Overtaking Statistics #4 - San Marino
Brian Lawrence
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I have posted these amateur analyses for several years now in an attempt
to allow comparisons between Grands Prix, seasons, circuits, drivers, etc.
In order to make any meaningful observations it is essential to produce
these stats in as consistent a way as possible. To do this I have made
several "rules" that I try to follow for each race. Please note before
posting to complain that I missed an obvious passing manoeuvre that it
probably has been excluded because 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 at www.fia.com, www.tagheuer.com and www.forix.com on
race day or the following day. The original chart remains copyright of the
FIA. Other excellent Formula One websites are available. This analysis is
completely unofficial.
Disclaimer
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For the purposes of this analysis, I only count what I usually refer to as
"genuine" passing manoeuvres, which means that I always exclude:
a) any place changes made during pit stops
b) lapping/unlapping manoeuvres
c) anything 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.
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 stopper slowing down or speeding up.
Note: 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 - in this way I try to keep the numbers
as consistent as possible.
These are the passes that I read for the 2003 San Marino GP:
Lap Place Passer (Passed)
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32 14 Fisichella (da Matta)
34 14 da Matta (Fisichella)
42 15 Firman (Trulli)
52 3 Barrichello (R Schumacher)
That's 4 passes, compared to 6 last year.
Grand Prix 2003 '02 '01 '00 '99 '98 '97 Total Avg.
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1. Australia 38 19 18 13 41 7 3 139 19.0
2. Malaysia 16 27 47 31 11 -- -- 116 29.0
3. Brazil 48 30 26 22 27 13 32 197 28.1
- Argentina -- -- -- -- -- 11 39 50 25.0
4. San Marino 4 6 13 7 11 8 5 54 7.7
5. Spain 10 10 4 4 12 36 76 12.6
6. Austria 18 17 20 30 29 21 135 22.5
7. Monaco 9 6 2 5 4 29 55 9.2
8. Canada 15 13 14 14 10 22 88 14.7
9. Europe/LUX 27 7 28 33 6 11 112 18.7
10. France 3 8 17 43 17 7 95 15.8
11. Britain 47 7 8 13 44 7 126 21.0
12. Germany 25 15 42 16 10 14 122 20.3
13. Hungary 1 5 10 7 11 28 62 10.3
- Belgium -- 5 8 16 15 11 51 107 17.8
14. Italy 20 19 18 14 28 4 103 17.2
15. USA 21 21 51 - - - 93 31.0
16. Japan 2 17 8 4 19 9 59 11.4
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Totals 106 285 257 311 288 240 318 1804 17.5
Race Avg. 26 17 15 18 18 15 20
Note: In 1997-98 the Luxembourg GP was held at the Nurburgring.
Drivers' Season Total
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AUS MAS BRA RSM
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12 Räikkönen 4 1 7 0
12 Alonso 5 0 7 0
10 Montoya 2 1 7 0
8 Webber 3 2 3 0
8 R Schumacher 3 1 4 0
8 M Schumacher 1 4 3 0
7 Trulli 2 4 1 0
6 Barrichello 0 2 3 1
5 Coulthard 3 0 2 0
5 Frentzen 1 0 4 0
4 Wilson 3 0 1 0
4 da Matta 1 0 2 1
4 Fisichella 2 - 1 1
3 Panis 2 1 0 0
3 Pizzonia 1 0 2 0
3 Villeneuve 2 - 1 0
3 Firman 2 0 0 1
1 Button 1 0 0 0
0 Heidfeld 0 0 0 0
0 Verstappen 0 0 0 0
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106 38 16 48 4
No. of Times Overtaken
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AUS MAS BRA RSM
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13 Wilson 9 4 0 0
12 Heidfeld 10 2 0 0
8 Webber 2 1 5 0
8 Button 2 5 1 0
8 Trulli 1 1 5 1
7 Verstappen 2 1 4 0
7 Villeneuve 1 0 6 0
6 Frentzen 2 0 4 0
6 da Matta 0 0 5 1
5 Panis 5 0 0 0
5 Barrichello 0 0 5 0
4 R Schumacher 0 0 3 1
3 Pizzonia 3 0 0 0
3 Coulthard 0 0 3 0
3 Montoya 1 0 2 0
3 Fisichella 0 0 2 1
2 Firman 0 2 0 0
1 M Schumacher 0 0 1 0
1 Alonso 0 0 1 0
1 Räikkönen 0 0 1 0
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106 38 16 48 4
Gains/Losses on Lap One
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Plus 4: Coulthard
Plus 3: Panis
Plus 2: Alonso, Heidfeld
Plus 1: R Schumacher, Räikkönen, da Matta, Trulli, Fisichella
No change: Barrichello, Montoya
Minus 1: M Schumacher, Button
Minus 2: Frentzen
Minus 6: Webber, Villeneuve
Note: Verstappen and Firman started from pitlane in that order. Wilson pitted
at the end of the formation lap, and started behind them. Pizzonia failed to
leave the grid and started 20th after the rest of the field completed lap one.
Gains/Losses on Lap One in 2003
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Driver Total (AQP) AUS MAS BRA RSM
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Wilson +15 (19.25) +6 +9 0 -
Heidfeld +9 (9.00) +4 +3 0 +2
Firman +8 (18.00) +1 +7 0 -
Räikkönen +7 (8.00) +3 +3 0 +1
Coulthard +7 (7.25) +1 +2 0 +4
Button +5 (9.25) +2 +4 0 -1
Alonso +4 (7.25) +2 0 0 +2
R Schumacher +3 (8.50) -4 +6 0 +1
Panis 0 (9.75) -6 +3 0 +3
Barrichello -1 (2.75) 0 -1 0 0
Webber -2 (9.50) 0 +4 0 -6
Pizzonia -3 (16.25) +1 -4 0 -
Verstappen -3 (19.00) -1 -2 0 -
Fisichella -4 (13.00) -5 - 0 +1
Frentzen -6 (11.50) -1 -3 0 -2
da Matta -6 (14.50) -4 -3 0 +1
Villeneuve -7 (9.50) -1 - 0 -6
Trulli -7 (8.75) +3 -11 0 +1
Montoya -9 (6.00) -1 -8 0 0
M Schumacher -10 (3.00) 0 -9 0 -1
Note: Number in brackets is average qualifying position (AQP) in 2003.
I'm sure there must be several errors or omissions above for which I
take full responsibility. Kudos to anyone for pointing them out. I will
correct any errors before the next race.
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Brian Lawrence
Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_...@msn.com
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