If you want to drive in Formula 1, you need the necessary super license – this has been the case for many years. However, the requirements have changed to receive such a super license. After 300 kilometers of drive with F1 car was sufficient in the past, a point system has been in use for some years now to only allow qualified drivers to enter Formula 1.
To drive in Formula 1 are 40 super license -Points required
Points are available to 10 best drivers per racing category based on their final position in the championship. To get a super license for Formula 1, there are 40 Points necessary. These must be collected within three years before they expire again. Exception: Points from the kart championships (maximum twelve) only expire after five years.
In the table below we clearly list how many points there are for which place in a championship. Are fewer than 16 pilots in a championship at the launch , the number of points is reduced depending on the size of the starting field. A driver can enter in two championships per year for the super license points.
Normally, a series must have at least five occasions on at least three different routes in order to be eligible for points. The only exception is the Formula 3 World Cup in Macau, where the winner of the individual event receives five points.
| Championship | 1th | 2th | 3th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9th | 10th | |
| Formula 2 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
| IndyCar | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Formula 3 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Formula E. | 30 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| WEC (LMP1) | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Regional Formula 3 Europe | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| Super Formula | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| WEC (LMP2) | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | |
| DTM | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| Super GT | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| Regional Formula 3 Asia | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| Regional Formula 3 America | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| Regional Formula 3 Japan | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| IMSA (prototypes) | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| WTCR | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| Supercars | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| NASCAR Cup | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| Indy Lights | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| W-Series | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| Formula Renault Eurocup | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| Euroformula Open | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| Super Formula Lights Japan | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| National Formula 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| AsLMS / ELMS (prototypes) | 10 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| WEC (GTE-Pro) | 10 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| WEC (GTE-Am) | 10 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| IMSA (GTLM) | 10 | 8th | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Asian Winter Series | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| National Formula 3 (non-FIA) | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Indy Pro 2000 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| NASCAR National | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Toyota Racing Series | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| International GT3 series | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| FIA Kart World Cup (Sen.) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| FIA Kart Continental (Sen.) | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| FIA Kart World Cup (Jun.) | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| FIA Kart Continental (Jun.) | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
In the meantime it is also possible to get some additional points: There are two points for pilots who remain without penalty points in one season – but only if there is a penalty point system in the Championship gives.
For drivers with a license that only applies to free practicing, there is an additional point per Formula 1 event if you have at least 100 completed kilometers in practicing and received no penalty point. A maximum of ten additional points can be accumulated in three years.
New for 2020: The W-Series is eligible for points, where world champion will get 15 points.
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