Formula 1 | Pirelli, all the numbers of a record-breaking 2017

It was a record season for Pirelli and for the entire F1 circus. The arrival of the new "oversized" tires, in fact, increased the mechanical grip of the single-seaters, lowering lap times in both qualifying and the race. The objective will be to continue along this path in 2018, putting together a product that manages to improve the cornering performance obtained during 2017.

Here are the words of Mario Isola, Pirelli Car Racing Manager: “From a record season we have record numbers. Formula 1 introduced revolutionary technical regulations in 2017, which led to the single-seaters becoming the fastest ever. So our goal was to create the most high-performance tires ever, 25% wider than the previous ones to cope with the increase in loads and cornering speeds and which nevertheless allowed the riders to push hard from start to finish. of each stint. We achieved this result with the tests in 2016 carried out with mule single-seaters, not with the race cars which have never seen the new tires before the pre-season tests in Barcelona."

“Throughout this year, the pole position averaged 2,450 seconds faster than in 2016, while the fastest race lap averaged 2,968 seconds slower. Despite the increase in loads of up to 35-40% in the fastest corners, our 2017 tires achieved all the objectives set at the beginning of the season, with an excellent level of reliability and consistency in performance. For 2018 we have developed an even faster tire, the Pink hypersoft, and every compound to increase speeds and spectacle even more" he added.

TIRES
 Total number of tires supplied in 2017: 38.788
 Of these, 33.520 available on race weekends and 5.268 in test sessions.
 On 38.788 tyres, 25.572 slick and 13.016 wet (intermediate/rain)
 Total number of tires actually used on race weekends: 12.920, of which 11.532 slicks and 1.388 wet
 Total number of tires recovered at the end of their life: all
 Greater number of km traveled with each compound (no test):
Hard: 74 km (Esteban Ocon, Force India)
Medium: 587 km (Lance Stroll, Williams)
Soft: 4.696 km (Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes)
Supersoft: 6.261 km (Sergio Perez, Force India)
Ultrasoft: 4.674 km (Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren)
Intermediate: 433 km (Lance Stroll, Williams)
Wet: 242 km (Felipe Massa, Williams)

PIT STOP
 Total number of pit stops: 533 (of which 6 drive-through, 1 stop and go)
 Average pit stops per race: 26,7, of which 1,5 per driver
 Most pit stops in a race: 41 in Azerbaijan
 Fewest pit stops in a race: 18 in Austria.

OVERTAKING
 Total number of overtaking maneuvers: 435 (*), with an average of 21,8 overtaking per race
 Most overtakings in a dry race: 42 in Azerbaijan
 Most overtakings in a wet race: 31 in China
 Fewest overtakings in a dry race: 1 in Russia
 Driver with the most overtakes: Daniel Ricciardo, 43
 Driver with the most overtakings in a GP: Daniel Ricciardo, 13th in Great Britain
 Least overtaken driver: Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, 2 times (**)
 Driver with the most overtaking attempts at the start: Lance Stroll, 36 positions gained during the first lap
 Team that made the most overtakings: Red Bull, 65 (43 Daniel Ricciardo, 22 Max Verstappen)
 Team that suffered fewer overtakings: Red Bull and Ferrari, 11 (9 Daniel Ricciardo and 2 Max Verstappen for Red Bull, 8 Kimi Raikkonen and 3 Sebastian Vettel for Ferrari)

CIRCUITS AND COMPETITIONS
 Longest race of the year: in Azerbaijan, 2 hours 3 minutes and 55,753 seconds
 Shortest race of the year: Monza, 1 hour 15 minutes and 32,312 seconds.
 Fastest race of the year: Monza, average hourly winner (Lewis Hamilton) 243,626 km/h.
 Maximum speed reached in the race by Pirelli P Zero Formula 1 tires: 362,4 km/h, Sebastian Vettel in Mexico.
 Highest number of fastest laps: 18, Lewis Hamilton (7 in the race and 11 in qualifying).
 Highest total number of laps led: 527, Lewis Hamilton.

PIRELLI IN FORMULA 1 (FROM 1950 TO 2017)
 Races: 340
 Wins: 181
 Pole position: 184
 Podiums: 550
 Fastest laps: 188
 Pilot titles: 12
 Builders Titles: 7

OTHER INTERESTING NUMBERS
 Total number of drivers (including third drivers and young drivers) who have driven Formula 1 cars equipped with Pirelli tires since 2010: 112
 Total kilometers covered by all compounds in 2017 (tests, practices, qualifications and races): 329.170 km (excluding prototype tires used during testing)
 Divided as follows by compound:
Hard: 1.549 km
Medium: 20.259
Soft: 94.893
Supersoft: 118.729
Ultrasoft: 83.465
intermediate 7.089
Wet 3.186
 Distance traveled in 2017 in races (GP): 102.856 km
 Distance traveled in 2017 in development tests: 14.285 km
 Number of fastest laps (qualifying and race) by the 2017 world champion: 18 (7 in the race and 11 in qualifying)
 Lowest average speed at which a race was won in 2017 (dry race): 148,176 km/h, Daniel Ricciardo in Azerbaijan
 Lowest asphalt temperature recorded during a race (Sunday only): 14°C in China
 Lowest asphalt temperature recorded during a race weekend: 14°C in China
 Highest asphalt temperature recorded during a race (Sunday only): 55°C in Hungary
 Highest asphalt temperature recorded during a race weekend: 56°C in Bahrain
 Lowest ambient temperature recorded during a race (Sunday only): 13°C in China
 Lowest ambient temperature recorded during a race weekend: 13°C in China
 Highest ambient temperature recorded during a race (Sunday only): 33°C in Hungary
 Highest ambient temperature recorded during a race weekend: 43°C in Bahrain.

2018 TIRE DEVELOPMENT TESTS
 Tracks on which the 2018 development tests took place: 8, respectively Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Barcelona (Spain), Budapest (Hungary), Magny-Cours (France), Mexico City (Mexico), Paul Ricard ( France), Sakhir (Bahrain), Silverstone (Great Britain).
 Prototypes tested: 198 (of which 147 slick, 18 intermediate and 33 rain)
 Team and related km traveled during development tests:
Red Bull: 2.637,74 km
McLaren: 2.350,11
Mercedes: 1.974,69
Ferrari: 1.546,12
Renault: 1.210,30
Toro Rosso: 1.200,99
Haas: 995,58
Sauber: 942,58
Williams: 936,67
Force India: 490,66