Round 6 · 2024

Miami International Autodrome

Miami, USA · May 05, 2024 · Circuit History · Wikipedia

The race, in perspective

Race debrief

What did we expect after qualifying—and who beat it?

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20 stored results 20/20 Elo snapshots 20/20 numbered grid slots 0/20 qualifying results
Elo × qualifying → race result

Did they beat the expectation?

A strong driver recovering from a poor qualifying position isn't automatically a surprise. This model estimates a finish from both inputs, then compares it with what happened.

Experimental · v1

Expected finish assumes a classified finish. DNFs stay in the full grid but receive no performance verdict. Qualifying is not the starting grid; grid differences are flagged, not silently substituted.

Fit on 627 earlier finishes across 38 races, 2014–2024. No results from this race enter its expectation.

0/20 entrants have an estimate. Missing Elo or qualifying stays visible below; a grid position is not used as a qualifying result.

Top 3

Beat the estimate

No comparable estimates available for this race yet.

Flop 3

Below the estimate

No comparable estimates available for this race yet.

0/20 entrants assessed. Up to three per side, ranked by expected minus actual finish. DNFs, missing estimates and gaps rounding to 0.0 are excluded. “Flop” means below the model's estimate—not poor driving. A ranked gap can still be inside the usual error range.

Full grid: pre-race Elo rank, qualifying position, estimated finish, actual result and difference from expectation. Positive differences mean finishing ahead of the estimate.
DriverPre-race EloQualifyingExpectedResultP1 ← position → P20vs expectedReading
L. NorrisMcLaren #42395 No error range P1 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
M. VerstappenRed Bull #12662 No error range P2 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
C. LeclercFerrari #32403 No error range P3 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
S. PérezRed Bull #22441 No error range P4 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
C. SainzFerrari #52366 No error range P5 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
L. HamiltonMercedes #92245 No error range P6 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
Y. TsunodaRB F1 Team #142062 No error range P7 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
G. RussellMercedes #72288 No error range P8 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
F. AlonsoAston Martin #62296 No error range P9 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
E. OconAlpine F1 Team #112082 No error range P10 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
N. HülkenbergHaas F1 Team #122071 No error range P11 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
P. GaslyAlpine F1 Team #132062 No error range P12 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
O. PiastriMcLaren #82275 No error range P13 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
G. ZhouSauber #181978 No error range P14 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
D. RicciardoRB F1 Team #162015 No error range P15 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
V. BottasSauber #191953 No error range P16 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
L. StrollAston Martin #102126 No error range P17 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
A. AlbonWilliams #152056 No error range P18 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
K. MagnussenHaas F1 Team #172005 No error range P19 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
L. SargeantWilliams #201925 No error range DNFRetired Not assessedQualifying unavailable
How useful is the model? See the historical check

Average absolute error on 627 classified finishes in 38 earlier races within the last ten years. Each race was held out and predicted using only older races; all three models use the same samples.

Elo + qualifying
2.04places
Qualifying only
2.28places
Elo only
2.48places

The range scales the 80th percentile of earlier held-out absolute errors to this field size, rounding outward. It is an empirical error guide, not a guaranteed 80% chance for a particular driver. We require at least five checked races and 100 checked finishes before showing it.

Inputs are field-normalised Elo rank and qualifying position. The target is position among all race entries, trained only on classified finishers. Estimates are averages, not a unique predicted finishing order. Penalties, the circuit, weather, incidents and strategy aren't model inputs. Historical qualifying coverage is patchy; this is an exploratory backtest on corrected records, not proof of live forecasting accuracy.

The rating ledger

What changed in Elo?

These are actual rating changes. The expectation model above does not change Elo or fantasy scoring.

Largest Elo gain

Tsunoda+33.5 Elo

Largest Elo loss

Stroll−29.5 Elo

Largest grid-to-finish gain

Alonso+6 places

The bigger picture

Championship after this round

Top five in the stored standings. Points include sprint results where applicable.

  1. 1 Verstappen 136pts 0
  2. 2 Pérez 103pts 0
  3. 3 Leclerc 98pts 0
  4. 4 Norris 83pts +1
  5. 5 Sainz 83pts −1

Movement since round 5. A dash means the earlier standing is unavailable.

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Across the garage

Teammate results

Two-driver constructor entries from this race. A result comparison, not an adjustment for strategy or reliability.

What this analysis can—and cannot—tell you

This debrief is calculated from stored results and rating snapshots. The experimental expectation model learns from earlier races only, using Elo rank and qualifying together; it never feeds back into Elo. It is not a separately reviewed race report.

Elo uses the result order, including retirements. It does not isolate driver skill from the car, reliability, penalties or strategy. Elo seed comparisons use pre-race ratings, never today's ratings. Equal ratings share the midpoint of their rank range (for example, tied first and second become seed 1.5).

Grid gains use numbered starting slots and classified finishes only. Zero or missing grid values are excluded; a position gained is not necessarily an overtake. Qualifying gaps use the latest segment both teammates have a valid time for, never Q1 against Q3.

Lap-by-lap pace, tyre stints, pit-stop execution and safety-car effects are not available in this report. Missing data is omitted, not inferred.

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Race

Qualifying

# Driver Grid +/- Points Season Pts Season # Elo Change Elo
P1 🇬🇧 L.Norris 5 +4 +25 83 P4 +27.3 2,422
P2 🇳🇱 M.Verstappen 1 -1 +18 136 P1 +2.3 2,664
P3 🇲🇨 C.Leclerc 2 -1 +15 98 P3 +15.5 2,418
P4 🇲🇽 S.Pérez 4 +12 103 P2 +6.3 2,448
P5 🇪🇸 C.Sainz 3 -2 +10 83 P5 +8.1 2,375
P6 🇬🇧 L.Hamilton 8 +2 +8 27 P9 +16.3 2,262
P7 🇯🇵 Y.Tsunoda 10 +3 +6 14 P10 +33.5 2,095
P8 🇬🇧 G.Russell 7 -1 +4 37 P7 +0.3 2,288
P9 🇪🇸 F.Alonso 15 +6 +2 33 P8 -6.2 2,290
P10 🇫🇷 E.Ocon 13 +3 +1 1 P15 +14.5 2,097
P11 🇩🇪 N.Hülkenberg 9 -2 0 6 P13 +10.4 2,081
P12 🇫🇷 P.Gasly 12 0 0 P19 +5.9 2,068
P13 🇦🇺 O.Piastri 6 -7 0 41 P6 -25.8 2,249
P14 🇨🇳 G.Zhou 19 +5 0 0 P18 +4.7 1,983
P15 🇦🇺 D.Ricciardo 20 +5 0 5 P14 -4.9 2,010
P16 🇫🇮 V.Bottas 16 0 0 P20 -3.7 1,950
P17 🇨🇦 L.Stroll 11 -6 0 9 P11 -29.5 2,097
P18 🇹🇭 A.Albon 14 -4 0 0 P17 -26.4 2,030
P19 🇩🇰 K.Magnussen 18 -1 0 1 P16 -25.9 1,979
DNF 🇺🇸 L.Sargeant 17 0 0 P21 -22.8 1,902

Qualifying results are not available for this race.

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