| 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 | |
Belgian Grand Prix 2009 – Spa Francorchamps – Analysis & Statistics
Posted by f1cafe on September 12, 2009
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F1 European Grand Prix 2009 – Analysis and Statistics
Posted by f1cafe on August 24, 2009
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 | 27.5 | 27.5 | Yes |
| 3 | Ferrari | 46 | 80 | 52.5 | Yes |
| 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 41 | 85 | 5 | Yes |
| 5 | Toyota | 38.5 | 87.5 | 2.5 | Yes |
| 6 | Williams-Toyota | 29.5 | 96.5 | 9 | Yes |
| 7 | Renault | 16 | 110 | 13.5 | No |
| 8 | BMW Sauber | 9 | 117 | 7 | No |
| 9 | STR-Ferrari | 5 | 121 | 4 | No |
| 10 | Force India-Mercedes | 0 | 126 | 5 | 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 | 54 | 18 | 18 | Yes |
| 3 | Mark Webber | 51.5 | 20.5 | 2.5 | Yes |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | 47 | 25 | 4.5 | Yes |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | 29.5 | 42.5 | 17.5 | Yes |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 27 | 45 | 2.5 | Yes |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | 24 | 48 | 3 | Yes |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | 22.5 | 49.5 | 1.5 | Yes |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | 22 | 50 | 0.5 | Yes |
| 10 | Timo Glock | 16 | 56 | 6 | Yes |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | 16 | 56 | 6 | Yes |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | 14 | 58 | 2 | Yes |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | 6 | 66 | 8 | No |
| 14 | Robert Kubica | 3 | 69 | 3 | No |
| 15 | Sebastien Buemi | 3 | 69 | 3 | No |
| 16 | Sebastien Bourdais | 2 | 70 | 1 | No |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 0 | 72 | 2 | No |
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | 0 | 72 | 2 | No |
| 19 | Kazuki Nakajima | 0 | 72 | 2 | No |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 0 | 72 | 2 | No |
| 21 | Jaime Alguersuari | 0 | 72 | 2 | No |
| 22 | Romain Grosjean | 0 | 72 | 2 | No |
| 23 | Luca Badoer | 0 | 72 | 2 | No |
| Engine Suppliers’ Standings 2009: | |||||
| Position | Supplier | Points | Gap to Leader | Gap to Next Supplier | Teams Supplied |
| 1 | Mercedes Benz | 167 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Renault | 114.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota | 68 | 99 | 46.5 | 2 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 51 | 116 | 17 | 2 |
| 5 | BMW | 9 | 158 | 42 | 1 |
| Total Wins by Driver (Out of 11 Races): | |||||
| Team | Driver | Total Wins | |||
| Brawn Mercedes | Jenson Button | 6 | |||
| Red Bull-Renault | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | |||
| Red Bull-Renault | Mark Webber | 1 | |||
| McLaren-Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | |||
| Brawn Mercedes | Rubens Barrichello | 1 | |||
| Total Pole Positions by Driver (Out of 11 Races): | |||||
| Team | Driver | Total Pole Positions | |||
| Brawn Mercedes | Jenson Button | 4 | |||
| Red Bull-Renault | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | |||
| Red Bull-Renault | Mark Webber | 1 | |||
| Renault | Fernando Alonso | 1 | |||
| Toyota | Jarno Trulli | 1 | |||
| McLaren-Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | |||
| Total Podiums by Driver (Out of 11 Races): | |||||
| Team | Driver | Total Podiums | |||
| Brawn GP | Jenson Button | 7 | |||
| Red Bull-Renault | Mark Webber | 6 | |||
| Brawn GP | Rubens Barrichello | 5 | |||
| Red Bull-Renault | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | |||
| Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | 3 | |||
| McLaren-Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | |||
| Toyota | Jarno Trulli | 2 | |||
| BMW Sauber | Nick Heidfeld | 1 | |||
| Ferrari | Felipe Massa | 1 | |||
| Toyota | Timo Glock | 1 | |||
| Total Fastest Race Laps by Driver (Out of 11 Races): | |||||
| Team | Driver | Fastest Laps | |||
| Brawn GP | Jenson Button | 2 | |||
| Brawn GP | Rubens Barrichello | 2 | |||
| Ferrari | Felipe Massa | 1 | |||
| Renault | Fernando Alonso | 1 | |||
| Toyota | Jarno Trulli | 1 | |||
| Red Bull-Renault | Mark Webber | 1 | |||
| Williams-Toyota | Nico Rosberg | 1 | |||
| Red Bull-Renault | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | |||
| Toyota | Timo Glock | 1 | |||
| Drivers’ Average Qualifying Position and Race Starting Grid Position: | |||||
| Driver |
Average Qualifying Position |
Average Race Starting Position |
|||
| Sebastian Vettel | 2.55 | 3.45 | |||
| Jenson Button | 3.36 | 3.36 | |||
| Rubens Barrichello | 4.09 | 4.45 | |||
| Mark Webber | 6.55 | 6.09 | |||
| Nico Rosberg | 7.73 | 7.55 | |||
| Fernando Alonso | 7.91 | 7.55 | |||
| Kimi Raikkonen | 8.27 | 7.91 | |||
| Jarno Trulli | 8.73 | 9.64 | |||
| Felipe Massa | 8.90 | 10.00 | |||
| Heikki Kovalainen | 10.64 | 10.45 | |||
| Lewis Hamilton | 10.64 | 10.64 | |||
| Timo Glock | 10.91 | 12.27 | |||
| Kazuki Nakajima | 11.73 | 11.36 | |||
| Robert Kubica | 12.55 | 12.09 | |||
| Nick Heidfeld | 12.82 | 12.36 | |||
| Romain Grosjean | 14.00 | 14.00 | |||
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 14.60 | 14.20 | |||
| Sebastien Buemi | 15.45 | 15.00 | |||
| Adrian Sutil | 16.09 | 16.18 | |||
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 17.55 | 17.18 | |||
| Sebastien Bourdais | 17.67 | 17.22 | |||
| Jaime Alguersuari | 19.50 | 19.00 | |||
| Luca Badoer | 20.00 | 20.00 | |||
| Drivers’ Average Race Finishing Position: | |||||
| Driver |
Average Finishing Position |
Average Finishing Position (with Penalties) |
|||
| Jenson Button | 3.09 | 3.09 | |||
| Mark Webber | 5.18 | 5.09 | |||
| Rubens Barrichello | 5.45 | 5.45 | |||
| Nico Rosberg | 6.91 | 6.82 | |||
| Timo Glock | 8.00 | 7.91 | |||
| Lewis Hamilton | 8.36 | 9.82 | |||
| Sebastian Vettel | 9.27 | 9.18 | |||
| Fernando Alonso | 9.36 | 9.27 | |||
| Kimi Raikkonen | 10.09 | 10.00 | |||
| Jarno Trulli | 10.18 | 10.18 | |||
| Felipe Massa | 10.60 | 10.60 | |||
| Nick Heidfeld | 10.91 | 10.82 | |||
| Heikki Kovalainen | 13.45 | 13.45 | |||
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 13.55 | 13.45 | |||
| Robert Kubica | 13.82 | 13.73 | |||
| Sebastien Bourdais | 14.33 | 14.22 | |||
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 14.40 | 14.40 | |||
| Kazuki Nakajima | 14.73 | 14.73 | |||
| Romain Grosjean | 15.00 | 15.00 | |||
| Jaime Alguersuari | 15.50 | 15.50 | |||
| Adrian Sutil | 15.73 | 15.64 | |||
| Sebastien Buemi | 15.82 | 15.73 | |||
| Luca Badoer | 17.00 | 17.00 | |||
| Total Points Finishes by Driver (Out of 10 Races): | |||||
| Driver | Points Finishes | ||||
| Jenson Button | 11 | ||||
| Nico Rosberg | 9 | ||||
| Rubens Barrichello | 9 | ||||
| Mark Webber | 8 | ||||
| Fernando Alonso | 6 | ||||
| Jarno Trulli | 6 | ||||
| Sebastian Vettel | 6 | ||||
| Timo Glock | 6 | ||||
| Felipe Massa | 5 | ||||
| Kimi Raikkonen | 5 | ||||
| Lewis Hamilton | 5 | ||||
| Heikki Kovalainen | 4 | ||||
| Nick Heidfeld | 2 | ||||
| Robert Kubica | 2 | ||||
| Sebastien Bourdais | 2 | ||||
| Sebastien Buemi | 2 | ||||
| Adrian Sutil | 0 | ||||
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 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 | |||
| Kazuki Nakajima | 3 | 0 | |||
| Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 0 | |||
| Sebastien Bourdais | 3 | 0 | |||
| Sebastien Buemi | 3 | 0 | |||
| Adrian Sutil | 2 | 0 | |||
| Jarno Trulli | 2 | 0 | |||
| Kimi Raikkonen | 2 | 0 | |||
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 2 | 0 | |||
| Robert Kubica | 2 | 0 | |||
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 0 | |||
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jaime Alguersuari | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jenson Button | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lewis Hamilton | 0 | 1 | |||
| Luca Badoer | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mark Webber | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Heidfeld | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nico Rosberg | 0 | 0 | |||
| Romain Grosjean | 0 | 0 | |||
| Timo Glock | 0 | 0 | |||
| Team Mate Battles – Head to Head in Qualifying: | |||||
| Driver 1 | Driver 2 | ||||
| Red Bull-Renault | Sebastian Vettel | 10 | 1 | Mark Webber | |
| Renault | Fernando Alonso | 9 | 1 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | |
| Williams-Toyota | Nico Rosberg | 9 | 2 | Kazuki Nakajima | |
| Toyota | Jarno Trulli | 8 | 3 | Timo Glock | |
| McLaren-Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 7 | 4 | Heikki Kovalainen | |
| STR-Ferrari | Sebastien Buemi | 7 | 2 | Sebastien Bourdais | |
| BMW Sauber | Robert Kubica | 7 | 4 | Nick Heidfeld | |
| Brawn Mercedes | Jenson Button | 7 | 4 | Rubens Barrichello | |
| Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | 6 | 4 | Felipe Massa | |
| Force India-Mercedes | Adrian Sutil | 6 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | |
| STR-Ferrari | Sebastien Buemi | 2 | 0 | Jaime Alguersuari | |
| Renault | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 0 | Romain Grosjean | |
| Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | 1 | 0 | Luca Badoer | |
| Team Mate Battles – Head to Head in Race: | |||||
| Driver 1 | Driver 2 | ||||
| Williams-Toyota | Nico Rosberg | 11 | 0 | Kazuki Nakajima | |
| McLaren-Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 9 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | |
| Brawn Mercedes | Jenson Button | 9 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | |
| Red Bull-Renault | Mark Webber | 8 | 3 | Sebastian Vettel | |
| Renault | Fernando Alonso | 8 | 2 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | |
| Force India-Mercedes | Giancarlo Fisichella | 7 | 4 | Adrian Sutil | |
| BMW Sauber | Nick Heidfeld | 7 | 4 | Robert Kubica | |
| Toyota | Timo Glock | 6 | 5 | Jarno Trulli | |
| Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | 5 | 5 | Felipe Massa | |
| STR-Ferrari | Sebastien Buemi | 5 | 3 | Sebastien Bourdais | |
| STR-Ferrari | Jaime Alguersuari | 2 | 0 | Sebastien Buemi | |
| Renault | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 0 | Romain Grosjean | |
| Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | 1 | 0 | Luca Badoer | |
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Valentino Rossi to F1 or Ferrari? I prefer not!!!
Posted by f1cafe on August 21, 2009
We all know what a great racer and a great champion Valentino Rossi is. He is “The best” in MotoGP at the moment. But will he be any good in an F1 car? If the rumours came true and he moved to Ferrari, will he run at the sharp end of the grid? Nobody can say for sure, how its going to be like for Rossi to be in F1, but here’s my opinion.
The F1 grid is slowly getting rid of the old timers and fresh blood is coming in. At the same time Rossi is not getting any younger. To compete at the top in F1, age does matter! I don’t want Rossi to switch to F1, do badly for an year and disappear off the grid.
If he is looking for a new challenge though, I have a proposal for him. Even though he hasn’t got much left to prove in MotoGP, there’s always something 
He already won championships riding a Honda and a Yamaha. Wouldn’t it be fantastic, if he won another wolrd championship on a Ducati? Yes, Ducati!.
I urge him to switch to Ducati, to partner Casey Stoner. So far, Casey has been the only rider to do well on that bike, and all his team mates struggled massively. It’ll be a dream come true for many of his fans, if Rossi switches to Ducati, beats Casey Stoner and takes the championship! It’ll be one hell of a season between Casey and Rossi.
Not to forget Ducati is an Italian team too!
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F1 Statistics and Analysis after Hungarian Grand Prix 2009
Posted by f1cafe on August 18, 2009
| Constructors’ Standings 2009 | |||||
| Position | Constructor | Points | Gap to Leader | Gap to Next Team | Title Still Possible? |
| 1 | Brawn GP | 114 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| 2 | Red Bull-Renault | 98.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | Yes |
| 3 | Ferrari | 40 | 74 | 58.5 | Yes |
| 4 | Toyota | 38.5 | 75.5 | 1.5 | Yes |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 28 | 86 | 10.5 | Yes |
| 6 | Williams-Toyota | 25.5 | 88.5 | 2.5 | Yes |
| 7 | Renault | 13 | 101 | 12.5 | Yes |
| 8 | BMW Sauber | 8 | 106 | 5 | Yes |
| 9 | |||||