Brazilian Grand Prix fastest laps analysis

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Fastest laps by driver

RankDriverFastest lapDeficitLaps within 1% of personal best
1Mark Webber73.733024
2Sebastian Vettel73.890.15721
3Rubens Barrichello73.950.21723
4Robert Kubica74.1550.42240
5Heikki Kovalainen74.3030.5721
6Lewis Hamilton74.3450.61231
7Jenson Button74.3530.6239
8Nico Rosberg74.370.63717
9Kimi Raikkonen74.5580.82535
10Sebastien Buemi74.5630.8349
11Kamui Kobayashi74.6760.94335
12Romain Grosjean74.7891.05625
13Jaime Alguersuari74.8611.12825
14Giancarlo Fisichella74.9311.19823
15Nick Heidfeld74.9881.25511
16Vitantonio Liuzzi74.991.25727
17Kazuki Nakajima75.0731.3418
Jarno TrulliNo timeNo timeNo time
Adrian SutilNo timeNo timeNo time
Fernando AlonsoNo timeNo timeNo time

Top 50 fastest laps

RankDriverLap timeLap
1

Mark Webber73.73325
2

Mark Webber73.87524
3

Sebastian Vettel73.8959
4

Sebastian Vettel73.94436
5

Rubens Barrichello73.9520
6

Sebastian Vettel73.95435
7

Mark Webber74.01222
8

Rubens Barrichello74.02765
9

Rubens Barrichello74.04819
10

Mark Webber74.0521
11

Mark Webber74.10119
12

Rubens Barrichello74.11818
13

Sebastian Vettel74.11934
14

Mark Webber74.12820
15

Robert Kubica74.15538
16

Robert Kubica74.16422
17

Rubens Barrichello74.17917
18

Mark Webber74.19945
19

Robert Kubica74.20144
20

Robert Kubica74.20145
21

Rubens Barrichello74.24367
22

Mark Webber74.24562
23

Sebastian Vettel74.25970
24

Rubens Barrichello74.26266
25

Sebastian Vettel74.28661
26

Robert Kubica74.28719
27

Sebastian Vettel74.28955
28

Rubens Barrichello74.29316
29

Sebastian Vettel74.30167
30

Heikki Kovalainen74.30368
31

Mark Webber74.31546
32

Robert Kubica74.31618
33

Robert Kubica74.31743
34

Sebastian Vettel74.32448
35

Heikki Kovalainen74.33762
36

Sebastian Vettel74.34171
37

Robert Kubica74.34221
38

Robert Kubica74.34437
39

Lewis Hamilton74.34559
40

Sebastian Vettel74.34958
41

Mark Webber74.3563
42

Mark Webber74.35218
43

Jenson Button74.35346
44

Robert Kubica74.35817
45

Sebastian Vettel74.35868
46

Nico Rosberg74.3716
47

Mark Webber74.37111
48

Robert Kubica74.37760
49

Sebastian Vettel74.37769
50

Nico Rosberg74.37822

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11 comments on “Brazilian Grand Prix fastest laps analysis”

  1. Great consistency from Buemi. Rosberg 0.64 off fastest lap and Nakajima 1.34 off. No doubt Rosberg is the much better driver and I will be surprised if Nakajima is in F1 next year. No points compared to Rosbergs 34.5. Button very consistent but not quick. Rubens much faster.

    1. what race did you watch? Button was heavier for half of the race and in traffic most of the time. After 1st pit stops Button was consistently faster than Rubens by 3-4 tenths.

    2. what race did you watch? Button was most of the time in traffic behind Kobayashi and heavier than Rubens. When he had free air he was consistently faster than Rubens by 3-4 tenths. He could have got a much better results if he managed to pass Kobayashi at 1st try.

  2. Just for comparison I did my “laptime consistency” analysis. With fastest lap, average laptime of 5 fastest laps, median laptime and number of laps with less than 2 tenths off of the previous lap.


    Fastest Top5 Median 0.2
    WEB 73.733 73.954 74.504 43
    VET 73.890 74.033 74.927 28
    BAR 73.950 74.064 74.858 31
    KUB 74.155 74.202 74.584 32
    KOV 74.303 74.462 75.214 24
    HAM 74.345 74.489 75.063 34
    BUT 74.353 74.464 74.974 31
    ROS 74.370 74.390 74.614 12
    RAI 74.558 74.656 75.002 41
    BUE 74.563 74.629 75.054 32
    KOB 74.676 74.882 75.389 27
    GRO 74.789 74.852 75.644 26
    ALG 74.861 74.920 75.715 28
    FIS 74.931 75.101 75.775 27
    HEI 74.988 75.205 75.420 7
    LIU 74.990 75.063 75.787 34
    NAK 75.073 75.142 75.335 11

    Obvious differences are Buemi and Webber. Buemi has slightly erratic laptimes, but indeed mostly within 1% of his fastest lap. Webber has pretty smooth laptimes, but he only had to push during his first stint, so most of his laps are indeed not close to his fastest lap.

    1. Can we get one of these for every race? Awesome analysis! Looks like Kimi got the most out of his package.

  3. Again, we can see here what a fantastic race have made Lewis Hamilton with his poor car.

    For comparison, Vettel had a Rocket in his hand at Interlagos and Lewis, who started the race behind him, changed his strategy and raced his first stint much heavier than the german and, even so, finish the race in front of him — who has a car much better than the MP4/24…

    I think, Keith, you should write a post analyzing how Vettel´s inability to overtake could have compromised his championship…

  4. Look at Fisi compared to Räikkönen. He’s a lot slower and a lot less consistent. That Ferrari must be really hard to master, or perhaps starting at the back compromised his times quite a bit.

  5. 49/71 laps at that pace. Not bad for Buemi. Shame he couldn’t finish higher.

    Kubica is impressive too knowing that he had to turn down his revs but still able to lap 4th Fastest, with high consistency

  6. This paints a picture of sugar-water dominance. They were really half a second clear of the field—Barrichello set his lap on empty tanks in stint 1, and was nowhere after that. An, obbviously, after stint 1, Webber was never truly pressed and Vettel spent much of the day in traffic.

    Button was distinctly adrift of Barrichello and on par with Hamilton, who massively out-raced him. This continued his established inability to maximize the car relative to his teammate.

    Button did the best job over the season, but if you consider that next year’s car will be similar, its clear that the driver they fired is the one who can unlock its performance.

    Ironically, this race may well save Slowvalainen’s job. Because he was very fast. He outqualified Hamilton and, on the same strategy, was in the race.

    1. Terry Fabulous
      20th October 2009, 0:57

      Wow! I must have been watching a different race to you.

  7. Rosberg’s consistency is impressive too. He only completed 20-something laps….

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