Why Verstappen was crowned champion despite shortened Japanese GP

Explained: Why Verstappen was crowned F1 champion in the JapaneseGP despite failing to complete 75% of the race distance.

As a result of the washout at last year's Belgian Grand Prix, the FIA had made a big deal about a revised points structure that only awarded a certain percentage of the tally if races didn't run all the way.

For winning a race that had completed two laps but less than 25% race distance, a winner would get six points. With the Japanese GP running to 28 laps - just more than 52% – many had been under the impression that Verstappen would get 19 for his win, with Perez getting 14 for second and Leclerc 12 for third.Motorsport Images

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