THE COUNTERFACTUAL

Rewrite 2016.

The same race results. A different way to count.

What changed

Champion

Rosberg by 5 → Rosberg by 5

Podium

ActualNico Rosberg · Lewis Hamilton · Daniel Ricciardo

Scenario ↓Nico Rosberg · Lewis Hamilton · Daniel Ricciardo

Biggest mover

UpNone

DownNone

Change the rules 2016 points · target era drops · no fastest lap · no sprints

POINTS SYSTEMDROPPED SCORESFASTEST-LAP BONUSSelect and apply a system with a bonus to enable it.SPRINT POINTS

Exclude races

R1 · Australian Grand PrixR2 · Bahrain Grand PrixR3 · Chinese Grand PrixR4 · Russian Grand PrixR5 · Spanish Grand PrixR6 · Monaco Grand PrixR7 · Canadian Grand PrixR8 · European Grand PrixR9 · Austrian Grand PrixR10 · British Grand PrixR11 · Hungarian Grand PrixR12 · German Grand PrixR13 · Belgian Grand PrixR14 · Italian Grand PrixR15 · Singapore Grand PrixR16 · Malaysian Grand PrixR17 · Japanese Grand PrixR18 · United States Grand PrixR19 · Mexican Grand PrixR20 · Brazilian Grand PrixR21 · Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Actual standings retain the official season totals. Changes compare the selected scenario with those official positions.

Actual			Scenario
Pos	Driver	Points	Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Nico Rosberg	385	1	Nico Rosberg	385	—
2	Lewis Hamilton	380	2	Lewis Hamilton	380	—
3	Daniel Ricciardo	256	3	Daniel Ricciardo	256	—
4	Sebastian Vettel	212	4	Sebastian Vettel	212	—
5	Max Verstappen	204	5	Max Verstappen	204	—

Constructor standings

Actual			Scenario
Pos	Constructor	Points	Pos	Constructor	Points	Change
1	Mercedes	765	1	Mercedes	765	—
2	Red Bull	468	2	Red Bull	468	—
3	Ferrari	398	3	Ferrari	398	—
4	Force India	173	4	Force India	173	—
5	Williams	138	5	Williams	138	—

Every point, race by race

The top six scenario drivers are selected initially. GP and bonus columns use the target system; Counted shows whether the weekend score survives its dropped-score rule.

Filter drivers · 6 selected

Include drivers in the receiptNico RosbergLewis HamiltonDaniel RicciardoSebastian VettelMax VerstappenKimi RäikkönenSergio PérezValtteri BottasNico HülkenbergFernando AlonsoFelipe MassaCarlos SainzRomain GrosjeanDaniil KvyatJenson ButtonKevin MagnussenFelipe NasrJolyon PalmerPascal WehrleinStoffel VandoorneEsteban GutiérrezMarcus EricssonEsteban OconRio Haryanto

Race	Driver	Finish	GP	Total	Counted
R1Australian Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg	1	25	25	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	2	18	18	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	3	15	15	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Daniel Ricciardo	4	12	12	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	10	1	1	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Kimi Räikkönen	18	0	0	Yes
R2Bahrain Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg	1	25	25	Yes
R2Bahrain Grand Prix	Kimi Räikkönen	2	18	18	Yes

Constructor scores by round

Constructor	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19	R20	R21	Total
Mercedes	43	40	31	43	0	31	35	35	37	40	43	37	40	43	40	15	40	43	43	43	43	765
Red Bull	12	18	27	0	37	18	18	10	28	30	25	33	18	16	26	43	26	15	27	19	22	468
Ferrari	15	18	28	15	33	12	26	30	15	12	20	18	10	27	22	12	22	12	18	10	23	398
Force India	6	0	0	2	6	23	5	17	0	14	1	7	22	5	4	12	10	4	7	18	10	173
Williams	14	6	9	22	14	1	15	9	2	0	2	2	5	10	0	10	3	6	6	0	2	138
McLaren	0	1	0	9	2	12	0	0	8	0	6	4	6	0	6	8	0	12	0	1	1	76
Toro Rosso	3	8	6	0	9	4	2	0	4	5	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	0	8	0	63
Haas	8	10	0	4	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	29
Renault	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8
Sauber	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Manor Marussia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Counterfactual scores use official race finishes and Grand Prix countback; an unresolved countback tie stays labelled tied. Excluded weekends remove both race and sprint scores. Full target points apply to all retained races, including originally shortened or double-points races. Shared drives receive a full award per result entry because the DB cannot reliably reconstruct driving shares.

Dropped scores: target; drivers {"countBest":null}, constructors {"countBest":null}. Split rules retain the original round boundary when races are excluded.