Two extremist alternative points systems
Posted: 22 Jul 2017, 10:02
Often when people try to find who was actually the most skilled driver of a particular racing season, particularly older ones, it ends up being the driver with the most wins. Therefore I've decided to calculate the Denominator Alternative Championship. The basic idea is that first place gets one point, second place gets half a point, third place a third, and so on. Since this has the potential to lead to scores that are annoying to calculate and hard to quickly understand, instead the following points system is used:
60-30-20-15-12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Dropped scores work as normal, and there is no reward for fastest lap.
So yes, this supposedly single-result-skewed system rewards reliability further down. Like the opposite of what F1 has actually done.
But it wouldn't be fair to have this crazy system without also doing it in the other direction. The World Championship of Consistency will use this:
Up to 2003, the system is 6-5-4-3-2-1. Dropped scores work as normal, and there is no reward for fastest lap. For 2003 onwards, the system will be 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
So getting first instead of second is just one more position, and retirements can be devastating. Compare how NASCAR series were for a long time.
I'm probably going to do this by decades or half-decades, but here's 1950 for an example:
Denominator Alternative Championship (top 26)
1. Giuseppe Farina (195) [203]
2. Juan Manuel Fangio (180)
3. Luigi Fagioli (120) [140]
4. Louis Rosier (67) [72]
5. Johnnie Parsons (60)
6. Alberto Ascari (57)
7. Bill Holland (30)
8. Peter Whitehead (28)
9. Prince Bira (27)
10. Louis Chiron (26)
11. Philippe Étancelin (25)
12. Reg Parnell (20)
=. Mauri Rose (20)
14. Toulo de Graffenried (20)
15. Bob Gerard (20)
16. Johnny Claes (17)
17. Dorino Serafini (15)
18. Yves Girard-Cabantous (15)
19. Raymond Sommer (15)
=. Robert Manzon (15)
=. Cecil Green (15)
22. Felice Bonetto (12)
23. Luigi Villoresi (10)
=. Lee Wallard (10)
25. Cuth Harrison (8)
=. Pierre Levegh (8)
=. Walt Faulkner (8)
=. Nello Pagani (8)
World Championship of Consistency (top 26)
1. Giuseppe Farina (21)
2. Luigi Fagioli (20) [24]
3. Juan Manuel Fangio (18)
4. Louis Rosier (13) [14]
5. Alberto Ascari (9.5)
6. Johnnie Parsons (6)
7. Bill Holland (5)
8. Prince Bira (5)
9. Peter Whitehead (4)
10. Louis Chiron (4)
11. Reg Parnell (4)
=. Mauri Rose (4)
13. Yves Girard-Cabantous (3)
14. Raymond Sommer (3)
=. Robert Manzon (3)
=. Cecil Green (3)
17. Philippe Étancelin (3)
18. Dorino Serafini (2.5)
19. Felice Bonetto (2)
20. Toulo de Graffenried (2)
=. Bob Gerard (2)
22. Eugène Chaboud (1)
=. Joie Chitwood (1)
=. Tony Bettenhausen (1)
25. Luigi Villoresi (1)
=. Lee Wallard (1)
Along with the normal title, Farina wins both ancillary championships. He and Fangio were more or less equally matched, leaving mechanical issues to decide the victor.
60-30-20-15-12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Dropped scores work as normal, and there is no reward for fastest lap.
So yes, this supposedly single-result-skewed system rewards reliability further down. Like the opposite of what F1 has actually done.
But it wouldn't be fair to have this crazy system without also doing it in the other direction. The World Championship of Consistency will use this:
Up to 2003, the system is 6-5-4-3-2-1. Dropped scores work as normal, and there is no reward for fastest lap. For 2003 onwards, the system will be 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
So getting first instead of second is just one more position, and retirements can be devastating. Compare how NASCAR series were for a long time.
I'm probably going to do this by decades or half-decades, but here's 1950 for an example:
Denominator Alternative Championship (top 26)
1. Giuseppe Farina (195) [203]
2. Juan Manuel Fangio (180)
3. Luigi Fagioli (120) [140]
4. Louis Rosier (67) [72]
5. Johnnie Parsons (60)
6. Alberto Ascari (57)
7. Bill Holland (30)
8. Peter Whitehead (28)
9. Prince Bira (27)
10. Louis Chiron (26)
11. Philippe Étancelin (25)
12. Reg Parnell (20)
=. Mauri Rose (20)
14. Toulo de Graffenried (20)
15. Bob Gerard (20)
16. Johnny Claes (17)
17. Dorino Serafini (15)
18. Yves Girard-Cabantous (15)
19. Raymond Sommer (15)
=. Robert Manzon (15)
=. Cecil Green (15)
22. Felice Bonetto (12)
23. Luigi Villoresi (10)
=. Lee Wallard (10)
25. Cuth Harrison (8)
=. Pierre Levegh (8)
=. Walt Faulkner (8)
=. Nello Pagani (8)
World Championship of Consistency (top 26)
1. Giuseppe Farina (21)
2. Luigi Fagioli (20) [24]
3. Juan Manuel Fangio (18)
4. Louis Rosier (13) [14]
5. Alberto Ascari (9.5)
6. Johnnie Parsons (6)
7. Bill Holland (5)
8. Prince Bira (5)
9. Peter Whitehead (4)
10. Louis Chiron (4)
11. Reg Parnell (4)
=. Mauri Rose (4)
13. Yves Girard-Cabantous (3)
14. Raymond Sommer (3)
=. Robert Manzon (3)
=. Cecil Green (3)
17. Philippe Étancelin (3)
18. Dorino Serafini (2.5)
19. Felice Bonetto (2)
20. Toulo de Graffenried (2)
=. Bob Gerard (2)
22. Eugène Chaboud (1)
=. Joie Chitwood (1)
=. Tony Bettenhausen (1)
25. Luigi Villoresi (1)
=. Lee Wallard (1)
Along with the normal title, Farina wins both ancillary championships. He and Fangio were more or less equally matched, leaving mechanical issues to decide the victor.