The F1 Fans 2012 Cheat Sheet: Victories And Fastest Laps
I recently wrote a piece for RichlandF1.com whereby I summarized and did some very brief analysis on F1 wins vs Fastest Laps. (Summary Article: http://richlandf1.com/?p=5348)
As a byproduct, I have the following charts that I thought I would share with you. This makes for a great little cheat sheet to have by your side throughout the 2013 F1 season for reference.
2012 F1 Wins
F1 2012 Fastest Laps
| 2012 Formula One Fastest Laps | |||||
| Circuit | Driver | Team | Lap | Avg. Speed | Time |
| Australia | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | 214.053 | 01:29.2 |
| Malaysia | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 53 | 198.117 | 01:40.7 |
| China | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 53 | 196.314 | 01:40.0 |
| Bahrain | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 41 | 202.151 | 01:36.4 |
| Spain | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 53 | 194.295 | 01:26.3 |
| Monaco | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 49 | 155.557 | 01:17.3 |
| Canada | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 70 | 207.249 | 01:15.8 |
| Europe | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 54 | 190.953 | 01:42.2 |
| Great Britain | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 50 | 224.037 | 01:34.7 |
| Germany | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 57 | 209.163 | 01:18.7 |
| Hungary | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 68 | 187.453 | 01:24.1 |
| Belgium | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 43 | 223.488 | 01:52.8 |
| Italy | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 53 | 239.053 | 01:27.2 |
| Singapore | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 52 | 164.48 | 01:51.0 |
| Japan | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 52 | 218.276 | 01:35.8 |
| Korea | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 54 | 198.104 | 01:42.0 |
| India | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 60 | 209.176 | 01:28.2 |
| Abu Dhabi | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 54 | 192.32 | 01:44.0 |
| USA | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 56 | 199.772 | 01:39.3 |
| Brazil | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 38 | 198.701 | 01:18.1 |
F1 GP where Winner also recorded fastest lap:
| Race Winner | Grand Prix |
| Jenson Button | Australia |
| Sebastian Vettel | Bahrain |
| Sebastian Vettel | Japan |
Most Fastest Laps : Driver
| Driver | Fastest Laps | Grand Prix |
| Sebastian Vettel | 6 | Bahrain, Canada, Hungary, Japan, Abu Dhabi, USA |
| Honorable Mentions | ||
| Jenson Button | 2 | Australia, India |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | Malaysia, Great Britain |
| Nico Rosberg | 2 | Europe, Italy |
Most Fastest Laps: Team
| Team | Fastest Laps | Grand Prix |
| Red Bull Racing | 7 | Bahrain, Canada, Hungary, Korea, Japan, Abu Dhabi, USA |
| McLaren | 3 | Australia, India, Brazil |
| Lotus | 3 | Malaysia, Spain, Great Britain |
| Mercedes | 3 | Europe, Germany, Italy |
Wins : Driver
| Driver | Wins | Grand Prix |
| Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Bahrain, Singapore, Japan, Korea, India |
| Lewis Hamilton | 4 | Canada, Hungary,Italy, USA |
| Fernando Alonso | 3 | Malaysia, Europe, Germany |
| Jenson Button | 3 | Australia, Belgium, Brazil |
| Mark Webber | 2 | Monaco, Great Britain |
Wins: Team
| Team | Wins | Grand Prix |
| Red Bull Racing | 7 | Bahrain, Singapore, Japan, Korea, India, Monaco, Great Britain |
| McLaren | 7 | Australia, Canada, Hungary,Italy, India, USA |
| Ferrari | 3 | Malaysia, Europe, Germany |
Author: Ernie Black
Twitter: @TheF1Poet
Blog: http://TheF1Poet.wordpress.com
