ATLAS F1 - THE JOURNAL OF FORMULA ONE MOTORSPORT
2003 SuperStats: German 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 three quarters of the season 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. Michael Schumacher remains on top as the top of the field compressed after qualifying in Germany. The rest of the field follows, headed by Jarno Trulli who outqualifed teammate Fernando Alonso again, A few minor shuffles took place but the order remained fairly static, Nicolas Kiesa at the very bottom after qualifying last.

Currently, SuperPole is 1m20.081, which sees the 107% cutoff at 1m25.686.

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. Michael Schumacher still leads the table despite his late race puncture, but the turn one crash puts Ralf Schumacher only just in front of Juan Pablo Montoya, who leapt past Kimi Raikkonen and Rubens Barrichello who are now tied and only just ahead of Fernando Alonso and David Coulthard. Nicolas Kiesa pops up in the middle of this table after finishing his debut race. Finally, Nick Heidfeld leads the final group of drivers containing some cars that are slow, some unreliable and some that are both. Justin Wilson's switch from Minardi actually saw his average get worse ever so slightly.

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 spending most of the season at the top of the table, Ralf Schumacher's first corner exit drops him three places as his brother takes over at the top, Juan Pablo Montoya and Fernando Alonso also moving past as Toyota driver Cristiano da Matta will be the next driver for Ralf to contend with. Kimi Raikkonen's exit in the same accident cost him even more dearly, dropping him five places. In fact, positions shuffled throughout the order as turn one at Hockenheim changed the order as much if not more than anything else has this season.

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. At the top of the table, the order of the top five is unchanged: Williams and Ferrari remain ahead of Renault, though Renault have closed in, and Toyota is right under McLaren's rear wing. In the bottom five, BAR has gone from last to the top in one race, while Jaguar and Minardi gained a place each as Jordan and Sauber both fell two, the big changes showing just how close the battle is down the order.

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 32
August 6th 2003

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2003 German GP Review
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That Michelin Magic
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Chops and Changes
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Qualifying Differentials
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SuperStats
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