2026 Season — Round 1 NEW REGULATIONS
Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne — 58 laps — 22 drivers
Total lap inversions
1617
start→finish: 20
Volatility score
1.2672
inversions / (grid × laps)
Winner
RUS
George Russell
Biggest mover
VER
+15 positions (Max Verstappen)
Most overtaken
LAW
-5 positions (Liam Lawson)
DNFs
6
retirements
On-track overtakes
27
of 87 total moves
Interventions
13 VSC
laps under neutralisation
Race Summary
The 2026 Australia GP produced 1617 lap inversions across 58 laps, with a volatility score of 1.2672. Max Verstappen (VER) was the biggest mover, gaining 15 positions. There were 6 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:16 / 22 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.
87
Total position gains
On-track
27 (31%)
Pit cycle
34 (39%)
SC / VSC
7 (8%)
DNF-induced
19 (22%)
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
1.2672
Pit-adjusted
1.1011
SC-neutralized
1.0127
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.
GASvsOCO
GAS wins
3 position swaps56 laps within 1 posIntensity: 31
COLvsLAW
LAW wins
3 position swaps50 laps within 1 posIntensity: 28
HAMvsLECTEAMMATE
LEC wins
2 position swaps45 laps within 1 posIntensity: 24.5
BORvsGAS
BOR wins
5 position swaps37 laps within 1 posIntensity: 23.5
ANTvsRUSTEAMMATE
RUS wins
0 position swaps43 laps within 1 posIntensity: 21.5
NORvsVER
NOR wins
4 position swaps35 laps within 1 posIntensity: 21.5
BEAvsLIN
BEA wins
1 position swap38 laps within 1 posIntensity: 20
ANTvsLEC
ANT wins
1 position swap34 laps within 1 posIntensity: 18
ALBvsLAW
ALB wins
0 position swaps36 laps within 1 posIntensity: 18
BEAvsVER
VER wins
1 position swap31 laps within 1 posIntensity: 16.5
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:22 / 22 drivers shown
Soft
Medium
Hard
Intermediate
Wet
Used tyres
1
10
20
30
40
50
58
RUS
ANT
LEC
HAM
NOR
VER
BEA
LIN
BOR
GAS
OCO
ALB
LAW
COL
SAI
PER
STR
ALO
BOT
HAD
PIA
HUL
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.
1.2672
Actual Volatility
full race, all laps
1.1960
No-SC Volatility
45 racing laps only
-5.6%
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.
ALO-7
peak at L7
VER+5
peak at L6
NOR+4
peak at L18
BEA+4
peak at L6
BOR+4
peak at L12
Quick select:10 / 22 drivers shown
Strategy Chaos Score
Measures how much strategy decisions shaped the race outcome.
Counts undercuts, overcuts, pit-cycle passes, and failed strategies.
99
Strategy Chaos Score
Undercuts
9
Pitted early, gained on exit
Overcuts
25
Stayed out, gained via track position
Pit-Cycle Passes
34
Positions gained through pit windows
Failed Strategies
19
Net position loss from pit strategy
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