15	Howden Ganley	BRM		5
16	Mark Donohue	McLaren		4
17	Henri Pescarolo	March		4
18	Mike Hailwood	Surtees		3
19	John Surtees	Surtees		3
19	Rolf Stommelen	Surtees		3
21	Graham Hill	Brabham		2
22	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
1	Tyrrell	73
2	BRM	36
3	Ferrari	33
4	March	33
5	Lotus	21
6	McLaren	10
7	Matra	9
8	Surtees	8
9	Brabham	5

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1971
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts
STE (Jackie Stewart)	2^P	1	1^P^F	11	1^P^F	1^F	1^P	Ret	Ret	1^P	5^P	62
PET (Ronnie Peterson)	10	Ret	2	4	Ret	2	5	8	2	2	3	33
CEV (François Cevert)	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	2	10	2^F	Ret	3	6	1	26
ICK (Jacky Ickx)	8	2^P^F	3	1^P^F	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret^F	19
SIF (Jo Siffert)	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	4	9	Ret	1^P^F	9	9	2	19
FIT (Emerson Fittipaldi)	Ret	Ret	5		3	3	Ret	2	8	7	Ret	16
REG (Clay Regazzoni)	3	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret^P	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	13
AND (Mario Andretti)	1^F	Ret	DNQ	Ret			4			13	DNS	12
GET (Peter Gethin)	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	10	1	14	9	9
ROD (Pedro Rodríguez)	Ret	4	9	2	Ret							9
AMO (Chris Amon)	5	3	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret		6^P	10	12	9
HUL (Denny Hulme)	6	5	4	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		4^F	Ret	9
WIS (Reine Wisell)	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	8	4		5	Ret	9
SCH (Tim Schenken)		9	10	Ret	12	12	6	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
GAN (Howden Ganley)	Ret	10	DNQ	7	10	8	Ret	Ret	5	DNS	4	5
DON (Mark Donohue)										3	DNS	4
PES (Henri Pescarolo)	11	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	6	Ret^F	DNS	Ret	4
HAI (Mike Hailwood)									4		15	3
SUR (John Surtees)	Ret	11	7	5	8	6	7	Ret	Ret	11	17	3
STO (Rolf Stommelen)	12	Ret	6	Ret	11	5	10	7	DNS	Ret		3
HIL (Graham Hill)	9	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	9	5	Ret	Ret	7	2
BEL (Jean-Pierre Beltoise)		6	Ret	9	7	7				Ret	8	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	South Africa	Kyalami	6 Mar 1971	Jackie Stewart	Mario Andretti
2	Spain	Montjuïc	18 Apr 1971	Jacky Ickx	Jackie Stewart
3	Monaco	Monaco	23 May 1971	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart
4	Netherlands	Zandvoort	20 Jun 1971	Jacky Ickx	Jacky Ickx
5	France	Paul Ricard	4 Jul 1971	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart
6	Great Britain	Silverstone	17 Jul 1971	Clay Regazzoni	Jackie Stewart
7	Germany	Nürburgring	1 Aug 1971	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart
8	AustriaTitle decided	Red Bull Ring	15 Aug 1971	Jo Siffert	Jo Siffert
9	Italy	Monza	5 Sept 1971	Chris Amon	Peter Gethin
10	Canada	Mosport	19 Sept 1971	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart
11	United States	Watkins Glen	3 Oct 1971	Jackie Stewart	François Cevert

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
BRM	Yardley Team BRM	P153, P160	BRM P142 3.0 V12	Firestone	George Eaton, Helmut Marko, Howden Ganley, Jo Siffert, John Cannon, Pedro Rodríguez, Peter Gethin, Vic Elford
Bellasi	Jolly Club of Switzerland	F1 70	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Silvio Moser
Brabham	Ecurie Evergreen	BT33	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Chris Craft
Brabham	Motor Racing Developments	BT33, BT34	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Graham Hill, Tim Schenken
Brabham	Scuderia Scribante	BT33	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Dave Charlton
Brabham	Team Gunston	BT26A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Jackie Pretorius
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	312B, 312B2	Ferrari 001/1 3.0 F12, Ferrari 001 3.0 F12	Firestone	Clay Regazzoni, Jacky Ickx, Mario Andretti
Lotus	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	72C, 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Dave Charlton, Emerson Fittipaldi, Reine Wisell
Lotus	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	56B	Pratt & Whitney STN76 tbn	Firestone	David Walker, Reine Wisell
Lotus	Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.	69 Special	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Pete Lovely
Lotus	World Wide Racing	56B	Pratt & Whitney STN76 tbn	Firestone	Emerson Fittipaldi
March	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing	711	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Mike Beuttler
March	Frank Williams Racing Cars	701, 711	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Henri Pescarolo, Max Jean
March	Gene Mason Racing	711	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Skip Barber
March	Jo Siffert Automobiles	701	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	François Mazet
March	STP March Racing Team	711	Alfa Romeo T33 3.0 V8	Firestone	Andrea de Adamich, Nanni Galli, Ronnie Peterson
March	STP March Racing Team	711	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Alex Soler-Roig, Mike Beuttler, Nanni Galli, Niki Lauda, Ronnie Peterson
March	Shell Arnold Team	701	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Jean-Pierre Jarier
March	Team Gunston	701	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	John Love
Matra	Équipe Matra Sports	MS120B	Matra MS71 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Chris Amon, Jean-Pierre Beltoise
McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	M14A, M19A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Denny Hulme, Jackie Oliver, Peter Gethin
McLaren	Ecurie Bonnier	M7C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Helmut Marko, Jo Bonnier
McLaren	Penske-White Racing	M19A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	David Hobbs, Mark Donohue
Surtees	Auto Motor und Sport Team Surtees	TS7, TS9	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Rolf Stommelen
Surtees	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	TS9	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	John Surtees
Surtees	Stichting Autoraces Nederland	TS7	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Gijs van Lennep
Surtees	Team Surtees	TS7, TS9	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Brian Redman, Derek Bell, Gijs van Lennep, Mike Hailwood, Sam Posey
Tyrrell	Elf Team Tyrrell	001, 002, 003	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	François Cevert, Jackie Stewart, Peter Revson

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	59	62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	33	33	P2
3	François Cevert	25	26	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	21	19	P4
5	Jo Siffert	18	19	P5
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	16	16	P6
7	Mario Andretti	12	12	P8
8	Clay Regazzoni	12	13	P7
9	Pedro Rodríguez	9	9	P10
10	Denny Hulme	9	9	P12
11	Peter Gethin	8	9	P9
12	Chris Amon	8	9	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	59	62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	33	33	P2
3	François Cevert	25	26	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	21	19	P4
5	Jo Siffert	18	19	P5
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	16	16	P6
7	Mario Andretti	12	12	P8
8	Clay Regazzoni	12	13	P7
9	Pedro Rodríguez	9	9	P10
10	Denny Hulme	9	9	P12
11	Peter Gethin	8	9	P9
12	Chris Amon	8	9	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	56	62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	33	33	P2
3	François Cevert	25	26	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	18	19	P4
5	Jo Siffert	18	19	P5
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	16	16	P6
7	Clay Regazzoni	13	13	P7
8	Mario Andretti	11	12	P8
9	Pedro Rodríguez	9	9	P10
10	Chris Amon	9	9	P11
11	Reine Wisell	9	9	P12
12	Denny Hulme	9	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	56	62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	33	33	P2
3	François Cevert	25	26	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	18	19	P4
5	Jo Siffert	18	19	P5
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	16	16	P6
7	Clay Regazzoni	13	13	P7
8	Mario Andretti	11	12	P8
9	Pedro Rodríguez	9	9	P10
10	Chris Amon	9	9	P11
11	Reine Wisell	9	9	P12
12	Denny Hulme	9	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	62	62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	33	33	P2
3	François Cevert	26	26	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	19	19	P4
5	Jo Siffert	19	19	P5
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	16	16	P6
7	Clay Regazzoni	13	13	P7
8	Mario Andretti	12	12	P8
9	Peter Gethin	9	9	P9
10	Pedro Rodríguez	9	9	P10
11	Chris Amon	9	9	P11
12	Reine Wisell	9	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	68	62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	33	33	P2
3	François Cevert	27	26	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	20	19	P4
5	Jo Siffert	20	19	P5
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	16	16	P6
7	Mario Andretti	13	12	P8
8	Clay Regazzoni	13	13	P7
9	Peter Gethin	10	9	P9
10	Pedro Rodríguez	9	9	P10
11	Chris Amon	9	9	P11
12	Reine Wisell	9	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	68	62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	33	33	P2
3	François Cevert	27	26	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	20	19	P4
5	Jo Siffert	20	19	P5
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	16	16	P6
7	Mario Andretti	13	12	P8
8	Clay Regazzoni	13	13	P7
9	Peter Gethin	10	9	P9
10	Pedro Rodríguez	9	9	P10
11	Chris Amon	9	9	P11
12	Reine Wisell	9	9	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	72	62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	48	33	P2
3	François Cevert	37	26	P3
4	Emerson Fittipaldi	27	16	P6
5	Jacky Ickx	26	19	P4
6	Jo Siffert	26	19	P5
7	Clay Regazzoni	21	13	P7
8	Reine Wisell	18	9	P12
9	Chris Amon	17	9	P11
10	Denny Hulme	17	9	P12
11	Mario Andretti	15	12	P8
12	Pedro Rodríguez	13	9	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	72		62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	47	−1	33	P2
3	François Cevert	37		26	P3
4	Emerson Fittipaldi	27		16	P6
5	Jacky Ickx	26		19	P4
6	Jo Siffert	26		19	P5
7	Clay Regazzoni	21		13	P7
8	Reine Wisell	18		9	P12
9	Chris Amon	17		9	P11
10	Denny Hulme	17		9	P12
11	Mario Andretti	15		12	P8
12	Pedro Rodríguez	13		9	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	178	62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	114	33	P2
3	François Cevert	91	26	P3
4	Jo Siffert	69	19	P5
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	68	16	P6
6	Jacky Ickx	66	19	P4
7	Clay Regazzoni	53	13	P7
8	Reine Wisell	46	9	P12
9	Chris Amon	44	9	P11
10	Denny Hulme	42	9	P12
11	Mario Andretti	37	12	P8
12	Peter Gethin	34	9	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	178		62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	110	−4	33	P2
3	François Cevert	91		26	P3
4	Jo Siffert	69		19	P5
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	68		16	P6
6	Jacky Ickx	66		19	P4
7	Clay Regazzoni	53		13	P7
8	Reine Wisell	46		9	P12
9	Chris Amon	44		9	P11
10	Denny Hulme	42		9	P12
11	Mario Andretti	37		12	P8
12	Peter Gethin	34		9	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	181	62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	114	33	P2
3	François Cevert	92	26	P3
4	Jo Siffert	70	19	P5
5	Jacky Ickx	68	19	P4
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	68	16	P6
7	Clay Regazzoni	53	13	P7
8	Reine Wisell	46	9	P12
9	Chris Amon	44	9	P11
10	Denny Hulme	43	9	P12
11	Mario Andretti	38	12	P8
12	Peter Gethin	34	9	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	181		62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	110	−4	33	P2
3	François Cevert	92		26	P3
4	Jo Siffert	70		19	P5
5	Jacky Ickx	68		19	P4
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	68		16	P6
7	Clay Regazzoni	53		13	P7
8	Reine Wisell	46		9	P12
9	Chris Amon	44		9	P11
10	Denny Hulme	43		9	P12
11	Mario Andretti	38		12	P8
12	Peter Gethin	34		9	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	178	62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	114	33	P2
3	François Cevert	91	26	P3
4	Jo Siffert	69	19	P5
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	68	16	P6
6	Jacky Ickx	66	19	P4
7	Clay Regazzoni	53	13	P7
8	Reine Wisell	46	9	P12
9	Chris Amon	44	9	P11
10	Denny Hulme	42	9	P12
11	Mario Andretti	37	12	P8
12	Peter Gethin	34	9	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	178		62	P1
2	Ronnie Peterson	110	−4	33	P2
3	François Cevert	91		26	P3
4	Jo Siffert	69		19	P5
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	68		16	P6
6	Jacky Ickx	66		19	P4
7	Clay Regazzoni	53		13	P7
8	Reine Wisell	46		9	P12
9	Chris Amon	44		9	P11
10	Denny Hulme	42		9	P12
11	Mario Andretti	37		12	P8
12	Peter Gethin	34		9	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.