Methodology and Data Sources

This page explains where the data comes from, how often it is updated and how we define the statistical terms we use. Every number should be traceable and verifiable.

Data sources

Race and championship results and driver, team and circuit data come primarily from the API-Sports Formula 1 service (api-sports.io), which is available from the 2012 season. Data for earlier seasons comes from public sources and was entered and checked manually.

Qualifying and practice results are not available for every season. Where a value is missing, the site does not fill it in with estimates.

Biographies and team histories are edited texts; on driver pages the sources used are listed in a separate block, and the date of the last update is shown at the bottom of the page.

Updates

Results of the current season are checked and synchronised every 15 minutes on race weekends. Completed races are compared with the source again every day so that later official changes, such as time penalties, are picked up. Circuit, team and driver metadata is refreshed weekly.

Statistical definitions

The driver, team and records pages use the following definitions:

• Starts (races) – for drivers, the number of Grands Prix whose official result lists the driver. Sprint races are counted separately.
• For teams, "starts" counts cars in the results: a Grand Prix with two cars counts twice, so the value is higher than the number of the team's Grands Prix.
• Win and podium – only a 1st place, or a 1st–3rd place, in the Grand Prix. Sprint wins are shown separately and not added to the win total.
• Pole position – the first grid slot actually taken, i.e. P1 on the starting grid after any pre-race penalties. This can differ from the fastest qualifying time if the fastest driver was moved back.
• Points – the sum of points scored in the Grand Prix and the sprint under the points system of that year.
• Retirement (DNF) – a driver who does not finish the race; did-not-start (DNS) and disqualified (DSQ) results are kept as separate statuses.
• World championship title – first place in the drivers' or constructors' standings at the end of the season. The constructors' championship has existed since 1958.

Names and spelling

On the Hungarian and German pages Grand Prix names are shown in the form customary in that language (for example Olasz Nagydíj, Großer Preis von Italien), and team names use the correct brand spelling (for example McLaren, BRM). Driver names follow the source data.

Limitations

The data is for information and does not replace the FIA's official results. For older seasons, sources can disagree or individual races can be incomplete; we keep filling and correcting them.

If you notice a discrepancy, write to info@gpstats.racing with the page address, the incorrect value and, if possible, the source of the correct one.