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2012 Belgian Grand Prix Statistics
Topic Started: Aug 31 2012, 10:23 AM (1,560 Views)
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Venue: Spa-Francorchamps
Circuit length: 7.004km/4.352 miles
Laps: 44
Race distance: 308.052km/191.414miles
Lap record: 1min 45.108secs (Kimi Raikkonen, 2004)
2011 pole position: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) 1min 48.298secs
2011 winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
2011 fastest lap: Mark Webber (Red Bull) 1min 49.883secs
Number of corners: 19 (10 left/9 right)
Tyre compounds to be used: hard/medium
Average lap speed: 222kph (137.944mph)
Gear changes per lap: 48 (race = 2112)
2011 winning strategy: 3 stops (laps 5, 13, 30)
Total race pit stops: 52
Total 'normal' overtakes: 41
Total DRS overtakes: 24
No of safety cars deployed since 2002: 8

Other stats:

  • Michael Schumacher celebrates his 300th grands prix at Spa, the scene of his debut, first win and 2004 title triumph.
  • Lewis Hamilton's victory from pole last time out in Hungary was the 10th of his career, and first for more than two years.
  • Hamilton now has 22 poles and 19 wins to his name, placing him 11th and 14th respectively on the all-time lists in each category
  • The pole was also the 150th for McLaren.
  • Schumacher (6) and Kimi Raikkonen (4) have won 10 of the last 15 Belgian Grands Prix between them.
  • In qualifying, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Pedro de la Rosa at HRT retain perfect records over their team-mates, Felipe Massa and Narain Karthikeyan respectively.
  • Alonso is now closing in on Schumacher's record of 24 consecutive points-scoring finishes as he has 23 to his name.
  • The full throttle period from turn one to turn five, including Eau Rouge, is the longest of the season and lasts over 23 seconds.
  • Four of the last 10 races at Spa have been won from pole, and a total of seven of 10 from the front row.
  • The safety car has been deployed at least once in the past three Belgian Grands Prix, and in six of the last 10 races.
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