2009 Qualifying Statistics #3 - Shanghai
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. 2.33 [+1.33] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
2.[=3] 4.67 [-0.33] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
3. [2] 5.33 [+0.83] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
[5] 5.33 [-1.17] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
5. [7] 5.67 [-2.33] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
6.[=8] 7.00 [-2.50] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
7. [6] 7.33 [+0.33] K Räikkönen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
8.[=3] 9.00 [+4.00] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
[10] 9.00 [-1.50] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
10.[=8] 10.00 [+0.50] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
11[=11] 11.67 [+0.67] F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
12[=11] 12.00 [+1.00] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
13.[14] 12.67 [-0.33] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
14.[15] 13.00 [-2.00] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
15.[13] 14.00 [+2.50] T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
16[=18] 14.33 [-2.17] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
17.[16] 15.67 [+0.17] N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
[17] 15.67 [-0.33] S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
19[=18] 17.67 [+1.17] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
[20] 17.67 [+0.17] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
Average positions include all demotions such as engine/gearbox change penalties,
but not last-minute changes such as pitlane starts.
Average Team Starting Position 2009 - after Shanghai, Qualifying #3
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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. 3.50 [+0.50] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 5.50 [-1.75] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 8.67 [+0.67] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
4. 9.50 [+2.25] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
9.50 [+0.50] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
6. 10.83 [-0.92] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
7. 11.50 [-8.00] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
8. 12.83 [-1.17] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
9. 15.00 T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *
10. 17.67 [+0.67] 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 Shanghai, Qualifying #3
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Renault Alonso 3-0 Piquet +26
Williams Rosberg 3-0 Nakajima +20
Toyota Trulli 3-0 Glock +15
Ferrari Räikkönen 2-1 Massa +13
Brawn Button 2-1 Barrichello +7
Toro Rosso Buemi 2-1 Bourdais -4
BMW-Sauber Kubica 2-1 Heidfeld +3
McLaren Hamilton 2-1 Kovalainen -1
Red Bull Vettel 2-1 Webber -1
F India Fisichella 2-1 Sutil 0
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)
Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
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Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
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J Button 3 3 3
R Barrichello 3 3 3
S Vettel 3 3 3
N Rosberg 3 3 3
J Trulli 3 3 3
K Räikkönen 3 3 3
M Webber 3 3 3
T Glock 3 3 2
F Alonso 3 3 2
R Kubica 3 2 2
L Hamilton 3 3* 1 AUS (0 laps)
F Massa 3 2 1
S Buemi 3 1 1
N Heidfeld 3 3 0
H Kovalainen 3 3 0
K Nakajima 3 3 0
S Bourdais 3 1 0
N Piquet 3 0 0
G Fisichella 3 0 0
A Sutil 3 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 (2) AUS/MAL 9th (1) 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
S Vettel Pole (1) CHN Pole (1) 7th (1) --- ---
R Barrichello 2nd (1) AUS 9th (1) 9th (1) 3rd (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
J Trulli 2nd (1) MAL 2nd (1) 6th (1) 3rd (1) Pole (3) MON 04 - USA 05
F Alonso 2nd (1) CHN 2nd (1) Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
T Glock 3rd (1) MAL 5th (1) --- --- 16th (2) CDN 04 - CHN 04
M Webber 3rd (1) CHN 2nd (1) 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 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 6th (1) AUS Pole (6) Pole (6) Pole (3) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
K Räikkönen 7th (2) AUS/MAL Pole (2) Pole (3) Pole (3) Pole (8) Eur 03 - TUR 05
N Heidfeld 9th (1) AUS 5th (4) 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
L Hamilton 9th (1) CHN Pole (7) Pole (6) --- ---
S Buemi 10th (1) CHN --- --- --- ---
K Nakajima 11th (2) AUS/MAL 10th (1) 19th (1) --- ---
H Kovalainen 12th (2) AUS/CHN Pole (1) 6th (2) --- ---
N Piquet 14th (1) AUS 7th (1) --- --- ---
S Bourdais 15th (2) MAL/CHN 4th (1) --- --- ---
G Fisichella 15th (1) AUS 12th (1) 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05
A Sutil 16th (1) AUS 16th (1) 19th (3) --- ---
Personal Bests set at Shanghai 2009
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Career In 2009
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Pole S Vettel (2) S Vettel
2nd F Alonso
3rd M Webber
9th L Hamilton
10th S Buemi S Buemi
12th H Kovalainen (2)
15th S Bourdais (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 + 2 Fernando Alonso 17
3 Jim Clark 33 3 Kimi Räikkönen 16
Alain Prost 33 4 Felipe Massa 15
5 Nigel Mansell 32 5 Lewis Hamilton 13
6 Juan Manuel Fangio 29 6 Rubens Barrichello 7 +
7 Mika Häkkinen 26 7 Ralf Schumacher 5 +
8 Niki Lauda 24 Jenson Button 5
Nelson Piquet 24 9 Juan Pablo Montoya 3 +
10 Damon Hill 20 Jarno Trulli 3
11 Mario Andretti 18
René 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 Shanghai
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
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2004 1'34.012 R Barrichello Ferrari F2004 1st
2005 1'34.080 F Alonso Renault R25 1st
2006 1'44.360 F Alonso Renault R26 2nd M Schumacher 6th
2007 1'35.908 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/22 DNF Räikkönen 2nd
2008 1'36.303 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/23 1st
2009 1'36.184 S Vettel Red Bull RB5 1st
There have been six Grands Prix at Shanghai,
four have been won from pole position (last was Vettel in 2009),
one has been won from second (Räikkönen in 2007),
and one has been won from sixth (M Schumacher in 2006).
Average grid position of winners = 2.000.
Note: Since 2006 the grid has been decided on a three-period knockout system.
The "pole time" is no longer necessarily the fastest time set during qualifying.
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speeds as measured through the speed traps.
The first table 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
Honda have been renamed Brawn-Mercedes and Force India have switched to
from Ferrari to Mercedes engines.
'S#' Session in which the top speed was recorded (P1/P2/P3/Q/R)
'Diff' difference in top speed (km/hr)
'%Dif' difference in top speed (as percentage of 2007 speed)
Chinese GP 2008/2009
2008 2009
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Diff. %Dif.
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F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella R 312.9 Fisichella P2 314.3 +1.4 +0.45
Ferrari Räikkönen P1 316.4 Räikkönen P2 317.3 +0.9 +0.28
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard R 314.2 Vettel P2 313.5 -0.7 -0.22
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil R 316.5 Sutil P2 315.1 -1.4 -0.44
Ferrari Massa R 316.3 Massa P2 314.6 -1.7 -0.54
Red Bull-Renault Webber R 314.6 Webber P2 312.3 -2.3 -0.73
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais R 316.7 Bourdais P2 314.3 -2.4 -0.76
Toyota Trulli P3 310.0 Trulli P2 307.2 -2.8 -0.90
[Honda] Button R 313.1 Button P2 309.8 -3.3 -1.05
[Honda] Barrichello R 313.0 Barrichello P2 309.2 -3.8 -1.21
Toyota Glock R 310.9 Glock P2 307.1 -3.8 -1.22
Renault Piquet R 313.3 Piquet P2 308.2 -5.1 -1.63
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel P3 316.6 Buemi P2 311.3 -5.3 -1.67
Renault Alonso P1 313.6 Alonso P1 308.2 -5.4 -1.72
Williams-Toyota Nakajima R 312.9 Nakajima P2 307.2 -5.7 -1.82
Williams-Toyota Rosberg R 313.3 Rosberg P2 307.5 -5.8 -1.85
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld R 316.0 Heidfeld P2 309.8 -6.2 -1.96
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton R 315.9 Hamilton P2 309.0 -6.9 -2.18
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica R 316.0 Kubica P2 308.3 -7.7 -2.44
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen R 318.6 Kovalainen P2 308.6 -10.0 -3.14
Only two drivers improved while eighteen did not. All of the 2009 top
speeds were set on Friday.
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 Räikkönen P1 316.4 Räikkönen P2 317.3 +0.9 +0.28
Red Bull-Renault Webber R 314.6 Vettel P2 313.5 -1.1 -0.35
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil R 316.5 Sutil P2 315.1 -1.4 -0.44
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais R 316.7 Bourdais P2 314.3 -2.4 -0.76
[Honda] Button R 313.1 Button P2 309.8 -3.3 -1.05
Toyota Glock R 310.9 Trulli P2 307.2 -3.7 -1.19
Renault Alonso P1 313.6 Alonso P1 308.2 -5.4 -1.72
Williams-Toyota Rosberg R 313.3 Rosberg P2 307.5 -5.8 -1.85
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld R 316.0 Heidfeld P2 309.8 -6.2 -1.96
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen R 318.6 Hamilton P2 309.0 -9.6 -3.01
All data from www.formula1.com
Brian Lawrence
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.
Apologies if the tables wrap - save it and reformat if you are interested.
2008 Team 2008 Driver S Lps Time 2009 Driver S Lps Time Diff. %Diff
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Red Bull-Renault Coulthard P3 139 1'36.712 Vettel Q2 116 1'35.130 -1.582 -1.64
[Honda] Button P3 144 1'36.958 Button Q1 144 1'35.533 -1.425 -1.47
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil P2 99 1'37.617 Sutil P2 125 1'36.829 -0.788 -0.81
[Honda] Barrichello Q2 154 1'36.079 Barrichello Q2 148 1'35.503 -0.576 -0.60
Williams-Toyota Nakajima P3 139 1'36.713 Nakajima Q2 130 1'36.193 -0.520 -0.54
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 151 1'35.686 Webber Q2 135 1'35.173 -0.513 -0.54
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 149 1'36.210 Rosberg P2 155 1'35.704 -0.506 -0.53
Toyota Trulli Q2 99 1'35.715 Trulli Q2 122 1'35.645 -0.070 -0.07
Toyota Glock Q2 156 1'35.937 Glock Q2 137 1'36.066 +0.129 +0.13
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella P2 146 1'37.473 Fisichella Q1 133 1'37.672 +0.199 +0.20
Renault Alonso Q2 153 1'35.461 Alonso Q2 130 1'35.803 +0.342 +0.36
Ferrari Räikkönen Q2 143 1'35.355 Räikkönen Q2 148 1'35.856 +0.501 +0.53
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 151 1'35.403 Heidfeld Q2 133 1'35.975 +0.572 +0.60
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q2 153 1'35.386 Buemi Q2 153 1'35.965 +0.579 +0.61
Renault Piquet Q2 156 1'35.722 Piquet P3 136 1'36.464 +0.742 +0.78
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 142 1'34.947 Hamilton Q2 140 1'35.740 +0.793 +0.84
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 135 1'35.216 Kovalainen Q2 136 1'36.032 +0.816 +0.86
Ferrari Massa Q2 143 1'35.135 Massa Q2 103 1'36.033 +0.898 +0.94
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 150 1'35.814 Kubica P3 130 1'36.742 +0.928 +0.97
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q2 158 1'35.478 Bourdais Q1 141 1'36.906 +1.428 +1.50
Notes
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This week the trend is towards slower times than last October, possibly mainly because
of temperatures and tyres.
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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F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella P2 245 1'37.473 Sutil P2 258 1'36.829 -0.644 -0.66
[Honda] Barrichello Q2 298 1'36.079 Barrichello Q2 292 1'35.503 -0.576 -0.60
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 290 1'35.686 Vettel Q2 251 1'35.130 -0.556 -0.58
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 288 1'36.210 Rosberg P2 285 1'35.704 -0.506 -0.53
Toyota Trulli Q2 255 1'35.715 Trulli Q2 259 1'35.645 -0.070 -0.07
Renault Alonso Q2 309 1'35.461 Alonso Q2 266 1'35.803 +0.342 +0.36
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 301 1'35.403 Heidfeld Q2 263 1'35.975 +0.572 +0.60
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q2 311 1'35.386 Buemi Q2 294 1'35.965 +0.579 +0.61
Ferrari Massa Q2 286 1'35.135 Räikkönen Q2 251 1'35.856 +0.721 +0.76
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 277 1'34.947 Hamilton Q2 276 1'35.740 +0.793 +0.84
Force India take the most-improved position this week, just ahead of Brawn, Red
Bull and Williams. Toyota were just faster than last year. Most of the others
were over half a second down.
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comparison between teams - at least not at this stage of the
season. I'll include a rather long summary of engine usage so
far.
ES# - Engine Serial # - for each driver
EV# - Event number - number of events that engine has been used
Note that in Malaysia most teams changed engines after Friday
practice, but at Shanghai, only Hamilton and Kubica did so.
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes FO108W
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 130 689.390 1 New
2 MAL 1 105 582.015 2
3 CHN 1 50 272.550 3
3 CHN 2 90 490.590 1 New
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4 2 375 2034.545
2. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes FO108W
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 78 413.634 1 New
2 MAL 1 74 410.182 2
3 CHN 1 136 741.336 3
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3 1 288 1565.152
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari Ferrari 056
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 142 753.026 1 New
2 MAL 1 59 327.037 2
2 MAL 2 48 266.064 1 New
3 CHN 2 103 561.453 2
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4 2 352 1907.580
4. Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Ferrari 056
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 137 726.511 1 New
2 MAL 1 58 321.494 2
2 MAL 2 62 343.666 1 New
3 CHN 2 148 806.748 2
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4 2 405 2198.419
5. Robert Kubica BMW Sauber BMW P86/9
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 150 795.450 1 New
2 MAL 1 56 310.408 2
2 MAL 2 38 210.634 1 New
3 CHN 2 52 283.452 2
3 CHN 3 78 425.178 1 New
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5 3 374 2025.122
6. Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber BMW P86/9
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 145 768.935 1 New
2 MAL 1 54 299.322 2
2 MAL 2 63 349.209 1 New
3 CHN 2 133 724.983 2
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4 2 395 2142.449
7. Fernando Alonso Renault Renault RS27
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 132 699.996 1 New
2 MAL 1 32 177.376 2
2 MAL 2 62 343.666 1 New
3 CHN 2 130 708.630 2
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4 2 356 1929.668
8. Nelsinho Piquet Renault Renault RS27
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 118 625.754 1 New
2 MAL 1 55 304.865 2
2 MAL 2 60 332.580 1 New
3 CHN 2 136 741.336 2
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4 2 369 2004.535
9. Jarno Trulli Toyota Toyota RVX-09
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 160 848.480 1 New
2 MAL 1 60 332.580 2
2 MAL 2 72 399.096 1 New
3 CHN 2 122 665.022 2
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4 2 414 2245.178
10. Timo Glock Toyota Toyota RVX-09
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 168 890.904 1 New
2 MAL 1 56 310.408 2
2 MAL 2 77 426.811 1 New
3 CHN 2 137 746.787 2
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4 2 438 2374.910
11. Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso Ferrari 056
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 141 747.723 1 New
2 MAL 2 112 620.816 1 New
3 CHN 2 141 768.591 2
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3 2 394 2137.130
12. Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso Ferrari 056
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 145 768.935 1 New
2 MAL 2 110 609.730 1 New
3 CHN 2 153 834.003 2
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3 2 408 2212.668
14. Mark Webber Red Bull Renault RS27
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 130 689.390 1 New
2 MAL 1 59 327.037 2
2 MAL 2 63 349.209 1 New
3 CHN 2 135 735.885 2
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4 2 387 2101.521
15. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Renault RS27
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 112 593.936 1 New
2 MAL 1 65 360.295 2
2 MAL 2 61 338.123 1 New
3 CHN 2 116 632.316 2
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4 2 354 1924.670
16. Nico Rosberg Williams Toyota RVX-09
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 155 821.965 1 New
2 MAL 1 66 365.838 2
2 MAL 2 71 393.553 1 New
3 CHN 2 155 844.905 2
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4 2 447 2426.261
17. Kazuki Nakajima Williams Toyota RVX-09
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 105 556.815 1 New
2 MAL 1 60 332.580 2
2 MAL 2 62 343.666 1 New
3 CHN 2 130 708.630 2
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4 2 357 1941.691
20. Adrian Sutil Force India Mercedes FO108W
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 128 678.784 1 New
2 MAL 1 54 299.322 2
2 MAL 2 58 321.494 1 New
3 CHN 2 125 681.375 2
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4 2 365 1980.975
21. Giancarlo Fisichella Force India Mercedes FO108W
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 136 721.208 1 New
2 MAL 1 47 260.521 2
2 MAL 2 56 310.408 1 New
3 CHN 2 133 724.983 2
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4 2 372 2017.120
22. Jenson Button Brawn Mercedes FO108W
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 147 779.541 1 New
2 MAL 1 51 282.693 2
2 MAL 2 66 365.838 1 New
3 CHN 2 144 784.944 2
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4 2 408 2213.016
23. Rubens Barrichello Brawn Mercedes FO108W
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 157 832.571 1 New
2 MAL 1 59 327.037 2
2 MAL 2 70 388.010 1 New
3 CHN 2 148 806.748 2
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4 2 434 2354.366
Data from Jo Bauer's Technical Reports.
Gearboxes
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The same rule still applies, drivers must use the same gearbox for four
successive events. Any 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 without penalty.
Australia
1. Hamilton - new 'box after qualifying, 5-place penalty
Malaysia
4. Räikkönen - DNF in Melbourne, so free change allowed
15. Vettel - DNF in Melbourne, free change
23. Barrichello - new 'box, 5-place penalty
China
10. Glock - new 'box', 5-place penalty
23. Barrichello - free change because he used a spare 'box at Sepang
"The above driver had to replace his previous gearbox during the last
event for a spare gearbox and this was before the four consecutive
events expired. Therefore he may use a new gearbox at this event and
the four consecutive events will start here in accordance with Article
28.6a of the 2009 Formula One Sporting Regulations."
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 Chinese GP:
Laps 1-8 & 19-22 were completed behind the Safety Car.
Lap Place Passer (Passed) KERS
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9 6 Hamilton (Räikkönen) K/-
9 12 Bourdais (Nakajima) -/-
9 16 Glock (Kubica) -/-
10 10 Massa (Kovalainen) -/K
11 3 Button (Barrichello) -/- [team-mates]
11 5 Hamilton (Trulli) K/-
11 15 Glock (Fisichella) -/-
11 14 Glock (Piquet) -/-
11 13 Glock (Nakajima) -/-
12 7 Buemi (Räikkönen) -/-
12 7 Massa (Räikkönen) -/- [team-mates]
13 5 Buemi (Trulli) -/-
13 9 Hamilton (Kovalainen) K/K [team-mates]
14 5 Massa (Trulli) -/-
15 8 Hamilton (Räikkönen) K/-
15 7 Hamilton (Trulli) K/-
16 7 Räikkönen (Hamilton) -/K
16 9 Kovalainen (Trulli) K/-
16 10 Bourdais (Trulli) -/-
16 14 Kubica (Fisichella) -/-
17 13 Alonso (Fisichella) -/-
18 15 Piquet (Sutil) -/-
<--- Safety Car
23 4 Hamilton (Räikkönen) K/-
23 6 Kovalainen (Barrichello) K/-
23 10 Alonso (Nakajima) -/-
23 15 Kubica (Heidfeld) -/K [team-mates]
23 16 Sutil (Heidfeld) -/K
24 14 Kubica (Rosberg) -/-
24 15 Sutil (Rosberg) -/-
25 13 Sutil (Kubica) -/-
26 12 Sutil (Fisichella) -/- [team-mates]
26 13 Kubica (Fisichella) -/-
27 15 Heidfeld (Rosberg) K/-
29 2 Webber (Button) -/-
30 10 Kubica (Sutil) -/-
30 16 Nakajima (Glock) -/-
31 2 Button (Webber) -/-
31 7 Alonso (Buemi) -/-
31 9 Sutil (Kubica) -/-
32 2 Webber (Button) -/-
39 11 Glock (Räikkönen) -/-
41 1 Vettel (Button) -/-
41 11 Alonso (Räikkönen) -/-
41 15 Kubica (Fisichella) -/-
42 7 Kovalainen (Sutil) K/-
46 14 Kubica (Rosberg) -/-
47 5 Kovalainen (Hamilton) K/K [team-mates]
47 12 Bourdais (Räikkönen) -/-
49 6 Sutil (Hamilton) -/K
51 7 Glock (Heidfeld) -/K
51 8 Buemi (Heidfeld) -/K
54 9 Alonso (Heidfeld) -/K
55 11 Räikkönen (Bourdais) -/-
56 10 Räikkönen (Heidfeld) -/K
56 11 Bourdais (Heidfeld) -/K
That's 55 passes in total, compared to 9 in 2008.
Most: Kubica 7 [Hamilton, Sutil & Glock 6]
The Last 10 Seasons
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To save space I have removed the columns for 1997-98 from this table. I
have included the data from those seasons in the Total & Avg. columns.
The number of passes for each GP in 1997-98 is summarised after 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 55 9 40 51 20 17 -- -- -- -- -- 192 32.0
4. Bahrain -- 14 20 39 14 15 -- -- -- -- -- 102 20.4
5. Spain -- 3 5 7 3 7 19 10 10 4 4 120 10.0
6. Monaco -- 21 2 19 10 5 0 9 6 2 5 112 9.3
7. Turkey -- 11 15 25 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- 81 20.2
8. Britain -- 44 16 6 8 11 49 47 7 8 13 260 21.7
9. Germany -- 25 -- 21 9 29 14 25 15 42 16 220 20.0
10. Hungary -- 3 5 32 12 6 25 1 5 10 7 145 12.1
11. Europe-3 -- 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 4.0
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 82 303 276 318 226 307 322 285 257 311 288 3547 17.0
No. GP 3 18 17 18 19 18 16 17 17 17 16 209
Race Avg. 27 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
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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 Nürburgring, 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)
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# Year GP Wet SC
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1. 55 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
NOTE: China had the most passes at any race in the period 1997-2009.
Top 20 'Dry' Races (Not wet & no Safety Car)
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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
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12 Glock 1 5 6
11 Hamilton 4 1 6
8 Sutil 1 1 6
7 Alonso 1 1 5
7 Kubica - - 7
4 Vettel - 3 1
4 Webber - 2 2
4 Räikkönen - 1 3
4 Buemi - 1 3
4 Kovalainen - - 4
4 Bourdais - - 4
3 Barrichello 1 2 -
3 Massa - - 3
2 Heidfeld 1 - 1
2 Button - - 2
1 Trulli 1 - -
1 Nakajima - - 1
1 Piquet - - 1
0 Rosberg - - -
0 Fisichella - - -
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82 10 17 55
No. of Times Overtaken
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AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN Eur
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11 Heidfeld - 4 7
9 Fisichella 2 1 6
9 Räikkönen - 1 8
7 Trulli - 1 6
5 Bourdais 4 - 1
5 Hamilton - 2 3
5 Nakajima - 2 3
5 Rosberg 1 - 4
4 Alonso 1 3 -
3 Piquet 1 1 1
3 Button - - 3
3 Kubica - - 3
3 Sutil - - 3
2 Buemi 1 - 1
2 Webber - 1 1
2 Barrichello - - 2
2 Kovalainen - - 2
1 Massa - 1 -
1 Glock - - 1
0 Vettel - - -
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82 10 17 55
Gains/Losses on Lap One
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The race started behind the Safety Car and there were no (legal) passes.
Gains/Losses on Lap One in 2009
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Driver Total (ASP) AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR
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Massa +5 (11.7) +3 +2 -
Piquet +5 (15.7) +3 +2 -
Rosberg +3 (5.3) -1 +4 -
Hamilton +3 (13.0) +2 +1 -
Vettel +2 (5.7) +1 +1 -
Räikkönen +2 (7.3) +2 0 -
Fisichella +2 (17.7) +2 0 -
Buemi +1 (14.3) +1 0 -
Kubica 0 (9.0) 0 - -
Trulli 0 (9.0) - 0 -
Heidfeld 0 (10.0) - 0 -
Kovalainen 0 (12.7) - - -
Bourdais 0 (15.7) +2 -2 -
Sutil 0 (17.7) - 0 -
Alonso -1 (7.0) -5 +4 -
Button -2 (2.3) 0 -2 -
Webber -2 (5.3) - -2 -
Barrichello -3 (4.7) -5 +2 -
Nakajima -3 (12.0) +1 -4 -
Glock -5 (14.0) - -5 -
Note: The number in brackets (ASP) is the average starting position in 2009
(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
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Using only the data from my statistics these are all drivers who have achieved
50 or more passes.
200 R Barrichello *
154 M Schumacher
154 R Schumacher
146 D Coulthard
128 J Button *
122 G Fisichella *
108 J Villeneuve
103 O Panis
101 J Trulli *
101 F Massa *
95 JP Montoya
92 K Räikkönen *
89 J Alesi
84 F Alonso *
76 T Sato
74 N Heidfeld *
74 M Webber *
73 H-H Frentzen
67 E Irvine
60 R Kubica *
54 J Verstappen
52 L Hamilton *
50 M Salo
50 N Rosberg *
* Current drivers
Two other drivers who didn't quite make the cut - Mika Häkkinen & Pedro de la Rosa
(both 49).
Other current drivers:
45 H Kovalainen
34 A Sutil
26 T Glock
21 S Vettel
18 K Nakajima
13 N Piquet
12 S Bourdais
4 S Buemi
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.
--
Brian Lawrence
Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_...@msn.com