ATLAS F1 - THE JOURNAL OF FORMULA ONE MOTORSPORT
2003 SuperStats: Australian 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 just one round completed, and a new format involving only one quick lap and unknown fuel loads, the table is not as useful as it should prove to be later in the season. The Ferraris remain at the top, while Kimi Raikkonen's low ranking shows how one bad corner on a lap can ruin qualifying for a driver under the new system.

Currently, SuperPole is 1m27.173, which sees the 107% cutoff at 1m33.275.

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. Ten cars completed the full race distance, and they lead the table, ranked by their finishing order in Australia. For a change Michael Schumacher is not on top of this table! Cristiano da Matta, Ralph Firman and Rubens Barrichello fill the bottom three places after crashing early in the race, Barrichello making it a few laps further than last year's first lap exit.

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 one race, this table looks similar to the above table, although the four drivers having led laps lead this table in a slightly different order to the previous one.

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. Four teams got both cars home on the lead lap, and these four teams are the leaders at this point. Toyota's second year has started with more speed but less reliability than their debut effort.

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 11
March 12th 2003

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