Qualifying Statistics #8 - Silverstone

Average Starting Position 2009 - after Silverstone, Qualifying #8

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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. 2.63 [+0.49] J Button 16 14.72 14 13.94 3 7.78 4 5.9 3 5.5
2. 3.50 [-0.36] S Vettel 10 11.00 15 14.38 - - - - - -
3. 3.88 [-0.26] R Barrichello 17 14.83 16 15.00 6 7.61 13 10.5 2 4.6
4. [5] 6.75 [-0.54] M Webber 9 9.17 7 9.06 7 11.06 8 8.0 13 9.7
5. [4] 7.00 N Rosberg 12 12.11 9 9.88 12 13.33 - - - -
6. [8] 7.75 [-0.54] J Trulli 7 7.61 8 9.24 14 10.28 5 6.1 6 6.7
7. [6] 7.88 [+0.31] F Alonso 6 6.89 2 3.18 1 4.28 1 4.0 7 7.6
8. [7] 8.13 [+0.13] K Räikkönen =3 4.39 3 3.53 4 5.83 2 5.7 9 8.2
9. 8.75 [+0.32] F Massa 1 2.94 4 4.24 2 6.67 17 11.9 18 13.5
10.[11] 10.75 [-0.82] S Nakajima 18 15.11 22 19.00 - - - - - -
11.[10] 11.13 [+0.13] R Kubica 5 5.83 6 7.00 9 8.83 - - - -
12. 11.38 [-0.48] T Glock 11 11.11 - - - - - - 22 16.5
13. 12.38 [+0.38] N Heidfeld 8 9.00 5 5.41 10 10.17 12 9.6 21 16.0
14. 12.63 [+0.06] H Kovalainen =3 4.39 10 10.71 - - - - - -
15. 14.00 [+0.71] L Hamilton 2 3.89 1 2.59 - - - - - -
16[=16] 14.63 [-0.08] N Piquet 14 13.50 - - - - - - - -
17[=16] 15.38 [+0.67] S Buemi - - - - - - - - - -
18. 16.88 [+0.02] S Bourdais 15 13.67 - - - - - - - -
19.[20] 17.25 [-0.18] G Fisichella 19 18.33 11 10.82 3 5.61 3 5.7 17 12.3
20.[19] 17.38 [+0.09] A Sutil 20 18.94 23 20.29 - - - - - -
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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 Silverstone, Qualifying #8

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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. 3.25 [+0.11] Brawn 9. 14.78 8. 14.47 4. 7.75 4. 8.5 3. 6.8 *
2. 5.13 [-0.44] Red Bull 6. 11.00 6. 11.21 8. 14.65 7. 11.2 6. 11.7 *
3. 8.44 [+0.23] Ferrari 1. 3.67 2. 3.88 2. 6.06 6. 9.4 1. 4.2
4. 8.88 [-0.41] Williams 8. 13.58 7. 12.65 7. 12.19 5. 9.3 2. 6.4
5. 9.56 [-0.51] Toyota 4. 9.36 4. 10.79 5. 10.11 3. 7.5 7. 11.8
6. 11.06 [+0.13] Renault 5. 10.19 5. 10.82 1. 4.94 1. 4.8 4. 7.5
7. 11.75 [+0.25] BMW-Sauber 3. 7.42 3. 6.18 6. 10.81 8. 11.9 8. 12.9 *
8. 13.31 [+0.38] McLaren 2. 4.11 1. 2.88 3. 6.89 2. 6.6 5. 8.8
9. 16.13 [+0.34] T Rosso 7. 12.33 9. 16.21 9. 15.83 10. 17.5 10. 18.5 *
10. 17.31 [-0.05] F India 10. 18.61 11. 20.82 10. 18.06 9. 16.9 9. 16.4 *
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* 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 Silverstone, Qualifying #8

Team        Driver-1          Driver-2    Posn.
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Renault Alonso 8-0 Piquet +54
Williams    Rosberg      7-1  Nakajima     +30
Toyota Trulli 7-1 Glock +29
Red Bull Vettel 7-1 Webber +26
Toro Rosso  Buemi        6-2  Bourdais     +12
BMW-Sauber Kubica 6-2 Heidfeld +10
Brawn Button 6-2 Barrichello +10
Ferrari     Räikkönen    5-3  Massa         +5
F India Fisichella 5-3 Sutil +1
McLaren     Hamilton     4-4  Kovalainen   -11

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

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

Q-1  Q-2  Q-3
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J Button 8 8 8
R Barrichello 8 8 8
S Vettel 8 8 8
N Rosberg 8 8 8
F Alonso          8    8    7
K Räikkönen 8 7 7
J Trulli 8 7 7
M Webber 8 7 7
F Massa           8    7    5
T Glock 8 7 5
R Kubica          8    6    4
K Nakajima        8    8    2
L Hamilton 8 5* 2 AUS (0 laps)
H Kovalainen      8    7    1
S Buemi 8 3 1
N Heidfeld        8    7    0
N Piquet 8 4 0
S Bourdais 8 2 0
A Sutil 8 2 0
G Fisichella 8 1 0

* Set no time in one or more sessions.


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 (3) . . . Pole (1) 7th (1) --- ---
J Trulli Pole (1) BRN 2nd (1) 6th (1) 3rd (1) Pole (3) MON 04 - USA 05
R Barrichello  2nd  (2) AUS/GBR 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 (2) CHN/GBR 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) --- ---
K Nakajima 5th (1) GBR 10th (1) 19th (1) --- ---
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     ---       ---       ---       ---
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) --- ---
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Personal Bests set at Silverstone 2009

Career          In 2009
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Pole S Vettel (4) S Vettel (3)
2nd R Barrichello (2)
3rd M Webber (2)
5th K Nakajima K Nakajima


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 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 Silverstone

Year  Time      Driver        Chassis         Rslt  Winner                Grd
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1999 1'24.804 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/14 DNF Coulthard McLaren 3rd
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2000 1'25.706 R Barrichello Ferrari F1-2000 DNF Coulthard McLaren 4th
2001 1'20.447 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 2nd Häkkinen McLaren 2nd
2002 1'18.998 JP Montoya Williams FW24 3rd M Schumacher Ferrari 3rd
2003 1'21.209 R Barrichello Ferrari F2003-GA 1st
2004 1'18.233 K Räikkönen McLaren MP4/19B 2nd M Schumacher Ferrari 4th
2005 1'19.905 F Alonso Renault R25 2nd Montoya McLaren 3rd
2006 1'20.253 F Alonso Renault R26 1st
2007 1'19.997 L Hamilton McLaren MP4/22 3rd Räikkönen Ferrari 2nd
2008 1'21.049 H Kovalainen McLaren MP4/23 5th Hamilton McLaren 4th
2009 1'19.509 S Vettel Red Bull RB5 ???

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

Note: Since 2006 the grid has been decided on a three-period knockout system.
The "pole time" is no longer necessarily the fastest time set during qualifying.

There have been 42 GPs at Silverstone,
15 have been won from pole (last was Alonso in 2006),
12 have been won from second (Räikkönen in 2007),
seven have been won from third (Montoya in 2005),
four have been won from fourth (Hamilton in 2008),
three have been won from fifth (Herbert in 1995),
and two from lower – Collins (6th in 1958) & Fittipaldi (7th in 1975).

Average Qualifying Position of race winner = 2.429.
 
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