Qualifying Statistics #5 - Catalunya
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. 2.40 [-0.35] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
2.[=2] 4.40 [-0.60] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
3.[=2] 4.60 [-0.40] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
4. 6.80 [+0.55] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
5.[=5] 7.00 J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
6.[=5] 7.20 [+0.20] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
7. [8] 7.80 [-0.70] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
8.[10] 9.40 [-1.35] F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
9. [7] 9.60 [+1.60] K R�ikk�nen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
10. [9] 10.00 R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
[=11] 10.00 [-1.00] T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
12[=10] 11.40 [+0.40] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
13[=11] 11.60 [+0.60] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
14. 11.80 [-0.20] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
15. 13.40 [+1.15] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
16. 14.80 [+0.05] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
[17] 14.80 [-0.70] N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
18. 16.80 [+0.05] S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
19. 18.00 [+0.50] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
20. 18.20 [+0.20] 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 Catalunya, Qualifying #5
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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. 3.50 [-0.38] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 6.10 [-0.65] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 8.50 [-0.50] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
4. 9.30 [+0.17] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
5. 9.50 [+0.12] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
6. 10.70 [+0.20] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
10.70 [-0.18] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
8. 12.50 [+0.87] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
9. 15.80 [+0.05] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *
10. 18.10 [+0.35] 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 Catalunya, Qualifying #5
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Renault Alonso 5-0 Piquet +38
Williams Rosberg 5-0 Nakajima +25
Red Bull Vettel 4-1 Webber +17
Toyota Trulli 4-1 Glock +15
Brawn Button 4-1 Barrichello +11
Toro Rosso Buemi 4-1 Bourdais +10
McLaren Hamilton 4-1 Kovalainen +8
BMW-Sauber Kubica 4-1 Heidfeld +7
Ferrari Massa 3-2 R�ikk�nen +1
F India Fisichella 3-2 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)
Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
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Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
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J Button 5 5 5
R Barrichello 5 5 5
S Vettel 5 5 5
N Rosberg 5 5 5
J Trulli 5 5 5
T Glock 5 5 4
F Alonso 5 5 4
K R�ikk�nen 5 4 4
M Webber 5 4 4
R Kubica 5 4 3
F Massa 5 4 3
L Hamilton 5 5* 2 AUS (0 laps)
S Buemi 5 2 1
N Heidfeld 5 5 0
K Nakajima 5 5 0
H Kovalainen 5 4 0
N Piquet 5 2 0
S Bourdais 5 1 0
G Fisichella 5 0 0
A Sutil 5 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 (3) . . . 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) ---
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) --- ---
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 (3) . . . 10th (1) 19th (1) --- ---
H Kovalainen 11th (1) BRN Pole (1) 6th (2) --- ---
N Piquet 12th (1) ESP 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 Catalunya 2009
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Career In 2009
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Pole J Button (6) J Button (3)
4th F Massa
11th K Nakajima (3)
12th N Piquet
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 Jenson Button 6
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
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 Catalunya
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grid
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1998 1'20.262 M H�kkinen McLaren MP4/13 1st
1999 1'22.088 M H�kkinen McLaren MP4/14 1st
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2000 1'20.974 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 5th H�kkinen 2nd
2001 1'18.201 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 1st
2002 1'16.364 M Schumacher Ferrari F2002 1st
2003 1'17.761 M Schumacher Ferrari F2003GA 1st
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2004 1'15.022 M Schumacher Ferrari F2004 1st
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2005 [2'31.421] K R�ikk�nen McLaren MP4/20 1st
2006 1'14.643 F Alonso Renault R26 1st
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2007 1'21.421 F Massa Ferrari F2007 1st
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2008 1'21.813 K R�ikk�nen Ferrari F2008 1st
2009 1'20.527 J Button Brawn BGP 001 ???
---- Indicates changes to track length and/or layout.
Note: 2004 was decided on "single lap"; 2005 was two-session/aggregate;
2006-08 knockout/3-period.
There have been 18 Grands Prix at Catalunya,
14 were won from pole position (last R�ikk�nen in 2008),
three were won from second position (H�kkinen, 2000),
and one from third (M Schumacher, 1996).
Average grid position of winners = 1.278.
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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/Q1/Q2/Q3/R)
'Diff' difference in top speed (km/hr)
'%Dif' difference in top speed (as percentage of 2008 speed)
Spanish GP 2008/2009
2008 2009
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Diff. %Dif.
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F India-[Ferrari] Sutil P3 307.8 Sutil P3 314.7 +6.9 +2.24
[Honda] Button R 304.3 Button Q2 310.1 +5.8 +1.91
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella R 308.9 Fisichella R 314.4 +5.5 +1.78
[Honda] Barrichello P1 305.3 Barrichello P2 310.7 +5.4 +1.77
Red Bull-Renault Webber R 308.1 Webber P3 311.8 +3.7 +1.20
Renault Alonso R 308.9 Alonso P3 311.0 +2.1 +0.68
Renault Piquet R 308.9 Piquet R 310.8 +1.9 +0.62
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton R 311.6 Hamilton R 313.3 +1.7 +0.55
Toyota Glock P3 309.9 Glock P3 311.4 +1.5 +0.48
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 312.5 Rosberg R 313.7 +1.2 +0.38
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard R 310.6 Vettel R 311.4 +0.8 +0.26
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica R 312.6 Kubica R 312.7 +0.1 +0.03
Toyota Trulli R 310.7 Trulli P3 310.7 0.0 0.00
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel P3 311.7 Buemi P1 311.6 -0.1 -0.03
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais R 311.9 Bourdais P2 311.3 -0.6 -0.19
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen R 311.6 Kovalainen R 309.0 -2.6 -0.83
Williams-Toyota Nakajima R 312.4 Nakajima R 309.3 -3.1 -0.99
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld R 312.8 Heidfeld R 308.1 -4.7 -1.50
Ferrari Massa R 313.8 Massa P3 308.0 -5.8 -1.85
Ferrari R�ikk�nen R 314.6 R�ikk�nen P3 308.4 -6.2 -1.97
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 309.9
S Aguri-Honda Sato R 310.7
Twelve drivers improved while seven did not. Jarno Trulli set exactly the same
top speed as he did last year.
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 R 308.9 Sutil P3 314.7 +5.8 +1.88
[Honda] Barrichello P1 305.3 Barrichello P2 310.7 +5.4 +1.77
Renault Alonso R 308.9 Alonso P3 311.0 +2.1 +0.68
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton R 311.6 Hamilton R 313.3 +1.7 +0.55
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard R 310.6 Webber P3 311.8 +1.2 +0.39
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 312.5 Rosberg R 313.7 +1.2 +0.38
Toyota Trulli R 310.7 Glock P3 311.4 +0.7 +0.22
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld R 312.8 Kubica R 312.7 -0.1 -0.03
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais R 311.9 Buemi P1 311.6 -0.3 -0.10
Ferrari R�ikk�nen R 314.6 R�ikk�nen P3 308.4 -6.2 -1.97
S Aguri-Honda Sato R 310.7
Seven teams have improved while three have not.
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 Tot Avg.
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1. F India-Mercedes 3 2 3 1 1 10 2.00
2. Brawn-Mercedes 2 6 5 4 2 19 3.80
3. Red Bull-Renault 5 1 2 7 5 20 4.00
4. T Rosso-Ferrari 4 7 4 5 9 29 5.80
BMW Sauber-BMW 1 5 9 6 8 29 5.80
Toyota 10 4 6 2 7 29 5.80
Renault 7 3 7 9 3 29 5.80
8. Williams-Toyota 6 8 8 8 6 36 7.20
McLaren-Mercedes 9 10 10 3 4 36 7.20
10. Ferrari 8 9 1 10 10 38 7.60
All data from www.fia.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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Red Bull-Renault Coulthard P3 137 1'21.465 Vettel Q2 168 1'20.220 -1.245 -1.53
Toyota Glock Q2 165 1'21.230 Glock Q2 191 1'20.107 -1.123 -1.38
[Honda] Barrichello Q2 108 1'21.049 Barrichello Q2 166 1'19.954 -1.095 -1.35
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 133 1'21.349 Rosberg Q2 177 1'20.256 -1.093 -1.34
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q1 80 1'22.108 Buemi Q1 82 1'21.033 -1.075 -1.31
[Honda] Button Q2 145 1'21.211 Button Q2 162 1'20.192 -1.019 -1.25
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 137 1'20.984 Webber Q2 164 1'20.007 -0.977 -1.21
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil P2 89 1'22.548 Sutil Q1 49 1'21.742 -0.806 -0.98
Williams-Toyota Nakajima Q2 156 1'21.117 Nakajima Q2 164 1'20.531 -0.586 -0.72
Toyota Trulli Q2 155 1'20.907 Trulli Q2 125 1'20.420 -0.487 -0.60
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella P2 156 1'22.383 Fisichella P3 152 1'21.909 -0.474 -0.58
Ferrari Massa Q2 139 1'20.584 Massa Q2 152 1'20.149 -0.435 -0.54
Renault Alonso Q2 112 1'20.804 Alonso Q2 157 1'20.509 -0.295 -0.37
Renault Piquet Q2 101 1'20.894 Piquet Q2 153 1'20.604 -0.290 -0.36
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q1 93 1'21.540 Bourdais Q1 87 1'21.300 -0.240 -0.29
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 160 1'20.597 Kubica Q2 165 1'20.408 -0.189 -0.23
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 169 1'20.815 Heidfeld Q2 143 1'20.676 -0.139 -0.17
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 148 1'20.825 Hamilton Q2 145 1'20.805 -0.020 -0.02
Ferrari R�ikk�nen P1 156 1'20.649 R�ikk�nen P3 104 1'20.635 -0.014 -0.02
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 70 1'20.817 Kovalainen P3 78 1'21.519 +0.702 +0.87
S Aguri-Honda Sato Q1 134 1'23.496
S Aguri-Honda Davidson Q1 73 1'23.318
Notes
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Every driver apart from Heikki Kovalainen achieved a better lap time 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 108 1'21.049 Barrichello Q2 328 1'19.954 -1.095 -1.35
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 274 1'20.984 Webber Q2 332 1'20.007 -0.977 -1.21
Williams-Toyota Nakajima Q2 289 1'21.117 Rosberg Q2 341 1'20.256 -0.861 -1.06
Toyota Trulli Q2 320 1'20.907 Glock Q2 316 1'20.107 -0.800 -0.99
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella P2 245 1'22.383 Sutil Q1 201 1'21.742 -0.641 -0.78
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q1 173 1'21.540 Buemi Q1 169 1'21.033 -0.507 -0.62
Ferrari Massa Q2 139 1'20.584 Massa Q2 256 1'20.149 -0.435 -0.54
Renault Alonso Q2 213 1'20.804 Alonso Q2 310 1'20.509 -0.295 -0.37
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 329 1'20.597 Kubica Q2 308 1'20.408 -0.189 -0.23
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 218 1'20.817 Hamilton Q2 223 1'20.805 -0.012 -0.01
S Aguri-Honda Davidson Q1 207 1'23.318
All teams improved compared to the 2008 event.
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 Tot Avg.
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1. Brawn-Mercedes 1 1 2 2 1 7 1.40
2. Red Bull-Renault 2 4 3 3 2 14 2.80
3. Williams-Toyota 3 2 4 6 3 18 3.60
4. F India-Mercedes 8 6 1 1 5 21 4.20
5. Toyota 4 3 5 7 4 23 4.60
6. Renault 5 5 6 4 8 28 5.60
7. T Rosso-Ferrari 10 7 8 5 6 36 7.20
8. BMW Sauber-BMW 7 8 7 9 9 40 8.00
9. Ferrari 6 9 9 10 7 41 8.20
10. McLaren-Mercedes 9 10 10 8 10 47 9.40
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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
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
5 ESP 2 145 674.975 3
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6 2 660 3467.200
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
5 ESP 2 78 363.090 2
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6 2 508 2696.746
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
5 ESP 3 152 707.560 2
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7 3 650 3405.292
4. Kimi R�ikk�nen 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
5 ESP 3 104 484.120 2
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7 3 650 3445.631
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
5 ESP 3 64 297.920 3
5 ESP 4 101 470.155 1 New
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8 4 669 3496.757
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
5 ESP 3 143 665.665 2
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7 3 671 3527.910
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
5 ESP 3 157 730.835 2
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7 3 652 3412.771
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
5 ESP 3 153 712.215 2
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7 3 666 3496.078
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
5 ESP 3 60 279.300 2
5 ESP 4 65 302.575 1 New
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8 4 694 3665.913
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
5 ESP 3 75 349.125 2
5 ESP 4 116 539.980 1 New
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8 4 779 4075.815
11. S�bastien 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
5 ESP 2 60 279.300 4
5 ESP 3 27 125.685 1 New
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6 3 602 3196.967
12. S�bastien 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
5 ESP 2 48 223.440 4
5 ESP 3 34 158.270 1 New
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6 3 622 3308.762
14. Mark Webber Red Bull [Renault RS27]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
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
5 ESP 3 164 763.420 2
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7 3 683 3579.325
15. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull [Renault RS27]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
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
5 ESP 3 168 782.040 2
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7 3 663 3469.802
16. Nico Rosberg Williams [Toyota RVX-09]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
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
5 ESP 3 69 321.195 2
5 ESP 4 108 502.740 1 New
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8 4 780 4094.468
17. Kazuki Nakajima Williams [Toyota RVX-09]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
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
5 ESP 2 64 297.920 4
5 ESP 3 100 465.500 1 New
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7 3 659 3451.967
20. Adrian Sutil Force India [Mercedes FO108W]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
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
5 ESP 3 49 228.095 2
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7 3 545 2918.042
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
5 ESP 3 152 707.560 2
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7 3 643 3368.708
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
5 ESP 3 162 754.110 2
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7 3 714 3746.454
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
5 ESP 3 166 772.730 2
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7 3 742 3895.600
Summary
=======
No. Driver AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP
====================================
1. Hamilton 1 1 1/2 2 2
2. Kovalainen 1 1 1 1/2 2
3. Massa 1 1/2 2 2/3 3
4. R�ikk�nen 1 1/2 2 2/3 3
5. Kubica 1 1/2 2/3 3 3/4
6. Heidfeld 1 1/2 2 2/3 3
7. Alonso 1 1/2 2 2/3 3
8. Piquet 1 1/2 2 2/3 3
9. Trulli 1 1/2 2 2/3 3/4
10. Glock 1 1/2 2 2/3 3/4
11. Bourdais 1 2 2 2 2/3
12. Buemi 1 2 2 2 2/3
14. Webber 1 1/2 2 2/3 3
15. Vettel 1 1/2 2 2/3 3
16. Williams 1 1/2 2 2/3 3/4
17. Nakajima 1 1/2 2 2 2/3
20. Sutil 1 1/2 2 2/3 3
21. Fisichella 1 1/2 2 2/3 3
22. Button 1 1/2 2 2/3 3
23. Barrichello 1 1/2 2 2/3 3
Events listed as 1/2, 2/3, etc. indicate that an engine change was made
during the event - the first engine was used for the two Friday practice
sessions with a new unit installed for Saturday/Sunday.
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 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
Fourteen drivers completed a four-race sequence in Bahrain and began a
new sequence in Spain - Hamilton, Kovalainen, Massa, Kubica, Heidfeld,
Alonso, Piquet, Bourdais, Buemi, Webber, Rosberg, Sutil, Fisichella &
Button. Nakajima had a free change after failing to finish in Bahrain.
Five drivers - R�ikk�nen, Trulli, Glock, Vettel & Barrichello are still
in mid-sequence because they had changes at earlier events.
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. Hamilton had a new gearbox for the Spanish GP, confirming
that McLaren did not change his 'box in Malaysia.
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 Spanish GP:
Lap Place Passer (Passed) KERS
==========================================
6 11 Kubica (Kovalainen) -/K
7 12 Hamilton (Piquet) K/K
63 4 Vettel (Massa) -/K [1]
66 5 Alonso (Massa) -/K [1]
That's 4 passes in total, compared to 3 in 2008. However, only the Hamilton
pass was really genuine. Kovalainen retired a lap after being passed by
Kubica and Massa was fuel saving when Vettel & Alonso passed him. With so
few passes I'm leaving all three in the stats, partly because the lap chart
doesn't indicate what we know from TV coverage.
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 4 3 5 7 3 7 19 10 10 4 4 124 9.5
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 105 303 276 318 226 307 322 285 257 311 288 3570 16.9
No. GP 5 18 17 18 19 18 16 17 17 17 16 211
Race Avg. 21 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
==============================================================
12 Glock 1 5 6 - -
12 Hamilton 4 1 6 - 1
11 Alonso 1 1 7 1 1
9 Sutil 1 1 7 - -
9 Kubica - - 8 - 1
7 Webber - 2 2 3 -
5 R�ikk�nen - 1 4 - -
5 Buemi - 1 3 1 -
5 Barrichello 1 2 - 2 -
5 Vettel - 3 1 - 1
4 Kovalainen - - 4 - -
4 Bourdais - - 4 - -
4 Massa - - 3 1 -
3 Button - - 2 1 -
2 Nakajima - - 1 1 -
2 Heidfeld 1 - 1 - -
2 Fisichella - - 1 1 -
2 Piquet - - 1 1 -
1 Trulli 1 - - - -
1 Rosberg - - - 1 -
-------------------------------------
105 10 17 61 13 4
No. of Times Overtaken
======================
AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN Eur
==============================================================
14 Heidfeld - 4 7 3 -
12 Fisichella 2 1 6 3 -
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 -
6 Piquet 1 1 2 1 1
5 Nakajima - 2 3 - -
5 Sutil - - 5 - -
4 Alonso 1 3 - - -
4 Kubica - - 4 - -
4 Kovalainen - - 2 1 1
4 Massa - 1 - 1 2
3 Button - - 3 - -
2 Buemi 1 - 1 - -
2 Webber - 1 1 - -
2 Barrichello - - 2 - -
2 Glock - - 1 1 -
0 Vettel - - - - -
-------------------------------------
105 10 17 61 13 4
Gains/Losses on Lap One
=======================
With the Safety Car deployed after a 4-car incident at Turn 2 the place
changes are not relevant.
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
88 F Alonso *
77 M Webber *
76 T Sato
74 N Heidfeld *
73 H-H Frentzen
67 E Irvine
62 R Kubica *
54 J Verstappen
53 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
22 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.