2024 Season — Round 23

Qatar Grand Prix

Lusail — 57 laps — 20 drivers

Total lap inversions
1108
start→finish: 22
Volatility score
0.9719
inversions / (grid × laps)
Winner
VER
Max Verstappen
Biggest mover
GAS
+6 positions (Pierre Gasly)
Most overtaken
NOR
-7 positions (Lando Norris)
DNFs
5
retirements
On-track overtakes
23
of 97 total moves
Interventions
13 SC / 1 VSC
laps under neutralisation
Race Summary

The 2024 Qatar GP produced 1108 lap inversions across 57 laps, with a volatility score of 0.9719. Pierre Gasly (GAS) was the biggest mover, gaining 6 positions. There were 5 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:15 / 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) → 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.
Position:
P1 → P20
DNF / no data
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VER
LEC
PIA
RUS
GAS
SAI
ALO
ZHO
MAG
NOR
BOT
HAM
TSU
LAW
ALB
HUL
PER
STR
COL
OCO
Lap
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.
97
Total position gains
On-track
23 (24%)
Pit cycle
64 (66%)
SC / VSC
1 (1%)
DNF-induced
9 (9%)
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
0.9719
Pit-adjusted
0.7877
SC-neutralized
0.7779
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
LEC wins
2 position swaps56 laps within 1 posIntensity: 30
ALOvsZHO
ALO wins
2 position swaps41 laps within 1 posIntensity: 22.5
NORvsVER
VER wins
0 position swaps44 laps within 1 posIntensity: 22
PIAvsRUS
PIA wins
1 position swap35 laps within 1 posIntensity: 18.5
PERvsSAI
SAI wins
1 position swap34 laps within 1 posIntensity: 18
HULvsLAW
LAW wins
3 position swaps30 laps within 1 posIntensity: 18
ALOvsGAS
GAS wins
1 position swap28 laps within 1 posIntensity: 15
ALBvsHUL
ALB wins
0 position swaps30 laps within 1 posIntensity: 15
HAMvsPER
HAM wins
0 position swaps29 laps within 1 posIntensity: 14.5
LECvsSAITEAMMATE
LEC wins
0 position swaps28 laps within 1 posIntensity: 14
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
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VER
LEC
PIA
RUS
GAS
SAI
ALO
ZHO
MAG
NOR
BOT
HAM
TSU
LAW
ALB
HUL
PER
STR
COL
OCO
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.
0.9719
Actual Volatility
full race, all laps
0.9239
No-SC Volatility
44 racing laps only
-4.9%
Difference
less chaotic without SC
13
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.
NOR-13
peak at L46
HAM-9
peak at L35
RUS-8
peak at L24
MAG-8
peak at L29
SAI-5
peak at L35
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.
179
Strategy Chaos Score
Undercuts
23
Pitted early, gained on exit
Overcuts
41
Stayed out, gained via track position
Pit-Cycle Passes
64
Positions gained through pit windows
Failed Strategies
15
Net position loss from pit strategy
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