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Some driver comparisons

After Bahrain race.

Last updated 14.4.2014, 17:58.


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[Practice one - best lap time] [Practice two - best lap time] [Practice three - best lap time] [Practice one - laps completed] [Practice two - laps completed] [Practice three - laps completed]

[Qualification - average position] [Qualification - best lap time]

[Race - average position] [Race - No. of times finished ahead] [Race - best lap time] [Places gained or lost from starting position]

[WDC - GP weekends ahead in standing] [WDC - points]



Practice one - best lap time

Name No. Name No. Cumulative difference Average difference Change in avg.
Button 3 Magnussen 0 -0.948 -0.316 +0.011
Bianchi 2 Chilton 0 -4.021 -2.010
Hulkenberg 2 Perez 0 -1.302 -0.651
Hamilton 2 Rosberg 0 -0.568 -0.284
Vergne 2 Kvyat 1 -1.487 -0.496 +0.651
Vettel 2 Ricciardo 1 -1.417 -0.472 -0.272
Alonso 2 Räikkönen 1 -0.887 -0.296 -0.267
Maldonado 1 Grosjean 0 -0.243
Sutil 1 Gutierrez 1 +0.328 +0.109
Bottas 1 Massa 1 +0.116 +0.039
Kobayashi 0 Ericsson 0
Sessions for teams with no running, driver swaps or non-representative times are not included.
+ve difference means that the 1st driver has been slower.

Exclusions

Marussia: Chilton's time too slow in Australia.
Caterham: no times in Australia. Kobayashi time too slow in Malaysia, swapped out in Bahrain.
Mercedes: no time for Hamilton in Australia.
Lotus: no times in Australia, Malaysia.
Force India: no time for Perez in Malaysia.
Williams: Bottas swapped out in Bahrain.
Sauber: Gutierrez swapped out in Bahrain.


Practice two - best lap time

Name No. Name No. Cumulative difference Average difference Change in avg.
Button 3 Magnussen 0 -1.041 -0.347 +0.107
Sutil 3 Gutierrez 0 -0.276 -0.092 +0.040
Vergne 2 Kvyat 1 -1.651 -0.550 +0.442
Alonso 2 Räikkönen 1 -1.613 -0.538 -0.234
Bianchi 2 Chilton 1 -1.604 -0.535 +0.044
Hulkenberg 2 Perez 1 -1.013 -0.338 +0.267
Bottas 1 Massa 2 +0.805 +0.268 +0.104
Hamilton 2 Rosberg 1 -0.380 -0.127 -0.119
Vettel 2 Ricciardo 1 -0.290 -0.097 +0.135
Kobayashi 1 Ericsson 0 -0.879
Maldonado 1 Grosjean 0 -0.340
Sessions for teams with no running, driver swaps or non-representative times are not included.
+ve difference means that the 1st driver has been slower.

Exclusions

Lotus: no time for Maldonado in Australia, Malaysia.
Caterham: no times in Australia. No time for Kobayashi in Malaysia.


Practice three - best lap time

Name No. Name No. Cumulative difference Average difference Change in avg.
Vergne 0 Kvyat 3 +1.101 +0.367 -0.009
Button 2 Magnussen 0 -0.913 -0.457
Vettel 1 Ricciardo 2 +3.092 +1.031 +0.538
Hamilton 1 Rosberg 2 +1.661 +0.554 -0.334
Kobayashi 2 Ericsson 1 -0.759 -0.253 -0.159
Hulkenberg 2 Perez 1 -0.606 -0.202 +0.395
Alonso 2 Räikkönen 1 -0.018 -0.006 -0.156
Maldonado 1 Grosjean 1 +0.462 +0.231
Bianchi 1 Chilton 1 -0.340 -0.170
Sutil 1 Gutierrez 1 +0.275 +0.138
Bottas 1 Massa 1 -0.138 -0.069
Sessions for teams with no running, driver swaps or non-representative times are not included.
+ve difference means that the 1st driver has been slower.

Exclusions

Williams: no time for Bottas in Australia.
Sauber: no time for Gutierrez in Australia.
Lotus: no time for Grosjean in Australia.
Mercedes: no time for Magnussen in Malaysia.
Marussia: no time for Chilton in Bahrain.


Practice one - laps completed

Name Laps Name Laps Difference Average Change in avg.
Kobayashi 6 Ericsson 46 -40 -13.3 -3.8
Vettel 35 Ricciardo 65 -30 -0 +3.5
Hulkenberg 52 Perez 26 +26 +8.7 +0.7
Hamilton 34 Rosberg 49 -15 -5 +3
Bianchi 44 Chilton 34 +10 +3.3 -1.7
Maldonado 35 Grosjean 28 +7 +2.3 +2.3
Bottas 49 Massa 53 -4 -1.3 -4.8
Sutil 54 Gutierrez 30 +4 +1.3 -0.7
Button 59 Magnussen 61 -2 -0.7 +0.8
Vergne 71 Kvyat 72 -1 -0.3 +1.2
Alonso 51 Räikkönen 51 ±0 ±0
+ve difference means that the 1st driver has done more laps overall.


Practice two - laps completed

Name Laps Name Laps Difference Average Change in avg.
Kobayashi 33 Ericsson 62 -29 -9.7 +6.3
Maldonado 25 Grosjean 49 -24 -8 +5
Sutil 77 Gutierrez 95 -18 -6 -8
Hulkenberg 85 Perez 101 -16 -5.3 -8.3
Bianchi 73 Chilton 59 +14 +4.7 +0.2
Alonso 85 Räikkönen 95 -10 -3.3 -0.8
Vettel 101 Ricciardo 95 +6 +2 ±0
Button 82 Magnussen 76 +6 +2 -1.5
Hamilton 97 Rosberg 92 +5 +1.7 -2.3
Bottas 82 Massa 78 +4 +1.3 +2.7
Vergne 101 Kvyat 99 +2 +0.7 +0.7
+ve difference means that the 1st driver has done more laps overall.


Practice three - laps completed

Name Laps Name Laps Difference Average Change in avg.
Maldonado 56 Grosjean 37 +19 +6.3 -1.2
Sutil 55 Gutierrez 36 +19 +6.3 +0.3
Kobayashi 43 Ericsson 51 -8 -2.7 +0.8
Vergne 45 Kvyat 51 -6 -2 -0.5
Bianchi 48 Chilton 45 +3 +1 ±0
Button 32 Magnussen 35 -3 -1 +0.5
Hamilton 38 Rosberg 40 -2 -0.7 +0.3
Vettel 36 Ricciardo 38 -2 -0.7 -1.2
Bottas 32 Massa 30 +2 +0.7 +0.7
Alonso 37 Räikkönen 38 -1 -0.3 -0.3
Hulkenberg 42 Perez 42 ±0 ±0 +0.5
+ve difference means that the 1st driver has done more laps overall.


Qualification - average position (Click names to see graphs)

Name Position Name Position Difference
Vettel 8.7 Ricciardo 3.3 +5.4
Hulkenberg 8.7 Perez 11.7 -3
Kobayashi 18 Ericsson 21 -3
Button 9.3 Magnussen 7 +2.3
Alonso 6.3 Räikkönen 8 -1.7
Sutil 16.7 Gutierrez 15.3 +1.4
Hamilton 1.3 Rosberg 2.3 -1
Vergne 9.7 Kvyat 10.7 -1
Maldonado 18.7 Grosjean 17.7 +1
Bianchi 19 Chilton 20 -1
Bottas 9.7 Massa 10 -0.3



Qualification - best lap time

Name No. Name No. Cumulative difference Average difference Change in avg.
Kobayashi 3 Ericsson 0 -2.485 -0.828 +0.020
Maldonado 0 Grosjean 2 +0.881 +0.441
Hulkenberg 2 Perez 1 -3.266 -1.089 +0.729
Button 1 Magnussen 2 +2.705 +0.902 -0.613
Sutil 1 Gutierrez 2 -2.168 -0.723 +0.498
Alonso 2 Räikkönen 1 -2.108 -0.703 +0.663
Bianchi 2 Chilton 1 -1.788 -0.596 -0.003
Vettel 1 Ricciardo 2 +1.711 +0.570 -0.089
Vergne 2 Kvyat 1 -1.663 -0.554 +0.348
Hamilton 2 Rosberg 1 -1.262 -0.421 +0.071
Bottas 1 Massa 2 +0.100 +0.033 -0.149
Times used from last session where both drivers participated.
+ve difference means that the 1st driver has been slower.

Exclusions

Lotus: no time for Maldonado in Australia.


Race - average position (Click names to see graphs)

Name Position Name Position Difference
Alonso 5.7 Räikkönen 9.7 -4
Maldonado 14 Grosjean 11.5 +2.5
Bianchi 16 Chilton 13.7 +2.3
Vergne 8 Kvyat 10 -2
Hulkenberg 5.3 Perez 6.5 -1.2
Button 4.5 Magnussen 5.5 -1
Sutil 11 Gutierrez 12 -1
Hamilton 1 Rosberg 1.7 -0.7
Bottas 7.7 Massa 7 +0.7
Vettel 4.5 Ricciardo 4 +0.5
Kobayashi 14 Ericsson 14 0

Results influenced by factors other than driver error are not included.


Race - No. of times finished ahead

Name No. Name No.
Alonso 3 Räikkönen 0
Bottas 0 Massa 2
Hamilton 2 Rosberg 0
Sutil 1 Gutierrez 0
Vergne 1 Kvyat 0
Kobayashi 1 Ericsson 0
Vettel 0 Ricciardo 1
Bianchi 0 Chilton 1
Maldonado 0 Grosjean 1
Button 1 Magnussen 1
Hulkenberg 1 Perez 1
Results influenced by factors other than driver error are not included.

Exclusions

Red Bull: Vettel DNF in Australia. Ricciardo DSQ in Australia, DNF in Malaysia.
Marussia: Bianchi DNF in Australia, Malaysia.
Lotus: DNFs in Australia. Maldonado DNF in Malaysia
Caterham: Ericsson DNF in Australia, Bahrain.
Williams: Massa DNF in Australia.
Mercedes: Hamilton DNF in Australia.
Sauber: DNFs in Malaysia, Bahrain.
STR: Vergne DNF in Malaysia, Bahrain.
Force India: Perez DNS in Malaysia.
McLaren: DNFs in Bahrain.


Race - best lap time

Name No. Name No. Cumulative difference Average difference Change in avg.
Bottas 0 Massa 2 +1.068 +0.534
Hulkenberg 2 Perez 0 -0.691 -0.346
Sutil 0 Gutierrez 2 +0.620 +0.310
Kobayashi 0 Ericsson 2 +0.365 +0.183
Alonso 2 Räikkönen 1 -1.745 -0.582 +0.438
Vergne 0 Kvyat 1 +1.230
Button 1 Magnussen 2 +0.392 +0.131 -0.337
Bianchi 0 Chilton 1 +0.350
Maldonado 0 Grosjean 1 +0.223
Hamilton 1 Rosberg 1 -0.818 -0.409
Vettel 1 Ricciardo 1 -0.343 -0.172
Non representative times and results influenced by factors other than driver error are not included.
+ve difference means that the 1st driver has been slower.

Exclusions

Red Bull: Vettel DNF in Australia.
Marussia: Bianchi DNF in Australia, Malaysia.
Lotus: DNFs in Australia, Maldonado DNF in Malaysia.
Caterham: DNFs in Australia.
Williams: Massa DNF in Australia.
Mercedes: Hamilton DNF in Australia.
Force India: Perez DNS in Malaysia.
STR: Vergne DNF in Malaysia, Bahrain.
Sauber: DNFs in Bahrain.


WDC - GP weekends ahead in standing

Name No. Name No.
Hamilton 0 Rosberg 3
Alonso 3 Räikkönen 0
Hulkenberg 3 Perez 0
Bottas 3 Massa 0
Vergne 3 Kvyat 0
Vettel 2 Ricciardo 0
Button 2 Magnussen 1
Maldonado Grosjean
Sutil Gutierrez
Bianchi Chilton
Kobayashi Ericsson


WDC - points

Name No. Name No. Dev. from 50% Current difference Average difference Change in avg.
Alonso 26 Räikkönen 7 28.8 +19 +6.3 -0.7
Vettel 23 Ricciardo 12 15.7 +11 +3.7 -3.8
Hulkenberg 28 Perez 16 13.6 +12 +4 -4.5
Bottas 18 Massa 12 10 +6 +2 -2
Vergne 4 Kvyat 3 7.1 +1 +0.3 -0.7
Hamilton 50 Rosberg 61 5 -11 -3.7 +5.3
Button 23 Magnussen 20 3.5 +3 +1 -0.5
Sutil Gutierrez
Maldonado Grosjean
Bianchi Chilton
Kobayashi Ericsson
+ve current difference means that the 1st driver has gained more points overall.


Places gained or lost from starting position

Name Cumulative Name Cumulative Difference Average difference Change in avg.
Bianchi +3 Chilton +18 -15 -5 ±0
Bottas +15 Massa +5 +10 +3.3 -4.2
Vergne -9 Kvyat +1 -10 -3.3 -2.3
Button ±0 Magnussen -9 +9 +3 -2
Alonso +1 Räikkönen -7 +8 +2.7 +1.2
Vettel +3 Ricciardo +9 -6 -2 -1.5
Maldonado +3 Grosjean +8 -5 -1.7 +0.3
Kobayashi +10 Ericsson +8 +2 +0.7 +1.2
Hulkenberg +9 Perez +7 +2 +0.7 +2.2
Sutil +2 Gutierrez +4 -2 -0.7 +2.3
Hamilton +1 Rosberg +2 -1 -0.3 +1.2
+ve difference means that the 1st driver has gained more places overall.