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2004 SuperStats: Spanish 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 final session 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 final session qualifier (by average Saturday final session qualifying position) as well as the average of the season's pole position times, SuperPole. The format, involving one quick lap and unknown fuel loads, will shuffle the order, with the occasional mistake introducing a further random element. Another pole but another front row start sees Michael Schumacher cement his place on top of the table, while a front row start for Juan Pablo Montoya moves him ahead of teammate Rubens Barrichello, while Montoya's teammate Ralf Schumacher moves ahead of Button after his flying lap went from dazzling to disaster.

Currently, SuperPole is 1m24.479.

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. As in SuperGrid, Michael Schumacher remains on top, with Rubens Barrichello taking back a clear second from Jenson Button, while the two Renault drivers share fourth place.while Juan Pablo Montoya drops three places after his late race problems. As usual there are a group of drivers in the midpack separated by only a place or two.

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. Five Grands Prix down, and the majority of this table is still closely congested, the top three separated by laps led, the top eight within eleven laps of the leader. At the other end we still have last year's title runner-up Kimi Raikkonen, though his finish in Spain has seen him almost catch up to Zsolt Baumgartner.

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. Ferrari remain on top of this table just ahead of Renault with BAR and Sauber not far away, Williams dropping a little further back. McLaren have finally made it off the bottom of the table, moving past both Jordan and Minardi in Spain.

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 six are the average of the fastest time recorded by each driver in each respective pre-race session over all rounds of the season while the sixth is the average of the fastest lap recorded in the race over all rounds of the season. This table is listed in alphabetical order.


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


A recent addition to Superstats, the following tables show how many kilometres the various drivers and teams cover each racing weekend, in these days of 'limited' engine life under the one engine per weekend rule. Which drivers complete the most kilometres, whether those teams that run third cars complete more kilometres than those that don't or can't and whether a team is conserving the amount of running on its engines can be seen here.

By default, the table is sorted by total km in descending order.

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Volume 10, Issue 19
May 12th 2004

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