Qualifying Statistics #5

Still catching up.

Note that I will not be around to post any stats for the Canadian GP.

Average Starting Position 2007 - after Monte Carlo, Qualifying #5
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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] 2.20 [-0.30] F Alonso 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88 |166 19.47
2. [3] 3.20 [-0.30] L Hamilton - - - - - - - - | - -
3.[=1] 5.20 [+2.70] K Räikkönen 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81 | 31 7.71
4. 5.40 [+0.40] N Heidfeld 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31 | 81 12.28
5. [6] 5.60 [-0.65] F Massa 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - - | 77 11.88
6. [5] 6.20 [+0.45] R Kubica 9 8.83 - - - - - - | - -
7. [8] 7.80 [-0.95] G Fisichella 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88 | 64 10.98
8. [9] 8.80 [-0.95] N Rosberg 12 13.33 - - - - - - | - -
9. [7] 9.00 [+1.25] J Trulli 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31 | 58 10.28
10[=10] 10.00 [-1.00] M Webber 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88 |168 19.59
11[=10] 11.80 [+0.80] H Kovalainen - - - - - - - - | - -
12. 13.80 [+1.55] R Schumacher 17 9.94 11 8.61 5 6.00 5 5.93 | 21 7.04
[15] 13.80 [-0.95] J Button 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33 | 93 13.02
14. 14.80 [+0.55] A Davidson - - 22 15.00 - - - - |169 20.00
[16] 14.80 [-0.45] D Coulthard 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50 | 12 5.13
[17] 14.80 [-0.95] A Wurz - - 6 7.00 - - - - | 67 11.31
[18] 14.80 [-1.45] R Barrichello 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63 | 38 8.42
18.[13] 15.00 [-1.50] T Sato 20 19.67 14 10.88 8 8.06 16 13.00 |118 15.29
19. 16.20 [-1.05] V Liuzzi 15 15.50 19 13.00 - - - - | - -
20. 18.60 [-0.15] S Speed 16 16.17 - - - - - - | - -
21. 20.00 [-0.25] A Sutil - - - - - - - - | - -
22. 21.20 [+0.20] C 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 Monte Carlo, Qualifying #5
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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. 2.70 [-0.30] McLaren 7. 13.50 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3. 5.62
2. 5.40 [+1.02] Ferrari 1. 1.50 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35
3. 5.80 [+0.42] BMW-Sauber 6. 10.50 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97*
4. 9.80 [-0.08] Renault 3. 6.50 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50
5. 11.40 [+1.40] Toyota 8. 15.50 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59
6. 11.80 [-0.95] Williams 4. 9.50 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21
7. 12.40 [-0.73] Red Bull 5. 10.50 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79*
8. [9] 14.30 [-1.20] Honda 2. 4.50 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71*
9. [8] 14.90 [+1.02] S Aguri 11. 20.50 - - - - - - - -
10. 17.40 [-0.60] T Rosso 9. 15.50 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32*
11. 20.60 [-0.03] 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 (2002-05), Toro Rosso = Minardi (2002-05)

Team-mates Head-to-Head 2007 - after Monte Carlo, Qualifying #5
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Williams Rosberg 5-0 Wurz +30
Toyota Trulli 5-0 Schumacher +22

Red Bull Webber 4-1 Coulthard +24
Toro Rosso Liuzzi 4-1 Speed +12
Spyker Sutil 4-1 Albers +6
McLaren Alonso 4-1 Hamilton +4
BMW-Sauber Heidfeld 4-1 Kubica +4
Ferrari Massa 4-1 Räikkönen -2

Renault Fisichella 3-2 Kovalainen +20
Honda Barrichello 3-2 Button -5
Super Aguri Sato 3-2 Davidson -1

Note: "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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Q1 Q2 Q3
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F Alonso 5 5 5
N Heidfeld 5 5 5
L Hamilton 5 5 5
R Kubica 5 5 5

K Räikkönen 5 5* 4 MON - no time
J Trulli 5 5 4
F Massa 5 5* 4 AUS - no time
G Fisichella 5 5 4
N Rosberg 5 5 3
H Kovalainen 5 5 1
J Button 5 5 1

M Webber 5 4 4

R Schumacher 5 3 2
T Sato 5 3 1
D Coulthard 5 3* 1 MON - time deleted
R Barrichello 5 3 1
A Davidson 5 3* - ESP - no time
A Wurz 5 3 -
V Liuzzi 5 3* - ESP - no time

S Speed 5* - - ESP - no time
A Sutil 5 - -
C Albers 5* - - MON - no time

* Set no time in one or more sessions (Massa in Australia 3 laps;
Davidson in Spain 4 laps, Liuzzi in Spain 0 laps, Speed in
Spain 2 laps; Räikkönen in Monaco 3 laps, Albers in Monaco 3 laps).

Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
==============================================

Best in 2007 Best in Best in Best before 2005
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2006 (#) 2005 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
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F Massa Pole (3) . . . Pole (3) 7th (1) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
K Räikkönen Pole (1) AUS Pole (3) Pole (5) Pole (3) Eur 03 - GBR 04
F Alonso Pole (1) MON Pole (6) Pole (6) Pole (3) MAS 03 - HUN 03

L Hamilton 2nd (2) BRN/MON --- --- ---
N Heidfeld 3rd (1) AUS 3rd (1) Pole (1) 4th (1) AUT 03
G Fisichella 4th (1) MON Pole (1) Pole (1) Pole (1) AUT 98
R Kubica 5th (2) AUS/ESP 6th (1) --- ---
N Rosberg 5th (1) MON 3rd (1) --- ---
J Trulli 6th (1) ESP 3rd (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) MON 04 - BEL 04
M Webber 6th (1) MON 2nd (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (1) MAS 04
H Kovalainen 8th (1) ESP --- --- ---
R Schumacher 9th (2) AUS/MAS 3rd (1) Pole (1) Pole (5) FRA 01 - CDN 04
D Coulthard 9th (1) ESP 7th (1) 5th (1) Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01
R Barrichello 9th (1) MON 3rd (2) 5th (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
T Sato 10th (1) AUS 17th (2) 4th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 04
J Button 10th (1) MON Pole (1) Pole (1) Pole (1) RSM 04

A Davidson 11th (1) AUS --- 15th (1) ???
A Wurz 11th (2) BRN/MON --- 7th (1) ???
V Liuzzi 12th (1) MON 12th (2) 11th (1) ---
S Speed 17th (2) AUS/MAS 11th (1) --- ---
A Sutil 19th (1) MON --- --- ---
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] + 4 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
F Alonso 0 + 7 + 2 + 7 in 2006-07 [3]
16. A Ascari 14
R Peterson 14
J Hunt 14
19. 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 Recent Record of Pole Position Holders at Monte Carlo
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
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1997 1'18.216 H-H Frentzen Williams FW19 DNF M Schumacher 2nd
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1998 1'19.798 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/13 1st
1999 1'20.547 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/14 3rd M Schumacher 2nd
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2000 1'19.475 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 DNF Coulthard 3rd
2001 1'17.430 D Coulthard McLaren MP4/16 5th M Schumacher 2nd
2002 1'16.676 JP Montoya Williams FW24 DNF Coulthard 2nd
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2003 1'15.529 R Schumacher Williams FW25 4th Montoya 3rd
2004 1'13.985 J Trulli Renault R24 1st
2005 [2'30.323] K Räikkönen McLaren MP4/20 1st
2006 1'13.962 F Alonso Renault R26 1st
2007 1'15. F Alonso McLaren MP4/22 1st

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

Note: In 2005 the grid was decided using two-session aggregate qualifying.
Since 2006 it has been decided on a three-period knockout system.

There have been 53 Grands Prix at Monte Carlo,
21 have been won from pole position (last was Alonso in 2007),
13 from second position (Coulthard in 2002),
nine from third (Montoya in 2003),
three from fourth (Beltoise in 1972),
four from fifth (Prost in 1985),
and three from lower positions (Rindt in 1970 [8th], Trintignant 1955 [9th],
and Panis in 1996 [14th]).

Average Starting Position of race winner = 2.585.

--

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

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Brian Lawrence	Qualifying Statistics #5 - Monte Carlo Still catching up. Note that I will not be around to post any stats for the Canadian GP. Average Starting Position 2007 - after Monte Carlo, Qualifying #5 ================================================== =============== \| Pre-2003 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 \| F1 Career Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP \| Pos. ASP ================================================== ================================ 1.[=1] 2.20 [-0.30] F Alonso 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88 \|166 19.47 2. [3] 3.20 [-0.30] L Hamilton - - - - - - - - \| - - 3.[=1] 5.20 [+2.70] K Räikkönen 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81 \| 31 7.71 4. 5.40 [+0.40] N Heidfeld 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31 \| 81 12.28 5. [6] 5.60 [-0.65] F Massa 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - - \| 77 11.88 6. [5] 6.20 [+0.45] R Kubica 9 8.83 - - - - - - \| - - 7. [8] 7.80 [-0.95] G Fisichella 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88 \| 64 10.98 8. [9] 8.80 [-0.95] N Rosberg 12 13.33 - - - - - - \| - - 9. [7] 9.00 [+1.25] J Trulli 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31 \| 58 10.28 10[=10] 10.00 [-1.00] M Webber 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88 \|168 19.59 11[=10] 11.80 [+0.80] H Kovalainen - - - - - - - - \| - - 12. 13.80 [+1.55] R Schumacher 17 9.94 11 8.61 5 6.00 5 5.93 \| 21 7.04 [15] 13.80 [-0.95] J Button 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33 \| 93 13.02 14. 14.80 [+0.55] A Davidson - - 22 15.00 - - - - \|169 20.00 [16] 14.80 [-0.45] D Coulthard 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50 \| 12 5.13 [17] 14.80 [-0.95] A Wurz - - 6 7.00 - - - - \| 67 11.31 [18] 14.80 [-1.45] R Barrichello 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63 \| 38 8.42 18.[13] 15.00 [-1.50] T Sato 20 19.67 14 10.88 8 8.06 16 13.00 \|118 15.29 19. 16.20 [-1.05] V Liuzzi 15 15.50 19 13.00 - - - - \| - - 20. 18.60 [-0.15] S Speed 16 16.17 - - - - - - \| - - 21. 20.00 [-0.25] A Sutil - - - - - - - - \| - - 22. 21.20 [+0.20] C 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 Monte Carlo, Qualifying #5 ================================================== ==================== 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP ================================================== ============================== 1. 2.70 [-0.30] McLaren 7. 13.50 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3. 5.62 2. 5.40 [+1.02] Ferrari 1. 1.50 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35 3. 5.80 [+0.42] BMW-Sauber 6. 10.50 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97* 4. 9.80 [-0.08] Renault 3. 6.50 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50 5. 11.40 [+1.40] Toyota 8. 15.50 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59 6. 11.80 [-0.95] Williams 4. 9.50 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21 7. 12.40 [-0.73] Red Bull 5. 10.50 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79* 8. [9] 14.30 [-1.20] Honda 2. 4.50 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71* 9. [8] 14.90 [+1.02] S Aguri 11. 20.50 - - - - - - - - 10. 17.40 [-0.60] T Rosso 9. 15.50 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32* 11. 20.60 [-0.03] 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 (2002-05), Toro Rosso = Minardi (2002-05) Team-mates Head-to-Head 2007 - after Monte Carlo, Qualifying #5 ================================================== ============= Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn. ================================================= Williams Rosberg 5-0 Wurz +30 Toyota Trulli 5-0 Schumacher +22 Red Bull Webber 4-1 Coulthard +24 Toro Rosso Liuzzi 4-1 Speed +12 Spyker Sutil 4-1 Albers +6 McLaren Alonso 4-1 Hamilton +4 BMW-Sauber Heidfeld 4-1 Kubica +4 Ferrari Massa 4-1 Räikkönen -2 Renault Fisichella 3-2 Kovalainen +20 Honda Barrichello 3-2 Button -5 Super Aguri Sato 3-2 Davidson -1 Note: "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 ====================================== Q1 Q2 Q3 ========================== F Alonso 5 5 5 N Heidfeld 5 5 5 L Hamilton 5 5 5 R Kubica 5 5 5 K Räikkönen 5 5* 4 MON - no time J Trulli 5 5 4 F Massa 5 5* 4 AUS - no time G Fisichella 5 5 4 N Rosberg 5 5 3 H Kovalainen 5 5 1 J Button 5 5 1 M Webber 5 4 4 R Schumacher 5 3 2 T Sato 5 3 1 D Coulthard 5 3* 1 MON - time deleted R Barrichello 5 3 1 A Davidson 5 3* - ESP - no time A Wurz 5 3 - V Liuzzi 5 3* - ESP - no time S Speed 5* - - ESP - no time A Sutil 5 - - C Albers 5* - - MON - no time * Set no time in one or more sessions (Massa in Australia 3 laps; Davidson in Spain 4 laps, Liuzzi in Spain 0 laps, Speed in Spain 2 laps; Räikkönen in Monaco 3 laps, Albers in Monaco 3 laps). Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers) ============================================== Best in 2007 Best in Best in Best before 2005 Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2006 (#) 2005 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last ================================================== ============================ F Massa Pole (3) . . . Pole (3) 7th (1) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04 K Räikkönen Pole (1) AUS Pole (3) Pole (5) Pole (3) Eur 03 - GBR 04 F Alonso Pole (1) MON Pole (6) Pole (6) Pole (3) MAS 03 - HUN 03 L Hamilton 2nd (2) BRN/MON --- --- --- N Heidfeld 3rd (1) AUS 3rd (1) Pole (1) 4th (1) AUT 03 G Fisichella 4th (1) MON Pole (1) Pole (1) Pole (1) AUT 98 R Kubica 5th (2) AUS/ESP 6th (1) --- --- N Rosberg 5th (1) MON 3rd (1) --- --- J Trulli 6th (1) ESP 3rd (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) MON 04 - BEL 04 M Webber 6th (1) MON 2nd (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (1) MAS 04 H Kovalainen 8th (1) ESP --- --- --- R Schumacher 9th (2) AUS/MAS 3rd (1) Pole (1) Pole (5) FRA 01 - CDN 04 D Coulthard 9th (1) ESP 7th (1) 5th (1) Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01 R Barrichello 9th (1) MON 3rd (2) 5th (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04 T Sato 10th (1) AUS 17th (2) 4th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 04 J Button 10th (1) MON Pole (1) Pole (1) Pole (1) RSM 04 A Davidson 11th (1) AUS --- 15th (1) ??? A Wurz 11th (2) BRN/MON --- 7th (1) ??? V Liuzzi 12th (1) MON 12th (2) 11th (1) --- S Speed 17th (2) AUS/MAS 11th (1) --- --- A Sutil 19th (1) MON --- --- --- C Albers 20th (1) MAS 14th (1) 13th (1) --- All-Time Top 20 Poles ===================== 1. A Senna 65 2. M Schumacher 50 + 14 in 2003-05 [1] + 4 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 F Alonso 0 + 7 + 2 + 7 in 2006-07 [3] 16. A Ascari 14 R Peterson 14 J Hunt 14 19. 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 Recent Record of Pole Position Holders at Monte Carlo ================================================== ======= Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd ================================================== ========================= 1997 1'18.216 H-H Frentzen Williams FW19 DNF M Schumacher 2nd ---- 1998 1'19.798 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/13 1st 1999 1'20.547 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/14 3rd M Schumacher 2nd ---- 2000 1'19.475 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 DNF Coulthard 3rd 2001 1'17.430 D Coulthard McLaren MP4/16 5th M Schumacher 2nd 2002 1'16.676 JP Montoya Williams FW24 DNF Coulthard 2nd ---- 2003 1'15.529 R Schumacher Williams FW25 4th Montoya 3rd 2004 1'13.985 J Trulli Renault R24 1st 2005 [2'30.323] K Räikkönen McLaren MP4/20 1st 2006 1'13.962 F Alonso Renault R26 1st 2007 1'15. F Alonso McLaren MP4/22 1st ---- Indicates changes in track length and/or layout. Note: In 2005 the grid was decided using two-session aggregate qualifying. Since 2006 it has been decided on a three-period knockout system. There have been 53 Grands Prix at Monte Carlo, 21 have been won from pole position (last was Alonso in 2007), 13 from second position (Coulthard in 2002), nine from third (Montoya in 2003), three from fourth (Beltoise in 1972), four from fifth (Prost in 1985), and three from lower positions (Rindt in 1970 [8th], Trintignant 1955 [9th], and Panis in 1996 [14th]). Average Starting Position of race winner = 2.585. -- Brian W Lawrence Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK Brian_W_Lawrence@msn.com