Identify the season and the session
Check that the recording or live listing belongs to the 2026/27 GEN4 season. The FIA announced points for reaching the Duels, for winning each Duel and an additional point for winning the final Duel. An older summary giving only the previous pole-position bonus does not describe this new structure.
Keep qualifying and race classifications separate in your notes. If a championship graphic updates while qualifying is on screen, first ask whether the session itself now scores points. A race-only calculation cannot explain every change under the incoming system.
Reconstruct one qualifying contribution
In an illustrative successful qualifying run, reaching the Duels earns one point, winning the quarterfinal and semifinal adds two more, and winning the final adds another point plus the additional pole-position point. That produces five qualifying points under the FIA’s described method.
This is an original worked reading of the announced system, not an actual result. Formula E’s explainer presents four points for the qualifying winner plus a separate pole point. These are two ways of describing the same accumulation, not permission to add the old three-point pole bonus again.
Compare the correct championship record
The FIA announcement names the drivers’ and teams’ championships for the new qualifying points. Do not automatically transfer the same calculation to a differently labelled manufacturer table. Use the official table and classification for the identity you are checking.
After the race, keep qualifying points, race points and any later sporting decision as separate components until the official classification settles them. A short qualifying highlights video may omit the full bracket even though the standings include its outcome. The useful viewing record is the season, qualifying result, race result and table label, rather than a screenshot of one changing total without context.