Delayed Montreal Stats

Delayed Montreal Stats

Still catching up.

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Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
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Brian_W_Lawrence@msn,com

Qualifying Statistics #7 - Montreal

Average Starting Position 2008 - after Montréal, Qualifying #7
==============================================================

2008 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
==================================================================================
1. 2.57 (+0.57) F Massa 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - -
2. 3.29 (-0.21) R Kubica 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - - - -
3. 3.57 (-0.43) L Hamilton 1 2.59 - - - - - - - -
4.(=4) 4.43 (-0.24) K Räikkönen 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81
5.(=4) 5.00 (+0.33) H Kovalainen 10 10.71 - - - - - - - -
6. (7) 6.86 (-0.47) F Alonso 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88
7. (6) 7.71 (+1.04) J Trulli 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31
(8) 7.71 (+0.04) N Heidfeld 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31
9. 9.00 (+0.17) M Webber 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88
10. 9.71 (-0.79) N Rosberg 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - - - -
11.(12) 11.71 (-0.46) R Barrichello 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63
12.(11) 12.71 (+1.21) J Button 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33
13. 13.14 (-0.03) D Coulthard 13 13.35 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50
(14) 13.14 (-0.36) T Glock - - - - - - 22 16.50 - -
15(=15) 14.86 (-0.47) S Nakajima 22 19.00 - - - - - - - -
16(=15) 15.29 (-0.04) N Piquet - - - - - - - - - -
17. 16.14 (+0.47) S Vettel 15 14.38 - - - - - - - -
18. 16.86 (+0.19) S Bourdais - - - - - - - - - -
19. 18.14 (-0.19) G Fisichella 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88
20. 18.71 (-0.46) 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 after Montréal, Qualifying #7
=========================================================================

2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
=======================================================================================
1. 3.50 (+0.17) Ferrari 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35
2. 4.29 (-0.04) McLaren 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3. 5.62
3. 5.50 (-0.08) BMW-Sauber 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97*
4. 10.43 (+1.44) Toyota 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59
5. 11.07 (+0.07) Red Bull 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79*
11.07 (-0.26) Renault 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50
7. 12.21 (+0.38) Honda 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71*
8. 12.29 (-0.43) Williams 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21
9. 16.50 (+0.33) T Rosso 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32*
10. 18.43 (-0.32) 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 Montréal, Qualifying #7
============================================================

Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
================================================
Renault Alonso 7-0 Piquet +59
BMW-Sauber Kubica 7-0 Heidfeld +31

Toyota Trulli 6-1 Glock +38
Williams Rosberg 6-1 Nakajima +36
Red Bull Webber 6-1 Coulthard +29

Ferrari Massa 5-2 Räikkönen +13
McLaren Hamilton 5-2 Kovalainen +10

Honda Barrichello 4-3 Button +7
Toro Rosso Bourdais 4-3 Vettel -5
Force India Fisichella 4-3 Sutil +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
======================================

Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
=============================
L Hamilton 7 7 7
H Kovalainen 7 7 7
R Kubica 7 7 7
F Massa 7 7 7

F Alonso 7 7 6
N Heidfeld 7 7 6
K Räikkönen 7 7* 6 AUS (0 laps)
J Trulli 7 7 6

M Webber 7 7* 5* AUS (2 laps), CDN (0 laps)

N Rosberg 7 7 4

D Coulthard 7 5 3* MON (0 laps)

T Glock 7 7 2

R Barrichello 7 7 1
J Button 7 6 1
N Piquet 7 4 1
S Vettel 7* 3 1* AUS (2 laps), CDN (0 laps)

K Nakajima 7 5 0
S Bourdais 7 2 0

G Fisichella 7 0 0
A Sutil 7 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) --- ---
R Kubica Pole (1) BRN 4th (1) 6th (1) ---
K Räikkönen Pole (1) ESP Pole (3) Pole (3) Pole (8) Eur 03 - TUR 05

F Alonso 2nd (1) ESP Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
H Kovalainen 2nd (1) TUR 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
N Rosberg 5th (1) CDN 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
M Webber 6th (2) MAL/TUR 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 05
D Coulthard 8th (1) AUS 5th (1) 7th (1) Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01
S Vettel 9th (1) AUS 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
T Glock 10th (2) MAL/MON --- --- 16th (2) CDN 04 - CHN 04
N Piquet 10th (1) ESP --- --- ---

K Nakajima 12th (2) ESP/CDN 19th (1) --- ---
S Bourdais 15th (1) BRN --- --- ---
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 Montréal
==============================

Career 2008 Season
======================================
Pole L Hamilton (8) L Hamilton (2)
5th N Rosberg
9th R Barrichello
12th K Nakajima (2) K Nakajima (2)


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]
K Räikkönen 0 + 5 in 2003-05 [1] + 3 in '05 [2] + 7 in '06-08 [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 Montréal
======================================================

Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
=======================================================================
1998 1'18.213 D Coulthard McLaren MP4/13 DNF M Schumacher Ferrari 3rd
1999 1'19.298 M Schumacher Ferrari F399 DNF Häkkinen McLaren 2nd
2000 1'18.439 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 1st
2001 1'15.782 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 2nd R Schumacher Williams 2nd
----
2002 1'12.836 JP Montoya Williams FW24B DNF M Schumacher Ferrari 2nd
2003 1'15.529 R Schumacher Williams FW25 2nd M Schumacher Ferrari 3rd
2004 1'12.175 R Schumacher Williams FW26 DQ M Schumacher Ferrari 6th
2005 1'15.217 J Button BAR 007 DNF K Räikkönen McLaren 7th
2006 1'14.942 F Alonso Renault R26 1st
2007 1'12.331 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/22 1st
2008 1'17.886 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/23 DBF R Kubica BMW Sauber 2nd

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

Note: Since 2006 the grid has been decided on a three-period knockout system,
and the quoted time is not necessarily the fastest.

There have been 29 GPs at Montréal,
13 have been won from pole (last was Hamilton in 2007),
five have been won from second (Kubica in 2008),
four have been won from third (M Schumacher in 2003),
two have been won from fourth (Berger in 1992),
five from fifth or lower (Räikkönen from 7th in 2005).
The lowest qualifying winner was Jacques Laffite in 1981 (from 10th).

Average Starting Position of race winner = 2.827.

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

Top Speed Comparison - Montreal

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)

Since the Turkish GP the FIA website (www .fia,com ) has changed and I can no
longer locate speed trap data for the race - I didn't have the speed trap
data for the 2007 race either, but until Turkey the 2008 data was available.


Canadian GP 2007/08

2007 2008
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Dif. %Dif.
========================================================================
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q1 320.3 Hamilton Q2 322.0 +1.7 +0.53
Toyota Trulli P3 316.4 Trulli Q2 317.5 +1.1 +0.35
Toyota Schumacher Q1 317.1 Glock P3 317.7 +0.6 +0.19
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil Q1 315.8 Sutil P3 315.8 +0.0 +0.00

McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q3 322.1 Kovalainen P2 320.8 -1.3 -0.40
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P3 316.6 Fisichella P3 314.9 -1.7 -0.54
Honda Barrichello P3 315.9 Barrichello P2 312.9 -3.0 -0.95
Ferrari Massa Q3 323.7 Massa P2 320.2 -3.5 -1.08
Ferrari Räikkönen Q3 322.1 Räikkönen P2 318.0 -4.1 -1.27
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q1 324.1 Kubica P2 319.9 -4.2 -1.30
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q1 322.1 Coulthard Q3 317.3 -4.8 -1.49
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P3 320.5 Vettel P3 315.6 -4.9 -1.53
Red Bull-Renault Webber P3 321.8 Webber P3 316.4 -5.4 -1.68
Renault Kovalainen Q1 324.1 Alonso P2 317.9 -6.2 -1.91
Renault Fisichella P3 322.7 Piquet P3 316.2 -6.5 -2.01
Williams-Toyota Wurz P3 323.2 Nakajima P3 316.5 -6.7 -2.07
Honda Button P3 316.2 Button P2 309.6 -6.6 -2.09
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q3 324.2 Heidfeld P2 317.4 -6.8 -2.10
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi P3 322.2 Bourdais P2 315.4 -6.8 -2.11
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 320.4 Rosberg P3 313.5 -6.9 -2.15

S Aguri-Honda Sato Q2 316.7
S Aguri-Honda Davidson Q1 315.5

The break-up of the track surface may have affected top speeds in 2008.
Only four driver combinations improved their top speeds compared to 2007.
Fisichella and Sutil remain close to the top of the list, but both
Toyotas improved as did pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton.


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.
========================================================================
Toyota Schumacher Q1 317.1 Glock P3 317.7 +0.6 +0.19

McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q3 322.1 Hamilton Q2 322.0 -0.1 -0.04
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P3 316.6 Sutil P3 315.8 -0.8 -0.25
Honda Button P3 316.2 Barrichello P2 312.9 -3.3 -1.04
Ferrari Massa Q3 323.7 Massa P2 320.2 -3.5 -1.08
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q3 324.2 Kubica P2 319.9 -4.3 -1.33
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q1 322.1 Coulthard Q3 317.3 -4.8 -1.49
Renault Kovalainen Q1 324.1 Alonso P2 317.9 -6.2 -1.91
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi P3 322.2 Vettel P3 315.6 -6.4 -1.99
Williams-Toyota Wurz P3 323.2 Nakajima P3 316.5 -6.7 -2.07

S Aguri-Honda Sato Q2 316.7

Only Toyota improved, although McLaren were only 0.1 kph slower.

All data from www .formula1,com

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

Top Speed Comparison - Updated

Adding the race data makes a lot of difference. No less than 12 of the 20
drivers were able to set their best top speed during the race. Perhaps
the weather conditions were better or perhaps the track repairs worked
better than expected.

Canadian GP 2007/08

2007 2008
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Dif. %Dif.
========================================================================
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P3 316.6 Fisichella R 321.0 +4.4 +1.39
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil Q1 315.8 Sutil R 318.3 +2.5 +0.79
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q1 320.3 Hamilton Q2 322.0 +1.7 +0.53
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q3 322.1 Kovalainen R 323.6 +1.5 +0.47
Toyota Trulli P3 316.4 Trulli Q2 317.5 +1.1 +0.35
Toyota Schumacher Q1 317.1 Glock R 318.1 +1.0 +0.32
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed P3 320.5 Vettel R 321.5 +1.0 +0.31

Williams-Toyota Wurz P3 323.2 Nakajima R 321.2 -2.0 -0.62
Honda Barrichello P3 315.9 Barrichello P2 312.9 -3.0 -0.95
Ferrari Massa Q3 323.7 Massa R 320.6 -3.1 -0.96
Red Bull-Renault Webber P3 321.8 Webber R 318.7 -3.1 -0.96
Ferrari Räikkönen Q3 322.1 Räikkönen P2 318.0 -4.1 -1.27
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q1 324.1 Kubica P2 319.9 -4.2 -1.30
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 320.4 Rosberg R 316.2 -4.2 -1.31
Renault Fisichella P3 322.7 Piquet R 317.9 -4.8 -1.49
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q1 322.1 Coulthard Q3 317.3 -4.8 -1.49
Honda Button P3 316.2 Button R 310.8 -5.4 -1.71
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q3 324.2 Heidfeld R 318.3 -5.9 -1.82
Renault Kovalainen Q1 324.1 Alonso P2 317.9 -6.2 -1.91
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi P3 322.2 Bourdais P2 315.4 -6.8 -2.11

S Aguri-Honda Sato Q2 316.7
S Aguri-Honda Davidson Q1 315.5

The break-up of the track surface may have affected top speeds in 2008.
Seven driver combinations improved their top speeds compared to 2007.
Fisichella and Sutil remain at the top of the list, but both Toyotas
improved as did pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Kovalainen.


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 P3 316.6 Fisichella R 321.0 +4.4 +1.39
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q3 322.1 Kovalainen R 323.6 +1.5 +0.47
Toyota Schumacher Q1 317.1 Glock R 318.1 +1.0 +0.32

T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi P3 322.2 Vettel R 321.5 -0.7 -0.22
Williams-Toyota Wurz P3 323.2 Nakajima R 321.2 -2.0 -0.62
Ferrari Massa Q3 323.7 Massa R 320.6 -3.1 -0.96
Honda Button P3 316.2 Barrichello P2 312.9 -3.3 -1.04
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q1 322.1 Webber R 318.7 -3.4 -1.06
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q3 324.2 Kubica P2 319.9 -4.3 -1.33
Renault Kovalainen Q1 324.1 [both] P2 317.9 -6.2 -1.91

S Aguri-Honda Sato Q2 316.7

Only Force India, McLaren & Toyota improved. Both Renault drivers set the
same top speed in 2008.

All data from www .formula1,com

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

Best Lap Comparison - Montreal

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

Canadian GP 08 June 2008

Team Driver Sess Time
============================================
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton P2 1'15.752
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica P2 1'16.023
Ferrari Räikkönen P2 1'16.093
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen P2 1'16.331
Ferrari Massa P2 1'16.413
Williams-Toyota Rosberg P3 1'16.555
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld P2 1'16.589
Red Bull-Renault Webber P2 1'16.604

Williams-Toyota Nakajima P3 1'16.898
Toyota Trulli P3 1'16.946
T Rosso-Ferrari Vettel P2 1'17.019
Renault Piquet P3 1'17.060
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais P3 1'17.282
Red Bull-Renault Coulthard P3 1'17.322
Renault Alonso Q1 1'17.415
Honda Barrichello P2 1'17.462
F India-Ferrari Fisichella P2 1'17.508
Toyota Glock P2 1'17.549

F India-Ferrari Sutil P2 1'17.813
Honda Button P2 1'17.842


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
=========================================================================================
[Spyker-Ferrari] Albers P3 122 1'18.933 Fisichella P2 142 1'17.508 -1.425 -1.81
Williams-Toyota Wurz R 133 1'17.947 Nakajima P3 142 1'16.898 -1.049 -1.35
Renault Kovalainen Q1 125 1'17.806 Piquet P3 116 1'17.060 -0.746 -0.96
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil P3 91 1'18.270 Sutil P2 98 1'17.813 -0.457 -0.58
T Rosso-Ferrari Speed Q1 99 1'17.433 Vettel P2 150 1'17.019 -0.414 -0.53
BMW Sauber-BMW Kubica Q2 95 1'16.368 Kubica P2 154 1'16.023 -0.345 -0.45
Ferrari Räikkönen Q3 163 1'16.411 Räikkönen P2 115 1'16.093 -0.318 -0.42
Toyota Schumacher Q1 139 1'17.634 Glock P2 168 1'17.549 -0.085 -0.11

Red Bull-Renault Coulthard Q2 126 1'17.304 Coulthard P3 152 1'17.322 +0.018 +0.02
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 156 1'15.486 Hamilton P2 105 1'15.752 +0.266 +0.35
Ferrari Massa Q2 138 1'16.138 Massa P2 153 1'16.413 +0.275 +0.36
Toyota Trulli Q2 142 1'16.600 Trulli P3 183 1'16.946 +0.346 +0.45
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 165 1'16.257 Webber P2 151 1'16.604 +0.347 +0.46
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 133 1'16.190 Rosberg P3 169 1'16.555 +0.365 +0.48
Honda Button P3 87 1'17.468 Button P2 148 1'17.842 +0.374 +0.48
Honda Barrichello Q1 154 1'17.011 Barrichello P2 170 1'17.462 +0.451 +0.59
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi Q2 126 1'16.760 Bourdais P3 150 1'17.282 +0.522 +0.68
BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 160 1'15.960 Heidfeld P2 164 1'16.589 +0.629 +0.83
McLaren-Mercedes Alonso Q2 151 1'15.522 Kovalainen P2 157 1'16.331 +0.809 +1.07
Renault Fisichella Q2 151 1'16.288 Alonso Q1 125 1'17.415 +1.127 +1.48

S Aguri-Honda Sato Q2 152 1'16.743
S Aguri-Honda Davidson P3 140 1'17.391

Notes

Eight driver combinations showed an improvement while twelve were slower.


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
=========================================================================================
[Spyker-Ferrari] Sutil P3 91 1'18.270 Fisichella P2 142 1'17.508 -0.762 -0.97
Ferrari Massa Q2 138 1'16.138 Räikkönen P2 115 1'16.093 -0.045 -0.06

BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld Q2 160 1'15.960 Kubica P2 154 1'16.023 +0.063 +0.08
T Rosso-Ferrari Liuzzi Q2 126 1'16.760 Vettel P2 150 1'17.019 +0.259 +0.34
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q2 156 1'15.486 Hamilton P2 105 1'15.752 +0.266 +0.35
Toyota Trulli Q2 142 1'16.600 Trulli P3 183 1'16.946 +0.346 +0.45
Red Bull-Renault Webber Q2 165 1'16.257 Webber P2 151 1'16.604 +0.347 +0.46
Williams-Toyota Rosberg Q2 133 1'16.190 Rosberg P3 169 1'16.555 +0.365 +0.48
Honda Barrichello Q1 154 1'17.011 Barrichello P2 170 1'17.462 +0.451 +0.59
Renault Fisichella Q2 151 1'16.288 Piquet P3 116 1'17.060 +0.772 +1.01

S Aguri-Honda Sato Q2 152 1'16.743

Only Force India and Ferrari improved. Renault were the 'worst' of all.

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

Engine Usage after 7 events - Montreal

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 the FIA website and/or FORIX.

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 4 3,274 [819]
4 Robert Kubica BMW P86/8 4 3,169 792 NENGP
11 Jarno Trulli Toyota RVX-08 4 3,133 783 NENGP
7 Nico Rosberg Toyota RVX-08 4 3,108 [777]
12 Timo Glock Toyota RVX-08 4 2,978 745 NENGP
17 Rubens Barrichello Honda RA808E 4 2,958 [740]
5 Fernando Alonso Renault RS27 4 2,938 [735] FCNGP
23 Heikki Kovalainen Mercedes FO108V 4 2,933 [733]
22 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes FO108V 4 2,924 [731] FCNGP
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 056 4 2,915 729 NENGP
1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 056 4 2,901 725 NENGP
10 Mark Webber Renault RS27 4 2,811 [703]
8 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota RVX-08 4 2,673 [668] FCNGP
16 Jenson Button Honda RA808E 4 2,640 [660]
6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault RS27 4 2,312 578 NENGP
21 G Fisichella Ferrari 056 4 2,216 554 NENGP
15 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 056 4 2,083 521 NENGP
14 Sebastien Bourdais Ferrari 056 4 2,014 504 NENGP
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
9 David Coulthard Renault RS27 5 2,683 [537]
20 Adrian Sutil Ferrari 056 5 1,940 [388] FCNGP
------------------------------------------------------------------
86 57,296 [666]


Team Engine E# Km. Avg.
==================================================
Super Aguri Honda RA808E 4 2,693 [673] -----
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
BMW Sauber BMW P86/8 8 6,443 [805]
Toyota Toyota RVX-08 8 6,111 764
McLaren Mercedes FO108V 8 5,857 [732]
Ferrari Ferrari 056 8 5,816 727
Williams Toyota RVX-08 8 5,781 [723]
Honda Honda RA808E 8 5,598 [700]
Renault Renault RS27 8 5,250 [656]
Toro Rosso Ferrari 056 8 4,097 512
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Red Bull Renault RS27 9 5,494 [610]
Force India Ferrari 056 9 4,156 [462]
--------------------------------------------------
86 57,296 [666]


Engine E# Km. Avg. Team(s)
============================================================
BMW P86/8 8 6,443 [805] BMW Sauber
Toyota RVX-08 16 11,892 [743] Toyota, Williams
Mercedes FO108V 8 5,857 [732] McLaren
Honda RA808E 12 8,291 [691] Honda, [Super Aguri]
Renault RS27 17 10,744 [632] Renault, Red Bull
Ferrari 056 25 14,069 [563] Ferrari, Toro Rosso, Force India
------------------------------------------------------------
86 57,296 [666]



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

Number of forced changes
========================
Ferrari 2 (both penalty free)
Honda 0
BMW 0
Mercedes 0
Renault 0
Toyota 0
--------------
2


'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

Number of 'free' changes
========================
Ferrari 4
Renault 3
Toyota 2
BMW 1
Honda 0
Mercedes 0
--------------
10


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

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

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

says that Glock, Rosberg, Coulthard, Bourdais, Sutil and Fisichella started
the event with new gearboxes. Only Glock had completed four events with his
previous 'box, the other five failed to finish in Monaco and were entitled
to change without penalty.

After the Saturday practice Toro Rosso changed Sebastian Bourdais' gearbox,
and after qualifying Honda changed Jenson Button's and Toro Rosso installed
a new 'box in Sebastien Vettel's car, which was a 'new' car.

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

--

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

Overtaking Statistics #7 - Montreal

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 Canadian Grand Prix:

Lap Place Passer (Passed)
==========================================
5 8 Heidfeld (Barrichello)
5 18 Vettel (Bourdais) [team-mates]
9 14 Piquet (Glock)
12 13 Piquet (Trulli)

Safety Car period (laps 18-21)

25 15 Rosberg (Bourdais)
29 15 Massa (Bourdais)
31 7 Kubica (Heidfeld) [team-mates]
34 13 Massa (Webber)
39 10 Massa (Nakajima)
39 8 Massa (Button)
51 5 Massa (Kovalainen)
51 4 Massa (Barrichello)
51 5 Kovalainen (Barrichello)
55 11 Webber (Button)
60 9 Kovalainen (Rosberg)
61 6 Massa (Barrichello)
68 5 Massa (Trulli)

That's 17 passes in total, compared to 21 last season.

Most: Massa 8


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 .. 6 5 5 14 12 3 8 17 43 137 12.4
9. Britain .. 16 6 8 11 49 47 7 8 13 216 19.6
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 88 276 318 226 307 322 285 257 311 288 3250 16.7
No. GP 7 17 18 19 18 16 17 17 17 16 195
Race Avg. 13 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)

11. 43 1999 - France Wet SC (1)
12. 42 2000 - Germany Wet SC (2)
13. 41 2004 - Brazil Wet track
14. 40 2007 - China Wet
15. 39 1997 - Argentine SC (1)
39 2006 - Bahrain
17. 38 2003 - Australia SC (2)
38 2004 - Italy
19. 36 1997 - Spain
36 2003 - USA Wet
21. 33 1999 - Europe Wet

22. 32 1997 - Brazil
32 2006 - Hungary Wet SC (1)
24. 30 1999 - Austria
30 2002 - Brazil
30 2005 - Turkey
27. 29 1997 - Monaco Wet
29 1998 - Austria SC (1)
29 2004 - Germany
30. 28 1997 - Hungary
28 1998 - Italy
28 2000 - Europe Wet
28 2005 - Belgium


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
=================================================
15 Kovalainen 1 - - - 8 4 2
11 Massa 3 - - - - - 8
8 Piquet - - 3 - 1 2 2
6 Heidfeld - 2 2 1 - - 1
5 Nakajima 1 2 2 - - - -
5 Vettel - - - - - 4 1
5 Rosberg - 2 - - - 2 1
4 Hamilton - - 3 - 1 - -
4 Alonso 2 1 - - - 1 -
3 [Davidson] - 2 1 - - - - -
3 Räikkönen 1 - 1 - 1 - -
3 Sutil 1 - - - - 2 -
3 Glock 1 - - - - 2 -
3 Webber - - 1 - - 1 1
2 Fisichella - 1 1 - - - -
2 Coulthard 1 - - 1 - - -
2 [Sato] - 1 - 1 - - - -
2 Trulli - - - - - 2 -
1 Barrichello - - - - - 1 -
1 Kubica - - - - - - 1

0 Button - - - - - - -
0 Bourdais - - - - - - -
------------------------------------------------
88 11 11 14 3 11 21 17


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

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

0 Hamilton - - - - - - -
-----------------------------------------------
88 11 11 14 3 11 21 17


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

Plus 2: Nakajima
Plus 1: Rosberg, Barrichello, Coulthard, Trulli

No change: Hamilton, Kubica, Räikkönen, Massa, Kovalainen, Piquet,
Sutil, Fisichella, Bourdais

Minus 1: Alonso, Heidfeld, Webber
Minus 3: Glock

Notes: Vettel and Button started from the pit lane.


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

Driver Total (ASP) AUS MAL BRN ESP TUR MON CDN FRA
=======================================================
Rosberg +10 (9.7) +2 +1 +1 +4 +2 -1 +1
Piquet +4 (15.3) +3 0 +2 0 -1 0 0
[Sato] +4 (20.8) +3 -2 +3 0 - - - -
Fisichella +3 (18.1) - -2 +3 +2 - 0 0
Sutil +3 (18.7) - +3 - - - 0 0
Massa +2 (2.6) - 0 +1 +1 0 0 0
Coulthard +2 (13.1) -3 +3 -1 +1 0 +1 +1
Kubica +1 (3.3) 0 +1 -1 -1 +2 0 0
Vettel +1 (16.1) - +1 - - - 0 -
Hamilton +1 (3.6) 0 +4 -6 +1 +1 +1 0
Nakajima +1 (14.9) - +3 -3 -2 - +1 +2

Alonso 0 (6.9) 0 -2 +1 -1 +2 +1 -1
Räikkönen 0 (4.4) +2 0 +1 0 -2 -1 0
Kovalainen 0 (5.0) 0 +1 +1 0 -2 - 0
Button 0 (12.7) - -1 - 0 +1 - -

[Davidson] -2 (21.2) - -1 -1 0 - - - -
Heidfeld -3 (7.7) -1 -5 0 +2 +1 +1 -1
Webber -4 (9.0) - +2 0 -1 -1 -3 -1
Bourdais -5 (16.9) -3 0 -1 -2 +1 0 0
Trulli -5 (7.7) -1 -3 +2 -1 -3 0 +1
Glock -6 (13.1) 0 - 0 -3 -1 +1 -3
Barrichello -6 (11.7) +1 -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 +1

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.

198 R Barrichello *
154 M Schumacher
154 R Schumacher

147 D Coulthard *
126 J Button *
124 G Fisichella *
108 J Villeneuve
106 F Massa *
103 O Panis
101 J Trulli *

95 JP Montoya
90 K Räikkönen *
89 J Alesi
78 F Alonso *
78 T Sato
77 N Heidfeld *
73 H-H Frentzen
73 M Webber *
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:

40 R Kubica
36 N Rosberg
25 H Kovalainen
20 L Hamilton
17 A Sutil
10 S Vettel
8 N Piquet
7 K Nakajima
3 T Glock
0 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 Montreal

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) - Hungarian GP, 18 August 2002 (GP #693)
Last race (#100) - Canadian GP, 08 June 2008 (GP #792)

Headlines
=========

Nick Heidfeld edges ahead of Jenson Button into eighth place while Robert
Kubica's win moves him ahead of Mark Webber inot 14th.

Driver GPs [Ch] PP W FL Points [Change]
===================================================================
1 Fernando Alonso 94 [+1] 17 19 11 5252.18 [-78.39] **
2 Kimi Räikkönen 99 15 17 28 5086.99 [-55.43] **
3 Felipe Massa 81 12 7 8 4086.93 [-8.97] **
4 Michael Schumacher 76 [-1] 21 29 28 3664.92 [-109.76]
5 Lewis Hamilton 24 [+1] 8 6 2 2710.36 [+74.43] **
6 Rubens Barrichello 99 8 7 9 1968.76 [-15.77] **
7 Giancarlo Fisichella 98 2 3 1 1889.87 [-21.83] **
8 (9) Nick Heidfeld 94 1 - 1 1759.00 [+63.33] **
9 (8) Jenson Button 95 3 1 - 1747.00 [-11.76] **
10 Jarno Trulli 98 2 1 - 1496.72 [+9.68] **

11 Juan Pablo Montoya 62 [-1] 4 6 6 1355.85 [-42.04]
12 Ralf Schumacher 84 [-1] 4 2 2 1259.91 [-33.67]
13 David Coulthard 99 - 1 - 1258.03 [+34.67] **
14 (15) Robert Kubica 28 [+1] 1 1 - 1222.69 [+168.00] **
15 (14) Mark Webber 99 - - - 1183.64 [+1.57] **
16 Takuma Sato 75 [-1] - - - 915.05 [-17.66]
17 Heikki Kovalainen 24 [+1] - - 2 802.48 [+15.62] **
18 Nico Rosberg 42 [+1] - - 1 793.33 [+14.87] **
19 Vitantonio Liuzzi 39 - - - 537.48 [-7.35]
20 Christijan Albers 45 - - - 506.05 [-8.18]

21 Jacques Villeneuve 52 [-1] - - - 452.24 [-11.46]
22 Christian Klien 46 - - - 443.92 [-9.39]
23 Tiago Monteiro 36 - - - 438.32 [-7.83]
24 Alexander Wurz 17 - - - 360.80 [-4.57]
25 Scott Speed 28 - - - 341.92 [-4.80]
26 Anthony Davidson 24 - - - 330.88 [-4.08]
27 Adrian Sutil 24 [+1] - - - 326.23 [+2.06] **
28 Sebastian Vettel 15 [+1] - - - 281.59 [+26.96] **
29 Pedro de la Rosa 14 [-1] - - 1 227.56 [-4.12]
30 (34) Timo Glock 11 [+1] - - - 198.72 [+51.76] **

31 (32) Kazuki Nakajima 8 [+1] - - - 188.60 [+11.58] **
32 (30) Narain Karthikeyan 19 - - - 188.41 [-3.83]
33 (31) Sakon Yamamoto 14 - - - 181.25 [-2.17]
34 (33) Olivier Panis 37 [-1] - - - 146.48 [-7.40]
35 Robert Doornbos 11 - - - 139.06 [-2.28]
36 Cristiano da Matta 27 - - - 109.75 [-5.93]
37 Antonio Pizzonia 20 - - - 108.17 [-3.79]
38 Zsolt Baumgartner 20 - - - 106.93 [-3.58]
39 (42) Sébastien Bourdais 7 [+1] - - - 99.71 [+23.33] **
40 Nelson Piquet 7 [+1] - - - 98.20 [+10.88] **

41 (39) Gianmaria Bruni 18 - - - 86.15 [-2.80]
42 (41) Patrick Friesacher 11 - - - 78.56 [-1.73]
43 (44) Franck Montagny 7 - - - 58.83 [-0.89]
44 (43) Giorgio Pantano 14 - - - 58.51 [-2.07]
45 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 16 [-1] - - - 42.49 [-3.40]
46 Jos Verstappen 16 - - - 38.02 [-2.76]
47 Justin Wilson 16 - - - 34.45 [-2.42]
48 Yuji Ide 4 - - - 34.07 [-0.56]
49 Ricardo Zonta 5 - - - 33.25 [-0.91]
50 Ralph Firman 14 - - - 30.51 [-2.34]

51 Marc Gené 3 - - - 23.18 [-0.91]
52 Nicholas Kiesa 5 - - - 21.30 [-1.12]
53 Markus Winkelhock 1 - - - 10.96 [-0.13]
54 Eddie Irvine 5 [-1] - - - 4.47 [-1.61]
55 Mika Salo 5 [-1] - - - 3.70 [-1.48]
56 Alan McNish 4 [-1] - - - 1.60 [-0.78]
57 Alex Yoong 3 - - - 1.46 [-0.40]

Fifty seven drivers have driven in the last 100 GPs. Since the Monaco GP
Enrique Bernoldi has disappeared from the list.


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

First race (#1) - Canadian GP, 12 June 2005 (GP #739)
Last race (#54) - Canadian GP, 08 June 2008 (GP #792)

Headlines
=========

Robert Kubica reaches 1000 points and moves into the top 10.

Driver GPs PP W FL Points [Change]
==================================================================
1 Fernando Alonso 53 12 14 8 4401.31 [-123.95] **
2 Kimi Räikkönen 53 9 13 22 4235.11 [-70.13] **
3 Felipe Massa 52 12 7 8 3879.68 [-13.00] **
4 Lewis Hamilton 24 [+1] 8 6 2 2710.36 [+74.43] **
5 Michael Schumacher 30 [-1] 5 8 8 2113.50 [-54.08]
6 Giancarlo Fisichella 52 1 1 - 1510.96 [-25.92] **
7 Nick Heidfeld 48 - - 1 1427.95 [+0.50] **
8 Jenson Button 53 2 1 - 1336.35 [-6.15] **
9 (10) Robert Kubica 28 [+1] 1 1 - 1222.69 [+168.00] **
10 (9) Rubens Barrichello 53 - - - 1059.61 [-1.24] **

11 Jarno Trulli 53 - - - 1002.01 [+15.55] **
12 (14) David Coulthard 53 - - - 917.76 [+27.21] **
13 (13) Mark Webber 53 - - - 909.62 [+11.10] **
14 (12) Ralf Schumacher 46 [-1] 1 - 1 883.26 [-18.68]
15 (16) Heikki Kovalainen 24 [+1] - - 2 802.48 [+15.62] **
16 (17) Nico Rosberg 42 [+1] - - 1 793.33 [+14.87] **
17 (15) Juan Pablo Montoya 20 [-1] 2 3 1 770.70 [-29.84]
18 Takuma Sato 48 [-1] - - - 707.13 [-20.58]
19 Vitantonio Liuzzi 35 [-1] - - - 506.32 [-17.74]
20 Christijan Albers 38 [-1] - - - 458.06 [-17.91]

25 (26) Adrian Sutil 24 [+1] - - - 326.23 [+2.06] **

28 Sebastian Vettel 15 [+1] - - - 281.59 [+26.96] **

30 (31) Kazuki Nakajima 8 [+1] - - - 188.60 [+11.58] **

32 (34) Timo Glock 7 [+1] - - - 162.78 [+52.79] **

35 (36) Sébastien Bourdais 7 [+1] - - - 99.71 [+23.33] **
36 (35) Nelson Piquet 7 [+1] - - - 98.20 [+10.88] **

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


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

First race (#1) - British GP, 11 June 2006 (GP #758)
Last race (#35) - Canadian GP, 08 June 2008 (GP #792)

Headlines
=========

Both BMW Sauber drivers gain places at the expense of former number one,
Michael Schumacher, who is heading for the lower reaches of the two year
table. David Coulthard overtakes Rubens Barrichello for 13th.

Driver GPs PP W FL Points [Change]
==================================================================
1 Felipe Massa 34 12 7 7 3542.24 [-10.30] **
2 Kimi Räikkönen 35 7 8 12 3186.10 [-11.01] **
3 Fernando Alonso 35 5 7 6 2858.18 [-190.56] **
4 Lewis Hamilton 24 [+1] 8 6 2 2710.36 [+74.43] **
5 (6) Nick Heidfeld 35 - - 1 1237.58 [+57.90] **
6 (7) Robert Kubica 28 [+1] 1 1 - 1222.69 [+168.00] **
7 (5) Michael Schumacher 11 [-1] 2 5 5 1190.49 [-62.31]
8 Giancarlo Fisichella 34 - - - 877.12 [-21.06] **
9 Heikki Kovalainen 24 [+1] - - 2 802.48 [+15.62] **
10 Jenson Button 35 - 1 - 783.19 [+0.77] **

11 Jarno Trulli 35 - - - 751.43 [+20.13] **
12 Nico Rosberg 35 - - - 693.87 [+8.84] **
13 (14) David Coulthard 35 - - - 686.06 [+16.64] **
14 (13) Rubens Barrichello 34 - - - 685.92 [+2.17] **
15 Mark Webber 35 - - - 634.99 [-7.85] **
16 Takuma Sato 31 [-1] - - - 520.55 [-13.35]
17 Ralf Schumacher 28 [-1] - - - 477.55 [-23.63]
18 Vitantonio Liuzzi 28 [-1] - - - 424.97 [-19.44]
19 Alexander Wurz 16 - - - 334.95 [-3.97]
20 Anthony Davidson 21 - - - 329.27 [-3.82]

21 Adrian Sutil 24 [+1] - - - 326.23 [+2.06] **
22 (24) Sebastian Vettel 15 [+1] - - - 281.59 [+26.96] **

26 (27) Kazuki Nakajima 8 [+1] - - - 188.60 [+11.58] **

28 (30) Timo Glock 7 [+1] - - - 162.78 [+52.79] **

31 (33) Sébastien Bourdais 7 [+1] - - - 99.71 [+23.33] **
32 (31) Nelson Piquet 7 [+1] - - - 98.20 [+10.88] **

Thirty seven drivers have driven in the last two years (104 weeks).


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

First race (#1) - Canadian GP, 10 June 2007 (GP #774)
Last race (#19) - Canadian GP, 08 June 2008 (GP #792)

Headlines
=========

No change on the top ten. Lower down Button moves above Fisichella, while
Vettel gains three places. Tonio Liuzzi moves back into the top 20 at the
expense of Ralf Schumacher who lost more points that Liuzzi.

Driver GPs PP W FL Points [Change]
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1 Lewis Hamilton 19 8 6 1 2327.54 [-11.03] **
2 Kimi Räikkönen 19 3 7 9 2129.87 [-11.23] **
3 Felipe Massa 18 6 3 4 1958.59 [-23.38] **
4 Fernando Alonso 19 1 2 2 1255.68 [-274.24] **
5 Robert Kubica 18 1 1 - 970.55 [+136.21] **
6 Nick Heidfeld 19 - - 1 862.75 [+53.26] **
7 Heikki Kovalainen 19 - - 2 701.31 [-0.65] **
8 Nico Rosberg 19 - - - 486.48 [+1.56] **
9 Mark Webber 19 - - - 469.93 [+14.83] **
10 Jarno Trulli 19 - - - 449.92 [+20.25] **

11 David Coulthard 19 - - - 414.19 [+41.31] **
12 Rubens Barrichello 18 - - - 383.04 [+20.13] **
13 (14) Jenson Button 19 - - - 353.73 [+3.04] **
14 (13) Giancarlo Fisichella 18 - - - 331.17 [-28.38] **
15 Takuma Sato 16 [-1] - - - 315.16 [-21.07]
16 (19) Sebastian Vettel 15 [+1] - - - 281.59 [+26.96] **
17 Adrian Sutil 19 - - - 263.66 [-7.02] **
18 (16) Alexander Wurz 11 [-1] - - - 260.05 [-29.42]
19 (18) Anthony Davidson 16 [-1] - - - 242.63 [-20.27]
20 (21) Vitantonio Liuzzi 12 [-1] - - - 211.19 [-4.70]

22 (22) Kazuki Nakajima 8 [+1] - - - 188.60 [+11.58] **
23 (24) Timo Glock 7 [+1] - - - 162.78 [+52.79] **

25 (26) Sébastien Bourdais 7 [+1] - - - 99.71 [+23.33] **
26 (25) Nelson Piquet 7 [+1] - - - 98.20 [+10.88] **

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


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

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

None of the six scored enough points in Montreal to change their rankings.
All except David Coulthard suffered a slight fall in average.

Apology

I made a rather large faux pas in the Monaco rankings when I confused myself
while calculating Lewis Hamilton's average. I calculated his average using
75% of his full average instead of the correct 50%, evelating him into the
top 10 before his time. Apparently no one noticed - or at least didn't draw
it to my attention.

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
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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 * 110 17 19 11 1159 6151 9011 81.92 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 * 127 15 17 29 949 6379 9244 72.79 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. Lewis Hamilton %2 * 24 8 6 2 445 1426 2898 60.37 0
23. Felipe Massa * 93 12 7 8 584 5126 5474 58.86 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 0
29. Jody Scheckter 111 3 10 5 675 6034 5778 52.06 1
30. Ronnie Peterson 123 14 10 9 704 5686 6282 51.08 0

31. Carlos Reutemann 144 6 12 6 645 6943 7322 50.84 0
32. Graham Hill 176 13 14 10 1102 8759 8888 50.50 2
33. Denny Hulme 112 1 8 9 435 6231 5642 50.38 1
34. David Coulthard * 234 12 13 18 897 11837 11680 49.92 0
35. Mario Andretti 127 18 12 10 798 5273 6318 49.75 1
36. Gilles Villeneuve 65 2 6