Lewis Hamilton holds the record with 5,187.5 points. Next on the all-time list: Max Verstappen (3,542.5) and Sebastian Vettel (3,098).
Points scored in races, under whichever system was in force at the time — a win has been worth 8, 9, 10 and 25 points. Before 1991 a championship total was not the sum of a season's races, so this is a career tally and not a title-winning one.