Qualifying Statistics
Brian Lawrence
qualifying and before the race. For the first race of 2003 I decided
to take my time producing them, partly because of the changes to
the qualifying procedure, and partly because I took the decision that
I wasn't going to watch any of the Australian GP activities live.
Here is some of the usual data - after each section I shall comment
on the relevance of the data.
2003 Average Qualifying Position - after Melbourne, Qualifying #1
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2003 2002 2001 2000 | F1 Career
Pos. AQP Pos. AQP Pos. AQP Pos. AQP | Pos. AQP
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1. 1.00 M Schumacher 1 1.82 1 1.71 1 2.00 | 2 2.95
2. 2.00 R Barrichello 2 2.88 3 4.47 4 4.82 | 38 8.42
3. 3.00 JP Montoya 3 2.94 6 5.41 - - | 7 4.18
4. 4.00 H-H Frentzen 15 14.31 8 9.60 6 7.88 | 40 8.49
5. 5.00 O Panis 13 13.18 12 11.35 - - | 89 12.67
6. 6.00 J Villeneuve 12 12.29 11 10.76 8 8.71 | 33 7.77
7. 7.00 N Heidfeld 8 10.12 9 9.71 20 17.06 | 81 12.28
8. 8.00 J Button 9 10.29 19 16.94 11 11.82 | 93 13.02
9. 9.00 R Schumacher 4 3.47 2 3.41 7 8.47 | 21 7.04
10. 10.00 F Alonso - - 22 19.47 - - | 166 19.47
11. 11.00 D Coulthard 6 5.88 5 4.76 3 2.71 | 12 5.13
12. 12.00 J Trulli 7 8.65 7 6.76 5 7.53 | 58 10.28
13. 13.00 G Fisichella 10 11.19 17 15.18 10 10.29 | 64 10.98
14. 14.00 M Webber 21 19.59 - - - - | 168 19.59
15. 15.00 K Räikkönen 5 5.35 10 10.41 - - | 31 7.71
16. 16.00 C da Matta - - - - - - | 16.00
17. 17.00 R Firman - - - - - - | 17.00
18. 18.00 A Pizzonia - - - - - - | 18.00
19. 19.00 J Verstappen - - 20 18.00 14 14.00 | 126 15.96
20. 20.00 J Wilson - - - - - - | 20.00
Notes: F1 Career Positions include all drivers with 16 or more attempts
at qualifying.
I HAVE NOT UPDATED THE CAREER AQP WITH THE MELBOURNE DATA.
As the 2003 qualifying procedure is so different to previous seasons
I have decided that the above data isn't of any great value, and I
don't propose posting it in future.
2003 Average Team Grid Position - after Melbourne
2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
Pos. AQP Pos. AQP Pos. AQP Pos. AQP Pos. AQP Pos. AQP
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1. 1.50 Ferrari 1. 2.35 1. 3.09 2. 3.41 2. 5.28 2. 4.22
2. 5.50 Williams 2. 3.21 2. 4.41 4. 10.14 6. 11.62 3. 7.06
5.50 Sauber 5. 10.97 5. 10.06 9. 15.88 9. 13.69 6. 11.12
4. 7.00 BAR 6. 12.74 6. 11.06 5. 11.50 8. 13.00 10. 19.34*
5. 10.50 Toyota 8. 14.65 - - - - - - - -
6. 11.00 Renault 4. 9.50 8. 16.06* 6. 11.76* 5. 11.47* 4. 8.00*
7. 13.00 McLaren 3. 5.62 3. 4.64 1. 2.62 1. 2.50 1. 2.41
8. 15.00 Jordan 7. 13.36 4. 8.38 3. 7.70 3. 7.53 5. 8.50
9. 16.00 Jaguar 9. 15.82 7. 13.59 6. 12.26 4. 8.81* 8. 15.50*
10. 19.50 Minardi 11. 20.38 11. 20.65 11. 21.12 11. 20.53 11. 20.22
* Jaguar = Stewart (1998-99) BAR = Tyrrell (1998) Renault = Benetton (1998-2001)
As with the driver data this is of no great significance and again I don't
intend posting it in future.
2003 Team-mates Head-to-Head - after Melbourne
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Posn.
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Toyota Panis 1-0 da Matta +11
Williams Montoya 1-0 R Schumacher +6
Jaguar Webber 1-0 Pizzonia +4
Jordan Fisichella 1-0 Firman +4
McLaren Coulthard 1-0 Räikkönen +4
Sauber Frentzen 1-0 Heidfeld +3
BAR Villeneuve 1-0 Button +2
Renault Alonso 1-0 Trulli +2
Ferrari M Schumacher 1-0 Barrichello +1
Minardi Verstappen 1-0 Wilson +1
Notes: "Posn." shows the advantage in qualifying positions to date.
This data might be of some interest and I intend to maintain the
data during the season. I haven't decided whether to post it with
any regularity.
Comparing 2002 with 2001
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[snip]
This data was an innovation last year, but it's value is even less
than the previous data.
The 2002 Season - Team by Team
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[snip]
Ditto
Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
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Driver Posn. (#) First - Last
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Michael Schumacher Pole (51) MON 94 - AUS 03 <===
Jacques Villeneuve Pole (13) AUS 96 - Eur 97
David Coulthard Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01
Juan Pablo Montoya Pole (10) GER 01 - ITA 02
Rubens Barrichello Pole (6) BEL 94 - HUN 02
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Pole (2) MON 97, Eur 99
Giancarlo Fisichella Pole (1) AUT 98
Ralf Schumacher Pole (1) FRA 01
Jarno Trulli 2nd (2) MON/BEL 00
Kimi Räikkönen 2nd (1) BEL 02
Olivier Panis 3rd (2) ARG 97, FRA 99
Jenson Button 3rd (1) BEL 00
Nick Heidfeld 5th (1) AUT 02
Mark Webber 14th (1) AUS 03 <===
Fernando Alonso 17th (1) USA 01
Christiano da Matta 16th (1) AUS 03 <===
Ralf Firman 17th (1) AUS 03 <===
Antonio Pizzonia 18th (1) AUS 03 <===
Justin Wilson 20th (1) AUS 03 <===
Jos Verstappen I haven't looked up his record yet.
This is probably still of interest, although I would probably need
to report on their qualifying record under the previous system in
a separate table. I might do that, but again I haven't yet decided.
The Record of Pole Position Holders at Melbourne
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
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1996 1:32.371 J Villeneuve Williams FW18 2nd Hill 2nd
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1997 1:29.369 J Villeneuve Williams FW19 DNF Coulthard 4th
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1998 1:30.010 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/13 1st
1999 1:30.462 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/14 DNF Irvine 6th
2000 1:30.556 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/15 DNF M Schumacher 3rd
2001 1:26.892 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 1st
2002 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 1st
2003 1:27.173 M Schumacher Ferrari F2002 4th Coulthard 11th
-------- Indicates changes to track length and/or layout.
This might be of some interest, so I might post this.
OK, I cannot see that any of the previous stats are going to be of any
great interest, so I don't propose posting them in future. I will be
recording some of the data through the season, and I will review my
decision at each race. I'll also take onboard any comments.
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Brian Lawrence
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Fluored
> 2003 Team-mates Head-to-Head - after Melbourne
Appreciating your efforts, but I think that with the new format also this
statistic lost value
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Zonky
@ID-98174.news.dfncis.de:
> For several years I have posted these stats, usually shortly after
> qualifying and before the race. For the first race of 2003 I decided
> to take my time producing them, partly because of the changes to
> the qualifying procedure, and partly because I took the decision that
> I wasn't going to watch any of the Australian GP activities live.
Have you considered basing it on Friday Qual- the only low fuel hot lap
session?
Z.
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Brian Lawrence
Well no I hadn't considered that, but they still only get one lap compared
to maybe 3 before, and they no longer have the option of waiting for the
optimum track conditions. I'll add it to my suggestions box, thanks.
David Betts
But we don't know that the cars are all on low fuel - some may have
decided it's more important to practice for the Saturday session than
worry about running order. Other drivers may be happy to be in the
ball park and not pushing very hard.....plus those who aren't in the
testing club will have had only an hour for set-up, so may not have
lucked into something driveable. Frankly, I think it's as difficult to
make any meaningful analysis of Friday qualifying as it is of
Saturday.
David Betts (dav...@motorsport.org.uk)
"In the end it's always a matter of more accelerator and less brake" - Frank Gardner
British Racing Green: http://dbetts.motorsport.org.uk/brg
Brian Lawrence
> "Brian Lawrence" <Brian_W_...@msn.com> wrote:
> > For several years I have posted these stats, usually shortly after
> > qualifying and before the race. For the first race of 2003 I decided
> > to take my time producing them, partly because of the changes to
> > the qualifying procedure, and partly because I took the decision that
> > I wasn't going to watch any of the Australian GP activities live.
>
> Have you considered basing it on Friday Qual- the only low fuel hot lap
> session?
Just for interest these are the times from 2002 qualifying compared with
2003 for the 14 drivers who took part in both. They are sorted in descending
order of the percentage improvement. The first four were quicker than last
year the rest were slower.
2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 Difference in
Driver Team Grid Time Team Grid Time Grid Time Percent
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Frentzen Arrows 15 29.474 Sauber 4 28.274 11 1.200 1.341
Webber Minardi 18 30.086 Jaguar 14 29.367 4 0.719 0.798
Villeneuve BAR 13 28.657 6 28.420 7 0.237 0.267
Panis BAR 12 28.381 Toyota 5 28.288 7 0.093 0.105
Heidfeld Sauber 10 28.232 7 28.464 3 -0.232 -0.263
Button Renault 11 28.361 BAR 8 28.682 3 -0.321 -0.363
Montoya Williams 6 27.249 3 28.101 3 -0.852 -0.977
M Schumacher Ferrari 2 25.848 1 27.173 1 -1.325 -1.543
Trulli Renault 7 27.710 12 29.136 -5 -1.426 -1.626
Fisichella Jordan 8 27.869 13 29.344 -5 -1.475 -1.679
Barrichello Ferrari 1 25.843 2 27.418 -1 -1.575 -1.835
Räikkönen McLaren 5 27.161 15 29.470 -10 -2.309 -2.649
R Schumacher Williams 3 26.279 9 28.830 -6 -2.551 -2.957
Coulthard McLaren 4 26.446 11 29.105 -7 -2.659 -3.076
I guess we can say that the bottom three underperformed for whatever
reason, so in general lap times were down by about 1 to 1.5 seconds.