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Brian Lawrence

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Mar 10, 2010, 10:26:53 AM3/10/10

Doing some preparatory work [sic] ready for the new season, I'm aware that I fell badly
behind with the stats for the last few races. AFAIK I haven't posted the Qualifying
statistics since the Belgian GP, nor the Overtaking since the European. I have done
the analysis of qualifying and will post that shortly, while I should get the
Overtaking done tomorrow.

I also didn't post any thing about Engine & Gearbox usage since Spa - I'll review
the data and see if it's worthwhile posting anything.

I hope to be posting all of the usual stuff from this coming weekend.

Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_...@msn.com

Brian Lawrence

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Mar 10, 2010, 11:43:53 AM3/10/10

Average Starting Position 2009 - after Monza, Qualifying #13
============================================================

2009 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP Pos ASP
==============================================================================
1. 4.23 [+0.40] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
2. [2] 4.38 [+0.13] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
[3] 4.38 [+0.05] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
4. 6.62 [+0.29] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
5. [-] 7.00 V Liuzzi - - 18 15.65 19 15.50 19 13.0 - -
6.[=5] 7.38 [-0.38] K R�ikk�nen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
7. 8.08 F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
8.[=5] 8.54 [+0.79] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
9. [8] 8.67 F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
10. [9] 9.08 [+0.16] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
11.[10] 10.31 [-0.52] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
[11] 10.31 [-0.77] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
13.[12] 11.62 [+0.12] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
14.[13] 11.85 [+0.27] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
15.[14] 12.31 [+0.39] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
[15] 12.31 [+0.31] T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
17.[16] 14.10 N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
18. 14.62 [-1.05] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
19.[20] 15.00 [-1.50] R Grosjean - - - - - - - - - -
20.[17] 15.31 [+0.31] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
21.[19] 15.62 [-0.13] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
22.[21] 17.11 S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
23.[22] 18.75 [+0.42] J Alguersauri - - - - - - - - - -
24.[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 Monza, Qualifying #13
=================================================================

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP
===========================================================================
1. 4.38 [+0.09] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 5.42 [+0.34] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 9.08 [-0.05] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
4. 10.31 [-0.65] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
5. 10.42 [+0.59] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
6. 10.69 [+0.23] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
7. 11.08 [-0.09] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
8. 11.73 [+0.19] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
9. 14.85 [-0.86] F India 10. 18.61 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.9 9. 16.4 *
10. 16.46 [+0.25] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *

* 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 Monza, Qualifying #13
==========================================================

Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
===============================================
Renault Alonso 9-1 Piquet +65
Alonso 3-0 Grosjean +16
[12-1 +81]

Toyota Trulli 11-2 Glock +42
Red Bull Vettel 11-2 Webber +31

Toro Rosso Buemi 7-2 Bourdais +14
Buemi 4-0 Alguersuari +15
[11-2 +29]

Williams Rosberg 10-3 Nakajima +49

McLaren Hamilton 9-4 Kovalainen 0

BMW-Sauber Kubica 8-5 Heidfeld +2

Ferrari R�ikk�nen 5-4 Massa +4
R�ikk�nen 2-0 Badoer +29
R�ikk�nen 1-0 Fisichella +11
[8-4 +44]

F India Fisichella 7-5 Sutil -3
Liuzzi 0-1 Sutil -5
[7-6 -8]
Brawn Button 7-6 Barrichello 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
===================

Qual Penalty (reason)
===========================================================================
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
======================================

Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
=============================
S Vettel 13 13 13

J Button 13 13 12
R Barrichello 13 13 12
K R�ikk�nen 13 12 12
M Webber 13 12 12
N Rosberg 13 12 11

F Alonso 13 13 10

J Trulli 13 11 8

T Glock 13 10 6
L Hamilton 13 10* 6 AUS (0 laps)
R Kubica 13 9 6
F Massa 10 9 6* HUN (0 laps)

H Kovalainen 13 12 5

K Nakajima 13 10 3

A Sutil 13 6 2

N Heidfeld 13 11 1
N Piquet 10 6 1
S Buemi 13 4 1
G Fisichella 13 3 1
V Liuzzi 1 1 1

S Bourdais 9 2 0
S Grosjean 3 2 0
J Alguersauri 4 0 0
L Badoer 2 0 0

* Set no time in one or more sessions.

Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
==============================================

Best in 2009 Best in Best in Best in Best before 2006
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2008 (#) 2007 (#) 2006 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
=======================================================================================
J Button Pole (4) .... 9th (1) 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
S Vettel Pole (3) . . . Pole (1) 7th (1) --- ---
L Hamilton Pole (2) EUR/ITA Pole (7) Pole (6) --- ---
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
G Fisichella Pole (1) BEL 12th (1) 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05

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) --- ---
A Sutil 2nd (1) ITA 16th (1) 19th (3) --- ---
N Heidfeld 3rd (1) BEL 5th (4) 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 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
K Nakajima 5th (1) GBR 10th (1) 19th (1) --- ---
V Liuzzi 7th (1) ITA --- 11th (1) 12th (2) 11th (1) ESP 05
S Buemi 10th (2) CHN/HUN --- --- --- ---
N Piquet 10th (1) GER 7th (1) --- --- ---

R Grosjean 12th (1) ITA --- --- --- ---
S Bourdais 14th (1) MON 4th (1) --- --- ---
J Alguersauri 17th (1) BEL --- --- --- ---
L Badoer 20th (2) EUR/BEL --- --- --- 12th (1) HUN 95

Personal Bests set at Monza 2009
================================

Career In 2009
===================================
Pole L Hamilton (15) L Hamilton (2)
2nd A Sutil A Sutil
7th V Liuzzi V Liuzzi
12th R Grosjean R Grosjean

Most Pole Positions
===================

1950-2002 (Top 25) Since 2003 (Top 10)
========================= ========================
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 15
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 Recent Record of Pole Position Holders at Monza
===================================================

Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
===============================================================================
2000 1'23.770 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 1st
2001 1'22.236 JP Montoya Williams FW23 1st
2002 1'20.264 JP Montoya Williams FW24 DNF Barrichello Ferrari 4th
2003 1'20.963 M Schumacher Ferrari F2003-GA 1st
2004 1'20.089 R Barrichello Ferrari F2004 1st
2005 1'21.054 JP Montoya McLaren MP4/20 1st
2006 1'21.584 K R�ikk�nen McLaren MP4/21 2nd M Schumacher Ferrari 2nd
2007 1'21.997 F Alonso McLaren MP4/22 1st
2008 1'37.555 S Vettel Toro Rosso STR3 1st
2009 1'24.066 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/22 12th Barrichello Brawn 5th

There have been 58 Grands Prix at Monza,
17 have been won from pole position (last was Vettel in 2008),
10 have been won from second (Schumacher in 2006),
11 have been won from third (Schumacher in 1996),
seven have been won from fourth (Barrichello in 2002),
two from fifth (Barrichello in 2009),
and five from sixth (Coulthard in 1997).

Just six have been won from a lower grid position -

John Surtees (1967/9th),
Denny Hulme (1968/7th),
Peter Gethin (1971/11th),
Ronnie Peterson (1974/7th & 1976/8th),
and JohnnyHerbert (1996/8th).

Average grid position of winners = 3.241.

Note: 2005 was decided on "single lap" qualifying. Since 2007 the grid has been
decided on a three-period knockout system. The "pole time" is no longer
necessarily the fastest time set during qualifying.

Brian Lawrence

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Mar 10, 2010, 11:57:58 AM3/10/10

Average Starting Position 2009 - after Singapore, Qualifying #14
================================================================

2009 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP Pos ASP
==============================================================================

1. 4.07 [-0.16] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
2.[=2] 4.71 [+0.33] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
3.[=2] 4.86 [+0.48] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
4. 6.43 [-0.19] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
5. [6] 7.71 [+0.33] K R�ikk�nen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
6. [7] 7.86 [-0.22] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
7. [8] 8.14 [-0.40] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
8. [9] 8.67 F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
9.[10] 9.43 [+0.35] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
10[=11] 9.64 [-0.67] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
11[=11] 10.14 [-0.17] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
12.[13] 11.29 [+0.33] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
13[=15] 11.86 [-0.45] T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
14[=15] 12.14 [-0.17] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
15.[14] 12.43 [+0.58] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
16. [5] 13.00 [+6.00] V Liuzzi - - 18 15.65 19 15.50 19 13.0 - -
17. 14.10 N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
18. 14.64 [+0.02] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
19.[20] 15.14 [-0.17] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
20.[21] 15.71 [+0.09] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
21.[19] 15.75 [+0.75] R Grosjean - - - - - - - - - -
22. 17.11 S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
23. 18.20 [-0.55] J Alguersauri - - - - - - - - - -
24. 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 Singapore, Qualifying #14
=====================================================================

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP
===========================================================================

1. 4.79 [+0.41] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 5.25 [-0.17] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 9.48 [+0.40] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
4. 9.89 [-0.42] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
5. 10.14 [-0.28] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
6. 10.64 [-0.05] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
7. 11.11 [+0.03] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
8. 11.86 [+0.13] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
9. 15.00 [+0.15] F India 10. 18.61 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.9 9. 16.4 *
10. 16.32 [-0.14] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *

* 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 Singapore, Qualifying #14
==============================================================

Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
===============================================
Renault Alonso 9-1 Piquet +65

Alonso 4-0 Grosjean +29
[13-1 +94]

Red Bull Vettel 12-2 Webber +33

Toro Rosso Buemi 7-2 Bourdais +14

Buemi 5-0 Alguersuari +18
[12-2 +32]

Williams Rosberg 11-3 Nakajima +56
Toyota Trulli 11-3 Glock +34

McLaren Hamilton 10-4 Kovalainen +7

BMW-Sauber Kubica 9-5 Heidfeld +15

Ferrari R�ikk�nen 5-4 Massa +4
R�ikk�nen 2-0 Badoer +29

R�ikk�nen 2-0 Fisichella +16
[9-4 +49]

F India Fisichella 7-5 Sutil -3

Liuzzi 0-2 Sutil -9
[7-7 -12]
Brawn Button 7-7 Barrichello -2

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
===================

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)

14 SIN R Barrichello 5th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
14 SIN Nick Heidfeld 8th 10-place penalty (underweight/engine & gearbox change)

Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
======================================

Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
=============================
S Vettel 14 14 14

R Barrichello 14 14 13
M Webber 14 13 13

J Button 14 14 12
K R�ikk�nen 14 13 12
N Rosberg 14 13 12

F Alonso 14 14 11

J Trulli 14 12 8

T Glock 14 11 7
L Hamilton 14 11* 7 AUS (0 laps)
R Kubica 14 10 7

H Kovalainen 14 13 6

F Massa 10 9 6* HUN (0 laps)

K Nakajima 14 11 3

N Heidfeld 14 12 2
A Sutil 14 6 2

N Piquet 10 6 1

S Buemi 14 5 1
G Fisichella 14 3 1
V Liuzzi 2 1 1

S Bourdais 9 2 0

S Grosjean 4 2 0
J Alguersauri 5 0 0

L Badoer 2 0 0

* Set no time in one or more sessions.

Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
==============================================

L Hamilton Pole (3) . . . Pole (7) Pole (6) --- ---

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
G Fisichella Pole (1) BEL 12th (1) 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05

N Rosberg 3rd (1) SIN 5th (2) 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---

R Kubica 4th (1) AUS Pole (1) 4th (1) 6th (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) --- ---
V Liuzzi 7th (1) ITA --- 11th (1) 12th (2) 11th (1) ESP 05
S Buemi 10th (2) CHN/HUN --- --- --- ---
N Piquet 10th (1) GER 7th (1) --- --- ---

R Grosjean 12th (1) ITA --- --- --- ---
S Bourdais 14th (1) MON 4th (1) --- --- ---

J Alguersauri 16th (1) SIN --- --- --- ---

L Badoer 20th (2) EUR/BEL --- --- --- 12th (1) HUN 95

Personal Bests set at Singapore 2009
====================================

Career In 2009
===================================
Pole L Hamilton (16) L Hamilton (3)
3rd N Rosberg (2) N Rosberg
16th J Alguersuari J Alguersuari

Most Pole Positions
===================

Alain Prost 33 Lewis Hamilton 16
5 Nigel Mansell 32 5 Felipe Massa 15

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 Singapore
================================================

Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd

================================================================================
2008 1'44.801 F Massa Ferrari F2008 13th Alonso Renault 15th
----
2009 1'47.891 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/24 1st

---- Indicates changes in track length and/or layout.

There have been 2 Grands Prix at Singapore,
1 was won from pole position (Hamilton in 2009),
and one from 15th (Alonso in 2008).

Average grid position of winners = 8.000.

Note: Since 2007 the grid has been decided on a three-period knockout system. The

"pole time" is no longer necessarily the fastest time set during qualifying.

Brian Lawrence

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Mar 10, 2010, 12:03:02 PM3/10/10

Average Starting Position 2009 - after Suzuka, Qualifying #15
=============================================================

2009 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP Pos ASP
==============================================================================

1. 3.87 [-0.20] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
2. 4.80 [+0.09] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
3. 5.20 [+0.34] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
4. 7.27 [+0.84] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
5. 7.53 [-0.18] K R�ikk�nen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
6. [7] 8.07 [-0.07] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
7. [6] 8.40 [+0.54] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
8. 8.67 F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
9. 8.93 [-0.50] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
10. 9.20 [-0.44] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
11. 10.20 [+0.06] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
12. 11.13 [-0.16] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
13. 11.86 T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
14.[15] 11.87 [-0.56] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
15.[14] 12.33 [+0.19] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
16.[17] 14.10 N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
17.[18] 14.20 [-0.44] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
18.[16] 14.67 [+1.67] V Liuzzi - - 18 15.65 19 15.50 19 13.0 - -
19. 15.00 [-0.14] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
20. 15.60 [-0.11] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
21. 16.00 [+0.25] R Grosjean - - - - - - - - - -

22. 17.11 S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -

23. 17.17 [-1.03] J Alguersauri - - - - - - - - - -

24. 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 Suzuka, Qualifying #15
==================================================================

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP
===========================================================================

1. 5.00 [+0.21] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 5.57 [+0.32] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 9.70 [-0.19] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
4. 9.48 Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
5. 10.20 [+0.06] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
6. 10.34 [-0.30] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
7. 11.47 [+0.36] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
8. 11.50 [-0.36] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
9. 14.87 [-0.13] F India 10. 18.61 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.9 9. 16.4 *
10. 16.07 [-0.25] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *

* 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 Suzuka, Qualifying #15
===========================================================

Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
===============================================
Renault Alonso 9-1 Piquet +65

Alonso 5-0 Grosjean +30
[14-1 +95]

Red Bull Vettel 13-2 Webber +51

Williams Rosberg 12-3 Nakajima +64

Toro Rosso Buemi 7-2 Bourdais +14

Buemi 5-1 Alguersuari +17
[12-3 +31]

McLaren Hamilton 11-4 Kovalainen +15

Toyota Trulli 11-3 Glock +34

Ferrari R�ikk�nen 5-4 Massa +4

R�ikk�nen 2-0 Badoer +29

R�ikk�nen 3-0 Fisichella +25
[10-4 +58]

BMW-Sauber Kubica 9-6 Heidfeld +10

F India Fisichella 7-5 Sutil -3

Liuzzi 0-3 Sutil -19
[7-8 -22]
Brawn Button 7-8 Barrichello -6

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
===================

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)

14 SIN R Barrichello 5th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
14 SIN Nick Heidfeld 8th 10-place penalty (underweight/engine & gearbox change)

15 JPN Adrian Sutil 4th 5-place penalty (failed to lift for yellow)
15 JPN R Barrichello 5th 5-place penalty (failed to lift for yellow)
15 JPN Jenson Button 7th 5-place penalty (failed to lift for yellow)
15 JPN H Kovalainen 9th 5-place penalty (gearbox change)
15 JPN Sebastian Buemi 10th 5-place penalty (impeding other drivers)
15 JPN Fernando Alonso 12th 5-place penalty (failed to lift for yellow)
15 JPN V Liuzzi 19th 5-place penalty (gearbox change)

Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
======================================

Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
=============================
S Vettel 15 15 15

R Barrichello 15 15 14

J Button 15 15 13
K R�ikk�nen 15 14 13
M Webber 15* 13 13 JPN (0 laps)

N Rosberg 15 14 12

F Alonso 15 15 11

J Trulli 15 13 9

L Hamilton 15 12* 8 AUS (0 laps)

R Kubica 15 11 7
T Glock 15 11* 7 JPN (3 laps)

H Kovalainen 15 14 6* JPN (2 laps)

F Massa 10 9 6* HUN (0 laps)

N Heidfeld 15 13 3
K Nakajima 15 11 3
A Sutil 15 7 3

S Buemi 15 6 2* JPN (0 laps)

N Piquet 10 6 1

G Fisichella 15 3 1
V Liuzzi 3 1 1

S Bourdais 9 2 0

S Grosjean 5 2 0
J Alguersauri 6 1* 0 JPN (2 laps)

L Badoer 2 0 0

* Set no time in one or more sessions.

Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
==============================================

S Vettel Pole (4) .... Pole (1) 7th (1) --- ---

L Hamilton Pole (3) . . . Pole (7) Pole (6) --- ---
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
G Fisichella Pole (1) BEL 12th (1) 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05

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) --- ---
A Sutil 2nd (1) ITA 16th (1) 19th (3) --- ---
N Heidfeld 3rd (1) BEL 5th (4) 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
N Rosberg 3rd (1) SIN 5th (2) 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
R Kubica 4th (1) AUS Pole (1) 4th (1) 6th (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) --- ---
V Liuzzi 7th (1) ITA --- 11th (1) 12th (2) 11th (1) ESP 05
S Buemi 10th (2) CHN/HUN --- --- --- ---
N Piquet 10th (1) GER 7th (1) --- --- ---

R Grosjean 12th (1) ITA --- --- --- ---

J Alguersauri 12th (1) JPN --- --- --- ---

S Bourdais 14th (1) MON 4th (1) --- --- ---

L Badoer 20th (2) EUR/BEL --- --- --- 12th (1) HUN 95

Personal Bests set at Suzuka 2009
=================================

Career In 2009
===================================
Pole S Vettel (4) S Vettel (5)
12th J Alguersuari J Alguersuari

Most Pole Positions
===================

Nelson Piquet 24 Sebastian Vettel 5
10 Damon Hill 20 10 Jarno Trulli 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 Recent Record of Pole Position Holders at Suzuka
====================================================

Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
==============================================================================

1998 1'36.293 M Schumacher Ferrari F300 DNF M H�kkinen McLaren 2nd
1999 1'37.470 M Schumacher Ferrari F399 2nd M H�kkinen McLaren 2nd
2000 1'35.825 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 1st
----
2001 1'33.484 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 1st
----
2002 1'31.317 M Schumacher Ferrari F2002 1st
----
2003 1'31.713 R Barrichello Ferrari F2003-GA 1st
2004 1'33.542 M Schumacher Ferrari F2004 1st
2005 1'46.106 R Schumacher Toyota TF105B 8th K R�ikk�nen McLaren 17th
2006 1'29.599 F Massa Ferrari 248 F1 2nd F Alonso Renault 5th
----
2009 1'32.160 S Vettel Red Bull RB5 1st

There have been 21 Grands Prix at Suzuka,
ten have been won from pole position (last was Vettel in 2009),
7 have been won from second (H�kkinen in 1999),
one was won from fifth (Alonso in 2006),
2 have been won from sixth (Piquet in 1990),
and one has been won from 17th (R�ikk�nen in 2005).

Average grid position of winners = 2.762.

---- Indicates changes in track length and/or layout.

Note: Since 2007 the grid has been decided on a three-period knockout system. The

"pole time" is no longer necessarily the fastest time set during qualifying.

Brian Lawrence

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Average Starting Position 2009 - after Interlagos, Qualifying #16
=================================================================

2009 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP Pos ASP
==============================================================================

1. 4.56 [+0.69] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
[2] 4.56 [-0.24] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
3. 5.75 [+0.55] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
4. 6.94 [-0.33] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
5. 7.38 [-0.15] K R�ikk�nen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
6. 8.00 [-0.07] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
7. 8.50 [+0.10] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
8. [9] 8.63 [-0.30] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
9. [8] 8.67 F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
10. 9.69 [+0.49] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
11. 10.56 [+0.36] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
12. 10.94 [-0.19] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
13. [-] 11.00 K Kobayashi - - - - - - - - - -
14.[13] 11.86 T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
15. 12.13 [-0.20] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
16.[14] 12.25 [+0.38] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
17. 13.50 [-0.70] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
18.[16] 14.10 N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
19. 14.44 [-0.56] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
20.[21] 15.50 [-0.50] R Grosjean - - - - - - - - - -
21.[20] 15.81 [+0.21] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
22.[18] 16.00 [+1.33] V Liuzzi - - 18 15.65 19 15.50 19 13.0 - -
23. 16.43 [-0.74] J Alguersauri - - - - - - - - - -
24.[22] 17.11 S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
25.[24] 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 Interlagos, Qualifying #16
======================================================================

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP
===========================================================================

1. 5.16 [+0.16] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 5.75 [+0.18] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 9.65 [+0.17] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
4. 10.06 [-0.14] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
5. 10.13 [+0.43] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
6. 10.16 [-0.18] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
7. 11.47 Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
8. 11.59 [+0.09] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
9. 14.66 [-0.21] F India 10. 18.61 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.9 9. 16.4 *
10. 15.63 [-0.44] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *

* 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 Interlagos, Qualifying #16
===============================================================

Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
===============================================
Renault Alonso 9-1 Piquet +65

Alonso 6-0 Grosjean +43
[15-1 +108]

Williams Rosberg 13-3 Nakajima +66
Red Bull Vettel 13-3 Webber +38

Toro Rosso Buemi 7-2 Bourdais +14

Buemi 6-1 Alguersuari +23
[13-3 +37]

McLaren Hamilton 11-5 Kovalainen +14

Toyota Trulli 11-3 Glock +34

Trulli 1-0 Kobayashi +7
[12-3 +41]

Ferrari R�ikk�nen 5-4 Massa +4
R�ikk�nen 2-0 Badoer +29

R�ikk�nen 4-0 Fisichella +39
[11-4 +72]

BMW-Sauber Kubica 10-6 Heidfeld +20

F India Sutil 5-7 Fisichella +3
Sutil 4-0 Liuzzi +36
[9-7 +39]
Brawn Barrichello 9-7 Button +19

2009 Grid Penalties
===================

16 BRA V Liuzzi 15th 5-place penalty (gearbox change)

Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
======================================

Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
=============================
R Barrichello 16 16 15
S Vettel 16 15 15

K R�ikk�nen 16 15 14
M Webber 16* 14 14 JPN (0 laps)

J Button 16 16 13
N Rosberg 16 15 13

F Alonso 16 16 12

J Trulli 16 14 10

L Hamilton 16 12* 8 AUS (0 laps)

R Kubica 16 12 8

T Glock 15 11* 7 JPN (3 laps)

H Kovalainen 16 14 6* JPN (2 laps)

F Massa 10 9 6* HUN (0 laps)

K Nakajima 16 12 4
A Sutil 16 8 4

N Heidfeld 16 13 3
S Buemi 16 7 3* JPN (0 laps)

N Piquet 10 6 1

G Fisichella 16 3 1
V Liuzzi 4 2* 1 BRA (2 laps)

S Grosjean 6 3 0

S Bourdais 9 2 0

J Alguersauri 7 2* 0 JPN (2 laps)

L Badoer 2 0 0

K Kobayashi 1 1 0

* Set no time in one or more sessions.

Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
==============================================

Best in 2009 Best in Best in Best in Best before 2006
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2008 (#) 2007 (#) 2006 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
=======================================================================================
J Button Pole (4) .... 9th (1) 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
S Vettel Pole (4) .... Pole (1) 7th (1) --- ---
L Hamilton Pole (3) . . . Pole (7) Pole (6) --- ---
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
G Fisichella Pole (1) BEL 12th (1) 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05

R Barrichello Pole (1) BRA 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) --- ---
A Sutil 2nd (1) ITA 16th (1) 19th (3) --- ---
N Heidfeld 3rd (1) BEL 5th (4) 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
N Rosberg 3rd (1) SIN 5th (2) 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
R Kubica 4th (1) AUS Pole (1) 4th (1) 6th (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) --- ---

S Buemi 6th (1) BRA --- --- --- ---

V Liuzzi 7th (1) ITA --- 11th (1) 12th (2) 11th (1) ESP 05

N Piquet 10th (1) GER 7th (1) --- --- ---

K Kobayashi 11th (1) BRA --- --- --- ---
J Alguersauri 12th (2) JPN/BRA --- --- --- ---

R Grosjean 12th (1) ITA --- --- --- ---

S Bourdais 14th (1) MON 4th (1) --- --- ---
L Badoer 20th (2) EUR/BEL --- --- --- 12th (1) HUN 95

Personal Bests set at Interlagos 2009
=====================================

Career In 2009
=====================================
Pole R Barrichello (14) R Barrichello
6th S Buemi S Buemi
11th K Kobayashi K Kobayashi
12th J Alguersuari (2) J Alguersuari (2)

Most Pole Positions
===================

6 Juan Manuel Fangio 29 6 Rubens Barrichello 8 +
7 Mika H�kkinen 26 7 Jenson Button 7

8 Niki Lauda 24 8 Ralf Schumacher 5 +
Nelson Piquet 24 Sebastian Vettel 5
10 Damon Hill 20 10 Jarno Trulli 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 Recent Record of Pole Position Holders at Interlagos
========================================================

Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
=======================================================================

2000 1'14.111 M H�kkinen McLaren MP4/15 DNF M Schumacher 3rd
----
2001 1'13.780 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 2nd Coulthard 5th
2002 1'13.114 JP Montoya Williams FW24 5th M Schumacher 2nd
2003 1'13.807 R Barrichello Ferrari F2002 DNF Fisichella 8th
2004 1'10.646 R Barrichello Ferrari F2004 3rd Montoya 2nd
2005 1'11.988 F Alonso Renault R25 3rd Montoya 2nd
2006 1'10.370 F Massa Ferrari 248 F1 1st
2007 1'11.931 F Massa Ferrari F2007 2nd R�ikk�nen 3rd
2008 1'12.368 F Massa Ferrari F2008 1st
2009 1'19.576 R Barrichello Brawn BGP01 8th Webber 2nd

---- Indicates changes in track length and/or layout.

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.

There have been 26 Grands Prix at Interlagos,
ten have been won from pole position (last was Massa in 2008),
nine have been won from second (Webber in 2009),
three have been won from third (R�ikk�nen in 2007),
and five have been won from lower positions -

David Coulthard (5th/2001);
Carlos Pace (6th/1975);
Rene Arnoux (6th/1980);
Alain Prost (6th/1985);
and Giancarlo Fisichella (8th/2003).

Average grid position of winners = 2.615.

Brian Lawrence

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Final Average Starting Position 2009 - after Yas Marina, Qualifying #17
=======================================================================

2009 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP Pos ASP
==============================================================================

1.[=1] 4.41 [-0.15] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
2.[=1] 4.53 [-0.03] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
3. 5.71 [-0.04] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
4. 6.71 [-0.23] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
5. 7.59 [+0.21] K R�ikk�nen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
6. 8.06 [+0.06] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
7. [8] 8.47 [-0.16] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
8. [9] 8.67 F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
9. [7] 8.88 [+0.38] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
10. 9.18 [-0.51] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
11.[12] 10.71 [-0.23] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
12.[11] 11.00 [+0.44] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
13. 11.50 [+0.50] K Kobayashi - - - - - - - - - -
14. 11.86 T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
15.[16] 12.00 [-0.25] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
16.[15] 12.18 [+0.05] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
17. 13.71 [+0.21] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
18. 14.10 N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
19. 14.18 [-0.26] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
20. 16.00 [+0.50] R Grosjean - - - - - - - - - -
[22] 16.00 V Liuzzi - - 18 15.65 19 15.50 19 13.0 - -
22.[21] 16.06 [+0.25] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
23. 16.13 [-0.30] J Alguersauri - - - - - - - - - -
24. 17.11 S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
25. 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.

Final Average Team Starting Position 2009 - after Yas Marina, Qualifying #17
============================================================================

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP
===========================================================================

1. 5.12 [-0.04] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 5.56 [-0.19] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 9.06 [-0.59] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
4. 10.09 [-0.04] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
5. 10.12 [+0.06] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
6. 10.74 [+0.58] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
7. 11.35 [-0.24] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
8. 11.79 [+0.32] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
9. 14.76 [+0.10] F India 10. 18.61 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.9 9. 16.4 *
10. 15.41 [-0.22] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *

* 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)

Final Team-mates Head-to-Head 2009 - after Yas Marina, Qualifying #17
=====================================================================

Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
===============================================
Renault Alonso 9-1 Piquet +65

Alonso 7-0 Grosjean +47
[16-1 +112]

Williams Rosberg 14-3 Nakajima +70

Toro Rosso Buemi 7-2 Bourdais +14

Buemi 7-1 Alguersuari +27
[14-3 +41]
Red Bull Vettel 14-3 Webber +39

McLaren Hamilton 12-5 Kovalainen +31

Toyota Trulli 11-3 Glock +34

Trulli 2-0 Kobayashi +13
[13-3 +47]

Ferrari R�ikk�nen 5-4 Massa +4
R�ikk�nen 2-0 Badoer +29

R�ikk�nen 5-0 Fisichella +48
[12-4 +81]

BMW-Sauber Kubica 11-6 Heidfeld +28

Brawn Barrichello 10-7 Button +20

F India Sutil 5-7 Fisichella +3

Sutil 4-1 Liuzzi +35
[9-8 +38]

2009 Grid Penalties
===================

17 ABD H Kovalainen 13th 5-place penalty (gearbox change)

Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
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Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
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R Barrichello 17 17 16
S Vettel 17 16 16

M Webber 17* 15 15 JPN (0 laps)

J Button 17 17 14
K R�ikk�nen 17 16 14
N Rosberg 17 16 14

F Alonso 17 16 12

J Trulli 17 15 11

L Hamilton 17 13* 9 AUS (0 laps)
R Kubica 17 13 9

T Glock 15 11* 7 JPN (3 laps)

H Kovalainen 17 15 6* JPN (2 laps)

F Massa 10 9 6* HUN (0 laps)

N Heidfeld 17 14 4
K Nakajima 17 13 4
A Sutil 17 8 4
S Buemi 17 8 4* JPN (0 laps)

N Piquet 10 6 1

G Fisichella 17 3 1

V Liuzzi 4 2* 1 BRA (2 laps)

J Alguersauri 8 3* 0 JPN (2 laps)
S Grosjean 7 3 0

S Bourdais 9 2 0

K Kobayashi 2 2 0

L Badoer 2 0 0

* Set no time in one or more sessions.

Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
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L Hamilton Pole (4) . . . Pole (7) Pole (6) --- ---

K Kobayashi 11th (1) BRA --- --- --- ---
J Alguersauri 12th (2) JPN/BRA --- --- --- ---
R Grosjean 12th (1) ITA --- --- --- ---
S Bourdais 14th (1) MON 4th (1) --- --- ---
L Badoer 20th (2) EUR/BEL --- --- --- 12th (1) HUN 95

Personal Bests set at Yas Marina 2009
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Career In 2009
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Pole L Hamilton (17) L Hamilton (4)

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 Lewis Hamilton 17
Alain Prost 33 4 Kimi R�ikk�nen 16

The Record of Pole Position Holders at Yas Marina
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
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2009 1'40.948 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/24 DNF Vettel 2nd

There has been one Grand Prix at Yas Marina,
it was won from 2nd position

Average grid position of winners = 2.000.

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