New leader in Predictions Championship

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Grandchelem’s first score in the F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship this year was a big one – scooping the first-place prize of a Lotus DVD boxset in this weekend’s round.

The runners-up prize of two F1 T-shirts from Unlap go to MKT. But Tom Hitchings has taken over the lead of the overall championship with its grand prize of tickets to the 2011 British Grand Prix.

The most popular pick for victory was out before the end of the first lap. Lewis Hamilton was tipped to win by 56% of players.

Fernando Alonso was the next most popular pick for victory, with 15% of people correctly naming him as the winner.

New championship leader Tom has a score of 126 and leads Arpi_ by four points. There’s a maximum of 250 points to be won over the final five rounds.

If you’re looking for another competition before the next round of the championship check out our contest to win tickets to an F1 photography exhibition in London.

View the F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship standings in full

The prizes

This year we’re giving away a pair of prizes every race weekend.

On top of that at the end of the year the top 12 finishers all get prizes – and whoever scores the highest overall will be going to the 2011 British Grand Prix. Here are the prizes in full:

Grand prize: Two grandstands tickets to the 2011 British Grand Prix

The person who scores the most points in the 2010 F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship will win grandstand tickets to the 2011 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

This is the first time we’ve offered F1 race tickets as a prize at F1 Fanatic and I hope you all agree it’s a fitting reward for the F1 expert who can best predict who will be on top in 2010.

The grand prize winner will receive tickets to all three days of the 2011 British Grand Prix with reserved grandstand seating for the race.

Second place prize: An F1 painting of your choice

The second place finisher in the championship will win an F1 painting by Rob Ijbema.

You get to choose which F1 driver, present or past, will feature in the painting. Or you can pick one of the other motor racing paintings on Rob’s site Car-a-day.

Runners-up prizes: Autocourse 2010-2011

The ten players who finish in third to 12th positions in the championship will win a copy of the 2010-2011 edition of Autocourse.

The highly respected journal of Formula 1 and other major international four-wheeled racing series is published at the end of every season.

This year the publication marks its 60th anniversary edition.

NB. 2009 edition cover used for illustration

Race winners prize: The Lotus Story DVD Box Set

Duke Video are supplying the prize for the player who gets the highest score in each round.

With the Lotus name returning to F1 in 2010 what better prize than a DVD box set showing the history of this great team. This four-disc set “The Lotus Story” chronicles Lotus’s participation in F1 from the company’s beginning in 1948 up to its F1 withdrawal in 1994. (Please note this DVD is in PAL format).

Duke are also offering a special promotion exclusive to all F1 Fanatic readers – whenever you order from them you can get 15% off using the promotional code F1Fanatic at the checkout.

Race runners-up prize: Two F1 T-shirts

The second place finisher in each race will win a race winner’s T-shirt and Official F1 Fanatic T-shirt from Unlap.

This prize is supplied by Unlap.

How to enter

Entries will open in the week before every race. You have until the start of free practice three on Saturday to make your predictions.

You can post your predictions for the first race now below or wait until nearer the deadline. A reminder will be posted on the site after free practice two on Friday.

Each player may predict the pole sitter, the pole position lap time and the top five finishers in the race. See below for the rules in full.

Enter your pole position lap time prediction in the following format: MM:SS.ccc – e.g. for a lap of one minute, 25.386 seconds enter 01:25.386

Please try to pick an original and distinctive user name – something a bit more descriptive than just a first name and use the same name for every race you enter.

Competition terms and conditions

1. Maximum one entry per household.
2. The competition is not open to employees, friends or family of F1 Fanatic, Silverstone Circuit, Duke Video, Motorsport in Print, Car-a-Day or Icon Publishing Ltd.
3. Predictions will open up to one week before the start of final practice on the Saturday of a Grand Prix weekend and will be promoted on the front page of F1 Fanatic before closing prior to the start of final practice.
4. In each round players are invited to predict (a) who will be on pole position and (b) what the top five finishers will be (five different drivers).
5. Players accumulate points in each round as follows:
a. Correctly naming the pole sitter: 2 points
b. Correctly naming one/two/three/four/five driver/s who finish in the top five: 1/2/3/5/8 points
c. Correctly predicting where one/two/three/four/five driver/s finish: 2/6/14/24/40 points
6. Whoever scores the most points over the 19 races from round one (Bahrain) to 19 (Abu Dhabi) wins the grand prize.
7. In the event of a tie on points the winner will be determined by who came closest to predicting the pole position time correctly. If that fails to produce a winner the editor will choose a means of deciding who has won.
8. Predictions must be entered using the form below. If you have trouble submitting your entry via the form please email competition@f1fanatic.co.uk
9. Once a prediction has been made it cannot be altered.
10. In the event of a dispute the editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
11. No cash alternative is offered for any of the prizes.
12. Grand Prix tickets: Children must be accompanied by an adult. Accommodation and transport to the venue not included. Event date TBC.
13. Players who have won prizes will be notified by email within seven days of each Grand Prix. Lotus DVDs and F1 paintings will be despatched within 28 days of that email being sent. Grand Prix tickets will be despatched once they are available. Autocourse books will be despatched once they are published.

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26 comments on “New leader in Predictions Championship”

  1. Three bloody points. After a disappointing first week at uni I’m not suprised. :S
    Congrats to the winner and the new leader though.

  2. I’m staying consistently about 50 points behind the leaders.

    I like how close it is though. Lots of people still have a chance to win if the get a big win or two.

  3. well if i hadn’t messed up my name in the predictions, my 5 points would kept me in second, but in front of Arpi.

    Ah well these things happen

  4. Keith Ive noticed a glitch with my scoring for the year. And yes, it is my fault given I used a different name in the predictions to the name I post with.

    1. Sorry I should elaborate:

      Hamish & BC, they are the same people (me). It makes sense as the races where BC has zero points are the only races where Hamish has points, as I’m sure both names have the same email address.

      I know thats a pain in the backside. Is there anyway of rectifying that?

  5. I’ve gone up 40 places in one race, but my championship hopes had long evaporated. For the second race in a row retirements ruined my whole prediction set, but at least I got one driver in the right position this time (Button)!

  6. mutter mutter 3 points mutter mutter

  7. I’m consistently gaining positions every race. Gimme 10 more races and I can make my way to the top 50. Ooops.

  8. Oh cock. Three Points.

  9. If only I hadn’t missed two rounds, I could be up there playing with the big boys.

  10. I have to say Keith, with what you have done with the competition this season is incredible. From where it first come (with people just posting there predictions and you having to do everything by hand) to where it is know is fantastic. I is bloody hard to get anything like a good score but with the prize being such a good one, thats the way it should be. I look forward to being in this competition for many years to come.

  11. Alonso has been driving me crazy !!
    The races where I put him on pole/winner’s place, he (along with the Ferrari management, of course) he either crashes out or somehow manages to get his race ruined. And he usually win when I dont make him a pole sitter/winner.. :(

    1. HounslowBusGarage
      15th September 2010, 12:19

      He’s doing it on purpose, you know.

  12. 2 rounds completely missed and STILL 4th. I’m proud of myself. Congrats to the winners and the new leader.

  13. Woohoo, nice points hall this race puts me back in contention. If it weren’t for the two races I couldn’t predict for while traveling and the one race where I mistakenly put De La Rosa instead of Rosberg (which cost me 9 points) I’d be a lot closer to the top. But I suppose technical difficulties and driver error are part of any championship :D But I’m make my resurgence :)

    1. meh, damn homonyms *haul

  14. Damn the travelling. Missed my first round this year.

  15. Congrats Steph…good score of 11! I only got 5… ;-(! You did have a good race weekend huh…a ferarri 1-3 and at Monza of all places! Well I hope McLaren have a successful 1-2 in Singapore! Our current scores after 3 races are: Steph 27; Ayrton 41… still lots to play for…! But you are beating me overall…!

    1. I really needed a good weekend! My favourite track has certainly treated me well this year :)

      Overall doesn’t matter because you left so I think it only counts from Hungary? So you are still leading but I am desperate to catch up!

      Good luck for the next round. I’m not at all comfortable because I know you will bounce back!

  16. Wow my 2nd best round and up to 41st :-)

  17. A feeble 7 for Monza, but still near the sharp end. What was I thinking picking Vettel for pole? Lewis, keep it on the road please next time!

    I need a big scoop of points!

  18. keith, where i can look the points i have in this grnd prix? not the full standings..

    1. In the full standings you can see points you scored in each race.

  19. I HAVE to wake up earlier on saturdays, twice I got deadlined :D

  20. congrutz to the leader and winner

  21. *congratz to the winner and leader gosh i cannot spell

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