Brian_W_Lawrence
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Contrary to what I wrote a few minutes ago, I HAVE done the Qually stats for Spa.
Average Starting Position 2009 - after Spa-Francorchamps, Qualifying #12
2009 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP Pos ASP
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1. [2] 3.83 [+0.38] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
2. [1] 4.25 [+0.89] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
3. 4.33 [-0.03] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
4. 6.33 [+0.24] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
5. 7.75 [+0.20] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
[7] 7.75 [-0.16] K Räikkönen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
7. [6] 8.08 [+0.44] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
8. 8.67 F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
9. 8.92 [-0.63] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
10. 10.83 [+0.38] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
11. 11.08 [+0.08] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
12.[13] 11.50 [-0.59] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
13.[14] 11.58 [-0.78] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
14.[12] 11.92 [+0.56] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
15. 12.00 [-0.45] T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
16.[17] 14.10 N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
17.[18] 15.00 [+0.09] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
18.[19] 15.67 [-0.42] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
19.[20] 15.75 [-1.34] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
20.[16] 16.50 [+2.50] R Grosjean - - - - - - - - - -
21. 17.11 S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
22. 18.33 [-0.77] J Alguersauri - - - - - - - - - -
23. 20.00 L Badoer
Average positions include all demotions such as engine/gearbox change penalties,
but not necessarily last-minute changes such as pitlane starts.
Average Team Starting Position 2009 - after Spa-Francorchamps, Qualifying #12
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP
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1. 4.29 [+0.43] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 5.08 [+0.31] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 9.13 [+0.37] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
4. 9.83 [+0.38] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
5. 10.46 [-0.54] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
6. 10.96 [+0.23] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
7. 11.17 [+0.44] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
8. 11.54 [-0.69] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
9. 15.71 [-0.88] F India 10. 18.61 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.9 9. 16.4 *
10. 16.21 [+0.03] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *
* Red Bull = Jaguar (2004), Brawn = Honda (06-08) / BAR (04-05), BMW-Sauber = Sauber
(04-05), Force India = Spyker (07) / Midland (06) / Jordan (04-05), Toro Rosso =
Minardi (04-05)
Team-mates Head-to-Head 2009 - after Spa-Francorchamps, Qualifying #12
Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Renault Alonso 9-1 Piquet +65
Alonso 2-0 Grosjean +12
[11-1 +77]
Williams Rosberg 10-2 Nakajima +50
Toyota Trulli 10-2 Glock +37
Red Bull Vettel 10-2 Webber +30
Toro Rosso Buemi 7-2 Bourdais +14
Buemi 3-0 Alguersuari +14
[10-2 +28]
McLaren Hamilton 8-4 Kovalainen -4
F India Fisichella 7-5 Sutil -3
BMW-Sauber Kubica 7-5 Heidfeld +1
Brawn Button 7-5 Barrichello +1
Ferrari Räikkönen 5-4 Massa +4
Räikkönen 2-0 Badoer +29
[7-4 +33]
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.
2009 Grid Penalties
# GP Driver Qual Penalty (reason)
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01 AUS Timo Glock 6th pit lane start (rear wing flexing)
01 AUS Jarno Trulli 8th pit lane start (rear wing flexing)
01 AUS Lewis Hamilton 15th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
02 MAL Sebastian Vettel 3rd 10-place penalty (caused accident in AUS)
02 MAL R Barrichello 4th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
03 CHN Timo Glock 14th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
04 BRN Adrian Sutil 16th 3-place penalty (blocked Webber)
06 MON Lewis Hamilton 16th 5-place penalty (changed gearbox)
09 GER Timo Glock 19th 3-place penalty (blocked Alonso)
Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
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S Vettel 12 12 12
J Button 12 12 11
R Barrichello 12 12 11
N Rosberg 12 12 11
K Räikkönen 12 11 11
M Webber 12 11 11
F Alonso 12 12 9
J Trulli 12 10 8
T Glock 12 10 6
F Massa 10 9 6* HUN (0 laps)
R Kubica 12 8 6
L Hamilton 12 9* 5 AUS (0 laps)
H Kovalainen 12 11 4
K Nakajima 12 10 3
N Heidfeld 12 10 1
N Piquet 10 6 1
A Sutil 12 5 1
S Buemi 12 4 1
G Fisichella 12 2 1
S Bourdais 9 2 0
S Grosjean 2 1 0
J Alguersauri 3 0 0
L Badoer 2 0 0
* Set no time in one or more sessions.
Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
Best in 2009 Best in Best in Best in Best before 2006
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2008 (#) 2007 (#) 2006 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
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J Button Pole (4) .... 9th (1) 6th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) RSM 04 - CDN 05
S Vettel Pole (3) . . . Pole (1) 7th (1) --- ---
J Trulli Pole (1) BRN 2nd (1) 6th (1) 3rd (1) Pole (3) MON 04 - USA 05
M Webber Pole (1) GER 2nd (1) 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 05
F Alonso Pole (1) HUN 2nd (1) Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
L Hamilton Pole (1) EUR Pole (7) Pole (6) --- ---
G Fisichella Pole (1) BEL 12th (1) 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05
R Barrichello 2nd (3) . . . 9th (1) 9th (1) 3rd (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
T Glock 2nd (1) BRN 5th (1) --- --- 16th (2) CDN 04 - CHN 04
K Räikkönen 2nd (1) MON Pole (2) Pole (3) Pole (3) Pole (8) Eur 03 - TUR 05
H Kovalainen 2nd (1) EUR Pole (1) 6th (2) --- ---
N Heidfeld 3rd (1) BEL 5th (4) 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
R Kubica 4th (1) AUS Pole (1) 4th (1) 6th (1) ---
N Rosberg 4th (1) MAL 5th (2) 4th (1) 3rd (1) ---
F Massa 4th (1) ESP Pole (6) Pole (6) Pole (3) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
K Nakajima 5th (1) GBR 10th (1) 19th (1) --- ---
A Sutil 7th (1) GER 16th (1) 19th (3) --- ---
S Buemi 10th (2) CHN/HUN --- --- --- ---
N Piquet 10th (1) GER 7th (1) --- --- ---
S Bourdais 14th (1) MON 4th (1) --- --- ---
R Grosjean 14th (1) EUR --- --- --- ---
J Alguersauri 17th (1) BEL --- --- --- ---
L Badoer 20th (2) EUR/BEL --- --- --- 12th (1) HUN 95
Personal Bests set at Spa-Francorchamps 2009
Pos. Career In 2009
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Pole G Fisichella (4) G Fisichella
3rd N Heidfeld
14th R Grosjean R Grosjean
17th J Alguersauri J Alguersauri
20th L Badoer (2)
Most Pole Positions
1950-2002 (Top 25) Since 2003 (Top 10)
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1 Ayrton Senna 65 1 Michael Schumacher 18 +
2 Michael Schumacher 50 + Fernando Alonso 18
3 Jim Clark 33 3 Kimi Räikkönen 16
Alain Prost 33 4 Felipe Massa 15
5 Nigel Mansell 32 5 Lewis Hamilton 14
6 Juan Manuel Fangio 29 6 Rubens Barrichello 7 +
7 Mika Häkkinen 26 Jenson Button 7
8 Niki Lauda 24 8 Ralf Schumacher 5 +
Nelson Piquet 24 9 Jarno Trulli 4
10 Damon Hill 20 Sebastian Vettel 4
11 Mario Andretti 18
René Arnoux 18
13 Jackie Stewart 17
14 Stirling Moss 16 + also achieved poles in other era
15 Alberto Ascari 14
Ronnie Peterson 14
James Hunt 14
18 Graham Hill 13
Jack Brabham 13
Jacky Ickx 13
Jacques Villeneuve 13
21 David Coulthard 12
Gerhard Berger 12
24 Jochen Rindt 10
Juan Pablo Montoya 10 +
Since 2003 we have had:
* Single lap qualifying (2003-05, except for AUS-MON 2005)
* Two single-lap sessions aggregated (AUS-MON 2005 only)
* Knockout, 3-period, race fuel (from EUR 2005)
The Recent Record of Pole Position Holders at Spa-Francorchamps
Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
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1999 1'50.329 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/14 2nd Coulthard 2nd
2000 1'50.646 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/15 1st
2001 1'52.072 JP Montoya Williams FW23 DNF M Schumacher 3rd
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2002 1'43.726 M Schumacher Ferrari F2002 1st
2003 Not held
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2004 1'56.232 J Trulli Renault R24 9th Räikkönen 10th
2005 1'46.391 JP Montoya McLaren MP4/20 14th Räikkönen 2nd
2006 Not held
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2007 1'45.994 K Räikkönen Ferrari F2007 1st
2008 1'47.338 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/23 3rd Massa 2nd
2009 1'46.308 G Fisichella F India VJM02 2nd Räikkönen 6th
---- Indicates changes in track length and/or layout.
There have been 24 Grands Prix at the modern Spa-Francorchamps,
seven have been won from pole position (last was Räikkönen in 2007),
four have been won from second (Häkkinen in 2000),
seven have been won from third (Massa in 2008).
Five have been won from a lower grid position – Mansell (1986/5th), Prost
(1987/6th), Räikkönen (2009/6th), Räikkönen (2004/10th) and M Schumacher (1995/16th).
Average grid position of winners = 3.292.
The old circuit hosted 18 GPs and the AGP of the winners was 3.500.
Note: 2005 was decided on “single lap” qualifying. Since 2007 the grid has been decided on a three-period
knockout system. The "pole time" is no longer necessarily the fastest time set during qualifying.