Circuit Comparison — 2024 · 2025
Qatar Grand Prix
Lusail International Circuit — side-by-side chaos metrics across seasons at this circuit.
Race Snapshots by Year
Key metrics for each year at this circuit, side by side.
Season
2024
Lap inversions
1108
Volatility score
0.9719
Start → finish
22
DNFs
5
Winner
VER
Biggest mover
GAS +6
Season
2025
Lap inversions
1463
Volatility score
1.2833
Start → finish
32
DNFs
2
Winner
VER
Biggest mover
BOR +6
Race Vitals at a Glance
Side-by-side key facts from each year's race at this circuit.
2024
2025
Volatility Score
0.9719
1.2833
Lap Inversions
1,108
1,463
On-Track Overtakes
23
7
SC / VSC Events
13 SC · 1 VSC
4 SC · 0 VSC
DNFs
5
2
Winner
VER
VER
Winner Started
—
—
Biggest Mover
GAS +6
BOR +6
Podium Comparison
Who stood on the podium at Qatar Grand Prix across the years?
Grid start positions shown in brackets — green = gained places to podium.
Year-over-Year Changes
How much did volatility shift between seasons?
Green = increased chaos, red = decreased.
2024 → 2025
Inversion delta
+355
lap inversions
Volatility delta
+0.3114
score change
Change
+32%
more chaos
Inversions Per Lap — All Years
2024 vs 2025 — hover for exact values. Higher peaks = more overtaking activity.
Cumulative Inversions — Race Chaos Over Time
Steeper slope = more chaotic phase. The gap between curves shows the effect of regulation changes.
Driver Position Changes by Year
Positions gained (green) or lost (red) from grid start to finish.
DNF drivers shown in grey.
2024 Race
2025 Race
Methodology
Inversions are counted using a Fenwick Tree (BIT) per lap, measuring each lap's position array against the original grid order. Start→finish totals use a MergeSort-based counter. DNF drivers are excluded from inversion counts but shown in movement charts. Data via FastF1.
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