[Stats]Laps per position

**Schummy** · 24 Apr 2012, 22:05

Stats about the positions every driver has had so far along the 227 laps of these 4 GPs.

Code:

      mean  median  mode  WC
VET   4.37   3.00   1.00   1
HAM   4.68   3.00   3.00   2
GRO   5.48   4.00   3.00   8
ALO   5.65   5.00   5.00   5
WEB   5.84   5.00   4.00   3
BUT   6.07   4.00   1.00   4
RAI   6.42   6.00   2.00   7
ROS   6.84   6.00   1.00   6
PER   7.72   8.00   2.00   9
RES  10.13  11.00  12.00  10
MAL  10.45  10.00   6.00  14
MAS  10.86  10.00   8.00  17
SCH  10.90  12.00  12.00  18
KOB  11.03  11.00   9.00  12
SEN  13.06  14.00  14.00  11
VER  13.11  14.00  16.00  13
HUL  13.94  14.00  16.00  16
RIC  16.47  17.00  17.00  15
PET  17.30  18.00  18.00  21
GLO  18.64  19.00  20.00  19
KOV  19.03  19.00  19.00  22
PIC  19.42  20.00  20.00  20
KAR  21.58  22.00  22.00  24
DLR  21.64  22.00  21.00  23

mean: average position.
median: intermediate position (50% higher than it, 50% lower than it).
mode: most frequent position.
WC: World Championship current ranking.

Those numbers are calculated with the completed laps of each driver. So retirement is not penalized, thus it is not a "consistency" table, it is rather a "performance" table. It is especially apparent in Grosjean's case.

**Bononi** · 24 Apr 2012, 23:09

Thanks Schummi ! Nice work.

**Schummy** · 25 Apr 2012, 20:38

^ Thanks!

A bit more data.

%LAPS = Percentage of laps completed
Me = Intermediate position taking in account non completed laps as last position
Ret = Number of retirements

Code:

     %LAPS  Me  Ret
VET  100.0   3
HAM  100.0   3
GRO   51.5  13   2
ALO  100.0   5
WEB  100.0   5
BUT   99.1   4   1
RAI  100.0   6
ROS  100.0   6
PER  100.0   8
DIR  100.0  11
MAL   84.6  11   3
MAS   94.7  10   1
SCH   59.5  14   2
KOB   95.6  11   1
SEN   96.0  14   2
VER  100.0  14
HUL   74.4  16   1
RIC   99.6  17
PET   88.1  18   1
GLO   97.8  19
KOV   89.0  19   1
PIC   81.9  20   2
KAR   71.8  23
DLR   72.2  22

Now a table about teams.

%LAPS = Percentage of laps completed
Ret = Retirements
Mch = Retirements due to mechanical problems
Eng = Idem due to engine problems
Car = Idem due to mechanical non-engine problems (car problems)

Code:

    %LAPS  Ret Mch Eng Car  Engine
RBR 100.0                   Renault
STR  99.8                   Ferrari
MCL  99.5   1   1   0   1   Mercedes
SAU  97.8   1   1   0   1   Ferrari
FER  97.3   1   0           Ferrari
WIL  90.3   5   2   1   1   Renault
MAR  89.8   2   2   2   0   Cosworth
CAT  88.5   2   2   0   2   Renault
FOR  87.2   1   0           Mercedes
MER  79.7   2   1   0   1g  Mercedes
LOT  75.5   2   0           Renault
HRC  72.0                   Cosworth

**Schummy** · 25 Apr 2012, 21:01

Some anecdotal facts:
(I hope there are not many errors while compiling the above tables and these "factoids")

Maldonado is the most unfortunate driver with 3 retirements in 4 races: one accident (but he was classified), one engine problem and a random puncture. Every category of retirement!

Four other drivers have retired in two races: Pic, Senna, Schumacher and Grosjean.

Eleven out of 24 drivers have retired in some race, so 13 drivers have completed all the races.

In terms of race incident, the most unstable driver has been Grosjean (one self accident and one collision). Maldonado has spun once, and Senna, Massa, and Hulkenberg has been involved in one collision. The remain 19 drivers have not had any incident in any race(!).

Out of 17 retirements, 9 were mechanical, 6 were race incidents and 2 "random" events (puncture for Maldonado and bad pit stop for Schumacher). Out of the 9 mechanical retirements, 3 were engine problems (and one gearbox problem).

There are three teams without any retirement (in these 8 car-races): Red Bull, Toro Rosso and... Hispania! Ironically, Hispania is the team with less completed laps, purely due to its slowness. The only team with 100% of laps is Red Bull (ominous thought).

Very clearly, the team with most retirements by a large margin is Williams, with 5 out of 8 retirements: 2 engine problems, 2 race incidents and one random puncture. The next unfortunate teams have only two retirements out of 8.

In terms of engines. There were few troubles: 2 out of 16 for Cosworth is the worst case. Renault is the only other with some engine problem, just 1 out of 32 car-races (4 teams x 2 cars x 4 races). Mercedes and Ferrari are blessed with 0 problems out of 24 car-races.

**Adam43** · 25 Apr 2012, 21:40

That is more interesting this year than it would be previous years as the spoils hav been shared.

Can you make TGF MSC rather than SCH? Like the timing screen. Tell he to go away and that you can't be bothered if you like

GolddustMini · 25 Apr 2012, 21:48

Grojean is interesting, barring his retirements which have led to the least completed laps out of anyone, hes been right on the money pace wise. hopefully he will continue his run of good form, hes impressed me alot, makes a change to see someone grinning constantly in F1!

**Schummy** · 25 Apr 2012, 22:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam43

That is more interesting this year than it would be previous years as the spoils hav been shared.

Can you make TGF MSC rather than SCH? Like the timing screen. Tell he to go away and that you can't be bothered if you like

Perhaps "TGF" could be even better as an acronym for Michael

. I suppose MSC is a remain of the season when Ralf was still there, and they had to differentiate those two SCHs. I use a little script to take the first three letters of the surname, but I have to fix some irregular names anyway, so I will "fix" this one as well

**Adam43** · 25 Apr 2012, 22:51

It was a few races in to TGF's return before I twigged they were still using the old MSC from the days that his brother was there. If they used TGF on the official feed it would make me so happy, especially if it was at a race he won.

GRO, ALO and VET are the most impressive for me. VET, because without thinking about it I wouldn't have guessed he was top. GRO because it demonstrates how well this practical rookie has done. And ALO because his car has no right to be there.

**Bononi** · 25 Apr 2012, 23:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schummy

Perhaps "TGF" could be even better as an acronym for Michael

. I suppose MSC is a remain of the season when Ralf was still there, and they had to differentiate those two SCHs. I use a little script to take the first three letters of the surname, but I have to fix some irregular names anyway, so I will "fix" this one as well

Can you make Teflonso, "TFL" ????

**Schummy** · 25 Apr 2012, 23:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bononi

Can you make Teflonso, "TFL" ????

Lol, I go on taking note about acronym suggestions

Marbot · 26 Apr 2012, 00:16

Very interesting.

I think Grosjean looks to be the 'biz', but only if he can keep it on the black stuff for long enough.

werner · 26 Apr 2012, 10:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schummy

Some anecdotal facts:
(I hope there are not many errors while compiling the above tables and these "factoids")

There are three teams without any retirement (in these 8 car-races): Red Bull, Toro Rosso and... Hispania! Ironically, Hispania is the team with less completed laps, purely due to its slowness.

It has to do with slowness. Nontheless ist is important to stress that they did not qualifie their cars for the first race in Australia. That explains 2 x 50-something of the laps they did nog complete.

**Schummy** · 26 Apr 2012, 20:59

You are absolutely right. HRC didn't started in AUS, so that 72% is misleading, even if it is firmally true. And it changes a bit the stat for Cosworth.. I'll try to take it into account next time. Thanks for raising this aspect.