Silverstone Statistics

Silverstone Statistics

I have been too busy to start posting the Silverstone data.

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Qualifying Statistics #9 - Silverstone

Average Starting Position 2008 - after Silverstone, Qualifying #9
=================================================================

2008 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
==================================================================================
1. 3.22 (+0.72) F Massa 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - -
2. (3) 3.89 (-0.11) K Räikkönen 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81
3. (2) 4.22 (+0.72) R Kubica 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - - - -
4. 4.67 (-0.08) L Hamilton 1 2.59 - - - - - - - -
5. 5.11 (-0.52) H Kovalainen 10 10.71 - - - - - - - -
6. 6.33 (-0.05) F Alonso 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88
7. (8) 7.78 (-0.35) N Heidfeld 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31
8. (9) 7.89 (-0.74) M Webber 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88
9. (7) 8.00 (+0.75) J Trulli 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31
10. 11.89 (+1.01) N Rosberg 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - - - -
11. 12.22 (-0.16) D Coulthard 13 13.35 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50
12. 12.44 (-0.06) T Glock - - - - - - 22 16.50 - -
13. 13.11 (+0.36) R Barrichello 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63
14. 13.56 (+0.43) J Button 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33
15. 13.67 (-0.83) N Piquet - - - - - - - - - -
16.(17) 14.78 (-0.85) S Vettel 15 14.38 - - - - - - - -
17.(16) 14.89 (+0.01) S Nakajima 22 19.00 - - - - - - - -
18. 16.11 (-0.39) S Bourdais - - - - - - - - - -
19. 18.11 (+0.11) G Fisichella 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88
20. 18.56 (-0.07) 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 Silverstone, Qualifying #9
======================================================================

2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
=======================================================================================
1. 3.56 (+0.31) Ferrari 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35
2. 4.89 (-0.30) McLaren 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3. 5.62
3. 6.00 (+0.19) BMW-Sauber 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97*
4. 10.00 (-0.44) Renault 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50
5. 10.06 (-0.44) Red Bull 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79*
6. 10.22 (+0.34) Toyota 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59
7. 13.33 (+0.39) Honda 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71*
8. 13.39 (+0.51) Williams 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21
9. 15.44 (-0.62) T Rosso 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32*
10. 18.33 (+0.02) 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 Silverstone, Qualifying #9
===============================================================

Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
================================================
Renault Alonso 9-0 Piquet +66

Red Bull Webber 8-1 Coulthard +39
BMW-Sauber Kubica 8-1 Heidfeld +32

Toyota Trulli 7-2 Glock +40

Williams Rosberg 6-3 Nakajima +27

Toro Rosso Vettel 5-4 Bourdais +12
McLaren Hamilton 5-4 Kovalainen +10
Ferrari Massa 5-4 Räikkönen +6
Force India Fisichella 5-4 Sutil +4
Honda Barrichello 5-4 Button +4

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
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Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
=============================
L Hamilton 9 9 9
H Kovalainen 9 9 9
R Kubica 9 9 9* GBR (2 laps)
F Massa 9 9 9

F Alonso 9 9 8
K Räikkönen 9 9* 8 AUS (0 laps)

J Trulli 9 9 7
N Heidfeld 9 9 7
M Webber 9 9* 7* AUS (2 laps), CDN (0 laps)

N Rosberg 9 8 4
D Coulthard 9 7 4* MON (0 laps)

T Glock 9 9 3

N Piquet 9 6 2
S Vettel 9* 5 2* AUS (2 laps), CDN (0 laps)

R Barrichello 9 7 1
J Button 9 6 1

K Nakajima 9 6 0
S Bourdais 9 4 0

G Fisichella 9 0 0
A Sutil 9 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) ---
H Kovalainen Pole (1) GBR 6th (2) --- ---

F Alonso 2nd (1) ESP Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
M Webber 2nd (1) GBR 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 05
J Trulli 3rd (1) MAL 6th (1) 3rd (1) Pole (3) MON 04 - USA 05
N Heidfeld 5th (3) . . . 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
N Rosberg 5th (1) CDN 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
D Coulthard 7th (1) FRA 5th (1) 7th (1) Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01
N Piquet 7th (1) GBR --- --- ---
T Glock 8th (1) FRA --- --- 16th (2) CDN 04 - CHN 04
S Vettel 8th (1) GBR 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

K Nakajima 12th (2) ESP/CDN 19th (1) --- ---
S Bourdais 13th (1) GBR --- --- ---
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 Silverstone
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Career 2008 Season
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Pole H Kovalainen H Kovalainen
2nd M Webber (3) M Webber
5th N Heidfeld (3)
7th N Piquet N Piquet
8th S Vettel
13th 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 Silverstone
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
=============================================================================
1998 1'23.271 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/13 2nd M Schumacher Ferrari 2nd
1999 1'24.804 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/14 DNF Coulthard McLaren 3rd
----
2000 1'25.706 R Barrichello Ferrari F1-2000 DNF Coulthard McLaren 4th
2001 1'20.447 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 2nd Häkkinen McLaren 2nd
2002 1'18.998 JP Montoya Williams FW24 3rd M Schumacher Ferrari 3rd
2003 1'21.209 R Barrichello Ferrari F2003-GA 1st
2004 1'18.233 K Räikkönen McLaren MP4/19B 2nd M Schumacher Ferrari 4th
2005 1'19.905 F Alonso Renault R25 2nd Montoya McLaren 3rd
2006 1'20.253 F Alonso Renault R26 1st
2007 1'19.997 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/22 3rd Räikkönen Ferrari 2nd
2008 1'21.049 H Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23 5th Hamilton McLaren 4th

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

Note: Since 2006 the grid has been decided on a three-period knockout system.
The "pole time" is no longer necessarily the fastest time set during qualifying.

There have been 41 GPs at Silverstone,
15 have been won from pole (last was Alonso in 2006),
12 have been won from second (Räikkönen in 2007),
seven have been won from third (Montoya in 2005),
four have been won from fourth (Hamilton in 2008),
three have been won from fifth (Herbert in 1995),
and two from lower - Collins (6th in 1958) & Fittipaldi (7th in 1975).

Average Qualifying Position of race winner = 2.536.


The Season so far

Driver Team AUS MAL BRN ESP TUR MON CDN FRA GBR Total Avg.
=======================================================================
F Massa Ferrari 4 1 2 3 1 1 6 2 9 29 3.22
K Räikkönen Ferrari 15 2 4 1 4 2 3 1 3 35 3.89
R Kubica BMW Sauber 2 4 1 4 5 5 2 5 10 38 4.22
L Hamilton McLaren 1 9 3 5 3 3 1 13 4 42 4.67
H Kovalainen McLaren 3 8 5 6 2 4 7 10 1 46 5.11
F Alonso Renault 11 7 10 2 7 7 4 3 6 57 6.33
N Heidfeld BMW Sauber 5 5 6 9 9 12 8 11 5 70 7.78
M Webber Red Bull 14 6 11 7 6 9 10 6 2 71 7.89
J Trulli Toyota 6 3 7 8 8 8 14 4 14 72 8.00
N Rosberg Williams 7 16 8 15 11 6 5 19 20 107 11.89
D Coulthard Red Bull 8 12 17 17 10 15 13 7 11 110 12.22
T Glock Toyota 19 10 13 14 15 10 11 8 12 112 12.44
R Barrichello Honda 10 14 12 11 12 14 9 20 16 118 13.11
J Button Honda 12 11 9 13 13 11 20 16 17 122 13.56
N Piquet Renault 21 13 14 10 17 17 15 9 7 123 13.67
S Vettel Toro Rosso 9 15 19 18 14 19 19 12 8 133 14.78
K Nakajima Williams 13 22 16 12 16 13 12 15 15 134 14.89
S Bourdais Toro Rosso 17 18 15 16 18 16 18 14 13 145 16.11
G Fisichella F India 16 17 18 19 20 20 17 17 19 163 18.11
A Sutil F India 18 20 20 20 19 18 16 18 18 167 18.56
T Sato S Aguri 20 19 22 22 - - - - - 83 20.75
A Davidson S Aguri 22 21 21 21 - - - - - 85 21.25

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Top Speed Comparison - Silverstone

Top Speeds of the Event
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Team Driver Sess kph
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Ferrari Kimi Räikkönen Q1 301.1
McLaren-Mercedes Lewis Hamilton Q1 299.5
McLaren-Mercedes Heikki Kovalainen P1 299.2
Renault Fernando Alonso Q1 298.6
T Rosso-Ferrari Sebastien Bourdais Q1 298.5
Renault Nelson Piquet Q1 298.0
BMW Sauber-BMW Robert Kubica Q1 297.4
BMW Sauber-BMW Nick Heidfeld Q1 297.2
Ferrari Felipe Massa Q2 297.2
T Rosso-Ferrari Sebastian Vettel Q1 297.0
Red Bull-Renault David Coulthard Q1 296.1
F India-Ferrari Adrian Sutil Q1 295.6
Williams-Toyota Kazuki Nakajima Q2 295.5
Red Bull-Renault Mark Webber P1 295.2
Toyota Timo Glock Q2 295.1
Williams-Toyota Nico Rosberg P1 294.5
Honda Rubens Barrichello P2 294.4
F India-Ferrari G Fisichella P2 294.2
Honda Jenson Button Q1 293.7
Toyota Jarno Trulli Q1 292.6


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)

I don't have speed trap data for the 2007 race.


British GP 2007/08

2007 2008
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Dif. %Dif.
========================================================================
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil P2 289.7 Sutil Q1 295.6 +5.9 +2.04
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P1 291.4 Fisichella P2 294.2 +2.8 +0.96
Ferrari Räikkönen P1 299.2 Räikkönen Q1 301.1 +1.9 +0.64
Renault Fisichella P1 297.2 Alonso Q1 298.6 +1.4 +0.47
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 296.1 Heidfeld Q1 297.2 +1.1 +0.37
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton P1 298.4 Hamilton Q1 299.5 +1.1 +0.37
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi Q2 297.6 Bourdais Q1 298.5 +0.9 +0.30
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P2 296.2 Vettel Q1 297.0 +0.8 +0.27
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso P1 298.4 Kovalainen P1 299.2 +0.8 +0.27
Honda Barrichello P1 293.7 Barrichello P2 294.4 +0.7 +0.24
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q2 295.5 Coulthard Q1 296.1 +0.6 +0.20
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 296.9 Kubica Q1 297.4 +0.5 +0.17
Ferrari Massa Q2 297.1 Massa Q2 297.2 +0.1 +0.03
Renault Kovalainen P1 297.9 Piquet Q1 298.0 +0.1 +0.03

Red Bull-Renault Webber Q1 295.6 Webber P1 295.2 -0.4 -0.14
Williams-Toyota Wurz Q2 296.2 Nakajima Q2 295.5 -0.7 -0.24
Honda Button Q1 294.4 Button Q1 293.7 -0.7 -0.24
Toyota Schumacher P1 296.4 Glock Q2 295.1 -1.3 -0.44
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P1 296.8 Rosberg P1 294.5 -2.3 -0.77
Toyota Trulli P1 295.5 Trulli Q1 292.6 -2.9 -0.98

S Aguri-Honda Sato P1 294.4
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P2 296.0

Once again Force India make the biggest gain. Williams, Toyota and half
of Red Bull & Honda have slowed.


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.
========================================================================
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P1 291.4 Sutil Q1 295.6 +4.2 +1.44
Ferrari Räikkönen P1 299.2 Räikkönen Q1 301.1 +1.9 +0.64
McLaren-Mercedes [both] P1 298.4 Hamilton Q1 299.5 +1.1 +0.37
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi Q2 297.6 Bourdais Q1 298.5 +0.9 +0.30
Renault Kovalainen P1 297.9 Alonso Q1 298.6 +0.7 +0.23
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 296.9 Kubica Q1 297.4 +0.5 +0.17
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q1 295.6 Coulthard Q1 296.1 +0.5 +0.17
Honda Button Q1 294.4 Barrichello P2 294.4 +0.0 +0.00

Williams-Toyota Rosberg P1 296.8 Nakajima Q2 295.5 -1.3 -0.44
Toyota Schumacher P1 296.4 Glock Q2 295.1 -1.3 -0.44

S Aguri-Honda Davidson P2 296.0

All data from www .formula1,com (except for race speed trap data which is
from www .fia,com ).

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Brian_W_Lawrence@msn,com

Fastest lap comparison - Silverstone

These are the fastest laps set by each driver over the whole event.

British GP 06 July 2008

Team Driver Sess Time
============================================
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 1'19.537
Ferrari Massa P1 1'19.575
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen P1 1'19.587
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 1'19.710
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 1'19.788
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 1'19.802
Ferrari Räikkönen P1 1'19.948
Renault Alonso Q2 1'19.992
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel Q2 1'20.109
Renault Piquet Q2 1'20.115
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q2 1'20.174
Toyota Glock Q2 1'20.274
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q2 1'20.531

Toyota Trulli Q2 1'20.601
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P1 1'20.744
Honda Button P2 1'20.929
Williams-Toyota Nakajima P2 1'20.985
Honda Barrichello P2 1'21.002

F India-Ferrari Fisichella P2 1'21.565
F India-Ferrari Sutil P2 1'21.756


2007/2008 Comparison
====================

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
=========================================================================================
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 88 1'20.235 Webber Q2 135 1'19.710 -0.525 -0.65
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P3 151 1'22.101 Fisichella P2 116 1'21.565 -0.536 -0.65
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed Q2 122 1'20.515 Vettel Q2 96 1'20.109 -0.406 -0.50
Honda Button Q1 105 1'21.335 Button P2 114 1'20.929 -0.406 -0.50
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 142 1'20.178 Heidfeld Q2 152 1'19.802 -0.376 -0.47
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi Q2 147 1'20.823 Bourdais Q2 152 1'20.531 -0.292 -0.36
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 164 1'20.054 Kubica Q2 113 1'19.788 -0.266 -0.33
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil Q1 103 1'22.019 Sutil P2 87 1'21.756 -0.263 -0.32
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q2 126 1'20.239 Coulthard Q2 72 1'20.174 -0.065 -0.08
Renault Fisichella Q2 161 1'20.042 Alonso Q2 124 1'19.992 -0.050 -0.06

Renault Kovalainen Q2 166 1'20.077 Piquet Q2 129 1'20.115 +0.038 +0.05
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 145 1'20.666 Rosberg P1 153 1'20.744 +0.078 +0.10
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 153 1'19.400 Hamilton Q2 131 1'19.537 +0.137 +0.17
Ferrari Massa Q2 150 1'19.421 Massa P1 120 1'19.575 +0.154 +0.19
Toyota Schumacher Q2 121 1'19.860 Glock Q2 134 1'20.274 +0.414 +0.52
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q2 145 1'19.152 Kovalainen P1 138 1'19.587 +0.435 +0.55
Toyota Trulli Q2 146 1'20.133 Trulli Q2 137 1'20.601 +0.468 +0.58
Williams-Toyota Wurz Q2 150 1'20.350 Nakajima P2 129 1'20.985 +0.635 +0.79
Honda Barrichello Q2 158 1'20.364 Barrichello P2 124 1'21.002 +0.638 +0.79
Ferrari Räikkönen Q2 155 1'19.252 Räikkönen P1 144 1'19.948 +0.696 +0.88

S Aguri-Honda Davidson Q1 127 1'21.448
S Aguri-Honda Sato P3 142 1'21.745

Notes: An even split, with half of the drivers faster than last year and half slower.
Räikkönen seems out of place at the bottom.


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
=========================================================================================
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 88 1'20.235 Webber Q2 135 1'19.710 -0.525 -0.65
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil Q1 103 1'22.019 Fisichella P2 116 1'21.565 -0.454 -0.55
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed Q2 122 1'20.515 Vettel Q2 96 1'20.109 -0.406 -0.50
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 164 1'20.054 Kubica Q2 113 1'19.788 -0.266 -0.33
Renault Fisichella Q2 161 1'20.042 Alonso Q2 124 1'19.992 -0.050 -0.06

Ferrari Räikkönen Q2 155 1'19.252 Massa P1 120 1'19.575 +0.323 +0.41
Williams-Toyota Wurz Q2 150 1'20.350 Rosberg P1 153 1'20.744 +0.394 +0.49
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q2 145 1'19.152 Hamilton Q2 131 1'19.537 +0.385 +0.49
Toyota Schumacher Q2 121 1'19.860 Glock Q2 134 1'20.274 +0.414 +0.52
Honda Barrichello Q2 158 1'20.364 Button P2 114 1'20.929 +0.565 +0.70

S Aguri-Honda Davidson Q1 127 1'21.448

Notes: Again an even split, five teams were faster and five were not.

All data from www .formula1,com .

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Wantage,
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Brian_W_Lawrence@msn,com

Engine Usage after 9 events - Silverstone

Engine Usage after 8 events - Silverstone
=========================================

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 www .fia,com and/or www .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 5 4,232 [846]
11 Jarno Trulli Toyota RVX-08 5 4,086 817 NENGP
4 Robert Kubica BMW P86/8 5 4,004 801 NENGP
7 Nico Rosberg Toyota RVX-08 5 3,966 [793]
12 Timo Glock Toyota RVX-08 5 3,963 793 NENGP
5 Fernando Alonso Renault RS27 5 3,876 775 NENGP
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 056 5 3,856 771 NENGP
23 Heikki Kovalainen Mercedes FO108V 5 3,843 [769]
22 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes FO108V 5 3,817 [763]
17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA808E 5 3,805 [761]
10 Mark Webber Renault RS27 5 3,739 [748]
8 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota RVX-08 5 3,549 [710]
16 Jenson Button Honda RA808E 5 3,187 [637] FCNGP
6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault RS27 5 3,106 621 NENGP
14 Sebastien Bourdais Ferrari 056 5 2,965 593 NENGP
15 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 056 5 2,739 548 NENGP
21 G Fisichella Ferrari 056 5 2,948 590 NENGP
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 056 6 3,857 [643]
9 David Coulthard Renault RS27 6 3,257 [543] FCNGP
20 Adrian Sutil Ferrari 056 6 2,587 [431] FCNGP
------------------------------------------------------------------
107 74,075 [692]


Team Engine E# Km. Avg.
==================================================
Super Aguri Honda RA808E 4 2,693 [673] -----
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
BMW Sauber BMW P86/8 10 8,236 [824]
Toyota Toyota RVX-08 10 8,049 805
McLaren Mercedes FO108V 10 7,660 [766]
Williams Toyota RVX-08 10 7,515 [752]
Honda Honda RA808E 10 6,992 [699]
Renault Renault RS27 10 6,982 698
Toro Rosso Ferrari 056 10 5,704 570
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ferrari Ferrari 056 11 7,713 [701]
Red Bull Renault RS27 11 6,996 [636]
Force India Ferrari 056 11 5,535 [503]
--------------------------------------------------
107 74,075 [692]


Engine E# Km. Avg. Team(s)
============================================================
BMW P86/8 10 8,236 [824] BMW Sauber
Toyota RVX-08 20 15,564 [778] Toyota, Williams
Mercedes FO108V 10 7,660 [766] McLaren
Honda RA808E 14 9,685 [692] Honda, [Super Aguri]
Renault RS27 21 13,978 [666] Renault, Red Bull
Ferrari 056 32 18,952 [592] Ferrari, Toro Rosso, Force India
------------------------------------------------------------
107 74,075 [692]


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

09 GBR Ferrari 056 * 1 Ferrari K Räikkönen Pre-event

Number of forced changes
========================
Ferrari 3 (all penalty free)



'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
--------------
11


Gearbox Usage
=============

Jo Bauer's Technical Report (click on 'Scrutineering Reports' on this page):

" http :// www .fia,com /en-GB/mediacentre/pressinformation/f1pressinfo/britain/Pages/britain.aspx"

says that Heidfeld, Kubica, Nakajima, Webber and KOvalainen started the event
with new gearboxes. All had completed four races with their previous 'box.


Gearbox 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

The penalty is a five-place grid demotion.

--

Brian Lawrence
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn,com
Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK

Overtaking Statistics #9 - Silverstone (44)

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 www .fia,com , http :// forix.autosport,com or
www .autosport,com /f1/ on race day or the following day. The original charts
remain copyright of the FIA.

Other excellent Formula One websites are available. This analysis is
completely 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 British Grand Prix:

Lap Place Passer (Passed)
==========================================
2 5 Alonso (Piquet) [team-mates]
3 4 Alonso (Heidfeld)
3 11 Button (Sutil)
3 17 Webber (Massa) [1]
5 1 Hamilton (Kovalainen) [team-mates]
5 16 Webber (Rosberg)
6 15 Webber (Fisichella)
8 14 Webber (Nakajima)
9 13 Webber (Bourdais)
9 12 Webber (Sutil)
10 2 Räikkönen (Kovalainen)
10 10 Button (Barrichello) [team-mates]
11 13 Nakajima (Bourdais)
12 11 Webber (Barrichello)
15 10 Webber (Button)
16 16 Massa (Rosberg)
17 15 Massa (Fisichella)
19 7 Kubica (Trulli)
23 12 Bourdais (Nakajima)
23 13 Webber (Nakajima)
24 4 Heidfeld (Trulli)
24 6 Glock (Alonso)
25 12 Webber (Bourdais)
27 2 Kovalainen (Räikkönen)
27 3 Heidfeld (Räikkönen)
27 2 Heidfeld (Kovalainen)
28 13 Rosberg (Massa) [1]
29 13 Nakajima (Massa) [1]
30 4 Kubica (Piquet)
35 5 Trulli (Glock) [team-mates]
37 11 Rosberg (Webber) [2]
38 7 Barrichello (Räikkönen) [2]
38 12 Nakajima (Webber) [2]
39 5 Barrichello (Kovalainen) [2]
40 4 Barrichello (Alonso) [2]
41 3 Barrichello (Trulli) [2]
43 2 Barrichello (Heidfeld) [2]
46 5 Kovalainen (Alonso)
47 9 Rosberg (Webber)
49 4 Alonso (Kovalainen)
49 5 Räikkönen (Kovalainen)
53 4 Räikkönen (Alonso)
57 5 Kovalainen (Alonso)
59 7 Trulli (Nakajima)

1. Massa's five spins may coincide with some of the passes.
2. Passer on Extreme Wets

That's 44 passes in total, compared to 16 last season.

Most: Webber 10 (Barrichello 5)


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 44 16 6 8 11 49 47 7 8 13 260 21.7
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 141 276 318 226 307 322 285 257 311 288 3303 16.7
No. GP 9 17 18 19 18 16 17 17 17 16 197
Race Avg. 16 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)
44 2008 - Britain Wet

12. 43 1999 - France Wet SC (1)
13. 42 2000 - Germany Wet SC (2)
14. 41 2004 - Brazil Wet track
15. 40 2007 - China Wet
16. 39 1997 - Argentine SC (1)
39 2006 - Bahrain
18. 38 2003 - Australia SC (2)
38 2004 - Italy
20. 36 1997 - Spain
36 2003 - USA Wet

22. 33 1999 - Europe Wet
23. 32 1997 - Brazil
32 2006 - Hungary Wet SC (1)
25. 30 1999 - Austria
30 2002 - Brazil
30 2005 - Turkey
28. 29 1997 - Monaco Wet
29 1998 - Austria SC (1)
29 2004 - Germany


Top 20 'Dry' Races (Not wet & no Safety Car)
============================================

1. 39 2006 - Bahrain
2. 38 2004 - Italy
3. 36 1997 - Spain
4. 32 1997 - Brazil
5. 30 1999 - Austria
30 2002 - Brazil
30 2005 - Turkey
8. 29 2004 - Germany
9. 28 1997 - Hungary
28 1998 - Italy
28 2005 - Belgium

12. 27 1999 - Brazil
27 2002 - Malaysia
27 2002 - Europe
15. 25 2002 - Germany
25 2003 - Hungary
17. 24 2005 - Europe
18. 22 2000 - Brazil
19. 21 1997 - Austria
21 2001 - USA
21 2002 - USA
21 2004 - Japan
21 2006 - Germany


Drivers' Season Total
=====================

AUS MAL BRN ESP TUR MON CDN FRA GBR GER
=========================================================
19 Kovalainen 1 - - - 8 4 2 1 3
14 Massa 3 - - - - - 8 1 2
13 Webber - - 1 - - 1 1 - 10
9 Piquet - - 3 - 1 2 2 1 -
9 Hamilton - - 3 - 1 - - 4 1
9 Heidfeld - 2 2 1 - - 1 - 3
8 Nakajima 1 2 2 - - - - - 3
8 Rosberg - 2 - - - 2 1 - 3
8 Alonso 2 1 - - - 1 - 1 3
7 Barrichello - - - - - 1 - 1 5
6 Räikkönen 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 3
5 Vettel - - - - - 4 1 - -
4 Glock 1 - - - - 2 - - 1
4 Trulli - - - - - 2 - - 2
3 [Davidson] - 2 1 - - - - - - -
3 Sutil 1 - - - - 2 - - -
3 Kubica - - - - - - 1 - 2
2 Fisichella - 1 1 - - - - - -
2 Coulthard 1 - - 1 - - - - -
2 [Sato] - 1 - 1 - - - - - -
2 Button - - - - - - - - 2
1 Bourdais - - - - - - - - 1
---------------------------------------------------------
141 11 11 14 3 11 21 17 9 44


No. of Times Overtaken
======================

AUS MAL BRN ESP TUR MON CDN FRA GBR GER
=========================================================
15 Nakajima 1 4 2 - - 3 1 - 4
12 Alonso 1 1 1 - 1 - - 3 5
11 Piquet 2 - - - 1 5 - 1 2
10 Barrichello 1 1 1 - - 1 4 - 2
9 Kovalainen 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 6
9 Bourdais 1 - 1 - - 1 3 - 3
8 [Sato] 2 2 3 1 - - - - - -
7 Fisichella - - - 1 - 4 - - 2
7 Button - - - - 2 2 2 - 1
7 Webber - - - - - 1 1 2 3
7 Trulli - - 1 - - 1 2 - 3
6 Räikkönen 2 - - - - - - 1 3
5 Sutil - - - - 1 1 - 1 2
5 Glock - - - - 2 - 1 1 1
4 [Davidson] - - 3 1 - - - - - -
4 Vettel - 1 - - - 2 - - -
4 Massa - - - - 1 - - - 3
4 Rosberg - - - - 1 - 1 - 2
3 Coulthard - 2 - - 1 - - - -
3 Heidfeld - - - - - - 1 - 2
1 Kubica - - 1 - - - - - -

0 Hamilton - - - - - - - - -
---------------------------------------------------------
141 11 11 14 3 11 21 17 9 44


Gains/Losses on Lap One
=======================

Plus 3: Trulli, Sutil
Plus 2: Barrichello
Plus 1: Hamilton, Piquet, Button, Fisichella

No change: Kovalainen, Heidfeld, Kubica

Minus 1: Räikkönen, Alonso, Glock
Minus 3: Bourdais, Nakajima

Notes: Rosberg started from the pit lane. Coulthard and Vettel
failed to complete lap one. Webber and Massa both spun on the
opening lap and fell to the back of the pack. As is my usual
practice these drivers (Rosberg, Coulthard, Vettel, Webber &
Massa) are excluded from the gains/losses.

Gains/Losses on Lap One in 2008
===============================

Driver Total (ASP) AUS MAL BRN ESP TUR MON CDN FRA GBR GER
===============================================================
Rosberg +10 (11.9) +2 +1 +1 +4 +2 -1 +1 0 -
Sutil +7 (18.6) - +3 - - - 0 0 +1 +3
Piquet +6 (13.7) +3 0 +2 0 -1 0 0 +1 +1
Fisichella +5 (18.1) - -2 +3 +2 - 0 0 +1 +1
Hamilton +5 (4.7) 0 +4 -6 +1 +1 +1 0 +3 +1
[Sato] +4 (20.8) +3 -2 +3 0 - - - - - -
Massa +2 (3.2) - 0 +1 +1 0 0 0 0 -
Kubica +1 (4.2) 0 +1 -1 -1 +2 0 0 0 0
Vettel +1 (14.8) - +1 - - - 0 - 0 -
Kovalainen +1 (5.1) 0 +1 +1 0 -2 - 0 +1 0

Nakajima -1 (14.9) - +3 -3 -2 - +1 +2 +1 -3
Räikkönen -1 (3.9) +2 0 +1 0 -2 -1 0 0 -1
Trulli -1 (8.0) -1 -3 +2 -1 -3 0 +1 +1 +3
Alonso -2 (6.3) 0 -2 +1 -1 +2 +1 -1 -1 -1
Coulthard -2 (12.2) -3 +3 -1 +1 0 +1 +1 -4 -
[Davidson] -2 (21.2) - -1 -1 0 - - - - - -
Barrichello -2 (13.1) +1 -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 +1 +2 +2
Button -4 (13.6) - -1 - 0 +1 - - -4 +1
Glock -5 (12.4) 0 - 0 -3 -1 +1 -3 +2 -1
Heidfeld -5 (7.8) -1 -5 0 +2 +1 +1 -1 -2 0
Webber -5 (7.9) - +2 0 -1 -1 -3 -1 -1 -
Bourdais -9 (16.1) -3 0 -1 -2 +1 0 0 -1 -3

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.

204 R Barrichello *

154 M Schumacher
154 R Schumacher

147 D Coulthard *
128 J Button *
124 G Fisichella *
109 F Massa *
108 J Villeneuve
103 O Panis
103 J Trulli *

95 JP Montoya
93 K Räikkönen *
89 J Alesi
83 M Webber *
82 F Alonso *
80 N Heidfeld *
78 T Sato
73 H-H Frentzen
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:

42 R Kubica
39 N Rosberg
29 H Kovalainen
25 L Hamilton
17 A Sutil
10 S Vettel
10 K Nakajima
9 N Piquet
4 T Glock
1 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 Silverstone

Driver Rankings after Silverstone
=================================

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) - Italian GP, 15 September 2002 (GP #695)
Last race (#100) - British GP, 06 July 2008 (GP #794)

Headlines
=========

Very little movement in the top 20 after Silverstone. Mark Webber rises by
two places at the expense of Coulthard and Ralf S. Kovalainen moves up one
position.

Driver GPs [Ch] PP W FL Points [Change]
===================================================================
1 Kimi Räikkönen 99 16 17 30 5208.42 [-13.48] **
2 Fernando Alonso 96 [+1] 17 19 11 5139.16 [-51.46] **
3 Felipe Massa 81 12 8 8 4184.71 [-32.40] **
4 Michael Schumacher 74 [-1] 20 28 26 3453.26 [-105.19]
5 Lewis Hamilton 26 [+1] 8 7 2 2859.79 [+155.66] **
6 Rubens Barrichello 99 7 6 9 1942.76 [+6.99] **
7 Giancarlo Fisichella 98 2 3 1 1851.38 [-26.41] **
8 Nick Heidfeld 94 1 - 1 1808.49 [+54.70] **
9 Jenson Button 95 3 1 - 1694.03 [-23.14] **
10 Jarno Trulli 98 2 1 - 1527.51 [+1.70] **

11 Juan Pablo Montoya 60 [-1] 4 6 6 1273.58 [-41.02]
12 Robert Kubica 30 [+1] 1 1 - 1254.33 [-0.68] **
13 (15) Mark Webber 99 - - - 1229.14 [+27.86] **
14 (13) David Coulthard 99 - 1 - 1228.90 [-25.41] **
15 (14) Ralf Schumacher 82 [-1] 4 2 2 1194.90 [-32.20]
16 (17) Heikki Kovalainen 26 [+1] 1 - 2 965.60 [+120.81] **
17 (16) Takuma Sato 73 [-1] - - - 880.52 [-17.15]
18 Nico Rosberg 44 [+1] - - 1 822.17 [+14.27] **
19 Vitantonio Liuzzi 39 - - - 522.77 [-7.35]
20 Christijan Albers 45 - - - 489.69 [-8.18]

21 Jacques Villeneuve 50 [-1] - - - 429.57 [-11.30]
22 Christian Klien 46 - - - 425.15 [-9.39]
23 Tiago Monteiro 36 - - - 422.67 [-7.82]
24 Alexander Wurz 17 - - - 351.65 [-4.57]
25 Adrian Sutil 26 [+1] - - - 348.30 [+1.47] **
26 Scott Speed 28 - - - 332.31 [-4.80]
27 Anthony Davidson 22 [-1] - - - 322.87 [-3.94]
28 Sebastian Vettel 17 [+1] - - - 302.48 [-0.61] **
29 (30) Timo Glock 13 [+1] - - - 241.90 [+21.32] **
30 (31) Kazuki Nakajima 10 [+1] - - - 238.34 [+27.40] **

31 (29) Pedro de la Rosa 12 [-1] - - 1 219.61 [-3.86]
32 Narain Karthikeyan 19 - - - 180.75 [-3.83]
33 Sakon Yamamoto 14 - - - 176.90 [-2.17]
34 (37) Sébastien Bourdais 9 [+1] - - - 145.97 [+22.98] **
35 (36) Nelson Piquet 9 [+1] - - - 143.37 [+10.94] **
36 (35) Robert Doornbos 11 - - - 134.50 [-2.28]
37 (34) Olivier Panis 35 [-1] - - - 132.14 [-7.06]
38 Antonio Pizzonia 20 - - - 100.58 [-3.80]
39 (40) Zsolt Baumgartner 20 - - - 99.75 [-3.59]
40 (39) Cristiano da Matta 27 - - - 97.89 [-5.93]

41 Gianmaria Bruni 18 - - - 80.56 [-2.79]
42 Patrick Friesacher 11 - - - 75.12 [-1.72]
43 Franck Montagny 7 - - - 57.06 [-0.89]
44 Giorgio Pantano 14 - - - 54.37 [-2.07]
45 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 16 - - - 35.81 [-3.34]
46 (47) Yuji Ide 4 - - - 32.94 [-0.56]
47 (46) Jos Verstappen 16 - - - 32.50 [-2.76]
48 Ricardo Zonta 5 - - - 31.42 [-0.91]
49 Justin Wilson 16 - - - 29.60 [-2.43]
50 Ralph Firman 14 - - - 25.83 [-2.34]

51 Marc Gené 3 - - - 21.37 [-0.90]
52 Nicholas Kiesa 5 - - - 19.06 [-1.12]
53 Markus Winkelhock 1 - - - 10.71 [-0.12]
54 Eddie Irvine 3 [-1] - - - 1.64 [-1.38]
55 Mika Salo 3 [-1] - - - 1.43 [-1.02]
56 Alex Yoong 3 - - - 0.66 [-0.40]
57 Alan McNish 2 [-1] - - - 0.43 [-0.47]

Fifty seven drivers have driven in the last 100 GPs.


The last 156 weeks (3 years)
============================

First race (#1) - British GP, 10 July 2005 (GP #742)
Last race (#53) - British GP, 06 July 2008 (GP #794)

Headlines
=========

Kimi takes over from Fernando at the top of the 3-year table. Heidfeld and
Kubica both gain a place while Fisi & Button drop a place. Ruben's third
place is enough to move him back into the top 10 (and back above 1000
points) while Jarno drops out of the 10.

Driver GPs PP W FL Points [Change]
==================================================================
1 (2) Kimi Räikkönen 53 10 12 22 4294.91 [-30.11] **
2 (1) Fernando Alonso 53 11 13 8 4201.50 [-159.29] **
3 Felipe Massa 52 12 8 8 3963.52 [-30.09] **
4 Lewis Hamilton 26 [+1] 8 7 2 2859.79 [+155.66] **
5 Michael Schumacher 27 [-1] 5 7 7 1881.88 [-58.54]
6 (7) Nick Heidfeld 48 - - 1 1484.72 [+55.74] **
7 (6) Giancarlo Fisichella 52 1 1 - 1464.50 [-30.68] **
8 (9) Robert Kubica 30 [+1] 1 1 - 1254.33 [-0.68] **
9 (8) Jenson Button 53 1 1 - 1252.25 [-29.01] **
10 (11) Rubens Barrichello 52 - - - 1031.36 [+37.18] **

11 (10) Jarno Trulli 53 - - - 1030.53 [-12.21] **
12 (15) Heikki Kovalainen 26 [+1] 1 - 2 965.60 [+120.81] **
13 (12) Mark Webber 53 - - - 945.26 [+27.77] **
14 (13) David Coulthard 53 - - - 893.72 [-20.68] **
15 (14) Ralf Schumacher 44 [-1] 1 - 1 823.06 [-28.92]
16 Nico Rosberg 44 [+1] - - 1 822.17 [+14.27] **
17 Juan Pablo Montoya 19 [-1] 2 3 1 736.81 [-20.04]
18 Takuma Sato 46 [-1] - - - 671.53 [-20.61]
19 Vitantonio Liuzzi 35 - - - 493.01 [-6.65]
20 Christijan Albers 35 [-1] - - - 408.08 [-11.61]

21 Adrian Sutil 26 [+1] - - - 348.30 [+1.47] **

26 Sebastian Vettel 17 [+1] - - - 302.48 [-0.61] **

29 Kazuki Nakajima 10 [+1] - - - 238.34 [+27.40] **
30 (31) Timo Glock 9 [+1] - - - 208.00 [+22.34] **

33 (35) Sébastien Bourdais 9 [+1] - - - 145.97 [+22.98] **
34 Nelson Piquet 9 [+1] - - - 143.37 [+10.94] **

Forty one drivers have driven in the last three years (156 weeks).


The last 104 weeks (2 years)
============================

First race (#1) - French GP, 10 July 2006 (GP #761)
Last race (#34) - British GP, 06 July 2008 (GP #794)

Headlines
=========

The number of races with the last 104 weeks falls from 35 to 34. Most
drivers lose one race (some lose two) meaning that points totals are
reduced in many cases. No change right at the top, but the lower part
of the 20 sees a lot of changes.

Driver GPs PP W FL Points [Change]
==================================================================
1 Felipe Massa 33 [-1] 12 8 7 3518.47 [-137.11] **
2 Kimi Räikkönen 34 [-1] 8 8 13 3293.69 [-22.50] **
3 Lewis Hamilton 26 [+1] 8 7 2 2859.79 [+155.66] **
4 Fernando Alonso 34 [-1] 3 5 5 2434.86 [-193.00] **
5 (6) Nick Heidfeld 34 [-1] - - 1 1271.24 [+46.11] **
6 (5) Robert Kubica 30 [+1] 1 1 - 1254.33 [-0.68] **
7 (9) Heikki Kovalainen 26 [+1] 1 - 2 965.60 [+120.81] **
8 (7) Michael Schumacher 8 [-2] 1 4 4 840.67 [-279.73]
9 (8) Giancarlo Fisichella 33 [-1] - - - 766.08 [-90.78] **
10 (11) Jenson Button 34 [-1] - 1 - 762.64 [-14.17] **

11 (10) Jarno Trulli 34 [-1] - - - 755.70 [-33.22] **
12 (14) Rubens Barrichello 33 [-1] - - - 710.61 [+24.14] **
13 (12) Nico Rosberg 34 [-1] - - - 693.04 [-1.38] **
14 (15) Mark Webber 34 [-1] - - - 692.63 [+26.13] **
15 (13) David Coulthard 34 [-1] - - - 639.94 [-46.96] **
16 Takuma Sato 28 [-2] - - - 475.84 [-23.31]
17 Ralf Schumacher 25 [-2] - - - 442.69 [-27.10]
18 Vitantonio Liuzzi 25 [-2] - - - 364.70 [-39.46]
19 Adrian Sutil 26 [+1] - - - 348.30 [+1.47] **
20 Alexander Wurz 16 - - - 327.01 [-3.97]

22 Sebastian Vettel 17 [+1] - - - 302.48 [-0.61] **
23 (25) Kazuki Nakajima 10 [+1] - - - 238.34 [+27.40] **

26 (27) Timo Glock 9 [+1] - - - 208.00 [+22.34] **

29 (30) Sébastien Bourdais 9 [+1] - - - 145.97 [+22.98] **
30 (29) Nelson Piquet 9 [+1] - - - 143.37 [+10.94] **

Thirty six drivers have driven in the last two years (104 weeks). Since
the last GP Juan Pablo Montoya has disappeared from the table.


The last 52 weeks (1 year)
==========================

First race (#1) - British GP, 08 July 2007 (GP #777)
Last race (#18) - British GP, 06 July 2008 (GP #794)

Headlines
=========

Hamilton regains second place from Massa.

Driver GPs PP W FL Points [Change]
==================================================================
1 Kimi Räikkönen 18 4 6 10 2158.69 [-72.17] **
2 (3) Lewis Hamilton 18 6 5 1 1988.49 [+93.70] **
3 (2) Felipe Massa 18 5 4 3 1887.42 [-183.91] **
4 Fernando Alonso 18 1 2 1 1109.51 [-0.78] **
5 Robert Kubica 18 1 1 - 960.17 [-38.97] **
6 Nick Heidfeld 18 - - 1 837.28 [+38.42] **
7 Heikki Kovalainen 18 1 - 2 766.38 [+103.34] **
8 (9) Jarno Trulli 18 - - - 488.80 [+27.63] **
9 (10) Mark Webber 18 - - - 483.65 [+26.31] **
10 (8) Nico Rosberg 18 - - - 466.21 [-0.79] **

11 (12) Rubens Barrichello 17 - - - 419.52 [+38.07] **
12 (11) David Coulthard 18 - - - 401.47 [-21.69] **
13 Jenson Button 18 - - - 319.73 [-14.81] **
14 Giancarlo Fisichella 18 - - - 305.33 [-26.83] **
15 Sebastian Vettel 16 [+1] - - - 278.61 [-0.32] **
16 Takuma Sato 13 [-1] - - - 252.05 [-22.62]
17 Adrian Sutil 18 - - - 242.54 [-16.98] **
18 Kazuki Nakajima 10 [+1] - - - 238.34 [+27.40] **
19 (21) Timo Glock 9 [+1] - - - 208.00 [+22.34] **
20 (19) Anthony Davidson 13 [-1] - - - 196.12 [-4.60]

24 (25) Sébastien Bourdais 9 [+1] - - - 145.97 [+22.98] **
25 (24) Nelson Piquet 9 [+1] - - - 143.37 [+10.94] **

Twenty nine drivers have driven in the last year (52 weeks).


Number of GP Wins
=================

Last 156 104 52
100 weeks weeks weeks
===========================================
Michael Schumacher 28 7 4 -
Fernando Alonso 19 13 5 2
Kimi Räikkönen 17 12 8 6
Felipe Massa 8 8 7 4
Lewis Hamilton 7 7 7 5
Juan Pablo Montoya 6 3 - -
Rubens Barrichello 6 - - -
Giancarlo Fisichella 3 1 - -
Ralf Schumacher 2 - - -
Robert Kubica 1 1 1 1
Jenson Button 1 1 1 -
Jarno Trulli 1 - - -
David Coulthard 1 - - -


All-time Top 60
===============

The addition of the 2008 British GP results only changes the career
averages for the six current drivers who are ranked in the all-time
top 60.

Lewis Hamilton's win increases his average by enough to move back
above James Hunt to 23rd place. Rubens Barrichello's podium is
enough to raise his average by a fraction. All other current drivers
suffer a slight fall in average, but only David Coulthard loses a place,
falling below Mario Andretti to 35th.

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 * 112 17 19 11 1159 6280 9077 81.04 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 * 129 16 17 31 985 6508 9526 73.85 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 * 95 12 8 8 618 5254 5669 59.67 0
23. Lewis Hamilton %2 * 26 8 7 2 500 1556 3095 59.52 0
24. James Hunt 92 14 10 8 634 3890 5385 58.53 1
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