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Magny-Cours Stats
Magny-Cours Stats
I thought that I'd group all the statistics together in one thread as I
did for the Monte Carlo & Montreal events.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn . com
I thought that I'd group all the statistics together in one thread as I
did for the Monte Carlo & Montreal events.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn . com
Qualifying Statistics #8 - Magny-Cours
Average Starting Position 2008 - after Magny-Cours, Qualifying #8
=================================================================
2008 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
==================================================================================
1. 2.50 (-0.07) F Massa 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - -
2. 3.50 (+0.21) R Kubica 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - - - -
3. (4) 4.00 (-0.43) K Räikkönen 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81
4. (3) 4.75 (+1.18) L Hamilton 1 2.59 - - - - - - - -
5. 5.63 (+0.63) H Kovalainen 10 10.71 - - - - - - - -
6. 6.38 (-0.48) F Alonso 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88
7.(=7) 7.25 (-0.46) J Trulli 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31
8.(=7) 8.13 (+0.42) N Heidfeld 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31
9. 8.63 (-0.37) M Webber 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88
10. 10.88 (+1.17) N Rosberg 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - - - -
11(=13) 12.38 (-0.76) D Coulthard 13 13.35 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50
12(=13) 12.50 (-0.64) T Glock - - - - - - 22 16.50 - -
13.(11) 12.75 (+1.04) R Barrichello 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63
14.(12) 13.13 (+0.42) J Button 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33
15.(16) 14.50 (-0.79) N Piquet - - - - - - - - - -
16.(15) 14.88 (+0.02) S Nakajima 22 19.00 - - - - - - - -
17. 15.63 (-0.51) S Vettel 15 14.38 - - - - - - - -
18. 16.50 (-0.36) S Bourdais - - - - - - - - - -
19. 18.00 (-0.14) G Fisichella 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88
20. 18.63 (-0.08) A Sutil 23 20.29 - - - - - - - -
21. 20.75 T Sato 20 17.29 20 19.67 14 10.88 8 8.06 16 13.00
22. 21.25 A Davidson 19 16.06 - - 22 15.00 - - - -
Averages include all demotions such as engine/gearbox change penalties, but not
last minute changes such as pitlane starts.
Average Team Starting Position 2008 - after Magny-Cours, Qualifying #8
======================================================================
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
=======================================================================================
1. 3.25 (-0.25) Ferrari 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35
2. 5.19 (+0.90) McLaren 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3. 5.62
3. 5.81 (+0.31) BMW-Sauber 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97*
4. 9.88 (-0.55) Toyota 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59
5. 10.44 (-0.63) Renault 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50
6. 10.50 (-0.57) Red Bull 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79*
7. 12.94 (+0.73) Honda 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71*
8. 12.88 (+0.59) Williams 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21
9. 16.06 (-0.44) T Rosso 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32*
10. 18.31 (-0.12) F India 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.97 9. 16.36 9. 15.53 7. 13.33*
11. 21.00 S Aguri 10. 16.68 11. 20.14 - - - - - - - -
* Red Bull = Jaguar (2002-04), Honda = BAR (2002-05), BMW-Sauber = Sauber (2002-05),
Force India = Spyker (2007) = Midland (2006) = Jordan (2002-05), Toro Rosso = Minardi
(2002-05)
Note: Throughout the 2007 season the data in the 2006 columns was incorrect.
Team-mates Head-to-Head 2008 - after Magny-Cours, Qualifying #8
===============================================================
Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
================================================
Renault Alonso 8-0 Piquet +65
BMW-Sauber Kubica 8-0 Heidfeld +37
Toyota Trulli 7-1 Glock +42
Red Bull Webber 7-1 Coulthard +30
Williams Rosberg 6-2 Nakajima +32
McLaren Hamilton 5-3 Kovalainen +13
Ferrari Massa 5-3 Räikkönen +12
Force India Fisichella 5-3 Sutil +5
Toro Rosso Bourdais 4-4 Vettel -7
Honda Barrichello 4-4 Button +3
S Aguri Sato 2-2 Davidson +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.
Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
======================================
Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
=============================
L Hamilton 8 8 8
H Kovalainen 8 8 8
R Kubica 8 8 8
F Massa 8 8 8
F Alonso 8 8 7
K Räikkönen 8 8* 7 AUS (0 laps)
J Trulli 8 8 7
N Heidfeld 8 8 6
M Webber 8 8* 6* AUS (2 laps), CDN (0 laps)
N Rosberg 8 8 4
D Coulthard 8 6 4* MON (0 laps)
T Glock 8 8 3
R Barrichello 8 7 1
J Button 8 6 1
N Piquet 8 5 1
S Vettel 8* 4 1* AUS (2 laps), CDN (0 laps)
K Nakajima 8 5 0
S Bourdais 8 3 0
G Fisichella 8 0 0
A Sutil 8 0 0
T Sato 4 0 0
A Davidson 4 0 0
* Set no time in one or more sessions.
Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
==============================================
Best in 2008 Best in Best in Best before 2006
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2007 (#) 2006 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
=============================================================================
F Massa Pole (3) . . . Pole (6) Pole (3) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
L Hamilton Pole (2) AUS/CDN Pole (6) --- ---
K Räikkönen Pole (2) FRA Pole (3) Pole (3) Pole (8) Eur 03 - TUR 05
R Kubica Pole (1) BRN 4th (1) 6th (1) ---
F Alonso 2nd (1) ESP Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
H Kovalainen 2nd (1) TUR 6th (2) --- ---
J Trulli 3rd (1) MAL 6th (1) 3rd (1) Pole (3) MON 04 - USA 05
N Heidfeld 5th (2) AUS/MAL 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
N Rosberg 5th (1) CDN 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
M Webber 6th (3) . . . 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 05
D Coulthard 7th (1) FRA 5th (1) 7th (1) Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01
T Glock 8th (1) FRA --- --- 16th (2) CDN 04 - CHN 04
S Vettel 9th (1) AUS 7th (1) --- ---
J Button 9th (1) BRN 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
R Barrichello 9th (1) CDN 9th (1) 3rd (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
N Piquet 9th (1) FRA --- --- ---
K Nakajima 12th (2) ESP/CDN 19th (1) --- ---
S Bourdais 14th (1) FRA --- --- ---
G Fisichella 16th (1) AUS 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05
A Sutil 16th (1) CDN 19th (3) --- ---
T Sato 19th (1) MAL 10th (1) 17th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 04
A Davidson 21st (3) . . . 11th (2) --- 15th (1) MAL 05
Personal Bests set at Magny-Cours
=================================
Career 2008 Season
======================================
Pole K Räikkönen (16) K Räikkönen (2)
6th M Webber (3)
7th D Coulthard
8th T Glock
9th N Piquet N Piquet
14th S Bourdais S Bourdais
All-Time Top 20 Poles
=====================
1. A Senna 65
2. M Schumacher 50 + 14 in 2003-05 [1] + 4 in '06 [3]
3. A Prost 34
4. J Clark 33
5. N Mansell 32
6. JM Fangio 29
7. M Häkkinen 26
8. N Lauda 24
N Piquet 24
10. D Hill 20
11. M Andretti 18
12. J Stewart 17
R Arnoux 17
14. S Moss 16
K Räikkönen 0 + 5 in 2003-05 [1] + 3 in '05 [2] + 8 in '06-08 [3]
16. F Alonso 0 + 7 in 2003-05 [1] + 2 in '05 [2] + 6 in '06 [3]
17. A Ascari 14
R Peterson 14
J Hunt 14
20. J Brabham 13
G Hill 13
J Ickx 13
J Villeneuve 13 + 0 in 2003-04 [1] + 0 in '05 [2]
JP Montoya 10 + 3 in 2003-04 [1] + 0 in '05 [2]
1. Single lap qualifying (2003-05, except for AUS-MON '05)
2. Two single-lap sessions aggregated (AUS-MON '05 only)
3. Knockout, 3-period, race fuel
The Recent Record of Pole Position Holders at Magny-Cours
=========================================================
Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
=======================================================================
1999 1'38.441 R Barrichello Stewart SF3 3rd Frentzen Jordan 5th
----
2000 1'15.632 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 DNF Coulthard McLaren 2nd
2001 1'12.989 R Schumacher Williams FW23 2nd M Schumacher Ferrari 2nd
2002 1'11.985 JP Montoya Williams FW24 4th M Schumacher Ferrari 2nd
----
2003 1'15.019 R Schumacher Williams FW25 1st
2004 1'13.698 F Alonso Renault R24 2nd M Schumacher Ferrari 2nd
2005 1'14.412 F Alonso Renault R25 1st
2006 1'15.493 M Schumacher Ferrari 248 F1 1st
2007 1'15.453 F Massa Ferrari F2007 2nd K Räikkönen Ferrari 2nd
2008 1'16.449 K Räikkkönen Ferrari F2008 2nd F Massa Ferrari 2nd
Note: Since 2006 the grid has been decided on a three-period knockout system,
and the quoted time is not necessarily the fastest.
There have been 17 GPs at Magny-Cours,
five have been won from pole (last was MS in 2006),
nine have been won from second (Massa in 2008),
one has been won from third (MS in 1994),
one has been won from fourth (Mansell in 1992),
and one has been won from fifth (Frentzen in 1999).
Average Qualifying Position of race winner = 2.059.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn . com
Average Starting Position 2008 - after Magny-Cours, Qualifying #8
=================================================================
2008 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
==================================================================================
1. 2.50 (-0.07) F Massa 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - -
2. 3.50 (+0.21) R Kubica 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - - - -
3. (4) 4.00 (-0.43) K Räikkönen 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81
4. (3) 4.75 (+1.18) L Hamilton 1 2.59 - - - - - - - -
5. 5.63 (+0.63) H Kovalainen 10 10.71 - - - - - - - -
6. 6.38 (-0.48) F Alonso 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88
7.(=7) 7.25 (-0.46) J Trulli 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31
8.(=7) 8.13 (+0.42) N Heidfeld 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31
9. 8.63 (-0.37) M Webber 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88
10. 10.88 (+1.17) N Rosberg 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - - - -
11(=13) 12.38 (-0.76) D Coulthard 13 13.35 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50
12(=13) 12.50 (-0.64) T Glock - - - - - - 22 16.50 - -
13.(11) 12.75 (+1.04) R Barrichello 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63
14.(12) 13.13 (+0.42) J Button 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33
15.(16) 14.50 (-0.79) N Piquet - - - - - - - - - -
16.(15) 14.88 (+0.02) S Nakajima 22 19.00 - - - - - - - -
17. 15.63 (-0.51) S Vettel 15 14.38 - - - - - - - -
18. 16.50 (-0.36) S Bourdais - - - - - - - - - -
19. 18.00 (-0.14) G Fisichella 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88
20. 18.63 (-0.08) A Sutil 23 20.29 - - - - - - - -
21. 20.75 T Sato 20 17.29 20 19.67 14 10.88 8 8.06 16 13.00
22. 21.25 A Davidson 19 16.06 - - 22 15.00 - - - -
Averages include all demotions such as engine/gearbox change penalties, but not
last minute changes such as pitlane starts.
Average Team Starting Position 2008 - after Magny-Cours, Qualifying #8
======================================================================
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
=======================================================================================
1. 3.25 (-0.25) Ferrari 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35
2. 5.19 (+0.90) McLaren 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3. 5.62
3. 5.81 (+0.31) BMW-Sauber 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97*
4. 9.88 (-0.55) Toyota 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59
5. 10.44 (-0.63) Renault 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50
6. 10.50 (-0.57) Red Bull 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79*
7. 12.94 (+0.73) Honda 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71*
8. 12.88 (+0.59) Williams 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21
9. 16.06 (-0.44) T Rosso 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32*
10. 18.31 (-0.12) F India 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.97 9. 16.36 9. 15.53 7. 13.33*
11. 21.00 S Aguri 10. 16.68 11. 20.14 - - - - - - - -
* Red Bull = Jaguar (2002-04), Honda = BAR (2002-05), BMW-Sauber = Sauber (2002-05),
Force India = Spyker (2007) = Midland (2006) = Jordan (2002-05), Toro Rosso = Minardi
(2002-05)
Note: Throughout the 2007 season the data in the 2006 columns was incorrect.
Team-mates Head-to-Head 2008 - after Magny-Cours, Qualifying #8
===============================================================
Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
================================================
Renault Alonso 8-0 Piquet +65
BMW-Sauber Kubica 8-0 Heidfeld +37
Toyota Trulli 7-1 Glock +42
Red Bull Webber 7-1 Coulthard +30
Williams Rosberg 6-2 Nakajima +32
McLaren Hamilton 5-3 Kovalainen +13
Ferrari Massa 5-3 Räikkönen +12
Force India Fisichella 5-3 Sutil +5
Toro Rosso Bourdais 4-4 Vettel -7
Honda Barrichello 4-4 Button +3
S Aguri Sato 2-2 Davidson +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.
Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
======================================
Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
=============================
L Hamilton 8 8 8
H Kovalainen 8 8 8
R Kubica 8 8 8
F Massa 8 8 8
F Alonso 8 8 7
K Räikkönen 8 8* 7 AUS (0 laps)
J Trulli 8 8 7
N Heidfeld 8 8 6
M Webber 8 8* 6* AUS (2 laps), CDN (0 laps)
N Rosberg 8 8 4
D Coulthard 8 6 4* MON (0 laps)
T Glock 8 8 3
R Barrichello 8 7 1
J Button 8 6 1
N Piquet 8 5 1
S Vettel 8* 4 1* AUS (2 laps), CDN (0 laps)
K Nakajima 8 5 0
S Bourdais 8 3 0
G Fisichella 8 0 0
A Sutil 8 0 0
T Sato 4 0 0
A Davidson 4 0 0
* Set no time in one or more sessions.
Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
==============================================
Best in 2008 Best in Best in Best before 2006
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2007 (#) 2006 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
=============================================================================
F Massa Pole (3) . . . Pole (6) Pole (3) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
L Hamilton Pole (2) AUS/CDN Pole (6) --- ---
K Räikkönen Pole (2) FRA Pole (3) Pole (3) Pole (8) Eur 03 - TUR 05
R Kubica Pole (1) BRN 4th (1) 6th (1) ---
F Alonso 2nd (1) ESP Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
H Kovalainen 2nd (1) TUR 6th (2) --- ---
J Trulli 3rd (1) MAL 6th (1) 3rd (1) Pole (3) MON 04 - USA 05
N Heidfeld 5th (2) AUS/MAL 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
N Rosberg 5th (1) CDN 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
M Webber 6th (3) . . . 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 05
D Coulthard 7th (1) FRA 5th (1) 7th (1) Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01
T Glock 8th (1) FRA --- --- 16th (2) CDN 04 - CHN 04
S Vettel 9th (1) AUS 7th (1) --- ---
J Button 9th (1) BRN 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
R Barrichello 9th (1) CDN 9th (1) 3rd (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
N Piquet 9th (1) FRA --- --- ---
K Nakajima 12th (2) ESP/CDN 19th (1) --- ---
S Bourdais 14th (1) FRA --- --- ---
G Fisichella 16th (1) AUS 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05
A Sutil 16th (1) CDN 19th (3) --- ---
T Sato 19th (1) MAL 10th (1) 17th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 04
A Davidson 21st (3) . . . 11th (2) --- 15th (1) MAL 05
Personal Bests set at Magny-Cours
=================================
Career 2008 Season
======================================
Pole K Räikkönen (16) K Räikkönen (2)
6th M Webber (3)
7th D Coulthard
8th T Glock
9th N Piquet N Piquet
14th S Bourdais S Bourdais
All-Time Top 20 Poles
=====================
1. A Senna 65
2. M Schumacher 50 + 14 in 2003-05 [1] + 4 in '06 [3]
3. A Prost 34
4. J Clark 33
5. N Mansell 32
6. JM Fangio 29
7. M Häkkinen 26
8. N Lauda 24
N Piquet 24
10. D Hill 20
11. M Andretti 18
12. J Stewart 17
R Arnoux 17
14. S Moss 16
K Räikkönen 0 + 5 in 2003-05 [1] + 3 in '05 [2] + 8 in '06-08 [3]
16. F Alonso 0 + 7 in 2003-05 [1] + 2 in '05 [2] + 6 in '06 [3]
17. A Ascari 14
R Peterson 14
J Hunt 14
20. J Brabham 13
G Hill 13
J Ickx 13
J Villeneuve 13 + 0 in 2003-04 [1] + 0 in '05 [2]
JP Montoya 10 + 3 in 2003-04 [1] + 0 in '05 [2]
1. Single lap qualifying (2003-05, except for AUS-MON '05)
2. Two single-lap sessions aggregated (AUS-MON '05 only)
3. Knockout, 3-period, race fuel
The Recent Record of Pole Position Holders at Magny-Cours
=========================================================
Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
=======================================================================
1999 1'38.441 R Barrichello Stewart SF3 3rd Frentzen Jordan 5th
----
2000 1'15.632 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 DNF Coulthard McLaren 2nd
2001 1'12.989 R Schumacher Williams FW23 2nd M Schumacher Ferrari 2nd
2002 1'11.985 JP Montoya Williams FW24 4th M Schumacher Ferrari 2nd
----
2003 1'15.019 R Schumacher Williams FW25 1st
2004 1'13.698 F Alonso Renault R24 2nd M Schumacher Ferrari 2nd
2005 1'14.412 F Alonso Renault R25 1st
2006 1'15.493 M Schumacher Ferrari 248 F1 1st
2007 1'15.453 F Massa Ferrari F2007 2nd K Räikkönen Ferrari 2nd
2008 1'16.449 K Räikkkönen Ferrari F2008 2nd F Massa Ferrari 2nd
Note: Since 2006 the grid has been decided on a three-period knockout system,
and the quoted time is not necessarily the fastest.
There have been 17 GPs at Magny-Cours,
five have been won from pole (last was MS in 2006),
nine have been won from second (Massa in 2008),
one has been won from third (MS in 1994),
one has been won from fourth (Mansell in 1992),
and one has been won from fifth (Frentzen in 1999).
Average Qualifying Position of race winner = 2.059.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn . com
Top Speed Comparison - Magny-Cours
Top Speeds of the Event
=======================
Team Driver Sess kph
==============================================
Ferrari Kimi Räikkönen P1 309.9
Ferrari Felipe Massa P2 308.4
McLaren-Mercedes Lewis Hamilton P1 308.3
Renault Fernando Alonso P3 307.7
Renault Nelson Piquet P3 307.6
Williams-Toyota Kazuki Nakajima P2 307.6
Williams-Toyota Nico Rosberg P2 306.8
McLaren-Mercedes Heikki Kovalainen P1 306.1
BMW Sauber-BMW Robert Kubica P1 303.2
T Rosso-Ferrari Sebastian Vettel P2 302.3
BMW Sauber-BMW Nick Heidfeld P2 302.0
Red Bull-Renault David Coulthard P2 302.0
T Rosso-Ferrari Sebastien Bourdais Q1 301.6
Red Bull-Renault Mark Webber P3 301.5
Toyota Timo Glock P1 301.4
F India-Ferrari Adrian Sutil P1 300.9
F India-Ferrari G Fisichella P3 300.8
Toyota Jarno Trulli P1 300.0
Honda Jenson Button P3 299.4
Honda Rubens Barrichello P3 298.5
2007/2008 Comparison
====================
I posted these comparisons throughout the 2006 & 2007 seasons to illustrate
changes in top speeds as measured through the speed traps. In previous years
I restricted the comparison to speeds recorded during the three segments of
qualifying, since the best laps are usually recorded in those sessions. For
2008 I propose to consider the top speeds recorded in the other sessions
(free practice and the race).
The first table compares the 2007 team/driver combination with the equivalent
2008 team/driver - the same driver if possible, otherwise the 2007 driver is
compared to his 2008 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
All teams have retained their names except for Spyker-Ferrari which has become
Force India-Ferrari.
'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 2007 speed)
Since the Turkish GP the FIA website (w w w .fia . com ) has changed and I can no
longer locate speed trap data for the race - I didn't have the speed trap
data for the 2007 race either, but until Turkey the 2008 data was available.
French GP 2007/08
2007 2008
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Dif. %Dif.
========================================================================
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q1 300.0 Hamilton P1 308.3 +8.3 +2.77
Renault Fisichella Q1 301.5 Piquet P3 307.6 +6.1 +2.02
Renault Kovalainen P3 302.0 Alonso P3 307.7 +5.7 +1.89
Ferrari Räikkönen P3 304.9 Räikkönen P1 309.9 +5.0 +1.64
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil P3 296.2 Sutil P1 300.9 +4.7 +1.59
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P3 296.5 Fisichella P3 300.8 +4.3 +1.45
Ferrari Massa Q1 304.1 Massa P2 308.4 +4.3 +1.41
Williams-Toyota Wurz P3 303.7 Nakajima P2 307.6 +3.9 +1.28
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q1 303.7 Kovalainen P1 306.1 +2.4 +0.79
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P3 300.9 Vettel P2 302.3 +1.4 +0.47
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi P3 300.4 Bourdais Q1 301.6 +1.2 +0.40
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld P3 301.0 Heidfeld P2 302.0 +1.0 +0.33
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q1 301.4 Coulthard P2 302.0 +0.6 +0.20
Toyota Schumacher P3 301.1 Glock P1 301.4 +0.3 +0.10
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 306.6 Rosberg P2 306.8 +0.2 +0.07
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q1 301.9 Webber P3 301.5 -0.4 -0.13
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q1 305.0 Kubica P1 303.2 -1.8 -0.59
Toyota Trulli Q1 302.6 Trulli P1 300.0 -2.6 -0.86
Honda Button P3 302.1 Button P3 299.4 -2.7 -0.89
Honda Barrichello Q1 302.1 Barrichello P3 298.5 -3.6 -1.19
S Aguri-Honda Sato P3 299.7
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 301.5
Lewis Hamilton's position at the top suggests that McLaren have overtaken
Ferrari, at least in terms of top speed, at Magny-Cours. Ferrari are also
high up the table, but did not improve as much as Renault. Fifteen driver
combinations improved, while five (Webber, Kubica, Trulli, Button &
Barrichello) did not.
The second table compares the best speed achieved by each team (IE the top
speed of both drivers), and as such is a better comparison.
2007 2008
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Dif. %Dif.
========================================================================
Renault Kovalainen P3 302.0 Alonso P3 307.7 +5.7 +1.89
Ferrari Räikkönen P3 304.9 Räikkönen P1 309.9 +5.0 +1.64
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q1 303.7 Hamilton P1 308.3 +4.6 +1.51
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P3 296.5 Sutil P1 300.9 +4.3 +1.45
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P3 300.9 Vettel P2 302.3 +1.4 +0.47
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 306.6 Nakajima P2 307.6 +1.0 +0.33
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q1 301.9 Coulthard P2 302.0 +0.1 +0.03
Toyota Trulli Q1 302.6 Glock P1 301.4 -1.2 -0.40
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q1 305.0 Kubica P1 303.2 -1.8 -0.59
Honda Button P3 302.1 Button P3 299.4 -2.7 -0.89
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 301.5
McLaren did improve a lot, but not quite as much as Ferrari and quite a
lot less than Renault. Toyota, BMW Sauber and Honda failed to improve.
All data from w w w .formula1 . com (except for race speed trap data which
is on w w w .fia . com ).
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn . com
Top Speeds of the Event
=======================
Team Driver Sess kph
==============================================
Ferrari Kimi Räikkönen P1 309.9
Ferrari Felipe Massa P2 308.4
McLaren-Mercedes Lewis Hamilton P1 308.3
Renault Fernando Alonso P3 307.7
Renault Nelson Piquet P3 307.6
Williams-Toyota Kazuki Nakajima P2 307.6
Williams-Toyota Nico Rosberg P2 306.8
McLaren-Mercedes Heikki Kovalainen P1 306.1
BMW Sauber-BMW Robert Kubica P1 303.2
T Rosso-Ferrari Sebastian Vettel P2 302.3
BMW Sauber-BMW Nick Heidfeld P2 302.0
Red Bull-Renault David Coulthard P2 302.0
T Rosso-Ferrari Sebastien Bourdais Q1 301.6
Red Bull-Renault Mark Webber P3 301.5
Toyota Timo Glock P1 301.4
F India-Ferrari Adrian Sutil P1 300.9
F India-Ferrari G Fisichella P3 300.8
Toyota Jarno Trulli P1 300.0
Honda Jenson Button P3 299.4
Honda Rubens Barrichello P3 298.5
2007/2008 Comparison
====================
I posted these comparisons throughout the 2006 & 2007 seasons to illustrate
changes in top speeds as measured through the speed traps. In previous years
I restricted the comparison to speeds recorded during the three segments of
qualifying, since the best laps are usually recorded in those sessions. For
2008 I propose to consider the top speeds recorded in the other sessions
(free practice and the race).
The first table compares the 2007 team/driver combination with the equivalent
2008 team/driver - the same driver if possible, otherwise the 2007 driver is
compared to his 2008 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
All teams have retained their names except for Spyker-Ferrari which has become
Force India-Ferrari.
'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 2007 speed)
Since the Turkish GP the FIA website (w w w .fia . com ) has changed and I can no
longer locate speed trap data for the race - I didn't have the speed trap
data for the 2007 race either, but until Turkey the 2008 data was available.
French GP 2007/08
2007 2008
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Dif. %Dif.
========================================================================
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q1 300.0 Hamilton P1 308.3 +8.3 +2.77
Renault Fisichella Q1 301.5 Piquet P3 307.6 +6.1 +2.02
Renault Kovalainen P3 302.0 Alonso P3 307.7 +5.7 +1.89
Ferrari Räikkönen P3 304.9 Räikkönen P1 309.9 +5.0 +1.64
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil P3 296.2 Sutil P1 300.9 +4.7 +1.59
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P3 296.5 Fisichella P3 300.8 +4.3 +1.45
Ferrari Massa Q1 304.1 Massa P2 308.4 +4.3 +1.41
Williams-Toyota Wurz P3 303.7 Nakajima P2 307.6 +3.9 +1.28
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q1 303.7 Kovalainen P1 306.1 +2.4 +0.79
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P3 300.9 Vettel P2 302.3 +1.4 +0.47
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi P3 300.4 Bourdais Q1 301.6 +1.2 +0.40
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld P3 301.0 Heidfeld P2 302.0 +1.0 +0.33
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q1 301.4 Coulthard P2 302.0 +0.6 +0.20
Toyota Schumacher P3 301.1 Glock P1 301.4 +0.3 +0.10
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 306.6 Rosberg P2 306.8 +0.2 +0.07
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q1 301.9 Webber P3 301.5 -0.4 -0.13
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q1 305.0 Kubica P1 303.2 -1.8 -0.59
Toyota Trulli Q1 302.6 Trulli P1 300.0 -2.6 -0.86
Honda Button P3 302.1 Button P3 299.4 -2.7 -0.89
Honda Barrichello Q1 302.1 Barrichello P3 298.5 -3.6 -1.19
S Aguri-Honda Sato P3 299.7
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 301.5
Lewis Hamilton's position at the top suggests that McLaren have overtaken
Ferrari, at least in terms of top speed, at Magny-Cours. Ferrari are also
high up the table, but did not improve as much as Renault. Fifteen driver
combinations improved, while five (Webber, Kubica, Trulli, Button &
Barrichello) did not.
The second table compares the best speed achieved by each team (IE the top
speed of both drivers), and as such is a better comparison.
2007 2008
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Dif. %Dif.
========================================================================
Renault Kovalainen P3 302.0 Alonso P3 307.7 +5.7 +1.89
Ferrari Räikkönen P3 304.9 Räikkönen P1 309.9 +5.0 +1.64
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q1 303.7 Hamilton P1 308.3 +4.6 +1.51
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P3 296.5 Sutil P1 300.9 +4.3 +1.45
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P3 300.9 Vettel P2 302.3 +1.4 +0.47
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 306.6 Nakajima P2 307.6 +1.0 +0.33
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q1 301.9 Coulthard P2 302.0 +0.1 +0.03
Toyota Trulli Q1 302.6 Glock P1 301.4 -1.2 -0.40
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q1 305.0 Kubica P1 303.2 -1.8 -0.59
Honda Button P3 302.1 Button P3 299.4 -2.7 -0.89
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 301.5
McLaren did improve a lot, but not quite as much as Ferrari and quite a
lot less than Renault. Toyota, BMW Sauber and Honda failed to improve.
All data from w w w .formula1 . com (except for race speed trap data which
is on w w w .fia . com ).
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn . com
Best Lap Comparison - Magny-Cours
These are the fastest laps set by each driver over the whole event.
French GP 22 June 2008
Team Driver Sess Time
============================================
Ferrari Massa Q1 1'15.024
Ferrari Räikkönen Q1 1'15.133
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 1'15.293
Toyota Trulli Q2 1'15.362
Renault Alonso Q2 1'15.483
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 1'15.488
Toyota Glock Q2 1'15.558
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 1'15.639
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q2 1'15.654
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q1 1'15.687
Renault Piquet P3 1'15.750
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 1'15.786
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q2 1'15.816
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 1'15.974
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q2 1'16.045
Williams-Toyota Nakajima Q1 1'16.243
Honda Button Q1 1'16.306
Honda Barrichello Q1 1'16.330
F India-Ferrari Fisichella Q1 1'16.971
F India-Ferrari Sutil Q1 1'17.053
How does the fastest lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying
segments and the race) compare to the fastest lap of the weekend in 2007?
Here are two tables - one compares driver with driver; easy enough if the same
driver remains in the same team. If not, compare the 2007 driver with the guy
who replaced him.
'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 (2007 excludes any third drivers)
'Diff' is the gain/loss in seconds
'%Diff' is the difference in time as a percentage of the 2007 time
A 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.
Note: Spyker-Ferrari was renamed to Force India-Ferrari, all other team names
remain the same.
2007 2008
Team Driver S Lps Time Driver S Lps Time Diff. %Diff
=========================================================================================
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P3 94 1'17.705 Fisichella Q1 171 1'16.971 -0.734 -0.94
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil P3 141 1'17.517 Sutil Q1 145 1'17.053 -0.464 -0.60
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q1 137 1'15.746 Webber Q2 162 1'15.488 -0.258 -0.34
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard P3 153 1'15.802 Coulthard Q2 164 1'15.654 -0.148 -0.20
Toyota Trulli Q2 115 1'15.379 Trulli Q2 184 1'15.362 -0.017 -0.02
Toyota Schumacher Q2 170 1'15.534 Glock Q2 184 1'15.558 +0.024 +0.03
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P2 139 1'15.773 Vettel Q2 177 1'15.816 +0.043 +0.06
Williams-Toyota Wurz P3 153 1'16.104 Nakajima Q1 151 1'16.243 +0.139 +0.18
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi P3 100 1'15.872 Bourdais Q2 173 1'16.045 +0.173 +0.23
Ferrari Massa Q2 164 1'14.822 Massa Q1 150 1'15.024 +0.202 +0.27
Renault Fisichella Q2 178 1'15.227 Alonso Q2 168 1'15.483 +0.256 +0.34
Ferrari Räikkönen Q2 153 1'14.828 Räikkönen Q1 167 1'15.133 +0.305 +0.41
Renault Kovalainen Q2 174 1'15.272 Piquet P3 171 1'15.750 +0.478 +0.64
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 152 1'14.795 Hamilton Q2 152 1'15.293 +0.498 +0.67
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q2 132 1'15.084 Kovalainen Q2 160 1'15.639 +0.555 +0.74
Honda Barrichello Q2 172 1'15.761 Barrichello Q1 144 1'16.330 +0.569 +0.75
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 173 1'15.066 Kubica Q1 163 1'15.687 +0.621 +0.83
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 154 1'15.149 Heidfeld Q2 167 1'15.786 +0.637 +0.85
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 176 1'15.331 Rosberg P3 170 1'15.974 +0.643 +0.85
Honda Button Q2 165 1'15.584 Button Q1 103 1'16.306 +0.722 +0.96
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 77 1'15.925
S Aguri-Honda Sato P3 163 1'16.221
Notes: Only five driver combinations showed an improvement while 15 were slower.
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.
2007 2008
Team Driver S Lps Time Driver S Lps Time Diff. %Diff
=========================================================================================
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil P3 141 1'17.517 Fisichella Q1 171 1'16.971 -0.596 -0.70
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q1 137 1'15.746 Webber Q2 162 1'15.488 -0.258 -0.34
Toyota Trulli Q2 115 1'15.379 Trulli Q2 184 1'15.362 -0.017 -0.02
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P2 139 1'15.773 Vettel Q2 177 1'15.816 +0.043 +0.06
Ferrari Massa Q2 164 1'14.822 Massa Q1 150 1'15.024 +0.202 +0.27
Renault Fisichella Q2 178 1'15.227 Alonso Q2 168 1'15.483 +0.256 +0.34
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 152 1'14.795 Hamilton Q2 152 1'15.293 +0.498 +0.67
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 173 1'15.066 Kubica Q1 163 1'15.687 +0.621 +0.83
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 176 1'15.331 Rosberg P3 170 1'15.974 +0.643 +0.85
Honda Button Q2 165 1'15.584 Button Q1 103 1'16.306 +0.722 +0.96
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 77 1'15.925
Noyes: Only Force India, Red Bull and Toyota improved.
All data from w w w .formula1 . com .
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn . com
These are the fastest laps set by each driver over the whole event.
French GP 22 June 2008
Team Driver Sess Time
============================================
Ferrari Massa Q1 1'15.024
Ferrari Räikkönen Q1 1'15.133
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 1'15.293
Toyota Trulli Q2 1'15.362
Renault Alonso Q2 1'15.483
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 1'15.488
Toyota Glock Q2 1'15.558
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 1'15.639
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q2 1'15.654
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q1 1'15.687
Renault Piquet P3 1'15.750
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 1'15.786
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q2 1'15.816
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 1'15.974
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q2 1'16.045
Williams-Toyota Nakajima Q1 1'16.243
Honda Button Q1 1'16.306
Honda Barrichello Q1 1'16.330
F India-Ferrari Fisichella Q1 1'16.971
F India-Ferrari Sutil Q1 1'17.053
How does the fastest lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying
segments and the race) compare to the fastest lap of the weekend in 2007?
Here are two tables - one compares driver with driver; easy enough if the same
driver remains in the same team. If not, compare the 2007 driver with the guy
who replaced him.
'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 (2007 excludes any third drivers)
'Diff' is the gain/loss in seconds
'%Diff' is the difference in time as a percentage of the 2007 time
A 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.
Note: Spyker-Ferrari was renamed to Force India-Ferrari, all other team names
remain the same.
2007 2008
Team Driver S Lps Time Driver S Lps Time Diff. %Diff
=========================================================================================
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P3 94 1'17.705 Fisichella Q1 171 1'16.971 -0.734 -0.94
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil P3 141 1'17.517 Sutil Q1 145 1'17.053 -0.464 -0.60
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q1 137 1'15.746 Webber Q2 162 1'15.488 -0.258 -0.34
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard P3 153 1'15.802 Coulthard Q2 164 1'15.654 -0.148 -0.20
Toyota Trulli Q2 115 1'15.379 Trulli Q2 184 1'15.362 -0.017 -0.02
Toyota Schumacher Q2 170 1'15.534 Glock Q2 184 1'15.558 +0.024 +0.03
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P2 139 1'15.773 Vettel Q2 177 1'15.816 +0.043 +0.06
Williams-Toyota Wurz P3 153 1'16.104 Nakajima Q1 151 1'16.243 +0.139 +0.18
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi P3 100 1'15.872 Bourdais Q2 173 1'16.045 +0.173 +0.23
Ferrari Massa Q2 164 1'14.822 Massa Q1 150 1'15.024 +0.202 +0.27
Renault Fisichella Q2 178 1'15.227 Alonso Q2 168 1'15.483 +0.256 +0.34
Ferrari Räikkönen Q2 153 1'14.828 Räikkönen Q1 167 1'15.133 +0.305 +0.41
Renault Kovalainen Q2 174 1'15.272 Piquet P3 171 1'15.750 +0.478 +0.64
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 152 1'14.795 Hamilton Q2 152 1'15.293 +0.498 +0.67
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q2 132 1'15.084 Kovalainen Q2 160 1'15.639 +0.555 +0.74
Honda Barrichello Q2 172 1'15.761 Barrichello Q1 144 1'16.330 +0.569 +0.75
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 173 1'15.066 Kubica Q1 163 1'15.687 +0.621 +0.83
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 154 1'15.149 Heidfeld Q2 167 1'15.786 +0.637 +0.85
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 176 1'15.331 Rosberg P3 170 1'15.974 +0.643 +0.85
Honda Button Q2 165 1'15.584 Button Q1 103 1'16.306 +0.722 +0.96
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 77 1'15.925
S Aguri-Honda Sato P3 163 1'16.221
Notes: Only five driver combinations showed an improvement while 15 were slower.
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.
2007 2008
Team Driver S Lps Time Driver S Lps Time Diff. %Diff
=========================================================================================
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil P3 141 1'17.517 Fisichella Q1 171 1'16.971 -0.596 -0.70
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q1 137 1'15.746 Webber Q2 162 1'15.488 -0.258 -0.34
Toyota Trulli Q2 115 1'15.379 Trulli Q2 184 1'15.362 -0.017 -0.02
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P2 139 1'15.773 Vettel Q2 177 1'15.816 +0.043 +0.06
Ferrari Massa Q2 164 1'14.822 Massa Q1 150 1'15.024 +0.202 +0.27
Renault Fisichella Q2 178 1'15.227 Alonso Q2 168 1'15.483 +0.256 +0.34
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 152 1'14.795 Hamilton Q2 152 1'15.293 +0.498 +0.67
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 173 1'15.066 Kubica Q1 163 1'15.687 +0.621 +0.83
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 176 1'15.331 Rosberg P3 170 1'15.974 +0.643 +0.85
Honda Button Q2 165 1'15.584 Button Q1 103 1'16.306 +0.722 +0.96
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 77 1'15.925
Noyes: Only Force India, Red Bull and Toyota improved.
All data from w w w .formula1 . com .
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn . com
Engine Usage after 8 events - Magny-Cours
E# - Number of engines used by driver/team/engine supplier in 2008
Km. - Distance covered in practice/qualifying/race in 2008
Avg. - Average distance per engine in 2008
NENGP - New Engine at Next GP
FCNGP - "Free" engine Change at Next GP
Averages in [] indicate that the driver/team/engine supplier is halfway
through a two-race cycle.
All data from w w w .fia . com and/or w w w .forix.autosport . com .
C# Driver(s) Engine E# Km. Avg. Next
==================================================================
18 Takuma Sato Honda RA808E 2 1,548 [774] -----
19 Anthony Davidson Honda RA808E 2 1,145 [573] -----
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
3 Nick Heidfeld BMW P86/8 4 3,729 932 NENGP
7 Nico Rosberg Toyota RVX-08 4 3,540 885 NENGP
23 Heikki Kovalainen Mercedes FO108V 4 3,391 848 NENGP
22 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes FO108V 4 3,370 843 NENGP
17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA808E 4 3,363 841 NENGP
10 Mark Webber Renault RS27 4 3,261 815 NENGP
8 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota RVX-08 4 3,087 772 NENGP
16 Jenson Button Honda RA808E 4 2,838 710 NENGP
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
4 Robert Kubica BMW P86/8 5 3,649 [730]
11 Jarno Trulli Toyota RVX-08 5 3,613 [723]
12 Timo Glock Toyota RVX-08 5 3,480 [696]
5 Fernando Alonso Renault RS27 5 3,414 [683]
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 056 5 3,373 [675]
1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 056 5 3,359 [672]
9 David Coulthard Renault RS27 5 3,155 631 NENGP
6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault RS27 5 2,757 [551]
21 G Fisichella Ferrari 056 5 2,665 [533]
15 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 056 5 2,559 [512]
14 Sebastien Bourdais Ferrari 056 5 2,472 [494]
20 Adrian Sutil Ferrari 056 5 2,377 475 NENGP
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96 66,145 [689]
Team Engine E# Km. Avg.
==================================================
Super Aguri Honda RA808E 4 2,693 [673] -----
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
McLaren Mercedes FO108V 8 6,761 845
Williams Toyota RVX-08 8 6,627 828
Honda Honda RA808E 8 6,201 775
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
BMW Sauber BMW P86/8 9 7,378 [820]
Red Bull Renault RS27 9 6,416 [713]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Toyota Toyota RVX-08 10 7,093 [709]
Ferrari Ferrari 056 10 6,732 [673]
Renault Renault RS27 10 6,171 [617]
Force India Ferrari 056 10 5,042 [504]
Toro Rosso Ferrari 056 10 5,031 [503]
--------------------------------------------------
96 66,145 [689]
Engine E# Km. Avg. Team(s)
============================================================
Mercedes FO108V 8 6,761 845 McLaren
BMW P86/8 9 7,378 [820] BMW Sauber
Toyota RVX-08 18 13,720 [762] Toyota, Williams
Honda RA808E 12 8,894 741 Honda, [Super Aguri]
Renault RS27 19 12,587 [662] Renault, Red Bull
Ferrari 056 30 16,805 [560] Ferrari, Toro Rosso, Force India
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96 66,145 [689]
Forced Engine Changes (Incurring 10-place penalty)
==================================================
Note: For 2008 the penalty is waived for the first such change of the season for
each driver. The waiver will not apply in the last event of the season. Waivers
are indicated below by a * before the car number.
GP Engine C# Team Driver When
====================================================================
01 AUS Ferrari 056 * 20 Force India A Sutil After Qual
02 MAL Ferrari 056 * 14 Toro Rosso S Bourdais After P3
Number of forced changes
========================
Ferrari 2 (both penalty free)
Honda 0
BMW 0
Mercedes 0
Renault 0
Toyota 0
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2
'Free' Engine Changes (No penalty - driver failed to finish)
============================================================
GP Engine C# Team Driver
=======================================================
02 MAL Ferrari 056 1 Ferrari K Räikkönen
02 MAL Ferrari 056 2 Ferrari F Massa
02 MAL BMW P86/8 4 BMW Sauber R Kubica
02 MAL Renault RS27 6 Renault N Piquet
02 MAL Renault RS27 9 Red Bull D Coulthard
02 MAL Toyota RVX-08 11 Toyota J Trulli
02 MAL Toyota RVX-08 12 Toyota T Glock
04 ESP Ferrari 056 17 Toro Rosso S Vettel
06 MON Ferrari 056 21 Force India G Fisichella
07 CDN Renault RS27 9 Red Bull D Coulthard
08 FRA Renault RS27 5 Renault F Alonso
Number of 'free' changes
========================
Ferrari 4
Renault 4
Toyota 2
BMW 1
Honda 0
Mercedes 0
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Gearbox Usage
=============
Jo Bauer's Technical Report (click on 'Scrutineering Reports' on this page):
" * w w w .fia . com /en-GB/mediacentre/pressinformation/f1pressinfo/france/Pages/france.aspx"
says that Piquet, Räikkönen, Alonso, Sutil, Fisichella and Hamilton started
the event with new gearboxes. Only Piquet had completed four events with his
previous 'box, the other five failed to finish in Canada and were entitled
to change without penalty.
After qualifying Honda changed Rubens Barrichello's gearbox, which meant that
he received a 5-place grid penalty.
Penalties
=========
01 AUS Timo Glock Toyota after P3
06 MON Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso pre-event
06 MON G Fisichella Force India after P3
06 MON David Coulthard Red Bull after qual
07 CDN Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso after P3
07 CDN Jenson Button Honda after qual
07 CDN Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso after qual
08 FRA Rubens Barrichello Honda after qual
--
Brian Lawrence
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn . com
Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK
E# - Number of engines used by driver/team/engine supplier in 2008
Km. - Distance covered in practice/qualifying/race in 2008
Avg. - Average distance per engine in 2008
NENGP - New Engine at Next GP
FCNGP - "Free" engine Change at Next GP
Averages in [] indicate that the driver/team/engine supplier is halfway
through a two-race cycle.
All data from w w w .fia . com and/or w w w .forix.autosport . com .
C# Driver(s) Engine E# Km. Avg. Next
==================================================================
18 Takuma Sato Honda RA808E 2 1,548 [774] -----
19 Anthony Davidson Honda RA808E 2 1,145 [573] -----
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
3 Nick Heidfeld BMW P86/8 4 3,729 932 NENGP
7 Nico Rosberg Toyota RVX-08 4 3,540 885 NENGP
23 Heikki Kovalainen Mercedes FO108V 4 3,391 848 NENGP
22 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes FO108V 4 3,370 843 NENGP
17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA808E 4 3,363 841 NENGP
10 Mark Webber Renault RS27 4 3,261 815 NENGP
8 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota RVX-08 4 3,087 772 NENGP
16 Jenson Button Honda RA808E 4 2,838 710 NENGP
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
4 Robert Kubica BMW P86/8 5 3,649 [730]
11 Jarno Trulli Toyota RVX-08 5 3,613 [723]
12 Timo Glock Toyota RVX-08 5 3,480 [696]
5 Fernando Alonso Renault RS27 5 3,414 [683]
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 056 5 3,373 [675]
1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 056 5 3,359 [672]
9 David Coulthard Renault RS27 5 3,155 631 NENGP
6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault RS27 5 2,757 [551]
21 G Fisichella Ferrari 056 5 2,665 [533]
15 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 056 5 2,559 [512]
14 Sebastien Bourdais Ferrari 056 5 2,472 [494]
20 Adrian Sutil Ferrari 056 5 2,377 475 NENGP
------------------------------------------------------------------
96 66,145 [689]
Team Engine E# Km. Avg.
==================================================
Super Aguri Honda RA808E 4 2,693 [673] -----
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
McLaren Mercedes FO108V 8 6,761 845
Williams Toyota RVX-08 8 6,627 828
Honda Honda RA808E 8 6,201 775
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
BMW Sauber BMW P86/8 9 7,378 [820]
Red Bull Renault RS27 9 6,416 [713]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Toyota Toyota RVX-08 10 7,093 [709]
Ferrari Ferrari 056 10 6,732 [673]
Renault Renault RS27 10 6,171 [617]
Force India Ferrari 056 10 5,042 [504]
Toro Rosso Ferrari 056 10 5,031 [503]
--------------------------------------------------
96 66,145 [689]
Engine E# Km. Avg. Team(s)
============================================================
Mercedes FO108V 8 6,761 845 McLaren
BMW P86/8 9 7,378 [820] BMW Sauber
Toyota RVX-08 18 13,720 [762] Toyota, Williams
Honda RA808E 12 8,894 741 Honda, [Super Aguri]
Renault RS27 19 12,587 [662] Renault, Red Bull
Ferrari 056 30 16,805 [560] Ferrari, Toro Rosso, Force India
------------------------------------------------------------
96 66,145 [689]
Forced Engine Changes (Incurring 10-place penalty)
==================================================
Note: For 2008 the penalty is waived for the first such change of the season for
each driver. The waiver will not apply in the last event of the season. Waivers
are indicated below by a * before the car number.
GP Engine C# Team Driver When
====================================================================
01 AUS Ferrari 056 * 20 Force India A Sutil After Qual
02 MAL Ferrari 056 * 14 Toro Rosso S Bourdais After P3
Number of forced changes
========================
Ferrari 2 (both penalty free)
Honda 0
BMW 0
Mercedes 0
Renault 0
Toyota 0
--------------
2
'Free' Engine Changes (No penalty - driver failed to finish)
============================================================
GP Engine C# Team Driver
=======================================================
02 MAL Ferrari 056 1 Ferrari K Räikkönen
02 MAL Ferrari 056 2 Ferrari F Massa
02 MAL BMW P86/8 4 BMW Sauber R Kubica
02 MAL Renault RS27 6 Renault N Piquet
02 MAL Renault RS27 9 Red Bull D Coulthard
02 MAL Toyota RVX-08 11 Toyota J Trulli
02 MAL Toyota RVX-08 12 Toyota T Glock
04 ESP Ferrari 056 17 Toro Rosso S Vettel
06 MON Ferrari 056 21 Force India G Fisichella
07 CDN Renault RS27 9 Red Bull D Coulthard
08 FRA Renault RS27 5 Renault F Alonso
Number of 'free' changes
========================
Ferrari 4
Renault 4
Toyota 2
BMW 1
Honda 0
Mercedes 0
--------------
11
Gearbox Usage
=============
Jo Bauer's Technical Report (click on 'Scrutineering Reports' on this page):
" * w w w .fia . com /en-GB/mediacentre/pressinformation/f1pressinfo/france/Pages/france.aspx"
says that Piquet, Räikkönen, Alonso, Sutil, Fisichella and Hamilton started
the event with new gearboxes. Only Piquet had completed four events with his
previous 'box, the other five failed to finish in Canada and were entitled
to change without penalty.
After qualifying Honda changed Rubens Barrichello's gearbox, which meant that
he received a 5-place grid penalty.
Penalties
=========
01 AUS Timo Glock Toyota after P3
06 MON Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso pre-event
06 MON G Fisichella Force India after P3
06 MON David Coulthard Red Bull after qual
07 CDN Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso after P3
07 CDN Jenson Button Honda after qual
07 CDN Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso after qual
08 FRA Rubens Barrichello Honda after qual
--
Brian Lawrence
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn . com
Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK
Overtaking Statistics #8 - Magny-Cours
Introduction for New Readers
============================
2008 is the 11th 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 w w w .fia . com , * forix.autosport . com or
w w w .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 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 2008 French Grand Prix:
Lap Place Passer (Passed)
==========================================
2 17 Barrichello (Sutil)
19 12 Hamilton (Alonso)
25 10 Alonso (Webber)
28 16 Hamilton (Piquet)
39 1 Massa (Räikkonen) [team-mates]
42 6 Kovalainen (Webber)
47 12 Hamilton (Alonso)
57 10 Hamilton (Glock)
68 7 Piquet (Alonso) [team-mates]
That's 9 passes in total, compared to 6 last season.
Most: Hamilton 4
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 below the table.
1997-2008
Grand Prix 2008 '07 '06 '05 '04 '03 '02 '01 '00 '99 Total Avg.
===================================================================
1. Australia 11 11 23 5 9 38 19 18 13 41 198 18.4
2. Malaysia 11 12 16 7 20 16 27 47 31 11 199 19.8
3. Bahrain 14 20 39 14 15 -- -- -- -- -- 102 20.4
4. Spain 3 5 7 3 7 19 10 10 4 4 120 10.0
5. Turkey 11 15 25 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- 81 20.2
6. Monaco 21 2 19 10 5 0 9 6 2 5 83 7.5
7. Canada 17 21 9 12 19 8 15 13 14 14 174 14.5
8. France 9 6 5 5 14 12 3 8 17 43 146 12.2
9. Britain .. 16 6 8 11 49 47 7 8 13 216 19.6
10. Germany .. -- 21 9 29 14 25 15 42 16 195 19.5
11. Hungary .. 5 32 12 6 25 1 5 10 7 142 12.9
12. Europe-3 .. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - ---
13. Belgium .. 15 -- 28 22 -- 5 8 16 15 171 19.0
14. Italy .. 10 12 14 38 5 20 19 18 14 182 16.6
15. Singapore .. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - ---
16. Japan-2 .. 46 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 46 46.0
17. China .. 40 51 20 17 -- -- -- -- -- 128 32.0
18. Brazil .. 20 18 6 41 48 30 26 22 27 274 24.9
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Austria -- -- -- -- -- 20 18 17 20 30 155 22.1
-- Europe-2 -- 18 13 24 11 8 27 7 28 33 186 16.9
-- 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 97 276 318 226 307 322 285 257 311 288 3259 16.6
No. GP 8 17 18 19 18 16 17 17 17 16 196
Race Avg. 12 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 Nürburgring, and is
considered as equivalent to the European GP (1999-2007) - Europe-2. Europe-3
is the new 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 (1997-2008)
=======================================
# Year GP Wet SC
===========================================
1. 51 1997 - Belgium Wet SC (1)
51 2000 - USA Wet
51 2006 - China Wet
4. 49 2003 - Britain SC (2)
5. 48 2003 - Brazil Wet SC (4) Race stopped
6. 47 1999 - Australia SC (2)
47 2001 - Malaysia Wet SC (1)
47 2002 - Britain Showers
9. 46 2007 - Japan Wet SC (2)
10. 44 1998 - Britain Wet SC (1)
11. 43 1999 - France Wet SC (1)
12. 42 2000 - Germany Wet SC (2)
13. 41 2004 - Brazil Wet track
14. 40 2007 - China Wet
15. 39 1997 - Argentine SC (1)
39 2006 - Bahrain
17. 38 2003 - Australia SC (2)
38 2004 - Italy
19. 36 1997 - Spain
36 2003 - USA Wet
21. 33 1999 - Europe Wet
22. 32 1997 - Brazil
32 2006 - Hungary Wet SC (1)
24. 30 1999 - Austria
30 2002 - Brazil
30 2005 - Turkey
27. 29 1997 - Monaco Wet
29 1998 - Austria SC (1)
29 2004 - Germany
30. 28 1997 - Hungary
28 1998 - Italy
28 2000 - Europe Wet
28 2005 - Belgium
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 BRN ESP TUR MON CDN FRA GBR
=====================================================
16 Kovalainen 1 - - - 8 4 2 1
12 Massa 3 - - - - - 8 1
9 Piquet - - 3 - 1 2 2 1
8 Hamilton - - 3 - 1 - - 4
6 Heidfeld - 2 2 1 - - 1 -
5 Nakajima 1 2 2 - - - - -
5 Vettel - - - - - 4 1 -
5 Rosberg - 2 - - - 2 1 -
5 Alonso 2 1 - - - 1 - 1
3 [Davidson] - 2 1 - - - - - -
3 Räikkönen 1 - 1 - 1 - - -
3 Sutil 1 - - - - 2 - -
3 Glock 1 - - - - 2 - -
3 Webber - - 1 - - 1 1 -
2 Fisichella - 1 1 - - - - -
2 Coulthard 1 - - 1 - - - -
2 [Sato] - 1 - 1 - - - - -
2 Trulli - - - - - 2 - -
2 Barrichello - - - - - 1 - 1
1 Kubica - - - - - - 1 -
0 Button - - - - - - - -
0 Bourdais - - - - - - - -
----------------------------------------------------
97 11 11 14 3 11 21 17 9
No. of Times Overtaken
======================
AUS MAL BRN ESP TUR MON CDN FRA GBR
=====================================================
11 Nakajima 1 4 2 - - 3 1 -
8 [Sato] 2 2 3 1 - - - - -
9 Piquet 2 - - - 1 5 - 1
8 Barrichello 1 1 1 - - 1 4 -
7 Alonso 1 1 1 - 1 - - 3
6 Bourdais 1 - 1 - - 1 3 -
6 Button - - - - 2 2 2 -
5 Fisichella - - - 1 - 4 - -
4 [Davidson] - - 3 1 - - - - -
4 Vettel - 1 - - - 2 - -
4 Trulli - - 1 - - 1 2 -
4 Webber - - - - - 1 1 2
4 Glock - - - - 2 - 1 1
3 Coulthard - 2 - - 1 - - -
3 Kovalainen 1 - 1 - - - 1 -
3 Sutil - - - - 1 1 - 1
3 Räikkönen 2 - - - - - - 1
2 Rosberg - - - - 1 - 1 -
1 Kubica - - 1 - - - - -
1 Massa - - - - 1 - - -
1 Heidfeld - - - - - - 1 -
0 Hamilton - - - - - - - -
---------------------------------------------------
97 11 11 14 3 11 21 17 9
Gains/Losses on Lap One
=======================
Plus 3: Hamilton
Plus 2: Glock, Barrichello
Plus 1: Trulli, Piquet, Kovalainen, Nakajima, Fisichella, Sutil
No change: Räikkönen, Massa, Kubica, Vettel, Rosberg
Minus 1: Alonso, Webber, Bourdais
Minus 2: Heidfeld
Minus 4: Coulthard, Button
Gains/Losses on Lap One in 2008
===============================
Driver Total (ASP) AUS MAL BRN ESP TUR MON CDN FRA GBR
===========================================================
Rosberg +10 (10.9) +2 +1 +1 +4 +2 -1 +1 0
Piquet +5 (14.5) +3 0 +2 0 -1 0 0 +1
[Sato] +4 (20.8) +3 -2 +3 0 - - - - -
Fisichella +4 (18.0) - -2 +3 +2 - 0 0 +1
Sutil +4 (18.6) - +3 - - - 0 0 +1
Hamilton +4 (4.8) 0 +4 -6 +1 +1 +1 0 +3
Massa +2 (2.5) - 0 +1 +1 0 0 0 0
Nakajima +2 (14.9) - +3 -3 -2 - +1 +2 +1
Kubica +1 (3.5) 0 +1 -1 -1 +2 0 0 0
Vettel +1 (15.6) - +1 - - - 0 - 0
Kovalainen +1 (5.6) 0 +1 +1 0 -2 - 0 +1
Räikkönen 0 (4.0) +2 0 +1 0 -2 -1 0 0
Alonso -1 (6.4) 0 -2 +1 -1 +2 +1 -1 -1
Coulthard -2 (12.4) -3 +3 -1 +1 0 +1 +1 -4
[Davidson] -2 (21.2) - -1 -1 0 - - - - -
Button -4 (13.1) - -1 - 0 +1 - - -4
Trulli -4 (7.2) -1 -3 +2 -1 -3 0 +1 +1
Glock -4 (12.5) 0 - 0 -3 -1 +1 -3 +2
Barrichello -4 (12.8) +1 -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 +1 +2
Heidfeld -5 (8.1) -1 -5 0 +2 +1 +1 -1 -2
Webber -5 (8.6) - +2 0 -1 -1 -3 -1 -1
Bourdais -6 (16.5) -3 0 -1 -2 +1 0 0 -1
Note: The number in brackets (ASP) is the average starting position in 2008
(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 1998-2008
=====================
Using only the data from my statistics these are all drivers who have achieved
50 or more passes.
199 R Barrichello *
154 M Schumacher
154 R Schumacher
147 D Coulthard *
126 J Button *
124 G Fisichella *
108 J Villeneuve
107 F Massa *
103 O Panis
101 J Trulli *
95 JP Montoya
90 K Räikkönen *
89 J Alesi
79 F Alonso *
78 T Sato
77 N Heidfeld *
73 H-H Frentzen
73 M Webber *
67 E Irvine
54 J Verstappen
50 M Salo
* Current drivers
Two other drivers who just missed getting on the list - Mika Häkkinen & Pedro
de la Rosa (both 49).
The totals for the other current drivers are:
40 R Kubica
36 N Rosberg
26 H Kovalainen
24 L Hamilton
17 A Sutil
10 S Vettel
9 N Piquet
7 K Nakajima
3 T Glock
0 S Bourdais
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_Lawrence@msn . com
Introduction for New Readers
============================
2008 is the 11th 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 w w w .fia . com , * forix.autosport . com or
w w w .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 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 2008 French Grand Prix:
Lap Place Passer (Passed)
==========================================
2 17 Barrichello (Sutil)
19 12 Hamilton (Alonso)
25 10 Alonso (Webber)
28 16 Hamilton (Piquet)
39 1 Massa (Räikkonen) [team-mates]
42 6 Kovalainen (Webber)
47 12 Hamilton (Alonso)
57 10 Hamilton (Glock)
68 7 Piquet (Alonso) [team-mates]
That's 9 passes in total, compared to 6 last season.
Most: Hamilton 4
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 below the table.
1997-2008
Grand Prix 2008 '07 '06 '05 '04 '03 '02 '01 '00 '99 Total Avg.
===================================================================
1. Australia 11 11 23 5 9 38 19 18 13 41 198 18.4
2. Malaysia 11 12 16 7 20 16 27 47 31 11 199 19.8
3. Bahrain 14 20 39 14 15 -- -- -- -- -- 102 20.4
4. Spain 3 5 7 3 7 19 10 10 4 4 120 10.0
5. Turkey 11 15 25 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- 81 20.2
6. Monaco 21 2 19 10 5 0 9 6 2 5 83 7.5
7. Canada 17 21 9 12 19 8 15 13 14 14 174 14.5
8. France 9 6 5 5 14 12 3 8 17 43 146 12.2
9. Britain .. 16 6 8 11 49 47 7 8 13 216 19.6
10. Germany .. -- 21 9 29 14 25 15 42 16 195 19.5
11. Hungary .. 5 32 12 6 25 1 5 10 7 142 12.9
12. Europe-3 .. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - ---
13. Belgium .. 15 -- 28 22 -- 5 8 16 15 171 19.0
14. Italy .. 10 12 14 38 5 20 19 18 14 182 16.6
15. Singapore .. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - ---
16. Japan-2 .. 46 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 46 46.0
17. China .. 40 51 20 17 -- -- -- -- -- 128 32.0
18. Brazil .. 20 18 6 41 48 30 26 22 27 274 24.9
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Austria -- -- -- -- -- 20 18 17 20 30 155 22.1
-- Europe-2 -- 18 13 24 11 8 27 7 28 33 186 16.9
-- 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 97 276 318 226 307 322 285 257 311 288 3259 16.6
No. GP 8 17 18 19 18 16 17 17 17 16 196
Race Avg. 12 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 Nürburgring, and is
considered as equivalent to the European GP (1999-2007) - Europe-2. Europe-3
is the new 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 (1997-2008)
=======================================
# Year GP Wet SC
===========================================
1. 51 1997 - Belgium Wet SC (1)
51 2000 - USA Wet
51 2006 - China Wet
4. 49 2003 - Britain SC (2)
5. 48 2003 - Brazil Wet SC (4) Race stopped
6. 47 1999 - Australia SC (2)
47 2001 - Malaysia Wet SC (1)
47 2002 - Britain Showers
9. 46 2007 - Japan Wet SC (2)
10. 44 1998 - Britain Wet SC (1)
11. 43 1999 - France Wet SC (1)
12. 42 2000 - Germany Wet SC (2)
13. 41 2004 - Brazil Wet track
14. 40 2007 - China Wet
15. 39 1997 - Argentine SC (1)
39 2006 - Bahrain
17. 38 2003 - Australia SC (2)
38 2004 - Italy
19. 36 1997 - Spain
36 2003 - USA Wet
21. 33 1999 - Europe Wet
22. 32 1997 - Brazil
32 2006 - Hungary Wet SC (1)
24. 30 1999 - Austria
30 2002 - Brazil
30 2005 - Turkey
27. 29 1997 - Monaco Wet
29 1998 - Austria SC (1)
29 2004 - Germany
30. 28 1997 - Hungary
28 1998 - Italy
28 2000 - Europe Wet
28 2005 - Belgium
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 BRN ESP TUR MON CDN FRA GBR
=====================================================
16 Kovalainen 1 - - - 8 4 2 1
12 Massa 3 - - - - - 8 1
9 Piquet - - 3 - 1 2 2 1
8 Hamilton - - 3 - 1 - - 4
6 Heidfeld - 2 2 1 - - 1 -
5 Nakajima 1 2 2 - - - - -
5 Vettel - - - - - 4 1 -
5 Rosberg - 2 - - - 2 1 -
5 Alonso 2 1 - - - 1 - 1
3 [Davidson] - 2 1 - - - - - -
3 Räikkönen 1 - 1 - 1 - - -
3 Sutil 1 - - - - 2 - -
3 Glock 1 - - - - 2 - -
3 Webber - - 1 - - 1 1 -
2 Fisichella - 1 1 - - - - -
2 Coulthard 1 - - 1 - - - -
2 [Sato] - 1 - 1 - - - - -
2 Trulli - - - - - 2 - -
2 Barrichello - - - - - 1 - 1
1 Kubica - - - - - - 1 -
0 Button - - - - - - - -
0 Bourdais - - - - - - - -
----------------------------------------------------
97 11 11 14 3 11 21 17 9
No. of Times Overtaken
======================
AUS MAL BRN ESP TUR MON CDN FRA GBR
=====================================================
11 Nakajima 1 4 2 - - 3 1 -
8 [Sato] 2 2 3 1 - - - - -
9 Piquet 2 - - - 1 5 - 1
8 Barrichello 1 1 1 - - 1 4 -
7 Alonso 1 1 1 - 1 - - 3
6 Bourdais 1 - 1 - - 1 3 -
6 Button - - - - 2 2 2 -
5 Fisichella - - - 1 - 4 - -
4 [Davidson] - - 3 1 - - - - -
4 Vettel - 1 - - - 2 - -
4 Trulli - - 1 - - 1 2 -
4 Webber - - - - - 1 1 2
4 Glock - - - - 2 - 1 1
3 Coulthard - 2 - - 1 - - -
3 Kovalainen 1 - 1 - - - 1 -
3 Sutil - - - - 1 1 - 1
3 Räikkönen 2 - - - - - - 1
2 Rosberg - - - - 1 - 1 -
1 Kubica - - 1 - - - - -
1 Massa - - - - 1 - - -
1 Heidfeld - - - - - - 1 -
0 Hamilton - - - - - - - -
---------------------------------------------------
97 11 11 14 3 11 21 17 9
Gains/Losses on Lap One
=======================
Plus 3: Hamilton
Plus 2: Glock, Barrichello
Plus 1: Trulli, Piquet, Kovalainen, Nakajima, Fisichella, Sutil
No change: Räikkönen, Massa, Kubica, Vettel, Rosberg
Minus 1: Alonso, Webber, Bourdais
Minus 2: Heidfeld
Minus 4: Coulthard, Button
Gains/Losses on Lap One in 2008
===============================
Driver Total (ASP) AUS MAL BRN ESP TUR MON CDN FRA GBR
===========================================================
Rosberg +10 (10.9) +2 +1 +1 +4 +2 -1 +1 0
Piquet +5 (14.5) +3 0 +2 0 -1 0 0 +1
[Sato] +4 (20.8) +3 -2 +3 0 - - - - -
Fisichella +4 (18.0) - -2 +3 +2 - 0 0 +1
Sutil +4 (18.6) - +3 - - - 0 0 +1
Hamilton +4 (4.8) 0 +4 -6 +1 +1 +1 0 +3
Massa +2 (2.5) - 0 +1 +1 0 0 0 0
Nakajima +2 (14.9) - +3 -3 -2 - +1 +2 +1
Kubica +1 (3.5) 0 +1 -1 -1 +2 0 0 0
Vettel +1 (15.6) - +1 - - - 0 - 0
Kovalainen +1 (5.6) 0 +1 +1 0 -2 - 0 +1
Räikkönen 0 (4.0) +2 0 +1 0 -2 -1 0 0
Alonso -1 (6.4) 0 -2 +1 -1 +2 +1 -1 -1
Coulthard -2 (12.4) -3 +3 -1 +1 0 +1 +1 -4
[Davidson] -2 (21.2) - -1 -1 0 - - - - -
Button -4 (13.1) - -1 - 0 +1 - - -4
Trulli -4 (7.2) -1 -3 +2 -1 -3 0 +1 +1
Glock -4 (12.5) 0 - 0 -3 -1 +1 -3 +2
Barrichello -4 (12.8) +1 -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 +1 +2
Heidfeld -5 (8.1) -1 -5 0 +2 +1 +1 -1 -2
Webber -5 (8.6) - +2 0 -1 -1 -3 -1 -1
Bourdais -6 (16.5) -3 0 -1 -2 +1 0 0 -1
Note: The number in brackets (ASP) is the average starting position in 2008
(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 1998-2008
=====================
Using only the data from my statistics these are all drivers who have achieved
50 or more passes.
199 R Barrichello *
154 M Schumacher
154 R Schumacher
147 D Coulthard *
126 J Button *
124 G Fisichella *
108 J Villeneuve
107 F Massa *
103 O Panis
101 J Trulli *
95 JP Montoya
90 K Räikkönen *
89 J Alesi
79 F Alonso *
78 T Sato
77 N Heidfeld *
73 H-H Frentzen
73 M Webber *
67 E Irvine
54 J Verstappen
50 M Salo
* Current drivers
Two other drivers who just missed getting on the list - Mika Häkkinen & Pedro
de la Rosa (both 49).
The totals for the other current drivers are:
40 R Kubica
36 N Rosberg
26 H Kovalainen
24 L Hamilton
17 A Sutil
10 S Vettel
9 N Piquet
7 K Nakajima
3 T Glock
0 S Bourdais
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_Lawrence@msn . com
Driver Rankings - after Magny-Cours
Numbers in brackets () in second column indicate table positions before
adding the most recent GP (IE the change in table position).
GPs - number of GPs counted for each driver (from the last 100)
[-1] [+1], etc. - number of GPs deleted/added to driver's record since
the last event
PP - number of Pole Positions (in the last 100)
W - number of Wins (in the last 100)
FL - number of Fastest Laps (in the last 100)
Points - these are 'my' points, allocated for many & various things, not
just wins, poles, f.laps, etc.
[Change] - the change in points after adding the most recent GP data
** - current drivers
The Last 100 GPs (~6 years)
===========================
First race (#1) - Belgian GP, 01 September 2002 (GP #694)
Last race (#100) - French GP, 22 June 2008 (GP #793)
Headlines
=========
Kimi Räikkönen takes over as number one ranked F1 driver, deposing Fernando
Alonso who had held the top place since last year's European GP (15 races).
Further down the table Robert Kubica gains two places.
Driver GPs [Ch] PP W FL Points [Change]
===================================================================
1 (2) Kimi Räikkönen 99 16 17 29 5221.90 [+134.91] **
2 (1) Fernando Alonso 95 [+1] 17 19 11 5190.62 [-61.56] **
3 Felipe Massa 81 12 8 8 4217.11 [+130.18] **
4 Michael Schumacher 75 [-1] 21 29 27 3558.45 [-106.47]
5 Lewis Hamilton 25 [+1] 8 6 2 2704.13 [-6.23] **
6 Rubens Barrichello 99 7 6 9 1935.77 [-32.99] **
7 Giancarlo Fisichella 98 2 3 1 1877.79 [-12.08] **
8 Nick Heidfeld 94 1 - 1 1753.79 [-5.21] **
9 Jenson Button 95 3 1 - 1717.17 [-29.83] **
10 Jarno Trulli 98 2 1 - 1525.81 [+29.09] **
11 Juan Pablo Montoya 61 [-1] 4 6 6 1314.60 [-41.25]
12 (14) Robert Kubica 29 [+1] 1 1 - 1255.01 [+32.32] **
13 David Coulthard 99 - 1 - 1254.31 [-3.72] **
14 (12) Ralf Schumacher 83 [-1] 4 2 2 1227.10 [-32.81]
15 Mark Webber 99 - - - 1201.28 [+17.64] **
16 Takuma Sato 74 [-1] - - - 897.67 [-17.38]
17 Heikki Kovalainen 25 [+1] - - 2 844.79 [+42.31] **
18 Nico Rosberg 43 [+1] - - 1 807.90 [+14.57] **
19 Vitantonio Liuzzi 39 - - - 530.12 [-7.36]
20 Christijan Albers 45 - - - 497.87 [-8.18]
21 Jacques Villeneuve 51 [-1] - - - 440.87 [-11.37]
22 Christian Klien 46 - - - 434.54 [-9.38]
23 Tiago Monteiro 36 - - - 430.49 [-7.83]
24 Alexander Wurz 17 - - - 356.22 [-4.58]
25 (27) Adrian Sutil 25 [+1] - - - 346.83 [+20.60] **
26 (25) Scott Speed 28 - - - 337.11 [-4.81]
27 (26) Anthony Davidson 23 [-1] - - - 326.81 [-4.07]
28 Sebastian Vettel 16 [+1] - - - 303.09 [+21.50] **
29 Pedro de la Rosa 13 [-1] - - 1 223.47 [-4.09]
30 Timo Glock 12 [+1] - - - 220.58 [+21.86] **
31 Kazuki Nakajima 9 [+1] - - - 210.94 [+22.34] **
32 Narain Karthikeyan 19 - - - 184.58 [-3.83]
33 Sakon Yamamoto 14 - - - 179.07 [-2.18]
34 Olivier Panis 36 [-1] - - - 139.20 [-7.28]
35 Robert Doornbos 11 - - - 136.78 [-2.28]
36 (40) Nelson Piquet 8 [+1] - - - 132.43 [+34.23] **
37 (39) Sébastien Bourdais 8 [+1] - - - 122.99 [+23.28] **
38 (37) Antonio Pizzonia 20 - - - 104.38 [-3.79]
39 (36) Cristiano da Matta 27 - - - 103.82 [-5.93]
40 (38) Zsolt Baumgartner 20 - - - 103.34 [-3.59]
41 Gianmaria Bruni 18 - - - 83.35 [-2.80]
42 Patrick Friesacher 11 - - - 76.84 [-1.72]
43 Franck Montagny 7 - - - 57.95 [-0.88]
44 Giorgio Pantano 14 - - - 56.44 [-2.07]
45 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 16 - - - 39.15 [-3.34]
46 Jos Verstappen 16 - - - 35.26 [-2.76]
47 (48) Yuji Ide 4 - - - 33.50 [-0.57]
48 (49) Ricardo Zonta 5 - - - 32.33 [-0.92]
49 (47) Justin Wilson 16 - - - 32.03 [-2.42]
50 Ralph Firman 14 - - - 28.17 [-2.34]
51 Marc Gené 3 - - - 22.27 [-0.91]
52 Nicholas Kiesa 5 - - - 20.18 [-1.12]
53 Markus Winkelhock 1 - - - 10.83 [-0.13]
54 Eddie Irvine 4 [-1] - - - 3.02 [-1.45]
55 Mika Salo 4 [-1] - - - 2.45 [-1.25]
56 (57) Alex Yoong 3 - - - 1.06 [-0.40]
57 (56) Alan McNish 3 [-1] - - - 0.90 [-0.70]
Fifty seven drivers have driven in the last 100 GPs.
The last 156 weeks (3 years)
============================
First race (#1) - French GP, 03 July 2005 (GP #741)
Last race (#53) - French GP, 22 June 2008 (GP #793)
Headlines
=========
The number of races within the last 156 weeks falls from 54 to 53. This
means that overall points are reduced. Jarno Trulli moves into the top
10 at the expense of Rubens Barrichello.
Driver GPs PP W FL Points [Change]
==================================================================
1 Fernando Alonso 53 12 14 8 4360.79 [-40.52] **
2 Kimi Räikkönen 53 10 12 22 4325.02 [+89.91] **
3 Felipe Massa 52 12 8 8 3993.61 [+113.93] **
4 Lewis Hamilton 25 [+1] 8 6 2 2704.13 [-6.23] **
5 Michael Schumacher 28 [-2] 5 7 7 1940.42 [-173.08]
6 Giancarlo Fisichella 52 1 1 - 1495.18 [-15.78] **
7 Nick Heidfeld 48 - - 1 1428.98 [+1.03] **
8 Jenson Button 53 1 1 - 1281.26 [-55.09] **
9 Robert Kubica 29 [+1] 1 1 - 1255.01 [+32.32] **
10 (11) Jarno Trulli 53 - - - 1042.74 [+40.73] **
11 (10) Rubens Barrichello 52 [-1] - - - 994.18 [-65.43] **
12 (13) Mark Webber 53 - - - 917.49 [+7.87] **
13 (12) David Coulthard 53 - - - 914.40 [-3.36] **
14 Ralf Schumacher 45 [-1] 1 - 1 851.98 [-31.28]
15 Heikki Kovalainen 25 [+1] - - 2 844.79 [+42.31] **
16 Nico Rosberg 43 [+1] - - 1 807.90 [+14.57] **
17 Juan Pablo Montoya 20 2 3 1 756.85 [-13.85]
18 Takuma Sato 47 [-1] - - - 692.14 [-14.99]
19 Vitantonio Liuzzi 35 - - - 499.66 [-6.66]
20 Christijan Albers 36 [-2] - - - 419.69 [-38.37]
21 (25) Adrian Sutil 25 [+1] - - - 346.83 [+20.60] **
26 (28) Sebastian Vettel 16 [+1] - - - 303.09 [+21.50] **
29 (30) Kazuki Nakajima 9 [+1] - - - 210.94 [+22.34] **
31 (32) Timo Glock 8 [+1] - - - 185.66 [+22.88] **
34 (36) Nelson Piquet 8 [+1] - - - 132.43 [+34.23] **
35 Sébastien Bourdais 8 [+1] - - - 122.99 [+23.28] **
Forty one drivers have driven in the last three years (156 weeks).
The last 104 weeks (2 years)
============================
First race (#1) - Canadian GP, 25 June 2006 (GP #759)
Last race (#35) - French GP, 22 June 2008 (GP #793)
Headlines
=========
Fernando Alonso falls from third to fourth because he 'loses' a very
productive GP (British GP 2006). Lewis Hamilton, who is still gaining
races, moves ahead of Fernando into third place. Robert Kubica, who
is also still gaining races over the two-year period, overtakes team-
mate Nick Heidfeld to take fifth place. Jarno Trulli also moves into
th top 10 in this table, this time at the expense of Button. Adrian
Sutil moves into the top 20.
Driver GPs PP W FL Points [Change]
==================================================================
1 Felipe Massa 34 12 8 7 3655.58 [+113.34] **
2 Kimi Räikkönen 35 8 8 13 3316.19 [+130.09] **
3 (4) Lewis Hamilton 25 [+1] 8 6 2 2704.13 [-6.23] **
4 (3) Fernando Alonso 35 4 6 5 2627.86 [-230.32] **
5 (6) Robert Kubica 29 [+1] 1 1 - 1255.01 [+32.32] **
6 (5) Nick Heidfeld 35 - - 1 1225.13 [-12.45] **
7 Michael Schumacher 10 [-1] 2 5 5 1120.40 [-70.09]
8 Giancarlo Fisichella 34 - - - 856.86 [-20.26] **
9 Heikki Kovalainen 25 [+1] - - 2 844.79 [+42.31] **
10 (11) Jarno Trulli 35 - - - 788.92 [+37.49] **
11 (10) Jenson Button 35 - 1 - 776.81 [-6.38] **
12 Nico Rosberg 35 - - - 694.42 [+0.55] **
13 David Coulthard 35 - - - 686.90 [+0.84] **
14 Rubens Barrichello 34 - - - 686.47 [+0.55] **
15 Mark Webber 35 - - - 666.50 [+31.51] **
16 Takuma Sato 30 [-1] - - - 499.15 [-21.40]
17 Ralf Schumacher 27 [-1] - - - 469.79 [-7.76]
18 Vitantonio Liuzzi 27 [-1] - - - 404.16 [-20.81]
19 (21) Adrian Sutil 25 [+1] - - - 346.83 [+20.60] **
20 (19) Alexander Wurz 16 - - - 330.98 [-3.97]
22 Sebastian Vettel 16 [+1] - - - 303.09 [+21.50] **
25 (26) Kazuki Nakajima 9 [+1] - - - 210.94 [+22.34] **
27 (28) Timo Glock 8 [+1] - - - 185.66 [+22.88] **
29 (32) Nelson Piquet 8 [+1] - - - 132.43 [+34.23] **
30 (31) Sébastien Bourdais 8 [+1] - - - 122.99 [+23.28] **
Thirty seven drivers have driven in the last two years (104 weeks).
The last 52 weeks (1 year)
==========================
First race (#1) - French GP, 01 July 2007 (GP #776)
Last race (#18) - French GP, 22 June 2008 (GP #793)
Headlines
=========
The variations of the F1 calendar reduce the number of events from 19 to
18, so the general trend is downward. The two Ferrari drivers had a good
result which allows them to depose Hamilton and take the top two places.
Trulli moves up to ninth, ahead of Mark Webber.
Driver GPs PP W FL Points [Change]
==================================================================
1 (2) Kimi Räikkönen 18 [-1] 4 7 9 2230.86 [+100.99] **
2 (3) Felipe Massa 18 6 4 4 2071.33 [+112.74] **
3 (1) Lewis Hamilton 18 [-1] 6 4 1 1894.79 [-432.75] **
4 Fernando Alonso 18 [-1] 1 2 1 1110.29 [-145.39] **
5 Robert Kubica 18 1 1 - 999.14 [+28.59] **
6 Nick Heidfeld 18 [-1] - - 1 798.86 [-63.89] **
7 Heikki Kovalainen 18 [-1] - - 2 663.04 [-38.27] **
8 Nico Rosberg 18 [-1] - - - 467.00 [-19.48] **
9 (10) Jarno Trulli 18 [-1] - - - 461.17 [+11.25] **
10 (9) Mark Webber 18 [-1] - - - 457.34 [-12.59] **
11 David Coulthard 18 [-1] - - - 423.16 [+8.97] **
12 Rubens Barrichello 17 [-1] - - - 381.45 [-1.59] **
13 Jenson Button 18 [-1] - - - 334.54 [-19.19] **
14 Giancarlo Fisichella 18 - - - 332.16 [+0.99] **
15 (16) Sebastian Vettel 15 - - - 278.93 [-2.66] **
16 (15) Takuma Sato 14 [-2] - - - 274.67 [-40.49]
17 Adrian Sutil 18 [-1] - - - 259.52 [-4.14] **
18 (22) Kazuki Nakajima 9 [+1] - - - 210.94 [+22.34] **
19 Anthony Davidson 14 [-2] - - - 200.72 [-41.91]
20 (18) Alexander Wurz 9 [-2] - - - 187.80 [-72.25]
21 (23) Timo Glock 8 [+1] - - - 185.66 [+22.88] **
24 (26) Nelson Piquet 8 [+1] - - - 132.43 [+34.23] **
25 Sébastien Bourdais 8 [+1] - - - 122.99 [+23.28] **
Twenty nine drivers have driven in the last year (52 weeks).
All-time Top 60
===============
The addition of the 2008 French GP results changes the career averages
for the six current drivers who are ranked in the all-time top 60.
Felipe Massa sees a fractional improvement in his average, while the
others lose a few fractions. Lewis Hamilton, who has a limited number
of events, suffers enough to losr two places - to Massa and James Hunt.
Current drivers are indicated by a '*'. Their averages are volatile and
will fluctuate from race to race.
Drivers with a limited number of starts are indicated by '%1', '%2' or
'%3' showing those with 25%, 50% and 75% of their respective averages.
Laps Laps Total Race
GPs PP W FL Led Raced Points Avg. WDC
====================================================================
1. Juan Manuel Fangio 51 30 23 23 1348 3031 9707 190.33 5
2. Alberto Ascari 31 14 13 13 925 1650 5455 175.98 2
3. Jim Clark 72 33 25 28 1943 3923 10622 147.53 2
4. Michael Schumacher 246 67 91 76 4996 13788 31350 127.44 7
5. Ayrton Senna 158 63 41 20 2967 8054 18243 115.46 3
6. Stirling Moss 64 16 16 18 1181 3304 6666 104.15 0
7. Giuseppe Farina 33 5 5 5 338 1827 3427 103.83 1
8. Jackie Stewart 99 17 27 15 1921 5216 9875 99.75 3
9. Alain Prost 198 33 51 41 2680 10485 19547 98.72 4
10. Damon Hill 114 20 22 19 1358 5778 9747 85.50 1
11. Fernando Alonso * 111 17 19 11 1159 6221 9039 81.43 2
12. Froilan González %3 26 3 2 6 272 1273 2058 79.15 0
13. Nigel Mansell 185 32 31 29 2077 8705 13827 74.74 1
14. Kimi Räikkönen * 128 16 17 30 985 6449 9454 73.86 1
15. Mike Hawthorn 44 4 3 6 223 2341 3165 71.92 1
16. Mika Häkkinen 160 25 20 25 1479 7654 11277 70.48 2
17. Juan Pablo Montoya 91 13 7 12 595 4726 6219 68.34 0
18. Niki Lauda 167 24 25 24 1592 8033 11167 66.87 3
19. Nelson Piquet 202 24 23 23 1566 9773 12809 63.41 3
20. Jack Brabham 125 13 14 12 818 6109 7765 62.12 3
21. Phil Hill 48 6 3 6 171 2413 2958 61.62 1
22. Felipe Massa * 94 12 7 8 618 5196 5647 60.07 0 +1
23. James Hunt 92 14 10 8 634 3890 5385 58.53 1 +1
24. Lewis Hamilton %2 * 25 8 6 2 445 1496 2921 58.41 0 -2
25. Tony Brooks 38 3 6 3 133 1601 2216 58.30 0
26. Jochen Rindt 60 10 6 3 387 2516 3384 56.40 1
27. Jacky Ickx 115 13 8 14 529 5646 6174 53.69 0
28. Wolfgang von Trips 27 1 2 0 156 1341 1448 53.61 0
29. Jody Scheckter 111 3 10 5 675 6034 5778 52.06 1
30. Ronnie Peterson 123 14 10 9 704 5686 6282 51.08 0
31. Carlos Reutemann 144 6 12 6 645 6943 7322 50.84 0
32. Graham Hill 176 13 14 10 1102 8759 8888 50.50 2
33. Denny Hulme 112 1 8 9 435 6231 5642 50.38 1
34. David Coulthard * 235 12 13 18 897 11907 11703 49.80 0
35. Mario Andretti 127 18 12 10 798 5273 6318 49.75 1
36. Gille
Numbers in brackets () in second column indicate table positions before
adding the most recent GP (IE the change in table position).
GPs - number of GPs counted for each driver (from the last 100)
[-1] [+1], etc. - number of GPs deleted/added to driver's record since
the last event
PP - number of Pole Positions (in the last 100)
W - number of Wins (in the last 100)
FL - number of Fastest Laps (in the last 100)
Points - these are 'my' points, allocated for many & various things, not
just wins, poles, f.laps, etc.
[Change] - the change in points after adding the most recent GP data
** - current drivers
The Last 100 GPs (~6 years)
===========================
First race (#1) - Belgian GP, 01 September 2002 (GP #694)
Last race (#100) - French GP, 22 June 2008 (GP #793)
Headlines
=========
Kimi Räikkönen takes over as number one ranked F1 driver, deposing Fernando
Alonso who had held the top place since last year's European GP (15 races).
Further down the table Robert Kubica gains two places.
Driver GPs [Ch] PP W FL Points [Change]
===================================================================
1 (2) Kimi Räikkönen 99 16 17 29 5221.90 [+134.91] **
2 (1) Fernando Alonso 95 [+1] 17 19 11 5190.62 [-61.56] **
3 Felipe Massa 81 12 8 8 4217.11 [+130.18] **
4 Michael Schumacher 75 [-1] 21 29 27 3558.45 [-106.47]
5 Lewis Hamilton 25 [+1] 8 6 2 2704.13 [-6.23] **
6 Rubens Barrichello 99 7 6 9 1935.77 [-32.99] **
7 Giancarlo Fisichella 98 2 3 1 1877.79 [-12.08] **
8 Nick Heidfeld 94 1 - 1 1753.79 [-5.21] **
9 Jenson Button 95 3 1 - 1717.17 [-29.83] **
10 Jarno Trulli 98 2 1 - 1525.81 [+29.09] **
11 Juan Pablo Montoya 61 [-1] 4 6 6 1314.60 [-41.25]
12 (14) Robert Kubica 29 [+1] 1 1 - 1255.01 [+32.32] **
13 David Coulthard 99 - 1 - 1254.31 [-3.72] **
14 (12) Ralf Schumacher 83 [-1] 4 2 2 1227.10 [-32.81]
15 Mark Webber 99 - - - 1201.28 [+17.64] **
16 Takuma Sato 74 [-1] - - - 897.67 [-17.38]
17 Heikki Kovalainen 25 [+1] - - 2 844.79 [+42.31] **
18 Nico Rosberg 43 [+1] - - 1 807.90 [+14.57] **
19 Vitantonio Liuzzi 39 - - - 530.12 [-7.36]
20 Christijan Albers 45 - - - 497.87 [-8.18]
21 Jacques Villeneuve 51 [-1] - - - 440.87 [-11.37]
22 Christian Klien 46 - - - 434.54 [-9.38]
23 Tiago Monteiro 36 - - - 430.49 [-7.83]
24 Alexander Wurz 17 - - - 356.22 [-4.58]
25 (27) Adrian Sutil 25 [+1] - - - 346.83 [+20.60] **
26 (25) Scott Speed 28 - - - 337.11 [-4.81]
27 (26) Anthony Davidson 23 [-1] - - - 326.81 [-4.07]
28 Sebastian Vettel 16 [+1] - - - 303.09 [+21.50] **
29 Pedro de la Rosa 13 [-1] - - 1 223.47 [-4.09]
30 Timo Glock 12 [+1] - - - 220.58 [+21.86] **
31 Kazuki Nakajima 9 [+1] - - - 210.94 [+22.34] **
32 Narain Karthikeyan 19 - - - 184.58 [-3.83]
33 Sakon Yamamoto 14 - - - 179.07 [-2.18]
34 Olivier Panis 36 [-1] - - - 139.20 [-7.28]
35 Robert Doornbos 11 - - - 136.78 [-2.28]
36 (40) Nelson Piquet 8 [+1] - - - 132.43 [+34.23] **
37 (39) Sébastien Bourdais 8 [+1] - - - 122.99 [+23.28] **
38 (37) Antonio Pizzonia 20 - - - 104.38 [-3.79]
39 (36) Cristiano da Matta 27 - - - 103.82 [-5.93]
40 (38) Zsolt Baumgartner 20 - - - 103.34 [-3.59]
41 Gianmaria Bruni 18 - - - 83.35 [-2.80]
42 Patrick Friesacher 11 - - - 76.84 [-1.72]
43 Franck Montagny 7 - - - 57.95 [-0.88]
44 Giorgio Pantano 14 - - - 56.44 [-2.07]
45 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 16 - - - 39.15 [-3.34]
46 Jos Verstappen 16 - - - 35.26 [-2.76]
47 (48) Yuji Ide 4 - - - 33.50 [-0.57]
48 (49) Ricardo Zonta 5 - - - 32.33 [-0.92]
49 (47) Justin Wilson 16 - - - 32.03 [-2.42]
50 Ralph Firman 14 - - - 28.17 [-2.34]
51 Marc Gené 3 - - - 22.27 [-0.91]
52 Nicholas Kiesa 5 - - - 20.18 [-1.12]
53 Markus Winkelhock 1 - - - 10.83 [-0.13]
54 Eddie Irvine 4 [-1] - - - 3.02 [-1.45]
55 Mika Salo 4 [-1] - - - 2.45 [-1.25]
56 (57) Alex Yoong 3 - - - 1.06 [-0.40]
57 (56) Alan McNish 3 [-1] - - - 0.90 [-0.70]
Fifty seven drivers have driven in the last 100 GPs.
The last 156 weeks (3 years)
============================
First race (#1) - French GP, 03 July 2005 (GP #741)
Last race (#53) - French GP, 22 June 2008 (GP #793)
Headlines
=========
The number of races within the last 156 weeks falls from 54 to 53. This
means that overall points are reduced. Jarno Trulli moves into the top
10 at the expense of Rubens Barrichello.
Driver GPs PP W FL Points [Change]
==================================================================
1 Fernando Alonso 53 12 14 8 4360.79 [-40.52] **
2 Kimi Räikkönen 53 10 12 22 4325.02 [+89.91] **
3 Felipe Massa 52 12 8 8 3993.61 [+113.93] **
4 Lewis Hamilton 25 [+1] 8 6 2 2704.13 [-6.23] **
5 Michael Schumacher 28 [-2] 5 7 7 1940.42 [-173.08]
6 Giancarlo Fisichella 52 1 1 - 1495.18 [-15.78] **
7 Nick Heidfeld 48 - - 1 1428.98 [+1.03] **
8 Jenson Button 53 1 1 - 1281.26 [-55.09] **
9 Robert Kubica 29 [+1] 1 1 - 1255.01 [+32.32] **
10 (11) Jarno Trulli 53 - - - 1042.74 [+40.73] **
11 (10) Rubens Barrichello 52 [-1] - - - 994.18 [-65.43] **
12 (13) Mark Webber 53 - - - 917.49 [+7.87] **
13 (12) David Coulthard 53 - - - 914.40 [-3.36] **
14 Ralf Schumacher 45 [-1] 1 - 1 851.98 [-31.28]
15 Heikki Kovalainen 25 [+1] - - 2 844.79 [+42.31] **
16 Nico Rosberg 43 [+1] - - 1 807.90 [+14.57] **
17 Juan Pablo Montoya 20 2 3 1 756.85 [-13.85]
18 Takuma Sato 47 [-1] - - - 692.14 [-14.99]
19 Vitantonio Liuzzi 35 - - - 499.66 [-6.66]
20 Christijan Albers 36 [-2] - - - 419.69 [-38.37]
21 (25) Adrian Sutil 25 [+1] - - - 346.83 [+20.60] **
26 (28) Sebastian Vettel 16 [+1] - - - 303.09 [+21.50] **
29 (30) Kazuki Nakajima 9 [+1] - - - 210.94 [+22.34] **
31 (32) Timo Glock 8 [+1] - - - 185.66 [+22.88] **
34 (36) Nelson Piquet 8 [+1] - - - 132.43 [+34.23] **
35 Sébastien Bourdais 8 [+1] - - - 122.99 [+23.28] **
Forty one drivers have driven in the last three years (156 weeks).
The last 104 weeks (2 years)
============================
First race (#1) - Canadian GP, 25 June 2006 (GP #759)
Last race (#35) - French GP, 22 June 2008 (GP #793)
Headlines
=========
Fernando Alonso falls from third to fourth because he 'loses' a very
productive GP (British GP 2006). Lewis Hamilton, who is still gaining
races, moves ahead of Fernando into third place. Robert Kubica, who
is also still gaining races over the two-year period, overtakes team-
mate Nick Heidfeld to take fifth place. Jarno Trulli also moves into
th top 10 in this table, this time at the expense of Button. Adrian
Sutil moves into the top 20.
Driver GPs PP W FL Points [Change]
==================================================================
1 Felipe Massa 34 12 8 7 3655.58 [+113.34] **
2 Kimi Räikkönen 35 8 8 13 3316.19 [+130.09] **
3 (4) Lewis Hamilton 25 [+1] 8 6 2 2704.13 [-6.23] **
4 (3) Fernando Alonso 35 4 6 5 2627.86 [-230.32] **
5 (6) Robert Kubica 29 [+1] 1 1 - 1255.01 [+32.32] **
6 (5) Nick Heidfeld 35 - - 1 1225.13 [-12.45] **
7 Michael Schumacher 10 [-1] 2 5 5 1120.40 [-70.09]
8 Giancarlo Fisichella 34 - - - 856.86 [-20.26] **
9 Heikki Kovalainen 25 [+1] - - 2 844.79 [+42.31] **
10 (11) Jarno Trulli 35 - - - 788.92 [+37.49] **
11 (10) Jenson Button 35 - 1 - 776.81 [-6.38] **
12 Nico Rosberg 35 - - - 694.42 [+0.55] **
13 David Coulthard 35 - - - 686.90 [+0.84] **
14 Rubens Barrichello 34 - - - 686.47 [+0.55] **
15 Mark Webber 35 - - - 666.50 [+31.51] **
16 Takuma Sato 30 [-1] - - - 499.15 [-21.40]
17 Ralf Schumacher 27 [-1] - - - 469.79 [-7.76]
18 Vitantonio Liuzzi 27 [-1] - - - 404.16 [-20.81]
19 (21) Adrian Sutil 25 [+1] - - - 346.83 [+20.60] **
20 (19) Alexander Wurz 16 - - - 330.98 [-3.97]
22 Sebastian Vettel 16 [+1] - - - 303.09 [+21.50] **
25 (26) Kazuki Nakajima 9 [+1] - - - 210.94 [+22.34] **
27 (28) Timo Glock 8 [+1] - - - 185.66 [+22.88] **
29 (32) Nelson Piquet 8 [+1] - - - 132.43 [+34.23] **
30 (31) Sébastien Bourdais 8 [+1] - - - 122.99 [+23.28] **
Thirty seven drivers have driven in the last two years (104 weeks).
The last 52 weeks (1 year)
==========================
First race (#1) - French GP, 01 July 2007 (GP #776)
Last race (#18) - French GP, 22 June 2008 (GP #793)
Headlines
=========
The variations of the F1 calendar reduce the number of events from 19 to
18, so the general trend is downward. The two Ferrari drivers had a good
result which allows them to depose Hamilton and take the top two places.
Trulli moves up to ninth, ahead of Mark Webber.
Driver GPs PP W FL Points [Change]
==================================================================
1 (2) Kimi Räikkönen 18 [-1] 4 7 9 2230.86 [+100.99] **
2 (3) Felipe Massa 18 6 4 4 2071.33 [+112.74] **
3 (1) Lewis Hamilton 18 [-1] 6 4 1 1894.79 [-432.75] **
4 Fernando Alonso 18 [-1] 1 2 1 1110.29 [-145.39] **
5 Robert Kubica 18 1 1 - 999.14 [+28.59] **
6 Nick Heidfeld 18 [-1] - - 1 798.86 [-63.89] **
7 Heikki Kovalainen 18 [-1] - - 2 663.04 [-38.27] **
8 Nico Rosberg 18 [-1] - - - 467.00 [-19.48] **
9 (10) Jarno Trulli 18 [-1] - - - 461.17 [+11.25] **
10 (9) Mark Webber 18 [-1] - - - 457.34 [-12.59] **
11 David Coulthard 18 [-1] - - - 423.16 [+8.97] **
12 Rubens Barrichello 17 [-1] - - - 381.45 [-1.59] **
13 Jenson Button 18 [-1] - - - 334.54 [-19.19] **
14 Giancarlo Fisichella 18 - - - 332.16 [+0.99] **
15 (16) Sebastian Vettel 15 - - - 278.93 [-2.66] **
16 (15) Takuma Sato 14 [-2] - - - 274.67 [-40.49]
17 Adrian Sutil 18 [-1] - - - 259.52 [-4.14] **
18 (22) Kazuki Nakajima 9 [+1] - - - 210.94 [+22.34] **
19 Anthony Davidson 14 [-2] - - - 200.72 [-41.91]
20 (18) Alexander Wurz 9 [-2] - - - 187.80 [-72.25]
21 (23) Timo Glock 8 [+1] - - - 185.66 [+22.88] **
24 (26) Nelson Piquet 8 [+1] - - - 132.43 [+34.23] **
25 Sébastien Bourdais 8 [+1] - - - 122.99 [+23.28] **
Twenty nine drivers have driven in the last year (52 weeks).
All-time Top 60
===============
The addition of the 2008 French GP results changes the career averages
for the six current drivers who are ranked in the all-time top 60.
Felipe Massa sees a fractional improvement in his average, while the
others lose a few fractions. Lewis Hamilton, who has a limited number
of events, suffers enough to losr two places - to Massa and James Hunt.
Current drivers are indicated by a '*'. Their averages are volatile and
will fluctuate from race to race.
Drivers with a limited number of starts are indicated by '%1', '%2' or
'%3' showing those with 25%, 50% and 75% of their respective averages.
Laps Laps Total Race
GPs PP W FL Led Raced Points Avg. WDC
====================================================================
1. Juan Manuel Fangio 51 30 23 23 1348 3031 9707 190.33 5
2. Alberto Ascari 31 14 13 13 925 1650 5455 175.98 2
3. Jim Clark 72 33 25 28 1943 3923 10622 147.53 2
4. Michael Schumacher 246 67 91 76 4996 13788 31350 127.44 7
5. Ayrton Senna 158 63 41 20 2967 8054 18243 115.46 3
6. Stirling Moss 64 16 16 18 1181 3304 6666 104.15 0
7. Giuseppe Farina 33 5 5 5 338 1827 3427 103.83 1
8. Jackie Stewart 99 17 27 15 1921 5216 9875 99.75 3
9. Alain Prost 198 33 51 41 2680 10485 19547 98.72 4
10. Damon Hill 114 20 22 19 1358 5778 9747 85.50 1
11. Fernando Alonso * 111 17 19 11 1159 6221 9039 81.43 2
12. Froilan González %3 26 3 2 6 272 1273 2058 79.15 0
13. Nigel Mansell 185 32 31 29 2077 8705 13827 74.74 1
14. Kimi Räikkönen * 128 16 17 30 985 6449 9454 73.86 1
15. Mike Hawthorn 44 4 3 6 223 2341 3165 71.92 1
16. Mika Häkkinen 160 25 20 25 1479 7654 11277 70.48 2
17. Juan Pablo Montoya 91 13 7 12 595 4726 6219 68.34 0
18. Niki Lauda 167 24 25 24 1592 8033 11167 66.87 3
19. Nelson Piquet 202 24 23 23 1566 9773 12809 63.41 3
20. Jack Brabham 125 13 14 12 818 6109 7765 62.12 3
21. Phil Hill 48 6 3 6 171 2413 2958 61.62 1
22. Felipe Massa * 94 12 7 8 618 5196 5647 60.07 0 +1
23. James Hunt 92 14 10 8 634 3890 5385 58.53 1 +1
24. Lewis Hamilton %2 * 25 8 6 2 445 1496 2921 58.41 0 -2
25. Tony Brooks 38 3 6 3 133 1601 2216 58.30 0
26. Jochen Rindt 60 10 6 3 387 2516 3384 56.40 1
27. Jacky Ickx 115 13 8 14 529 5646 6174 53.69 0
28. Wolfgang von Trips 27 1 2 0 156 1341 1448 53.61 0
29. Jody Scheckter 111 3 10 5 675 6034 5778 52.06 1
30. Ronnie Peterson 123 14 10 9 704 5686 6282 51.08 0
31. Carlos Reutemann 144 6 12 6 645 6943 7322 50.84 0
32. Graham Hill 176 13 14 10 1102 8759 8888 50.50 2
33. Denny Hulme 112 1 8 9 435 6231 5642 50.38 1
34. David Coulthard * 235 12 13 18 897 11907 11703 49.80 0
35. Mario Andretti 127 18 12 10 798 5273 6318 49.75 1
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