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Average Starting Position 2009 - after Istanbul Park, Qualifying #7
Average positions include all demotions such as engine/gearbox change penalties, but not last-
minute changes such as pitlane starts.
Average Team Starting Position 2009 - after Istanbul Park, Qualifying #7
* 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 Istanbul Park, Qualifying #7
the driver on the left has the advantage and a negative number the driver on the right.
2009 Grid Penalties
Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
Personal Bests set at Istanbul Park 2009
Most Pole Positions
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 Record of Pole Position Holders at Istanbul Park
period knockout system. The "pole time" is no longer necessarily the fastest time set during qualifying.
There have been five Grands Prix at Istanbul Park, the previous four had all been won from pole position.
Average grid position of winners = 1.400.
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2009 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP Pos ASP
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1. 2.14 [-0.03] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
2.[=2] 3.86 [-0.47] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
3.[=2] 4.14 [-0.19] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
4. 7.00 [+0.33] N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
5. [6] 7.29 [-0.54] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
6. [5] 7.57 [+0.07] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
7. 8.00 [-0.33] K Räikkönen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
8. [9] 8.29 [-0.54] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
9. [8] 8.43 [-0.24] F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
10 11.00 [-0.17] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
11. 11.57 [+0.07] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
12 11.86 [+0.19] T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
13. 12.00 [-0.17] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
14. 12.57 [+0.24] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
15. 13.29 [+0.46] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
16. 14.71 [+0.54] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
[17] 14.71 [+0.38] N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
18. 16.86 [+0.53] S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
19.[20] 17.29 [-0.38] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
20.[19] 17.43 [+0.26] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
Average positions include all demotions such as engine/gearbox change penalties, but not last-
minute changes such as pitlane starts.
Average Team Starting Position 2009 - after Istanbul Park, Qualifying #7
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2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos ASP
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1. 3.14 [-0.11] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 5.57 [-0.51] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 8.21 [-0.29] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
4. 9.29 [+0.21] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
5. 10.07 [-0.18] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
6. 10.93 [+0.26] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
7. 11.50 [+0.17] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
8. 12.93 [+0.35] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
9. 15.79 [+0.54] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *
10. 17.36 [-0.06] F India 10. 18.61 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.9 9. 16.4 *
* 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 Istanbul Park, Qualifying #7
Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Renault Alonso 7-0 Piquet +50
Williams Rosberg 7-0 Nakajima +32
Toyota Trulli 6-1 Glock +25
Red Bull Vettel 6-1 Webber +24
Toro Rosso Buemi 6-1 Bourdais +15
Brawn Button 6-1 Barrichello +14
BMW-Sauber Kubica 5-2 Heidfeld +7
McLaren Hamilton 4-3 Kovalainen -5Notes: "Posn." shows the advantage in qualifying positions to date. A positive number shows
Ferrari Räikkönen 4-3 Massa +3
F India Fisichella 4-3 Sutil -1
the driver on the left has the advantage and a negative number the driver on the right.
2009 Grid Penalties
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)
Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
Driver Q-1 Q-2 Q-3
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J Button 7 7 7
R Barrichello 7 7 7
S Vettel 7 7 7
N Rosberg 7 7 7
F Alonso 7 7 6
K Räikkönen 7 6 6
J Trulli 7 6 6
M Webber 7 6 6
F Massa 7 6 5
T Glock 7 6 4
R Kubica 7 5 4
L Hamilton 7 5* 2 AUS (0 laps)
K Nakajima 7 7 1
H Kovalainen 7 6 1
S Buemi 7 3 1
N Heidfeld 7 6 0* Set no time in one or more sessions.
N Piquet 7 3 0
S Bourdais 7 2 0
A Sutil 7 2 0
G Fisichella 7 1 0
Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
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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 (2) CHN/TUR Pole (1) 7th (1) --- ---
J Trulli Pole (1) BRN 2nd (1) 6th (1) 3rd (1) Pole (3) MON 04 - USA 05
R Barrichello 2nd (1) AUS 9th (1) 9th (1) 3rd (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
F Alonso 2nd (1) CHN 2nd (1) Pole (2) Pole (6) Pole (9) MAL 03 - CHN 05
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
M Webber 3rd (1) CHN 2nd (1) 5th (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (2) MAL 04 - ESP 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
L Hamilton 5th (1) BRN Pole (7) Pole (6) --- ---
H Kovalainen 7th (1) MON Pole (1) 6th (2) --- ---
N Heidfeld 9th (1) AUS 5th (4) 2nd (1) 3rd (1) Pole (1) Eur 05
S Buemi 10th (1) CHN --- --- --- ---[/size]
K Nakajima 10th (1) MON 10th (1) 19th (1) --- ---
N Piquet 12th (2) ESP/MON 7th (1) --- --- ---
G Fisichella 13th (1) MON 12th (1) 4th (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) AUT 98 - AUS 05
S Bourdais 14th (1) MON 4th (1) --- --- ---
A Sutil 15th (2) MON/TUR 16th (1) 19th (3) --- ---
Personal Bests set at Istanbul Park 2009
Career In 2009
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Pole S Vettel (3) S Vettel (2)
15th A Sutil (2) A Sutil (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 + 2 Fernando Alonso 17
3 Jim Clark 33 3 Kimi Räikkönen 16
Alain Prost 33 4 Felipe Massa 15
5 Nigel Mansell 32 5 Lewis Hamilton 13
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 10 Juan Pablo Montoya 3 +
11 Mario Andretti 18 Sebastian Vettel 3
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 Record of Pole Position Holders at Istanbul Park
Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner GrdNote: 2005 was decided on “single lap”. Since 2006 the grid has been decided on a three-
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2005 1'26.797 K Räikkönen McLaren MP4/20 1st
2006 1'26.907 F Massa Ferrari 248 F1 1st
2007 1'27.329 F Massa Ferrari F2007 1st
2008 1'27.617 F Massa Ferrari F2008 1st
2009 1'28.316 S Vettel Red Bull RB5 3rd Button 2nd
period knockout system. The "pole time" is no longer necessarily the fastest time set during qualifying.
There have been five Grands Prix at Istanbul Park, the previous four had all been won from pole position.
Average grid position of winners = 1.400.
