ATLAS F1 - THE JOURNAL OF FORMULA ONE MOTORSPORT
2003 SuperStats: United States GP

By David Wright, Australia
Atlas F1 Magazine Writer



Advice: With each table, click on a column's header (title) to sort the table by that column; click again to change the sorting order.

The SuperGrid compares the average Saturday qualifying position and times of all drivers over all rounds of the Formula One season. Each driver's time is also compared against the best overall Saturday qualifier (by average Saturday qualifying position) as well as the average of the season's pole position times, SuperPole. With the end of the season closing right in, the new format involving one quick lap and unknown fuel loads continues to shuffle the order, with the occasional mistake introducing a further random element. Michael Schumacher just remains on top ahead of teammate Rubens Barrichello as the rest of the field remained in the same positions, though various averages changed a little.

Currently, SuperPole is 1m19.686, which sees the 107% cutoff at 1m25.264.

By default, the table is sorted in by average qualifying position in ascending order, then by best qualifying position/positions achieved throughout the season in a similar manner to that that the FIA uses to rank the championship standings in ascending order.


The SuperRace compares the average finishing position, and total time and distance completed by all drivers over all rounds of the Formula One season. As in SuperGrid, Michael Schumacher remains on top while Marc Gene slots into second place with his fifth place on the weekend. Kimi Raikkonen and Ralf Schumacher swap places, while Jarno Trulli moves up two places past Jenson Button and Mark Webber who both led but failed to finish. Big movers near the bottom were Giancarlo Fisichella who gained two places while Olivier Panis fell two after his superb qualifying.

By default, the table is sorted by average finishing position in ascending order, then total distance covered in descending order.


The driver totals compare the total laps completed, total distance completed, laps led and distance led by each driver throughout the season. Michael Schumacher remains on top, but Fernando Alonso falls behind Juan Pablo Montoya for second. Meanwhile Montoya's teammate Ralf Schumacher suffered badly, his crash dropping him four places as countryman Nick Heidfeld gained three. Mark Webber suffered an identical fall to Ralf for the same reason, as most of the changes centred on the top half of the table.

By default, the table is sorted by total distance in descending order, then total laps in descending order, then distance led in descending order.


The team totals compare the total laps completed, total distance completed, laps led and distance led by each team throughout the season. Once again at the top of the table, the order of the top four is unchanged, with all four teams scoring points with one car while the other failed to finish. Sauber's double points finish saw them move past Toyota into fifth place, Toyota's misfortune allowing Minardi to move ahead as well as this trio looks set for a close finish to the season. BAR remains in eighth, with Jordan just ahead of Jaguar, both teams within striking distance of BAR.

By default, the table is sorted by total distance in descending order, then total laps in descending order, then distance led in descending order.


The average times table consists of seven columns: the first five are the average of the fastest time recorded by each driver in each respective pre-race session over all rounds of the season; the sixth is the average of the fastest lap recorded in the race over all rounds of the season; and the seventh is the average lap time recorded during the race over all rounds of the season, calculated by dividing the total time a driver has raced during the season by the total laps the driver has completed in races. This table is listed in alphabetical order.


The average positions table consists of seven columns: the first five are the average of the positions recorded by each driver in each pre-race session over all rounds of the season; the sixth is the average of the positions of the fastest lap over all rounds of the season; and the seventh is the average of the race finishing positions over all rounds of the season. This table is listed in alphabetical order.


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October 1st 2003

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