Qualifying Statistics #12 - updated after Istanbul Park

Qualifying Statistics #12 - updated after Istanbul Park

Average Starting Position 2007 - after Istanbul Park, Qualifying #12
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| Pre-2003
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 | F1 Career
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP | Pos. ASP
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1. 2.83 [-0.08] L Hamilton - - - - - - - - | - -
2. 3.33 [+0.06] F Alonso 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88 |166 19.47
3. 3.83 [-0.08] K Räikkönen 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81 | 31 7.71
4. [5] 4.92 [-0.35] F Massa 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - - | 77 11.88
5. [4] 5.25 [+0.07] N Heidfeld 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31 | 81 12.28
6. 5.91 [-0.09] R Kubica 9 8.83 - - - - - - | - -
7. 8.92 [+0.10] G Fisichella 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88 | 64 10.98
[8] 8.92 [+0.01] J Trulli 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31 | 58 10.28
9.[10] 9.50 [-0.14] N Rosberg 12 13.33 - - - - - - | - -
10. [9] 9.75 [+0.20] M Webber 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88 |168 19.59
11. 10.42 [-0.31] H Kovalainen - - - - - - - - | - -
12. 12.17 [+0.35] R Schumacher 17 9.94 11 8.61 5 6.00 5 5.93 | 21 7.04
13.[14] 14.17 [-0.10] D Coulthard 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50 | 12 5.13
14.[17] 14.92 [-0.08] A Wurz - - 6 7.00 - - - - | 67 11.31
15.[13] 15.00 [+1.50] S Vettel - - - - - - - - | - -
16[=15] 15.17 [+0.53] R Barrichello 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63 | 38 8.42
17[=15] 15.25 [+0.61] J Button 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33 | 93 13.02
18. 15.50 [-0.41] A Davidson - - 22 15.00 - - - - |169 20.00
19. 16.25 [-0.11] V Liuzzi 15 15.50 19 13.00 - - - - | - -
20. 16.67 [+0.03] T Sato 20 19.67 14 10.88 8 8.06 16 13.00 |118 15.29
21. 17.70 S Speed 16 16.17 - - - - - - | - -
22. 20.25 [-0.11] A Sutil - - - - - - - - | - -
23[=24] 21.00 [-1.00] S Yamamoto 27 20.86 - - - - - - | - -
24.[23] 21.11 C Albers 18 18.0 =24 17.26 - - - - | - -
25[=24] 22.00 M Winkelhock - - - - - - - - | - -

Averages include all demotions such as engine change penalties. The pre-2003
career reflects the change to single-lap/restricted qualifying format - I
don't propose to update the career figures.


Average Team Starting Position 2007 - after Istanbul Park, Qualifying #12
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2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
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1. 3.08 [-0.01] McLaren 7. 13.50 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3. 5.62
2. 4.38 [-0.21] Ferrari 1. 1.50 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35
3. 5.63 [-0.01] BMW-Sauber 6. 10.50 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97*
4. 9.75 [-0.11] Renault 3. 6.50 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50
5. 10.54 [+0.18] Toyota 8. 15.50 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59
6. 11.96 [+0.05] Red Bull 5. 10.50 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79*
7. 12.21 [-0.11] Williams 4. 9.50 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21
8. 15.21 [+0.57] Honda 2. 4.50 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71*
9. 16.08 [-0.19] S Aguri 11. 20.50 - - - - - - - -
10. 17.08 [-0.06] T Rosso 9. 15.50 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32*
11. 20.71 [-0.11] Spyker 10. 18.50 9. 16.97 9. 16.36 9. 15.53 7. 13.33*

* Red Bull = Jaguar (2002-04), Honda = BAR (2002-05), BMW-Sauber = Sauber (2002-05),
Spyker = Midland (2006) = Jordan (2002-05), Toro Rosso = Minardi (2002-05)


Team-mates Head-to-Head 2007 - after Istanbul Park, Qualifying #12
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Williams Rosberg 11-1 Wurz +64
Red Bull Webber 11-1 Coulthard +53

Toyota Trulli 10-2 Schumacher +39
Spyker Sutil 7-2 Albers +8
Sutil 1-0 Winkelhock +1
Sutil 2-0 Yamamoto +2
[ 10-2 +11]

Toro Rosso Liuzzi 6-4 Speed +13
Liuzzi 2-0 Vettel +7
[ 8-4 +20]
Super Aguri Davidson 8-4 Sato +14
BMW-Sauber Heidfeld 7-4 Kubica +7
Heidfeld 1-0 Vettel +1
[ 8-4 +8]

Renault Kovalainen 7-5 Fisichella -18
Ferrari Massa 7-5 Räikkönen -13
McLaren Hamilton 7-5 Alonso +7
Honda Barrichello 7-5 Button +1

Note: "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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Q1 Q2 Q3
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F Alonso 12 12 12* FRA - no time
N Heidfeld 12 12 12
L Hamilton 12 12 12

K Räikkönen 12 12* 11 MON - no time
J Trulli 12 12 11
R Kubica 11 11 11

F Massa 12 12* 10 AUS - no time
G Fisichella 12 12 10

M Webber 12 11 8

N Rosberg 12 11 7

H Kovalainen 12 11 6

R Schumacher 15 8 5

J Button 12 9 1
R Barrichello 12 9 1
D Coulthard 12 9* 1 MON - time deleted; FRA - no time
T Sato 12 5 1
S Vettel 3 1 1

A Davidson 12 7* - ESP - no time
A Wurz 12 7 -
V Liuzzi 12 6* - ESP - no time
S Speed 10* 3 - ESP - no time
A Sutil 12 - -
C Albers 9* - - MON - no time
S Yamamoto 2 - -
M Winkelhock 1 - -

* Set no time in one or more sessions (Massa in Australia 3 laps;
Davidson in Spain 4 laps, Liuzzi in Spain 0 laps, Speed in
Spain 2 laps; Räikkönen in Monaco 3 laps, Albers in Monaco 3 laps,
Alonso in France 1 lap, Coulthard in France 2 laps).


Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
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Best in 2007 Best in Best in Best before 2005
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2006 (#) 2005 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
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F Massa Pole (5) . . . Pole (3) 7th (1) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
L Hamilton Pole (4) . . . --- --- ---
K Räikkönen Pole (2) AUS/Eur Pole (3) Pole (5) Pole (3) Eur 03 - GBR 04
F Alonso Pole (1) MON Pole (6) Pole (6) Pole (3) MAS 03 - HUN 03

N Heidfeld 2nd (1) HUN 3rd (1) Pole (1) 4th (1) AUT 03
G Fisichella 4th (1) MON Pole (1) Pole (1) Pole (1) AUT 98
R Kubica 4th (1) FRA 6th (1) --- ---
N Rosberg 4th (1) HUN 3rd (1) --- ---
R Schumacher 5th (1) HUN 3rd (1) Pole (1) Pole (5) FRA 01 - CDN 04
M Webber 6th (3) . . . 2nd (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (1) MAS 04
H Kovalainen 6th (2) USA/FRA --- --- ---
J Trulli 6th (1) ESP 3rd (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) MON 04 - BEL 04
S Vettel 7th (1) USA --- --- ---
D Coulthard 9th (1) ESP 7th (1) 5th (1) Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01
R Barrichello 9th (1) MON 3rd (2) 5th (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
T Sato 10th (1) AUS 17th (2) 4th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 04
J Button 10th (1) MON Pole (1) Pole (1) Pole (1) RSM 04

A Wurz 11th (2) BRN/MON --- 7th (1) ???
A Davidson 11th (2) AUS/TUR --- 15th (1) ???
V Liuzzi 12th (2) MON/CDN 12th (2) 11th (1) ---
S Speed 15th (2) FRA/GBR 11th (1) --- ---
A Sutil 19th (2) MON/TUR --- --- ---
C Albers 20th (2) MAS/FRA 14th (1) 13th (1) ---
S Yamamoto 20th (1) TUR
M Winkelhock 22nd (1) Eur


All-Time Top 20 Poles
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1. A Senna 65
2. M Schumacher 50 + 14 in 2003-05 [1] + 4 in 2006 [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
F Alonso 0 + 7 + 2 + 7 in 2006-07 [3]
16. A Ascari 14
R Peterson 14
J Hunt 14
19. J Brabham 13
G Hill 13
J Ickx 13
J Villeneuve 13 + 0 in 2003-04 [1] + 0 in 2005 [2]
JP Montoya 10 + 3 + 0

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 Record of Pole Position Holders at Istanbul Park
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt
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2005 1'26.797 K Räikkönen McLaren MP4/20 1st
2006 1'26.907 F Massa Ferrari 248 F1 1st
2007 1'27.329 F Massa Ferrari F2007 1st

Note: 2005 was decided on "single lap". 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 three Grands Prix at Istanbul Park, all three have been
won from pole position.

Average grid position of winners = 1.000.

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