Belgian Grand Prix 2009 – Spa Francorchamps – Analysis & Statistics

Constructors’ Standings 2009
Position	Constructor	Points	Gap to Leader	Gap to Next Team	Title Still Possible?
1	Brawn GP	128	0	0
2	Red Bull-Renault	104.5	23.5	23.5	Yes
3	Ferrari	56	72	48.5	Yes
4	McLaren-Mercedes	44	84	12	No
5	Toyota	38.5	89.5	5.5	No
6	Williams-Toyota	30.5	97.5	8	No
7	BMW Sauber	18	110	12.5	No
8	Renault	16	112	2	No
9	Force India-Mercedes	8	120	8	No
10	STR-Ferrari	5	123	3	No
Drivers’ Standings 2009:
Position	Driver	Points	Gap to Leader	Gap to Next Driver	Title Still Possible?
1	Jenson Button	72	0	0
2	Rubens Barrichello	56	16	16	Yes
3	Sebastian Vettel	53	19	3	Yes
4	Mark Webber	51.5	20.5	1.5	Yes
5	Kimi Raikkonen	34	38	17.5	Yes
6	Nico Rosberg	30.5	41.5	3.5	No
7	Lewis Hamilton	27	45	3.5	No
8	Jarno Trulli	22.5	49.5	4.5	No
9	Felipe Massa	22	50	0.5	No
10	Heikki Kovalainen	17	55	5	No
11	Timo Glock	16	56	1	No
12	Fernando Alonso	16	56	1	No
13	Nick Heidfeld	10	62	6	No
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	8	64	2	No
15	Robert Kubica	8	64	2	No
16	Sebastien Buemi	3	69	5	No
17	Sebastien Bourdais	2	70	1	No
18	Adrian Sutil	0	72	2	No
19	Kazuki Nakajima	0	72	2	No
20	Nelson Piquet Jr.	0	72	2	No
21	Luca Badoer	0	72	2	No
22	Jaime Alguersuari	0	72	2	No
23	Romain Grosjean	0	72	2	No
Engine Suppliers’ Standings 2009:
Position	Supplier	Points	Gap to Leader	Gap to Next Supplier	Teams Supplied
1	Mercedes Benz	180	0	0	3
2	Renault	120.5	59.5	59.5	2
3	Toyota	69	111	51.5	2
4	Ferrari	61	119	8	2
5	BMW	18	162	43	1
Total Wins by Driver (Out of 12 Races):
Team	Driver	Total Wins
Brawn Mercedes	Jenson Button	6
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	2
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	1
McLaren-Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	1
Red Bull-Renault	Mark Webber	1
Brawn Mercedes	Rubens Barrichello	1
Total Pole Positions by Driver (Out of 12 Races):
Team	Driver	Total Pole Positions
Brawn Mercedes	Jenson Button	4
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	3
McLaren-Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	1
Red Bull-Renault	Mark Webber	1
Renault	Fernando Alonso	1
Force India-Mercedes	Giancarlo Fisichella	1
Toyota	Jarno Trulli	1
Total Podiums by Driver (Out of 12 Races):
Team	Driver	Total Podiums
Brawn GP	Jenson Button	7
Red Bull-Renault	Mark Webber	6
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	6
Brawn GP	Rubens Barrichello	5
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	4
McLaren-Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	2
Toyota	Jarno Trulli	2
BMW Sauber	Nick Heidfeld	1
Ferrari	Felipe Massa	1
Force India-Mercedes	Giancarlo Fisichella	1
Toyota	Timo Glock	1
Total Fastest Race Laps by Driver (Out of 12 Races):
Team	Driver	Fastest Laps
Brawn GP	Jenson Button	2
Brawn GP	Rubens Barrichello	2
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	2
Ferrari	Felipe Massa	1
Renault	Fernando Alonso	1
Toyota	Jarno Trulli	1
Red Bull-Renault	Mark Webber	1
Williams-Toyota	Nico Rosberg	1
Toyota	Timo Glock	1
Drivers’ Average Qualifying Position and Race Starting Grid Position:
Driver	Average Qualifying Position	Average Race Starting Position
Sebastian Vettel	3.00	3.83
Rubens Barrichello	4.08	4.42
Jenson Button	4.25	4.25
Mark Webber	6.75	6.33
Nico Rosberg	7.92	7.75
Kimi Raikkonen	8.08	7.75
Jarno Trulli	8.17	9.00
Fernando Alonso	8.33	8.00
Felipe Massa	8.90	10.00
Timo Glock	10.58	11.83
Lewis Hamilton	10.75	10.75
Heikki Kovalainen	11.00	10.83
Robert Kubica	11.92	11.50
Nick Heidfeld	12.00	11.58
Kazuki Nakajima	12.25	11.92
Nelson Piquet Jr.	14.60	14.20
Sebastien Buemi	15.50	15.08
Adrian Sutil	15.67	15.75
Giancarlo Fisichella	16.17	15.83
Romain Grosjean	16.50	16.50
Sebastien Bourdais	17.67	17.22
Jaime Alguersuari	18.67	18.33
Luca Badoer	20.00	20.00
Drivers’ Average Race Finishing Position:
Driver	Average Finishing Position	Average Finishing Position (with Penalties)
Jenson Button	4.50	4.50
Mark Webber	5.50	5.42
Rubens Barrichello	5.58	5.58
Nico Rosberg	7.00	6.92
Timo Glock	8.17	8.08
Sebastian Vettel	8.75	8.67
Kimi Raikkonen	9.33	9.25
Lewis Hamilton	9.33	10.67
Fernando Alonso	10.25	10.17
Nick Heidfeld	10.42	10.33
Felipe Massa	10.60	10.60
Jarno Trulli	11.00	11.00
Giancarlo Fisichella	12.58	12.50
Heikki Kovalainen	12.83	12.83
Robert Kubica	13.00	12.92
Sebastien Bourdais	14.33	14.22
Nelson Piquet Jr.	14.40	14.40
Kazuki Nakajima	14.58	14.58
Adrian Sutil	15.33	15.25
Sebastien Buemi	15.50	15.42
Luca Badoer	15.50	15.50
Jaime Alguersuari	17.00	17.00
Romain Grosjean	17.50	17.50
Total Points Finishes by Driver (Out of 12 Races):
Driver	Points Finishes
Jenson Button	11
Nico Rosberg	10
Rubens Barrichello	10
Mark Webber	8
Sebastian Vettel	7
Fernando Alonso	6
Jarno Trulli	6
Kimi Raikkonen	6
Timo Glock	6
Felipe Massa	5
Heikki Kovalainen	5
Lewis Hamilton	5
Nick Heidfeld	3
Robert Kubica	3
Sebastien Bourdais	2
Sebastien Buemi	2
Giancarlo Fisichella	1
Adrian Sutil	0
Jaime Alguersuari	0
Kazuki Nakajima	0
Luca Badoer	0
Nelson Piquet Jr.	0
Romain Grosjean	0
Total DNFs and Disqualifications per Driver:
Driver	DNFs	Disqualifications
Heikki Kovalainen	5	0
Felipe Massa	3	0
Jarno Trulli	3	0
Kazuki Nakajima	3	0
Sebastian Vettel	3	0
Sebastien Bourdais	3	0
Sebastien Buemi	3	0
Adrian Sutil	2	0
Fernando Alonso	2	0
Kimi Raikkonen	2	0
Nelson Piquet Jr.	2	0
Robert Kubica	2	0
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	0
Jaime Alguersuari	1	0
Jenson Button	1	0
Lewis Hamilton	1	1
Romain Grosjean	1	0
Rubens Barrichello	1	0
Luca Badoer	0	0
Mark Webber	0	0
Nick Heidfeld	0	0
Nico Rosberg	0	0
Timo Glock	0	0
Team Mate Battles – Head to Head in Qualifying:
	Driver 1			Driver 2
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	11	1	Mark Webber
Williams-Toyota	Nico Rosberg	10	2	Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota	Jarno Trulli	9	3	Timo Glock
Renault	Fernando Alonso	9	1	Nelson Piquet Jr.
McLaren-Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	8	4	Heikki Kovalainen
STR-Ferrari	Sebastien Buemi	7	2	Sebastien Bourdais
BMW Sauber	Robert Kubica	7	5	Nick Heidfeld
Brawn Mercedes	Jenson Button	7	5	Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	6	4	Felipe Massa
Force India-Mercedes	Adrian Sutil	6	6	Giancarlo Fisichella
STR-Ferrari	Sebastien Buemi	3	0	Jaime Alguersuari
Renault	Fernando Alonso	2	0	Romain Grosjean
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	2	0	Luca Badoer
Team Mate Battles – Head to Head in Race:
	Driver 1			Driver 2
Williams-Toyota	Nico Rosberg	12	0	Kazuki Nakajima
McLaren-Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	9	3	Heikki Kovalainen
Brawn Mercedes	Jenson Button	9	3	Rubens Barrichello
Red Bull-Renault	Mark Webber	8	4	Sebastian Vettel
Renault	Fernando Alonso	8	2	Nelson Piquet Jr.
Force India-Mercedes	Giancarlo Fisichella	8	4	Adrian Sutil
Toyota	Timo Glock	7	5	Jarno Trulli
BMW Sauber	Nick Heidfeld	7	5	Robert Kubica
STR-Ferrari	Sebastien Buemi	5	3	Sebastien Bourdais
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	5	5	Felipe Massa
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	2	0	Luca Badoer
STR-Ferrari	Jaime Alguersuari	2	1	Sebastien Buemi
Renault	Fernando Alonso	1	0	Romain Grosjean

F1 European Grand Prix 2009 – Analysis and Statistics

After all, Valencia did not turn out to be such a boring race. The dual between Lewis Hamilton and Rubens
Barrichello kept us interested in the race, until the 2nd round of pit stops. After the 2nd pit stop, it’s clear
that Rubens was going to win. But you could never write Lewis off as he always tries a bit harder than most
other drivers. In the end it wasn’t Lewis’ day.

What a race by Rubens. He kept his pace consistent and no mistakes at all. Its fantastic to see him win again,
after almost 5 years. Hearty congratulations to Rubens. Its great to see all other teams (especially Ferrari),
applauding Rubens when he was going into Parc Ferme.

A disappointing race return to Luca Badoer. Hope Ferrari get a quick guy in as soon as possible. Apart from Luca,
this race also featured many other newbies/rookies (Romain Grosjean, Jaime Alguersuari).

The championship leader Jenson Button struggled for the fourth race
in a row, but this time he was lucky not to lose points to Red Bull drivers. His Red Bull rivals Mark Webber and Sebastian
Vettel failed to capitalise and Jenson’s difficulties. Webber just finished out of points, and Vettel had an engine failure
(two Renault engine failures for him this weekend). Jenson managed to finish 7th to score 2 points. Interestingly,
with a 10 point haul, Rubens moved from 4th to 2nd in the standings and is now 18 points behind Jenson. Now all
it takes is a DNF by Jenson, and Rubens is back in the game. Jenson scored for the 11th consecutive race this season.

For the first time this season, 11 drivers fell out of title contention,
purely going by mathematics. These drivers include three mid-season debutants (Jaime, Luca, Grosjean) though.
The most notable amongst these are the two BMW drivers Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld. This sums up the miserable
season of BMW.

Also out of the constructors title hunt are the teams Renault, BMW Sauber,
STR-Ferrari and Force India.

Thanks to two great results from Lewis Hamilton (a win in Hungary and
2nd in Valencia), McLaren have managed to leapfrog Toyota and move up to fourth in constructors standings, and are
very close to catching Ferrari for third place. While Kimi managed two podium finishes in last two races, Ferrari need a
good second driver, if they want to keep hold of third place in constructors standings.

Constructors’ Standings 2009
Position	Constructor	Points	Gap to Leader	Gap to Next Team	Title Still Possible?
1	Brawn GP	126	0	0
2	Red Bull-Renault	98.5