2009 Qualifying Statistics #6 - Monte Carlo
Brian Lawrence
but also have had a PC problem, which has meant even more catching up :-)
Average Starting Position 2009 - after Monte Carlo, Qualifying #6
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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. 2.17 [-0.23] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
2. 4.33 [-0.07] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
[3] 4.33 [-0.27] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
4. 6.67 [-0.13] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
5. [6] 7.50 [+0.30] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
6. [7] 7.83 [+0.03] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
7. [9] 8.33 [-1.27] K R�ikk�nen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
8. 8.67 [-0.73] F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
9. [5] 8.83 [+1.83] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
10[=10] 11.17 [+1.17] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
11.[14] 11.50 [-0.30] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
12[=10] 11.67 [+1.67] T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
13. 12.17 [+0.77] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
14.[15] 12.33 [-1.07] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
15.[13] 12.83 [+1.23] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
16[=16] 14.17 [-0.63] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
17[=16] 14.33 [-0.47] N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
18. 16.33 [-0.47] S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
19. 17.17 [-0.83] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
20. 17.67 [-0.53] 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 Monte Carlo, Qualifying #6
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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. 3.25 [-0.25] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 6.08 [-0.02] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 8.50 [-1.00] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
4. 9.08 [-0.22] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
5. 10.25 [+1.75] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
6. 10.67 [-0.03] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
7. 11.67 [+0.97] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
8. 12.58 [+0.08] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
9. 15.25 [-0.55] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *
10. 17.42 [-0.68] 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 Monte Carlo, Qualifying #6
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Renault Alonso 6-0 Piquet +41
Williams Rosberg 6-0 Nakajima +29
Red Bull Vettel 5-1 Webber +21
Toyota Trulli 5-1 Glock +17
Brawn Button 5-1 Barrichello +13
Toro Rosso Buemi 5-1 Bourdais +13
BMW-Sauber Kubica 4-2 Heidfeld +6
McLaren Hamilton 4-2 Kovalainen -3
F India Fisichella 4-2 Sutil +3
Ferrari Massa 3-3 R�ikk�nen -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
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Qual Penalty (reason)
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01 AUS Timo Glock 6th pit lane start (rear wing flexing)
01 AUS Jarno Trulli 8th pit lane start (rear wing flexing)
01 AUS Lewis Hamilton 15th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
02 MAL Sebastian Vettel 3rd 10-place penalty (caused accident in AUS)
02 MAL R Barrichello 4th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
03 CHN Timo Glock 14th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
04 BRN Adrian Sutil 16th 3-place penalty (blocked Webber)
06 MON Lewis Hamilton 16th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
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Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
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J Button 6 6 6
R Barrichello 6 6 6
S Vettel 6 6 6
N Rosberg 6 6 6
F Alonso 6 6 5
K R�ikk�nen 6 5 5
J Trulli 6 5 5
M Webber 6 5 5
T Glock 6 5 4
F Massa 6 5 4
R Kubica 6 4 3
L Hamilton 6 5* 2 AUS (0 laps)
K Nakajima 6 6 1
H Kovalainen 6 5 1
S Buemi 6 3 1
N Heidfeld 6 5 0
N Piquet 6 3 0
S Bourdais 6 2 0
G Fisichella 6 1 0
A Sutil 6 1 0
* Set no time in one or more sessions.
Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
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Best in 2009 Best in Best in Best in Best before 2006
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2008 (#) 2007 (#) 2006 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
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J Button Pole (4) . . . 9th (1) 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
S Vettel Pole (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
K R�ikk�nen 2nd (1) MON Pole (2) Pole (3) Pole (3) Pole (8) Eur 03 - TUR 05
M Webber 3rd (1) CHN 2nd (1) 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 05
R Kubica 4th (1) AUS Pole (1) 4th (1) 6th (1) ---
N Rosberg 4th (1) MAL 5th (2) 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
F Massa 4th (1) ESP Pole (6) Pole (6) Pole (3) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
L Hamilton 5th (1) BRN Pole (7) Pole (6) --- ---
H Kovalainen 7th (1) MON Pole (1) 6th (2) --- ---
N Heidfeld 9th (1) AUS 5th (4) 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
S Buemi 10th (1) CHN --- --- --- ---
K Nakajima 10th (1) MON 10th (1) 19th (1) --- ---
N Piquet 12th (2) ESP/MON 7th (1) --- --- ---
G Fisichella 13th (1) MON 12th (1) 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05
S Bourdais 14th (1) MON 4th (1) --- --- ---
A Sutil 15th (1) MON 16th (1) 19th (3) --- ---
Personal Bests set at Monte Carlo 2009
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Career In 2009
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Pole J Button (7) J Button (4)
2nd K R�ikk�nen
7th H Kovalainen
10th K Nakajima (2) K Nakajima
12th N Piquet (2)
13th G Fisichella
14th S Bourdais
15th A Sutil A Sutil
Most Pole Positions
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1950-2002 (Top 25) Since 2003 (Top 10)
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1 Ayrton Senna 65 1 Michael Schumacher 18 +
2 Michael Schumacher 50 + 2 Fernando Alonso 17
3 Jim Clark 33 3 Kimi R�ikk�nen 16
Alain Prost 33 4 Felipe Massa 15
5 Nigel Mansell 32 5 Lewis Hamilton 13
6 Juan Manuel Fangio 29 6 Rubens Barrichello 7 +
7 Mika H�kkinen 26 Jenson Button 7
8 Niki Lauda 24 8 Ralf Schumacher 5 +
Nelson Piquet 24 9 Jarno Trulli 4
10 Damon Hill 20 10 Juan Pablo Montoya 3 +
11 Mario Andretti 18
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 Monte Carlo
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
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2000 1'19.475 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 DNF Coulthard 3rd
2001 1'17.430 D Coulthard McLaren MP4/16 5th M Schumacher 2nd
2002 1'16.676 JP Montoya Williams FW24 DNF Coulthard 2nd
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2003 1'15.529 R Schumacher Williams FW25 4th Montoya 3rd
2004 1'13.985 J Trulli Renault R24 1st
2005 [2'30.323] K R�ikk�nen McLaren MP4/20 1st
2006 1'13.962 F Alonso Renault R26 1st
2007 1'15.726 F Alonso McLaren MP4/22 1st
2008 1'15.787 F Massa Ferrari F2008 3rd Hamilton 3rd
2009 1'14.902 J Button Brawn BGP 001 1st
---- Indicates changes in track length and/or layout.
Note: In 2005 the grid was decided using two-session aggregate qualifying.
Since 2006 it has been decided on a three-period knockout system.
There have been 55 Grands Prix at Monte Carlo,
22 have been won from pole position (last was Button in 2009),
13 from second position (Coulthard in 2002),
10 from third (Hamilton in 2008),
three from fourth (Beltoise in 1972),
four from fifth (Prost in 1985),
and three from lower positions (Rindt in 1970 [8th], Trintignant 1955 [9th],
and Panis in 1996 [14th]).
Average Starting Position of race winner = 2.564.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_...@msn.com
Brian Lawrence
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I posted these comparisons from 2006 to 2008 to illustrate changes in top speeds as
measured through the speed traps.
The first table compares the 2008 team/driver combination with the equivalent 2009
team/driver - the same driver if possible, otherwise the 2008 driver is compared to
his 2009 replacement. This comparison is intended as a team comparison, but the
first (driver) table is also of some interest - but should be read with care.
Notes
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Honda have been renamed Brawn-Mercedes and Force India have switched from
Ferrari to Mercedes engines.
'S#' Session in which the top speed was recorded (P1/P2/P3/Q1/Q2/Q3/R)
'Diff' difference in top speed (km/hr)
'%Dif' difference in top speed (as percentage of 2008 speed)
Monaco GP 2008/2009
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2008 2009
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Diff. %Dif.
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F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella Q1 283.5 Fisichella Q1 288.5 +5.0 +1.76
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil Q1 283.7 Sutil Q1 287.4 +3.7 +1.30
Ferrari Massa Q2 288.3 Massa R 290.0 +1.7 +0.59
Ferrari R嚙箠kk嚙緯en R 288.6 R嚙箠kk嚙緯en R 289.4 +0.8 +0.28
[Honda] Button Q1 284.5 Button R 284.8 +0.3 +0.11
[Honda] Barrichello Q1 284.6 Barrichello R 284.5 -0.1 -0.04
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q1 287.2 Vettel Q1 285.7 -1.5 -0.52
Toyota Trulli Q2 285.4 Trulli Q1 283.6 -1.8 -0.63
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton P2 291.2 Hamilton R 289.0 -2.2 -0.76
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q1 286.1 Rosberg R 283.6 -2.5 -0.87
Williams-Toyota Nakajima R 286.9 Nakajima P3 284.2 -2.7 -0.94
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q1 287.8 Webber R 284.9 -2.9 -1.01
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q3 288.6 Kubica Q1 285.4 -3.2 -1.11
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q1 288.4 Bourdais Q1 284.7 -3.7 -1.28
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q1 288.7 Heidfeld R 284.9 -3.8 -1.32
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q1 291.4 Kovalainen Q1 287.3 -4.1 -1.41
Toyota Glock R 288.0 Glock R 283.6 -4.4 -1.53
Renault Alonso Q2 289.6 Alonso Q1 284.8 -4.8 -1.66
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel R 289.4 Buemi Q1 284.3 -5.1 -1.76
Renault Piquet Q1 288.7 Piquet P3 282.9 -5.8 -2.01
Only five drivers improved compared to 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] Sutil Q1 283.7 Fisichella Q1 288.5 +4.8 +1.69
Ferrari R嚙箠kk嚙緯en R 288.6 Massa R 290.0 +1.4 +0.49
[Honda] Barrichello Q1 284.6 Button R 284.8 +0.2 +0.07
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q1 287.8 Vettel Q1 285.7 -2.1 -0.73
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q1 291.4 Hamilton R 289.0 -2.4 -0.82
Williams-Toyota Nakajima R 286.9 Nakajima P3 284.2 -2.7 -0.94
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q1 288.7 Kubica Q1 285.4 -3.3 -1.14
Toyota Glock R 288.0 Trulli Q1 283.6 -4.4 -1.53
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel R 289.4 Bourdais Q1 284.7 -4.7 -1.62
Renault Alonso Q2 289.6 Alonso Q1 284.8 -4.8 -1.66
Only three teams improved.
Taking the positions from table 2 at each race (1 is most improved, 10 is
least improved) and averaging them gives a season average position.
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Tot Avg.
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1. F India-Mercedes 3 2 3 1 1 1 11 1.83
2. Brawn-Mercedes 2 6 5 4 2 3 22 3.67
3. Red Bull-Renault 5 1 2 7 5 4 24 4.00
4. BMW Sauber-BMW 1 5 9 6 8 7 36 6.00
5. Toyota 10 4 6 2 7 8 37 6.17
6. T Rosso-Ferrari 4 7 4 5 9 9 38 6.33
7. Renault 7 3 7 9 3 10 39 6.50
8. Ferrari 8 9 1 10 10 2 40 6.67
9. McLaren-Mercedes 9 10 10 3 4 5 41 6.83
10. Williams-Toyota 6 8 8 8 6 6 42 7.00
All data from www.fia.com.
Brian Lawrence
periods and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2008?
Here are two tables - one compares driver with driver; easy enough if the same
driver remains in the same team. If not we compare the 2008 driver with the guy
who replaced him.
Note: Honda has morphed into Brawn-Mercedes, while Force India have switched
from Ferrari to Mercedes power.
'S' is the session when the best lap was achieved (P1/P2/P3/Q1/Q2/Q3/R)
'Lps' are the total laps in all sessions
'Diff' is the gain/loss in seconds
'%Diff' is the difference in time as a percentage of the 2008 time
Negative Diff/%Diff mean that the driver/team improved. Positive means they
got worse.
There can be several reasons for the variations seen.
Apologies if the tables wrap - save it and reformat if you are interested.
2008 Team 2008 Driver S Lps Time 2009 Driver S Lps Time Diff. %Diff
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[Honda] Barrichello Q1 165 1'16.208 Barrichello Q2 197 1'14.829 -1.379 -1.81
[Honda] Button Q2 186 1'16.101 Button Q3 196 1'14.902 -1.199 -1.58
F India-[Ferrari] Fisichella P2 113 1'17.251 Fisichella Q1 198 1'16.063 -1.188 -1.54
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q1 189 1'16.955 Buemi Q2 134 1'15.833 -1.122 -1.46
Renault Piquet Q1 147 1'16.933 Piquet Q2 138 1'15.837 -1.096 -1.42
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil Q1 158 1'17.225 Sutil P3 188 1'16.228 -0.997 -1.29
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q2 84 1'15.839 Vettel Q2 114 1'14.879 -0.960 -1.27
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 179 1'15.745 Webber Q2 171 1'14.825 -0.920 -1.21
Ferrari R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Q2 184 1'15.404 R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Q2 207 1'14.514 -0.890 -1.18
Williams-Toyota Nakajima P2 186 1'16.372 Nakajima Q2 198 1'15.579 -0.793 -1.04
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q1 100 1'16.806 Bourdais Q1 199 1'16.120 -0.686 -0.89
Renault Alonso Q2 171 1'15.827 Alonso P3 196 1'15.164 -0.663 -0.87
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q1 179 1'15.295 Kovalainen Q2 174 1'14.809 -0.486 -0.65
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 175 1'15.287 Rosberg Q2 196 1'14.826 -0.461 -0.61
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld P2 166 1'16.426 Heidfeld Q1 173 1'16.264 -0.162 -0.21
Ferrari Massa Q2 185 1'15.110 Massa Q2 202 1'15.001 -0.109 -0.15
Toyota Glock Q2 189 1'15.907 Glock R 187 1'16.066 +0.159 +0.21
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton P2 178 1'15.140 Hamilton P3 165 1'15.389 +0.249 +0.33
Toyota Trulli Q2 165 1'15.598 Trulli R 185 1'16.011 +0.413 +0.55
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 173 1'15.483 Kubica Q1 88 1'16.405 +0.922 +1.22
Notes
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16 of the 20 drivers improved compared to 2008, the top five all gained more than one
second.
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] Button Q2 351 1'16.101 Barrichello Q2 393 1'14.829 -1.272 -1.67
F India-[Ferrari] Sutil Q1 271 1'17.225 Fisichella Q1 386 1'16.063 -1.162 -1.50
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q1 289 1'16.806 Buemi Q2 333 1'15.833 -0.973 -1.27
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 263 1'15.745 Webber Q2 285 1'14.825 -0.920 -1.21
Renault Alonso Q2 318 1'15.827 Alonso P3 334 1'15.164 -0.663 -0.87
Ferrari Massa Q2 369 1'15.110 R嚙箠kk嚙緯en Q2 409 1'14.514 -0.596 -0.79
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 361 1'15.287 Rosberg Q2 394 1'14.826 -0.461 -0.61
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton P2 357 1'15.140 Kovalainen Q2 339 1'14.809 -0.331 -0.44
Toyota Trulli Q2 354 1'15.598 Trulli R 372 1'16.011 +0.413 +0.55
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 339 1'15.483 Heidfeld Q1 261 1'16.264 +0.781 +1.03
All teams except Toyota & BMW Sauber 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 R6 Tot Avg.
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1. Brawn-Mercedes 1 1 2 2 1 1 8 1.33
2. Red Bull-Renault 2 4 3 3 2 4 18 3.00
3. F India-Mercedes 8 6 1 1 5 2 23 3.83
4. Williams-Toyota 3 2 4 6 3 7 25 4.17
5. Toyota 4 3 5 7 4 9 32 5.33
6. Renault 5 5 6 4 8 5 33 5.50
7. T Rosso-Ferrari 10 7 8 5 6 3 39 6.50
8. Ferrari 6 9 9 10 7 6 47 7.83
9. BMW Sauber-BMW 7 8 7 9 9 10 50 8.33
10. McLaren-Mercedes 9 10 10 8 10 8 55 9.17
a425couple
> Q: How does the best lap of the whole weekend --
> compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2008? --
> The second table takes the best lap time from both drivers in each team
> and compares
> McLaren-Mercedes Ham- 1'15.140 Koval- Q2 339 1'14.809 -0.331 -0.44
> +0.55
> teams except Toyota & BMW Sauber improved compared to the 2008 event.
Brian, it is very nice to have you & your postings back
on line (and perhaps from a nice vacation?).
Brian Lawrence
Thanks, it's good to be back. Vacation was fine, but I get bored after a
couple of days on the beach :-)
--
Brian
Brian Lawrence
quote in full:
"Toro Rosso is being used by Ferrari as a sort of Formula One 'B-team',
according to a report in the German press.
Auto Motor und Sport magazine claims the Faenza-based team has been
asked all season to use progressively ageing engines throughout the
three hours of free practice on Fridays.
It is suggested that Ferrari, the supplier of customer engines to the
Red Bull sister team, is using the arrangement to test the longevity of
its 2.4 litre V8s.
The problem for Toro Rosso, however, is that the engines used in Turkey
by Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastien Buemi were each six Fridays old, and
therefore 15kmh slower than the majority of the rest of the field.
This meant that, on Saturday with fresher engines fitted, the drivers
encountered vastly different conditions, whose Friday set up work was
largely irrelevant.
Auto Motor und Sport said STR's Friday engines had 2,500 kilometres on
the odometer.
'After 1400 kilometres, the power diminishes dramatically,' Team Principal
Franz Tost is quoted as saying.
Source: GMM
� CAPSIS International"
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090610100857.shtml
If this report is true it might mean that other teams have been doing the same
thing, running 'old' engines during Friday practice and installing 'new'
engines ready for P3 on Saturday. It is certainly true that the regs. do not
regard P1 and P2 as part of the event with regard to the 8-engine rule, and so
teams could use any engine they like on Friday.
My previous postings on this topic have assumed that most teams used their
engines from the previous race on Friday and sometimes installed brand new
engines ready for P3. That assumption would seem to be invalid, so I will
remove the Friday data from these posts with effect from the Turkish GP - I
have not had time to update the data below.
The revised rules on engine usage mean that there is no simple 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
6 MON 2 61 209.840 4
6 MON 3 104 357.760 1 New
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8 3 825 4034.800
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
6 MON 2 75 258.000 3
6 MON 3 99 340.560 1 New
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8 3 682 3295.306
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
6 MON 3 73 251.120 3
6 MON 4 129 443.760 1 Mew
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9 4 852 4100.172
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
6 MON 3 207 712.080 3
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8 4 857 4157.711
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
6 MON 4 88 302.720 2
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9 4 757 3799.477
6. Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber [BMW P86/9]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
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
6 MON 3 173 595.120 3
--------------------------------------
8 3 844 4123.030
7. Fernando Alonso Renault [Renault RS27]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
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
6 MON 3 196 674.240 3
--------------------------------------
8 3 848 4087.011
8. Nelsinho Piquet Renault [Renault RS27]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
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
6 MON 3 138 474.720 3
--------------------------------------
8 3 804 3970.798
9. Jarno Trulli Toyota [Toyota RVX-09]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
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
6 MON 4 185 636.400 2
---------------------------------------
9 4 879 4302.313
10. Timo Glock Toyota [Toyota RVX-09]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
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
6 MON 4 187 643.280 2
--------------------------------------
9 4 966 4719.095
11. S�bastien Bourdais Toro Rosso [Ferrari 056]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
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
6 MON 3 199 684.560 2
--------------------------------------
7 3 801 3881.527
12. S�bastien Buemi Toro Rosso [Ferrari 056]
No. GP ES# Laps Ev-Km. Ev# Status
======================================
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
6 MON 3 134 460.960 2
--------------------------------------
7 3 756 3769.722
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
6 MON 3 171 588.240 3
--------------------------------------
8 3 854 4167.565
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
6 MON 3 114 392.160 3
--------------------------------------
8 3 777 3861.962
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
6 MON 4 196 674.240 2
--------------------------------------
9 4 976 4768.708
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
6 MON 3 198 681.120 2
--------------------------------------
8 3 857 4133.087
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
6 MON 3 188 646.720 3
--------------------------------------
8 3 733 3564.762
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
6 MON 3 198 681.120 3
--------------------------------------
8 3 841 4049.828
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
6 MON 3 196 674.240 3
--------------------------------------
8 3 910 4420.694
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
6 MON 3 197 677.680 3
--------------------------------------
8 3 939 4573.280
Summary
=======
No. Driver AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON
========================================
1. Hamilton 1 1 1/2 2 2 2/3
2. Kovalainen 1 1 1 1/2 2 2/3
3. Massa 1 1/2 2 2/3 3 3/4
4. R�ikk�nen 1 1/2 2 2/3 3 3
5. Kubica 1 1/2 2/3 3 3/4 4
6. Heidfeld 1 1/2 2 2/3 3 3
7. Alonso 1 1/2 2 2/3 3 3
8. Piquet 1 1/2 2 2/3 3 3
9. Trulli 1 1/2 2 2/3 3/4 4
10. Glock 1 1/2 2 2/3 3/4 4
11. Bourdais 1 2 2 2 2/3 3
12. Buemi 1 2 2 2 2/3 3
14. Webber 1 1/2 2 2/3 3 3
15. Vettel 1 1/2 2 2/3 3 3
16. Williams 1 1/2 2 2/3 3/4 4
17. Nakajima 1 1/2 2 2 2/3 3
20. Sutil 1 1/2 2 2/3 3 3
21. Fisichella 1 1/2 2 2/3 3 3
22. Button 1 1/2 2 2/3 3 3
23. Barrichello 1 1/2 2 2/3 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
06 MON 1 Hamilton - new 'box (post-Qual), 5-place penalty
06 MON 2 Kovalainen - DNF (ESP), free change
06 MON 9 Trulli - DNF (ESP), free change
R�ikk�nen and Vettel completed a 4-race sequence in Spain and began a
new sequence in Monaco - Kovalainen and Trulli had a free change after
failing to finish in Spain. Fifteen drivers are still in mid-sequence.
a425couple
> "a425couple" <a425c...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> "Brian Lawrence" <Brian_W_...@msn.com> wrote in ...
>
>>> Q: How does the best lap of the whole weekend --
>>> compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2008? --
>>> The second table takes the best lap time from both drivers
>>> with the equivalent team last season. Probably a better comparison. --
>>> McLaren-Mercedes Ham- 1'15.140 Koval- Q2 339 1'14.809 -0.331 -0.44
>>> BMW Kubica Q2 339 1'15.483 Heidfeld Q1 261 1'16.264 +0.781 +1.03
So, it appears that the 'problem' presented by the rules change
of reduced downforce (esp. rear wing) was solved by all
except Toyota & BMW (and barely by McLaren)
(even for wierd Monaco).
Jim Price
> An article recently appeared on the pitpass website which I'll
> quote in full:
>
> "Toro Rosso is being used by Ferrari as a sort of Formula One 'B-team',
> according to a report in the German press.
>
> Auto Motor und Sport magazine claims the Faenza-based team has been
> asked all season to use progressively ageing engines throughout the
> three hours of free practice on Fridays.
>
> It is suggested that Ferrari, the supplier of customer engines to the
> Red Bull sister team, is using the arrangement to test the longevity of
> its 2.4 litre V8s.
At this point I started wondering what Maclaren Mercedes are testing
with Brawn...
--
JimP
Trev
The Macs are being used as a test bed by Mercs to help Force India.
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 Monaco GP:
Lap Place Passer (Passed) KERS
==========================================
7 5 Rosberg (Massa) -/K
8 14 Fisichella (Sutil) -/- [team-mates]
10 14 Heidfeld (Sutil) -/-
69 11 Glock (Heidfeld) -/-
70 13 Hamilton (Trulli) K/-
That's 5 passes in total, compared to 21 in a wet 2008.
The Last 10 Seasons
===================
To save space I have removed the columns for 1997-98 from this table, but I have included
the data from those two seasons in the Total & Avg. columns. The number of passes for each
GP in 1997-98 is summarised following the main table.
1997-2009
Grand Prix 2009 '08 '07 '06 '05 '04 '03 '02 '01 '00 '99 Total Avg.
=======================================================================
1. Australia 10 11 11 23 5 9 38 19 18 13 41 208 17.3
2. Malaysia 17 11 12 16 7 20 16 27 47 31 11 216 19.6
3. China 61 9 40 51 20 17 -- -- -- -- -- 198 33.0
4. Bahrain 13 14 20 39 14 15 -- -- -- -- -- 115 19.2
5. Spain 4 3 5 7 3 7 19 10 10 4 4 124 9.5
6. Monaco 5 21 2 19 10 5 0 9 6 2 5 117 9.0
7. Turkey -- 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 110 303 276 318 226 307 322 285 257 311 288 3575 16.9
No. GP 6 18 17 18 19 18 16 17 17 17 16 212
Race Avg. 18 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
=============================================================
13 Glock 1 5 6 - - 1
13 Hamilton 4 1 6 - 1 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 - -
3 Fisichella - - 1 1 - 1
3 Heidfeld 1 - 1 - - 1
2 Nakajima - - 1 1 - -
2 Piquet - - 1 1 - -
2 Rosberg - - - 1 - 1
1 Trulli 1 - - - - -
-----------------------------------------
110 10 17 61 13 4 5
No. of Times Overtaken
======================
AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN Eur
=============================================================
15 Heidfeld - 4 7 3 - 1
12 Fisichella 2 1 6 3 - -
10 Trulli - 1 7 1 - 1
9 R�ikk�nen - 1 8 - - -
7 Sutil - - 5 - - 2
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 Massa - 1 - 1 2 1
4 Alonso 1 3 - - - -
4 Kubica - - 4 - - -
4 Kovalainen - - 2 1 1 -
3 Button - - 3 - - -
2 Buemi 1 - 1 - - -
2 Webber - 1 1 - - -
2 Barrichello - - 2 - - -
2 Glock - - 1 1 - -
0 Vettel - - - - - -
-----------------------------------------
110 10 17 61 13 4 5
Gains/Losses on Lap One
=======================
Plus 1: Barrichello, Piquet, Bourdais, Sutil, Hamilton
No change: Button, Vettel, Massa, Rosberg, Kovalainen, Webber, Alonso, Nakajima,
Heidfeld, Kubica, Glock
Minus 1: R�ikk�nen, Buemi, Trulli
Minus 2: Fisichella
Gains/Losses on Lap One in 2009
===============================
Driver Total (ASP) AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR
=======================================================
Piquet +10 (14.3) +3 +2 - +4 - +1
Hamilton +6 (12.8) +2 +1 - +2 - +1
Fisichella +4 (17.2) +2 0 - +4 - -2
R�ikk�nen +4 (8.3) +2 0 - +3 - -1
Massa +4 (8.7) +3 +2 - -1 - 0
Rosberg +2 (6.7) -1 +4 - -1 - 0
Webber +2 (7.8) - -2 - +4 - 0
Heidfeld +2 (12.2) - 0 - +2 - 0
Bourdais +2 (16.3) +2 -2 - +1 - +1
Sutil +2 (17.7) - 0 - +1 - +1
Vettel 0 (4.3) +1 +1 - -2 - 0
Trulli -2 (8.8) - 0 - -1 - -1
Button -2 (2.2) 0 -2 - 0 - 0
Alonso -2 (7.5) -5 +4 - -1 - 0
Kubica -2 (11.2) 0 - - -2 - 0
Barrichello -2 (4.3) -5 +2 - 0 - +1
Buemi -4 (14.2) +1 0 - -4 - -1
Glock -4 (11.7) - -5 - +1 - 0
Kovalainen -6 (12.3) - - - -6 - 0
Nakajima -7 (11.5) +1 -4 - -4 - 0
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 *
125 G Fisichella *
108 J Villeneuve
103 O Panis
101 J Trulli *
101 F Massa *
95 JP Montoya
93 K R�ikk�nen *
89 J Alesi
88 F Alonso *
77 M Webber *
76 T Sato
75 N Heidfeld *
73 H-H Frentzen
67 E Irvine
62 R Kubica *
54 L Hamilton *
54 J Verstappen
52 N Rosberg *
50 M Salo
* Current drivers
Two other drivers who didn't quite make the cut - Mika H�kkinen & Pedro de la Rosa
(both 49).
Other current drivers:
45 H Kovalainen
35 A Sutil
27 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.
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