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Qualifying Statistics #1 - Melbourne
Qualifying Statistics #1 - Melbourne
Average Starting Position 2008 - after Melbourne, Qualifying #1
===============================================================
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
=========================================================================
1. 1.00 L Hamilton 1 2.59 - - - - - - - -
2. 2.00 R Kubica 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - - - -
3. 3.00 H Kovalainen 10 10.71 - - - - - - - -
4. 4.00 F Massa 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - -
5. 5.00 N Heidfeld 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31
6. 6.00 J Trulli 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31
7. 7.00 N Rosberg 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - - - -
8. 8.00 D Coulthard 13 13.35 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50
9. 9.00 S Vettel 15 14.38 - - - - - - - -
10. 10.00 R Barrichello 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63
11. 11.00 F Alonso 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88
12. 12.00 J Button 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33
13. 13.00 S Nakajima 22 19.00 - - - - - - - -
14. 14.00 M Webber 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88
15. 15.00 K Räikkönen 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81
16. 16.00 G Fisichella 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88
17. 17.00 S Bourdais - - - - - - - - - -
18. 18.00 A Sutil 23 20.29 - - - - - - - -
19. 19.00 T Glock - - - - - - 22 16.50 - -
20. 20.00 T Sato 20 17.29 20 19.67 14 10.88 8 8.06 16 13.00
21. 21.00 N Piquet - - - - - - - - - -
22. 22.00 A Davidson 19 16.06 - - 22 15.00 - - - -
Averages include all demotions such as engine change penalties.
Average Team Starting Position 2008 - after Melbourne, Qualifying #1
====================================================================
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
=================================================================================
1. 2.00 McLaren 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3. 5.62
2. 3.50 BMW-Sauber 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97*
3. 9.50 Ferrari 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35
4. 10.00 Williams 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21
5. 11.00 Red Bull 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79*
11.00 Honda 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71*
7. 12.50 Toyota 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59
8. 13.00 T Rosso 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32*
9. 16.00 Renault 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50
10. 17.00 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 posted in the 2006 columns was incorrect.
Team-mates Head-to-Head 2008 - after Melbourne, Qualifying #1
=============================================================
Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
================================================
Toyota Trulli 1-0 Glock +13
Ferrari Massa 1-0 Räikkönen +11
Renault Alonso 1-0 Piquet +10
Toro Rosso Vettel 1-0 Bourdais +8
Red Bull Coulthard 1-0 Webber +6
Williams Rosberg 1-0 Nakajima +6
BMW-Sauber Kubica 1-0 Heidfeld +3
Force India Fisichella 1-0 Sutil +2
Honda Barrichello 1-0 Button +2
McLaren Hamilton 1-0 Kovalainen +2
S Aguri Sato 1-0 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 1 1 1
R Kubica 1 1 1
H Kovalainen 1 1 1
N Heidfeld 1 1 1
J Trulli 1 1 1
N Rosberg 1 1 1
F Massa 1 1 1
D Coulthard 1 1 1
T Glock 1 1 1
S Vettel 1 1 1* AUS (2 laps)
R Barrichello 1 1 0
F Alonso 1 1 0
J Button 1 1 0
K Nakajima 1 1 0
M Webber 1 1* 0 AUS (2 laps)
K Räikkönen 1 1* 0 AUS (0 laps)
G Fisichella 1 0 0
S Bourdais 1 0 0
A Sutil 1 0 0
T Sato 1 0 0
N Piquet 1 0 0
A Davidson 1 0 0
* Set no time in one or more sessions.
Best F1 Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
=================================================
Best in 2008 Best in Best in Best before 2006
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2007 (#) 2006 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
=============================================================================
L Hamilton Pole (1) AUS Pole (6) --- ---
R Kubica 2nd (1) AUS 4th (1) 6th (1) ---
H Kovalainen 3rd (1) AUS 6th (2) --- ---
F Massa 4th (1) AUS Pole (6) Pole (3) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
N Heidfeld 5th (1) AUS 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
J Trulli 6th (1) AUS 6th (1) 3rd (1) Pole (3) MON 04 - USA 05
N Rosberg 7th (1) AUS 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
D Coulthard 8th (1) AUS 5th (1) 7th (1) Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01
S Vettel 9th (1) AUS 7th (1) --- ---
R Barrichello 10th (1) AUS 9th (1) 3rd (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
F Alonso 11th (1) AUS Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
J Button 12th (1) AUS 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
K Nakajima 13th (1) AUS 19th (1) --- ---
M Webber 14th (1) AUS 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 05
K Räikkönen 15th (1) AUS Pole (3) Pole (3) Pole (8) Eur 03 - TUR 05
G Fisichella 16th (1) AUS 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05
S Bourdais 17th (1) AUS --- --- ---
A Sutil 18th (1) AUS 19th (3) --- ---
T Glock 19th (1) AUS --- --- 16th (2) CDN 04 - CHN 04
T Sato 20th (1) AUS 10th (1) 17th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 04
N Piquet 21st (1) AUS --- --- ---
A Davidson 22nd (1) AUS 11th (2) --- 15th (1) MAL 05
Personal Best at Melbourne 2008
===============================
Pole L Hamilton (7th in career)
2nd R Kubica
3rd H Kovalainen
13th K Nakajima
17th S Bourdais
18th A Sutil
21st N Piquet
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
15. F Alonso 0 + 7 in 2003-05 [1] + 2 in '05 [2] + 6 in '06 [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 '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 Melbourne
=======================================================
Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grid
====================================================================
1999 1'30.462 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/14 DNF Irvine 6th
2000 1'30.556 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/15 DNF M Schumacher 3rd
2001 1'26.892 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 1st
2002 1'25.843 R Barrichello Ferrari F2001 DNF M Schumacher 2nd
2003 1'27.173 M Schumacher Ferrari F2002 4th Coulthard 11th
2004 1'24.408 M Schumacher Ferrari F2004 1st
2005 [3'01.460] G Fisichella Renault R25 1st
2006 1'25.229 J Button Honda RA106 10th Alonso 3rd
2007 1'26.072 K Räikkönen Ferrari F2007 1st
2008 1'26.714 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/23 1st
Note: 2003-04 was decided on "single lap"; 2005 was two-session/aggregate;
2006-08 knockout/3-periods
There have been thirteen Grands Prix at Melbourne,
6 have been won from pole position (last was Hamilton in 2008),
2 have been won from second (M Schumacher in 2002),
2 have been won from third (Alonso in 2006),
and 3 have been won from lower positions (Coulthard 4th/1997; Irvine 6th/1999,
and Coulthard (11th/2003).
Average grid position of winners = 2.846.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn,com
Average Starting Position 2008 - after Melbourne, Qualifying #1
===============================================================
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
=========================================================================
1. 1.00 L Hamilton 1 2.59 - - - - - - - -
2. 2.00 R Kubica 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - - - -
3. 3.00 H Kovalainen 10 10.71 - - - - - - - -
4. 4.00 F Massa 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - -
5. 5.00 N Heidfeld 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31
6. 6.00 J Trulli 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31
7. 7.00 N Rosberg 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - - - -
8. 8.00 D Coulthard 13 13.35 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50
9. 9.00 S Vettel 15 14.38 - - - - - - - -
10. 10.00 R Barrichello 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63
11. 11.00 F Alonso 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88
12. 12.00 J Button 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33
13. 13.00 S Nakajima 22 19.00 - - - - - - - -
14. 14.00 M Webber 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88
15. 15.00 K Räikkönen 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81
16. 16.00 G Fisichella 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88
17. 17.00 S Bourdais - - - - - - - - - -
18. 18.00 A Sutil 23 20.29 - - - - - - - -
19. 19.00 T Glock - - - - - - 22 16.50 - -
20. 20.00 T Sato 20 17.29 20 19.67 14 10.88 8 8.06 16 13.00
21. 21.00 N Piquet - - - - - - - - - -
22. 22.00 A Davidson 19 16.06 - - 22 15.00 - - - -
Averages include all demotions such as engine change penalties.
Average Team Starting Position 2008 - after Melbourne, Qualifying #1
====================================================================
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
=================================================================================
1. 2.00 McLaren 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3. 5.62
2. 3.50 BMW-Sauber 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97*
3. 9.50 Ferrari 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35
4. 10.00 Williams 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21
5. 11.00 Red Bull 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79*
11.00 Honda 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71*
7. 12.50 Toyota 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59
8. 13.00 T Rosso 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32*
9. 16.00 Renault 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50
10. 17.00 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 posted in the 2006 columns was incorrect.
Team-mates Head-to-Head 2008 - after Melbourne, Qualifying #1
=============================================================
Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
================================================
Toyota Trulli 1-0 Glock +13
Ferrari Massa 1-0 Räikkönen +11
Renault Alonso 1-0 Piquet +10
Toro Rosso Vettel 1-0 Bourdais +8
Red Bull Coulthard 1-0 Webber +6
Williams Rosberg 1-0 Nakajima +6
BMW-Sauber Kubica 1-0 Heidfeld +3
Force India Fisichella 1-0 Sutil +2
Honda Barrichello 1-0 Button +2
McLaren Hamilton 1-0 Kovalainen +2
S Aguri Sato 1-0 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 1 1 1
R Kubica 1 1 1
H Kovalainen 1 1 1
N Heidfeld 1 1 1
J Trulli 1 1 1
N Rosberg 1 1 1
F Massa 1 1 1
D Coulthard 1 1 1
T Glock 1 1 1
S Vettel 1 1 1* AUS (2 laps)
R Barrichello 1 1 0
F Alonso 1 1 0
J Button 1 1 0
K Nakajima 1 1 0
M Webber 1 1* 0 AUS (2 laps)
K Räikkönen 1 1* 0 AUS (0 laps)
G Fisichella 1 0 0
S Bourdais 1 0 0
A Sutil 1 0 0
T Sato 1 0 0
N Piquet 1 0 0
A Davidson 1 0 0
* Set no time in one or more sessions.
Best F1 Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
=================================================
Best in 2008 Best in Best in Best before 2006
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2007 (#) 2006 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
=============================================================================
L Hamilton Pole (1) AUS Pole (6) --- ---
R Kubica 2nd (1) AUS 4th (1) 6th (1) ---
H Kovalainen 3rd (1) AUS 6th (2) --- ---
F Massa 4th (1) AUS Pole (6) Pole (3) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
N Heidfeld 5th (1) AUS 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
J Trulli 6th (1) AUS 6th (1) 3rd (1) Pole (3) MON 04 - USA 05
N Rosberg 7th (1) AUS 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
D Coulthard 8th (1) AUS 5th (1) 7th (1) Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01
S Vettel 9th (1) AUS 7th (1) --- ---
R Barrichello 10th (1) AUS 9th (1) 3rd (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
F Alonso 11th (1) AUS Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
J Button 12th (1) AUS 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
K Nakajima 13th (1) AUS 19th (1) --- ---
M Webber 14th (1) AUS 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 05
K Räikkönen 15th (1) AUS Pole (3) Pole (3) Pole (8) Eur 03 - TUR 05
G Fisichella 16th (1) AUS 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05
S Bourdais 17th (1) AUS --- --- ---
A Sutil 18th (1) AUS 19th (3) --- ---
T Glock 19th (1) AUS --- --- 16th (2) CDN 04 - CHN 04
T Sato 20th (1) AUS 10th (1) 17th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 04
N Piquet 21st (1) AUS --- --- ---
A Davidson 22nd (1) AUS 11th (2) --- 15th (1) MAL 05
Personal Best at Melbourne 2008
===============================
Pole L Hamilton (7th in career)
2nd R Kubica
3rd H Kovalainen
13th K Nakajima
17th S Bourdais
18th A Sutil
21st N Piquet
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
15. F Alonso 0 + 7 in 2003-05 [1] + 2 in '05 [2] + 6 in '06 [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 '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 Melbourne
=======================================================
Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grid
====================================================================
1999 1'30.462 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/14 DNF Irvine 6th
2000 1'30.556 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/15 DNF M Schumacher 3rd
2001 1'26.892 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 1st
2002 1'25.843 R Barrichello Ferrari F2001 DNF M Schumacher 2nd
2003 1'27.173 M Schumacher Ferrari F2002 4th Coulthard 11th
2004 1'24.408 M Schumacher Ferrari F2004 1st
2005 [3'01.460] G Fisichella Renault R25 1st
2006 1'25.229 J Button Honda RA106 10th Alonso 3rd
2007 1'26.072 K Räikkönen Ferrari F2007 1st
2008 1'26.714 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/23 1st
Note: 2003-04 was decided on "single lap"; 2005 was two-session/aggregate;
2006-08 knockout/3-periods
There have been thirteen Grands Prix at Melbourne,
6 have been won from pole position (last was Hamilton in 2008),
2 have been won from second (M Schumacher in 2002),
2 have been won from third (Alonso in 2006),
and 3 have been won from lower positions (Coulthard 4th/1997; Irvine 6th/1999,
and Coulthard (11th/2003).
Average grid position of winners = 2.846.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn,com
