Average Starting Position 2007 - after Sakhir, Qualifying #3
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Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP | Pos. ASP
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1.[=1] 2.33 [+0.33] K Räikkönen 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81 | 31 7.71
2.[=1] 2.67 [+0.67] F Alonso 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88 |166 19.47
3.[=3] 3.33 [-0.67] L Hamilton - - - - - - - - | - -
4.[=3] 4.33 [+0.33] N Heidfeld 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31 | 81 12.28
5. 6.00 R Kubica 9 8.83 - - - - - - | - -
6.[11] 8.00 [-3.50] F Massa 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - - | 77 11.88
7. [6] 8.33 [+0.33] J Trulli 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31 | 58 10.28
[7] 8.33 [-0.17] M Webber 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88 |168 19.59
[8] 8.33 [-0.67] G Fisichella 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88 | 64 10.98
10.[=9] 9.33 [+0.33] N Rosberg 12 13.33 - - - - - - | - -
11.[=9] 10.67 [+1.67] R Schumacher 17 9.94 11 8.61 5 6.00 5 5.93 | 21 7.04
12[=12] 12.00 H Kovalainen - - - - - - - - | - -
12[=12] 13.67 [+1.67] T Sato 20 19.67 14 10.88 8 8.06 16 13.00 |118 15.29
14. 14.00 [-0.50] A Davidson - - 22 15.00 - - - - |169 20.00
15. 15.00 [+0.50] J Button 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33 | 93 13.02
[=17] 15.00 [-2.00] A Wurz - - 6 7.00 - - - - | 67 11.31
17.[16] 17.33 [+2.33] D Coulthard 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50 | 12 5.13
18[=17] 17.67 [+0.67] S Speed 16 16.17 - - - - - - | - -
[19] 17.67 [+0.17] V Liuzzi 15 15.50 19 13.00 - - - - | - -
[20] 17.67 [-1.33] R Barrichello 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63 | 38 8.42
21. 20.33 [-0.17] A Sutil - - - - - - - - | - -
22. 21.00 [+0.50] C Albers 18 18.0 =24 17.26 - - - - | - -

Averages include all demotions such as engine change penalties. The pre-2003
career reflects the change to single-lap/restricted qualifying format - I
don't propose to update the career figures.


Average Team Starting Position 2007 - after Sakhir, Qualifying #3
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2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP
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1. 3.00 McLaren 7. 13.50 2. 6.61 5. 8.81 4. 7.66 3. 5.62
2. [2] 5.17 [-0.17] BMW-Sauber 6. 10.50 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97*
[3] 5.17 [-1.58] Ferrari 1. 1.50 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35
4. 9.50 [+1.00] Toyota 8. 15.50 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59
5. 10.17 [-0.33] Renault 3. 6.50 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50
6. [7] 12.17 [-0.83] Williams 4. 9.50 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21
7. [6] 12.83 [+0.83] Red Bull 5. 10.50 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79*
8. 13.83 [+0.58] S Aguri 11. 20.50 - - - - - - - -
9. 16.33 [-0.42] Honda 2. 4.50 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71*
10. 17.67 [+0.43] T Rosso 9. 15.50 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32*
11. 20.67 [+0.17] Spyker 10. 18.50 9. 16.97 9. 16.36 9. 15.53 7. 13.33*

* Red Bull = Jaguar (2002-04), Honda = BAR (2002-05), BMW-Sauber = Sauber (2002-05),
Spyker = Midland (2006) = Jordan (2002-05), Toro Rosso = Minardi (2002-05)


Team-mates Head-to-Head 2007 - after Sakhir, Qualifying #3
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Red Bull Webber 3-0 Coulthard +27
Williams Rosberg 3-0 Wurz +17
Toyota Trulli 3-0 Schumacher +7
BMW-Sauber Heidfeld 3-0 Kubica +5

Ferrari Massa 2-1 Räikkönen -17
Renault Fisichella 2-1 Kovalainen +11
Honda Button 2-1 Barrichello +8
Spyker Sutil 2-1 Albers +2
McLaren Alonso 2-1 Hamilton +2
Super Aguri Sato 2-1 Davidson +1
Toro Rosso Liuzzi 2-1 Speed 0

Notes: "Posn." shows the advantage in qualifying positions to date. A
positive number shows the driver on the left has the advantage and a
negative number the driver on the right.


Appearances in Each Qualifying Session
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Q1 Q2 Q3
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K Räikkönen 3 3 3
F Alonso 3 3 3
N Heidfeld 3 3 3
L Hamilton 3 3 3
R Kubica 3 3 3
M Webber 3 3 3
J Trulli 3 3 3

R Schumacher 3 3 2
N Rosberg 3 3 2
F Massa 3 3* 2 AUS - no time
G Fisichella 3 3 2

T Sato 3 2 1

H Kovalainen 3 3 -
J Button 3 3 -

A Davidson 3 2 -
A Wurz 3 2 -

D Coulthard 3 1 -
V Liuzzi 3 1 -
R Barrichello 3 1 -

S Speed 3 - -
A Sutil 3 - -
C Albers 3 - -

* Set no time in one or more sessions (Massa in Australia, 3 laps).


Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
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Best in 2007 Best in Best in Best before 2005
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2006 (#) 2005 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
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F Massa Pole (2) MAS/BRN Pole (3) 7th (1) 4th (3) AUT 02 - BRA 04
K Räikkönen Pole (1) AUS Pole (3) Pole (5) Pole (3) Eur 03 - GBR 04

F Alonso 2nd (2) AUS/MAS Pole (6) Pole (6) Pole (3) MAS 03 - HUN 03
L Hamilton 2nd (1) BRN --- --- ---
N Heidfeld 3rd (1) AUS 3rd (1) Pole (1) 4th (1) AUT 03
R Kubica 5th (1) AUS 6th (1) --- ---
G Fisichella 6th (1) AUS Pole (1) Pole (1) Pole (1) AUT 98
N Rosberg 6th (1) MAS 3rd (1) --- ---
M Webber 7th (1) AUS 2nd (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (1) MAS 04
J Trulli 8th (2) AUS/MAS 3rd (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) MON 04 - BEL 04
R Schumacher 9th (2) AUS/MAS 3rd (1) Pole (1) Pole (5) FRA 01 - CDN 04
T Sato 10th (1) AUS 17th (2) 4th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 04

A Davidson 11th (1) AUS --- 15th (1) ???
H Kovalainen 11th (1) MAS --- --- ---
A Wurz 11th (1) BRN --- 7th (1) ???
D Coulthard 13th (1) MAS 7th (1) 5th (1) Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01
J Button 14th (1) AUS Pole (1) Pole (1) Pole (1) RSM 04
R Barrichello 15th (1) BRN 3rd (2) 5th (2) Pole (13) BEL 94 - BRA 04
V Liuzzi 16th (1) MAS 12th (2) 11th (1) ---
S Speed 17th (2) AUS/MAS 11th (1) --- ---
A Sutil 20th (2) AUS/BRN --- --- ---
C Albers 20th (1) MAS 14th (1) 13th (1) ---


All-Time Top 20 Poles
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1. A Senna 65
2. M Schumacher 50 + 14 in 2003-05 [1] + 4 in 2006 [3]
3. A Prost 34
4. J Clark 33
5. N Mansell 32
6. JM Fangio 29
7. M Häkkinen 26
8. N Lauda 24
N Piquet 24
10. D Hill 20
11. M Andretti 18
12. J Stewart 17
R Arnoux 17
14. S Moss 16
15. A Ascari 14
R Peterson 14
J Hunt 14
18. J Brabham 13
G Hill 13
J Ickx 13
J Villeneuve 13 + 0 in 2003-04 [1] + 0 in 2005 [2]
JP Montoya 10 + 3 + 0

1. Single lap qualifying (2003-05, except for AUS-MON '05)
2. Two single-lap sessions aggregated (AUS-MON '05 only)
3. Knockout, 3-period, race fuel


The Record of Pole Position Holders at Sakhir
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Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
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2004 1'30.139 M Schumacher Ferrari F2004 1st
2005 [3'01.902] F Alonso Renault R25 1st
2006 1'31.321 M Schumacher Ferrari 248 F1 2nd Alonso 4th
2007 1'32.652 F Massa Ferrari F2007 1st

Note: 2004 was decided on "single lap"; 2005 was two-session/aggregate;
2006-07 knockout/3-period.

There have been four Grands Prix at Sakhir - three were won from pole
position, and one from fourth.

Average grid position of winners = 1.750.

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Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
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