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Stats for the 5-litre era (1993-2022)

Started by Kytabu, December 12, 2022, 03:32:26 PM

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Kytabu

With the introduction of the 5.4- and 5.7-litre engines next year, it means we say goodbye to the 5-litre V8s that have been the identity of the championship for so long. I thought it would be cool to look back at the numbers for this era. These statistics relate to all ATCC and Supercars championship races from 1993 to 2022. They exclude the 2-litre heat at Amaroo in 1993.

There were 384 rounds held, not including the cancelled Grand Prix in 2020, and 888 races (what a coincidence!). Two of those races featured no result (2018 Gold Coast and 2021 Sydney) while a further five planned races were cancelled: Race 3 at Calder in 1998 and the four races at the Grand Prix in 2020. There were 619 pole positions awarded, including the two qualifying sessions at the Grand Prix in 2020.

56 drivers scored a round win, 65 drivers scored a race win, and 99 drivers finished in the top three in a race. 51 drivers scored a pole position.

There were a few surprises while adding these numbers up; probably the big one for me was the pole positions, with Skaife remaining in the top five despite only driving full-time when there was one qualifying session per weekend, and Bowe staying in the top ten despite taking his final pole in 1999!

I will be posting more threads in the Nostalgia section; one for each of the periods 1993-2002, 2003-2012 and 2013-2022, and one for all of the models of car that were represented on the track.




Drivers (top 20 for each)
Pole positions
Whincup       92
McLaughlin    76
Van Gisbergen 45
Lowndes       43
Skaife        37
Winterbottom  36
Tander        30
W.Davison     28
Mostert       23
Bowe          19
Waters        19
Ambrose       18
Bright        17
Reynolds      15
De Pasquale   15
Murphy        13
Courtney      10
R.Kelly       10
Coulthard      9
Brock          8
Seton          8

Race wins
Whincup       124
Lowndes       110
Skaife         80
Van Gisbergen  75
Tander         57
McLaughlin     56
Winterbottom   38
Seton          35
Ambrose        28
Murphy         28
Ingall         27
W.Davison      22
Bowe           21
Mostert        21
Bright         20
T.Kelly        19
Courtney       15
R.Kelly        13
Coulthard      13
Brock          10
S.Richards     10

Round wins
Whincup       55
Lowndes       52
Van Gisbergen 38
Skaife        35
Tander        24
McLaughlin    21
Winterbottom  20
Ambrose       15
Seton         13
Ingall        12
Murphy        11
W.Davison     10
Mostert       10
Bright         9
S.Richards     9
Bowe           8
T.Kelly        8
Courtney       7
Coulthard      7
R.Kelly        6

Top three race finishes
Whincup       267
Lowndes       266
Skaife        179
Van Gisbergen 167
Tander        155
Winterbottom  144
McLaughlin    106
Ingall         91
Seton          89
Bright         88
W.Davison      81
Mostert        81
Murphy         77
Courtney       73
Bowe           65
Ambrose        65
Coulthard      61
S.Richards     60
R.Kelly        59
T.Kelly        58





Teams (top 10 for each)
Pole positions
Triple Eight Race Engineering 155
Dick Johnson Racing           115
Walkinshaw Andretti United     95
Tickford Racing                87
Stone Brothers Racing          26
Garry Rogers Motorsport        25
HSV Dealer Team                19
Brad Jones Racing              18
Rod Nash Racing                15
Glenn Seton Racing             11

Race wins
Triple Eight Race Engineering 241
Walkinshaw Andretti United    189
Dick Johnson Racing           111
Tickford Racing                73
HSV Dealer Team                50
Glenn Seton Racing             40
Stone Brothers Racing          40
Perkins Motorsport             31
Garry Rogers Motorsport        23
Gibson Motorsport              20

Round wins
Triple Eight Race Engineering 117
Walkinshaw Andretti United     75
Dick Johnson Racing            44
Tickford Racing                34
Stone Brothers Racing          23
HSV Dealer Team                17
Glenn Seton Racing             16
Perkins Motorsport             13
Garry Rogers Motorsport        12
Gibson Motorsport              10
"I just plucked her in first, gave it some jandal, f**k yeah!"

murph_fan51

I'm surprised Jason Bright did pretty well.

Thanks for the stats.
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stp01

Very comprehensive Kytabu, along with your other threads - thanks for your efforts!

It certainly shows how dominant Triple 8 and HRT/Walkinshaw have been in this era.
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skaifeman

Quote from: stp01 on December 13, 2022, 08:52:10 PM
Very comprehensive Kytabu, along with your other threads - thanks for your efforts!

It certainly shows how dominant Triple 8 and HRT/Walkinshaw have been in this era.

888 especially given TWR got a 10 year head start.
"Ford's Bathurst winning bonus didn't even cover the cost of the after-party" - Allan Moffat, 1977

Kytabu

I personally wasn't so interested in the top of the trees for drivers and teams; it was obvious who was going to top the lists. The fun part for me was seeing who was where from position five and down.
"I just plucked her in first, gave it some jandal, f**k yeah!"

V8SuperRiley

Ambrose would have been around for the shortest period of anyone on that list by a long way, but his numbers still look pretty good.

Troy01505

Quote from: V8SuperRiley on December 14, 2022, 05:11:49 PM
Ambrose would have been around for the shortest period of anyone on that list by a long way, but his numbers still look pretty good.

Lucky for him, he got out just prior to triple 8 hitting their stride.

fordman

Quote from: Troy01505 on December 17, 2022, 06:08:39 PM
Quote from: V8SuperRiley on December 14, 2022, 05:11:49 PM
Ambrose would have been around for the shortest period of anyone on that list by a long way, but his numbers still look pretty good.

Lucky for him, he got out just prior to triple 8 hitting their stride.

or T8 were lucky he left ;D