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	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

Valentino Rossi to F1 or Ferrari? I prefer not!!!

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!

F1 Statistics and Analysis after Hungarian Grand Prix 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	STR-Ferrari	5	109	3	Yes
10	Force India-Mercedes	0	114	5	Yes
Drivers’ Standings 2009:
Position	Driver	Points	Gap to Leader	Gap to Next Driver	Title Still Possible?
1	Jenson Button	70	0	0	NA
2	Mark Webber	51.5	18.5	18.5	Yes
3	Sebastian Vettel	47	23	4.5	Yes
4	Rubens Barrichello	44	26	3	Yes
5	Nico Rosberg	25.5	44.5	18.5	Yes
6	Jarno Trulli	22.5	47.5	3	Yes
7	Felipe Massa	22	48	0.5	Yes
8	Lewis Hamilton	19	51	3	Yes
9	Kimi Raikkonen	18	52	1	Yes
10	Timo Glock	16	54	2	Yes
11	Fernando Alonso	13	57	3	Yes
12	Heikki Kovalainen	9	61	4	Yes
13	Nick Heidfeld	6	64	3	Yes
14	Sebastien Buemi	3	67	3	Yes
15	Robert Kubica	2	68	1	Yes
16	Sebastien Bourdais	2	68	1	Yes
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	0	70	2	Yes
18	Kazuki Nakajima	0	70	2	Yes
19	Adrian Sutil	0	70	2	Yes
20	Nelson Piquet Jr.	0	70	2	Yes
21	Jaime Alguersuari	0	70	2	Yes
Engine Suppliers’ Standings 2009:
Position	Supplier	Points	Gap to Leader	Gap to Next Supplier	Teams Supplied
1	Mercedes Benz	142	0	0	3
2	Renault	111.5	30.5	30.5	2
3	Toyota	64	78	47.5	2
4	Ferrari	45	97	19	2
5	BMW	8	134	37	1
Total Wins by Driver (Out of 10 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
Total Pole Positions by Driver (Out of 10 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
Total Podiums by Driver (Out of 10 Races):
Team	Driver	Total Podiums
Brawn GP	Jenson Button	7
Red Bull-Renault	Mark Webber	6
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	5
Brawn GP	Rubens Barrichello	4
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	2
Toyota	Jarno Trulli	2
BMW Sauber	Nick Heidfeld	1
Ferrari	Felipe Massa	1
McLaren-Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	1
Toyota	Timo Glock	1
Total Fastest Race Laps by Driver (Out of 10 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
Drivers’ Average Qualifying Position and Race Starting Grid Position:
Driver	Average QualifyingPosition	Average RaceStarting Position
Sebastian Vettel	2.4	3.4
Jenson Button	3.2	3.2
Rubens Barrichello	4.2	4.6
Mark Webber	6.3	5.8
Nico Rosberg	7.8	7.6
Jarno Trulli	7.8	8.8
Fernando Alonso	7.9	7.5
Kimi Raikkonen	8.5	8.1
Felipe Massa	8.9	10
Timo Glock	10.7	12.2
Kazuki Nakajima	11.2	10.8
Heikki Kovalainen	11.5	11.3
Lewis Hamilton	11.6	11.6
Robert Kubica	12.8	12.3
Nick Heidfeld	13	12.5
Nelson Piquet Jr.	14.6	14.2
Sebastien Buemi	15.5	15
Adrian Sutil	16.5	16.6
Sebastien Bourdais	17.666666	17.222222
Giancarlo Fisichella	17.7	17.3
Jaime Alguersuari	20	19
Drivers’ Average Race Finishing Position:
Driver	Average FinishingPosition	Average FinishingPosition (with Penalties)
Jenson Button	2.7	2.7
Mark Webber	4.8	4.7
Rubens Barrichello	5.9	5.9
Nico Rosberg	7.1	7
Timo Glock	7.4	7.3
Sebastian Vettel	8.2	8.1
Lewis Hamilton	9	10.6
Fernando Alonso	9.7	9.6
Jarno Trulli	9.9	9.9
Felipe Massa	10.6	10.6
Kimi Raikkonen	10.8	10.7
Nick Heidfeld	10.9	10.8
Giancarlo Fisichella	13.7	13.6
Sebastien Bourdais	14.333333	14.222222
Robert Kubica	14.4	14.3
Heikki Kovalainen	14.4	14.4
Kazuki Nakajima	14.4	14.4
Nelson Piquet Jr.	14.4	14.4
Jaime Alguersuari	15	15
Sebastien Buemi	15.4	15.3
Adrian Sutil	16.3	16.2
Total Points Finishes by Driver (Out of 10 Races):
Driver	Points Finishes
Jenson Button	10
Mark Webber	8
Nico Rosberg	8
Rubens Barrichello	8
Jarno Trulli	6
Sebastian Vettel	6
Timo Glock	6
Felipe Massa	5
Fernando Alonso	5
Kimi Raikkonen	4
Lewis Hamilton	4
Heikki Kovalainen	3
Nick Heidfeld	2
Sebastien Bourdais	2
Sebastien Buemi	2
Robert Kubica	1
Adrian Sutil	0
Giancarlo Fisichella	0
Jaime Alguersuari	0
Kazuki Nakajima	0
Nelson Piquet Jr.	0
Total DNFs and Disqualifications per Driver:
Driver	DNFs	Disqualifications
Heikki Kovalainen	5	0
Felipe Massa	3	0
Kazuki Nakajima	3	0
Sebastien Bourdais	3	0
Adrian Sutil	2	0
Jarno Trulli	2	0
Kimi Raikkonen	2	0
Nelson Piquet Jr.	2	0
Robert Kubica	2	0
Sebastian Vettel	2	0
Sebastien Buemi	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
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
Renault	Fernando Alonso	9	1	Nelson Piquet Jr.
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	9	1	Mark Webber
Toyota	Jarno Trulli	8	2	Timo Glock
Williams-Toyota	Nico Rosberg	8	2	Kazuki Nakajima
Brawn Mercedes	Jenson Button	7	3	Rubens Barrichello
STR-Ferrari	Sebastien Buemi	7	2	Sebastien Bourdais
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	6	4	Felipe Massa
McLaren-Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	6	4	Heikki Kovalainen
BMW Sauber	Robert Kubica	6	4	Nick Heidfeld
Force India-Mercedes	Adrian Sutil	5	5	Giancarlo Fisichella
STR-Ferrari	Sebastien Buemi	1	0	Jaime Alguersuari
Team Mate Battles – Head to Head in Race:
	Driver 1			Driver 2
Williams-Toyota	Nico Rosberg	10	0	Kazuki Nakajima
Brawn Mercedes	Jenson Button	9	1	Rubens Barrichello
McLaren-Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	8	2	Heikki Kovalainen
Renault	Fernando Alonso	8	2	Nelson Piquet Jr.
Force India-Mercedes	Giancarlo Fisichella	7	3	Adrian Sutil
BMW Sauber	Nick Heidfeld	7	3	Robert Kubica
Red Bull-Renault	Mark Webber	7	3	Sebastian Vettel
Toyota	Timo Glock	6	4	Jarno Trulli
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	5	5	Felipe Massa
STR-Ferrari	Sebastien Buemi	5	3	Sebastien Bourdais
STR-Ferrari	Jaime Alguersuari	1	0	Sebastien Buemi

F1 Statistics and Analysis After German Grand Prix 2009

Highlights of the 2009 German Grand Prix:

 – Mark Webber scored his first F1 victory after being in F1 for 8 years. He managed the victory after serving a drive through penalty for running into Rubens Barrichello at the first corner. This race also marked Mark’s first pole position.

– For the second race in a row (first one being Silverstone), Red Bull have scored a dominant 1-2 finish, there by maximising the constructors points haul and closing the gap to Brawn team by 11 points. All three Red Bull victories this season have been 1-2 finishes.

– This is also the second race in a row for Jenson to finish outside of podium.

– For the first time this season, Mark Webber outqualified his team mate Sebastian Vettel.

– Jenson Button again got outqualified by his team mate Rubens Barrichello, but finished ahead of Rubens in the race.

– Filipe Massa scored his first podium (third place) of the season for Scuderia Ferrari, while his team mate Kimi Raikkonen did not finish the race.

– Fernando Alonso recorded the fastest race lap for the first time this season, for Renault. He also got outqualified by his team mate Nelso Piquet Junior for the first time this season, in the tricky and wet qualifying session. Fernando spun and blew his chances of getting into Q3.

– Adrian Sutil of Force India recorded the first Q3 entry for the team, as he qualified 7th.

– In the drivers standings Filipe Massa jumped from 6th to 5th ahead of Jarno Trulli. Rubens Barrichello droped from second to fourth after being overtaken by both Red Bull drivers.

– Jenson Button still continues to be the only driver to have scored points in all races so far this season.

 

Constructors’ Standings 2009:

Position	Constructor	Points	Gap to Leader	Gap to Next Team	Title Still Possible?
1	Brawn GP	112	0	0	NA
2	Red Bull-Renault	92.5	19.5	19.5	Yes
3	Toyota	34.5	77.5	58	Yes
4	Ferrari	32	80	2.5	Yes
5	Williams-Toyota	20.5	91.5	11.5	Yes
6	McLaren-Mercedes	14	98	6.5	Yes
7	Renault	13	99	1	Yes
8	BMW Sauber	8	104	5	Yes
9	STR-Ferrari	5	107	3	Yes
10	Force India-Mercedes	0	112	5	Yes

Drivers Standings 2009:

Position	Driver	Points	Gap to Leader	Gap to Next Driver	Title Still Possible?
1	Jenson Button	68	0	0	NA
2	Sebastian Vettel	47	21	21	Yes
3	Mark Webber	45.5	22.5	1.5	Yes
4	Rubens Barrichello	44	24	1.5	Yes
5	Felipe Massa	22	46	22	Yes
6	Jarno Trulli	21.5	46.5	0.5	Yes
7	Nico Rosberg	20.5	47.5	1	Yes
8	Timo Glock	13	55	7.5	Yes
9	Fernando Alonso	13	55	7.5	Yes
10	Kimi Raikkonen	10	58	3	Yes
11	Lewis Hamilton	9	59	1	Yes
12	Nick Heidfeld	6	62	3	Yes
13	Heikki Kovalainen	5	63	1	Yes
14	Sebastien Buemi	3	65	2	Yes
15	Robert Kubica	2	66	1	Yes
16	Sebastien Bourdais	2	66	1	Yes
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	0	68	2	Yes
18	Adrian Sutil	0	68	2	Yes
19	Nelson Piquet Jr.	0	68	2	Yes
20	Kazuki Nakajima	0	68	2	Yes

Engine Supplier Standings 2009:

Position	Supplier	Points	Gap to Leader	Gap to Next Supplier	Teams Supplied
1	Mercedes Benz	126	0	0	3
2	Renault	105.5	20.5	20.5	2
3	Toyota	55	71	50.5	2
4	Ferrari	37	89	18	2
5	BMW	8	118	29	1

Total Wins by Driver (Out of 9 Races):

Team	Driver	Total Wins
Brawn Mercedes	Jenson Button	6
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	2
Red Bull-Renault	Mark Webber	1

Total Pole Positions by Driver (Out of 9
Races):

Team	Driver	Total Pole Positions
Brawn Mercedes	Jenson Button	4
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	3
Toyota	Jarno Trulli	1
Red Bull-Renault	Mark Webber	1

Total Podiums By Driver (Out of 9 Races):

Team	Driver	Total Podiums
Brawn GP	Jenson Button	7
Red Bull-Renault	Mark Webber	5
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	5
Brawn GP	Rubens Barrichello	4
Toyota	Jarno Trulli	2
BMW Sauber	Nick Heidfeld	1
Ferrari	Felipe Massa	1
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	1
Toyota	Timo Glock	1

Total Fastest Race Laps by Driver (Out of 9
Races):

Team	Driver	Fastest Laps
Brawn Mercedes	Jenson Button	2
Brawn Mercedes	Rubens Barrichello	2
Ferrari	Felipe Massa	1
Renault	Fernando Alonso	1
Toyota	Jarno Trulli	1
Williams Toyota	Nico Rosberg	1
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	1

Drivers’ Average Qualifying Position and
Average Starting Grid Position:

Driver	Average Qualifying Position	Average Starting Grid Position
Sebastian Vettel	2.444	3.556
Jenson Button	2.667	2.667
Rubens Barrichello	3.222	3.778
Mark Webber	6.667	6.111
Jarno Trulli	7.333	8.556
Nico Rosberg	8.111	7.889
Fernando Alonso	8.667	8.222
Kimi Raikkonen	8.667	8.222
Felipe Massa	8.778	8.889
Timo Glock	10.333	12.111
Kazuki Nakajima	11.444	11.000
Robert Kubica	12.111	11.667
Heikki Kovalainen	12.111	11.889
Lewis Hamilton	12.444	12.444
Nick Heidfeld	12.667	12.222
Nelson Piquet Jr.	14.556	14.222
Sebastien Buemi	16.000	15.556
Adrian Sutil	16.333	16.556
Sebastien Bourdais	17.667	17.222
Giancarlo Fisichella	17.778	17.444

Drivers’ Average Race Finishing Position:

Driver	Average Race Finishing Position	Average Race Finishing Position (Including Penalties)
Jenson Button	2.222	2.222
Mark Webber	5.000	4.889
Rubens Barrichello	5.444	5.444
Sebastian Vettel	6.889	6.778
Nico Rosberg	7.444	7.333
Timo Glock	7.556	7.444
Fernando Alonso	8.556	8.444
Felipe Massa	9.556	9.556
Lewis Hamilton	9.889	11.667
Jarno Trulli	10.111	10.111
Nick Heidfeld	10.889	10.778
Kimi Raikkonen	11.778	11.667
Giancarlo Fisichella	13.667	13.556
Sebastien Bourdais	14.333	14.222
Robert Kubica	14.556	14.444
Nelson Piquet Jr.	14.667	14.667
Kazuki Nakajima	15.000	15.000
Sebastien Buemi	15.333	15.222
Heikki Kovalainen	15.444	15.444
Adrian Sutil	15.889	15.778

Total Points Finishes by Driver (Out of 9
Races):

Driver	Total Points Finishes
Jenson Button	9
Rubens Barrichello	8
Mark Webber	7
Nico Rosberg	7
Sebastian Vettel	6
Felipe Massa	5
Fernando Alonso	5
Jarno Trulli	5
Timo Glock	5
Kimi Raikkonen	3
Lewis Hamilton	3
Heikki Kovalainen	2
Nick Heidfeld	2
Sebastien Bourdais	2
Sebastien Buemi	2
Robert Kubica	1
Adrian Sutil	0
Giancarlo Fisichella	0
Kazuki Nakajima	0
Nelson Piquet Jr.	0

Total DNFs and Disqualifications per Driver:

Driver	DNFs	Disqualifications
Heikki Kovalainen	5	0
Kazuki Nakajima	3	0
Sebastien Bourdais	3	0
Felipe Massa	2	0
Jarno Trulli	2	0
Kimi Raikkonen	2	0
Nelson Piquet Jr.	2	0
Robert Kubica	2	0
Sebastien Buemi	2	0
Adrian Sutil	1	0
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	0
Rubens Barrichello	1	0
Sebastian Vettel	1	0
Fernando Alonso	0	0
Jenson Button	0	0
Lewis Hamilton	0	1
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
Renault	Fernando Alonso	8	1	Nelson Piquet Jr.
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	8	1	Mark Webber
STR-Ferrari	Sebastien Buemi	7	2	Sebastien Bourdais
Toyota	Jarno Trulli	7	2	Timo Glock
Williams Toyota	Nico Rosberg	7	2	Kazuki Nakajima
BMW Sauber	Robert Kubica	6	3	Nick Heidfeld
Brawn Mercedes	Jenson Button	6	3	Rubens Barrichello
McLaren Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	5	4	Heikki Kovalainen
Force India Mercedes	Adrian Sutil	5	4	Giancarlo Fisichella
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	5	4	Felipe Massa

Team Mate Battles – Head to Head in Races:

	Driver 1			Driver 2
Williams Toyota	Nico Rosberg	9	0	Kazuki Nakajima
Renault	Fernando Alonso	8	1	Nelson Piquet Jr.
Brawn Mercedes	Jenson Button	8	1	Rubens Barrichello
McLaren Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	7	2	Heikki Kovalainen
BMW Sauber	Nick Heidfeld	6	3	Robert Kubica
Force India Mercedes	Giancarlo Fisichella	6	3	Adrian Sutil
Red Bull-Renault	Mark Webber	6	3	Sebastian Vettel
STR-Ferrari	Sebastien Buemi	5	3	Sebastien Bourdais
Ferrari	Felipe Massa	5	4	Kimi Raikkonen
Toyota	Timo Glock	5	4	Jarno Trulli

Who will dominate the second part of the F1 2009 season?

F1 Analysis and Statistics after British GP 2009

Keeping with the tradition, here I am with all the stats after British GP at Silverstone, the 8th race of the 2009 Formula 1 season. Hopefully, this won’t be the last British GP and not the last GP at Silverstone. Judging by the driver comments on BBC, the track is a hit with drivers and they all love driving at Silverstone. I hope it stays on the calendar going forward. Its interesting to see drivers as well as team bosses trying to make a point about how good Silverstone circuit is.

So far this season, I used an Excel spreadsheet to store data and produces these statistics. To gain more control over the data and to come up with precise figures, I have moved this data now into an SQL Server database. Hope you’ll like the results 🙂 I am now differentiating between actual qualifying position and starting grid positions. Information is now available on drivers’ DNFs and disqualifications. Engine supplier standings are also provided.

Some highlights of the British Grand Prix 2009:

• This is the first race of the 2009 season, where Jenson Button is not on the podium
• This is also the first race of the 2009 season, where Rubens Barrichello finished better than his Brawn GP team mate, Jenson Button
• In Constructors standings, Red Bull have closed the gap to Brawn GP by a massive 9 points. But Brawn GP still have three times the points of third placed Toyota
• Williams have leapfrogged McLaren-Mercedes in the Constructors’ standings to 5th position
• Sebastian Vettel is now just two points behind second placed Rubens Barrichello in the Drivers’ standings. He also recorded his first fastest lap of the race this season.
• For the first time this season, Nelson Piquet Junior has finished the race ahead of his double world champion team mate Fernando Alonso
• Heikki Kovalainen continues to struggle, as he registers his 5th DNF from 8 races, while his team mate and current world champion Lewis Hamilton struggles home in a lowly 16th and a lap down
• Though not significant for the championship, Filipe Massa of Ferrari jumps ahead of Timo Glock and Nico Rosberg in the Drivers’ standings
• Kazuki Nakajima of Williams, for the first time this season, outqualified his team mate Nico Rosberg. But Nico got the better of Kazuki in the race

I will leave you to enjoy the stats now. In case of any questions, leave a comment and I will respond.

Constructors’ Standings 2009:

Position	Constructor	Points	Gap to Leader	Gap to Next Team	Title Still Possible?
1	Brawn GP	105	0	0	NA
2	Red Bull-Renault	74.5	30.5	30.5	Yes
3	Toyota	34.5	70.5	40	Yes
4	Ferrari	26	79	8.5	Yes
5	Williams-Toyota	15.5	89.5	10.5	Yes
6	McLaren-Mercedes	13	92	2.5	Yes
7	Renault	11	94	2	Yes
8	BMW Sauber	8	97	3	Yes
9	STR-Ferrari	5	100	3	Yes
10	Force India-Mercedes	0	105	5	Yes

Drivers’ Standings 2009:

Position	Driver	Points	Gap to Leader	Gap to Next Driver	Title Still Possible?
1	Jenson Button	64	0	0	NA
2	Rubens Barrichello	41	23	23	Yes
3	Sebastian Vettel	39	25	2	Yes
4	Mark Webber	35.5	28.5	3.5	Yes
5	Jarno Trulli	21.5	42.5	14	Yes
6	Felipe Massa	16	48	5.5	Yes
7	Nico Rosberg	15.5	48.5	0.5	Yes
8	Timo Glock	13	51	2.5	Yes
9	Fernando Alonso	11	53	2	Yes
10	Kimi Raikkonen	10	54	1	Yes
11	Lewis Hamilton	9	55	1	Yes
12	Nick Heidfeld	6	58	3	Yes
13	Heikki Kovalainen	4	60	2	Yes
14	Sebastien Buemi	3	61	1	Yes
15	Robert Kubica	2	62	1	Yes
16	Sebastien Bourdais	2	62	1	Yes
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	0	64	2	Yes
18	Adrian Sutil	0	64	2	Yes
19	Nelson Piquet Jr.	0	64	2	Yes
20	Kazuki Nakajima	0	64	2	Yes

Engine Supplier Standings 2009:

Position	Supplier	Points	Gap to Leader	Gap to Next Supplier	Teams Supplied
1	Mercedes Benz	118	0	0	3
2	Renault	85.5	32.5	32.5	2
3	Toyota	50	68	35.5	2
4	Ferrari	31	87	19	2
5	BMW	8	110	23	1

Total Wins by Driver (Out of 8 Races):

Driver	Total Wins
Jenson Button	6
Sebastian Vettel	2

Total Pole Positions by Driver (Out of 8 Races):

Driver	Total Poles
Jenson Button	4
Sebastian Vettel	3
Jarno Trulli	1

Total Fastest Race Laps (Out of 8 Races):

Driver	Total Fastest Laps
Jenson Button	2
Rubens Barrichello	2
Felipe Massa	1
Jarno Trulli	1
Nico Rosberg	1
Sebastian Vettel	1

Drivers’ Average Qualifying and Starting Grid Positions:

Driver	Average Qualifying Position	Average Starting Grid Position
Sebastian Vettel	2.25	3.5
Jenson Button	2.625	2.625
Rubens Barrichello	3.375	4
Jarno Trulli	6.5	7.875
Nico Rosberg	7.25	7
Mark Webber	7.375	6.75
Fernando Alonso	8.25	7.75
Kimi Raikkonen	8.625	8.125
Felipe Massa	8.875	9
Timo Glock	9.25	11.125
Kazuki Nakajima	11.25	10.75
Robert Kubica	11.625	11.125
Nick Heidfeld	12.875	12.375
Heikki Kovalainen	12.875	12.625
Lewis Hamilton	13.375	13.375
Nelson Piquet Jr.	15.125	14.75
Sebastien Buemi	15.875	15.375
Sebastien Bourdais	17.375	17
Adrian Sutil	17.5	17.75
Giancarlo Fisichella	17.75	17.375

Drivers’ Average Race Finishing Positions:

Driver	Average Finishing Position	Average Finishing Position (Including penalties)
Jenson Button	1.875	1.875
Rubens Barrichello	5.375	5.375
Mark Webber	5.5	5.375
Timo Glock	7.375	7.25
Sebastian Vettel	7.5	7.375
Nico Rosberg	7.875	7.75
Fernando Alonso	8.75	8.625
Lewis Hamilton	8.875	10.875
Jarno Trulli	9.25	9.25
Felipe Massa	10.375	10.375
Kimi Raikkonen	10.75	10.625
Nick Heidfeld	11	10.875
Sebastien Bourdais	13.625	13.5
Giancarlo Fisichella	14	13.875
Robert Kubica	14.625	14.5
Nelson Piquet Jr.	14.875	14.875
Sebastien Buemi	15.25	15.125
Kazuki Nakajima	15.375	15.375
Adrian Sutil	16	15.875
Heikki Kovalainen	16.375	16.375

Total and Average Positions Gained or Lost by Drivers:
These figures only compare actual race finishing positions with actual qualifying positions and do not take into account any grid penalties,
disqualifications or other penalties. A DNF is treated as P20.
Places gained is inclusive of overtakes as well as retirements (of other drivers ahead)

Driver	Total Positions Gained/Lost	Average Positions Gained/Lost per Race
Lewis Hamilton	36	4.5
Sebastien Bourdais	30	3.75
Giancarlo Fisichella	30	3.75
Mark Webber	15	1.875
Nick Heidfeld	15	1.875
Timo Glock	15	1.875
Adrian Sutil	12	1.5
Jenson Button	6	0.75
Sebastien Buemi	5	0.625
Nelson Piquet Jr.	2	0.25
Fernando Alonso	-4	-0.5
Nico Rosberg	-5	-0.625
Felipe Massa	-12	-1.5
Rubens Barrichello	-16	-2
Kimi Raikkonen	-17	-2.125
Jarno Trulli	-22	-2.75
Robert Kubica	-24	-3
Heikki Kovalainen	-28	-3.5
Kazuki Nakajima	-33	-4.125
Sebastian Vettel	-42	-5.25

Total and Average Positions Gained or Lost by Drivers:
This is the same as above table, except that it compares qualifying and race finishing positions, after taking into account any
grid position changes due to own other other drivers’ penalties and disqualifications. A DNF is treated as P20.

Driver	Total Positions Gained/Lost	Average Positions Gained/Lost per Race
Timo Glock	31	3.875
Giancarlo Fisichella	28	3.5
Sebastien Bourdais	28	3.5
Lewis Hamilton	20	2.5
Adrian Sutil	15	1.875
Nick Heidfeld	12	1.5
Mark Webber	11	1.375
Jenson Button	6	0.75
Sebastien Buemi	2	0.25
Nelson Piquet Jr.	-1	-0.125
Nico Rosberg	-6	-0.75
Fernando Alonso	-7	-0.875
Jarno Trulli	-11	-1.375
Felipe Massa	-11	-1.375
Rubens Barrichello	-11	-1.375
Kimi Raikkonen	-20	-2.5
Robert Kubica	-27	-3.375
Heikki Kovalainen	-30	-3.75
Sebastian Vettel	-31	-3.875
Kazuki Nakajima	-37	-4.625

Total Points Finishes by Driver:

Driver	Total Points Finishes
Jenson Button	8
Rubens Barrichello	7
Mark Webber	6
Nico Rosberg	6
Jarno Trulli	5
Sebastian Vettel	5
Timo Glock	5
Felipe Massa	4
Fernando Alonso	4
Kimi Raikkonen	3
Lewis Hamilton	3
Nick Heidfeld	2
Sebastien Bourdais	2
Sebastien Buemi	2
Heikki Kovalainen	1
Robert Kubica	1
Adrian Sutil	0
Giancarlo Fisichella	0
Kazuki Nakajima	0
Nelson Piquet Jr.	0

Total DNFs and Disqualifications per Driver:

Driver	Total DNFs	Total Disqualifications
Heikki Kovalainen	5	0
Kazuki Nakajima	3	0
Felipe Massa	2	0
Jarno Trulli	2	0
Nelson Piquet Jr.	2	0
Robert Kubica	2	0
Sebastien Bourdais	2	0
Sebastien Buemi	2	0
Adrian Sutil	1	0
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	0
Kimi Raikkonen	1	0
Rubens Barrichello	1	0
Sebastian Vettel	1	0
Fernando Alonso	0	0
Jenson Button	0	0
Lewis Hamilton	0	1
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
Renault	Fernando Alonso	8	0	Nelson Piquet Jr.
Red Bull-Renault	Sebastian Vettel	8	0	Mark Webber
Williams-Toyota	Nico Rosberg	7	1	Kazuki Nakajima
BMW Sauber	Robert Kubica	6	2	Nick Heidfeld
Brawn GP	Jenson Button	6	2	Rubens Barrichello
Toyota	Jarno Trulli	6	2	Timo Glock
STR-Ferrari	Sebastien Buemi	6	2	Sebastien Bourdais
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	5	3	Felipe Massa
Force India-Mercedes	Adrian Sutil	4	4	Giancarlo Fisichella
McLaren-Mercedes	Heikki Kovalainen	4	4	Lewis Hamilton

Team Mate Battles – Head to Head in Race:

	Driver 1			Driver 2
Williams-Toyota	Nico Rosberg	8	0	Kazuki Nakajima
McLaren-Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	7	1	Heikki Kovalainen
Renault	Fernando Alonso	7	1	Nelson Piquet Jr.
Brawn GP	Jenson Button	7	1	Rubens Barrichello
Red Bull-Renault	Mark Webber	5	3	Sebastian Vettel
Force India-Mercedes	Giancarlo Fisichella	5	3	Adrian Sutil
BMW Sauber	Nick Heidfeld	5	3	Robert Kubica
Toyota	Timo Glock	4	4	Jarno Trulli
STR-Ferrari	Sebastien Buemi	4	3	Sebastien Bourdais
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen	4	4	Felipe Massa

2009 F1 Season Analysis and Statistics After Turkish Grand Prix (7th Race)

The Turkish GP of 2009 season is over. The Istanbul track has proved beyond doubt that the Brawn GP cars are the fastest
and Jenson Button is best placed to win this year’s world drivers championship.

Here are a few highlights of the race, followed by some interesting statistics and analysis:

• Jenson Button is the only driver to have finished in points, in all seven races of the season
• Jenson Button has won 6 out of the 7 races so far this season, and this is his 4th win in a row. He is also only the 5th driver in Formula 1 history to have won 6 races of the opening 7 races of a season. The other four drivers being Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark and Michael Schumacher, who all went on to win that championship
• This is Jenson Button’s second win of the season, where he did not start on pole
• Jenson Button broke the ‘Pole sitter wins the race’ trend at Istanbul, as this is the first time in the circuit’s history where a non-pole sitter won the race. This also brings Filipe Massa’s (Ferrari) 3 race winning streak at Istanbul to an end
• Jenson Button now has more than double the points of the nearest non-Brawn GP driver (Sebastian Vettel’s 29 opposed to Jenson’s 61 points)
• Robert Kubica of BMW-Sauber has scored his first points, in the 7th race of the season
• This is Jenson’s second win of the season where he also set the fastest race lap
• Brawn GP have recorded their first retirement of the season

Constructors Standings

Constructor	Points	Gap to Leader
Brawn GP	96
Red Bull-Renault	56.5	39.5
Toyota	32.5	63.5
Ferrari	20	76
McLaren-Mercedes	13	83
Williams-Toyota	11.5	84.5
Renault	11	85
BMW Sauber	8	88
STR-Ferrari	5	91
Force India-Mercedes	0	96

Mathematically, all constructors are still in
with a chance  of winning the constructors title (10 more races remaining)

 

Drivers Standings

Driver	Points	Gap to Leader
Jenson Button	61
Rubens Barrichello	35	26
Sebastian Vettel	29	32
Mark Webber	27.5	33.5
Jarno Trulli	19.5	41.5
Timo Glock	13	48
Nico Rosberg	11.5	49.5
Felipe Massa	11	50
Fernando Alonso	11	50
Lewis Hamilton	9	52
Kimi Raikkonen	9	52
Nick Heidfeld	6	55
Heikki Kovalainen	4	57
Sebastien Buemi	3	58
Robert Kubica	2	59
Sebastien Bourdais	2	59
Nelson Piquet Jr.	0	61
Kazuki Nakajima	0	61
Adrian Sutil	0	61
Giancarlo Fisichella	0	61

Mathematically, all drivers are still in with
a chance of winning the "Word Drivers Championship – WDC" (10 more races
remaining)

 

Race Wins by Drivers (out of 7
races)

Driver	Race Wins
Jenson Button	6
Sebastian Vettel	1

 

Pole Positions by Driver
(out of 7 races)

Driver	Poles
Jenson Button	4
Sebastian Vettel	2
Jarno Trulli	1

 

Fastest Race Laps by Driver (out of
7 races)

Driver	Fastest Laps
Jenson Button	2
Rubens Barrichello	2
Felipe Massa	1
Jarno Trulli	1
Nico Rosberg	1

 

Total Number of Places Gained or Lost by
Drivers Over the Season

Driver	Total Places Gained/Lost Over the Season
Timo Glock	35
Sebastien Bourdais	30
Lewis Hamilton	22
Giancarlo Fisichella	19
Nick Heidfeld	12
Adrian Sutil	10
Mark Webber	9
Jenson Button	6
Sebastien Buemi	0
Fernando Alonso	-3
Nelson Piquet Jr.	-4
Nico Rosberg	-8
Jarno Trulli	-9
Rubens Barrichello	-10
Felipe Massa	-20
Kimi Raikkonen	-22
Heikki Kovalainen	-23
Robert Kubica	-25
Kazuki Nakajima	-31
Sebastian Vettel	-32

For the above calculations, any DNFs are
treated as 20th race finishing position (P20)
Net places gained is inclusive of overtakes as well as retirements (of other
drivers ahead)
 

Average Number of Places Gained or Lost by
Drivers Over the Season

Driver	Average Places/Gained Lost per Race
Timo Glock	5
Sebastien Bourdais	4
Lewis Hamilton	3
Giancarlo Fisichella	3
Nick Heidfeld	2
Mark Webber	1
Jenson Button	1
Adrian Sutil	1
Nelson Piquet Jr.	0
Sebastien Buemi	0
Fernando Alonso	-1
Nico Rosberg	-1
Jarno Trulli	-2
Rubens Barrichello	-2
Heikki Kovalainen	-3
Kimi Raikkonen	-3
Felipe Massa	-3
Robert Kubica	-4
Sebastian Vettel	-4
Kazuki Nakajima	-4

For the above calculations, any DNFs are
treated as 20th race finishing position (P20)
Net places gained is inclusive of overtakes as well as retirements (of other
drivers ahead)

 

Average Race Starting Position of Drivers
Over the Season

Driver	Average Race Start Position
Jenson Button	2
Sebastian Vettel	4
Rubens Barrichello	4
Fernando Alonso	7
Mark Webber	7
Nico Rosberg	7
Kimi Raikkonen	8
Felipe Massa	8
Jarno Trulli	8
Robert Kubica	11
Nick Heidfeld	12
Timo Glock	12
Kazuki Nakajima	12
Lewis Hamilton	13
Heikki Kovalainen	13
Nelson Piquet Jr.	15
Sebastien Buemi	15
Sebastien Bourdais	17
Adrian Sutil	17
Giancarlo Fisichella	17

 

Average Race Finishing Position of Drivers
Over the Season

Driver	Average Race Finish Position
Jenson Button	1
Mark Webber	6
Rubens Barrichello	6
Timo Glock	7
Fernando Alonso	8
Sebastian Vettel	8
Nico Rosberg	8
Lewis Hamilton	10
Nick Heidfeld	10
Jarno Trulli	10
Kimi Raikkonen	11
Felipe Massa	11
Sebastien Bourdais	13
Giancarlo Fisichella	14
Robert Kubica	15
Nelson Piquet Jr.	15
Sebastien Buemi	15
Heikki Kovalainen	16
Kazuki Nakajima	16
Adrian Sutil	16

 

Total Number of Points Finishes by Drivers

Driver	Total Times Finished in Points
Jenson Button	7
Rubens Barrichello	6
Timo Glock	5
Mark Webber	5
Nico Rosberg	5
Fernando Alonso	4
Jarno Trulli	4
Sebastian Vettel	4
Lewis Hamilton	3
Felipe Massa	3
Kimi Raikkonen	2
Nick Heidfeld	2
Sebastien Buemi	2
Sebastien Bourdais	2
Heikki Kovalainen	1
Robert Kubica	1
Nelson Piquet Jr.	0
Kazuki Nakajima	0
Adrian Sutil	0
Giancarlo Fisichella	0

 

Team Mates Head to Head in Qualifying (Race
Starting Position)

Driver 1			Driver 2
Lewis Hamilton	4	3	Heikki Kovalainen
Kimi Raikkonen	4	3	Felipe Massa
Robert Kubica	5	2	Nick Heidfeld
Fernando Alonso	7	0	Nelson Piquet Jr.
Jarno Trulli	6	1	Timo Glock
Sebastien Buemi	6	1	Sebastien Bourdais
Sebastian Vettel	6	1	Mark Webber
Nico Rosberg	7	0	Kazuki Nakajima
Jenson Button	6	1	Rubens Barrichello
Giancarlo Fisichella	4	3	Adrian Sutil

 

Team Mates Head to Head in Race (Race
Finishing Position)

Driver 1			Driver 2
Lewis Hamilton	5	1	Heikki Kovalainen
Kimi Raikkonen	4	3	Felipe Massa
Nick Heidfeld	5	2	Robert Kubica
Fernando Alonso	7	0	Nelson Piquet Jr.
Timo Glock	4	3	Jarno Trulli
Sebastien Buemi	3	3	Sebastien Bourdais
Mark Webber	5	2	Sebastian Vettel
Nico Rosberg	7	0	Kazuki Nakajima
Jenson Button	7	0	Rubens Barrichello
Giancarlo Fisichella	4	3	Adrian Sutil

 

2009 F1 Season Analysis and Statistics after Monaco Grand Prix (6th Race)

	Constructors Standings				Drivers Standings
	Constructor	Points	Gap to Leader		Driver	Points	Gap to Leader
	Brawn GP	86			Jenson Button	51
	Red Bull-Renault	42.5	43.5		Rubens Barrichello	35	16
	Toyota	26.5	59.5		Sebastian Vettel	23	28
	Ferrari	17	69		Mark Webber	19.5	31.5
	McLaren-Mercedes	13	73		Jarno Trulli	14.5	36.5
	Renault	11	75		Timo Glock	12	39
	Williams-Toyota	7.5	78.5		Fernando Alonso	11	40
	BMW Sauber	6	80		Lewis Hamilton	9	42
	STR-Ferrari	5	81		Kimi Raikkonen	9	42
	Force India-Mercedes	0	86		Felipe Massa	8	43
	Mathematically, all constructors are still in with a				Nico Rosberg	7.5	43.5
	chance of winning the constructors title				Nick Heidfeld	6	45
					Heikki Kovalainen	4	47
					Sebastien Buemi	3	48
					Sebastien Bourdais	2	49
					Robert Kubica	0	51
					Nelson Piquet Jr.	0	51
					Kazuki Nakajima	0	51
					Adrian Sutil	0	51
					Giancarlo Fisichella	0	51
					Mathematically, all drivers are still in with a chance
					of winning the world drivers’ championship

 

 

	Pole Positions by Driver			Fastest Race Laps by Driver
	Driver	Poles		Driver	Fastest Laps
	Jenson Button	4		Rubens Barrichello	2
	Jarno Trulli	1		Felipe Massa	1
	Sebastian Vettel	1		Jarno Trulli	1
				Jenson Button	1
				Nico Rosberg	1

 

 

	Driver	Total Places Gained/Lost over the Season		Driver	Average Places Gained/Lost per Race
	Timo Glock	30		Timo Glock	5
	Sebastien Bourdais	28		Sebastien Bourdais	4
	Giancarlo Fisichella	20		Giancarlo Fisichella	3
	Lewis Hamilton	19		Lewis Hamilton	3
	Adrian Sutil	12		Adrian Sutil	2
	Nick Heidfeld	12		Nick Heidfeld	2
	Mark Webber	7		Rubens Barrichello	2
	Rubens Barrichello	7		Jenson Button	1
	Jenson Button	5		Mark Webber	1
	Fernando Alonso	-1		Fernando Alonso	-1
	Sebastien Buemi	-3		Nelson Piquet Jr.	-1
	Nelson Piquet Jr.	-5		Sebastien Buemi	-1
	Jarno Trulli	-10		Jarno Trulli	-2
	Nico Rosberg	-12		Nico Rosberg	-2
	Kimi Raikkonen	-19		Felipe Massa	-3
	Felipe Massa	-21		Heikki Kovalainen	-4
	Heikki Kovalainen	-23		Kimi Raikkonen	-4
	Robert Kubica	-28		Robert Kubica	-4
	Sebastian Vettel	-30		Kazuki Nakajima	-5
	Kazuki Nakajima	-31		Sebastian Vettel	-5
	For the above calculations, any DNFs are treated as 20th race finishing position (P20)
	Net places gained is inclusive of overtakes as well as retirements (of other drivers ahead)

 

 

	Driver	Average Race Starting Position		Driver	Average Race Finishing Position
	Jenson Button	2		Jenson Button	1
	Sebastian Vettel	4		Rubens Barrichello	3
	Rubens Barrichello	5		Mark Webber	7
	Fernando Alonso	7		Timo Glock	7
	Nico Rosberg	7		Fernando Alonso	8
	Kimi Raikkonen	8		Nico Rosberg	9
	Mark Webber	8		Sebastian Vettel	9
	Felipe Massa	9		Lewis Hamilton	10
	Jarno Trulli	9		Nick Heidfeld	10
	Heikki Kovalainen	12		Jarno Trulli	11
	Kazuki Nakajima	12		Felipe Massa	12
	Nick Heidfeld	12		Kimi Raikkonen	12
	Robert Kubica	12		Sebastien Bourdais	12
	Timo Glock	12		Giancarlo Fisichella	14
	Lewis Hamilton	13		Nelson Piquet Jr.	15
	Nelson Piquet Jr.	14		Sebastien Buemi	15
	Sebastien Buemi	14		Adrian Sutil	16
	Sebastien Bourdais	16		Heikki Kovalainen	16
	Giancarlo Fisichella	17		Robert Kubica	16
	Adrian Sutil	18		Kazuki Nakajima	17

 

 

	Driver	Total Times Finished in Points
	Jenson Button	6
	Rubens Barrichello	6
	Fernando Alonso	4
	Mark Webber	4
	Nico Rosberg	4
	Timo Glock	4
	Jarno Trulli	3
	Lewis Hamilton	3
	Sebastian Vettel	3
	Felipe Massa	2
	Kimi Raikkonen	2
	Nick Heidfeld	2
	Sebastien Bourdais	2
	Sebastien Buemi	2
	Heikki Kovalainen	1
	Adrian Sutil	0
	Giancarlo Fisichella	0
	Kazuki Nakajima	0
	Nelson Piquet Jr.	0
	Robert Kubica	0

 

 

	Team Mates Head to Head in Qualifying					Team Mates Head to Head in Races
	Driver 1			Driver 2		Driver 1			Driver 2
	Lewis Hamilton	4	2	Heikki Kovalainen		Lewis Hamilton	4	1	Heikki Kovalainen
	Kimi Raikkonen	3	3	Felipe Massa		Kimi Raikkonen	4	2	Felipe Massa
	Robert Kubica	4	2	Nick Heidfeld		Nick Heidfeld	5	1	Robert Kubica
	Fernando Alonso	6	0	Nelson Piquet Jr.		Fernando Alonso	6	0	Nelson Piquet Jr.
	Jarno Trulli	5	1	Timo Glock		Timo Glock	4	2	Jarno Trulli
	Sebastien Buemi	5	1	Sebastien Bourdais		Sebastien Bourdais	3	2	Sebastien Buemi
	Sebastian Vettel	5	1	Mark Webber		Mark Webber	4	2	Sebastian Vettel
	Nico Rosberg	6	0	Kazuki Nakajima		Nico Rosberg	6	0	Kazuki Nakajima
	Jenson Button	5	1	Rubens Barrichello		Jenson Button	6	0	Rubens Barrichello
	Giancarlo Fisichella	4	2	Adrian Sutil		Giancarlo Fisichella	4	2	Adrian Sutil

Tickets arrived yesterday for British Grand Prix (Silverstone)

Fantastic. Our British Grand Prix tickets have arrived, a month ahead of the race weekend.

We bought our tickets directly from the Silverstone website. We bought these tickets around an year ago, immediately after the 2008 British Grand Prix.

This year, we have tickets for all three days (Friday free practice, Saturday practice and qualifying, and Sunday’s race). I’ll be sitting with four of my work colleagues in covered Platinum Grandstand Luffield A.

Luffield A provides a great view of the cars for longer duration of the lap, as it covers some of the slow corners and fast straights. Great for photography as well. The main advantage with Luffield A is that it is covered and there’s no problem even if it rains hard. In 2008, I was glad I sat in Luffield A, as it rained quite badly on Sunday.

There’s also a giant TV screen close to Luffield A. So it’s very easy to follow what’s going on in the race. I’ll have my mobile phone and headphones ready to tune into the live race coverage on Silverstone FM. Last year the commentary was great and it was easy to follow. Combined with the giant TV screen and FM commentary it was a lot more easier to follow the race than I had imagined.