2009 Qualifying Statistics #7 - Istanbul Park
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. 2.14 [-0.03] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
2.[=2] 3.86 [-0.47] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
3.[=2] 4.14 [-0.19] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
4. 7.00 [+0.33] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
5. [6] 7.29 [-0.54] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
6. [5] 7.57 [+0.07] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
7. 8.00 [-0.33] K R�ikk�nen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
8. [9] 8.29 [-0.54] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
9. [8] 8.43 [-0.24] F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
10 11.00 [-0.17] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
11. 11.57 [+0.07] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
12 11.86 [+0.19] T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
13. 12.00 [-0.17] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
14. 12.57 [+0.24] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
15. 13.29 [+0.46] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
16. 14.71 [+0.54] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
[17] 14.71 [+0.38] N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
18. 16.86 [+0.53] S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
19.[20] 17.29 [-0.38] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
20.[19] 17.43 [+0.26] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
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 Istanbul Park, Qualifying #7
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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. 3.14 [-0.11] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 5.57 [-0.51] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 8.21 [-0.29] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
4. 9.29 [+0.21] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
5. 10.07 [-0.18] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
6. 10.93 [+0.26] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
7. 11.50 [+0.17] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
8. 12.93 [+0.35] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
9. 15.79 [+0.54] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *
10. 17.36 [-0.06] 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 Istanbul Park, Qualifying #7
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Renault Alonso 7-0 Piquet +50
Williams Rosberg 7-0 Nakajima +32
Toyota Trulli 6-1 Glock +25
Red Bull Vettel 6-1 Webber +24
Toro Rosso Buemi 6-1 Bourdais +15
Brawn Button 6-1 Barrichello +14
BMW-Sauber Kubica 5-2 Heidfeld +7
McLaren Hamilton 4-3 Kovalainen -5
Ferrari R�ikk�nen 4-3 Massa +3
F India Fisichella 4-3 Sutil -1
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)
Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
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Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
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J Button 7 7 7
R Barrichello 7 7 7
S Vettel 7 7 7
N Rosberg 7 7 7
F Alonso 7 7 6
K R�ikk�nen 7 6 6
J Trulli 7 6 6
M Webber 7 6 6
F Massa 7 6 5
T Glock 7 6 4
R Kubica 7 5 4
L Hamilton 7 5* 2 AUS (0 laps)
K Nakajima 7 7 1
H Kovalainen 7 6 1
S Buemi 7 3 1
N Heidfeld 7 6 0
N Piquet 7 3 0
S Bourdais 7 2 0
A Sutil 7 2 0
G Fisichella 7 1 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 (2) CHN/TUR Pole (1) 7th (1) --- ---
J Trulli Pole (1) BRN 2nd (1) 6th (1) 3rd (1) Pole (3) MON 04 - USA 05
R Barrichello 2nd (1) AUS 9th (1) 9th (1) 3rd (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
F Alonso 2nd (1) CHN 2nd (1) Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
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
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 4th (1) ESP Pole (6) Pole (6) Pole (3) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
L Hamilton 5th (1) BRN Pole (7) Pole (6) --- ---
H Kovalainen 7th (1) MON Pole (1) 6th (2) --- ---
N Heidfeld 9th (1) AUS 5th (4) 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
S Buemi 10th (1) CHN --- --- --- ---
K Nakajima 10th (1) MON 10th (1) 19th (1) --- ---
N Piquet 12th (2) ESP/MON 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) --- --- ---
A Sutil 15th (2) MON/TUR 16th (1) 19th (3) --- ---
Personal Bests set at Istanbul Park 2009
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Career In 2009
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Pole S Vettel (3) S Vettel (2)
15th A Sutil (2) A Sutil (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 R�ikk�nen 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 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 10 Juan Pablo Montoya 3 +
11 Mario Andretti 18 Sebastian Vettel 3
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 Istanbul Park
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
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2005 1'26.797 K R�ikk�nen McLaren MP4/20 1st
2006 1'26.907 F Massa Ferrari 248 F1 1st
2007 1'27.329 F Massa Ferrari F2007 1st
2008 1'27.617 F Massa Ferrari F2008 1st
2009 1'28.316 S Vettel Red Bull RB5 3rd Button 2nd
Note: 2005 was decided on "single lap". 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.
There have been five Grands Prix at Istanbul Park, the previous four had all been
won from pole position.
Average grid position of winners = 1.400.
--
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.
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
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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)
Monaco GP 2008/2009
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2008 2009
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Diff. %Dif.
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F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella Q1 310.7 Fisichella Q1 309.8 -0.9 -0.29
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil R 313.8 Sutil R 310.1 -3.7 -1.18
Renault Piquet R 315.5 Piquet R 309.8 -5.7 -1.81
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard R 315.3 Vettel R 309.5 -5.8 -1.84
Williams-Toyota Nakajima P2 318.0 Nakajima R 312.1 -5.9 -1.86
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel P3 311.5 Buemi R 305.0 -6.5 -2.09
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld R 313.7 Heidfeld Q1 307.0 -6.7 -2.14
Renault Alonso R 315.6 Alonso Q3 308.6 -7.0 -2.22
Red Bull-Renault Webber P3 316.8 Webber R 309.4 -7.4 -2.34
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais R 311.6 Bourdais R 304.3 -7.3 -2.34
[Honda] Button R 312.4 Button R 304.3 -8.1 -2.59
[Honda] Barrichello P3 312.3 Barrichello R 303.7 -8.6 -2.75
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen R 322.1 Kovalainen R 312.8 -9.3 -2.89
Toyota Trulli R 318.5 Trulli R 309.1 -9.4 -2.95
Williams-Toyota Rosberg R 320.9 Rosberg R 311.3 -9.6 -2.99
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica R 316.1 Kubica R 305.8 -10.3 -3.26
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton R 322.4 Hamilton R 311.6 -10.8 -3.35
Toyota Glock R 320.1 Glock R 309.1 -11.0 -3.44
Ferrari Massa R 323.9 Massa R 311.2 -12.7 -3.92
Ferrari R�ikk�nen R 323.9 R�ikk�nen P3 310.0 -13.9 -4.29
All 20 drivers were slower than in 2008, McLaren, BMW Sauber, Toyota & Ferrari
considerably so. The majority of the 'bests' were set in the race.
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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F India-[Ferrari] Sutil R 313.8 Sutil R 310.1 -3.7 -1.18
Renault Alonso R 315.6 Piquet R 309.8 -5.8 -1.84
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais R 311.6 Buemi R 305.0 -6.6 -2.12
Red Bull-Renault Webber P3 316.8 Vettel R 309.5 -7.3 -2.30
[Honda] Button R 312.4 Button R 304.3 -8.1 -2.59
Williams-Toyota Rosberg R 320.9 Nakajima R 312.1 -8.8 -2.74
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica R 316.1 Heidfeld Q1 307.0 -9.1 -2.88
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton R 322.4 Kovalainen R 312.8 -9.6 -2.98
Toyota Glock R 320.1 Glock R 309.1 -11.0 -3.44
Ferrari Massa R 323.9 Massa R 311.2 -12.7 -3.92
All 10 teams were slower.
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 Tot Avg.
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1. F India-Mercedes 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 12 1.71
2. Brawn-Mercedes 2 6 5 4 2 3 5 27 3.86
3. Red Bull-Renault 5 1 2 7 5 4 4 28 4.00
4. Renault 7 3 7 9 3 10 2 41 5.86
T Rosso-Ferrari 4 7 4 5 9 9 3 41 5.86
6. BMW Sauber-BMW 1 5 9 6 8 7 7 43 6.14
7. Toyota 10 4 6 2 7 8 9 46 6.57
8. Williams-Toyota 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 48 6.86
9. McLaren-Mercedes 9 10 10 3 4 5 8 49 7.00
10. Ferrari 8 9 1 10 10 2 10 50 7.14
Ferrari finished tenth for the third time, increasing their average enough to
claim last place.
All data from www.fia.com or www.formula1.com.
Brian Lawrence
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.
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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[Honda] Button Q2 127 1'27.298 Button Q2 152 1'27.230 -0.068 -0.08
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil Q1 117 1'28.325 Sutil Q1 148 1'28.278 -0.047 -0.05
Williams-Toyota Nakajima Q1 70 1'27.547 Nakajima Q2 155 1'27.629 +0.082 +0.09
[Honda] Barrichello Q2 117 1'27.219 Barrichello Q1 147 1'27.371 +0.152 +0.17
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 136 1'27.012 Rosberg Q2 168 1'27.418 +0.406 +0.47
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q2 126 1'26.520 Vettel Q2 115 1'27.016 +0.496 +0.57
Toyota Trulli Q1 146 1'26.695 Trulli Q2 170 1'27.195 +0.500 +0.58
Renault Piquet Q1 127 1'27.568 Piquet R 136 1'28.340 +0.772 +0.88
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella Q1 86 1'27.807 Fisichella Q1 92 1'28.717 +0.910 +1.04
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 149 1'26.607 Heidfeld Q2 153 1'27.521 +0.914 +1.06
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 116 1'26.466 Webber Q2 157 1'27.416 +0.950 +1.10
Renault Alonso Q2 131 1'26.522 Alonso Q2 152 1'27.473 +0.951 +1.10
Toyota Glock Q1 139 1'26.614 Glock Q2 165 1'27.795 +1.181 +1.36
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q2 141 1'27.412 Buemi R 153 1'28.624 +1.212 +1.39
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q1 100 1'27.621 Bourdais Q1 148 1'28.918 +1.297 +1.48
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 127 1'26.129 Kubica Q2 155 1'27.455 +1.326 +1.54
Ferrari R�ikk�nen Q2 122 1'26.050 R�ikk�nen Q2 156 1'27.387 +1.337 +1.55
Ferrari Massa Q1 132 1'25.994 Massa Q2 167 1'27.349 +1.355 +1.58
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 130 1'26.290 Kovalainen Q1 151 1'28.199 +1.909 +2.21
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q1 137 1'26.192 Hamilton Q1 140 1'28.318 +2.126 +2.47
Notes
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Only Button and Sutil managed better laps than 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] Barrichello Q2 244 1'27.219 Button Q2 299 1'27.230 +0.011 +0.01
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 206 1'27.012 Rosberg Q2 323 1'27.418 +0.406 +0.47
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella Q1 203 1'27.807 Sutil Q1 240 1'28.278 +0.471 +0.54
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 242 1'26.466 Vettel Q2 272 1'27.016 +0.550 +0.64
Toyota Glock Q1 285 1'26.614 Trulli Q2 335 1'27.195 +0.581 +0.67
Renault Alonso Q2 258 1'26.522 Alonso Q2 288 1'27.473 +0.951 +1.10
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q2 241 1'27.412 Buemi R 301 1'28.624 +1.212 +1.39
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 276 1'26.129 Kubica Q2 308 1'27.455 +1.326 +1.54
Ferrari Massa Q1 254 1'25.994 Massa Q2 323 1'27.349 +1.355 +1.58
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q1 267 1'26.192 Hamilton Q1 291 1'28.318 +2.126 +2.47
All 10 teams were slower than in 2008.
Taking the positions of the teams in table 2 we can produce an average position for
the season to date.
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Tot Avg.
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1. Brawn-Mercedes 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 9 1.28
2. Red Bull-Renault 2 4 3 3 2 4 4 22 3.14
3. F India-Mercedes 8 6 1 1 5 2 3 26 3.71
4. Williams-Toyota 3 2 4 6 3 7 2 27 3.86
5. Toyota 4 3 5 7 4 9 5 37 5.28
6. Renault 5 5 6 4 8 5 6 39 5.57
7. T Rosso-Ferrari 10 7 8 5 6 3 7 46 6.57
8. Ferrari 6 9 9 10 7 6 9 56 8.00
9. BMW Sauber-BMW 7 8 7 9 9 10 8 58 8.28
10. McLaren-Mercedes 9 10 10 8 10 8 10 65 9.28
Brian Lawrence
Note: The following data has been revised to exclude all running in the two Friday
practice sessions. Those sessions are not included in the 8-engines per season rule
and it seems that some, if not all, teams use additional 'Friday engines'.
ES# - Engine Serial # - for each driver
EV# - Event number - number of events that engine has been used
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 81 429.543 1 New
2 MAL 1 59 327.037 2
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2 140 756.580
3 CHN 2 90 490.590 1 New
4 BRN 2 91 492.492 2
5 ESP 2 93 432.915 3
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3 274 1415.997
6 MON 3 104 357.760 1 New
7 TUR 3 86 459.068 2
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2 190 816.828
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7 3 604 2989.405
Note: I have now summarised the usage by each engine. Hamilton used the same engine in
Australia and Malaysia (covering 140 laps/756km). His second engine was used in China,
Bahrain & Spain (274 laps/1415km). The final row gives his total for the season -
7 events, 3 engines, 604 laps, 2989km.
2. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 28 148.484 1 New
2 MAL 1 27 149.661 2
3 CHN 1 79 430.629 3
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3 134 728.774
4 BRN 2 83 449.196 1 New
5 ESP 2 32 148.960 2
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2 115 598.156
6 MON 3 99 340.560 1 New
7 TUR 3 94 501.772 2
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2 193 842.332
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7 3 442 2169.262
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari [Ferrari 056]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 83 440.149 1 New
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1 83 440.149
2 MAL 2 48 266.064 1 New
3 CHN 2 49 267.099 2
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2 97 533.163
4 BRN 3 95 514.140 1 New
5 ESP 3 102 474.810 2
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2 197 988.950
6 MON 4 129 443.760 1 New
7 TUR 4 107 571.166 2
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2 236 1014.926
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7 4 613 2977.188
4. Kimi R�ikk�nen Ferrari [Ferrari 056]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 81 429.543 1 New
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1 81 429.543
2 MAL 2 62 343.666 1 New
3 CHN 2 92 501.492 2
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2 154 845.158
4 BRN 3 94 508.728 1 New
5 ESP 3 44 204.820 2
6 MON 3 134 460.960 3
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3 272 1174.508
7 TUR 4 98 523.124 1 New
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1 98 523.124
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7 4 605 2972.333
5. Robert Kubica BMW Sauber [BMW P86/9]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 92 487.876 1 New
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1 92 487.876
2 MAL 2 38 210.634 1 New
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1 38 210.634
3 CHN 3 78 425.178 1 New
4 BRN 3 82 443.784 2
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2 160 868.962
5 ESP 4 101 470.155 1 New
6 MON 4 66 227.040 2
7 TUR 4 98 523.124 3
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3 265 1220.319
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7 4 555 2787.791
6. Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber [BMW P86/9]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 91 482.573 1 New
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1 91 482.573
2 MAL 2 63 349.209 1 New
3 CHN 2 84 457.884 2
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2 147 807.093
4 BRN 3 83 449.196 1 New
5 ESP 3 90 418.950 2
6 MON 3 110 378.400 3
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3 283 1246.546
7 TUR 4 93 496.434 1 New
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1 93 496.434
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7 4 614 3032.646
7. Fernando Alonso Renault [Renault RS27]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 88 466.664 1 New
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1 88 466.664
2 MAL 2 62 343.666 1 New
3 CHN 2 83 452.433 2
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2 145 796.099
4 BRN 3 90 487.080 1 New
5 ESP 3 103 479.465 2
6 MON 3 126 433.440 3
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3 319 1399.985
7 TUR 4 93 496.434 1 New
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1 93 496.434
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7 4 645 3159.182
8. Nelsinho Piquet Renault [Renault RS27]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 58 307.574 1 New
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1 58 307.574
2 MAL 2 60 332.580 1 New
3 CHN 2 80 436.080 2
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2 140 768.660
4 BRN 3 94 508.728 1 New
5 ESP 3 103 479.465 2
6 MON 3 59 202.960 3
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3 256 1191.153
7 TUR 4 80 427.040 1 New
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1 80 427.040
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7 4 534 2694.427
9. Jarno Trulli Toyota [Toyota RVX-09]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 97 514.391 1 New
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1 97 514.391
2 MAL 2 72 399.096 1 New
3 CHN 2 61 332.511 2
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2 133 731.607
4 BRN 3 96 519.552 1 New
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1 96 519.552
5 ESP 4 65 302.575 1 New
6 MON 4 114 392.160 2
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2 179 694.735
7 TUR 5 103 549.814 1 New
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1 103 549.814
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7 5 608 3010.099
10. Timo Glock Toyota [Toyota RVX-09]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 102 540.906 1 New
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1 102 540.906
2 MAL 2 77 426.811 1 New
3 CHN 2 76 414.276 2
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2 153 841.087
4 BRN 3 93 503.316 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 93 503.316
5 ESP 4 116 539.980 1 New
6 MON 4 118 405.920 2
-------------------------------------
2 234 945.900
7 TUR 5 99 528.462 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 99 528.462
-------------------------------------
7 5 681 3359.671
11. S�bastien Bourdais Toro Rosso [Ferrari 056]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
=====================================
1 AUS 1 84 445.452 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 84 445.452
2 MAL 2 63 349.209 1 New
3 CHN 2 83 452.433 2
4 BRN 2 73 395.076 3
-------------------------------------
3 219 1196.718
5 ESP 3 27 125.685 1 New
6 MON 3 120 412.800 2
7 TUR 3 85 453.730 3
-------------------------------------
3 232 992.215
-------------------------------------
7 3 535 2634.385
12. S�bastien Buemi Toro Rosso [Ferrari 056]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
=====================================
1 AUS 1 85 450.755 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 85 450.755
2 MAL 2 56 310.408 1 New
3 CHN 2 93 506.943 2
4 BRN 2 80 432.960 3
-------------------------------------
3 229 1250.311
5 ESP 3 34 158.270 1 New
6 MON 3 49 168.560 2
7 TUR 3 90 480.420 3
-------------------------------------
3 173 807.250
-------------------------------------
7 3 487 2508.316
14. Mark Webber Red Bull [Renault RS27]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
=====================================
1 AUS 1 93 493.179 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 93 493.179
2 MAL 2 63 349.209 1 New
3 CHN 2 83 452.433 2
-------------------------------------
2 146 801.642
4 BRN 3 79 427.548 1 New
5 ESP 3 102 474.810 2
6 MON 3 122 419.680 3
-------------------------------------
3 303 1322.038
7 TUR 4 96 512.448 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 96 512.448
-------------------------------------
7 4 638 3129.307
15. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull [Renault RS27]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
=====================================
1 AUS 1 89 471.967 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 89 471.967
2 MAL 2 61 338.123 1 New
3 CHN 2 74 403.374 2
-------------------------------------
2 135 741.497
4 BRN 3 91 492.492 1 New
5 ESP 3 99 460.845 2
6 MON 3 65 223.600 3
-------------------------------------
3 255 1176.937
7 TUR 4 93 496.434 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 93 496.434
-------------------------------------
7 4 572 2886.835
16. Nico Rosberg Williams [Toyota RVX-09]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
=====================================
1 AUS 1 100 530.300 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 100 530.300
2 MAL 2 71 393.553 1 New
3 CHN 2 95 517.845 2
-------------------------------------
2 166 911.398
4 BRN 3 96 519.552 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 96 519.552
5 ESP 4 108 502.740 1 New
6 MON 4 124 426.560 2
7 TUR 4 104 555.152 3
-------------------------------------
3 336 1484.452
-------------------------------------
7 4 698 3445.702
17. Kazuki Nakajima Williams [Toyota RVX-09]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
=====================================
1 AUS 1 51 270.453 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 51 270.453
2 MAL 2 62 343.666 1 New
3 CHN 2 73 397.923 2
4 BRN 2 78 422.136 3
-------------------------------------
3 213 1163.725
5 ESP 3 100 465.500 1 New
6 MON 3 126 433.440 2
-------------------------------------
2 226 898.940
7 TUR 4 97 517.786 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 97 517.786
-------------------------------------
7 4 587 2850.904
20. Adrian Sutil Force India [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
=====================================
1 AUS 1 79 418.937 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 79 418.937
2 MAL 2 58 321.494 1 New
3 CHN 2 77 419.727 2
-------------------------------------
2 135 741.221
4 BRN 3 83 449.196 1 New
5 ESP 3 30 139.650 2
6 MON 3 126 433.440 3
-------------------------------------
3 239 1022.286
7 TUR 4 93 496.434 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 93 496.434
-------------------------------------
7 4 546 2678.878
21. Giancarlo Fisichella Force India [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
=====================================
1 AUS 1 88 466.664 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 88 466.664
2 MAL 2 56 310.408 1 New
3 CHN 2 48 261.648 2
-------------------------------------
2 104 572.056
4 BRN 3 80 432.960 1 New
5 ESP 3 95 442.225 2
6 MON 3 125 430.000 3
-------------------------------------
3 300 1305.185
7 TUR 4 32 170.816 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 32 170.816
-------------------------------------
7 4 524 2514.721
22. Jenson Button Brawn [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
=====================================
1 AUS 1 97 514.391 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 97 514.391
2 MAL 2 66 365.838 1 New
3 CHN 2 91 496.041 2
-------------------------------------
2 157 861.879
4 BRN 3 94 508.728 1 New
5 ESP 3 106 493.430 2
6 MON 3 132 454.080 3
-------------------------------------
3 332 1456.238
7 TUR 4 99 528.462 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 99 528.462
-------------------------------------
7 4 685 3360.970
23. Rubens Barrichello Brawn [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
=====================================
1 AUS 1 98 519.694 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 98 519.694
2 MAL 2 70 388.010 1 New
3 CHN 2 94 512.394 2
-------------------------------------
2 164 900.404
4 BRN 3 94 508.728 1 New
5 ESP 3 104 484.120 2
6 MON 3 130 447.200 3
-------------------------------------
3 328 1440.048
7 TUR 4 87 464.406 1 New
-------------------------------------
1 87 464.406
-------------------------------------
7 4 677 3324.552
Summary
=======
No. Driver AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR
============================================
1. Hamilton 1 1 2 2 2 3 3
2. Kovalainen 1 1 1 2 2 3 3
3. Massa 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
4. R�ikk�nen 1 2 2 3 3 3 4
5. Kubica 1 2 3 3 4 4 4
6. Heidfeld 1 2 2 3 3 3 4
7. Alonso 1 2 2 3 3 3 4
8. Piquet 1 2 2 3 3 3 4
9. Trulli 1 2 2 3 4 4 5
10. Glock 1 2 2 3 4 4 5
11. Bourdais 1 2 2 2 3 3 3
12. Buemi 1 2 2 2 3 3 3
14. Webber 1 2 2 3 3 3 4
15. Vettel 1 2 2 3 3 3 4
16. Williams 1 2 2 3 4 4 4
17. Nakajima 1 2 2 2 3 3 4
20. Sutil 1 2 2 3 3 3 4
21. Fisichella 1 2 2 3 3 3 4
22. Button 1 2 2 3 3 3 4
23. Barrichello 1 2 2 3 3 3 4
Data from FIA Technical Delegate Jo Bauer's Technical Reports, and other
FIA documents at:
http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/f1_media/Pages/home_page.aspx
Summary by Team
===============
Team Engine Type E# Km. Laps Avg.km
=======================================================
McLaren Mercedes FO108W 6 5,159 1,046 859.778
Toro Rosso Ferrari 056 6 5,143 1,022 857.117
Brawn Mercedes FO108W 8 6,686 1,362 835.690
Williams Toyota RVX-09 8 6,297 1,285 787.076
Red Bull Renault RS27 8 6,016 1,210 752.018
Ferrari Ferrari 056 8 5,950 1,218 743.690
Renault Renault RS27 8 5,854 1,179 731.701
BMW Sauber BMW P86/9 8 5,820 1,169 727.555
Force India Mercedes FO108W 8 5,194 1,070 649.200
Toyota Toyota RVX-09 10 6,370 1,289 636.977
-------------------------------------------------------
78 58,487 11,850 749.828
Summary by Engine Type
======================
Engine Type E# Km. Laps Avg.km Team(s)
========================================================================
Ferrari 056 14 11,092 2,240 792.302 Ferrari, Toro Rosso
Mercedes FO108W 22 17,039 3,478 774.495 McLaren, Force India, Brawn
Renault RS27 16 11,871 2,389 741.922 Renault, Red Bull
BMW P86/9 8 5,820 1,169 727.555 BMW Sauber
Toyota RVX-09 18 12,666 2,574 703.688 Toyota, Williams
------------------------------------------------------------------------
78 58,487 11,850 749.828
Gearboxes
=========
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
Rubens Barrichello completed a 4-race sequence at Monaco, begining a new sequence
in Istanbul. Kovalainen and Veetel were allowed free changes after failing to finish
at Monaco.
Brian Lawrence
> Engine & Gearbox Usage - After Istanbul Park
>
> Note: The following data has been revised to exclude all running in the two Friday
> practice sessions. Those sessions are not included in the 8-engines per season rule
> and it seems that some, if not all, teams use additional 'Friday engines'.
That was rubbish! I DID read the relevant regs., but I stopped at article 28.6
which says that Friday doesn't apply 'to this article', without noticing that
the rest of 28.6 is about gearboxes!
I'll add the Friday data again.
Apologies,
Brian
Brian Lawrence
============================
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
==========
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 Turkish GP:
Lap Place Passer (Passed) KERS
==========================================
2 13 Glock (Heidfeld) -/?
2 16 Sutil (Hamilton) -/K
2 15 Sutil (Piquet) -/-
7 11 Barrichello (Kovalainen) -/K
9 16 Barrichello (Hamilton) -/K
10 15 Barrichello (Piquet) -/-
22 13 Hamilton (R�ikk�nen) K/?
25 6 Glock (Trulli) -/- [team-mates]
26 17 Barrichello (Bourdais) -/-
36 17 Buemi (Hamilton) -/K
That's 10 passes in total, compared to 21 in 2008.
Most: 4 Barrichello
The Last 10 Seasons
===================
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.
=======================================================================
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 -- 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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 120 303 276 318 226 307 322 285 257 311 288 3585 16.8
No. GP 7 18 17 18 19 18 16 17 17 17 16 213
Race Avg. 17 17 16 18 12 17 20 17 15 18 18 17
1997-98
=======
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
=====================
AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN Eur
=============================================================
15 Glock 1 5 6 - - 1 2
14 Hamilton 4 1 6 - 1 1 1
11 Alonso 1 1 7 1 1 - -
11 Sutil 1 1 7 - - - 2
9 Kubica - - 8 - 1 - -
9 Barrichello 1 2 - 2 - - 4
7 Webber - 2 2 3 - - -
6 Buemi - 1 3 1 - - 1
5 R�ikk�nen - 1 4 - - - -
5 Vettel - 3 1 - 1 - -
4 Kovalainen - - 4 - - - -
4 Bourdais - - 4 - - - -
4 Massa - - 3 1 - - -
3 Button - - 2 1 - - -
3 Fisichella - - 1 1 - 1 -
3 Heidfeld 1 - 1 - - 1 -
2 Nakajima - - 1 1 - - -
2 Piquet - - 1 1 - - -
2 Rosberg - - - 1 - 1 -
1 Trulli 1 - - - - - -
---------------------------------------------
120 10 17 61 13 4 5 10
No. of Times Overtaken
======================
AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN Eur
=============================================================
16 Heidfeld - 4 7 3 - 1 1
12 Fisichella 2 1 6 3 - - -
11 Trulli - 1 7 1 - 1 1
10 R�ikk�nen - 1 8 - - - 1
9 Hamilton - 2 3 1 - - 3
8 Piquet 1 1 2 1 1 - 2
7 Sutil - - 5 - - 2 -
7 Bourdais 4 - 1 1 - - 1
6 Rosberg 1 - 5 - - - -
5 Nakajima - 2 3 - - - -
5 Massa - 1 - 1 2 1 -
5 Kovalainen - - 2 1 1 - 1
4 Alonso 1 3 - - - - -
4 Kubica - - 4 - - - -
3 Button - - 3 - - - -
2 Buemi 1 - 1 - - - -
2 Webber - 1 1 - - - -
2 Barrichello - - 2 - - - -
2 Glock - - 1 1 - - -
0 Vettel - - - - - - -
---------------------------------------------
120 10 17 61 13 4 5 10
Gains/Losses on Lap One
=======================
Plus 4: Rosberg
Plus 3: Kovalainen
Plus 2: Kubica, Nakajima, Piquet
Plus 1: Button, Webber, Trulli, Massa, Alonso, Fisichella
No change: Hamilton, Bourdais
Minus 1: Vettel, Glock, Buemi
Minus 2: Heidfeld, Sutil
Minus 3: R�ikk�nen
Minus 9: Barrichello
Gains/Losses on Lap One in 2009
===============================
Driver Total (ASP) AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR
=======================================================
Piquet +12 (14.7) +3 +2 - +4 - +1 +2
Rosberg +6 (7.0) -1 +4 - -1 - 0 +4
Hamilton +6 (13.3) +2 +1 - +2 - +1 0
Massa +5 (8.4) +3 +2 - -1 - 0 +1
Fisichella +5 (17.4) +2 0 - +4 - -2 +1
Webber +3 (7.3) - -2 - +4 - 0 +1
Bourdais +2 (16.9) +2 -2 - +1 - +1 0
R�ikk�nen +1 (8.0) +2 0 - +3 - -1 -3
Kubica 0 (11.0) 0 - - -2 - 0 +2
Heidfeld 0 (12.0) - 0 - +2 - 0 -2
Sutil 0 (17.3) - 0 - +1 - +1 -2
Button -1 (2.1) 0 -2 - 0 - 0 +1
Vettel -1 (3.9) +1 +1 - -2 - 0 -1
Alonso -1 (7.6) -5 +4 - -1 - 0 +1
Trulli -1 (8.3) - 0 - -1 - -1 +1
Kovalainen -3 (12.6) - - - -6 - 0 +3
Nakajima -5 (11.6) +1 -4 - -4 - 0 +2
Glock -5 (11.9) - -5 - +1 - 0 -1
Buemi -5 (14.7) +1 0 - -4 - -1 -1
Barrichello -11 (4.1) -5 +2 - 0 - +1 -9
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
=====================
Using only the data from my statistics these are all drivers who have achieved
50 or more passes.
206 R Barrichello *
154 M Schumacher
154 R Schumacher
146 D Coulthard
129 J Button *
125 G Fisichella *
108 J Villeneuve
103 O Panis
101 J Trulli *
101 F Massa *
95 JP Montoya
93 K R�ikk�nen *
89 J Alesi
88 F Alonso *
77 M Webber *
76 T Sato
75 N Heidfeld *
73 H-H Frentzen
67 E Irvine
62 R Kubica *
55 L Hamilton *
54 J Verstappen
52 N Rosberg *
50 M Salo
* Current drivers
Two other drivers who didn't quite make the cut - Mika H�kkinen & Pedro de la Rosa
(both 49).
Other current drivers:
45 H Kovalainen
37 A Sutil
29 T Glock
22 S Vettel
19 K Nakajima
14 N Piquet
12 S Bourdais
6 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.