2025 Season — Round 17
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku — 51 laps — 20 drivers
Total lap inversions
1113
start→finish: 24
Volatility score
1.0912
inversions / (grid × laps)
Winner
VER
Max Verstappen
Biggest mover
ALB
+6 positions (Alexander Albon)
Most overtaken
ALO
-4 positions (Fernando Alonso)
DNFs
1
retirements
On-track overtakes
16
of 98 total moves
Interventions
4 SC
laps under neutralisation
Race Summary
The 2025 Azerbaijan GP produced 1113 lap inversions across 51 laps, with a volatility score of 1.0912. Alexander Albon (ALB) was the biggest mover, gaining 6 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.
98
Total position gains
On-track
16 (16%)
Pit cycle
80 (82%)
SC / VSC
1 (1%)
DNF-induced
1 (1%)
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
1.0912
Pit-adjusted
0.9853
SC-neutralized
1.0699
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.
ANTvsLAW
ANT wins
1 position swap46 laps within 1 posIntensity: 24
HULvsSTR
HUL wins
1 position swap44 laps within 1 posIntensity: 23
RUSvsTSU
RUS wins
2 position swaps36 laps within 1 posIntensity: 20
HAMvsNOR
NOR wins
0 position swaps39 laps within 1 posIntensity: 19.5
NORvsTSU
TSU wins
0 position swaps31 laps within 1 posIntensity: 15.5
LECvsNOR
NOR wins
4 position swaps23 laps within 1 posIntensity: 15.5
HADvsHAM
HAM wins
1 position swap28 laps within 1 posIntensity: 15
BEAvsOCOTEAMMATE
BEA wins
2 position swaps26 laps within 1 posIntensity: 15
COLvsSTR
STR wins
2 position swaps25 laps within 1 posIntensity: 14.5
BORvsHAD
HAD 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
1
10
20
30
40
50
51
VER
RUS
SAI
ANT
LAW
TSU
NOR
HAM
LEC
HAD
BOR
BEA
ALB
OCO
ALO
HUL
STR
GAS
COL
PIA
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.
1.0912
Actual Volatility
full race, all laps
1.1532
No-SC Volatility
47 racing laps only
+5.7%
Difference
more chaotic without SC
4
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.
ANT-8
peak at L19
BOR-8
peak at L27
ALO-8
peak at L25
LAW-7
peak at L21
STR-6
peak at L38
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.
212
Strategy Chaos Score
Undercuts
7
Pitted early, gained on exit
Overcuts
73
Stayed out, gained via track position
Pit-Cycle Passes
80
Positions gained through pit windows
Failed Strategies
17
Net position loss from pit strategy
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