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2003 SuperStats: Italian 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 the end of the season closing in, 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 still remains on top as most of the field remains fairly steady, apart from substitute Marc Gene popping up in fifth, with the same average as Ralf Schumacher who he replaced. Most changes involved drivers swapping one or two places, while Zsolt Baumgartner kept Nicolas Kiesa in last place.

Currently, SuperPole is 1m20.259, which sees the 107% cutoff at 1m25.877.

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 while Marc Gene slots into second place with his fifth place on the weekend. Rubens Barrichello's third place versus David Coulthard DNF moves Barrichello back ahead, while Jarno Trulli and Cristiano da Matta's DNFs see Mark Webber jump ahead of both of them. Zsolt Baumgartner's finish allowed him to move up from last place to put five drivers behind him as another DNF for Justin Wilson sees him back in last place.

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. The top four remained unchanged, while another points finish for Mark Webber moved him ahead of da Matta. Finishes for Kimi Raikkonen, Rubens Barrichello, Jacques Villeneuve and Heinz-Harald Frentzen saw them gain several places as other drivers in the middle of the pack suffered DNFs. On this table, Marc Gene jumped in in last place.

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. Once again at the top of the table, the order of the top five is unchanged: Williams remains ahead of Ferrari, while Renault are still in third but have fallen back, while McLaren has opened a bigger advantage over Toyota. In the bottom five, Sauber have moved back to the top just ahead of Minardi, these two only just behind Toyota. BAR moved just ahead of Jaguar as Wilson's DNFs continue to haunt him, while Jordan remains in last, though they have moved closer.

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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September 17th 2003

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