Brian Lawrence

Average Starting Position 2007 - after Sepang, Qualifying #2
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| Pre-2003
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 | F1 Career
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP | Pos. ASP
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1. [1] 2.00 [+1.00] Räikkönen 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81 | 31 7.71
[2] 2.00 Alonso 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88 |166 19.47
3. [3] 4.00 [+1.00] Heidfeld 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31 | 81 12.28
[4] 4.00 Hamilton - - - - - - - - | - -
5. 6.00 [+1.00] Kubica 9 8.83 - - - - - - | - -
6. [8] 8.00 Trulli 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31 | 58 10.28
7. 8.50 [+1.50] Webber 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88 |168 19.59
8. [6] 9.00 [+3.00] Fisichella 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88 | 64 10.98
[9] 9.00 Schumacher 17 9.94 11 8.61 5 6.00 5 5.93 | 21 7.04
[12] 9.00 [-3.00] Rosberg 12 13.33 - - - - - - | - -
11 [22] 11.50 [-10.5] Massa 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - - | 77 11.88
12 [10] 12.00 [+2.00] Sato 20 19.67 14 10.88 8 8.06 16 13.00 |118 15.29
[13] 12.00 [-1.00] Kovalainen - - - - - - - - | - -
14 [11] 14.50 [+3.50] Davidson - - 22 15.00 - - - - |169 20.00
[14] 14.50 [+0.50] Button 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33 | 93 13.02
16 [18] 15.50 [-2.50] Coulthard 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50 | 12 5.13
17 [15] 17.00 [+2.00] Wurz - - 6 7.00 - - - - | 67 11.31
[17] 17.00 Speed 16 16.17 - - - - - - | - -
19. 17.50 [-1.50] Liuzzi 15 15.50 19 13.00 - - - - | - -
20 [16] 19.00 [+3.00] Barrichello 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63 | 38 8.42
21 [20] 20.50 [+0.50] Sutil - - - - - - - - | - -
[21] 20.50 [-0.50] Albers 18 18.0 =24 17.26 - - - - | - -

Averages include all demotions such as engine change penalties. The pre-2003
career reflects the change to single-lap/restricted qualifying format - I
don't propose to update the career figures.


Average Team Starting Position 2007 - after Sepang, Qualifying #2
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2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
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1. 3.00 McLaren 7. 13.50 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3. 5.62
2. 5.00 [+1.00] BMW-Sauber 6. 10.50 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97*
3. [6] 6.75 [+4.75] Ferrari 1. 1.50 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35
4. [3] 8.50 Toyota 8. 15.50 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59
5. [4] 10.50 [+1.00] Renault 3. 6.50 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50
6. [7] 12.00 [-0.50] Red Bull 5. 10.50 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79*
7. [8] 13.00 [-0.50] Williams 4. 9.50 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21
8. [5] 13.25 [+2.75] S Aguri 11. 20.50 - - - - - - - -
9. 16.75 [+1.75] Honda 2. 4.50 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71*
10. 17.25 [-0.75] T Rosso 9. 15.50 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32*
11. 20.50 Spyker 10. 18.50 9. 16.97 9. 16.36 9. 15.53 7. 13.33*

* Red Bull = Jaguar (2002-04), Honda = BAR (2002-05), BMW-Sauber = Sauber (2002-05),
Spyker = Midland (2006) = Jordan (2001-05), Toro Rosso = Minardi (2002-05)


Team-mates Head-to-Head 2007 - after Sepang, Qualifying #2
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Williams Rosberg 2-0 Wurz +16
Red Bull Webber 2-0 Coulthard +14
Honda Button 2-0 Barrichello +9
Super Aguri Sato 2-0 Davidson +5
McLaren Alonso 2-0 Hamilton +4
BMW-Sauber Heidfeld 2-0 Kubica +4
Toyota Trulli 2-0 Schumacher +2

Ferrari Räikkönen 1-1 Massa +19
Renault Fisichella 1-1 Kovalainen +6
Toro Rosso Speed 1-1 Liuzzi +1
Spyker Sutil 1-1 Albers 0

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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K Räikkönen 2 2 2
F Alonso 2 2 2
N Heidfeld 2 2 2
L Hamilton 2 2 2
R Kubica 2 2 2
M Webber 2 2 2
J Trulli 2 2 2
R Schumacher 2 2 2
N Rosberg 2 2 1
F Massa 2 2* 1 AUS - no time
G Fisichella 2 2 1
T Sato 2 2 1
H Kovalainen 2 2 0
J Button 2 2 0
A Davidson 2 1 0
D Coulthard 2 1 0
A Wurz 2 1 0
V Liuzzi 2 1 0
R Barrichello 2 0 0
S Speed 2 0 0
A Sutil 2 0 0
C Albers 2 0 0

* Set no time in one or more sessions (Massa in Australia, 3 laps).


Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
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Best in 2007 Best in Best in Best before 2005
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2006 (#) 2005 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
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K Räikkönen Pole (1) AUS Pole (3) Pole (5) Pole (3) Eur 03 - GBR 04
F Massa Pole (1) MAS Pole (3) 7th (1) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04

F Alonso 2nd (2) AUS/MAS Pole (6) Pole (6) Pole (3) MAS 03 - HUN 03
N Heidfeld 3rd (1) AUS 3rd (1) Pole (1) 4th (1) AUT 03
L Hamilton 4th (2) AUS/MAS --- --- ---
R Kubica 5th (1) AUS 6th (1) --- ---
G Fisichella 6th (1) AUS Pole (1) Pole (1) Pole (1) AUT 98
N Rosberg 6th (1) MAS 3rd (1) --- ---
M Webber 7th (1) AUS 2nd (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (1) MAS 04
J Trulli 8th (2) AUS/MAS 3rd (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) MON 04 - BEL 04
R Schumacher 9th (2) AUS/MAS 3rd (1) Pole (1) Pole (5) FRA 01 - CDN 04
T Sato 10th (1) AUS 17th (2) 4th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 04

A Davidson 11th (1) AUS
H Kovalainen 11th (1) MAS --- --- ---
D Coulthard 13th (1) MAS 7th (1) 5th (1) Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01
J Button 14th (1) AUS Pole (1) Pole (1) Pole (1) RSM 04
A Wurz 15th (1) AUS
R Barrichello 16th (1) AUS 3rd (2) 5th (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
V Liuzzi 16th (1) MAS 12th (2) 11th (1) ---
S Speed 17th (2) AUS/MAS 11th (1) --- ---
A Sutil 20th (1) AUS --- --- ---
C Albers 20th (1) MAS 14th (1) 13th (1) ---


All-Time Top 20 Poles
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1. A Senna 65
2. M Schumacher 50 + 14 in 2003-05 [1] + 1 in 2006 [3]
3. A Prost 34
4. J Clark 33
5. N Mansell 32
6. JM Fangio 29
7. M Häkkinen 26
8. N Lauda 24
N Piquet 24
10. D Hill 20
11. M Andretti 18
12. J Stewart 17
R Arnoux 17
14. S Moss 16
15. A Ascari 14
R Peterson 14
J Hunt 14
18. J Brabham 13
G Hill 13
J Ickx 13
J Villeneuve 13 + 0 in 2003-04 [1] + 0 in 2005 [2]
JP Montoya 10 + 3 + 0

1. Single lap qualifying (2003-05, except for AUS-MON '05)
2. Two single-lap sessions aggregated (AUS-MON '05 only)
3. Knockout, 3-period, race fuel


The Record of Pole Position Holders at Sepang
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
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1999 1'39.688 M Schumacher Ferrari F399 2nd Irvine 2nd
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2000 1'37.397 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 1st
2001 1'35.220 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 1st
2002 1'35.266 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 3rd R Schumacher 4th
2003 1'37.044 F Alonso Renault R23 3rd Räikkönen 7th
2004 1'33.074 M Schumacher Ferrari F2004 1st
2005 [3'07.672] F Alonso Renault R25 1st
2006 1'33.840 G Fisichella Renault R26 1st
2007 1'35.043 F Massa Ferrari F2007 5th Alonso 2nd

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

Note: 2003-04 was decided on "single lap"; 2005 was two-session/aggregate;
2006-07 knockout/3-period

There have been nine Grands Prix at Sepang,
five have been won from pole position (most recent was Fisichella in 2006),
two have been won from second (Alonso in 2007),
one has been won from fourth (R Schumacher in 2002),
and one from seventh (Räikkönen in 2003).

Average grid position of winners = 2.222.

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