The importance of numbers in Formula One
October 25th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANSWith Formula One in its 61st season, here’s a statistical look at the sport:
15 - Sebastian Vettel is only the 15th driver to have won at least two World titles and in only his fifth season.
20 - Number of races that Sebastian Vettel has won so far in 78 starts.
27 - Number of pole positions that Sebastian Vettel has claimed; the most by any current driver, barring Michael Schumacher (67).
323 - Number of starts by Rubens Barrichello, the most ever in F1 history.
4 - Number of different winners in the 2011 season so far - Sebastian Vettel (10), Lewis Hamilton (1), Jenson Button (1) and Fernando Alonso (1).
11 - Most number of different winners in a season (1982 - 16 races) - Alain Prost (2), Didier Pironi (2), Rene Arnoux (2), Niki Lauda (2), John Watson (2), Nelson Piquet (1), Keke Rosberg (1), Patrick Tambay (1), Elio de Angelis (1), Michele Alberto (1), Riccardo Patrese (1).
3 - Least number of different winners in a season (1988, 16 races) - Ayrton Senna (8), Alain Prost (7), Gerhard Berger (1).
0.5 - The closest difference between championship winner (Niki Lauda - 72) and runner-up (Alain Prost - 71.5); in 1984 season.
3584 - The number of days between two races for a driver (Luca Badoer of Ferrari - Suzuka 1999 to Valencia 2009).
216 - Number of wins by Ferrari in 1,797 starts; 201 pole positions and 653 podium finishes.
47 - The age at which Juan Manuel Fangio won the world championship in 1957.
5 - Number of drivers over 40 to have won the World championship - Juan Manuel Fangio (47.31, 1957); Nino Farina (44.98, 1950); Jack Brabham (41.47, 1966); Graham Hill (40.74, 1968); Nigel Mansell (40.03, 1992).
57 - The age at which Louis Chiron participated in a F1 race and was classified sixth (Monte Carlo, 1955).
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- Hamilton sees F1 fight with Alonso as new Senna-Prost battle - Mar 29, 2011
- Vettel takes pole, di Resta 10th in Bahrain - Apr 21, 2012
- Vettel wins maiden Monaco Grand Prix, Force India seventh - May 30, 2011
- Webber secures elusive win in Brazil, Force India end season on a high - Nov 28, 2011
- Lauda backs Vettel to win this year's Formula One title - Aug 20, 2010
- Button backs Vettel to succeed him as F1's new king - Oct 12, 2010
- Vettel breaks pole record in season finale, Sutil to start 8th - Nov 27, 2011
- Red Bull's Vettel takes pole for Chinese Grand Prix - Apr 16, 2011
- Red Bull's Vettel wins Malaysian Grand Prix - Apr 10, 2011
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