Average Starting Position 2010 – after Sakhir, Qualifying #1
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2010 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP Pos ASP
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1. 1.00 S Vettel 1 4.41 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - – - - -
2. 2.00 F Massa 8 8.67 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
3. 3.00 F Alonso 9 8.88 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
4. 4.00 L Hamilton 10 9.18 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - – - - -
5. 5.00 N Rosberg 6 8.06 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
6. 6.00 M Webber 4 6.71 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
7. [-] 7.00 M Schumacher – - – - – - 2 5.44 10 8.2 1 3.9
8. 8.00 J Button 3 5.71 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
9. 9.00 R Kubica 11 10.71 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
10. 10.00 A Sutil 17 13.71 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - – - - -
11. 11.00 R Barrichello 2 4.53 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
12. 12.00 V Liuzzi =20 16.00 - - 18 15.65 19 15.50 19 13.0 - -
13. [-] 13.00 N Hülkenberg – - – - – - – - – - - -
14. [-] 14.00 P de la Rosa – - – - – - 10 8.88 9 8.0 - -
15. 15.00 S Buemi 19 14.18 - - – - – - – - - -
16. 16.00 K Kobayashi 13 11.50 - - – - – - – - - -
17. [-] 17.00 V Petrov – - – - – - – - – - - -
18. 18.00 J Alguersauri 23 16.13 - - – - – - – - - -
19. 19.00 T Glock 14 11.86 11 11.11 - - – - – - 22 16.5
20. 20.00 J Trulli 7 8.47 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
21. 21.00 H Kovalainen 12 11.00 =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - – - - -
22. [-] 22.00 L di Grassi - - – - – - – - – - - -
23. [-] 23.00 B Senna - - – - – - – - – - - -
24. [-] 24.00 K Chandhok – - – - – - – - – - - -
Average positions include all demotions such as engine/gearbox change penalties,
but not necessarily last-minute changes such as pitlane starts.
Average Team Starting Position 2010 – after Sakhir, Qualifying #1
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2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP
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1. 2.50 Ferrari 3. 9.06 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
2. 3.50 Red Bull 2. 5.56 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 6.00 McLaren 4. 10.09 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
6.00 Mercedes 1. 5.12 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
5. 11.00 F India 9. 14.76 10. 18.61 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.9 9. 16.4 *
6. 12.00 Williams 5. 10.12 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
7. 13.00 Renault 8. 11.79 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
8. 15.00 BMW Sauber 7. 11.35 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
9. 16.50 T Rosso 10. 15.41 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *
10. 20.50 [-] Lotus - – – – – – – – – - –
20.50 [-] Virgin – – – – – – – – – - –
12. 23.50 [-] Hispania – – – – – – – – – - –
* Red Bull = Jaguar (2004), Mercedes = Brawn (09) / Honda (06-08) / BAR (04-05),
BMW Sauber = Sauber (04-05), Force India = Spyker (07) / Midland (06) / Jordan (04-05),
Toro Rosso = Minardi (04-05)
Team-mates Head-to-Head 2010 – after Sakhir, Qualifying #1
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Renault Kubica 1-0 Petrov +8
Red Bull Vettel 1-0 Webber +5
McLaren Hamilton 1-0 Button +4
Toro Rosso Buemi 1-0 Alguersuari +3
Virgin Glock 1-0 di Grassi +3
BMW Sauber de la Rosa 1-0 Kobayashi +2
F India Sutil 1-0 Liuzzi +2
Mercedes Rosberg 1-0 Schumacher +2
Williams Barrichello 1-0 Hülkenberg +2
Ferrari Massa 1-0 Alonso +1
Hispania Senna 1-0 Chandhok +1
Lotus Trulli 1-0 Kovalainen +1
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
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Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
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S Vettel 1 1 1
F Massa 1 1 1
F Alonso 1 1 1
L Hamilton 1 1 1
N Rosberg 1 1 1
M Webber 1 1 1
M Schumacher 1 1 1
J Button 1 1 1
R Kubica 1 1 1
A Sutil 1 1 1
R Barrichello 1 1 0
V Liuzzi 1 1 0
N Hülkenberg 1 1 0
P de la Rosa 1 1 0
S Buemi 1 1 0
K Kobayashi 1 1 0
V Petrov 1 1 0
J Alguersauri 1 0 0
T Glock 1 0 0
J Trulli 1 0 0
H Kovalainen 1 0 0
L di Grassi 1 0 0
B Senna 1 0 0
K Chandhok 1 0 0
Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
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Best in 2010 Best in Best in Best in Best before 2007
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2009 (#) 2008 (#) 2007 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
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S Vettel Pole (1) BHN Pole (4) Pole (1) 7th (1) — —
F Massa 2nd (1) BHN 4th (1) Pole (6) Pole (6) Pole (3) TUR 06 – BRA 06
F Alonso 3rd (1) BHN Pole (1) 2nd (1) Pole (2) Pole (15) MAL 03 – CDN 06
L Hamilton 4th (1) BHN Pole (4) Pole (7) Pole (6) — —
N Rosberg 5th (1) BHN 3rd (1) 5th (2) 4th (1) 3rd (1) MAL 06
M Webber 6th (1) BHN Pole (1) 2nd (1) 5th (1) 2nd (3) MAL 04 – MON 06
M Schumacher 7th (1) BHN — — — Pole (68) MON 94 – FRA 06
J Button 8th (1) BHN Pole (4) 9th (1) 6th (1) Pole (3) RSM 04 – AUS 06
R Kubica 9th (1) BHN 4th (1) Pole (1) 4th (1) 6th (1) ITA 06
A Sutil 10th (1) BHN 2nd (1) 16th (1) 19th (3) —
R Barrichello 11th (1) BHN Pole (1) 9th (1) 9th (1) Pole (13) BEL 94 – BRA 04
V Liuzzi 12th (1) BHN 7th (1) — 11th (1) 11th (1) ESP 05
N Hülkenberg 13th (1) BHN — — — —
P de la Rosa 14th (1) BHN — — — 4th (1) HUN 06
S Buemi 15th (1) BHN 6th (1) — — —
K Kobayashi 16th (1) BHN 11th (1) — — —
V Petrov 17th (1) BHN — — — —
J Alguersauri 18th (1) BHN 12th (2) — — —
T Glock 19th (1) BHN 2nd (1) 5th (1) — 16th (2) CDN 04 – CHN 04
J Trulli 20th (1) BHN Pole (1) 2nd (1) 6th (1) Pole (3) MON 04 – USA 05
H Kovalainen 21st (1) BHN 2nd (1) Pole (1) 6th (2) —
L di Grassi 22nd (1) BHN — — — —
B Senna 23rd (1) BHN — — — —
K Chandhok 24th (1) BHN — — — —
Personal Bests set at Sakhir 2010
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Career In 2010
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Pole S Vettel (6) S Vettel
2nd F Massa
3rd F Alonso
4th L Hamilton
5th N Rosberg
6th M Webber
7th M Schumacher
8th J Button
9th R Kubica
10th A Sutil
11th R Barrichello
12th V Liuzzi
13th N Hülkenberg N Hülkenberg
14th P de la Rosa
15th S Buemi
16th K Kobayashi
17th V Petrov V Petrov
18th J Alguersuari
19th T Glock
20th J Trulli
21st H Kovalainen
22nd L di Grassi L di Grassi
23rd B Senna B Senna
24th K Chandhok K Chandhok
Most Pole Positions
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1950-2002 (Top 25) Since 2003 (Top 10)
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1 Ayrton Senna 65 1 Michael Schumacher 18 +
2 Michael Schumacher 50 + Fernando Alonso 18
3 Jim Clark 33 3 Lewis Hamilton 17
Alain Prost 33 4 Kimi Räikkönen 16
5 Nigel Mansell 32 5 Felipe Massa 15
6 Juan Manuel Fangio 29 6 Rubens Barrichello 8 +
7 Mika Häkkinen 26 7 Jenson Button 7
8 Niki Lauda 24 8 Sebastian Vettel 6
Nelson Piquet 24 9 Ralf Schumacher 5 +
10 Damon Hill 20 10 Jarno Trulli
…
read more »
Top Speed Comparisons #1 – Sakhir
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I posted these comparisons from 2006 to 2009 to illustrate changes in top speeds as
measured through the speed traps.
These were the top speeds registered by each driver during the event.
Team Driver Sess Speed
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McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Race 314.8 kph
McLaren-Mercedes Button Q1 313.7
Williams-Cosworth H lkenberg Race 313.1
F India-Mercedes Liuzzi Race 311.6
Renault Kubica Race 311.5
F India-Mercedes Sutil Q3 310.3
Renault Petrov P2 310.2
Toro Rosso-Ferrari Alguersuari Race 309.3
Toro Rosso-Ferrari Buemi P3 309.2
Williams-Cosworth Barrichello Race 308.9
BMW Sauber-Ferrari Kobayashi P3 308.6
Hispania-Cosworth Senna P3 308.2
Ferrari Massa Q2 307.9
Hispania-Cosworth Chandhok Q1 307.4
Virgin-Cosworth Glock Race 307.4
Ferrari Alonso P3 307.1
Mercedes-Benz Rosberg Race 306.3
BMW Sauber-Ferrari de la Rosa Race 306.2
Mercedes-Benz Schumacher Race 306.1
Red Bull-Renault Webber Race 305.6
Red Bull-Renault Vettel P2 305.2
Virgin-Cosworth di Grassi Race 303.7
Lotus-Cosworth Trulli Race 302.2
Lotus-Cosworth Kovalainen P3 301.8
Notes: McLaren topped the table. Red Bull were the slowest of the established teams.
Williams were the quickest of the Cosworth brigade, but surprising to see that HRT
were 2nd quickest.
Bahrain GP 2009/2010
The first table compares the 2009 team/driver combination with the equivalent 2010
team/driver – the same driver if possible, otherwise the 2009 driver is compared to
his 2010 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
Since 2009 Brawn-Mercedes have been renamed Mercedes-Benz, Williams have switched from
Toyota to Cosworth engines, & BMW Sauber have switched from BMW to Ferrari engines.
Toyota have withdran, while Hispania, Lotus and Virgin are new entries.
‘S#’ Session in which the top speed was recorded (P1/P2/P3/Q/R)
‘Diff’ difference in top speed (km/hr)
‘%Dif’ difference in top speed (as percentage of 2008 speed)
2009 2010
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Diff. %Dif.
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Williams-[Toyota] Nakajima P1 309.5 H lkenberg R 313.1 +3.6 +1.16
Williams-[Toyota] Rosberg P1 308.3 Barrichello R 308.9 +0.6 +0.19
Renault Alonso P1 312.1 Kubica R 311.5 -0.6 -0.19
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton P1 315.6 Hamilton R 314.8 -0.8 -0.25
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen P1 314.7 Button Q1 313.7 -1.0 -0.32
T Rosso-Ferrari Buemi P3 311.9 Buemi P3 309.2 -2.7 -0.87
Renault Piquet P1 313.3 Petrov P2 310.2 -3.1 -0.99
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q1 312.4 Alguersuari R 309.3 -3.1 -0.99
Ferrari Massa P2 311.8 Massa Q2 307.9 -3.9 -1.25
BMW Sauber-[BMW] Kubica P2 312.9 Kobayashi P3 308.6 -4.3 -1.37
[Brawn]-Mercedes Button P2 310.4 Schumacher R 306.1 -4.3 -1.39
[Brawn]-Mercedes Barrichello P2 310.8 Rosberg R 306.3 -4.5 -1.45
BMW Sauber-[BMW] Heidfeld R 310.7 de la Rosa R 306.2 -4.5 -1.45
F India-Mercedes Fisichella P3 316.4 Liuzzi R 311.6 -4.8 -1.52
Ferrari R ikk nen P2 311.9 Alonso P3 307.1 -4.8 -1.54
F India-Mercedes Sutil P2 315.8 Sutil Q3 310.3 -5.5 -1.74
Red Bull-Renault Webber P1 311.9 Webber R 305.6 -6.3 -2.02
Red Bull-Renault Vettel P1 312.6 Vettel P2 305.2 -7.4 -2.37
Hispania-Cosworth Senna P3 308.2
Hispania-Cosworth Chandhok Q1 307.4
Virgin-Cosworth Glock R 307.4
Virgin-Cosworth di Grassi R 303.7
Lotus-Cosworth Trulli R 302.2
Lotus-Cosworth Kovalainen P3 301.8
Toyota Trulli P1 310.9
Toyota Glock P1 310.7
Notes: The Sakhir circuit has been lengthened by 887m since last year’s race.
The circuit changes may have some impact on speed trap readings.
Only two drivers (H lkenberg cf Nakajima & Barrichello cf Rosberg) improved
compared to 2009 – both Williams drivers, both now with Cosworth power.
The two Renault drivers are relatively high in the table, but the other
Renault-powered team (Red Bull) are right at the bottom [Vettel was the
slowest driver during the race, but it's likely that most drivers were
quickest at the end of the race when their fuel-loads were smallest, but
Vettel's engine was down on power at that time].
The second table compares the top speed achieved for each team (IE the top
speed of both drivers), and as such is a better comparison.
2009 2010
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Diff. %Diff.
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Williams-[Toyota] Nakajima P1 309.5 H lkenberg R 313.1 +3.6 +1.16
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton P1 315.6 Hamilton R 314.8 -0.8 -0.25
Renault Piquet P1 313.3 Kubica R 311.5 -3.1 -0.99
Toro Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q1 312.4 Alguersuari R 309.3 -3.1 -0.99
BMW Sauber-[BMW] Kubica P2 312.9 Kobayashi P3 308.6 -4.3 -1.37
[Brawn]-Mercedes Barrichello P2 310.8 Rosberg R 306.3 -4.5 -1.45
F India-Mercedes Fisichella P3 316.4 Liuzzi R 311.6 -4.8 -1.52
Ferrari R ikk nen P2 311.9 Massa Q2 307.9 -4.8 -1.54
Red Bull-Renault Vettel P1 312.6 Webber R 305.6 -7.4 -2.37
Hispania-Cosworth Senna P3 308.2
Virgin-Cosworth Glock R 307.4
Lotus-Cosworth Trulli R 302.2
Toyota Trulli P1 310.9
Notes: Only Williams were quicker than in 2009. McLaren were the best of the
rest with Red Bull at the bottom.
All data from http://www.fia.com or http://www.formula1.com.
–
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawre…@msn.com
Top Speed Comparisons #1 – Sakhir
=================================
I have posted these comparisons from 2006 to 2009 to illustrate changes in top speeds as
measured through the offiical speed traps.
These were the top speeds registered by each driver during the event.
Team Driver Sess Speed
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McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Race 314.8 kph
McLaren-Mercedes Button Q1 313.7
Williams-Cosworth Hülkenberg Race 313.1
F India-Mercedes Liuzzi Race 311.6
Renault Kubica Race 311.5
F India-Mercedes Sutil Q3 310.3
Renault Petrov P2 310.2
Toro Rosso-Ferrari Alguersuari Race 309.3
Toro Rosso-Ferrari Buemi P3 309.2
Williams-Cosworth Barrichello Race 308.9
BMW Sauber-Ferrari Kobayashi P3 308.6
Hispania-Cosworth Senna P3 308.2
Ferrari Massa Q2 307.9
Hispania-Cosworth Chandhok Q1 307.4
Virgin-Cosworth Glock Race 307.4
Ferrari Alonso P3 307.1
Mercedes-Benz Rosberg Race 306.3
BMW Sauber-Ferrari de la Rosa Race 306.2
Mercedes-Benz Schumacher Race 306.1
Red Bull-Renault Webber Race 305.6
Red Bull-Renault Vettel P2 305.2
Virgin-Cosworth di Grassi Race 303.7
Lotus-Cosworth Trulli Race 302.2
Lotus-Cosworth Kovalainen P3 301.8
Notes: McLaren topped the table. Red Bull were the slowest of the established teams.
Williams were the quickest of the Cosworth brigade, but surprising to see that HRT
were 2nd quickest.
Bahrain GP 2009/2010
====================
The first table (below) compares the 2009 team/driver combination with the equivalent
2010 team/driver – the same driver if possible, otherwise the 2009 driver is compared
to his 2010 replacement. This comparison is intended as a team comparison, but the
first (driver) table is also of some interest – but should be read with caution.
Season Notes
Since 2009 Brawn-Mercedes have been renamed Mercedes-Benz, Williams have switched from
Toyota to Cosworth engines, & BMW Sauber have switched from BMW to Ferrari engines.
Toyota have withdrawn, while Hispania, Lotus and Virgin are new entries.
‘S#’ Session in which the top speed was recorded (P1/P2/P3/Q/R)
‘Diff’ difference in top speed (km/hr)
‘%Dif’ difference in top speed (as percentage of 2008 speed)
2009 2010
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Diff. %Dif.
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Williams-[Toyota] Nakajima P1 309.5 Hülkenberg R 313.1 +3.6 +1.16
Williams-[Toyota] Rosberg P1 308.3 Barrichello R 308.9 +0.6 +0.19
Renault Alonso P1 312.1 Kubica R 311.5 -0.6 -0.19
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton P1 315.6 Hamilton R 314.8 -0.8 -0.25
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen P1 314.7 Button Q1 313.7 -1.0 -0.32
T Rosso-Ferrari Buemi P3 311.9 Buemi P3 309.2 -2.7 -0.87
Renault Piquet P1 313.3 Petrov P2 310.2 -3.1 -0.99
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q1 312.4 Alguersuari R 309.3 -3.1 -0.99
Ferrari Massa P2 311.8 Massa Q2 307.9 -3.9 -1.25
BMW Sauber-[BMW] Kubica P2 312.9 Kobayashi P3 308.6 -4.3 -1.37
[Brawn]-Mercedes Button P2 310.4 Schumacher R 306.1 -4.3 -1.39
[Brawn]-Mercedes Barrichello P2 310.8 Rosberg R 306.3 -4.5 -1.45
BMW Sauber-[BMW] Heidfeld R 310.7 de la Rosa R 306.2 -4.5 -1.45
F India-Mercedes Fisichella P3 316.4 Liuzzi R 311.6 -4.8 -1.52
Ferrari Räikkönen P2 311.9 Alonso P3 307.1 -4.8 -1.54
F India-Mercedes Sutil P2 315.8 Sutil Q3 310.3 -5.5 -1.74
Red Bull-Renault Webber P1 311.9 Webber R 305.6 -6.3 -2.02
Red Bull-Renault Vettel P1 312.6 Vettel P2 305.2 -7.4 -2.37
Hispania-Cosworth Senna P3 308.2
Hispania-Cosworth Chandhok Q1 307.4
Virgin-Cosworth Glock R 307.4
Virgin-Cosworth di Grassi R 303.7
Lotus-Cosworth Trulli R 302.2
Lotus-Cosworth Kovalainen P3 301.8
Toyota Trulli P1 310.9
Toyota Glock P1 310.7
Notes: The Sakhir circuit has been lengthened by 887m since last year’s race.
The circuit changes may have some impact on speed trap readings.
Only two drivers (Hülkenberg cf Nakajima & Barrichello cf Rosberg) improved
compared to 2009 – both Williams drivers, both now with Cosworth power.
The two Renault drivers are relatively high in the table, but the other
Renault-powered team (Red Bull) are right at the bottom [Vettel was the
slowest driver during the race, but it's likely that most drivers were
quickest at the end of the race when their fuel-loads were smallest, but
Vettel's engine was down on power at that time].
The second table compares the top speed achieved for each team (IE the top
speed of both drivers), and as such is a better comparison.
2009 2010
Team-Engine Driver S# km/h Driver S# km/h Diff. %Diff.
==========================================================================
Williams-[Toyota] Nakajima P1 309.5 Hülkenberg R 313.1 +3.6 +1.16
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton P1 315.6 Hamilton R 314.8 -0.8 -0.25
Renault Piquet P1 313.3 Kubica R 311.5 -3.1 -0.99
Toro Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q1 312.4 Alguersuari R 309.3 -3.1 -0.99
BMW Sauber-[BMW] Kubica P2 312.9 Kobayashi P3 308.6 -4.3 -1.37
[Brawn]-Mercedes Barrichello P2 310.8 Rosberg R 306.3 -4.5 -1.45
F India-Mercedes Fisichella P3 316.4 Liuzzi R 311.6 -4.8 -1.52
Ferrari Räikkönen P2 311.9 Massa Q2 307.9 -4.8 -1.54
Red Bull-Renault Vettel P1 312.6 Webber R 305.6 -7.4 -2.37
Hispania-Cosworth Senna P3 308.2
Virgin-Cosworth Glock R 307.4
Lotus-Cosworth Trulli R 302.2
Toyota Trulli P1 310.9
Notes: Only Williams were quicker than in 2009. McLaren were the best of the
rest with Red Bull at the bottom.
All data from http://www.fia.com or http://www.formula1.com.
–
Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawre…@msn.com
Somehow I managed to post the top speed data twice – and no one noticed!
[except Mark, thanks]
Q: How does the best lap of the whole weekend (3 practice sessions, 3 qualifying
periods and the race) compare to the best lap of the weekend in 2009?
Here are two tables – one compares driver with driver; easy enough if the same
driver remains in the same team. If not we compare the 2009 driver with the guy
who replaced him.
Season Notes
Since 2009 Brawn-Mercedes has become Mercedes-Benz, while Williams have switched
from Toyota to Cosworth engines, and BMW Sauber from BMW to Ferrari power. Toyota
have withdrawn from F1, but Lotus, Hispania (HRT) and Virgin are new teams.
‘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
‘Diff’ is the gain/loss in seconds
‘%Diff’ is the difference in time as a percentage of the 2008 time
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.
2009 Team 2009 Driver S Lps Time 2010 Driver S Lps Time Diff. %Diff
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Red Bull-Renault Webber P2 132 1’33.676 Webber Q2 106 1’54.318 +20.642 +22.04
Ferrari Räikkönen Q2 141 1’32.827 Alonso P3 126 1’54.099 +21.272 +22.92
F India-Mercedes Fisichella Q1 119 1’33.910 Liuzzi P3 121 1’55.432 +21.522 +22.92
F India-Mercedes Sutil P3 131 1’33.534 Sutil Q2 125 1’54.996 +21.462 +22.95
Red Bull-Renault Vettel Q2 141 1’32.474 Vettel Q2 114 1’53.883 +21.409 +23.15
[Brawn-Mercedes] Barrichello Q2 142 1’32.842 Rosberg P3 113 1’54.368 +21.526 +23.19
Ferrari Massa P3 146 1’32.728 Massa Q3 128 1’54.242 +21.514 +23.20
McLaren-Mercedes Kovalainen Q2 142 1’33.242 Button P3 127 1’55.000 +21.758 +23.33
[Brawn-Mercedes] Button Q2 144 1’32.842 Schumacher P3 116 1’54.533 +21.691 +23.36
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q1 140 1’32.851 Hamilton Q2 117 1’54.707 +21.856 +23.54
T Rosso-Ferrari Bourdais Q1 121 1’34.159 Alguersuari P3 120 1’56.504 +22.345 +23.73
Renault Alonso Q2 139 1’32.860 Kubica Q2 129 1’54.963 +22.103 +23.80
Williams-[Toyota] Nakajima Q1 138 1’33.221 Hulkenberg P3 121 1’55.461 +22.240 +23.86
T Rosso-Ferrari Buemi P3 132 1’33.720 Buemi Q1 91 1’56.189 +22.469 +23.97
Williams-[Toyota] Rosberg P3 156 1’32.906 Barrichello Q2 108 1’55.330 +22.424 +24.14
BMW Sauber-[BMW] Heidfeld Q1 133 1’33.377 Kobayashi Q2 76 1’56.270 +22.893 +24.52
BMW Sauber-[BMW] Kubica P3 130 1’33.195 de la Rosa P3 97 1’56.063 +22.868 +24.54
Renault Piquet P3 144 1’33.176 Petrov Q1 82 1’56.167 +22.991 +24.67
Toyota Glock Q2 150 1’33.294
Toyota Trulli Q2 155 1’32.671
Virgin-Cosworth Glock P3 44 1’59.273
Lotus-Cosworth Kovalainen P3 113 1’59.789
Lotus-Cosworth Trulli Q1 86 1’59.852
Virgin-Cosworth di Grassi Q1 34 2’00.587
Hispania-Cosworth Senna Q1 54 2’03.240
Hispania-Cosworth Chandhok Q1 8 2’04.904
Notes
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The Sakhir track has been extended by 887m since last year’s race, so lap times have increased
by more than 20s.
Mark Webber managed the smallest increase in lap time compared to his time in 2009, while at
the bottom of the table Vitaly Petrov was the driver with the largest increase (in his case
compared to Nelson Piquet junior).
The second table takes the best lap time from both drivers in each team and compares it with
the equivalent team last season. Probably a better comparison.
2009 Team 2009 Driver S Lps Time 2010 Driver S Lps Time Diff. %Diff
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Ferrari Massa P3 287 1’32.728 Alonso P3 254 1’54.099 +21.371 +23.05
Red Bull-Renault Vettel Q2 273 1’32.474 Vettel Q2 220 1’53.883 +21.409 +23.15
F India-Mercedes Sutil P3 250 1’33.534 Sutil Q2 246 1’54.996 +21.462 +22.95
[Brawn-Mercedes] [both] Q2 286 1’32.842 Rosberg P3 229 1’54.368 +21.526 +23.19
McLaren-Mercedes Hamilton Q1 282 1’32.851 Hamilton Q2 244 1’54.707 +21.856 +23.54
Renault Alonso Q2 283 1’32.860 Kubica Q2 211 1’54.963 +22.103 +23.80
Williams-[Toyota] Rosberg P3 294 1’32.906 Barrichello Q2 229 1’55.330 +22.424 +24.14
T Rosso-Ferrari Buemi P3 253 1’33.720 Buemi Q1 211 1’56.189 +22.469 +23.97
BMW Sauber-[BMW] Kubica P3 263 1’33.195 de la Rosa P3 173 1’56.063 +22.868 +24.54
Toyota Trulli Q2 305 1’32.671
Virgin-Cosworth Glock P3 78 1’59.273
Lotus-Cosworth Kovalainen P3 199 1’59.789
Hispania-Cosworth Senna Q1 62 2’03.240
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Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
Brian_W_Lawre…@msn.com