f1δ Score applies current scoring rules to all eras for cross-era comparison — it is not the championship points drivers actually earned.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | f1δ Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Ferrari | 148 | 578 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Ferrari | 114 | 412 |
| 3 | Jenson Button BUT | BAR | 85 | 306 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Renault | 59 | 232 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya MOY | Williams | 58 | 170 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Renault | 46 | 151 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | McLaren | 45 | 93 |
| 8 | Takuma Sato SAT | BAR | 34 | 65 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher RSC | Williams | 24 | 32 |
| 10 | David Coulthard COU | McLaren | 24 | 51 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella FIS | Sauber | 22 | 212 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa MAS | Sauber | 12 | 78 |
| 13 | Mark Webber WEB | Jaguar | 7 | -61 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis PAN | Toyota | 6 | -43 |
| 15 | Antônio Pizzonia PIZ | Williams | 6 | 12 |
| 16 | Christian Klien KLI | Jaguar | 3 | -17 |
| 17 | Cristiano da Matta DAM | Toyota | 3 | -82 |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | Jordan | 3 | -55 |
| 19 | Timo Glock GLO | Jordan | 2 | 34 |
| 20 | Zsolt Baumgartner BAU | Minardi | 1 | -33 |
| 21 | Jacques Villeneuve VIL | Renault | 0 | 10 |
| 22 | Ricardo Zonta ZON | Toyota | 0 | -17 |
| 23 | Marc Gené GEN | Williams | 0 | -2 |
| 24 | Giorgio Pantano PAN | Jordan | 0 | -148 |
| 25 | Gianmaria Bruni BRU | Minardi | 0 | -142 |