Record · SEASON · ALL_TIME

Closest title fight

Seasons with the smallest final points gap between P1 and P2 — ongoing season excluded
PosSeasonRecordsNotes
1 1984 Season 0.5pts gap Niki Lauda ↔ Alain Prost
2 1958 Season 1pts gap Mike Hawthorn ↔ Stirling Moss
2 1961 Season 1pts gap Phil Hill ↔ Wolfgang von Trips
2 1964 Season 1pts gap John Surtees ↔ Graham Hill
2 1981 Season 1pts gap Nelson Piquet ↔ Carlos Reutemann
2 1994 Season 1pts gap Michael Schumacher ↔ Damon Hill
2 2007 Season 1pts gap Kimi Räikkönen ↔ Lewis Hamilton
2 2008 Season 1pts gap Lewis Hamilton ↔ Felipe Massa
9 1976 Season 2pts gap James Hunt ↔ Niki Lauda
9 1983 Season 2pts gap Nelson Piquet ↔ Alain Prost
9 1986 Season 2pts gap Alain Prost ↔ Nigel Mansell
9 1999 Season 2pts gap Mika Häkkinen ↔ Eddie Irvine
9 2003 Season 2pts gap Michael Schumacher ↔ Kimi Räikkönen
9 2025 Season 2pts gap Lando Norris ↔ Max Verstappen
15 1950 Season 3pts gap Nino Farina ↔ Juan Fangio
15 1956 Season 3pts gap Juan Fangio ↔ Stirling Moss
15 1967 Season 3pts gap Denny Hulme ↔ Jack Brabham
15 1974 Season 3pts gap Emerson Fittipaldi ↔ Clay Regazzoni
15 1988 Season 3pts gap Ayrton Senna ↔ Alain Prost
15 2012 Season 3pts gap Sebastian Vettel ↔ Fernando Alonso
21 1959 Season 4pts gap Jack Brabham ↔ Tony Brooks
21 1979 Season 4pts gap Jody Scheckter ↔ Gilles Villeneuve
21 2010 Season 4pts gap Sebastian Vettel ↔ Fernando Alonso
24 1970 Season 5pts gap Jochen Rindt ↔ Jacky Ickx
24 1982 Season 5pts gap Keke Rosberg ↔ Didier Pironi
24 2016 Season 5pts gap Nico Rosberg ↔ Lewis Hamilton
27 1951 Season 6pts gap Juan Fangio ↔ Alberto Ascari
28 1953 Season 6.5pts gap Alberto Ascari ↔ Juan Fangio
29 1990 Season 7pts gap Ayrton Senna ↔ Alain Prost
30 2021 Season 8pts gap Max Verstappen ↔ Lewis Hamilton
31 1960 Season 9pts gap Jack Brabham ↔ Bruce McLaren
32 2009 Season 11pts gap Jenson Button ↔ Sebastian Vettel
33 1952 Season 12pts gap Alberto Ascari ↔ Nino Farina
33 1962 Season 12pts gap Graham Hill ↔ Jim Clark
33 1968 Season 12pts gap Graham Hill ↔ Jackie Stewart
33 1987 Season 12pts gap Nelson Piquet ↔ Nigel Mansell
37 1978 Season 13pts gap Mario Andretti ↔ Ronnie Peterson
37 1980 Season 13pts gap Alan Jones ↔ Nelson Piquet
37 2006 Season 13pts gap Fernando Alonso ↔ Michael Schumacher
40 1965 Season 14pts gap Jim Clark ↔ Graham Hill
40 1966 Season 14pts gap Jack Brabham ↔ John Surtees
40 1998 Season 14pts gap Mika Häkkinen ↔ Michael Schumacher
43 1957 Season 15pts gap Juan Fangio ↔ Stirling Moss
43 1977 Season 15pts gap Niki Lauda ↔ Jody Scheckter
45 1972 Season 16pts gap Emerson Fittipaldi ↔ Jackie Stewart
45 1973 Season 16pts gap Jackie Stewart ↔ Emerson Fittipaldi
45 1989 Season 16pts gap Alain Prost ↔ Ayrton Senna
48 1954 Season 16.86pts gap Juan Fangio ↔ José Froilán González
49 1955 Season 17pts gap Juan Fangio ↔ Stirling Moss
50 1996 Season 19pts gap Damon Hill ↔ Jacques Villeneuve
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Seasons with the smallest final points gap between P1 and P2 — ongoing season excluded · Sprint excluded · post-race decisions (penalties applied) included
Data range: 1950–2026 · Last updated: 2026-07-18 12:30 · calc version: v1.0 · Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible)