Engine & Gearbox Usage #12 - Spa-Francorchamps

I have not posted anything on this topic since Istanbul, mostly because the precise
engines used continues to be unknown and some of my earlier assumptions were
not correct.

However, as the season nears the sharp end, the infoi, such as it is, is likely to be
more and more useful.

Firstly here is a log of engine changes as recorded by Joe Bauer, the FIA Technical Delegate, and
published in his Technical Report after each event.

Log of Engine Changes

GP   Day Doc  New Engines
=============================================================================================
AUS Thu 5 HAM KOV MAS RAI KUB HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO BOU BUE WEB VET ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT BAR
MAL Thu 2 BOU BUE
MAL Sat 17 MAS RAI KUB HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO WEB VET ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT BAR
CHN Sat 11 HAM KUB
BRN Sat 14 KOV MAS RAI HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO WEB VET ROS SUT FIS BUT BAR
ESP Sat 12 KUB TRU GLO BOU BUE ROS NAK
MON Sat 14 HAM KOV
MON Sat 17 MAS
TUR Sat 16 RAI HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO WEB VET NAK SUT FIS BUT BAR
GBR Thu 7 WEB
GBR Sat 13 HAM KOV KUB ALO PIQ VET ROS NAK
GBR Sat 17 KUB
GER Sat 12 MAS HEI BOU BUE SUT FIS BUT BAR
HUN Sat 16 HAM KOV RAI
EUR Sat 24 TRU GLO ALG BUE ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT
EUR Sun 36 VET
BEL Sat 15 HAM KOV BAD RAI HEI ALO GRO TRU GLO WEB VET BAR
BEL Sat 19 WEB
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6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 5 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
The 'Doc' is the document number issued at the time, not really relevant, but here are the publication dates & times:

GP   Day  Date  Time  Doc   Day  Date  Time  Doc   Day  Date  Time  Doc
=======================================================================
AUS Thu 26 Mar 15:35 5
MAL Thu 02 Apr 15:20 2 Sat 04 Apr 10:25 17
CHN Sat 18 Apr 09:00 11
BRN Sat 25 Apr 08:25 14
ESP Sat 09 May 08:30 12
MON Sat 23 May 08:49 14 Sat 23 May 11:37 17
TUR Sat 06 Jun 08:52 16
GBR Thu 18 Jun 17:18 7 Sat 20 Jun 07:53 13 Sat 20 Jun 12:50 17
GER Sat 11 Jul 08:19 12
HUN Sat 25 Jul 08:20 16
EUR Sat 22 Aug 08:12 24 Sun 23 Aug 11:10
BEL Sat 29 Aug 08:26 15 Sat 29 Aug 13:11

We could assume that once a new engine is introduced, the driver continues to ues that engine
for several consecutive events. However, that assumption might not be correct. This table
assumes that it is correct, so should be examined with caution.

AUS MAL CHN BRN ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL
==========================================================
Hamilton 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
Kovalainen 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
MAS/BAD 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 / 5 6
Räikkönen 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6
Kubica 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Heidfeld 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6
Alonso 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6
PIQ/GRO 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 / 5 6
Trulli 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7
Glock 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7
BOU/ALG 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 / 4 5 5
Buemi 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
Webber 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6/7
Vettel 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 7
Rosberg 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
Nakajima 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6
Sutil 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
Fisichella 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
Button 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
Barrichello 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6

We can assume that engines which 'failed' will not be used subsequently, although it seems
that Mark Webber's engine from Spa, may still be usable.

And here's similar data for gearbox usage:

The same 4-event rule still applies, drivers must use the same gearbox for four consecutive
events. Any forced gearbox changes will result in a 5-place grid penalty at that event. Drivers
who fail to finish a race are able to change gearboxes at the next event without penalty.

01 AUS   1 Hamilton    - new 'box (post-Qual), 5-place penalty
02 MAL   4 Räikkönen   - DNF (AUS), free change
02 MAL 15 Vettel - DNF (AUS), free change
02 MAL 23 Barrichello - new 'box (pre-Qual), 5-place penalty
03 CHN  10 Glock       - new 'box (pre-Qual), 5-place penalty
03 CHN 23 Barrichello - free change because he used a spare 'box (MAL)
04 BRN   9 Trulli      - DNF (CHN), free change
04 BRN 17 Nakajima - DNF (CHN), free change
04 BRN 10 Glock - free change because he used a spare 'box (CHN)
05 ESP  17 Nakajima    - DNF (BRN), free change
06 MON   1 Hamilton    - new 'box (post-Qual), 5-place penalty
06 MON 2 Kovalainen - DNF (ESP), free change
06 MON 9 Trulli - DNF (ESP), free change
07 TUR   2 Kovalainen  - DNF (MON), free change
07 TUR 15 Vettel - DNF (MON), free change
08 GBR  20 Sutil       - new 'box (post Qual), pitlane start [repaired chassis]
08 GBR 21 Fisichella - DNF (TUR), free change
08 GBR 23 Barrichello - DNF (TUR), free change
09 GER   2 Kovalainen  - DNF (GBR), free change
09 GER 20 Sutil - free change because he used a spare 'box (GBR)
11 EUR   7 Alonso      - DNF (HUN), free change
12 BEL   3 Badoer      - new 'box (post Qual), 5-place penalty [last on grid anyway]


GP  Day Doc  New Gearboxes
============================================================================================
AUS Sat 37 HAM KOV MAS RAI KUB HEI ALO PIQ TRU GLO BOU BUE WEB VET ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT BAR
AUS Sun 59 HAM
MAL Sat 18 RAI VET BAR
CHN Sat 12 GLO BAR
BRN Sat 15 TRU GLO NAK
ESP Sat 13 HAM KOV MAS KUB HEI ALO PIQ BOU BUE WEB ROS NAK SUT FIS BUT
MON Sat 15 KOV RAI TRU VET
MON Sun 28 HAM
TUR Sat 17 KOV VET BAR
GBR Sat 14 GLO FIS BAR
GBR Sun 27 SUT
GER Sat 13 KOV MAS ALO PIQ WEB ROS NAK SUT BUT
HUN Sat 17 HAM RAI KUB HEI TRU ALG BUE
EUR Sat 25 ALO VET
BEL Sat 16 GLO VET NAK FIS BAR
BEL Sun 30 BAD
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 6 3 5 4 4 3 6

FIA Documents

GP  Day  Date  Time  Doc  Day  Date  Time  Doc
================================================
AUS Sat 28 Mar 12:00 37 Sun 29 Mar 15:00 59
MAL Sat 04 Apr 10:30 18
CHN Sat 18 Apr 09:05 12
BRN Sat 25 Apr 08:30 15
ESP Sat 09 May 08:35 13
MON Sat 23 May 08:51 15 Sun 24 May 12:03 28
TUR Sat 06 Jun 08:54 17
GBR Sat 20 Jun 07:55 14 Sun 21 Jun 10:47 27
GER Sat 11 Jul 08:21 13 Sat 11 Jul 18:52 24 [corrected Sutil]
HUN Sat 25 Jul 08:22 17
EUR Sat 22 Aug 08:14 25
BEL Sat 29 Aug 08:27 16 Sun 30 Aug 11:43 30

Note: Kubica, Heidfeld, Bourdais/Alguersuari & Beumi used same 'box for 5 events [ESP, MON, TUR, GBR, GER].
 
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