Apologies that these are so late.


Average Starting Position 2007 - after Montmelo, Qualifying #4
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Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP Pos. ASP | Pos. ASP
================================================== ================================
1. [1] 2.50 [+0.17] K Räikkönen 4 5.83 2 5.68 9 8.22 6 6.81 | 31 7.71
[2] 2.50 [-0.17] F Alonso 1 4.28 1 3.95 7 7.56 8 7.88 |166 19.47
3. 3.50 [+0.17] L Hamilton - - - - - - - - | - -
4. 5.00 [+0.67] N Heidfeld 10 10.17 12 9.57 21 16.00 15 12.31 | 81 12.28
5. 5.75 [-0.25] R Kubica 9 8.83 - - - - - - | - -
6. 6.25 [-1.75] F Massa 2 6.67 17 11.89 18 13.50 - - | 77 11.88
7.[=7] 7.75 [-0.58] J Trulli 14 10.28 5 6.11 6 6.71 7 7.31 | 58 10.28
8.[=7] 8.75 [+0.42] G Fisichella 3 5.61 3 5.74 17 12.33 19 13.88 | 64 10.98
9.[10] 9.75 [+0.42] N Rosberg 12 13.33 - - - - - - | - -
10.[=7] 11.00 [+2.67] M Webber 7 11.06 8 8.00 13 9.72 11 9.88 |168 19.59
[12] 11.00 [-1.00] H Kovalainen - - - - - - - - | - -
12.[11] 12.25 [+1.58] R Schumacher 17 9.94 11 8.61 5 6.00 5 5.93 | 21 7.04
13. 13.50 [-0.17] T Sato 20 19.67 14 10.88 8 8.06 16 13.00 |118 15.29
14. 14.25 [+0.25] A Davidson - - 22 15.00 - - - - |169 20.00
15[=15] 14.75 [-0.25] J Button 3 7.78 4 5.94 3 5.50 13 11.33 | 93 13.02
16.[17] 15.25 [-2.08] D Coulthard 13 14.17 16 11.00 10 9.39 9 8.50 | 12 5.13
17[=15] 15.75 [+0.75] A Wurz - - 6 7.00 - - - - | 67 11.31
18[=18] 16.25 [-1.42] R Barrichello 6 7.61 13 10.53 2 4.56 1 3.63 | 38 8.42
19[=18] 17.25 [-0.42] V Liuzzi 15 15.50 19 13.00 - - - - | - -
20[=18] 18.75 [+1.08] S Speed 16 16.17 - - - - - - | - -
21. 20.25 [-0.08] A Sutil - - - - - - - - | - -
22. 21.00 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 Montmelo, Qualifying #4
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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] 4.38 [-0.79] Ferrari 1. 1.50 6. 9.37 1. 4.25 1. 3.94 1. 2.35
3.[=2] 5.38 [+0.21] BMW-Sauber 6. 10.50 8. 11.95 8. 12.92 8. 12.81 5. 10.97*
4. [5] 9.88 [-0.29] Renault 3. 6.50 1. 4.84 4. 7.47 3. 7.59 4. 9.50
5. [4] 10.00 [+0.50] Toyota 8. 15.50 3. 7.47 7. 11.81 5. 10.09 8. 14.59
6. 12.75 [+0.58] Williams 4. 9.50 5. 9.32 2. 6.39 2. 5.03 2. 3.21
7. [8] 13.13 [+0.30] Red Bull 5. 10.50 7. 11.24 6. 11.69 7. 11.84 9. 15.79*
8. [7] 13.88 [+0.05] S Aguri 11. 20.50 - - - - - - - -
9. 15.50 [-0.83] Honda 2. 4.50 4. 8.53 3. 6.78 6. 11.48 6. 12.71*
10. 18.00 [+0.33] T Rosso 9. 15.50 10. 17.50 10. 18.53 10. 18.66 11. 20.32*
11. 20.63 [-0.04] 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 Montmelo, Qualifying #4
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Team Driver-1 Driver-2 Posn.
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Williams Rosberg 4-0 Wurz +24
Toyota Trulli 4-0 Schumacher +18

Red Bull Webber 3-1 Coulthard +17
Ferrari Massa 3-1 Räikkönen -15
Toro Rosso Liuzzi 3-1 Speed +6
McLaren Alonso 3-1 Hamilton +4
BMW-Sauber Heidfeld 3-1 Kubica +3
Spyker Sutil 3-1 Albers +3
Super Aguri Sato 3-1 Davidson +3

Renault Fisichella 2-2 Kovalainen +9
Honda Button 2-2 Barrichello +6

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 Period
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Q1 Q2 Q3
==========================
K Räikkönen 4 4 4
F Alonso 4 4 4
N Heidfeld 4 4 4
L Hamilton 4 4 4
R Kubica 4 4 4
J Trulli 4 4 4

F Massa 4 4* 3 AUS - no time
G Fisichella 4 4 3
N Rosberg 4 4 2
H Kovalainen 4 4 1
J Button 4 4 -

M Webber 4 3 3
R Schumacher 4 3 2
T Sato 4 3 1
A Davidson 4 3* - ESP - no time

D Coulthard 4 2 1
A Wurz 4 2 -
V Liuzzi 4 2* - ESP - no time
R Barrichello 4 2 -

S Speed 4* - - ESP - no time
A Sutil 4 - -
C Albers 4 - -

* Set no time in one or more sessions (Massa in Australia, 3 laps,
Davidson in Spain. 4 laps, Liuzzi in Spain, 0 laps, Speed in
Spain, 2 laps).


Best Qualifying Performances (Current Drivers)
==============================================

Best in 2007 Best in Best in Best before 2005
Driver Posn.(#) GP(s) 2006 (#) 2005 (#) Posn. (#) First - Last
================================================== ============================
F Massa Pole (3) . . . 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 (3) . . . 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 (2) AUS/ESP 6th (1) --- ---
G Fisichella 6th (1) AUS Pole (1) Pole (1) Pole (1) AUT 98
N Rosberg 6th (1) MAS 3rd (1) --- ---
J Trulli 6th (1) ESP 3rd (1) Pole (1) Pole (2) MON 04 - BEL 04
M Webber 7th (1) AUS 2nd (1) 2nd (1) 2nd (1) MAS 04
H Kovalainen 8th (1) ESP --- --- ---
R Schumacher 9th (2) AUS/MAS 3rd (1) Pole (1) Pole (5) FRA 01 - CDN 04
D Coulthard 9th (1) ESP 7th (1) 5th (1) Pole (12) ARG 95 - MON 01
T Sato 10th (1) AUS 17th (2) 4th (2) 2nd (1) Eur 04

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


All-Time Top 20 Poles
=====================

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. F Alonso 0 + 7 + 2 + 6 in 2006 [3]
16. A Ascari 14
R Peterson 14
J Hunt 14
19. 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 Montmelo
===============================================

Year Time Driver Chassis Rslt Winner Grd
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1997 1'16.525 J Villeneuve Williams FW19 1st
1998 1'20.262 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/13 1st
1999 1'22.088 M Häkkinen McLaren MP4/14 1st
----
2000 1'20.974 M Schumacher Ferrari F1-2000 5th Häkkinen McLaren 2nd
2001 1'18.201 M Schumacher Ferrari F2001 1st
2002 1'16.364 M Schumacher Ferrari F2002 1st
2003 1'17.761 M Schumacher Ferrari F2003GA 1st
----
2004 1'15.022 M Schumacher Ferrari F2004 1st
----
2005 [2'31.421] K Räikkönen McLaren MP4/20 1st
2006 1'14.643 F Alonso Renault R26 1st
----
2007 1'21.421 F Massa Ferrari F2007 1st

---- Indicates changes to track length and/or layout.

Note: In 2005 the grid was decided using two-session aggregate qualifying.
Since 2006 it has been decided with a three-period knockout system.

There have been 17 Grands Prix at Catalunya,
13 were won from pole position (last Massa in 2007),
three were won from second position (Häkkinen, 2000),
and one from third (M Schumacher, 1996).

Average grid position of winners = 1.294.

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Brian W Lawrence
Wantage,
Oxfordshire, UK
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