F1 pace distribution: who is fast and who is consistent
Chart of every driver's clean lap times in an F1 race or session: average pace and consistency, with real data.
What it shows
For each driver, how their clean lap times are spread across the session. The box groups the middle half of their laps; loose dots are outlier laps.
How to read it
A box sitting at a lower lap time is faster. A narrow box is more consistent: the driver repeats the same pace lap after lap. Drivers are ordered so you can compare at a glance.
What to look for
Fast drivers with a wide box (uneven pace from traffic or tyre management) and teams whose two cars sit very close together or far apart.
Data and limits
Only clean laps count: the start lap, in- and out-laps and neutralised laps are dropped, and the fuel effect is removed. It is an estimate: traffic and different compounds still matter. Lap times and telemetry come from the official F1 feed through FastF1 (with TracingInsights as a fallback); results come from Jolpica.
Data is updated when each session ends.
See this chart with the latest GP data