Qualifying Statistics #13 - updated after Monza

Qualifying Statistics #13 - updated after Monza

Average Starting Position 2007 - after Monza, Qualifying #13
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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. 2.77 [-0.06] L Hamilton - - - - - - - - | - -
2. 3.15 [-0.18] F Alonso 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88 |166 19.47
3. 3.92 [+0.09] K Räikkönen 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81 | 31 7.71
4. 4.77 [-0.15] F Massa 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - - | 77 11.88
5. 5.15 [-0.10] N Heidfeld 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31 | 81 12.28
6. 5.92 [+0.01] R Kubica 9 8.83 - - - - - - | - -
7.[=7] 8.92 J Trulli 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31 | 58 10.28
8.[=7] 9.38 [+0.46] G Fisichella 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88 | 64 10.98
[9] 9.38 [-0.12] N Rosberg 12 13.33 - - - - - - | - -
10. 9.85 [+0.10] M Webber 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88 |168 19.59
11. 10.15 [-0.27] H Kovalainen - - - - - - - - | - -
12. 12.62 [+0.45] R Schumacher 17 9.94 11 8.61 5 6.00 5 5.93 | 21 7.04
13. 14.62 [+0.45] D Coulthard 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50 | 12 5.13
14. 14.77 [-0.15] A Wurz - - 6 7.00 - - - - | 67 11.31
15.[17] 14.85 [-0.40] J Button 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33 | 93 13.02
16. 14.92 [-0.25] R Barrichello 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63 | 38 8.42
17.[15] 15.25 [+0.25] S Vettel - - - - - - - - | - -
18. 15.38 [-0.12] A Davidson - - 22 15.00 - - - - |169 20.00
19. 16.46 [+0.21] V Liuzzi 15 15.50 19 13.00 - - - - | - -
20. 16.69 [+0.02] 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. 20.31 [+0.06] A Sutil - - - - - - - - | - -
23.[24] 21.11 C Albers 18 18.0 =24 17.26 - - - - | - -
24.[23] 21.33 [+0.33] S Yamamoto 27 20.86 - - - - - - | - -
25. 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 Monza, Qualifying #13
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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. 2.96 [-0.12] McLaren 7. 13.50 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3. 5.62
2. 4.35 [-0.03] Ferrari 1. 1.50 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35
3. 5.58 [-0.05] BMW-Sauber 6. 10.50 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97*
4. 9.85 [+0.10] Renault 3. 6.50 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50
5. 10.77 [+0.23] Toyota 8. 15.50 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59
6. [7] 12.08 [-0.13] Williams 4. 9.50 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21
7. [6] 12.23 [+0.27] Red Bull 5. 10.50 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79*
8. 14.88 [-0.33] Honda 2. 4.50 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71*
9. 16.04 [-0.04] S Aguri 11. 20.50 - - - - - - - -
10. 17.12 [+0.04] T Rosso 9. 15.50 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32*
11. 20.77 [+0.06] 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 Monza, Qualifying #13
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Williams Rosberg 12-1 Wurz +69
Red Bull Webber 12-1 Coulthard +62

Toyota Trulli 11-2 Schumacher +48
Spyker Sutil 7-2 Albers +8
Sutil 1-0 Winkelhock +1
Sutil 3-0 Yamamoto +3
[ 11-2 +12]

Super Aguri Davidson 9-4 Sato +17
BMW-Sauber Heidfeld 8-4 Kubica +9
Heidfeld 1-0 Vettel +1
[ 9-4 +10]

Toro Rosso Liuzzi 6-4 Speed +13
Liuzzi 2-1 Vettel +4
[ 8-5 +17]
Ferrari Massa 8-5 Räikkönen -11
Renault Kovalainen 8-5 Fisichella -10

McLaren Hamilton 7-6 Alonso +5
Honda Barrichello 7-6 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 13 13 13* FRA - no time
N Heidfeld 13 13 13
L Hamilton 13 13 13

K Räikkönen 13 13* 12 MON - no time
J Trulli 13 13 12
R Kubica 12 12 12

F Massa 13 13* 11 AUS - no time

G Fisichella 13 13 10

M Webber 13 12 8
N Rosberg 13 12 8

H Kovalainen 13 12 7

R Schumacher 16 8 5

J Button 13 10 2

R Barrichello 13 10 1
D Coulthard 13 9* 1 MON - time deleted; FRA - no time
T Sato 13 5 1
S Vettel 4 2 1

A Davidson 13 8* - ESP - no time
A Wurz 13 8 -
V Liuzzi 13 6* - ESP - no time
S Speed 10* 3 - ESP - no time
A Sutil 13 - -
C Albers 9* - - MON - no time
S Yamamoto 3 - -
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 (2) MON/ITA 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
J Button 10th (2) MON/ITA Pole (1) Pole (1) Pole (1) RSM 04
T Sato 10th (1) AUS 17th (2) 4th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 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
F Alonso 0 + 7 + 2 + 8 in 2006-07 [3]
15. S Moss 16
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 Recent Record of Pole Position Holders at Monza
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Chassis Grd
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1997 1'22.990 J Alesi Benetton B197 2nd Coulthard McLaren 6th
1998 1'25.298 M Schumacher Ferrari F300 1st
1999 1'22.432 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/14 DNF Frentzen Jordan 2nd
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2000 1'23.770 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 1st
2001 1'22.236 JP Montoya Williams FW23 1st
2002 1'20.264 JP Montoya Williams FW24 DNF Barrichello Ferrari 4th
2003 1'20.963 M Schumacher Ferrari F2003-GA 1st
2004 1'20.089 R Barrichello Ferrari F2004 1st
2005 1'21.054 JP Montoya McLaren MP4/20 1st
2006 1'21.584 K Räikkönen McLaren MP4/21 2nd M Schumacher Ferrari 2nd
2007 1'21.997 F Alonso McLaren MP4/22 ???

---- Indicates change in track layout and/or lap length.

Note: 2005 was decided on "single lap" qualifying. 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 56 Grands Prix at Monza,
15 have been won from pole position (last was Montoya in 2005),
10 have been won from second (Schumacher in 2006),
11 have been won from third (Schumacher in 1996),
seven have been won from fourth (Barrichello in 2002),
only one from fifth (Prost in 1985),
and five from sixth (Coulthard in 1997).
Just six have been won from a lower grid position - Surtees (1967/9th), Hulme
(1968/7th), Gethin (1971/11th), Peterson (1974/7th & 1976/8th), and Herbert
(1996/8th).

Average grid position of winners = 3.268.

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