F1 2016 in numbers... according to Pirelli

12/12/2016
NEWS STORY

"This has been an incredible season both on and off the track," says Pirelli Motorsport Director, Paul Hembery, as the Italian manufacturer reflects on the busiest F1 season ever. "So here are a few facts and figures as a souvenir of a year that will go down in history.

"Pirelli has introduced a brand new compound - the ultrasoft - and also new regulations that allowed teams to use three compounds during each race, selected in advance. This extra tactical intrigue proved to be a highlight of the year, enhancing the show still further.

"We also had the final season of tyres with a deliberately high level of degradation, as from next year we adopt a new philosophy in line with the latest direction for the sport.

"At the same time as completing this season, we were testing for the next one: both using prototypes in 2016 dimensions, and then, from August, prototypes in 2017 size on adapted mule cars over 24 cumulative test days. As a result of that, and the biggest calendar ever featured in the sport, we completed a longer distance, at higher levels of performance, than has ever been seen before in the history of Formula 1."

Total number of tyres supplied in 2016: 42,792

Of these, 38,112 were supplied for race weekends and 4,680 for testing

Of the 42,792 tyres, 28,188 were slicks and 14,604 were rain or intermediate tyres

Total number of tyres used during race weekends: 15,652, of which 13,844 were slick tyres and 1,808 were rain or intermediates

Total number of tyres that were recycled: all

Maximum number of kilometres driven on each compound (excluding tests):

Hard: 759 km (Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull)

Medium: 3,597 km (Valtteri Bottas, Williams)

Soft: 6,566 km (Sergio Perez, Force India)

Supersoft: 4,598 km (Valtteri Bottas, Williams)

Ultrasoft: 2,052 km (Nico Rosberg, Mercedes)

Intermediate: 444 km (Jenson Button, McLaren)

Wet: 523km (Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes)

Pit Stops

Total number of pit stops: 933, of which 4 drive-throughs and one was a stop and go)

This makes an average of 44.4 per race, and 2.01 per driver in each race

Most pit stops in a race: 66 at the Chinese Grand Prix

Fewest pit stops in a race: 26 in Russia

Overtaking

Total number of overtaking manoeuvres during the season: 866 (*), with an average of 41.2 per race

Highest number of overtaking manoeuvres at a dry race: 128 in China (**)

Highest number of overtaking manoeuvres at a wet race: 64 in Brazil

Fewest number of overtaking manoeuvres at a dry race: 10 in Hungary

Driver with the most overtaking manoeuvres during the year: Max Verstappen, 78 (**)

Driver with the most overtaking manoeuvres at a single race: 18, Lewis Hamilton in China

Driver who has been overtaken least: Sebastian Vettel, one time (by Max Verstappen at the Brazilian Grand Prix, 66th lap, 5th position)

Driver who made up most places on the opening lap: Fernando Alonso, who gained 41 positions on the opening lap

Team that carried out most overtaking: Red Bull, 136 moves (**) - 61 by Daniel Ricciardo, 60 by Max Verstappen, 15 by Daniil Kvyat

Team that has been overtaken least: Mercedes, seven times (Nico Rosberg four, Lewis Hamilton three)

(*) How overtaking moves are calculated: an overtaking manoeuvre is counted as one that takes place during complete flying laps (so not on the opening lap) and is then maintained all the way to the lap's finish line. Position changes due to major mechanical problems or lapping/unlapping are not counted.

(**) It's the highest value since 1983 (the first year since when data is available)

Circuits and Racing

Longest race of the season: Brazil, three hours, one minute and 01,335 seconds

Shortest race of the year: Italy, one hour, 17 minutes and 28,089 seconds

Fastest race of the year: Italy, winner's average speed (Nico Rosberg), 237.558 kph

Highest speed reached by a Pirelli P Zero Formula One tyre during a grand prix: 372.5 km/h, Valtteri Bottas in Mexico (*)

Highest number of fastest laps: Lewis Hamilton, 15 (3 in races and 12 in qualifying)

Highest number of laps led: 566 (Lewis Hamilton)

(*) New record in an official F1 session (previous: 370,1 kph, Kimi Raikkonen at the Italian Grand Prix, 2005)

2017 Wider Tyre Tests

Number of prototypes tested: 96

Tyres' width: +25%

Teams involved in Pirelli's testing programme: 3 (Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull)

Drivers involved: 11, of which 4 Ferrari, 4 Red Bull and 3 Mercedes

Days of testing: 24

Laps: 2,613

Total of kilometres: 12,148 km

Circuits: 5 (Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Fiorano, Mugello, Paul Ricard)

Kilometres Tested With Wider Tyres

Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes): 3,248

Pierre Gasly (Red Bull): 2,494

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari): 2,228

Sébastien Buemi (Red Bull): 1,190

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari): 1,054

Max Verstappen (Red Bull): 517

Esteban Gutiérrez (Ferrari): 480

Antonio Fuoco (Ferrari): 478

Nico Rosberg (Mercedes): 209

Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull): 200

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): 50

Pirelli in F1

Races: 320

Wins: 161

Pole positions: 164

Podiums: 490

Fastest laps: 168

Driver titles: 11

Team titles: 6

Number of drivers (including third drivers and young drivers) who have driven a Pirelli-equipped Formula One car since 2010: 102

Kilometres driven by all the P Zero compounds throughout 2016 (including tests, practice, qualifying and races): 384,705 km (excluding prototype tyres)

By compound, it works out as: Hard 14,236; Medium 99,447; Soft 133,988; Supersoft 86,014; Ultrasoft 31,647; Intermediate 8,278; Wet 11,095

Distance covered in testing during 2016 (excluding race weekends): 61,772 km, of which over 12,000 km with 2017 Wider Tyres

Distance covered in races in 2016: 123,534 km

Number of fastest laps (in qualifying and races) set by the world champion in 2016: 14 (six in races and eight in qualifying)

Lowest average speed at which a dry race has been won in 2016: 159.992 kph (Nico Rosberg, Singapore Grand Prix)

Lowest asphalt temperatures recorded during a race (on Sunday): 15°C in Canada

Lowest asphalt temperatures recorded during a race weekend: 13°C in Mexico.

Highest asphalt temperatures recorded during a race (on Sunday): 59°C in Malaysia

Highest asphalt temperatures recorded during a race weekend: 61°C, again in Malaysia

Lowest ambient temperatures recorded during a race (on Sunday): 11°C in Canada

Lowest ambient temperatures recorded during a race weekend: 11°C in Canada

Highest ambient temperatures recorded during a race (on Sunday): 37°C in Malaysia

Highest ambient temperatures recorded during a race weekend: 37°C in Malaysia

Pirelli Team And Its Guests

Pirelli team members who travel to each race: 60 (on average)

Nationalities represented within the Pirelli Formula One team: 9

Different languages spoken by team members: 10

Press releases written by Pirelli Formula One Team: 234

Infographics: 210

Tweets sent by @PirelliSport account via Twitter: 2,100

Pirelli notebooks distributed throughout the season inside the paddock: 2,550

Guests: 5,600

Pirelli podium caps sold: 15,000

Pirelli Hospitality in 2016

Meals served within Pirelli's hospitality unit (including tests): 15,600

Litres of water drunk in Pirelli's hospitality during the year: 10,200

Kilograms of pasta cooked by Pirelli's chef: 900

Pizzas cooked by Pirelli's chef: 420

Number of different dessert recipes prepared at Pirelli's Hospitality unit: 50

Desserts eaten at Pirelli's hospitality: 7,500

Coffees served at Pirelli's: almost 30,000

Litres of olive oil used during the year: 500

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