2024 Season — Round 3
Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne — 58 laps — 19 drivers
Total lap inversions
1123
start→finish: 25
Volatility score
1.0191
inversions / (grid × laps)
Winner
SAI
Carlos Sainz
Biggest mover
HUL
+7 positions (Nico Hulkenberg)
Most overtaken
RUS
-10 positions (George Russell)
DNFs
2
retirements
On-track overtakes
9
of 135 total moves
Interventions
6 VSC
laps under neutralisation
Race Summary
The 2024 Australia GP produced 1123 lap inversions across 58 laps, with a volatility score of 1.0191. Nico Hulkenberg (HUL) was the biggest mover, gaining 7 positions. There were 2 retirements which influenced race positions.
Inversions Per Lap
Each point shows how many active inversions existed that lap relative to the starting grid order.
Higher peaks indicate more overtaking activity.
Cumulative Inversion Curve
Running total of inversions across the race. Steep sections indicate high-action phases.
Flat sections mean positions locked in for multiple laps.
Lap-by-Lap Position Tracker
Each line is one driver's position through the race. P1 is at the top.
Lines end where a driver retired. Use filters to isolate specific battles or storylines.
Quick select:17 / 19 drivers shown
Driver Position Changes
Positions gained (green) or lost (red) from grid start to final classification.
DNF drivers shown in grey.
Position Heatmap
Rows = drivers, columns = laps. Cell colour = position: green (P1) → yellow (mid-field) → red (last).
Faded cells = retired. More colour variance across a row = more movement for that driver throughout the race.
Hover any cell for driver, lap, and exact position.
Race Chaos Timeline
Lap-by-lap breakdown of overtaking activity by type. Green = genuine on-track passes,
orange = pit-cycle position changes, yellow = moves under Safety Car / VSC,
red = DNF-induced gains. Yellow dashed lines mark neutralisation laps.
Overtake Classification
Breaking down how position changes occurred during the race.
Only data from re-ingested races (fetch_race_data.py v2) will show full classification.
135
Total position gains
On-track
9 (7%)
Pit cycle
112 (83%)
SC / VSC
1 (1%)
DNF-induced
13 (10%)
Adjusted Volatility
Three inversion curves for comparison.
Raw: unfiltered (dashed grey).
Pit-adjusted: removes drivers on in/out-laps so pit stops don't inflate inversions (green).
SC-neutralized: SC and VSC laps weighted at 25% to reduce artificial compression effects (yellow).
Raw
1.0191
Pit-adjusted
0.8276
SC-neutralized
0.9326
Driver Battle Index
The most intense wheel-to-wheel fights of the race, ranked by a combined intensity score
(position swaps + laps within 1 position). Higher = more sustained wheel-to-wheel racing.
ALBvsMAG
MAG wins
4 position swaps40 laps within 1 posIntensity: 24
NORvsPIATEAMMATE
NOR wins
2 position swaps42 laps within 1 posIntensity: 23
STRvsTSU
STR wins
2 position swaps42 laps within 1 posIntensity: 23
ALOvsPER
PER wins
4 position swaps36 laps within 1 posIntensity: 22
LECvsNOR
LEC wins
3 position swaps34 laps within 1 posIntensity: 20
RUSvsSTR
STR wins
1 position swap37 laps within 1 posIntensity: 19.5
LECvsPIA
LEC wins
2 position swaps33 laps within 1 posIntensity: 18.5
HULvsMAGTEAMMATE
HUL wins
3 position swaps31 laps within 1 posIntensity: 18.5
PERvsRUS
PER wins
5 position swaps26 laps within 1 posIntensity: 18
RICvsZHO
RIC wins
4 position swaps28 laps within 1 posIntensity: 18
Tyre Strategy Timeline
Lap-by-lap view of each driver's tyre compounds through the race. Solid = new tyres, faded with border = used tyres.
Hover over any stint bar to see compound, stint length, pit lap, duration, and net position change.
Quick select:19 / 19 drivers shown
Soft
Medium
Hard
Intermediate
Wet
Used tyres
1
10
20
30
40
50
58
SAI
LEC
NOR
PIA
PER
STR
TSU
ALO
HUL
MAG
ALB
RIC
GAS
BOT
ZHO
OCO
RUS
HAM
VER
Lap
What If No Safety Car?
Simulates the race volatility if all SC and VSC laps were removed entirely.
Orange line = what the chaos curve would look like with pure racing laps only.
Faint yellow verticals mark the removed neutralisation laps.
1.0191
Actual Volatility
full race, all laps
1.0081
No-SC Volatility
52 racing laps only
-1.1%
Difference
less chaotic without SC
6
SC/VSC Laps
laps removed from calc
Faint yellow lines mark removed SC/VSC laps · Orange = what the race chaos would have looked like
Momentum Tracker
Rolling 5-lap position change per driver. Positive = charging forward, negative = falling back.
Shows who had the most momentum at each phase of the race. Defaults to top 10 finishers — use filters to explore all drivers.
Rolling 5-lap position change per driver. Positive = gaining, Negative = losing positions.
VER-18
peak at L4
HUL+10
peak at L10
GAS+10
peak at L10
BOT-8
peak at L12
PER-7
peak at L15
Quick select:10 / 19 drivers shown
Strategy Chaos Score
Measures how much strategy decisions shaped the race outcome.
Counts undercuts, overcuts, pit-cycle passes, and failed strategies.
303.5
Strategy Chaos Score
Undercuts
29
Pitted early, gained on exit
Overcuts
83
Stayed out, gained via track position
Pit-Cycle Passes
112
Positions gained through pit windows
Failed Strategies
18
Net position loss from pit strategy
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