Session Result¶

SessionResult is the official final classification of a session. One record per driver per session, populated after the session ends, with the driver's finishing position, the gap to the winner, any championship points awarded, and flags for non-finishes.

This object is in beta in the OpenF1 API — it may occasionally lag behind the end of a session, and the underlying field set can change.

Fields¶

Field	Type	Meaning
`session_key`	int	The session this result belongs to.
`meeting_key`	int	The race weekend.
`driver_number`	int	Driver this record is for.
`position`	int	Final classified position (1 = winner).
`gap_to_leader`	float	Time behind the winner, in seconds. `0.0` for the winner themselves.
`points`	int	Championship points awarded for this session.
`dnf`	boolean	`true` if the driver did not finish.
`dns`	boolean	`true` if the driver did not start.
`dsq`	boolean	`true` if the driver was disqualified.
`status`	int	FIA status classification code.

Sample record¶

{
  "dnf": false,
  "dns": false,
  "driver_number": 55,
  "dsq": false,
  "gap_to_leader": 0.0,
  "meeting_key": 1219,
  "points": 25,
  "position": 1,
  "session_key": 9165,
  "status": 1
}

That record is Carlos Sainz winning the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix.

Points (2023 system)¶

Position	Points	Position	Points
1^st	25	6^th	8
2^nd	18	7^th	6
3^rd	15	8^th	4
4^th	12	9^th	2
5^th	10	10^th	1

A driver finishing in the top 10 also receives +1 point for the fastest lap of the race. Sprint races award a separate, smaller points spread (8 down to 1 for the top 8).

DNF, DNS, DSQ¶

Field	Meaning
`dnf`	Did Not Finish — started the session but failed to be classified at the end (mechanical, crash, retirement).
`dns`	Did Not Start — was entered for the session but did not take part.
`dsq`	Disqualified — finished, but post-session was excluded from the results.

A driver can still have a position and points if their dnf is true: in F1, finishing 90 % of the race distance counts as classified, so a late retirement may still leave the driver with points and a position.