It is hard to believe that the halfway stage of the 2012 season has already been and gone, and that there are only nine races to go, but it has been an exciting season so far which has seen a number of different race winners, different drivers on the podium, and Fernando Alonso proving that consistency is key. You can read a detailed analysis of the numbers and statistics which make up the season so far over on EnterF1, but here is a simple breakdown.
Yellow = most; Light Blue = fewest overall laps; Blue = fewest by race driver
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Highest average qualifiying position: Lewis Hamilton 2.90
Lowest average qualifiying position: Narain Karthikeyan 23.63
Most post-qualifying grid penalties: Silverstone and Hockenheim – four at each
Driver with most post-qualifying grid penalties: Pastor Maldonado – three
Most places lost in one penalty/exclusion: L Hamilton – 23 places at Spain
Highest total of qualifying places lost through penalties/exclusions: L Hamilton – 28 places
Highest total of qualifying places lost through grid penalties alone: P Maldonado – 25 places
Number of drivers given post-qualifying penalties: 13
Most places gained (grid – chequered flag) overall: Sergio Perez – 49 places
Most places gained (grid – chequered flag) at one race: L Hamilton – 16 places in Spain
Most finishes in points (driver): Fernando Alonso – 11/11 points finishes
Most finishes in points (team): Red Bull – 19 points finishes
Most wins (driver): F Alonso – three wins
Most wins (team): Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari – three each
Number of different race winners: Seven from five teams
Most podiums (driver): F Alonso – six
Most podiums (team): McLaren – eight
Number of different drivers on podium: 11 with seven different teams represented
Most race finishes (driver): F Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen, Mark Webber, Nico Rosberg – 11/11 each
Most race finishes (team): Red Bull and Ferrari – 21 finishes each
Most fastest laps (driver): Sebastian Vettel – three fastest laps
Most fastest laps (team): Lotus and Red Bull – three fastest laps each
Total number of visits to pit-lane: 549
Race with most visits to pit-lane: Bahrain (74)
Race with fewest visits to pit-lane: Monaco (31)
You can find more driver and team statistics right here!
