Qualifying Statistics #12 - Spa-Francorchamps
Brian Lawrence
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2009 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP Pos ASP
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1. [2] 3.83 [+0.38] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
2. [1] 4.25 [+0.89] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
3. 4.33 [-0.03] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
4. 6.33 [+0.24] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
5. 7.75 [+0.20] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
[7] 7.75 [-0.16] K R�ikk�nen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
7. [6] 8.08 [+0.44] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
8. 8.67 F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
9. 8.92 [-0.63] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
10. 10.83 [+0.38] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
11. 11.08 [+0.08] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
12.[13] 11.50 [-0.59] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
13.[14] 11.58 [-0.78] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
14.[12] 11.92 [+0.56] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
15. 12.00 [-0.45] T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
16.[17] 14.10 N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
17.[18] 15.00 [+0.09] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
18.[19] 15.67 [-0.42] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
19.[20] 15.75 [-1.34] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
20.[16] 16.50 [+2.50] R Grosjean - - - - - - - - - -
21. 17.11 S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
22. 18.33 [-0.77] J Alguersauri - - - - - - - - - -
23. 20.00 L Badoer
Average positions include all demotions such as engine/gearbox change penalties,
but not necessarily last-minute changes such as pitlane starts.
Average Team Starting Position 2009 - after Spa-Francorchamps, Qualifying #12
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2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP
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1. 4.29 [+0.43] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 5.08 [+0.31] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 9.13 [+0.37] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
4. 9.83 [+0.38] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
5. 10.46 [-0.54] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
6. 10.96 [+0.23] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
7. 11.17 [+0.44] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
8. 11.54 [-0.69] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
9. 15.71 [-0.88] F India 10. 18.61 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.9 9. 16.4 *
10. 16.21 [+0.03] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *
* Red Bull = Jaguar (2004), Brawn = Honda (06-08) / BAR (04-05), BMW-Sauber = Sauber
(04-05), Force India = Spyker (07) / Midland (06) / Jordan (04-05), Toro Rosso =
Minardi (04-05)
Team-mates Head-to-Head 2009 - after Spa-Francorchamps, Qualifying #12
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Renault Alonso 9-1 Piquet +65
Alonso 2-0 Grosjean +12
[11-1 +77]
Williams Rosberg 10-2 Nakajima +50
Toyota Trulli 10-2 Glock +37
Red Bull Vettel 10-2 Webber +30
Toro Rosso Buemi 7-2 Bourdais +14
Buemi 3-0 Alguersuari +14
[10-2 +28]
McLaren Hamilton 8-4 Kovalainen -4
F India Fisichella 7-5 Sutil -3
BMW-Sauber Kubica 7-5 Heidfeld +1
Brawn Button 7-5 Barrichello +1
Ferrari R�ikk�nen 5-4 Massa +4
R�ikk�nen 2-0 Badoer +29
[7-4 +33]
Notes: "Posn." shows the advantage in qualifying positions to date. A
positive number shows the driver on the left has the advantage and a
negative number the driver on the right.
2009 Grid Penalties
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Qual Penalty (reason)
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01 AUS Timo Glock 6th pit lane start (rear wing flexing)
01 AUS Jarno Trulli 8th pit lane start (rear wing flexing)
01 AUS Lewis Hamilton 15th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
02 MAL Sebastian Vettel 3rd 10-place penalty (caused accident in AUS)
02 MAL R Barrichello 4th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
03 CHN Timo Glock 14th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
04 BRN Adrian Sutil 16th 3-place penalty (blocked Webber)
06 MON Lewis Hamilton 16th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
09 GER Timo Glock 19th 3-place penalty (blocked Alonso)
Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
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Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
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S Vettel 12 12 12
J Button 12 12 11
R Barrichello 12 12 11
N Rosberg 12 12 11
K R�ikk�nen 12 11 11
M Webber 12 11 11
F Alonso 12 12 9
J Trulli 12 10 8
T Glock 12 10 6
F Massa 10 9 6* HUN (0 laps)
R Kubica 12 8 6
L Hamilton 12 9* 5 AUS (0 laps)
H Kovalainen 12 11 4
K Nakajima 12 10 3
N Heidfeld 12 10 1
N Piquet 10 6 1
A Sutil 12 5 1
S Buemi 12 4 1
G Fisichella 12 2 1
S Bourdais 9 2 0
S Grosjean 2 1 0
J Alguersauri 3 0 0
L Badoer 2 0 0
* Set no time in one or more sessions.
Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
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Best in 2009 Best in Best in Best in Best before 2006
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2008 (#) 2007 (#) 2006 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
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J Button Pole (4) .... 9th (1) 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
S Vettel Pole (3) . . . Pole (1) 7th (1) --- ---
J Trulli Pole (1) BRN 2nd (1) 6th (1) 3rd (1) Pole (3) MON 04 - USA 05
M Webber Pole (1) GER 2nd (1) 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 05
F Alonso Pole (1) HUN 2nd (1) Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
L Hamilton Pole (1) EUR Pole (7) Pole (6) --- ---
G Fisichella Pole (1) BEL 12th (1) 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05
R Barrichello 2nd (3) . . . 9th (1) 9th (1) 3rd (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
T Glock 2nd (1) BRN 5th (1) --- --- 16th (2) CDN 04 - CHN 04
K R�ikk�nen 2nd (1) MON Pole (2) Pole (3) Pole (3) Pole (8) Eur 03 - TUR 05
H Kovalainen 2nd (1) EUR Pole (1) 6th (2) --- ---
N Heidfeld 3rd (1) BEL 5th (4) 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
R Kubica 4th (1) AUS Pole (1) 4th (1) 6th (1) ---
N Rosberg 4th (1) MAL 5th (2) 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
F Massa 4th (1) ESP Pole (6) Pole (6) Pole (3) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
K Nakajima 5th (1) GBR 10th (1) 19th (1) --- ---
A Sutil 7th (1) GER 16th (1) 19th (3) --- ---
S Buemi 10th (2) CHN/HUN --- --- --- ---
N Piquet 10th (1) GER 7th (1) --- --- ---
S Bourdais 14th (1) MON 4th (1) --- --- ---
R Grosjean 14th (1) EUR --- --- --- ---
J Alguersauri 17th (1) BEL --- --- --- ---
L Badoer 20th (2) EUR/BEL --- --- --- 12th (1) HUN 95
Personal Bests set at Spa-Francorchamps 2009
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Career In 2009
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Pole G Fisichella (4) G Fisichella
3rd N Heidfeld
14th R Grosjean R Grosjean
17th J Alguersauri J Alguersauri
20th L Badoer (2)
Most Pole Positions
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1950-2002 (Top 25) Since 2003 (Top 10)
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1 Ayrton Senna 65 1 Michael Schumacher 18 +
2 Michael Schumacher 50 + Fernando Alonso 18
3 Jim Clark 33 3 Kimi R�ikk�nen 16
Alain Prost 33 4 Felipe Massa 15
5 Nigel Mansell 32 5 Lewis Hamilton 14
6 Juan Manuel Fangio 29 6 Rubens Barrichello 7 +
7 Mika H�kkinen 26 Jenson Button 7
8 Niki Lauda 24 8 Ralf Schumacher 5 +
Nelson Piquet 24 9 Jarno Trulli 4
10 Damon Hill 20 Sebastian Vettel 4
11 Mario Andretti 18
Ren� Arnoux 18
13 Jackie Stewart 17
14 Stirling Moss 16 + also achieved poles in other era
15 Alberto Ascari 14
Ronnie Peterson 14
James Hunt 14
18 Graham Hill 13
Jack Brabham 13
Jacky Ickx 13
Jacques Villeneuve 13
21 David Coulthard 12
Gerhard Berger 12
24 Jochen Rindt 10
Juan Pablo Montoya 10 +
Since 2003 we have had:
* Single lap qualifying (2003-05, except for AUS-MON 2005)
* Two single-lap sessions aggregated (AUS-MON 2005 only)
* Knockout, 3-period, race fuel (from EUR 2005)
The Recent Record of Pole Position Holders at Spa-Francorchamps
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
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1999 1'50.329 M H�kkinen McLaren MP4/14 2nd Coulthard 2nd
2000 1'50.646 M H�kkinen McLaren MP4/15 1st
2001 1'52.072 JP Montoya Williams FW23 DNF M Schumacher 3rd
----
2002 1'43.726 M Schumacher Ferrari F2002 1st
2003 Not held
----
2004 1'56.232 J Trulli Renault R24 9th R�ikk�nen 10th
2005 1'46.391 JP Montoya McLaren MP4/20 14th R�ikk�nen 2nd
2006 Not held
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2007 1'45.994 K R�ikk�nen Ferrari F2007 1st
2008 1'47.338 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/23 3rd Massa 2nd
2009 1'46.308 G Fisichella F India VJM02 ???
---- Indicates changes in track length and/or layout.
There have been 23 Grands Prix at the modern Spa-Francorchamps,
seven have been won from pole position (last was R�ikk�nen in 2007),
four have been won from second (H�kkinen in 2000),
seven have been won from third (Massa in 2008).
Four have been won from a lower grid position - Mansell (1986/5th), Prost
(1987/6th), M Schumacher (1995/16th) and R�ikk�nen (2004/10th).
Average grid position of winners = 3.174.
The old circuit hosted 18 GPs and the AGP of the winners was 3.500.
Note: 2005 was decided on "single lap" qualifying. Since 2007 the grid has been
decided on a three-period knockout system. The "pole time" is no longer
necessarily the fastest time set during qualifying.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_...@msn.com
Brian Lawrence
engines used continues to be unknown and some of my earlier assumptions were
not correct.
However, as the season nears the sharp end, the info, such as it is, is likely to be
more and more useful.
Firstly here is a log of engine changes as recorded by Joe Bauer, the FIA Technical
Delegate, and
published in his Technical Report after each event.
Log of Engine Changes
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GP Day Doc New Engines
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AUS Thu 5 HAM KOV MAS RAI KUB HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO BOU BUE WEB VET ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT
BAR
MAL Thu 2 BOU BUE
MAL Sat 17 MAS RAI KUB HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO WEB VET ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT
BAR
CHN Sat 11 HAM KUB
BRN Sat 14 KOV MAS RAI HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO WEB VET ROS SUT FIS BUT
BAR
ESP Sat 12 KUB TRU GLO BOU BUE ROS NAK
MON Sat 14 HAM KOV
MON Sat 17 MAS
TUR Sat 16 RAI HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO WEB VET NAK SUT FIS BUT
BAR
GBR Thu 7 WEB
GBR Sat 13 HAM KOV KUB ALO PIQ VET ROS NAK
GBR Sat 17 KUB
GER Sat 12 MAS HEI BOU BUE SUT FIS BUT
BAR
HUN Sat 16 HAM KOV RAI
EUR Sat 24 TRU GLO ALG BUE ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT
EUR Sun 36 VET
BEL Sat 15 HAM KOV BAD RAI HEI ALO GRO TRU GLO WEB VET
BAR
BEL Sat 19 WEB
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The 'Doc' is the document number issued at the time, not really relevant, but here are the
publication dates & times:
GP Day Date Time Doc Day Date Time Doc Day Date Time Doc
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AUS Thu 26 Mar 15:35 5
MAL Thu 02 Apr 15:20 2 Sat 04 Apr 10:25 17
CHN Sat 18 Apr 09:00 11
BRN Sat 25 Apr 08:25 14
ESP Sat 09 May 08:30 12
MON Sat 23 May 08:49 14 Sat 23 May 11:37 17
TUR Sat 06 Jun 08:52 16
GBR Thu 18 Jun 17:18 7 Sat 20 Jun 07:53 13 Sat 20 Jun 12:50 17
GER Sat 11 Jul 08:19 12
HUN Sat 25 Jul 08:20 16
EUR Sat 22 Aug 08:12 24 Sun 23 Aug 11:10
BEL Sat 29 Aug 08:26 15 Sat 29 Aug 13:11
We could assume that once a new engine is introduced, the driver continues to use that
engine
for several consecutive events. However, that assumption might not be correct. This table
assumes that it is correct, so should be examined with caution.
AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL
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Hamilton 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
Kovalainen 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
MAS/BAD 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 / 5 6
R�ikk�nen 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6
Kubica 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Heidfeld 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6
Alonso 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6
PIQ/GRO 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 / 5 6
Trulli 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7
Glock 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7
BOU/ALG 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 / 4 5 5
Buemi 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
Webber 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6/7
Vettel 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 7
Rosberg 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
Nakajima 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6
Sutil 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
Fisichella 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
Button 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
Barrichello 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6
We can assume that engines which 'failed' will not be used subsequently, although it seems
that Mark Webber's engine from Spa, may still be usable.
And here's similar data for gearbox usage:
The same 4-event rule still applies, drivers must use the same gearbox for four
consecutive
events. Any forced gearbox changes will result in a 5-place grid penalty at that event.
Drivers
who fail to finish a race are able to change gearboxes at the next event without penalty.
01 AUS 1 Hamilton - new 'box (post-Qual), 5-place penalty
02 MAL 4 R�ikk�nen - DNF (AUS), free change
02 MAL 15 Vettel - DNF (AUS), free change
02 MAL 23 Barrichello - new 'box (pre-Qual), 5-place penalty
03 CHN 10 Glock - new 'box (pre-Qual), 5-place penalty
03 CHN 23 Barrichello - free change because he used a spare 'box (MAL)
04 BRN 9 Trulli - DNF (CHN), free change
04 BRN 17 Nakajima - DNF (CHN), free change
04 BRN 10 Glock - free change because he used a spare 'box (CHN)
05 ESP 17 Nakajima - DNF (BRN), free change
06 MON 1 Hamilton - new 'box (post-Qual), 5-place penalty
06 MON 2 Kovalainen - DNF (ESP), free change
06 MON 9 Trulli - DNF (ESP), free change
07 TUR 2 Kovalainen - DNF (MON), free change
07 TUR 15 Vettel - DNF (MON), free change
08 GBR 20 Sutil - new 'box (post Qual), pitlane start [repaired chassis]
08 GBR 21 Fisichella - DNF (TUR), free change
08 GBR 23 Barrichello - DNF (TUR), free change
09 GER 2 Kovalainen - DNF (GBR), free change
09 GER 20 Sutil - free change because he used a spare 'box (GBR)
11 EUR 7 Alonso - DNF (HUN), free change
12 BEL 3 Badoer - new 'box (post Qual), 5-place penalty [last on grid anyway]
GP Day Doc New Gearboxes
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AUS Sat 37 HAM KOV MAS RAI KUB HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO BOU BUE WEB VET ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT
BAR
AUS Sun 59 HAM
MAL Sat 18 RAI VET
BAR
CHN Sat 12 GLO
BAR
BRN Sat 15 TRU GLO NAK
ESP Sat 13 HAM KOV MAS KUB HEI ALO PIQ BOU BUE WEB ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT
MON Sat 15 KOV RAI TRU VET
MON Sun 28 HAM
TUR Sat 17 KOV VET
BAR
GBR Sat 14 GLO FIS
BAR
GBR Sun 27 SUT
GER Sat 13 KOV MAS ALO PIQ WEB ROS NAK SUT BUT
HUN Sat 17 HAM RAI KUB HEI TRU ALG BUE
EUR Sat 25 ALO VET
BEL Sat 16 GLO VET NAK FIS
BAR
BEL Sun 30 BAD
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FIA Documents
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GP Day Date Time Doc Day Date Time Doc
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AUS Sat 28 Mar 12:00 37 Sun 29 Mar 15:00 59
MAL Sat 04 Apr 10:30 18
CHN Sat 18 Apr 09:05 12
BRN Sat 25 Apr 08:30 15
ESP Sat 09 May 08:35 13
MON Sat 23 May 08:51 15 Sun 24 May 12:03 28
TUR Sat 06 Jun 08:54 17
GBR Sat 20 Jun 07:55 14 Sun 21 Jun 10:47 27
GER Sat 11 Jul 08:21 13 Sat 11 Jul 18:52 24 [corrected Sutil]
HUN Sat 25 Jul 08:22 17
EUR Sat 22 Aug 08:14 25
BEL Sat 29 Aug 08:27 16 Sun 30 Aug 11:43 30
Note: Kubica, Heidfeld, Bourdais/Alguersuari & Buemi used same 'box for 5 events [ESP,
MON, TUR, GBR, GER].
Brian Lawrence
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I posted these comparisons from 2006 to 2008 to illustrate changes in top speeds as
measured through the speed traps.
These were the top speeds registered by each driver during the event.
Team Driver Sess Speed
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Ferrari Badoer Q1 324.3 kph
Brawn-Mercedes Barrichello Race 316.0
F India-Mercedes Sutil Race 315.6
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Race 314.6
Renault Grosjean Q1 314.5
Ferrari R�ikk�nen Q1 314.5
Renault Alonso Race 314.1
F India-Mercedes Fisichella Race 313.8
Brawn-Mercedes Button P2 313.8
Red Bull-Renault Webber Race 312.8
Toyota Glock Race 312.6
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 312.3
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 312.0
Toyota Trulli Q2 311.1
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Race 310.7
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P2 310.4
Red Bull-Renault Vettel Q1 310.3
T Rosso-Ferrari Buemi Race 310.0
T Rosso-Ferrari Alguersuari P2 306.2
Williams-Toyota Nakajima Race 305.6
Note: Luca Badoer's impressive 324.3 kph was logged at 14:19:44, which I estimate was
about 20s into his final lap, although his accident came after the checkered flag, which
should have been at 14:20:00, so perhaps it wasn;t 'during' the accident.
The first table (below) compares the 2008 team/driver combination with the equivalent
2009 team/driver - the same driver if possible, otherwise the 2008 driver is compared
to his 2009 replacement. This comparison is intended as a team comparison, but the first
(driver) table is also of some interest - but should be read with care.
Notes
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Honda have been renamed Brawn-Mercedes and Force India have switched from Ferrari to
Mercedes engines.
'S#' Session in which the top speed was recorded (P1/P2/P3/Q1/Q2/Q3/R)
'Diff' difference in top speed (km/hr)
'%Dif' difference in top speed (as percentage of 2008 speed)
Belgian GP 2008/2009
====================
2008 2009
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Dif. %Dif.
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Ferrari Massa R 311.5 Badoer Q1 324.3 +12.8 +4.11
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella R 304.5 Fisichella R 313.8 +9.3 +3.05
Toyota Trulli Q1 302.1 Trulli Q2 311.1 +9.0 +2.98
[Honda] Barrichello R 306.9 Barrichello R 316.0 +9.1 +2.97
Renault Piquet Q2 306.7 Grosjean Q1 314.5 +7.8 +2.54
Toyota Glock Q2 305.3 Glock R 312.6 +7.3 +2.39
[Honda] Button R 306.8 Button P2 313.8 +7.0 +2.28
Renault Alonso Q2 307.7 Alonso R 314.1 +6.4 +2.08
Ferrari R�ikk�nen P1 308.7 R�ikk�nen Q1 314.5 +5.8 +1.88
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 305.2 Rosberg P2 310.4 +5.2 +1.70
Red Bull-Renault Webber R 308.8 Webber R 312.8 +4.0 +1.30
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld R 310.7 Heidfeld R 314.6 +3.9 +1.26
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil R 312.2 Sutil R 315.6 +3.4 +1.09
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica R 308.0 Kubica R 310.7 +2.7 +0.88
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel R 308.1 Buemi R 310.0 +1.9 +0.62
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q2 308.8 Vettel Q1 310.3 +1.5 +0.49
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton R 310.8 Hamilton Q2 312.3 +1.5 +0.48
Williams-Toyota Nakajima P2 306.0 Nakajima R 305.6 -0.4 -0.13
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais R 307.0 Alguersuari P2 306.2 -0.8 -0.26
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen R 315.4 Kovalainen Q2 312.0 -3.4 -1.08
Seventeen drivers managed better top speeds than in 2008.
The second table compares the top speed achieved by each team (IE the top
speed of both drivers), and as such is a better comparison.
2008 2009
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Diff. %Diff.
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Ferrari Massa R 311.5 Badoer Q1 324.3 +12.8 +4.11
[Honda] Barrichello R 306.9 Barrichello R 316.0 +9.1 +2.97
Toyota Glock Q2 305.3 Glock R 312.6 +7.3 +2.39
Renault Alonso Q2 307.7 Grosjean Q1 314.5 +6.8 +2.21
Williams-Toyota Nakajima P2 306.0 Rosberg P2 310.4 +4.4 +1.44
Red Bull-Renault Webber R 308.8 Webber R 312.8 +4.0 +1.30
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld R 310.7 Heidfeld R 314.6 +3.9 +1.26
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil R 312.2 Sutil R 315.6 +3.4 +1.09
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel R 308.1 Buemi R 310.0 +1.9 +0.62
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen R 315.4 Hamilton Q2 312.3 -3.1 -0.98
Only McLaren were unable to improve. It's worth pointing out that Kovalainen's
2008 top speed was 3.2 kph faster than anyone else, and so may be due to
unusual circumstances.
Taking the positions from table 2 at each race (1 is most improved, 10 is
least improved) and averaging them gives a season average position.
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 Tot Avg.
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1. F India-Mercedes 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 - 3 2 8 26 2.36
2. Brawn-Mercedes 2 6 5 4 2 3 5 3 - 2 1 2 35 3.18
3. Red Bull-Renault 5 1 2 7 5 4 4 5 - 4 9 6 52 4.73
4. Renault 7 3 7 9 3 10 2 7 - 7 7 4 66 6.00
Toyota 10 4 6 2 7 8 9 2 - 9 6 3 66 6.00
6. Ferrari 8 9 1 10 10 2 10 8 - 6 5 1 70 6.36
7. BMW Sauber-BMW 1 5 9 6 8 7 7 6 - 5 10 7 71 6.45
Williams-Toyota 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 - 10 4 5 71 6.45
9. McLaren-Mercedes 9 10 10 3 4 5 8 10 - 1 3 10 73 6.64
10. T Rosso-Ferrari 4 7 4 5 9 9 3 9 - 8 8 9 75 6.82
Ferrari move up from 10th to 6th due to Badoer's 'suspect' speed.
All data from www.fia.com or www.formula1.com.
Tom N
> Log of Engine Changes
> =====================
> GP Day Doc New Engines
> =============================================================================================
> AUS Thu 5 HAM KOV MAS RAI KUB HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO BOU BUE WEB VET ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT BAR
> MAL Thu 2 BOU BUE
> MAL Sat 17 MAS RAI KUB HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO WEB VET ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT BAR
> CHN Sat 11 HAM KUB
> BRN Sat 14 KOV MAS RAI HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO WEB VET ROS SUT FIS BUT BAR
> ESP Sat 12 KUB TRU GLO BOU BUE ROS NAK
> MON Sat 14 HAM KOV
> MON Sat 17 MAS
> TUR Sat 16 RAI HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO WEB VET NAK SUT FIS BUT BAR
> GBR Thu 7 WEB
> GBR Sat 13 HAM KOV KUB ALO PIQ VET ROS NAK
> GBR Sat 17 KUB
> GER Sat 12 MAS HEI BOU BUE SUT FIS BUT BAR
> HUN Sat 16 HAM KOV RAI
> EUR Sat 24 TRU GLO ALG BUE ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT
> EUR Sun 36 VET
> BEL Sat 15 HAM KOV BAD RAI HEI ALO GRO TRU GLO WEB VET BAR
> BEL Sat 19 WEB
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 5 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
I've slighly reformated table above to keep long line without breaking it.
> We could assume that once a new engine is introduced, the driver continues to use that
> engine
> for several consecutive events. However, that assumption might not be correct. This table
> assumes that it is correct, so should be examined with caution.
KUB used two new engines in GB as stated above, so small correction
> AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL
> ==========================================================
> Hamilton 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
> Kovalainen 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
> MAS/BAD 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 / 5 6
> R�ikk�nen 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6
> Kubica 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Kubica 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5/6 6 6 6 6
> Heidfeld 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6
> Alonso 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6
> PIQ/GRO 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 / 5 6
> Trulli 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7
> Glock 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7
> BOU/ALG 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 / 4 5 5
> Buemi 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
> Webber 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6/7
> Vettel 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 7
> Rosberg 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
> Nakajima 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6
> Sutil 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
> Fisichella 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
> Button 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
> Barrichello 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6
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Tomasz Nycz
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Brian Lawrence
> KUB used two new engines in GB as stated above, so small correction
>
>> AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL
>> ==========================================================
> Kubica 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5/6 6 6 6 6
Thanks.
Brian Lawrence
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Q: How does the best lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying
periods and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2008?
Here are two tables - one compares driver with driver; easy enough if the same
driver remains in the same team. If not we compare the 2008 driver with the guy
who replaced him.
Note: Honda has morphed into Brawn-Mercedes, while Force India have switched
from Ferrari to Mercedes power.
'S' is the session when the best lap was achieved (P1/P2/P3/Q1/Q2/Q3/R)
'Lps' are the total laps in all sessions
'Diff' is the gain/loss in seconds
'%Diff' is the difference in time as a percentage of the 2008 time
Negative Diff/%Diff mean that the driver/team improved. Positive means they got worse.
There can be several reasons for the variations seen.
2008 Team 2008 Driver S Lps Time 2009 Driver S Lps Time Diff. %Diff
=========================================================================================
[F India-Ferrari] Fisichella Q1 106 1'48.447 Fisichella Q2 126 1'44.667 -3.780 -3.49
[Honda] Barrichello Q1 92 1'48.153 Barrichello Q2 141 1'44.834 -3.319 -3.07
[F India-Ferrari] Sutil Q1 109 1'48.226 Sutil Q2 121 1'45.119 -3.107 -2.87
[Honda] Button Q1 97 1'48.211 Button Q2 90 1'45.251 -2.960 -2.74
Toyota Trulli Q2 109 1'46.949 Trulli Q2 109 1'44.503 -2.446 -2.29
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q2 107 1'47.018 Vettel Q2 104 1'44.592 -2.426 -2.27
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 115 1'47.429 Rosberg Q2 125 1'45.047 -2.382 -2.22
Toyota Glock Q2 125 1'46.995 Glock Q2 127 1'44.877 -2.118 -1.98
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 123 1'46.494 Kubica Q2 129 1'44.557 -1.937 -1.82
Williams-Toyota Nakajima Q1 114 1'48.268 Nakajima Q1 120 1'46.307 -1.961 -1.81
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 113 1'46.814 Webber Q2 106 1'44.924 -1.890 -1.77
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 129 1'46.311 Heidfeld Q2 123 1'44.709 -1.602 -1.51
Renault Alonso Q2 128 1'46.491 Alonso Q2 99 1'45.136 -1.355 -1.27
Ferrari R�ikk�nen Q2 102 1'46.298 R�ikk�nen Q2 126 1'44.953 -1.345 -1.27
Renault Piquet Q2 89 1'46.965 Grosjean P3 76 1'45.878 -1.087 -1.02
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 110 1'46.088 Hamilton Q2 66 1'45.122 -0.966 -0.91
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q2 129 1'46.804 Buemi Q1 128 1'45.951 -0.853 -0.80
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 112 1'46.037 Kovalainen Q2 124 1'45.259 -0.778 -0.73
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q2 133 1'46.544 Alguersuari Q1 92 1'46.032 -0.512 -0.48
Ferrari Massa Q2 108 1'46.391 Badoer Q1 125 1'46.957 +0.566 +0.53
Only Luca Badoer was unable to better the equivalent time from 2008. All other drivers
were
considerably faster.
The second table takes the best lap time from both drivers in each team and compares
with the equivalent team last season. Probably a better comparison.
2008 Team 2008 Driver S Lps Time 2009 Driver S Lps Time Diff. %Diff
=========================================================================================
[F India-Ferrari] Sutil Q1 215 1'48.226 Fisichella Q2 247 1'44.667 -3.559 -3.29
[Honda] Barrichello Q1 189 1'48.153 Barrichello Q2 231 1'44.834 -3.319 -3.07
Toyota Trulli Q2 234 1'46.949 Trulli Q2 236 1'44.503 -2.446 -2.29
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 229 1'47.429 Rosberg Q2 245 1'45.047 -2.382 -2.22
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 220 1'46.814 Vettel Q2 210 1'44.592 -2.222 -2.08
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 252 1'46.311 Kubica Q2 252 1'44.557 -1.754 -1.65
Renault Alonso Q2 217 1'46.491 Alonso Q2 175 1'45.136 -1.355 -1.27
Ferrari R�ikk�nen Q2 210 1'46.298 R�ikk�nen Q2 251 1'44.953 -1.345 -1.27
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 222 1'46.037 Hamilton Q2 190 1'45.122 -0.915 -0.86
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q2 262 1'46.544 Buemi Q1 220 1'45.951 -0.593 -0.56
All 10 teams were quicker than in 2008.
Taking the positions of the teams from table 2 we can produce an average position for
the season to date.
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 Tot Avg.
=======================================================================
1. Brawn-Mercedes 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - 4 1 2 17 1.54
2. F India-Mercedes 8 6 1 1 5 2 3 5 - 2 2 1 36 3.27
3. Williams-Toyota 3 2 4 6 3 7 2 2 - 1 4 4 38 3.45
4. Red Bull-Renault 2 4 3 3 2 4 4 6 - 3 3 5 39 3.54
5. Toyota 4 3 5 7 4 9 5 3 - 10 7 3 60 5.45
6. Renault 5 5 6 4 8 5 6 4 - 7 6 7 63 5.73
7. T Rosso-Ferrari 10 7 8 5 6 3 7 9 - 6 10 10 81 7.36
8. BMW Sauber-BMW 7 8 7 9 9 10 8 8 - 5 8 6 85 7.73
9. Ferrari 6 9 9 10 7 6 9 7 - 9 9 8 89 8.09
10. McLaren-Mercedes 9 10 10 8 10 8 10 10 - 8 5 9 97 8.82