Round 8 · 2024

Circuit de Monaco

Monte-Carlo, Monaco · May 26, 2024 · Circuit History · Wikipedia

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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 607 earlier finishes across 37 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
C. LeclercFerrari #32432 No error range P1 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
O. PiastriMcLaren #72276 No error range P2 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
C. SainzFerrari #52382 No error range P3 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
L. NorrisMcLaren #22442 No error range P4 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
G. RussellMercedes #62294 No error range P5 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
M. VerstappenRed Bull #12672 No error range P6 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
L. HamiltonMercedes #82276 No error range P7 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
Y. TsunodaRB F1 Team #112108 No error range P8 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
A. AlbonWilliams #161995 No error range P9 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
P. GaslyAlpine F1 Team #142051 No error range P10 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
F. AlonsoAston Martin #92230 No error range P11 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
D. RicciardoRB F1 Team #152016 No error range P12 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
V. BottasSauber #191935 No error range P13 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
L. StrollAston Martin #102115 No error range P14 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
L. SargeantWilliams #201898 No error range P15 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
G. ZhouSauber #181981 No error range P16 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
E. OconAlpine F1 Team #132087 No error range DNFRetired Not assessedQualifying unavailable
S. PérezRed Bull #42432 No error range DNFRetired Not assessedQualifying unavailable
N. HülkenbergHaas F1 Team #122090 No error range DNFRetired Not assessedQualifying unavailable
K. MagnussenHaas F1 Team #171994 No error range DNFRetired Not assessedQualifying unavailable
How useful is the model? See the historical check

Average absolute error on 607 classified finishes in 37 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
2.03places
Qualifying only
2.26places
Elo only
2.46places

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

Piastri+34.8 Elo

Largest Elo loss

Pérez−69.4 Elo

Largest grid-to-finish gain

Bottas+4 places

The bigger picture

Championship after this round

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

  1. 1 Verstappen 169pts 0
  2. 2 Leclerc 138pts 0
  3. 3 Norris 113pts +1
  4. 4 Sainz 108pts +1
  5. 5 Pérez 107pts −2

Movement since round 7. 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 🇲🇨 C.Leclerc 1 +25 138 P2 +24.1 2,457
P2 🇦🇺 O.Piastri 2 +18 71 P6 +34.8 2,311
P3 🇪🇸 C.Sainz 3 +15 108 P4 +17.9 2,400
P4 🇬🇧 L.Norris 4 +12 113 P3 +6.8 2,448
P5 🇬🇧 G.Russell 5 +10 54 P7 +16.3 2,310
P6 🇳🇱 M.Verstappen 6 +8 169 P1 -19.8 2,653
P7 🇬🇧 L.Hamilton 7 +7 42 P8 +7.3 2,283
P8 🇯🇵 Y.Tsunoda 8 +4 19 P10 +22.1 2,130
P9 🇹🇭 A.Albon 9 +2 2 P15 +29.9 2,025
P10 🇫🇷 P.Gasly 10 +1 1 P18 +17.9 2,069
P11 🇪🇸 F.Alonso 14 +3 0 33 P9 -9.3 2,220
P12 🇦🇺 D.Ricciardo 12 0 5 P14 +11.0 2,027
P13 🇫🇮 V.Bottas 17 +4 0 0 P20 +14.2 1,949
P14 🇨🇦 L.Stroll 13 -1 0 11 P11 -11.8 2,103
P15 🇺🇸 L.Sargeant 15 0 0 P21 +6.8 1,905
P16 🇨🇳 G.Zhou 18 +2 0 0 P19 -7.1 1,974
DNF 🇫🇷 E.Ocon 11 0 1 P16 -24.9 2,062
DNF 🇲🇽 S.Pérez 16 0 107 P5 -69.4 2,362
DNF 🇩🇪 N.Hülkenberg 19 0 6 P13 -36.3 2,054
DNF 🇩🇰 K.Magnussen 20 0 1 P17 -30.6 1,964

Qualifying results are not available for this race.

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