In particular how was it that on some occasions one driver in a team would have to PQ and the other did not? For example in the first half of 1992 only Alboreto of the Footwork drivers had to PQ.
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Posted 02 June 2004 - 18:57
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Posted 02 June 2004 - 19:50
Originally posted by arcsine
When, between 1988 (or was it 1989?) and 1992 we had more than 30 cars turning up to each GP how did the authorities decide exactly which drivers/teams would have to prequalify?
In particular how was it that on some occasions one driver in a team would have to PQ and the other did not? For example in the first half of 1992 only Alboreto of the Footwork drivers had to PQ.
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previous two half seasons are exempt from prequalifying; all
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Posted 02 June 2004 - 19:56
Posted 02 June 2004 - 22:52
Originally posted by arcsine
When, between 1988 (or was it 1989?) and 1992 we had more than 30 cars turning up to each GP how did the authorities decide exactly which drivers/teams would have to prequalify?
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Posted 03 June 2004 - 00:43
AFAIK pre-qualifying were run from 1977 to 1982 or 1983. I know for sure on the following GPs, but I could have miss some more:Originally posted by Twin Window
And I think if you look closely at previous seasons you'll find other instances of pre-qualifying. Off the top of my head, the British GP 1977...
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Villeneuve, Tambay, Jarier, Lunger and Henton made it, later joined by Merzario, Neve and deVillota; Purley, Kozarowitsky, Sutcliffe, Edwards, Trimmer, and McGuire failed to pre-qualify.Originally posted by gdecarli
1977 - Great Britain GP (I have no result)
Warwick, Fabi, Jarier, and Boesel made it through.1982 - Belgium GP: I don't know who prequalified; De Villota and Paletti didn't prequalify
Posted 03 June 2004 - 01:43
No such animal! I am sure you meant the Long Beach Grand Prix since there never was a USGP West.....[*]1978 - USA West GP (run on Friday morning) : Patrese, Merzario, Lunger and Stommelen prequalified; Rosberg, Rebaque, Ongais and Daly didn't prequalify
Posted 03 June 2004 - 08:53
Originally posted by Don Capps
No such animal! I am sure you meant the Long Beach Grand Prix since there never was a USGP West.....
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39 in 1989! Actually the present 20 is the smallest average number of entrants per season since 1969. Asuming the same 20 drivers complete this season,this would be the smallest number of drivers to have has a chance at GP racing since it started in 1906.Originally posted by smithy
32 cars............... those were the days
Posted 04 June 2004 - 13:33
Originally posted by gdecarli
AFAIK pre-qualifying were run from 1977 to 1982 or 1983. I know for sure on the following GPs, but I could have miss some more:For sure there were no prequalify at Monaco 1980, but maybe be there were in 1983, and this could have been the last one.
- 1977 - Great Britain GP (I have no result)
- 1978 - USA West GP (run on Friday morning) : Patrese, Merzario, Lunger and Stommelen prequalified; Rosberg, Rebaque, Ongais and Daly didn't prequalify
- 1978 - Monaco GP: Patrese and Stommelen prequalified; Rosberg, Daly, Arnoux, Rebaque, Lunger, Merzario didn't prequalify.
- 1978 - Belgium GP (run on Thursday May 11, one week before GP) : Stommelen, Rosberg, Arnoux, Giacomelli prequalified. After Tambay retired in practice, also Lunger (1st driver not prequalified) could run practice: he qualified 24th (last) and he arrived 7th.
Rebaque and Merzario didn't prequalify.- 1978 - Spain GP (run on Friday morning) : Rebaque, Stommelen, Merzario, Lunger prequalified; Rosberg didn't prequalify.
- 1978 - Germany GP (run on Monday June 26th, one month before GP) : Rosberg, Merzario and Merzario prequalified; Arnoux and Lunger didn't prequalify. Stommelen and Ertl were admitted to practice without prequalify.
- 1978 - Austria GP (run on friday morning) : Lunger, Ertl, Rebaque, Piquet, Arnoux, Rosberg, Merzario prequalified; Stommelen didn't prequalify.
- 1978 - Netherlands GP (run on Monday July 31st, nearly one month before GP) : Giacomelli, Lunger, Merzario, Rosberg, Piquet, Arnoux and Rebaque prequalified; Ertl, Ongais and Stommelen didn't prequalify.
- 1978 - Italy GP (run on Sunday September 3rd, one week before GP) : Rebaque, Piquet and Lunger prequalified; Ertl, Rosberg, Stommelen and Colombo didn't prequalify. Merzario and «Gimax» were admitted to practice without prequalify.
- 1979 - Monaco GP (run on Thursday morning) : Stuck and Mass prequalified; Brancatelli didn't prequalify; Rebaque retired for protest
- 1981 - Monaco GP: Tambay, Surer, Ghinzani and Gabbiani prequalified; Borgudd, Daly, Salazar, Henton and Warwick didn't prequalify
- 1982 - Belgium GP: I don't know who prequalified; De Villota and Paletti didn't prequalify
- 1982 - Monaco GP (run on Thursday morning) : Jarier, Mass and Warwick prequalified; T.Fabi, Paletti, Boesel, Serra, De Villota didn't prequalify
Ciao,
Guido
Posted 04 June 2004 - 22:48
IIRC, each organizer had some wild cards and they could admit whoever they want. Of course they decided according to nationality. I don't know why only Germans and Italians did it, I mean I don't know if there was a common rule or if any sigle organizer decided different rules for decided who had to prequalify and who not.Originally posted by cheesy poofs
Were those drivers admitted purely on their nationality ?
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Maybe that's why he was choosen: he would have less problem to qualify than Suzuki...Originally posted by FerrariV12
and was just plain faster than Aguri Suzuki.
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Posted 11 December 2004 - 02:52
Originally posted by FerrariV12
Following on from what gilles said - I'm pretty sure it was decided by team order - but when only one car needed to PQ, perhaps that was decided on the Drivers Championship?? - Suzuki scored more points than Alboreto in 1991 (he was sixth in Phoenix and not even Alboreto could drag the 1991 Footwork anywhere near the points) - De Cesaris nabbed three points (for Rial) while Caffi didn't get any in Dallara's first year.
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Have you tried FORIX?Originally posted by scuderia
Hi all!
This era of 1989-1992 is one of my favourites, especially due to the pre-qualifying rule. I really loved this and I'm still very much interested in it. Therefore I have one request for all of you - could anybody please provide me the FULL 1989 pre-qualifying results (times) for all Grands Prix?
I thank you all in advance and thanks to all for this valuable information posted on this thread already!
Cheers!
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Posted 09 November 2005 - 09:54
Originally posted by Alexey Rogachev
Haven't you noticed a barely visible light blue horizontal scrolling in the GP classification tables on F1News? Just pull it right - and there will be full times of those who DNQ and DNPQ.
Posted 09 November 2005 - 09:55
Originally posted by AAA-Eagle
Also there is ChicaneF1 site in the Net.
As an example try this page: http://chicanef1.dyn...ralia&type=qual
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Posted 12 November 2005 - 01:45
Originally posted by subh
Spa-Francorchamps 1989:
Johansson - 1:56.279
Alboreto - 1:57.509
Gachot - 1:57.720
Alliot - 1:57.748
Larini - 1:58.065
Ghinzani - 1:58.209
Moreno - 1:58.650
Tarquini - 1:59.432
Schneider - 2:00.713
Suzuki - 2:00.757
Dalmas - 2:02,205
Foitek - 2:02.767
Bertaggia (Coloni) - 2:21,709
Posted 12 November 2005 - 01:47
Originally posted by subh
Hungaroring 1989:
Johansson - 1:22.836
Ghinzani - 1:24.086
Alboreto - 1:24.323
Gachot - 1:24.412
Larini - 1:24.601
Alliot - 1:24.928
Dalmas - 1:25.571
Schneider - 1:25.613
Tarquini - 1:25.685
Moreno - 1:26.903
Foitek - 1:27.478
Suzuki - 1:28.113
Raphanel - 1:45,971
Posted 12 November 2005 - 01:49
Originally posted by subh
Phoenix 1989:
Brundle - 1:32.293
Caffi - 1:32.992
Johansson - 1:33.768
Modena - 1:33.924
Ghinzani - 1:34.281
Raphanel - 1:35.110
Foitek - 1:35.805
Larini - 1:36.470
Winkelhock - 1:36.498
Weidler - 1:36.583
Schneider - 1:36.610
Suzuki - 1:37.776
Gachot - 1:45.530
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