F1 Predicta! Round 18: BRAZIL

[Panda]

It's time for the final round of F1 Predicta!



It's very close heading into the final round! The standings look like this:

1. misterhamster 673
2. Paul 666
3. Frag 663
4. Maximo Mark 580
5. kristofferson 58

In this game, you predict on various parts of a Grand Prix weekend and receive points depending on how right you are.

We will be predicting on the following:

Top 3 finishers
Points finishers
Pole Position
Drivers eliminated in Qualifying 1
First retirement
Fastest lap

Here's how the scoring works:

TOP 3 FINISHERS (Max. 30 points)
You predict the top 3 in the race in order:
1.
2.
3.

You score 10 points for each you get spot on, 5 if the position is wrong but they're in the top 3, and 1 if they finish in the points but outside the top 3.


POINTS FINISHERS (Max. 25 points)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

No positions required for this one, just predict the 5 drivers you think will fill the remaining points positions (note: you can't pick a driver you already picked to finish in the top 3). You get 5 points for each one that finishes in the top 8.


POLE POSITION (10 points)
Simply predict which driver will start on pole. 10 points if you're right.

DRIVERS ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1 (Max. 5 points)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.


Here you predict which drivers will be eliminated after the first session of qualifying (note: not necessarily the last 4 on the grid as penalties can affect grid positions). 1 point for each you get right.

FIRST RETIREMENT (10 points)
Here you predict which driver will be the first to retire from the race on Sunday. If more than one driver retires at the same time, each driver will score points. 10 points if you're right.

FASTEST LAP OF RACE (10 points)
Predict which driver will set the fastest lap time during the race.

All that adds up to a maximum of 90 points for each GP weekend.

Good luck. If you have any questions, please ask.

All predictions must be made before the start of qualifying.

Please do not edit your posts. If you wish to make any changes, put them in a separate post.

Here is a template you can use to make your predictions:

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1.
2.
3.

POINTS FINISHERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

POLE POSITION
1.

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

FIRST RETIREMENT
1.

FASTEST LAP OF RACE
1.

[Paddy]

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Hamilton
2. Massa
3. Alonso

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Raikkonen
2. Kovalinen
3. Vettel
4. Pique
5. Coulthard

POLE POSITION
1. Massa

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. Sutil
2. Fisi
3. Bourdais
4. Button
5. Pique

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. Weber

FASTEST LAP OF RACE
1. Raikkonen

[Maximo Mark]

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Massa
2. Raikkonen
3. Kubica

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Hamilton
2. Alonso
3. Kovelainen
4. Bourdais
5. Heidfeld

POLE POSITION
1. Raikkonen

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. Sutil
2. Fisichella
3. Button
4. Nakajima
5. Webber

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. Piquet

FASTEST LAP OF RACE
1. Raikkonen

[Panda]

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Massa
2. Raikkonen
3. Alonso

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Hamilton
2. Kovalainen
3. Kubica
4. Heidfeld
5. Trulli

POLE POSITION
1. Massa

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. Button
2. Barrichello
3. Sutil
4. Fisichella
5. Bourdais

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. Sutil

FASTEST LAP OF RACE
1. Raikkonen

[Paul]

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Massa
2. Raikkonen
3. Hamilton

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Alonso
2. Kovy
3. Kubica
4. Trulli
5. Heidfeld

POLE POSITION
1. Massa

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. Button
2. Fisi
3. Barrichello
4. Sutil
5. Nakajima

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. Bourdais

FASTEST LAP OF RACE
1. Massa

[frag]

TOP 3 FINISHERS
1. Massa
2. Raikonnen
3. Hamilton

POINTS FINISHERS
1. Alonso
2. Kubica
3. Heidfeld
4. Piquet
5. Glock

POLE POSITION
1. Hamilton

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. Button
2. Fisi
3. Sutil
4. Nakajima
5. Rosberg

FIRST RETIREMENT
1. Sutil

FASTEST LAP OF RACE
1. Raikkonen

[frag]

Looks like it depends on who finishes 3rd, and which Toyota gets in the points...

[Panda]

I wanted to delay my predictions for as long as possible (and possibly take Paul or Frag completely out of the reckoning) but today had to be the one day when MrsH started work at 4...

[Panda]

As it stands after qualifying:

1. misterhamster 686
2. Paul 680
3. Frag 668
4. Maximo Mark 584
5. kristofferson 58
6. paddy 13

[frag]

Nov 1, 2008 14:01:25 GMT 1 frag said:

ELIMINATED IN QUALIFYING 1
1. Button
2. Fisi
3. Sutil
4. Nakajima
5. Rosberg

[Panda]

It looks like a tie!

[Panda]

Scores for Brazil:

paddy
TOP 3: 11
TOP 8: 15
QUALIFYING: 13
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0
FASTEST LAP: 0
Total: 39

Maximo Mark
TOP 3: 15
TOP 8: 15
QUALIFYING: 4
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0 (unlucky, Mark)
FASTEST LAP: 0
Total: 34

misterhamster
TOP 3: 20
TOP 8: 15
QUALIFYING: 13
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0
FASTEST LAP: 0
Total: 48

Paul
TOP 3: 16
TOP 8: 15
QUALIFYING: 14
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0
FASTEST LAP: 10
Total: 55

Frag
TOP 3: 16
TOP 8: 10
QUALIFYING: 5
FIRST RETIREMENT: 0
FASTEST LAP: 0
Total: 31


Final standings:
1= misterhamster 721
1= Paul 721
3. Frag 694
4. Maximo Mark 614
5. kristofferson 58
6. paddy 39


"Winner" of each Grand Prix this season:
Australia - Maximo Mark/misterhamster
Malaysia - Paul
Bahrain - Paul
Spain - Frag
Turkey - Maximo Mark/misterhamster
Monaco - Frag
Canada - misterhamster
France - Paul
Great Britain - Frag
Germany - misterhamster
Hungary - Frag/misterhamster
Europe - Frag
Belgium - misterhamster
Italy - Paul
Singapore - Frag/Maximo Mark/misterhamster
Japan - misterhamster
China - Paul
Brazil - Paul


That concludes the first season of F1 Predicta! Thank you to everyone who took part. It will be back next season (possibly with a few minor tweaks). Any suggestions for next year are welcome.

[Paul]

I can't believe that after 18 races it was a tie!! Great game mrh, look forward to its return next season

[Panda]

Thanks Paul.

I plan to change the first retirement and fastest lap predictions to 5 points each for next season and introduce another opportunity to earn 10 points. This will keep the maximum for each weekend at 90 (assuming we still have 10 teams).