2024 Season — Round 17
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku — 51 laps — 20 drivers
Total lap inversions
1467
start→finish: 56
Volatility score
1.4382
inversions / (grid × laps)
Winner
PIA
Oscar Piastri
Biggest mover
NOR
+11 positions (Lando Norris)
Most overtaken
SAI
-15 positions (Carlos Sainz)
DNFs
1
retirements
On-track overtakes
25
of 107 total moves
Interventions
3 VSC
laps under neutralisation
Race Summary
The 2024 Azerbaijan GP produced 1467 lap inversions across 51 laps, with a volatility score of 1.4382. Lando Norris (NOR) was the biggest mover, gaining 11 positions. There were 1 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:19 / 20 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) โ yellow (mid-field) โ 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.
107
Total position gains
On-track
25 (23%)
Pit cycle
72 (67%)
SC / VSC
2 (2%)
DNF-induced
8 (7%)
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
1.4382
Pit-adjusted
1.252
SC-neutralized
1.3721
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.
LECvsPIA
PIA wins
1 position swap49 laps within 1 posIntensity: 25.5
RUSvsVER
RUS wins
1 position swap44 laps within 1 posIntensity: 23
BOTvsSTR
BOT wins
4 position swaps38 laps within 1 posIntensity: 23
PERvsSAI
PER wins
2 position swaps39 laps within 1 posIntensity: 21.5
OCOvsZHO
ZHO wins
2 position swaps37 laps within 1 posIntensity: 20.5
BEAvsHAM
HAM wins
1 position swap35 laps within 1 posIntensity: 18.5
GASvsRIC
GAS wins
1 position swap35 laps within 1 posIntensity: 18.5
NORvsVER
NOR wins
3 position swaps26 laps within 1 posIntensity: 16
COLvsHUL
COL wins
4 position swaps24 laps within 1 posIntensity: 16
LECvsPER
LEC wins
0 position swaps30 laps within 1 posIntensity: 15
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:20 / 20 drivers shown
Soft
Medium
Hard
Intermediate
Wet
Used tyres
1
10
20
30
40
50
51
PIA
LEC
RUS
NOR
VER
ALO
ALB
COL
HAM
BEA
HUL
GAS
RIC
ZHO
OCO
BOT
PER
SAI
STR
TSU
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.
1.4382
Actual Volatility
full race, all laps
1.4344
No-SC Volatility
48 racing laps only
-0.3%
Difference
less chaotic without SC
3
SC/VSC Laps
laps removed from calc
Faint yellow lines mark removed SC/VSC laps ยท 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 โ use filters to explore all drivers.
Rolling 5-lap position change per driver. Positive = gaining, Negative = losing positions.
COL-7
peak at L11
RUS-6
peak at L13
ALO-6
peak at L12
ALB-6
peak at L32
BEA-6
peak at L18
Quick select:10 / 20 drivers shown
Strategy Chaos Score
Measures how much strategy decisions shaped the race outcome.
Counts undercuts, overcuts, pit-cycle passes, and failed strategies.
194
Strategy Chaos Score
Undercuts
11
Pitted early, gained on exit
Overcuts
61
Stayed out, gained via track position
Pit-Cycle Passes
72
Positions gained through pit windows
Failed Strategies
17
Net position loss from pit strategy
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