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Pirelli, the official tire supplier of the Formula 1 World Championship has released its latest information about the 2012 season that saw Sebastian Vettel of the Red Bull Racing team collect his third consecutive world title.
Tires
Total number of tires provided for the season: Race tires: 31,800 of which 22,500 dry tires and 9,300 wet tires plus an additional 6,600 for the tests (not including development tires)
Of which (for race tires only): supersoft: 6 % / soft: 25 % / medium: 21 % / hard: 17 % / intermediate: 18 % / wet: 11 % / 2 % development tires
Total numbers of tires used: Dry tires: 21,400; wet tires: 2,100
Number of tires recycled during 2012: All, i.e. 31,800 race tires plus 6,600 test tires
Average life span of a dry compound this season: 180 km
Average life span of a wet compound this season: 140 km
Tracks, Races and Tests
Longest continuous energy input into a tire: India (turn 10-11)
Longest race of the year: Malaysia in 2hrs 44min 51.812s
Shortest race of the year: Great Britain in 1 hr 25min 11.288s
Most laps run on Pirelli tires: Hard - Kobayashi (798); Medium - Senna (869); Soft - Ricciardo (1,012); Supersoft - Raikkonen (237); Intermediate - Alonso (145); Wet - Kobayashi (104)
Highest top speed reached by a P Zero F1 tire: 346.0 kph (Raikkonen / Italy Race)
Highest average speed of a fastest lap: 248.241 kph (Hamilton / Italy Qualifying)
Slowest average speed of a fastest lap: 161.828 kph (Schumacher / Monaco Qualifying)
Most fastest laps in 2012: Sebastian Vettel (5 in race / 6 in qualifying)
Distance covered by Pirelli's Renault R30 test car in 2012: 7,012 kms
Number of different test tracks visited by Pirelli staff this year (incl. private tests): 9
Pit stops
Total number of pit stops for the year: 957 (of which 14 were a Drive Through and 2 a Stop & Go penalty)
Total average number of stops per race: 47.9, i.e. 1.9 per driver
Most pit stops in a race: 76 (Malaysia)
Least pit stops in a race: 24 (United States)
Fastest pit stop time: 2.31s (McLaren / Jenson Button at the German Grand Prix)
Overtaking
Number of overtaking manoeuvres in 2012: 1139
Most overtaking manoeuvres in a dry race: 90 at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix
Most overtaking manoeuvres in a wet race (= most ever): 147 at the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
Least overtaking manouevres in a dry race: 12 at the Monaco Grand Prix
Other interesting numbers
Total kilometres driven by all the P Zero compounds in 2012 (races and tests): Hard - 101,692; Medium - 121,840; Soft - 123,270; Supersoft - 21,993; Intermediate - 13,770; Wet - 7,930
Coldest track/ground temperatures Pirelli P Zero tires have run: United States Grand Prix at 11 degrees Celsius (17.11.); coldest overall: Jerez winter testing at 0 degrees Celsius (10.02.)
Hottest track/ground temperatures Pirelli P Zero tires have run: Brazilian Grand Prix at 55 degrees Celsius (23.11.)
Coldest air/ambient temperatures Pirelli P Zero tires have run: United States Grand Prix at 4 degrees Celsius (17.11); coldest overall: Jerez winter testing at -2 degrees Celsius (10.02.)
Hottest air/ambient temperatures Pirelli P Zero tires have run: Grand Prix of Europe at 37 degrees Celsius (21.06.)
Amount of time spent downloading all tire data on the RTS system this year (incl. tests): 92 hrs
Number of track/air temperature taken by tire fitter per race weekend: 124
Total distance travelled by all F1 tires in 2012 (off-track): 216,967 kms
Total number of tweets from Pirelli Media: 5,400
Words written on Pirelli press releases in 2012: 79,744
Total number of Pirelli recipe books produced (incl. translations): 10,000
Pirelli F1 and its people
Total number of Pirelli people travelling to each race: 52
Total number of nationalities within the Pirelli F1 team: 10
Average amount of hours spent by each Pirelli staff member on a plane this year: 192 hrs (or 8 days!)
Number of Pirelli wristbands given out during the season in the paddock: 4,450
Total number of hotel nights booked for the Pirelli team: 1,498
Pirelli's F1 Trucks & Hospitality
Total amount of trucks at European races: 13
Total average kilometres travelled by each Pirelli truck in 2012: 31,125 km
Numbers of meals served at the Pirelli F1 hospitality (incl. tests): 24,132
Number of coffees served by Pirelli hospitality during the season: 28,350
Number of different pasta recipes cooked by Pirelli's chef this year: 314
Amount of mascarpone used for tiramisu and other dolci: 205 kg
Tires
Total number of tires provided for the season: Race tires: 31,800 of which 22,500 dry tires and 9,300 wet tires plus an additional 6,600 for the tests (not including development tires)
Of which (for race tires only): supersoft: 6 % / soft: 25 % / medium: 21 % / hard: 17 % / intermediate: 18 % / wet: 11 % / 2 % development tires
Total numbers of tires used: Dry tires: 21,400; wet tires: 2,100
Number of tires recycled during 2012: All, i.e. 31,800 race tires plus 6,600 test tires
Average life span of a dry compound this season: 180 km
Average life span of a wet compound this season: 140 km
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| Photo: Pirelli |
Tracks, Races and Tests
Longest continuous energy input into a tire: India (turn 10-11)
Longest race of the year: Malaysia in 2hrs 44min 51.812s
Shortest race of the year: Great Britain in 1 hr 25min 11.288s
Most laps run on Pirelli tires: Hard - Kobayashi (798); Medium - Senna (869); Soft - Ricciardo (1,012); Supersoft - Raikkonen (237); Intermediate - Alonso (145); Wet - Kobayashi (104)
Highest top speed reached by a P Zero F1 tire: 346.0 kph (Raikkonen / Italy Race)
Highest average speed of a fastest lap: 248.241 kph (Hamilton / Italy Qualifying)
Slowest average speed of a fastest lap: 161.828 kph (Schumacher / Monaco Qualifying)
Most fastest laps in 2012: Sebastian Vettel (5 in race / 6 in qualifying)
Distance covered by Pirelli's Renault R30 test car in 2012: 7,012 kms
Number of different test tracks visited by Pirelli staff this year (incl. private tests): 9
Pit stops
Total number of pit stops for the year: 957 (of which 14 were a Drive Through and 2 a Stop & Go penalty)
Total average number of stops per race: 47.9, i.e. 1.9 per driver
Most pit stops in a race: 76 (Malaysia)
Least pit stops in a race: 24 (United States)
Fastest pit stop time: 2.31s (McLaren / Jenson Button at the German Grand Prix)
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| Photo: Pirelli |
Overtaking
Number of overtaking manoeuvres in 2012: 1139
Most overtaking manoeuvres in a dry race: 90 at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix
Most overtaking manoeuvres in a wet race (= most ever): 147 at the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
Least overtaking manouevres in a dry race: 12 at the Monaco Grand Prix
Other interesting numbers
Total kilometres driven by all the P Zero compounds in 2012 (races and tests): Hard - 101,692; Medium - 121,840; Soft - 123,270; Supersoft - 21,993; Intermediate - 13,770; Wet - 7,930
Coldest track/ground temperatures Pirelli P Zero tires have run: United States Grand Prix at 11 degrees Celsius (17.11.); coldest overall: Jerez winter testing at 0 degrees Celsius (10.02.)
Hottest track/ground temperatures Pirelli P Zero tires have run: Brazilian Grand Prix at 55 degrees Celsius (23.11.)
Coldest air/ambient temperatures Pirelli P Zero tires have run: United States Grand Prix at 4 degrees Celsius (17.11); coldest overall: Jerez winter testing at -2 degrees Celsius (10.02.)
Hottest air/ambient temperatures Pirelli P Zero tires have run: Grand Prix of Europe at 37 degrees Celsius (21.06.)
Amount of time spent downloading all tire data on the RTS system this year (incl. tests): 92 hrs
Number of track/air temperature taken by tire fitter per race weekend: 124
Total distance travelled by all F1 tires in 2012 (off-track): 216,967 kms
Total number of tweets from Pirelli Media: 5,400
Words written on Pirelli press releases in 2012: 79,744
Total number of Pirelli recipe books produced (incl. translations): 10,000
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| Photo: Pirelli |
Pirelli F1 and its people
Total number of Pirelli people travelling to each race: 52
Total number of nationalities within the Pirelli F1 team: 10
Average amount of hours spent by each Pirelli staff member on a plane this year: 192 hrs (or 8 days!)
Number of Pirelli wristbands given out during the season in the paddock: 4,450
Total number of hotel nights booked for the Pirelli team: 1,498
Pirelli's F1 Trucks & Hospitality
Total amount of trucks at European races: 13
Total average kilometres travelled by each Pirelli truck in 2012: 31,125 km
Numbers of meals served at the Pirelli F1 hospitality (incl. tests): 24,132
Number of coffees served by Pirelli hospitality during the season: 28,350
Number of different pasta recipes cooked by Pirelli's chef this year: 314
Amount of mascarpone used for tiramisu and other dolci: 205 kg