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2003 SuperStats: Austrian GP

By David Wright, Australia
Atlas F1 Magazine Writer



Advice: With each table, click on a column's header (title) to sort the table by that column; click again to change the sorting order.

The SuperGrid compares the average Saturday qualifying position and times of all drivers over all rounds of the Formula One season. Each driver's time is also compared against the best overall Saturday qualifier (by average Saturday qualifying position) as well as the average of the season's pole position times, SuperPole. With six rounds completed, the new format involving one quick lap and unknown fuel loads continues to shuffle the order, with the occasional mistake introducing a further random element. The Ferraris are clearly on top, Michael Schumacher moving ahead of Rubens Barrichello after another pole position, with Juan Pablo Montoya making a break over the midpack ranging from Jarno Trulli through to Jacques Villeneuve. Fernando Alonso drops three places after his excursion, while Kimi Raikkonen clawed back some ground after his similar error in Spain. Familiar names fill the bottom of the table despite some good performances for them in Spain.

Currently, SuperPole is 1m21.211, which sees the 107% cutoff at 1m26.895.

By default, the table is sorted in by average qualifying position in ascending order, then by best qualifying position/positions achieved throughout the season in a similar manner to that that the FIA uses to rank the championship standings in ascending order.


The SuperRace compares the average finishing position, and total time and distance completed by all drivers over all rounds of the Formula One season. A familiar driver sits at the top of this table, Michael Schumacher leading after a 'poor' start to the season, as Fernando Alonso's first DNF drops him three places behind Kimi Raikkonen and Ralf Schumacher who consistently finish well. The field is remarkably evenly spaced out, with no huge chasm between the leader and the rest of the field, nor between those at the very bottom, where Panis's Toyota sits just above Wilson's Minardi, and the rest above.

By default, the table is sorted by average finishing position in ascending order, then total distance covered in descending order.


The driver totals compare the total laps completed, total distance completed, laps led and distance led by each driver throughout the season. After Alonso's DNF, Ralf Schumacher is the driver closest to a perfect record. Jos Verstappen's first lap exit sees him suffer the biggest fall by far, dropping ten positions on a day when most cars made it to the finish. One of those who didn't was Olivier Panis, who in the six races this year has covered less than half the total of the race distances, and is a clear last, Justin Wilson and Jacques Villeneuve the only drivers remotely close to him.

By default, the table is sorted by total distance in descending order, then total laps in descending order, then distance led in descending order.


The team totals compare the total laps completed, total distance completed, laps led and distance led by each team throughout the season. Williams remain at the top at table as Renault and in particular Ferrari close in. McLaren recover some lost ground as Sauber had a bad day, allowing Jaguar to pull up to their rear wing. Minardi's move up last round was only temporary, returning to the tail of the field, although they remain closely in touch with megabuck factory outfit Toyota.

By default, the table is sorted by total distance in descending order, then total laps in descending order, then distance led in descending order.


The average times table consists of seven columns: the first five are the average of the fastest time recorded by each driver in each respective pre-race session over all rounds of the season; the sixth is the average of the fastest lap recorded in the race over all rounds of the season; and the seventh is the average lap time recorded during the race over all rounds of the season, calculated by dividing the total time a driver has raced during the season by the total laps the driver has completed in races. This table is listed in alphabetical order.


The average positions table consists of seven columns: the first five are the average of the positions recorded by each driver in each pre-race session over all rounds of the season; the sixth is the average of the positions of the fastest lap over all rounds of the season; and the seventh is the average of the race finishing positions over all rounds of the season. This table is listed in alphabetical order.


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Volume 9, Issue 21
May 21st 2003

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