Resources

A compolation of links, definitions, and context to help better understand Formula 1 driver statistics.

What is this page doing?

This page compiles all the supporting resources the site uses and showcases them in one place. These recources include: official FIA data, popular explanations for common F1 terms, and tutorials for reading race stats.

To view the full dataset and individual driver summaries, check out the Data Grid page. To learn about specific analyses of the data, go to the Analysis page.

Official Data Sources

These are the go-to places for most people when verifying race results and season statistics.

Tutorials

These resources can help you to undestand common F1 terminoglogy, how to read race stats, and what Formula 1 even is.

General Information

These sources are useful in explaining how points are awarded and and why podiums and DNFs change how we view a driver's performance.

Site Glossary

F1
A shortened way to say Formula 1.
GP/Grand Prix
A race in Formula 1.
Career Points
Total points a driver has earned throughout their entire career.
GP Entered
Grand Prix a driver has entered.
Podiums
Amount of times the driver has finished first, second or third in a race.
DNF
Amount of times a driver has not finished a race, most commonly because of an accident.
Highest Finish
The highest place a driver achieved in a race and how many times they achieved it.

Credits

The dataset used in this site is from the official Formula 1 results pages. All driver photos used in the Data Grid are linked from this Reddit Post: Driver Photos Link