1950-1959:                 8 Points for winner
                           6 for second
                           4 for third
                           3 for fourth
                           2 for fifth

                           1 Point for the fastest lap

If two drivers drove same car their points were splitted to half.
Example: Third position-> both two drivers will get 2 points.

Changes after 1959:        1 Point for sixth
                           no point for fastest lap

Changes after 1960:        9 Points for winner

Changes after 1990:       10 Points for winner

Other aspects:

1950-1953:        Only four best positions through the year were counted for
                  overall points.

1958,1963-65:     Five and occasionally six positions through the year counted
                  for overall points.

1967-1980:        Season was splitted into two separate series. The weakest
                  race of both series wasn't counted for overall points.
                  1979 four best positions from both series were counted and
                  in 1980 five.

1981-1990:        Eleven best positions were counted for overall points.

1991 onwards:     Every circuit has been counted for overall points.

If less than 75% of race has been driven and it's impossible to continue,
points of that race have been splitted to half.

Indianapolis 500 was counted for Formula One points in 1950-1960.
These points can be found on the bottom of F1-points.

                  Complicated huh?