Qualifying Statistics #11 - Valencia (Delayed)
Brian Lawrence
bothered this week :-)
Average Starting Position 2009 - after Valencia, Qualifying #11
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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. 3.36 [+0.16] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
2. 3.45 [+0.05] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
3. 4.36 [-0.14] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
4. 6.09 [+0.29] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
5.[=5] 7.55 [-0.05] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
6.[=5] 7.64 [+0.04] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
7. 7.91 [-0.19] K R�ikk�nen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
8. 8.67 F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
9. 9.55 [+0.85] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
10.[11] 10.45 [-0.85] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
11.[12] 11.00 [-1.00] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
12.[10] 11.36 [+0.56] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
13. 12.09 [-0.21] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
14.[15] 12.36 [-0.14] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
15.[14] 12.45 [+0.05] T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
16. [-] 14.00 R Grosjean - - - - - - - - - -
17.[16] 14.10 N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
18.[17] 14.91 [+0.01] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
19.[18] 16.09 [-0.41] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
20. 17.09 [-0.11] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
21.[19] 17.11 S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
22.[22] 19.00 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 Valencia, Qualifying #11
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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. 3.86 [+0.01] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 4.77 [+0.17] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 8.76 [+0.39] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
4. 9.45 [+0.25] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
5. 10.73 [+0.03] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
10.73 [-0.92] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
7. 11.00 [+0.45] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
8. 12.23 [-0.17] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
9. 16.18 [+0.08] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *
10. 16.59 [-0.26] F India 10. 18.61 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.9 9. 16.4 *
* 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 Valencia, Qualifying #11
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Renault Alonso 9-1 Piquet +65
Alonso 1-0 Grosjean +6
[10-1 +71]
Williams Rosberg 9-2 Nakajima +42
Toyota Trulli 9-2 Glock +32
Red Bull Vettel 9-2 Webber +29
Toro Rosso Buemi 7-2 Bourdais +14
Buemi 2-0 Alguersuari +13
[9-2 +27]
Brawn Button 7-4 Barrichello +11
McLaren Hamilton 7-4 Kovalainen -7
BMW-Sauber Kubica 7-4 Heidfeld +3
F India Fisichella 6-5 Sutil -13
Ferrari R�ikk�nen 5-4 Massa +4
R�ikk�nen 1-0 Badoer +15
[6-4 +19]
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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J Button 11 11 11
S Vettel 11 11 11
R Barrichello 11 11 10
N Rosberg 11 11 10
K R�ikk�nen 11 10 10
M Webber 11 10 10
F Alonso 11 11 9
J Trulli 11 9 7
F Massa 10 9 6* HUN (0 laps)
T Glock 11 9 5
L Hamilton 11 8* 5 AUS (0 laps)
R Kubica 11 7 5
H Kovalainen 11 10 4
K Nakajima 11 10 3
N Piquet 10 6 1
S Buemi 11 4 1
A Sutil 11 4 1
N Heidfeld 11 9 0
S Bourdais 9 2 0
G Fisichella 11 1 0
S Grosjean 1 1 0
J Alguersauri 2 0 0
L Badoer 1 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) --- ---
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) --- ---
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) --- ---
N Heidfeld 9th (1) AUS 5th (4) 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
S Buemi 10th (2) CHN/HUN --- --- --- ---
N Piquet 10th (1) GER 7th (1) --- --- ---
G Fisichella 13th (1) MON 12th (1) 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05
S Bourdais 14th (1) MON 4th (1) --- --- ---
R Grosjean 14th (1) EUR --- --- --- ---
J Alguersauri 19th (2) HUN/EUR --- --- --- ---
L Badoer 20th (1) EUR --- --- --- 12th (1) HUN 95
Personal Bests set at Valencia 2009
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Career In 2009
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Pole L Hamilton (14) L Hamilton
2nd H Kovalainen
14th R Grosjean R Grosjean
19th J Alguersauri J Alguersauri
20th L Badoer
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 Record of Pole Position Holders at Valencia
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
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2008 1'38.989 F Massa Ferrari F2008 1st
2009 1'39.498 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/24 2nd Barrichello Brawn 3rd
Note: The Valencia grid has been decided on a three-period knockout system. The "pole
time" is no longer necessarily the fastest time set during qualifying.
There have been 2 Grands Prix at Valencia,
One was won from pole position (Massa in 2008),
and one was won from third (Barrichello in 2009)
Average grid position of winners = 2.000
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_...@msn.com
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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F India-Mercedes Sutil Race 313.5 kph
F India-Mercedes Fisichella Q1 313.0
Brawn-Mercedes Barrichello Q2 312.9
Ferrari R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Q1 312.1
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q1 311.8
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q1 311.2
Brawn-Mercedes Button Race 311.0
T Rosso-Ferrari Buemi Q1 309.8
T Rosso-Ferrari Alguersuari P3 309.6
Ferrari Badoer Race 309.0
Williams-Toyota Nakajima Race 308.9
Toyota Glock Q1 308.0
Renault Grosjean Race 307.9
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Race 307.6
Renault Alonso P2 307.6
Toyota Trulli Q1 306.7
Red Bull-Renault Webber P2 306.7
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Race 305.6
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Race 305.6
Red Bull-Renault Vettel P2 304.8
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)
European GP 2008/2009
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2008 2009
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Dif. %Dif.
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[Honda] Barrichello P3 309.2 Barrichello Q2 312.9 +3.7 +1.20
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q3 309.8 Kovalainen Q1 311.8 +2.0 +0.65
[Honda] Button P3 309.1 Button R 311.0 +1.9 +0.61
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil Q1 312.5 Sutil R 313.5 +1.0 +0.32
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella Q1 313.2 Fisichella Q1 313.0 -0.2 -0.06
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q3 312.2 Hamilton Q1 311.2 -1.0 -0.32
Ferrari R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Q1 316.0 R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Q1 312.1 -3.9 -1.23
Toyota Glock Q1 312.0 Glock Q1 308.0 -4.0 -1.28
Williams-Toyota Nakajima P2 313.0 Nakajima R 308.9 -4.1 -1.31
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 312.5 Rosberg R 307.6 -4.9 -1.57
Renault Piquet P1 313.4 Grosjean R 307.9 -5.5 -1.75
Renault Alonso P1 313.1 Alonso P2 307.6 -5.5 -1.76
Toyota Trulli Q1 312.5 Trulli Q1 306.7 -5.8 -1.86
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica P1 311.4 Kubica R 305.6 -5.8 -1.86
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q3 316.4 Buemi Q1 309.8 -6.6 -2.09
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais P3 316.2 Alguersuari P3 309.6 -6.6 -2.09
Ferrari Massa P3 316.3 Badoer R 309.0 -7.3 -2.31
Red Bull-Renault Webber P3 314.0 Webber P2 306.7 -7.3 -2.32
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 313.3 Heidfeld R 305.6 -7.7 -2.46
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard P3 313.2 Vettel P2 304.8 -8.4 -2.68
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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[Honda] Barrichello P3 309.2 Barrichello Q2 312.9 +3.7 +1.20
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella Q1 313.2 Sutil R 313.5 +0.3 +0.10
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q3 312.2 Kovalainen Q1 311.8 -0.4 -0.13
Williams-Toyota Nakajima P2 313.0 Nakajima R 308.9 -4.1 -1.31
Ferrari Massa P3 316.3 R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Q1 312.1 -4.2 -1.33
Toyota Trulli Q1 312.5 Glock Q1 308.0 -4.5 -1.44
Renault Piquet P1 313.4 Grosjean R 307.9 -5.5 -1.75
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q3 316.4 Buemi Q1 309.8 -6.6 -2.09
Red Bull-Renault Webber P3 314.0 Webber P2 306.7 -7.3 -2.32
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 313.3 Heidfeld R 305.6 -7.7 -2.46
With Brawn and Force India able to achieve higher top speeds, and McLaren only just
failing to do so, the three Mercedes powered outfits were again right at the top.
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 Tot Avg.
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1. F India-Mercedes 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 - 3 2 18 1.80
2. Brawn-Mercedes 2 6 5 4 2 3 5 3 - 2 1 33 3.30
3. Red Bull-Renault 5 1 2 7 5 4 4 5 - 4 9 46 4.60
4. Renault 7 3 7 9 3 10 2 7 - 7 7 62 6.20
5. Toyota 10 4 6 2 7 8 9 2 - 9 6 63 6.30
McLaren-Mercedes 9 10 10 3 4 5 8 10 - 1 3 63 6.30
7. BMW Sauber-BMW 1 5 9 6 8 7 7 6 - 5 10 64 6.40
8. T Rosso-Ferrari 4 7 4 5 9 9 3 9 - 8 8 66 6.60
Williams-Toyota 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 - 10 4 66 6.60
10. Ferrari 8 9 1 10 10 2 10 8 - 6 5 69 6.90
All data from www.fia.com or www.formula1.com.
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
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[Honda] Barrichello Q1 144 1'39.811 Barrichello Q2 141 1'38.076 -1.735 -1.74
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil Q1 126 1'39.943 Sutil Q2 123 1'38.846 -1.097 -1.10
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q1 127 1'39.235 Vettel Q2 100 1'38.273 -0.962 -0.97
[Honda] Button Q1 136 1'38.880 Button Q1 141 1'38.531 -0.349 -0.35
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 149 1'38.336 Rosberg Q2 154 1'38.346 +0.010 +0.01
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 136 1'38.515 Webber Q2 144 1'38.625 +0.110 +0.11
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 142 1'38.120 Kovalainen Q2 138 1'38.230 +0.110 +0.11
Toyota Glock Q2 152 1'38.499 Glock R 140 1'38.683 +0.184 +0.19
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 137 1'37.954 Hamilton Q2 105 1'38.182 +0.228 +0.23
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella Q1 135 1'39.268 Fisichella Q1 128 1'39.531 +0.263 +0.26
Renault Piquet Q2 156 1'38.744 Grosjean Q2 142 1'39.040 +0.296 +0.30
Renault Alonso Q1 99 1'38.268 Alonso Q2 138 1'38.717 +0.449 +0.46
Ferrari R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Q2 143 1'38.229 R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Q2 156 1'38.782 +0.553 +0.56
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 149 1'38.050 Kubica Q2 146 1'38.747 +0.697 +0.71
Williams-Toyota Nakajima Q2 148 1'38.428 Nakajima P3 134 1'39.247 +0.819 +0.83
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 152 1'37.859 Heidfeld Q2 138 1'38.826 +0.967 +0.99
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q2 157 1'37.842 Buemi Q1 134 1'38.912 +1.070 +1.09
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q2 160 1'38.417 Alguersuari Q1 142 1'39.925 +1.508 +1.53
Toyota Trulli Q2 139 1'37.928 Trulli Q1 136 1'39.807 +1.879 +1.92
Ferrari Massa Q2 152 1'37.859 Badoer R 145 1'40.590 +2.731 +2.79
Notes
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This week four drivers - Barrichello, Sutil, Vettel & Button - were able to set better lap
times than they achieved in 2008.
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
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[Honda] Button Q1 280 1'38.880 Barrichello Q2 282 1'38.076 -0.804 -0.81
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella Q1 261 1'39.268 Sutil Q2 251 1'38.846 -0.422 -0.43
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 263 1'38.515 Vettel Q2 244 1'38.273 -0.242 -0.25
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 297 1'38.336 Rosberg Q2 288 1'38.346 +0.010 +0.01
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 279 1'37.954 Hamilton Q2 243 1'38.182 +0.228 +0.23
Renault Alonso Q1 255 1'38.268 Alonso Q2 280 1'38.717 +0.449 +0.46
Toyota Trulli Q2 291 1'37.928 Glock R 276 1'38.683 +0.755 +0.77
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 301 1'37.859 Kubica Q2 284 1'38.747 +0.888 +0.91
Ferrari Massa Q2 295 1'37.859 R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Q2 301 1'38.782 +0.923 +0.94
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q2 317 1'37.842 Buemi Q1 276 1'38.912 +1.070 +1.09
Only Brawn, Force India and Red Bull were able to set better lap times, although Williams
were within one hundredth of a second.
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 Tot Avg.
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1. Brawn-Mercedes 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 - 4 1 15 1.50
2. Williams-Toyota 3 2 4 6 3 7 2 2 - 1 4 34 3.40
Red Bull-Renault 2 4 3 3 2 4 4 6 - 3 3 34 3.40
4. F India-Mercedes 8 6 1 1 5 2 3 5 - 2 2 35 3.50
5. Renault 5 5 6 4 8 5 6 4 - 7 6 56 5.60
6. Toyota 4 3 5 7 4 9 5 3 - 10 7 57 5.70
7. T Rosso-Ferrari 10 7 8 5 6 3 7 9 - 6 10 71 7.10
8. BMW Sauber-BMW 7 8 7 9 9 10 8 8 - 5 8 79 7.90
9. Ferrari 6 9 9 10 7 6 9 7 - 9 9 81 8.10
10. McLaren-Mercedes 9 10 10 8 10 8 10 10 - 8 5 88 8.80
Brian Lawrence
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2009 is the 12th season that I have posted these amateur overtaking analyses. My intention
was to allow easier comparisons between Grands Prix, seasons, circuits, drivers, etc.
In order to make any meaningful and/or useful observations it is essential to produce the
stats in as consistent a way as possible. To do this I have devised several "rules" that
I try to follow for each event. Please note before posting to complain that I missed an
obvious passing manoeuvre that it has probably been excluded because of one of my "rules".
The rules are outlined in the "Disclaimer" below - please read it.
This analysis was mainly derived from the official FIA lap chart, which is usually
available from www.fia.com, http://forix.autosport.com or www.autosport.com/f1/ on race
day or the following day. The original charts remain copyright of the FIA.
Other excellent Formula One websites are available. This analysis is completely and
totally
unofficial.
Disclaimer
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For the purposes of this analysis, I only count what I will term "genuine" passing
manoeuvres, which means that I always exclude:
a) any place changes made during pit stops
b) all lapping or unlapping manoeuvres
c) any place changes made during the first lap
Hopefully, a) & b) are obvious. c) is because although lap one is often the best
opportunity to make up places, it is also not typical of the rest of the race, and so,
for the purpose of comparing races with other races and seasons with other seasons,
it is simpler to exclude lap one completely. I do summarise the changes on lap one
later in the post.
For the purposes of this analysis a "pit stop" encompasses the slowing down lap and the
out lap, since any passes during those laps MIGHT be due to the driver slowing down or
speeding up.
Passes are not counted in these stats UNLESS the gained position is held until the
start/finish line is next crossed and so gets recorded onto the lap chart. I try to
ignore anything that isn't recorded in the lap chart, even if it was seen on TV.
These are the passes I read for the 2009 European GP:
Lap Place Passer (Passed) KERS
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5 8 Webber (Button) -/-
5 10 Kubica (Heidfeld) -/- [team-mates]
That's two passes in total, compared to four in 2008.
The Last 10 Seasons
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To save space I have removed the columns for 1997-98 from this table, but I have included
the data from those two seasons in the Total & Avg. columns. The number of passes for each
GP in 1997-98 is summarised following the main table.
1997-2009
Grand Prix 2009 '08 '07 '06 '05 '04 '03 '02 '01 '00 '99 Total Avg.
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1. Australia 10 11 11 23 5 9 38 19 18 13 41 208 17.3
2. Malaysia 17 11 12 16 7 20 16 27 47 31 11 216 19.6
3. China 61 9 40 51 20 17 -- -- -- -- -- 198 33.0
4. Bahrain 13 14 20 39 14 15 -- -- -- -- -- 115 19.2
5. Spain 4 3 5 7 3 7 19 10 10 4 4 124 9.5
6. Monaco 5 21 2 19 10 5 0 9 6 2 5 117 9.0
7. Turkey 10 11 15 25 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- 91 18.2
8. Britain 9 44 16 6 8 11 49 47 7 8 13 269 20.7
9. Germany 18 25 -- 21 9 29 14 25 15 42 16 238 19.8
10. Hungary 3 3 5 32 12 6 25 1 5 10 7 148 12.3
11. Europe-3 2 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 3.0
12. Belgium -- 29 15 -- 28 22 -- 5 8 16 15 200 20.0
13. Italy -- 33 10 12 14 38 5 20 19 18 14 215 17.9
14. Singapore -- 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 12.0
15. Japan-2 -- 26 46 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 72 36.0
16. Brazil -- 21 20 18 6 41 48 30 26 22 27 295 29.9
17. Abu Dhabi -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0
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-- Austria -- -- -- -- -- -- 20 18 17 20 30 155 22.1
-- Canada -- 17 21 9 12 19 8 15 13 14 14 174 14.5
-- Europe-2 -- -- 18 13 24 11 8 27 7 28 33 186 16.9
-- France -- 9 6 5 5 14 12 3 8 17 43 146 12.2
-- Japan-1 -- -- -- 13 12 21 20 2 17 8 4 125 12.5
-- San Marino -- -- -- 4 7 6 4 6 13 7 11 71 7.1
-- USA -- -- 14 5 0 16 36 21 21 51 - 164 20.5
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Totals 152 303 276 318 226 307 322 285 257 311 288 3617 16.7
No. GP 11 18 17 18 19 18 16 17 17 17 16 217
Race Avg. 14 17 16 18 12 17 20 17 15 18 18 17
1997-98
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Year Tot AUS BRA ARG RSM MON ESP CDN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA AUT LUX JPN Eur
============================================================================
1997 331 3 32 39 5 29 36 22 7 7 14 28 51 4 21 11 9 13
1998 240 7 13 11 8 4 12 10 17 44 10 11 11 28 29 6 19 --
Note: In 1997-98 the Luxembourg GP [LUX] was held at the N�rburgring, and is
considered as equivalent to the European GP (1999-2007) - Europe-2. Europe-3 is
the Valencia venue. The 1997 European GP took place at Jerez (Europe-1), and is
a one-off event in the era covered by this table.
Top 30 Races for Overtaking (1997-2009)
=======================================
# Year GP Wet SC
===========================================
1. 61 2009 - China Wet SC (2)
2. 51 1997 - Belgium Wet SC (1)
51 2000 - USA Wet
51 2006 - China Wet
5. 49 2003 - Britain SC (2)
6. 48 2003 - Brazil Wet SC (4) Race stopped
7. 47 1999 - Australia SC (2)
47 2001 - Malaysia Wet SC (1)
47 2002 - Britain Showers
10. 46 2007 - Japan Wet SC (2)
11. 44 1998 - Britain Wet SC (1)
12. 43 1999 - France Wet SC (1)
13. 42 2000 - Germany Wet SC (2)
14. 41 2004 - Brazil Wet track
15. 40 2007 - China Wet
16. 39 1997 - Argentine SC (1)
39 2006 - Bahrain
18. 38 2003 - Australia SC (2)
38 2004 - Italy
20. 36 1997 - Spain
36 2003 - USA Wet
22. 33 1999 - Europe Wet
23. 32 1997 - Brazil
32 2006 - Hungary Wet SC (1)
25. 30 1999 - Austria
30 2002 - Brazil
30 2005 - Turkey
28. 29 1997 - Monaco Wet
29 1998 - Austria SC (1)
29 2004 - Germany
Top 20 'Dry' Races (Not wet & no Safety Car)
============================================
1. 39 2006 - Bahrain
2. 38 2004 - Italy
3. 36 1997 - Spain
4. 32 1997 - Brazil
5. 30 1999 - Austria
30 2002 - Brazil
30 2005 - Turkey
8. 29 2004 - Germany
9. 28 1997 - Hungary
28 1998 - Italy
28 2005 - Belgium
12. 27 1999 - Brazil
27 2002 - Malaysia
27 2002 - Europe
15. 25 2002 - Germany
25 2003 - Hungary
17. 24 2005 - Europe
18. 22 2000 - Brazil
19. 21 1997 - Austria
21 2001 - USA
21 2002 - USA
21 2004 - Japan
21 2006 - Germany
Drivers' Season Total
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AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN Eur BEL
=================================================================
17 Hamilton 4 1 6 - 1 1 1 2 - 1 -
16 Glock 1 5 6 - - 1 2 - 1 - -
15 Alonso 1 1 7 1 1 - - 2 2 - -
11 Sutil 1 1 7 - - - 2 - - - -
11 Fisichella - - 1 1 - 1 - 3 5 - -
11 Kubica - - 8 - 1 - - 1 - - 1
9 Barrichello 1 2 - 2 - - 4 - - - -
9 Button - - 2 1 - - - 1 4 1 -
8 Webber - 2 2 3 - - - - - - 1
7 Buemi - 1 3 1 - - 1 - 1 - -
6 Heidfeld 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 2 1 -
5 R�ikk�nen - 1 4 - - - - - - - -
5 Vettel - 3 1 - 1 - - - - - -
4 Kovalainen - - 4 - - - - - - - -
4 Bourdais - - 4 - - - - - - . .
4 Massa - - 3 1 - - - - - . .
4 Nakajima - - 1 1 - - - - 2 - -
2 Piquet - - 1 1 - - - - - - .
2 Rosberg - - - 1 - 1 - - - - -
2 Trulli 1 - - - - - - - 1 - -
0 Alguersuari . . . . . . . . . - -
0 Grosjean . . . . . . . . . . -
0 Badoer . . . . . . . . . . -
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152 10 17 61 13 4 5 10 9 18 3 2
No. of Times Overtaken
======================
AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN Eur BEL
=================================================================
20 Heidfeld - 4 7 3 - 1 1 1 2 - 1
13 Trulli - 1 7 1 - 1 1 - 2 - -
12 Fisichella 2 1 6 3 - - - - - - -
11 Hamilton - 2 3 1 - - 3 2 - - -
11 R�ikk�nen - 1 8 - - - 1 - 1 - -
9 Piquet 1 1 2 1 1 - 2 1 - - .
9 Bourdais 4 - 1 1 - - 1 - 2 . .
7 Sutil - - 5 - - 2 - - - - -
7 Massa - 1 - 1 2 1 - 1 1 . .
7 Alonso 1 3 - - - - - 2 1 - -
7 Kubica - - 4 - - - - 2 1 - -
7 Buemi 1 - 1 - - - - - 4 1 -
7 Nakajima - 2 3 - - - - - 1 1 -
6 Rosberg 1 - 5 - - - - - - - -
5 Kovalainen - - 2 1 1 - 1 - - - -
5 Glock - - 1 1 - - - - 3 - -
4 Button - - 3 - - - - - - - 1
3 Webber - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 -
2 Barrichello - - 2 - - - - - - - -
0 Vettel - - - - - - - - - - -
0 Alguersuari . . . . . . . . . - -
0 Grosjean . . . . . . . . . . -
0 Badoer . . . . . . . . . . -
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152 10 17 61 13 4 5 10 9 18 3 2
Gains/Losses on Lap One
=======================
Plus 2: R�ikk�nen
Plus 1: Rosberg, Alonso, Heidfeld
No change: Hamilton, Kovalainen, Barrichello, Webber, Sutil, Fisichella, Nakajima,
Trulli, Alguersuari, Badoer
Minus 1: Vettel, Kubica
Minus 3: Button
Note: Glock, Grosjean and Buemi all pited at the end of lap one.
Gains/Losses on Lap One in 2009
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Driver Total (ASP) AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN Eur BEL
=======================================================================
Rosberg +13 (7.6) -1 +4 - -1 - 0 +4 +1 +5 0 +1
Massa +11 (8.7) +3 +2 - -1 - 0 +1 +3 +3 . .
R�ikk�nen +11 (8.1) +2 0 - +3 - -1 -3 +4 +1 +3 +2
Hamilton +10 (12.0) +2 +1 - +2 - +1 0 +3 - +1 0
Fisichella +9 (17.2) +2 0 - +4 - -2 +1 +2 +3 -1 0
Kubica +7 (12.3) 0 - - -2 - 0 +2 -1 +5 +4 -1
Piquet +7 (14.1) +3 +2 - +4 - +1 +2 -2 -6 +3 .
Webber +4 (5.8) - -2 - +4 - 0 +1 0 -1 +1 0
Bourdais +3 (17.1) +2 -2 - +1 - +1 0 0 +1 . .
Heidfeld +3 (12.5) - 0 - +2 - 0 -2 +4 -2 0 +1
Grosjean 0 (14.0) . . . . . . . . . . 0
Alguersuari 0 (19.0) . . . . . . . . . 0 0
Badoer 0 (20.0) . . . . . . . . . . 0
Sutil -2 (16.5) - 0 - +1 - +1 -2 - -2 - 0
Alonso -2 (7.6) -5 +4 - -1 - 0 +1 -2 0 0 +1
Buemi -5 (14.9) +1 0 - -4 - -1 -1 +1 +3 -4 -
Trulli -6 (8.7) - 0 - -1 - -1 +1 -3 -3 +1 0
Glock -6 (12.4) - -5 - +1 - 0 -1 -2 - +1 -
Kovalainen -7 (11.3) - - - -6 - 0 +3 -6 +2 0 0
Vettel -9 (3.4) +1 +1 - -2 - 0 -1 0 -2 -5 -1
Button -10 (3.2) 0 -2 - 0 - 0 +1 -3 -2 -1 -3
Nakajima -10 (10.8) +1 -4 - -4 - 0 +2 +1 -7 +1 0
Barrichello -14 (4.5) -5 +2 - 0 - +1 -9 0 +1 -4 0
Note: The number in brackets (ASP) is the average starting position in 2009 (final
grid position after any penalties have been applied).
Obviously, a driver who often starts from pole position has very little chance to
gain places while one who usually starts at the back of the grid has a good chance
of gaining places.
Most Passes 1998-2009
=====================
Using only the data from my statistics these are all drivers who have achieved
50 or more passes.
* Current drivers
Tot Driver Starts Avg.
=========================================
216 R Barrichello * 199 1.085
154 M Schumacher 147 1.048
154 R Schumacher 162 0.951
154 D Coulthard 188 0.819
141 J Button * 164 0.860
138 G Fisichella * 198 0.697
122 F Massa * 114 1.070
117 K R�ikk�nen * 150 0.780
108 J Villeneuve 130 0.831
105 J Trulli * 198 0.530
103 O Panis 98 1.051
100 M Webber * 132 0.758
97 N Heidfeld * 161 0.602
95 JP Montoya 94 1.011
92 F Alonso * 132 0.702
89 J Alesi 66 1.348
78 T Sato 91 0.857
73 H-H Frentzen 91 0.802
67 E Irvine 80 0.838
58 L Hamilton * 46 1.261
64 R Kubica * 51 1.255
54 J Verstappen 58 0.931
52 N Rosberg * 64 0.813
50 M Salo 57 0.877
Two other drivers who didn't quite make the cut - Mika H�kkinen & Pedro de la Rosa
(both 49). Mika 65 starts (0.754), Pedro 70 starts (0.700).
Other current drivers:
45 H Kovalainen 46 0.978
37 A Sutil 46 0.822
30 T Glock 33 0.909
22 S Vettel 37 0.595
21 K Nakajima 30 0.724
9 L Badoer 16 0.563
7 S Buemi 11 0.636
0 J Alguersuari 2 0.000
0 R Grosjean 1 0.000
Note: I've revised some of these figures, possibly correcting errors, but maybe
introducing new
ones. I need to double check them, but don't have time at the moment.
Sorted by best average passes per race
89 J Alesi 66 1.348
58 L Hamilton * 46 1.261
64 R Kubica * 51 1.255
216 R Barrichello * 199 1.085
122 F Massa * 114 1.070
103 O Panis 98 1.051
154 M Schumacher 147 1.048
95 JP Montoya 94 1.011
45 H Kovalainen # 45 0.978
154 R Schumacher 162 0.951
54 J Verstappen 58 0.931
30 T Glock # 33 0.909
50 M Salo 57 0.877
141 J Button * 164 0.860
78 T Sato 91 0.857
67 E Irvine 80 0.838
108 J Villeneuve 130 0.831
37 A Sutil # 46 0.822
154 D Coulthard 188 0.819
52 N Rosberg * 64 0.813
73 H-H Frentzen 91 0.802
117 K R�ikk�nen * 150 0.780
100 M Webber * 132 0.758
49 M H�kkinen 65 0.754
21 K Nakajima # 30 0.724
92 F Alonso * 132 0.702
49 P de la Rosa 70 0.700
133 G Fisichella * 198 0.697
7 S Buemi # 11 0.636
97 N Heidfeld * 161 0.602
22 S Vettel # 37 0.595
9 L Badoer # 16 0.563
105 J Trulli * 198 0.530
It's not unusual for me to make an occasional mistake or to omit something in
the above. I do, of course, take full responsibility for any errors. I would
be grateful to anyone for pointing them out, and will incorporate any
corrections in later posts.