Tyres
- Total number of tyres provided for the season (dry and wets): Race tyres: 24,000 dry tyres; 4,600 wet tyres plus an additional 6,000
for the tests - Total numbers of tyres used: Dry tyres: 21,100; wet tyres: 2,900
- Total kilogrammes of rubber deposited on track in 2011: 10,200
- Number of tyres recycled during 2011: All, i.e. 28,600 race tyres plus 6,000 test tyres
- Average life span of a dry compound this season: 120 km
Tracks and Races
- Tracks which puts the most energy into a tyre per km (lateral, braking, traction, etc.): Barcelona and Suzuka
- Track which puts the least energy into a tyre per km (lateral, braking, traction, etc.): Monza
- Longest continuous energy input into a tyre: Istanbul (Turn 8)
- Track with the ‘easiest’ corners in terms of tyres: Montréal
- Longest race of the year: Montréal with 4hrs 04min 39.537s
- Shortest races of the year: Monza with 1hrs 20min 46.272s
- Pole position lap records broken: 11
- Race lap records broken: 2
- Most laps led on Pirelli tyres: 739 (Sebastian Vettel)
- Highest speed reached by a P Zero F1 tyre: 349.2 kph
(Sergio Perez in Monza Qualifying)
Pit stops
- Total number of pit stops for the year: 1111 (really! – of which 22 were a Drive Through and 4 a stop-go penalty)
- Total average number of stops per race: 58.4, i.e. 2.25 per driver
- Most pit stops in a race: Hungary (88 – of which 3 were a Drive Through)
- Least pit stops in a race: Italy (35)
- Fastest pit stop time: 2.82 seconds (Mercedes GP,
Chinese Grand Prix)
Overtaking
- Number of overtaking manoeuvres (most in World Championship history): 1120 (after Abu Dhabi)
- Most overtaking manoeuvres in a dry race (= most ever): 126 at the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix
Other
interesting numbers
- Total number of F1 drivers to have driven on P Zero compounds: 57 (including third drivers and young drivers)
- Oldest driver to have driven a P Zero F1 tyre: Martin Brundle (51 years old)
- Youngest driver to have driven a P Zero F1 tyre: Kevin Ceccon (18 years old)
- Total kilometres driven by all the P Zero compounds in 2011: 307,657 km (races and tests)
- Coldest track/ground temperatures Pirelli P Zero tyres have run: German Grand Prix at 13 degrees Celsius; coldest overall: Valencia winter testing at 6 degrees
- Hottest track/ground temperatures Pirelli P Zero tyres have run: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at 43 degrees Celsius; hottest overall: Abu Dhabi Young Driver Test 49 degrees Celsius
- Total weight of tyres each fitter handles during a season: 16,389 kgs
- Average time taken for a Pirelli fitter to fit an F1 tyre from scratch: 2m30s
- Time taken for Sebastian Vettel to fit an F1 tyre from scratch: 5m13s
Pirelli F1 and its people
- Total number of Pirelli people travelling to a race: 52
- Total number of nationalities within the Pirelli F1 team: 10
- Total number of languages within the Pirelli F1 team: 14
- Number of hours that Paul Hembery has been interviewed at GP events: 61 hrs, 25 min
- Total number of goals scored by Paul’s favourite football team, Bristol City, during the season: 18
Pirelli’s F1 Trucks & Hospitality
- Total amount of trucks at European races: 12
- Total kilometers travelled by Pirelli’s trucks in 2011: 925,326
- Number of hours needed to put up and take down Pirelli’s hospitality unit in Europe: 10 hours to put up; 8 hours to take down
- Number of people required to put up and take down Pirelli’s hospitality unit in Europe: 6
- Numbers of meals served at the Pirelli F1 hospitality (incl tests): 28,612
- Number of cups of espresso served by Pirelli hospitality during the season (incl tests): 43,250
- Kilogrammes of pasta cooked by Pirelli’s chef during the season (incl tests): 1,220 (all types combined!)
Pirelli in Formula One overall
(since 1950)
- Races started: 222
- Wins: 63
- Pole positions: 66
- Podium places: 196
- Fastest laps: 70
