Hello and welcome to Guess the Pole 2019! Same rules as last year, no innovation to upset anyone.
As usual, the season opener is scored as a Modified Layout.
How to enter: Just submit your guess for what the pole time will be, and who you think will take pole.
Grid penalties are ignored if and only if they are due to disciplinary reasons.
Deadline:
Entries are accepted only if they are submitted/edited before First Free Practice.
Entries that are edited after the beginning of First Free Practice but before I have registered the entries will be ignored.
Scoring rules
-The best ten guessers (closest to the actual pole position time) Score points F1 style, 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1.
-Precision points are given to every participant whose guess was sufficiently close to the actual pole position time according to this list:
<-----------Time offsets-----------> Pts Default Modified Layout New Track [s] 25 - 0.100 - 0.200 - 0.300 18 - 0.200 - 0.400 - 0.600 15 - 0.400 - 0.800 - 1.200 12 - 0.600 - 1.200 - 1.800 10 - 0.800 - 1.600 - 2.400 8 - 1.000 - 2.000 - 3.000 6 - 1.200 - 2.400 - 3.600 4 - 1.500 - 3.000 - 4.500 2 - 1.800 - 3.600 - 5.400 1 - 2.500 - 5.000 - 7.500The first race of the season counts as a Modified Layout unless it's brand new.
A track that wasn't used the previous season also counts as a Modified Layout.
A track that hasn't been used for the previous five seasons counts as a New Track.
-Driver Points are given for correctly guessing the driver to take pole position. The amount of points given depends on the current value of the driver, according to this list:
Pts Recent qualifying results 18 0 front row starts in the previous five races 13 1 front row start in the previous five races 9 2 front row starts in the previous five races 6 3 front row starts in the previous five races 4 4 front row starts in the previous five races 3 5 front row starts in the previous five races
2018 final standings
Five latest poles at Australia: Year Driver Pole time (s) 2018 Hamilton 81.164 2017 Hamilton 82.188 2016 Hamilton 83.837 2015 Hamilton 86.327 2014 Hamilton 104.231 Late 2018 front rows: GP Pole #2 JAP Hami Bott USA Hami Vett MEX Ricc Vers BRA Hami Vett ABU Hami Bott Driver values: Dri val Hami 4 Bott 9 Vett 9 Ricc 13 Vers 13 REST 18 2019 data: Time 2018 PP 2017 PP 2016 PP 2019/2018 2019/2017 2019/2016 GP Pole #2 (s) (s) (s) (s) (%) (%) (%) OZ 0 81.164 82.188 83.837 BAH 0 87.958 88.769 89.493 CHN 0 91.095 91.678 95.402 AZE 0 101.498 100.593 102.758 ESP 0 76.173 79.149 82.000 MON 0 70.810 72.178 73.622 CAN 0 70.764 71.459 72.812 FRA 0 90.029 ------ ------ ------ ------ AUT 0 63.130 64.251 67.922 GB 0 85.892 86.600 89.287 GER 0 71.212 ------ 74.363 ------ HUN 0 95.658 76.276 79.965 BEL 0 118.179 102.553 106.744 ITA 0 79.119 95.554 81.135 SIN 0 96.015 99.491 102.584 RUS 0 91.387 93.194 95.417 JAP 0 87.760 87.319 90.647 MEX 0 74.759 76.488 78.704 USA 0 92.237 93.108 94.999 BRA 0 67.281 68.322 70.736 ABU 0 94.794 96.231 98.755 2018 data: Time 2017 PP 2016 PP 2015 PP 2018/2017 2018/2016 2018/2015 GP Pole #2 (s) (s) (s) (s) (%) (%) (%) OZ Hami Räik 81.164 82.188 83.837 86.327 98.754 96.812 94.019 BAH Vett Räik 87.958 88.769 89.493 92.571 99.086 98.285 95.017 CHN Vett Räik 91.095 91.678 95.402 95.782 99.364 95.485 95.107 AZE Vett Hami 101.498 100.593 102.758 ------ 100.900 98.774 ------ ESP Hami Bott 76.173 79.149 82.000 84.681 96.240 92.894 89.953 MON Ricc Vett 70.810 72.178 73.622 75.098 98.105 96.180 94.290 CAN Vett Bott 70.764 71.459 72.812 74.393 99.027 97.187 95.122 FRA Hami Bott 90.029 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ AUT Bott Hami 63.130 64.251 67.922 68.455 98.255 92.945 92.221 GB Hami Vett 85.892 86.600 89.287 92.248 99.182 96.198 93.110 GER Vett Bott 71.212 ------ 74.363 ------ ------ 95.763 ------ HUN Hami Bott 95.658 76.276 79.965 82.020 125.410 119.625 116.628 BEL Hami Vett 118.179 102.553 106.744 107.197 115.237 110.713 110.245 ITA Räik Vett 79.119 95.554 81.135 83.397 82.800 97.515 94.870 SIN Hami Vers 96.015 99.491 102.584 103.885 96.506 93.596 92.424 RUS Bott Hami 91.387 93.194 95.417 97.113 98.061 95.776 94.104 JAP Hami Bott 87.760 87.319 90.647 92.584 100.505 96.815 94.790 USA Hami Vett 92.237 93.108 94.999 116.824 99.065 97.093 78.954 MEX Ricc Vers 74.759 76.488 78.704 79.480 97.740 94.988 94.060 BRA Hami Vett 67.281 68.322 70.736 71.282 98.476 95.116 94.387 ABU Hami Bott 94.794 96.231 98.755 100.237 98.507 95.989 94.570My guess for Australia is 80.349 s by Charles Leclerc.