THE COUNTERFACTUAL

Rewrite 2018.

The same race results. A different way to count.

What changed

Champion

Hamilton by 88 → Hamilton by 88

Podium

ActualLewis Hamilton · Sebastian Vettel · Kimi Räikkönen

Scenario ↓Lewis Hamilton · Sebastian Vettel · Kimi Räikkönen

Biggest mover

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DownNone

Change the rules 2018 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 · Azerbaijan Grand PrixR5 · Spanish Grand PrixR6 · Monaco Grand PrixR7 · Canadian Grand PrixR8 · French Grand PrixR9 · Austrian Grand PrixR10 · British Grand PrixR11 · German Grand PrixR12 · Hungarian Grand PrixR13 · Belgian Grand PrixR14 · Italian Grand PrixR15 · Singapore Grand PrixR16 · Russian 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	Lewis Hamilton	408	1	Lewis Hamilton	408	—
2	Sebastian Vettel	320	2	Sebastian Vettel	320	—
3	Kimi Räikkönen	251	3	Kimi Räikkönen	251	—
4	Max Verstappen	249	4	Max Verstappen	249	—
5	Valtteri Bottas	247	5	Valtteri Bottas	247	—

Constructor standings

Actual			Scenario
Pos	Constructor	Points	Pos	Constructor	Points	Change
1	Mercedes	655	1	Mercedes	655	—
2	Ferrari	571	2	Ferrari	571	—
3	Red Bull	419	3	Red Bull	419	—
4	Renault	122	4	Renault	122	—
5	Force India	111	5	Force India	111	—

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 receiptLewis HamiltonSebastian VettelKimi RäikkönenMax VerstappenValtteri BottasDaniel RicciardoNico HülkenbergSergio PérezKevin MagnussenCarlos SainzFernando AlonsoEsteban OconCharles LeclercRomain GrosjeanPierre GaslyStoffel VandoorneMarcus EricssonLance StrollBrendon HartleySergey Sirotkin

Race	Driver	Finish	GP	Total	Counted
R1Australian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	1	25	25	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	2	18	18	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Kimi Räikkönen	3	15	15	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Daniel Ricciardo	4	12	12	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	6	8	8	Yes
R1Australian Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas	8	4	4	Yes
R2Bahrain Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	1	25	25	Yes
R2Bahrain Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas	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	22	33	30	25	43	25	28	31	0	30	43	35	30	40	37	43	43	25	22	35	35	655
Ferrari	40	25	19	30	12	30	33	25	33	40	15	33	25	30	25	27	18	37	33	23	18	571
Red Bull	20	0	35	0	25	27	27	30	25	10	12	12	15	10	26	18	27	18	25	30	27	419
Renault	7	8	10	10	6	5	10	6	0	8	10	2	0	4	5	0	1	14	8	0	8	122
Force India	0	1	0	15	2	8	2	0	14	7	10	0	18	14	0	3	8	4	0	1	4	111
Haas	0	10	1	0	8	0	0	8	22	2	8	7	10	0	0	4	4	0	0	6	3	93
McLaren	12	10	6	8	4	0	0	0	4	4	0	4	0	0	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	62
Sauber	0	2	0	8	1	0	1	1	3	0	2	0	1	0	2	6	0	1	8	6	6	48
Toro Rosso	0	12	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	8	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	33
Williams	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7

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.