2009 Qualifying Statistics #4 - Sakhir
Brian Lawrence
Average Starting Position 2009 - after Sakhir, Qualifying #4
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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. 2.75 [+0.42] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
2. 5.00 [+0.33] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
[5] 5.00 [-0.67] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
4.[=3] 6.25 [+0.92] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
5. [6] 7.00 F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
[=8] 7.00 [-2.00] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
7. 8.00 [+0.67] K R�ikk�nen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
8.[=3] 8.50 [+3.17] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
9.[=8] 10.00 [+1.00] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
10.[11] 10.75 [-0.92] F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
11.[10] 11.00 [+1.00] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
[14] 11.00 [-2.00] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
[15] 11.00 [-3.00] T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
14.[12] 12.00 S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
15.[13] 12.25 [-0.42] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
16. 14.75 [+0.42] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
17[=17] 15.50 [-0.17] N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
18[=17] 16.75 [+1.08] S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
19[=19] 17.50 [-0.17] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
20[=19] 18.00 [+0.33] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
Average positions include all demotions such as engine/gearbox change penalties,
but not last-minute changes such as pitlane starts.
Average Team Starting Position 2009 - after Sakhir, Qualifying #4
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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. 3.88 [+0.38] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 6.75 [+1.25] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 9.00 [-2.50] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
4. 9.13 [+0.46] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
5. 9.38 [-0.12] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
6. 10.50 [+1.00] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
7. 10.88 [+0.05] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
8. 11.63 [-1.20] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
9. 15.75 [+0.75] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *
10. 17.75 [+0.08] 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 Sakhir, Qualifying #4
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Renault Alonso 4-0 Piquet +34
Williams Rosberg 4-0 Nakajima +23
Toyota Trulli 4-0 Glock +16
Red Bull Vettel 3-1 Webber +14
Brawn Button 3-1 Barrichello +9
Toro Rosso Buemi 3-1 Bourdais +8
McLaren Hamilton 3-1 Kovalainen +5
BMW-Sauber Kubica 3-1 Heidfeld +4
F India Fisichella 3-1 Sutil +2
Ferrari R�ikk�nen 2-2 Massa +11
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)
Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
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Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
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J Button 4 4 4
R Barrichello 4 4 4
S Vettel 4 4 4
N Rosberg 4 4 4
J Trulli 4 4 4
K R�ikk�nen 4 4 4
T Glock 4 4 3
F Alonso 4 4 3
M Webber 4 3 3
L Hamilton 4 4* 2 AUS (0 laps)
R Kubica 4 3 2
F Massa 4 3 2
S Buemi 4 1 1
N Heidfeld 4 4 0
H Kovalainen 4 4 0
K Nakajima 4 4 0
S Bourdais 4 1 0
N Piquet 4 1 0
G Fisichella 4 0 0
A Sutil 4 0 0
* Set no time in one or more sessions.
Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
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Best in 2009 Best in Best in Best in Best before 2006
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2008 (#) 2007 (#) 2006 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
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J Button Pole (2) AUS/MAL 9th (1) 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
S Vettel Pole (1) CHN Pole (1) 7th (1) --- ---
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
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) ---
L Hamilton 5th (1) BRN Pole (7) Pole (6) --- ---
F Massa 6th (1) AUS Pole (6) Pole (6) Pole (3) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
K R�ikk�nen 7th (2) AUS/MAL Pole (2) Pole (3) Pole (3) Pole (8) Eur 03 - TUR 05
N Heidfeld 9th (1) AUS 5th (4) 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
S Buemi 10th (1) CHN --- --- --- ---
K Nakajima 11th (2) AUS/MAL 10th (1) 19th (1) --- ---
H Kovalainen 11th (1) BRN Pole (1) 6th (2) --- ---
N Piquet 14th (1) AUS 7th (1) --- --- ---
S Bourdais 15th (2) MAL/CHN 4th (1) --- --- ---
G Fisichella 15th (1) AUS 12th (1) 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05
A Sutil 16th (1) AUS 16th (1) 19th (3) --- ---
Personal Bests set at Sakhir 2009
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Career In 2009
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Pole J Trulli
2nd T Glock T Glock
3rd M Webber
5th L Hamilton
11th H Kovalainen
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 7 Ralf Schumacher 5 +
8 Niki Lauda 24 Jenson Button 5
Nelson Piquet 24 9 Jarno Trulli 4
10 Damon Hill 20 10 Juan Pablo Montoya 3 +
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 Sakhir
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grid
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2004 1'30.139 M Schumacher Ferrari F2004 1st
2005 [3'01.902] F Alonso Renault R25 1st
2006 1'31.321 M Schumacher Ferrari 248 F1 2nd Alonso 4th
2007 1'32.652 F Massa Ferrari F2007 1st
2008 1'33.096 R Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08 3rd Massa 2nd
2009 1'33.431 J Trulli Toyota TF109 3rd Button 4th
Note: In 2004 the grid was decided on "single lap" qualifying; 2005 was
two-session/aggregate. Since 2006 it 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 six Grands Prix at Sakhir - three were won from pole
position, one from 2nd, and two from fourth.
Average grid position of winners = 2.167.
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speeds as measured through the speed traps.
The first table compares the 2008 team/driver combination with the equivalent 2009
team/driver - the same driver if possible, otherwise the 2008 driver is compared to
his 2009 replacement. This comparison is intended as a team comparison, but the first
(driver) table is also of some interest - but should be read with care.
Notes
Honda have been renamed Brawn-Mercedes and Force India have switched from
Ferrari to Mercedes engines.
'S#' Session in which the top speed was recorded (P1/P2/P3/Q/R)
'Diff' difference in top speed (km/hr)
'%Dif' difference in top speed (as percentage of 2007 speed)
Bahrain GP 2008/2009
2008 2009
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Diff. %Dif.
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F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella P1 311.2 Fisichella P3 316.4 +5.2 +1.67
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil R 310.7 Sutil P2 315.8 +5.1 +1.64
[Honda] Button P2 305.9 Button P2 310.4 +4.5 +1.47
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton P1 312.2 Hamilton P1 315.6 +3.4 +1.09
Toyota Trulli R 307.6 Trulli P1 310.9 +3.3 +1.07
Toyota Glock P2 307.5 Glock P1 310.7 +3.2 +1.04
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica P2 309.8 Kubica P2 312.9 +3.1 +1.00
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen P2 312.5 Kovalainen P1 314.7 +2.2 +0.70
[Honda] Barrichello P1 309.2 Barrichello P2 310.8 +1.6 +0.52
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais P3 311.4 Bourdais Q1 312.4 +1.0 +0.32
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel P2 311.3 Buemi P3 311.9 +0.6 +0.19
Red Bull-Renault Webber P1 311.4 Webber P1 311.9 +0.5 +0.16
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard P1 312.7 Vettel P1 312.6 -0.1 -0.03
Williams-Toyota Nakajima P1 309.8 Nakajima P1 309.5 -0.3 -0.10
Renault Alonso P1 312.5 Alonso P1 312.1 -0.4 -0.13
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P2 309.2 Rosberg P1 308.3 -0.9 -0.29
Renault Piquet P1 314.3 Piquet P1 313.3 -1.0 -0.32
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld P2 312.3 Heidfeld R 310.7 -1.6 -0.51
Ferrari R嚙箠kk嚙緯en P2 315.9 R嚙箠kk嚙緯en P2 311.9 -4.0 -1.27
Ferrari Massa R 316.0 Massa P2 311.8 -4.2 -1.33
Super Aguri-Honda Sato R 306.1
Super Aguri-Honda Davidson R 306.6
Twelve drivers were able to improve on their 2008 speeds, while eight did not.
The top four were all Mercedes powered, with all six Mercedes-engined cars in
the top 10.
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] Fisichella P1 311.2 Fisichella P3 316.4 +5.2 +1.67
Toyota Trulli R 307.6 Trulli P1 310.9 +3.3 +1.07
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen P2 312.5 Hamilton P1 315.6 +3.1 +0.99
[Honda] Barrichello P1 309.2 Barrichello P2 310.8 +1.6 +0.52
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais P3 311.4 Bourdais Q1 312.4 +1.0 +0.32
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld P2 312.3 Kubica P2 312.9 +0.6 +0.19
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard P1 312.7 Vettel P1 312.6 -0.1 -0.03
Williams-Toyota Nakajima P1 309.8 Nakajima P1 309.5 -0.3 -0.10
Renault Piquet P1 314.3 Piquet P1 313.3 -1.0 -0.32
Ferrari Massa R 316.0 R嚙箠kk嚙緯en P2 311.9 -4.1 -1.30
Super Aguri-Honda Davidson R 306.6
All data from www.formula1.com
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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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F India-[Ferrari] Sutil Q1 135 1'35.280 Sutil P3 131 1'33.534 -1.746 -1.83
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella P3 136 1'35.395 Fisichella Q1 119 1'33.910 -1.485 -1.56
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard P3 124 1'33.826 Vettel Q2 141 1'32.474 -1.352 -1.44
[Honda] Button Q2 102 1'33.731 Button Q2 144 1'32.842 -0.889 -0.95
[Honda] Barrichello Q2 134 1'33.624 Barrichello Q2 142 1'32.842 -0.782 -0.84
Toyota Glock Q2 150 1'33.294 Glock P3 150 1'32.605 -0.689 -0.74
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q1 85 1'34.333 Buemi P3 132 1'33.720 -0.613 -0.65
Renault Alonso Q2 132 1'32.889 Alonso Q2 139 1'32.860 -0.029 -0.03
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 153 1'32.815 Rosberg P3 156 1'32.906 +0.091 +0.10
Renault Piquet Q2 132 1'32.935 Piquet P3 144 1'33.176 +0.241 +0.26
Toyota Trulli Q2 159 1'32.429 Trulli Q2 155 1'32.671 +0.242 +0.26
Williams-Toyota Nakajima Q2 144 1'32.915 Nakajima Q1 138 1'33.221 +0.306 +0.33
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q2 152 1'33.700 Bourdais Q1 121 1'34.159 +0.459 +0.49
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 139 1'32.808 Webber P2 132 1'33.676 +0.868 +0.94
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 132 1'32.292 Kubica P3 130 1'33.195 +0.903 +0.98
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 134 1'32.214 Kovalainen Q2 142 1'33.242 +1.028 +1.11
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 130 1'31.732 Hamilton Q1 140 1'32.851 +1.119 +1.22
Ferrari R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Q2 124 1'31.812 R嚙箠kk嚙緯en P3 141 1'32.986 +1.174 +1.28
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 141 1'32.154 Heidfeld Q1 133 1'33.377 +1.223 +1.33
Ferrari Massa Q2 129 1'31.359 Massa P3 146 1'32.728 +1.369 +1.50
S Aguri-Honda Sato P3 107 1'33.984
S Aguri-Honda Davidson Q1 114 1'32.900
Notes
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Eight drivers were faster and 12 were slower. The Force India, Red Bull & Brawn drivers
continue to be the most improved.
The second table takes the best lap time from both drivers in each team and compares
with the equivalent team last season. Probably a better comparison.
2008 Team 2008 Driver S Lps Time 2009 Driver S Lps Time Diff. %Diff
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F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella P3 271 1'35.280 Sutil P3 250 1'33.534 -1.746 -1.83
[Honda] Button Q2 236 1'33.624 Button Q2 286 1'32.842 -0.782 -0.84
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 263 1'32.808 Vettel Q2 273 1'32.474 -0.334 -0.36
Renault Alonso Q2 264 1'32.889 Alonso Q2 283 1'32.860 -0.029 -0.03
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q2 237 1'33.700 Buemi P3 253 1'33.720 +0.020 +0.02
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 297 1'32.815 Rosberg P3 294 1'32.906 +0.091 +0.10
Toyota Trulli Q2 309 1'32.429 Glock P3 305 1'32.605 +0.176 +0.19
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 264 1'31.732 Hamilton Q1 282 1'32.851 +1.119 +1.22
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 273 1'32.154 Heidfeld Q1 263 1'33.377 +1.223 +1.33
Ferrari Massa Q2 253 1'31.359 R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Q2 287 1'32.827 +1.468 +1.61
S Aguri-Honda Davidson Q1 221 1'32.900
Force India, Brawn, Red Bull and Renault were all quicker. McLaren, BMW Sauber & Ferrari
were all over a second slower.
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comparison between teams - at least not at this stage of the
season. I'll include a rather long summary of engine usage so
far.
ES# - Engine Serial # - for each driver
EV# - Event number - number of events that engine has been used
Note that in Malaysia most teams changed engines after Friday
practice, but at Shanghai, only Hamilton and Kubica did so.
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 130 689.390 1 New
2 MAL 1 105 582.015 2
3 CHN 1 50 272.550 3
3 CHN 2 90 490.590 1 New
4 BRN 2 140 757.680 2
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5 2 515 2792.225
2. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 78 413.634 1 New
2 MAL 1 74 410.182 2
3 CHN 1 136 741.336 3
4 BRN 1 59 319.308 4
4 BRN 2 83 449.196 1 New
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5 2 430 2333.656
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari [Ferrari 056]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 142 753.026 1 New
2 MAL 1 59 327.037 2
2 MAL 2 48 266.064 1 New
3 CHN 2 103 561.453 2
4 BRN 2 51 276.012 3
4 BRN 3 95 514.140 1 New
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6 3 498 2697.732
4. Kimi R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Ferrari [Ferrari 056]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 137 726.511 1 New
2 MAL 1 58 321.494 2
2 MAL 2 62 343.666 1 New
3 CHN 2 148 806.748 2
4 BRN 2 47 254.364 3
4 BRN 3 94 508.728 1 New
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6 3 546 2961.511
5. Robert Kubica BMW Sauber [BMW P86/9]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 150 795.450 1 New
2 MAL 1 56 310.408 2
2 MAL 2 38 210.634 1 New
3 CHN 2 52 283.452 2
3 CHN 3 78 425.178 1 New
4 BRN 3 130 703.560 2
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6 3 504 2728.682
6. Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber [BMW P86/9]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 145 768.935 1 New
2 MAL 1 54 299.322 2
2 MAL 2 63 349.209 1 New
3 CHN 2 133 724.983 2
4 BRN 2 50 270.600 3
4 BRN 3 83 449.196 1 New
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6 3 528 2862.245
7. Fernando Alonso Renault [Renault RS27]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 132 699.996 1 New
2 MAL 1 32 177.376 2
2 MAL 2 62 343.666 1 New
3 CHN 2 130 708.630 2
4 BRN 2 49 265.188 3
4 BRN 3 90 487.080 1 New
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6 3 495 2681.936
8. Nelsinho Piquet Renault [Renault RS27]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 118 625.754 1 New
2 MAL 1 55 304.865 2
2 MAL 2 60 332.580 1 New
3 CHN 2 136 741.336 2
4 BRN 2 50 270.600 3
4 BRN 3 94 508.728 1 New
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6 3 513 2783.863
9. Jarno Trulli Toyota [Toyota RVX-09]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 160 848.480 1 New
2 MAL 1 60 332.580 2
2 MAL 2 72 399.096 1 New
3 CHN 2 122 665.022 2
4 BRN 2 59 319.308 3
4 BRN 3 96 519.552 1 New
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6 2 569 3084.038
10. Timo Glock Toyota [Toyota RVX-09]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 168 890.904 1 New
2 MAL 1 56 310.408 2
2 MAL 2 77 426.811 1 New
3 CHN 2 137 746.787 2
4 BRN 2 57 308.484 3
4 BRN 3 93 503.316 1 New
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6 3 588 3186.710
11. S嚙箭astien Bourdais Toro Rosso [Ferrari 056]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 141 747.723 1 New
2 MAL 2 112 620.816 1 New
3 CHN 2 141 768.591 2
4 BRN 2 121 654.852 3
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3 2 394 2137.130
4 2 515 2791.982
12. S嚙箭astien Buemi Toro Rosso [Ferrari 056]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 145 768.935 1 New
2 MAL 2 110 609.730 1 New
3 CHN 2 153 834.003 2
4 BRN 2 132 714.384 3
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4 2 540 2927.052
14. Mark Webber Red Bull [Renault RS27]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 130 689.390 1 New
2 MAL 1 59 327.037 2
2 MAL 2 63 349.209 1 New
3 CHN 2 135 735.885 2
4 BRN 2 53 286.836 3
4 BRN 3 79 427.548 1 New
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6 3 519 2815.905
15. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull [Renault RS27]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 112 593.936 1 New
2 MAL 1 65 360.295 2
2 MAL 2 61 338.123 1 New
3 CHN 2 116 632.316 2
4 BRN 2 50 270.600 3
4 BRN 3 91 492.492 1 New
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6 3 495 2687.762
16. Nico Rosberg Williams [Toyota RVX-09]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 155 821.965 1 New
2 MAL 1 66 365.838 2
2 MAL 2 71 393.553 1 New
3 CHN 2 155 844.905 2
4 BRN 2 60 324.720 3
4 BRN 3 96 519.552 1 New
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6 3 603 3270.533
17. Kazuki Nakajima Williams [Toyota RVX-09]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 105 556.815 1 New
2 MAL 1 60 332.580 2
2 MAL 2 62 343.666 1 New
3 CHN 2 130 708.630 2
4 BRN 2 138 746.856 3
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5 2 495 2688.547
20. Adrian Sutil Force India [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
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1 AUS 1 128 678.784 1 New
2 MAL 1 54 299.322 2
2 MAL 2 58 321.494 1 New
3 CHN 2 125 681.375 2
4 BRN 2 48 259.776 3
4 BRN 3 83 449.196 1 New
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6 3 496 2689.947
21. Giancarlo Fisichella Force India [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
1 AUS 1 136 721.208 1 New
2 MAL 1 47 260.521 2
2 MAL 2 56 310.408 1 New
3 CHN 2 133 724.983 2
4 BRN 2 39 211.068 3
4 BRN 3 80 432.960 1 New
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6 3 491 2661.148
22. Jenson Button Brawn [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
1 AUS 1 147 779.541 1 New
2 MAL 1 51 282.693 2
2 MAL 2 66 365.838 1 New
3 CHN 2 144 784.944 2
4 BRN 2 50 270.600 3
4 BRN 3 94 508.728 1 New
--------------------------------------
6 3 552 2992.344
23. Rubens Barrichello Brawn [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
1 AUS 1 157 832.571 1 New
2 MAL 1 59 327.037 2
2 MAL 2 70 388.010 1 New
3 CHN 2 148 806.748 2
4 BRN 2 48 259.776 3
4 BRN 3 94 508.728 1 New
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6 3 576 3122.870
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
Gearboxes
=========
The same 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嚙箠kk嚙緯en - 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)
Barrichello (MAL) and Glock (CHN) had enforced changes and had to use a
spare gearbox, incurring a 5-place grid penalty. Both drivers were allowed
a new 'box at the following event, starting a new 4-race sequence. The
Technical Reports state, "The above driver had to replace his previous
gearbox during the last event for a spare gearbox and this was before the
four consecutive events expired. Therefore he may use a new gearbox at
this event and the four consecutive events will start here in accordance
with Article 28.6a of the 2009 Formula One Sporting Regulations."
The Technical Report (MAL) didn't mention that Hamilton had a new 'box at
Sepang. This may be an omission by Jo Bauer, or that McLaren chose not to
make a change.
Brian Lawrence
Reviewing the lap chart I realised that I had omitted several passes.
The revised total is 61 not 55, additional passes for Fisichella,
Sutil, Alonso (2), R�ikk�nen & Sutil. I have corrected the figures
in all tables that follow.
Introduction for New Readers
============================
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 Bahrain GP:
Lap Place Passer (Passed) KERS
==========================================
2 3 Button (Hamilton) -/K
2 9 Rosberg (Massa) -/K [1]
2 13 Webber (Fisichella) -/-
2 12 Webber (Heidfeld) -/K
2 13 Fisichella (Heidfeld) -/K
2 18 Buemi (Bourdais) -/- [team-mates]
5 19 Nakajima (Heidfeld) -/K
14 6 Alonso (Trulli) K/-
19 8 Barrichello (Piquet) -/K
20 7 Barrichello (Glock) -/-
32 10 Piquet (Fisichella) K/-
39 15 Webber (Kovalainen) -/K
50 14 Massa (Fisichella) K/- [1]
That's 13 passes in total, compared to 14 in 2008.
Most: Webber 3
The Last 10 Seasons
===================
To save space I have removed the columns for 1997-98 from this table. I
have included the data from those seasons in the Total & Avg. columns.
The number of passes for each GP in 1997-98 is summarised after the
main table.
1997-2009
Grand Prix 2009 '08 '07 '06 '05 '04 '03 '02 '01 '00 '99 Total Avg.
=======================================================================
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 -- 3 5 7 3 7 19 10 10 4 4 120 10.0
6. Monaco -- 21 2 19 10 5 0 9 6 2 5 112 9.3
7. Turkey -- 11 15 25 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- 81 20.2
8. Britain -- 44 16 6 8 11 49 47 7 8 13 260 21.7
9. Germany -- 25 -- 21 9 29 14 25 15 42 16 220 20.0
10. Hungary -- 3 5 32 12 6 25 1 5 10 7 145 12.1
11. Europe-3 -- 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 4.0
12. Belgium -- 29 15 -- 28 22 -- 5 8 16 15 200 20.0
13. Italy -- 33 10 12 14 38 5 20 19 18 14 215 17.9
14. Singapore -- 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 12.0
15. Japan-2 -- 26 46 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 72 36.0
16. Brazil -- 21 20 18 6 41 48 30 26 22 27 295 29.9
17. Abu Dhabi -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0.0
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 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 101 303 276 318 226 307 322 285 257 311 288 3566 17.0
No. GP 4 18 17 18 19 18 16 17 17 17 16 210
Race Avg. 25 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
NOTE: China 2009 had the most passes at any race in the period 1997-2009.
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
==============================================================
12 Glock 1 5 6 -
11 Hamilton 4 1 6 -
10 Alonso 1 1 7 1
9 Sutil 1 1 7 -
8 Kubica - - 8 -
7 Webber - 2 2 3
5 R�ikk�nen - 1 4 -
5 Buemi - 1 3 1
5 Barrichello 1 2 - 2
4 Vettel - 3 1 -
4 Kovalainen - - 4 -
4 Bourdais - - 4 -
3 Massa - - 3 -
3 Button - - 2 1
2 Heidfeld 1 - 1 -
2 Fisichella - - 1 1
2 Nakajima - - 1 2
2 Piquet - - 1 1
1 Trulli 1 - - -
1 Rosberg - - - 1
-------------------------------------
101 10 17 61 13
No. of Times Overtaken
======================
AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN Eur
==============================================================
14 Heidfeld - 4 7 3
11 Fisichella 2 1 6 2
9 R�ikk�nen - 1 8 -
9 Trulli - 1 7 1
6 Rosberg 1 - 5 -
6 Hamilton - 2 3 1
6 Bourdais 4 - 1 1
5 Nakajima - 2 3 -
5 Sutil - - 5 -
5 Piquet 1 1 2 1
4 Alonso 1 3 - -
4 Kubica - - 4 -
3 Button - - 3 -
3 Kovalainen - - 2 1
2 Buemi 1 - 1 -
2 Webber - 1 1 -
2 Barrichello - - 2 -
2 Massa - 1 - 1
2 Glock - - 1 1
0 Vettel - - - -
-------------------------------------
101 10 17 61 13
Gains/Losses on Lap One
=======================
Plus 4: Piquet, Fisichella, Webber
Plus 3: R�ikk�nen
Plus 2: Hamilton, Heidfeld
Plus 1: Glock, Sutil, Bourdais
No change: Button, Barrichello
Minus 1: Trulli, Alonso, Massa, Rosberg
Minus 2: Vettel, Kubica
Minus 4: Nakajima, Buemi
Minus 6: Kovalainen
Gains/Losses on Lap One in 2009
===============================
Driver Total (ASP) AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR
===================================================
Piquet +9 (15.5) +3 +2 - +4
Fisichella +6 (17.5) +2 0 - +4
R�ikk�nen +5 (8.0) +2 0 - +3
Hamilton +5 (11.0) +2 +1 - +2
Massa +4 (10.8) +3 +2 - -1
Rosberg +2 (6.2) -1 +4 - -1
Webber +2 (8.5) - -2 - +4
Heidfeld +2 (11.0) - 0 - +2
Bourdais +1 (16.8) +2 -2 - +1
Sutil +1 (18.0) - 0 - +1
Vettel 0 (5.0) +1 +1 - -2
Trulli -1 (7.0) - 0 - -1
Button -2 (2.8) 0 -2 - 0
Alonso -2 (7.0) -5 +4 - -1
Kubica -2 (10.0) 0 - - -2
Barrichello -3 (5.0) -5 +2 - 0
Buemi -3 (14.8) +1 0 - -4
Glock -4 (11.0) - -5 - +1
Kovalainen -6 (12.2) - - - -6
Nakajima -7 (12.0) +1 -4 - -4
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.
202 R Barrichello *
154 M Schumacher
154 R Schumacher
146 D Coulthard
129 J Button *
124 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
87 F Alonso *
77 M Webber *
76 T Sato
74 N Heidfeld *
73 H-H Frentzen
67 E Irvine
61 R Kubica *
54 J Verstappen
52 L Hamilton *
51 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
35 A Sutil
26 T Glock
21 S Vettel
19 K Nakajima
14 N Piquet
12 S Bourdais
5 S Buemi
It's not unusual for me to make an occasional mistake or to omit something in
the above. I do, of course, take full responsibility for any errors. I would
be grateful to anyone for pointing them out, and will incorporate any
corrections in later posts.
--
Brian Lawrence
Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_...@msn.com