Round 9 · 1990

Hockenheimring

Hockenheim, Germany · July 29, 1990 · Circuit History · Wikipedia

Kings of this circuit
The race, in perspective

Race debrief

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

R091990
Share this debrief
Preview share card ↗
35 stored results 35/35 Elo snapshots 26/35 numbered grid slots 0/35 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.

This race has insufficient earlier history: 0/20 races and 0/200 classified finishes with Elo and qualifying. Estimates are withheld.

0/35 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.

0/35 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 → P35vs expectedReading
A. SennaMcLaren #22426 No error range P1 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
A. NanniniBenetton #132215 No error range P2 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
G. BergerMcLaren #42407 No error range P3 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
A. ProstFerrari #12501 No error range P4 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
R. PatreseWilliams #92287 No error range P5 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
T. BoutsenWilliams #52318 No error range P6 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
I. CapelliLeyton House #172163 No error range P7 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
D. WarwickTeam Lotus #112261 No error range P8 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
A. CaffiArrows #152173 No error range P9 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
N. LariniLigier #162169 No error range P10 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
J. AlesiTyrrell #82290 No error range DNFTransmission Not assessedQualifying unavailable
J. JärvilehtoOnyx #271975 No error range NCNot classified Not assessedQualifying unavailable
É. BernardLarrousse #72296 No error range DNFFuel pump Not assessedQualifying unavailable
A. SuzukiLarrousse #182156 No error range DNFClutch Not assessedQualifying unavailable
S. NakajimaTyrrell #192115 No error range DNFEngine Not assessedQualifying unavailable
N. PiquetBenetton #32415 No error range DNFEngine Not assessedQualifying unavailable
P. MartiniMinardi #232077 No error range DNFEngine Not assessedQualifying unavailable
G. FoitekOnyx #261976 No error range DNFSpun off Not assessedQualifying unavailable
N. MansellFerrari #62305 No error range DNFBroken wing Not assessedQualifying unavailable
M. GugelminLeyton House #281972 No error range DNFEngine Not assessedQualifying unavailable
D. BrabhamBrabham #291970 No error range DNFEngine Not assessedQualifying unavailable
M. AlboretoArrows #242074 No error range DNFEngine Not assessedQualifying unavailable
M. DonnellyTeam Lotus #142195 No error range DNFClutch Not assessedQualifying unavailable
S. ModenaBrabham #102265 No error range DNFClutch Not assessedQualifying unavailable
E. PirroDallara #222080 No error range DNFCollision Not assessedQualifying unavailable
P. AlliotLigier #122220 No error range DSQDisqualified Not assessedQualifying unavailable
O. GrouillardOsella #251991 Grid unnumbered No error range DNQDid not qualify Not assessedQualifying unavailable
P. BarillaMinardi #202114 Grid unnumbered No error range DNQDid not qualify Not assessedQualifying unavailable
Y. DalmasAGS #321768 Grid unnumbered No error range DNQDid not qualify Not assessedQualifying unavailable
A. de CesarisDallara #212108 Grid unnumbered No error range DNQDid not qualify Not assessedQualifying unavailable
G. TarquiniAGS #311785 Grid unnumbered No error range DNQDid not prequalify Not assessedQualifying unavailable
R. MorenoEuro Brun #301802 Grid unnumbered No error range DNQDid not prequalify Not assessedQualifying unavailable
B. GachotColoni #351703 Grid unnumbered No error range DNQDid not prequalify Not assessedQualifying unavailable
C. LangesEuro Brun #341711 Grid unnumbered No error range DNQDid not prequalify Not assessedQualifying unavailable
B. GiacomelliLife #331759 Grid unnumbered No error range DNQDid not prequalify Not assessedQualifying unavailable
How useful is the model? See the historical check

There is not enough earlier history for a rolling hold-out check yet.

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

Nannini+77.0 Elo

Largest Elo loss

Alliot−72.4 Elo

Largest grid-to-finish gain

Larini+12 places

The bigger picture

Championship after this round

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

  1. 1 Senna 48pts +1
  2. 2 Prost 44pts −1
  3. 3 Berger 29pts 0
  4. 4 Boutsen 18pts +1
  5. 5 Piquet 18pts −1

Movement since round 8. A dash means the earlier standing is unavailable.

Explore the season →
Across the garage

Teammate results

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

Ferrari

ProstP4+9.6 Elo
MansellDNF−48.3 Elo

Non-finish recorded; no finishing gap comparison.

Arrows

CaffiP9+43.7 Elo
AlboretoDNF−13.2 Elo

Non-finish recorded; no finishing gap comparison.

Ligier

LariniP10+38.6 Elo
AlliotDSQ−72.4 Elo

Non-finish recorded; no finishing gap comparison.

Brabham

BrabhamDNF+16.3 Elo
ModenaDNF−70.3 Elo

Non-finish recorded; no finishing gap comparison.

AGS

DalmasDNQ+2.6 Elo
TarquiniDNQ−12.2 Elo

Non-finish recorded; no finishing gap comparison.

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.

Read the Elo methodology →
35
Result Entries
Avg Elo
Highest Elo (Prost)
25
Non-finishes

Race

Qualifying

# Driver Grid +/- Points Season Pts Season # Elo Change Elo
P1 🇧🇷 A.Senna 1 +9 48 P1 +39.5 2,466
P2 🇮🇹 A.Nannini 9 +7 +6 13 P7 +77.0 2,292
P3 🇦🇹 G.Berger 2 -1 +4 29 P3 +30.4 2,438
P4 🇫🇷 A.Prost 3 -1 +3 44 P2 +9.6 2,511
P5 🇮🇹 R.Patrese 5 +2 12 P9 +42.0 2,329
P6 🇧🇪 T.Boutsen 6 +1 18 P4 +29.2 2,347
P7 🇮🇹 I.Capelli 10 +3 0 6 P10 +58.4 2,222
P8 🇬🇧 D.Warwick 16 +8 0 1 P14 +29.3 2,290
P9 🇮🇹 A.Caffi 18 +9 0 2 P12 +43.7 2,217
P10 🇮🇹 N.Larini 22 +12 0 0 P21 +38.6 2,207
DNF 🇫🇷 J.Alesi 8 0 13 P6 +4.3 2,294
NC 🇫🇮 J.Järvilehto 25 0 0 P25 +70.8 2,045
DNF 🇫🇷 É.Bernard 12 0 4 P11 -9.2 2,286
DNF 🇯🇵 A.Suzuki 11 0 1 P15 +17.0 2,172
DNF 🇯🇵 S.Nakajima 13 0 1 P16 +20.4 2,136
DNF 🇧🇷 N.Piquet 7 0 18 P5 -51.1 2,364
DNF 🇮🇹 P.Martini 15 0 0 P17 +17.1 2,094
DNF 🇨🇭 G.Foitek 26 0 0 P18 +33.6 2,009
DNF 🇬🇧 N.Mansell 4 0 13 P8 -48.3 2,257
DNF 🇧🇷 M.Gugelmin 14 0 0 P30 +21.9 1,994
DNF 🇦🇺 D.Brabham 21 0 0 P32 +16.3 1,986
DNF 🇮🇹 M.Alboreto 19 0 0 P22 -13.2 2,061
DNF 🇬🇧 M.Donnelly 20 0 0 P19 -48.0 2,147
DNF 🇮🇹 S.Modena 17 0 2 P13 -70.3 2,194
DNF 🇮🇹 E.Pirro 23 0 0 P24 -33.0 2,047
DSQ 🇫🇷 P.Alliot 24 0 0 P20 -72.4 2,148
DNQ 🇫🇷 O.Grouillard 0 0 0 P27 -25.2 1,965
DNQ 🇮🇹 P.Barilla 0 0 0 P23 -59.6 2,055
DNQ 🇫🇷 Y.Dalmas 0 0 0 P33 +2.6 1,771
DNQ 🇮🇹 A.de Cesaris 0 0 0 P28 -70.5 2,038
DNQ 🇮🇹 G.Tarquini 0 0 0 P34 -12.2 1,773
DNQ 🇧🇷 R.Moreno 0 0 0 P29 -21.0 1,781
DNQ 🇧🇪 B.Gachot 0 0 0 P36 -13.6 1,690
DNQ 🇮🇹 C.Langes 0 0 0 P37 -20.7 1,690
DNQ 🇮🇹 B.Giacomelli 0 0 0 P38 -33.2 1,726

Qualifying results are not available for this race.

Elo Changes