Pirelli’s 2011 season in numbers

2011 marked the return of Pirelli to Formula One after 20 years of absence. The Italian manufacturer, which was contesting its 222nd Grand Prix in Brazil, securing its 63rd victory, significantly contributed to the spectacle provided by the drivers and teams during the races and also heralded the return of strategy that had sometimes been missing in recent years.

As the curtain fell on Sunday on this 2011 edition of the World Championship, the Milan firm takes stock of its season in a few figures:

Tires

– C’est un total de 24.000 pneus pour le sec et 4.600 pneus pour le mouillé qui furent fournis cette saison pour les courses. A ce total viennent s’ajouter 6.000 pneus produits pour les tests. Parmi ceux-ci, 21.100 pneus slicks et 2.900 pneus pneus pluie furent utilisés cette saison.

– 10.200 kilos de gomme ont été déposés sur les circuits du championnat du monde de F1 cette saison.

– 28.600 pneus course et 6’000 pneus tests ont été recyclés en 2011

– La durée de vie moyenne d’un pneu sec cette saison fut de 120 kilomètres.

Circuits and races

– Tracks exerting the most energy on the tire per kilometer (lateral, braking, traction demands, etc…): Barcelona and Suzuka

**- Track placing the energy month on the tire per kilometer (lateral, braking, traction needs, etc…):** Monza

– Longest energy load received on the tire: Istanbul, turn 8

– Smoothest track with the tires: Montreal

– Longest Grand Prix of the year: Montreal, 4h04min39.537s

– Shortest Grand Prix of the year: Monza, 1h20min46.272s

– Record of poles beaten: 11

– Records of races broken: 2

**- Record for laps led on Pirelli tires:** 739 (Sebastian Vettel)

– Top speed reached with a P Zero F1: 349.2 km/h (Sergio Perez, Sauber, Monza qualifying)

Pit stops

Total number of pit stops this season: 1111! 22 of them were Drive Through, and 4 Stop and Go penalties.

– Most pit stops in a race: Hungary (88, including 3 Drive-Through)

– Lowest number of stops in a race: Italy (35)

– Fastest pit stop: 2.82 sec (Mercedes GP, Chinese Grand Prix)

Excesses

– Number of overtakes this season (record in the history of the championship): 1120 (after Abu Dhabi)

– Absolute record for overtakes on dry: 126 (Turkish GP 2011)

– Absolute record for overtakes on wet: 125 (Canadian GP 2011)

More numbers

**- Total F1 drivers who have driven with P Zero compounds:** 57 (including third drivers and young testers)

– Oldest driver having driven an F1 P Zero tire: Martin Brundle (51 years old)

– Youngest driver to have piloted a F1 P Zero tire: Kevin Ceccon (18 years old)

– Total mileage covered by P Zero compounds in 2011: 307,657 km (races and tests)

**- Lowest operating temperature of the P Zero: ** 13°C (German GP). 6°C (Valencia winter testing)

– Total weight carried by a tire fitter in one season: 16,389 kg

– Average tire mounting time from A to Z: 2’30”

– Time taken by Sebastian Vettel to mount a tire from A to Z: 5’13”

The Pirelli F1 staff

– Total number of Pirelli representatives traveling to races: 52

**- Number of nationalities represented in the Pirelli F1 team:** 10

– Number of languages spoken by the Pirelli F1 team: 14

– Number of hours of interviews given by Paul Hembery on the Grand Prix: 61 hours 25 min

– Number of goals scored by Paul’s favorite football team during the season (Bristol City): 18

Trucks and Pirelli F1 Hospitality

– Total number of trucks on European races: 12

– Total mileage covered by Pirelli trucks in 2011: 925,326

– Total number of hours required to set up and dismantle Pirelli hospitality in Europe: 10 hours for assembly, 8 hours for dismantling.

**- Number of people required to set up and take down the Pirelli hospitality:** 6

**- Number of meals served in a season at the Pirelli F1 hospitality (including tests):** 28,612

– Number of espresso cups served in Pirelli hospitality this season (including tests): 43,250

**- Kilograms of pasta cooked by Chef Pirelli this season (including tests):** 1,220 kg!

Pirelli in F1 since 1950

– Races contested: 222

– Victories: 63

– Pole positions: 66

– Podiums: 196

– Best laps: 70