Round 6 · 1952

Nürburgring

Nürburg, Germany · August 03, 1952 · Circuit History · Wikipedia

Kings of this circuit
The race, in perspective

Race debrief

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

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30 stored results 30/30 Elo snapshots 30/30 numbered grid slots 0/30 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.

0/30 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.

0/30 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 → P30vs expectedReading
A. AscariFerrari #12455 No error range P1 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
N. FarinaFerrari #32272 No error range P2 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
R. FischerFerrari #62111 No error range P3 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
P. TaruffiFerrari #22274 No error range P4 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
J. BehraGordini #72062 No error range P5 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
R. LaurentFerrari #82005 No error range P6 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
F. RiessVeritas #14.52000 No error range P7 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
T. UlmenVeritas #251874 No error range P8 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
H. NiedermayrAFM #14.52000 No error range P9 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
J. ClaesHWM #211995 No error range P10 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
H. KlenkVeritas #14.52000 No error range P11 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
E. KlodwigBMW #14.52000 No error range P12 Not assessedQualifying unavailable
R. ManzonGordini #231945 No error range DNFAccident Not assessedQualifying unavailable
W. HeeksAFM #14.52000 No error range DNFRetired Not assessedQualifying unavailable
T. GazeHWM #261854 No error range DNFGearbox Not assessedQualifying unavailable
A. BrudesVeritas #14.52000 No error range DNFEngine Not assessedQualifying unavailable
M. BalsaBMW #14.52000 No error range DNFRetired Not assessedQualifying unavailable
G. BechemBMW #14.52000 No error range DNFIgnition Not assessedQualifying unavailable
E. CantoniMaserati #291822 No error range DNFAxle Not assessedQualifying unavailable
R. KrauseBMW #14.52000 No error range DNFRetired Not assessedQualifying unavailable
R. SchoellerFerrari #14.52000 No error range DNFSuspension Not assessedQualifying unavailable
B. AstonAston Butterworth #301809 No error range DNFOil pressure Not assessedQualifying unavailable
M. TrintignantGordini #241916 No error range DNFAccident Not assessedQualifying unavailable
P. PietschVeritas #281834 No error range DNFGearbox Not assessedQualifying unavailable
F. BonettoMaserati #42198 No error range DSQDisqualified Not assessedQualifying unavailable
P. FrèreHWM #52115 No error range DNFGearbox Not assessedQualifying unavailable
T. HelfrichVeritas #14.52000 No error range DNFRetired Not assessedQualifying unavailable
J. PetersVeritas #14.52000 No error range DNFRetired Not assessedQualifying unavailable
P. CariniFerrari #271847 No error range DNFBrakes Not assessedQualifying unavailable
G. BiancoMaserati #221990 No error range DNFRetired 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

Ulmen+166.6 Elo

Largest Elo loss

Bonetto−216.9 Elo

Largest grid-to-finish gain

Claes+22 places

The bigger picture

Championship after this round

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

  1. 1 Ascari 36pts 0
  2. 2 Taruffi 22pts 0
  3. 3 Farina 18pts 0
  4. 4 Fischer 10pts +3
  5. 5 Ruttman 8pts −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.

AFM

NiedermayrP9+90.2 Elo
HeeksDNF+23.4 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.

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Race

Qualifying

# Driver Grid +/- Points Season Pts Season # Elo Change Elo
P1 🇮🇹 A.Ascari 1 +9 36 P1 +31.1 2,486
P2 🇮🇹 N.Farina 2 +6 18 P3 +63.3 2,335
P3 🇨🇭 R.Fischer 6 +3 +4 10 P4 +115.2 2,226
P4 🇮🇹 P.Taruffi 5 +1 +3 22 P2 +35.9 2,310
P5 🇫🇷 J.Behra 11 +6 +2 6 P9 +112.1 2,174
P6 🇧🇪 R.Laurent 17 +11 0 0 P20 +127.8 2,133
P7 🇩🇪 F.Riess 12 +5 0 0 P28 +117.0 2,117
P8 🇩🇪 T.Ulmen 15 +7 0 0 P31 +166.6 2,040
P9 🇩🇪 H.Niedermayr 22 +13 0 0 P38 +90.2 2,090
P10 🇧🇪 J.Claes 32 +22 0 0 P30 +79.5 2,074
P11 🇩🇪 H.Klenk 8 -3 0 0 P43 +63.5 2,063
P12 🇩🇪 E.Klodwig 29 +17 0 0 P46 +50.1 2,050
DNF 🇫🇷 R.Manzon 4 0 7 P6 +64.7 2,010
DNF 🇩🇪 W.Heeks 9 0 0 P66 +23.4 2,023
DNF 🇦🇺 T.Gaze 14 0 0 P53 +82.0 1,936
DNF 🇩🇪 A.Brudes 19 0 0 P67 -3.4 1,997
DNF 🇫🇷 M.Balsa 25 0 0 P71 -16.7 1,983
DNF 🇩🇪 G.Bechem 30 0 0 P72 -30.1 1,970
DNF 🇺🇾 E.Cantoni 26 0 0 P74 +42.8 1,865
DNF 🇩🇪 R.Krause 23 0 0 P76 -56.8 1,943
DNF 🇨🇭 R.Schoeller 24 0 0 P78 -70.2 1,930
DNF 🇬🇧 B.Aston 21 0 0 P79 +8.1 1,817
DNF 🇫🇷 M.Trintignant 3 0 2 P15 -54.1 1,862
DNF 🇩🇪 P.Pietsch 7 0 0 P84 -29.4 1,805
DSQ 🇮🇹 F.Bonetto 10 0 0 P85 -216.9 1,981
DNF 🇧🇪 P.Frère 13 0 2 P16 -194.2 1,921
DNF 🇩🇪 T.Helfrich 18 0 0 P89 -150.4 1,850
DNF 🇩🇪 J.Peters 20 0 0 P92 -163.8 1,836
DNF 🇮🇹 P.Carini 27 0 0 P75 -101.9 1,745
DNF 🇧🇷 G.Bianco 16 0 0 P58 -185.4 1,805

Qualifying results are not available for this race.

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