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Qualifying Statistics #2 - Sepang
Qualifying Statistics #2 - Sepang
Average Starting Position 2008 - after Sepang, Qualifying #2
============================================================
2008 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
==================================================================================
1. (4) 2.50 (-1.50) F Massa 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - -
2. 3.00 (+1.00) R Kubica 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - - - -
3. (6) 4.50 (-1.50) J Trulli 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31
4. (1) 5.00 (+4.00) L Hamilton 1 2.59 - - - - - - - -
(5) 5.00 N Heidfeld 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31
6. (3) 5.50 (+2.50) H Kovalainen 10 10.71 - - - - - - - -
7.(15) 8.50 (-6.50) K Räikkönen 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81
8.(11) 9.00 (-2.00) F Alonso 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88
9. (8) 10.00 (+2.00) D Coulthard 13 13.35 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50
(14) 10.00 (-4.00) M Webber 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88
11. (7) 11.50 (+4.50) N Rosberg 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - - - -
(12) 11.00 (-0.50) J Button 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33
13. (9) 12.00 (+3.00) S Vettel 15 14.38 - - - - - - - -
(10) 12.00 (+2.00) R Barrichello 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63
15.(19) 14.50 (+4.50) T Glock - - - - - - 22 16.50 - -
16. 16.50 (+0.50) G Fisichella 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88
17.(21) 17.00 (-4.00) N Piquet - - - - - - - - - -
18.(13) 17.50 (+4.50) S Nakajima 22 19.00 - - - - - - - -
(17) 17.50 (+0.50) S Bourdais - - - - - - - - - -
20.(18) 19.00 (+1.00) A Sutil 23 20.29 - - - - - - - -
21.(20) 19.50 (-0.50) T Sato 20 17.29 20 19.67 14 10.88 8 8.06 16 13.00
22. 21.50 (-0.50) A Davidson 19 16.06 - - 22 15.00 - - - -
Averages include all demotions such as engine change penalties, but not last minute
changes.
Average Team Starting Position 2008 - after Sepang, Qualifying #2
=================================================================
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
=======================================================================================
1. 4.00 (+0.50) BMW-Sauber 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5.
10.97*
2. 5.25 (+3.25) McLaren 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3.
5.62
3. 5.50 (-4.00) Ferrari 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1.
2.35
4. 9.50 (-3.00) Toyota 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8.
14.59
5. 10.00 (-1.00) Red Bull 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9.
15.79*
6. 11.75 (+0.75) Honda 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6.
12.71*
7. 13.00 (-3.00) Renault 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4.
9.50
8. 14.50 (+4.50) Williams 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2.
3.21
9. 14.75 (+1.75) T Rosso 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11.
20.32*
10. 17.75 (+0.75) F India 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.97 9. 16.36 9. 15.53 7.
13.33*
11. 20.50 (-0.50) 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 Sepang, Qualifying #2
==========================================================
Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
================================================
Toyota Trulli 2-0 Glock +20
Renault Alonso 2-0 Piquet +16
Ferrari Massa 2-0 Räikkönen +12
Williams Rosberg 2-0 Nakajima +12
Toro Rosso Vettel 2-0 Bourdais +11
Force India Fisichella 2-0 Sutil +5
BMW-Sauber Kubica 2-0 Heidfeld +4
S Aguri Sato 2-0 Davidson +4
McLaren Hamilton 1-1 Kovalainen +1
Honda Barrichello 1-1 Button -1
Red Bull Coulthard 1-1 Webber 0
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 2 2 2
R Kubica 2 2 2
H Kovalainen 2 2 2
N Heidfeld 2 2 2
J Trulli 2 2 2
F Massa 2 2 2
T Glock 2 2 2
N Rosberg 2 2 1
D Coulthard 2 2 1
F Alonso 2 2 1
M Webber 2 2* 1 AUS (2 laps)
K Räikkönen 2 2* 1 AUS (0 laps)
S Vettel 2 2 1* AUS (2 laps)
R Barrichello 2 2 0
J Button 2 2 0
K Nakajima 2 1 0
N Piquet 2 1 0
G Fisichella 2 0 0
S Bourdais 2 0 0
A Sutil 2 0 0
T Sato 2 0 0
A Davidson 2 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
=============================================================================
L Hamilton Pole (1) AUS Pole (6) --- ---
F Massa Pole (1) MAL Pole (6) Pole (3) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
R Kubica 2nd (1) AUS 4th (1) 6th (1) ---
K Räikkönen 2nd (1) MAL Pole (3) Pole (3) Pole (8) Eur 03 - TUR 05
H Kovalainen 3rd (1) AUS 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
M Webber 6th (1) MAL 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 05
N Rosberg 7th (1) AUS 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
F Alonso 7th (1) MAL Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
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
T Glock 10th (1) MAL --- --- 16th (2) CDN 04 - CHN 04
J Button 11th (1) MAL 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
K Nakajima 13th (1) AUS 19th (1) --- ---
N Piquet 13th (1) MAL --- --- ---
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 Sato 19th (1) MAL 10th (1) 17th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 04
A Davidson 21st (1) MAL 11th (2) --- 15th (1) MAL 05
Personal Bests at Sepang
========================
Career 2008 Season
=============================================
Pole F Massa (10) F Massa
2nd K Räikkönen
3rd J Trulli
5th N Heidfeld (2)
6th M Webber
7th F Alonso
10th T Glock T Glock
11th J Button
13th N Piquet N Piquet
19th T Sato
21st A Davidson
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 Record of Pole Position Holders at Sepang
=============================================
Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grid
====================================================================
1999 1'39.688 M Schumacher Ferrari F399 2nd Irvine 2nd
----
2000 1'37.397 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 1st
2001 1'35.220 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 1st
2002 1'35.266 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 3rd R Schumacher 4th
2003 1'37.044 F Alonso Renault R23 3rd Räikkönen 7th
2004 1'33.074 M Schumacher Ferrari F2004 1st
2005 [3'07.672] F Alonso Renault R25 1st
2006 1'33.840 G Fisichella Renault R26 1st
2007 1'35.043 F Massa Ferrari F2007 5th Alonso 2nd
2008 1'35.748 F Massa Ferrari F2008 DNF Räikkönen 2nd
---- Indicates changes to track length and/or layout.
Note: 2003-04 was decided on "single lap"; 2005 was two-session/aggregate;
2006-08 knockout/3-periods.
There have been 10 Grands Prix at Sepang,
five have been won from pole position (most recent was Fisichella in 2006),
three have been won from second (Räikkönen in 2008),
one has been won from fourth (R Schumacher in 2002),
and one from seventh (Räikkönen in 2003).
Average grid position of winners = 2.200.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn,com
Average Starting Position 2008 - after Sepang, Qualifying #2
============================================================
2008 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
==================================================================================
1. (4) 2.50 (-1.50) F Massa 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - -
2. 3.00 (+1.00) R Kubica 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - - - -
3. (6) 4.50 (-1.50) J Trulli 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31
4. (1) 5.00 (+4.00) L Hamilton 1 2.59 - - - - - - - -
(5) 5.00 N Heidfeld 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31
6. (3) 5.50 (+2.50) H Kovalainen 10 10.71 - - - - - - - -
7.(15) 8.50 (-6.50) K Räikkönen 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81
8.(11) 9.00 (-2.00) F Alonso 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88
9. (8) 10.00 (+2.00) D Coulthard 13 13.35 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50
(14) 10.00 (-4.00) M Webber 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88
11. (7) 11.50 (+4.50) N Rosberg 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - - - -
(12) 11.00 (-0.50) J Button 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33
13. (9) 12.00 (+3.00) S Vettel 15 14.38 - - - - - - - -
(10) 12.00 (+2.00) R Barrichello 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63
15.(19) 14.50 (+4.50) T Glock - - - - - - 22 16.50 - -
16. 16.50 (+0.50) G Fisichella 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88
17.(21) 17.00 (-4.00) N Piquet - - - - - - - - - -
18.(13) 17.50 (+4.50) S Nakajima 22 19.00 - - - - - - - -
(17) 17.50 (+0.50) S Bourdais - - - - - - - - - -
20.(18) 19.00 (+1.00) A Sutil 23 20.29 - - - - - - - -
21.(20) 19.50 (-0.50) T Sato 20 17.29 20 19.67 14 10.88 8 8.06 16 13.00
22. 21.50 (-0.50) A Davidson 19 16.06 - - 22 15.00 - - - -
Averages include all demotions such as engine change penalties, but not last minute
changes.
Average Team Starting Position 2008 - after Sepang, Qualifying #2
=================================================================
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
=======================================================================================
1. 4.00 (+0.50) BMW-Sauber 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5.
10.97*
2. 5.25 (+3.25) McLaren 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3.
5.62
3. 5.50 (-4.00) Ferrari 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1.
2.35
4. 9.50 (-3.00) Toyota 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8.
14.59
5. 10.00 (-1.00) Red Bull 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9.
15.79*
6. 11.75 (+0.75) Honda 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6.
12.71*
7. 13.00 (-3.00) Renault 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4.
9.50
8. 14.50 (+4.50) Williams 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2.
3.21
9. 14.75 (+1.75) T Rosso 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11.
20.32*
10. 17.75 (+0.75) F India 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.97 9. 16.36 9. 15.53 7.
13.33*
11. 20.50 (-0.50) 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 Sepang, Qualifying #2
==========================================================
Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
================================================
Toyota Trulli 2-0 Glock +20
Renault Alonso 2-0 Piquet +16
Ferrari Massa 2-0 Räikkönen +12
Williams Rosberg 2-0 Nakajima +12
Toro Rosso Vettel 2-0 Bourdais +11
Force India Fisichella 2-0 Sutil +5
BMW-Sauber Kubica 2-0 Heidfeld +4
S Aguri Sato 2-0 Davidson +4
McLaren Hamilton 1-1 Kovalainen +1
Honda Barrichello 1-1 Button -1
Red Bull Coulthard 1-1 Webber 0
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 2 2 2
R Kubica 2 2 2
H Kovalainen 2 2 2
N Heidfeld 2 2 2
J Trulli 2 2 2
F Massa 2 2 2
T Glock 2 2 2
N Rosberg 2 2 1
D Coulthard 2 2 1
F Alonso 2 2 1
M Webber 2 2* 1 AUS (2 laps)
K Räikkönen 2 2* 1 AUS (0 laps)
S Vettel 2 2 1* AUS (2 laps)
R Barrichello 2 2 0
J Button 2 2 0
K Nakajima 2 1 0
N Piquet 2 1 0
G Fisichella 2 0 0
S Bourdais 2 0 0
A Sutil 2 0 0
T Sato 2 0 0
A Davidson 2 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
=============================================================================
L Hamilton Pole (1) AUS Pole (6) --- ---
F Massa Pole (1) MAL Pole (6) Pole (3) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
R Kubica 2nd (1) AUS 4th (1) 6th (1) ---
K Räikkönen 2nd (1) MAL Pole (3) Pole (3) Pole (8) Eur 03 - TUR 05
H Kovalainen 3rd (1) AUS 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
M Webber 6th (1) MAL 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 05
N Rosberg 7th (1) AUS 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
F Alonso 7th (1) MAL Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
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
T Glock 10th (1) MAL --- --- 16th (2) CDN 04 - CHN 04
J Button 11th (1) MAL 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
K Nakajima 13th (1) AUS 19th (1) --- ---
N Piquet 13th (1) MAL --- --- ---
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 Sato 19th (1) MAL 10th (1) 17th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 04
A Davidson 21st (1) MAL 11th (2) --- 15th (1) MAL 05
Personal Bests at Sepang
========================
Career 2008 Season
=============================================
Pole F Massa (10) F Massa
2nd K Räikkönen
3rd J Trulli
5th N Heidfeld (2)
6th M Webber
7th F Alonso
10th T Glock T Glock
11th J Button
13th N Piquet N Piquet
19th T Sato
21st A Davidson
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 Record of Pole Position Holders at Sepang
=============================================
Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grid
====================================================================
1999 1'39.688 M Schumacher Ferrari F399 2nd Irvine 2nd
----
2000 1'37.397 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 1st
2001 1'35.220 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 1st
2002 1'35.266 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 3rd R Schumacher 4th
2003 1'37.044 F Alonso Renault R23 3rd Räikkönen 7th
2004 1'33.074 M Schumacher Ferrari F2004 1st
2005 [3'07.672] F Alonso Renault R25 1st
2006 1'33.840 G Fisichella Renault R26 1st
2007 1'35.043 F Massa Ferrari F2007 5th Alonso 2nd
2008 1'35.748 F Massa Ferrari F2008 DNF Räikkönen 2nd
---- Indicates changes to track length and/or layout.
Note: 2003-04 was decided on "single lap"; 2005 was two-session/aggregate;
2006-08 knockout/3-periods.
There have been 10 Grands Prix at Sepang,
five have been won from pole position (most recent was Fisichella in 2006),
three have been won from second (Räikkönen in 2008),
one has been won from fourth (R Schumacher in 2002),
and one from seventh (Räikkönen in 2003).
Average grid position of winners = 2.200.
--
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawrence@msn,com
