SUPERGRID and SUPERRACE

ATLAS TEAM F1
1996 SuperGrid and SuperRace
European Grand Prix Edition
by Rory Gordon
Australia

Welcome to the F1 SuperGrid and SuperRace for 1996.

To those of you who have not seen the SuperGrid and SuperRace before, the idea is to average out each driver's efforts during the season, using the times and positions that he has attained.

All suggestions, corrections and so on, are gratefully received, but are not necessarily acted upon, subject to the compiler's whims.

The SuperGrid and SuperRace are based on the tables formerly presented by John Taylor in Autocourse.


SuperGrid

Graph of grid positions

The Williams drivers continue their domination of the 1996 Super Grid, along with the Ferraris and Benettons. Forti maintain their stranglehold on the other end of the grid.

With 4 races gone fron the 1996 season, the drivers have generally settled into their "allotted" positions on the grid. The only real exception to this is Coulthard, has been improving steadily.

This Super Grid is sorted on Total Time.

DRIVER        TEAM           TOTAL      AVG.    AVG.
                              TIME      TIME    POS.
Hill           WIL         339.907    84.977    1.25
Villeneuve     WIL         342.253    85.563    2.25
Schumacher     FER         343.346    85.837    3.25
Alesi          BEN         345.490    86.373    4.75
Barrichello    JOR         345.788    86.447    5.25
Irvine         FER         345.829    86.457    7.50
Berger         BEN         346.422    86.606    7.00
Hakkinen       MCL         346.540    86.635    7.25
Frentzen       SAU         347.536    86.884    9.75
Coulthard      MCL         348.407    87.102   10.50
Verstappen     FOO         348.477    87.119   11.25
Salo           TYR         349.193    87.298   12.75
Panis          LIG         349.442    87.361   13.25
Brundle        JOR         349.678    87.420   12.75
Herbert        SAU         350.063    87.516   13.75
Katayama       TYR         350.361    87.590   15.00
Diniz          LIG         353.328    88.332   18.25
Rosset         FOO         354.010    88.503   18.75
Lamy           MIN         354.466    88.617   18.75
Badoer         FOR         363.046    90.762   21.25
-------------- 107% of pole = 363.700 --------------
Montermini     FOR         366.245    91.561   21.75

Marques        MIN   *     173.923    86.962   16.50
Fisichella     MIN   *     178.819    89.410   17.00


SuperRace

Graph of race finishing positions

In a slight variation, rather than including the number of laps completed so far this season in this SuperRace, the final column here ("% LAPS") shows what percentage of the total number of laps so far this season each particular driver has completed.

Despite his fourth place at the European GP, Hill manages to maintain his record of completing every lap in every race so far this season.

At the time this table was compiled, the two Tyrrell drivers had been disqualified. For the purposes of the Super Race, they are deemed to have participated, and registered some laps (66 for Salo & 65 for Katayama). However, they have been "classified" as finishing in 19th (Salo) and 20th (Katayama) positions.

This Super Race is sorted on Avg. Pos., and then on Laps.

DRIVER         TEAM       AVG.       AVG.    LAPS      %AGE
                          POS.        LAP     268      LAPS

Hill           WIL        1.75   1:26.546     268   100.000
Villeneuve     WIL        5.50   1:30.514     223    83.209
Schumacher     FER        7.50   1:27.242     215    80.224
Irvine         FER        8.00   1:28.396     206    76.866
Barrichello    JOR        9.25   1:27.835     227    84.701
Panis          LIG        9.25   1:28.255     205    76.493
Hakkinen       MCL        9.75   1:28.143     214    79.851
Coulthard      MCL       10.25   1:31.987     192    71.642
Alesi          BEN       10.25   1:30.848     157    58.582
Berger         BEN       10.50   1:30.966     207    77.239
Herbert        SAU   *   10.67   1:31.094     166    61.940
Salo           TYR       11.00   1:28.121     163    60.821
Diniz          LIG       11.50   1:29.301     220    82.090
Lamy           MIN       11.75   1:29.918     214    79.851
Brundle        JOR       13.00   1:33.502     166    61.940
Frentzen       SAU       13.25   1:31.366     184    68.657
Fisichella     MIN   *   13.50   1:31.369      97    36.194
Montermini     FOR   *   14.50   1:37.627      95    35.448
Katayama       TYR       14.75   1:28.274     152    56.716
Verstappen     FOO       14.75   1:31.604     144    53.731
Rosset         FOO       15.00   1:32.799     169    63.060
Badoer         FOR   *   16.00   1:30.760      91    33.955
Marques        MIN   *   19.00   1:32.925      33    12.313


NOTES

The raw data are copyright FIA/FOCA. The presentation and compilation of these data are copyright Rory Gordon.

No responsibility is accepted in any manner, mean or form for any inaccuracies, errors, etc. in these tables.

You may use these data in any way you wish, provided it is for your private, personal use only. If you wish to use these data in any manner which may result in gain, financial or otherwise, you must obtain the compiler's permission before use, subject to any conditions the compiler may impose.

Sources include, but are not restricted to: the Compuserve Motor Sports Forum; the Gale Force results service on the Internet; Motorsport News on the Internet; Auto Action (Australia); Motorsports News (Australia); Autosport (Britain).