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Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli published numbers, facts and stats about their first three seasons in Formula 1, and the last of the 2.6-litre normally aspirated V8s era.
2011-2013
• Total number of tires supplied from 2011 to 2013: 112,200. Of these, 93,600 have been for races and 18,600 for testing. Of the 93,600 race tires, 68,800 were slicks and 24,800 were rain tires. In 2013, the total number of tires supplied was 33,200.
• Total number of tires actually used in races: 72,200: of which 65,800 were slicks and 7,400 were rain tires. In 2013, the total number of slick tires used was 23,300 and the total number of rain tires used was 2,400.
• Total number of tires that were recycled: all 112,200.
Pit Stops (from 2011 to 2013)
• Total number of pit stops: 3,019 (of these, 58 were drive-through penalties and nine were stop and go penalties). In 2013 there were 951 pit stops: an average of 50.05 per race and 2.3 per driver.
• Highest number of pit stops in one race: 88 in the 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix (three of which were drive-through penalties).
• Lowest number of pit stops in one race: 24 in the 2012 United States Grand Prix and 2013 Italian Grand Prix.
• Fastest pit stop: 1.923s (Red Bull/Mark Webber in the 2013 United States Grand Prix)
Overtaking (from 2011 to 2013)
• Total number of overtaking manoeuvres: 3,274 (an average of 56 per race). In 2013 there were 985 overtaking manoeuvres.
• Highest number of overtaking manoeuvres in a dry race: 126 in the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix.
• Highest number of overtaking manoeuvres in a wet race: 147 in the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix.
• Lowest number of overtaking manoeuvres in a dry race: 12 in the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix.
Circuits and races in 2013
• Circuits that subject the tire to the most energy per kilometre (lateral, braking, traction, etc.): Barcelona, Suzuka.
• Circuits that subject the tire to the most energy per kilometre (lateral, braking, traction, etc.): Monza, Montreal.
• Longest race of the year: Monaco, two hours, 17 minutes, 52.056 seconds.
• Shortest race of the year: Italy, 1 hour, 18 minutes, 33.352 seconds.
• Highest number of laps on each Pirelli compound: Hard - Rosberg (689); Medium - Hamilton (1,420); Soft - Hulkenberg (308); Supersoft - Rosberg (292); Intermediate - Webber (178); Wet - Gutierrez (66).
• Highest speed reached by a P Zero Formula One tire in 2013: 341.1 kph (Esteban Gutierrez at the Italian Grand Prix).
• Highest number of fastest laps: Sebastian Vettel (seven in races and seven in qualifying).
• Highest total number of laps on Pirelli tires: 684 (Sebastian Vettel)
• Number of races in which the pole position record was broken: three (Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel at the Singapore Grand Prix and Indian Grand Prix).
• Number of races in which the fastest race lap record was broken: one (Sebastian Vettel at the Singapore Grand Prix).
Other interesting statistics
• Total number of drivers who have driven on the Pirelli Formula One compounds since 2010: 81 (including third drivers and young drivers).
• Total kilometres covered by all the P Zero compounds in 2013 (races and tests): 358,784. By compound: Hard - 96,596; Medium - 177,838; Soft - 34,139; Supersoft - 23,678; Intermediate - 21,350; Wet - 5,183.
• Lowest track temperature in which the Pirelli tires have raced: 17 degrees C at the British Grand Prix. The lowest track temperature seen all season was at the pre-season Jerez test: six degrees C.
• Highest track temperature in which the Pirelli tires have raced: 54 degrees C at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
• Lowest ambient temperature in which the Pirelli tires have raced: 14 degrees C at the United States Grand Prix. The lowest ambient temperature seen all season was at the pre-season Jerez test: four degrees C.
• Highest ambient temperature in which the Pirelli tires have raced: 36 degrees C at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli published numbers, facts and stats about their first three seasons in Formula 1, and the last of the 2.6-litre normally aspirated V8s era.
2011-2013
• Total number of tires supplied from 2011 to 2013: 112,200. Of these, 93,600 have been for races and 18,600 for testing. Of the 93,600 race tires, 68,800 were slicks and 24,800 were rain tires. In 2013, the total number of tires supplied was 33,200.
• Total number of tires actually used in races: 72,200: of which 65,800 were slicks and 7,400 were rain tires. In 2013, the total number of slick tires used was 23,300 and the total number of rain tires used was 2,400.
• Total number of tires that were recycled: all 112,200.
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| Photo: Pirelli |
Pit Stops (from 2011 to 2013)
• Total number of pit stops: 3,019 (of these, 58 were drive-through penalties and nine were stop and go penalties). In 2013 there were 951 pit stops: an average of 50.05 per race and 2.3 per driver.
• Highest number of pit stops in one race: 88 in the 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix (three of which were drive-through penalties).
• Lowest number of pit stops in one race: 24 in the 2012 United States Grand Prix and 2013 Italian Grand Prix.
• Fastest pit stop: 1.923s (Red Bull/Mark Webber in the 2013 United States Grand Prix)
Overtaking (from 2011 to 2013)
• Total number of overtaking manoeuvres: 3,274 (an average of 56 per race). In 2013 there were 985 overtaking manoeuvres.
• Highest number of overtaking manoeuvres in a dry race: 126 in the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix.
• Highest number of overtaking manoeuvres in a wet race: 147 in the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix.
• Lowest number of overtaking manoeuvres in a dry race: 12 in the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix.
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| Photo: WRi2 |
Circuits and races in 2013
• Circuits that subject the tire to the most energy per kilometre (lateral, braking, traction, etc.): Barcelona, Suzuka.
• Circuits that subject the tire to the most energy per kilometre (lateral, braking, traction, etc.): Monza, Montreal.
• Longest race of the year: Monaco, two hours, 17 minutes, 52.056 seconds.
• Shortest race of the year: Italy, 1 hour, 18 minutes, 33.352 seconds.
• Highest number of laps on each Pirelli compound: Hard - Rosberg (689); Medium - Hamilton (1,420); Soft - Hulkenberg (308); Supersoft - Rosberg (292); Intermediate - Webber (178); Wet - Gutierrez (66).
• Highest speed reached by a P Zero Formula One tire in 2013: 341.1 kph (Esteban Gutierrez at the Italian Grand Prix).
• Highest number of fastest laps: Sebastian Vettel (seven in races and seven in qualifying).
• Highest total number of laps on Pirelli tires: 684 (Sebastian Vettel)
• Number of races in which the pole position record was broken: three (Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel at the Singapore Grand Prix and Indian Grand Prix).
• Number of races in which the fastest race lap record was broken: one (Sebastian Vettel at the Singapore Grand Prix).
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| Photo: WRi2 |
Other interesting statistics
• Total number of drivers who have driven on the Pirelli Formula One compounds since 2010: 81 (including third drivers and young drivers).
• Total kilometres covered by all the P Zero compounds in 2013 (races and tests): 358,784. By compound: Hard - 96,596; Medium - 177,838; Soft - 34,139; Supersoft - 23,678; Intermediate - 21,350; Wet - 5,183.
• Lowest track temperature in which the Pirelli tires have raced: 17 degrees C at the British Grand Prix. The lowest track temperature seen all season was at the pre-season Jerez test: six degrees C.
• Highest track temperature in which the Pirelli tires have raced: 54 degrees C at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
• Lowest ambient temperature in which the Pirelli tires have raced: 14 degrees C at the United States Grand Prix. The lowest ambient temperature seen all season was at the pre-season Jerez test: four degrees C.
• Highest ambient temperature in which the Pirelli tires have raced: 36 degrees C at the Bahrain Grand Prix.