Pre-qualifying Alternative Championship

[FullMetalJack]

Basically, pre-qualifying results count for points. This should be a close championship because it will probably be the competitive teams only doing half of each season. All results will count towards the championship, points system from that year will be used.

1989
Stefan Johansson 60 (3 wins 2 2nd 1 3rd)
Nicola Larini 53 (2 wins 3 2nd 1 3rd)
Stefano Modena 49 (3 wins 2 2nd 1 3rd)
Philippe Alliot 47 (2 wins 3 2nd 1 3rd)
Martin Brundle 42 (3 wins 1 2nd)
Bertrand Gachot 41 (3 wins 1 3rd)
Alex Caffi 30 (2 2nd 3 3rd)
Michele Alboreto 26 (2 2nd 1 3rd)
Piercarlo Ghinzani 21 (1 2nd 1 3rd)
JJ Lehto 9 (1 3rd)
Pierre Henri Raphanel 7 (1 3rd)
Gregor Foitek 6 (1 3rd)
Bernd Schneider 6 (1 3rd)
Roberto Moreno 5 (1 3rd)
Gabriele Tarquini 3
Yannick Dalmas 2

Onyx Ford 110
Brabham Judd 91
Osella Ford 79
Larrousse Lamborghini 73
Dallara Ford 30
Coloni Ford 12
Euro Brun Judd 6
Zakspeed Yamaha 6
AGS Ford 5
Rial Ford 0 (7th)

[James1978]

[Aerond]

OMG, Rial even didn´t score!

[FullMetalJack]

OMG, Rial even didn´t score!

That's because it was only Volker Weidler in the first half of the season (De Cesaris's results saved Danner in the first half), and Danner's 3 points at Phoenix promoted them.

I'll do 1990 tomorrow if I get time.

[tommykl]

IIRC, some South African GPs in the 60's as well as some GP's in the mid-to-late 70's also had prequalifying...

[FullMetalJack]

1990

British and German Grand Prix results missing.

Olivier Grouillard 66 (3 wins 1 2nd 5 3rd)
Eric Bernard 51 (4 wins 2 2nd)
Yannick Dalmas 40 (1 win 2 2nd 2 3rd)
Roberto Moreno 38 (2 wins 1 3rd)
Aguri Suzuki 32 (4 2nd 1 3rd)
Gabriele Tarquini 31 (1 2nd 1 3rd)
Bertrand Gachot 22 (1 2nd 2 3rd)
Nicola Larini 9 (1 win)
Philippe Alliot 6 (1 2nd)
Claudio Langes 5
Bruno Giacomelli 0 (7th)
Gary Brabham 0 (8th)

Larrousse Lamborghini 83
AGS Ford 71
Osella Ford 66
Euro Brun Judd 43
Coloni Subaru/Ford 22 (2 points with Subaru 20 points with Ford)
Ligier Ford 15 (Thanks to the missing results, they only took part in 1 race, and scored a 1-2 finish)
Life 0

[dr-baker]

So Life under this championship are still pointless!

[FullMetalJack]

So Life under this championship are still pointless!

Yup, 7th place 5 times with Giacomelli. San Marino when the AGS cars didn't set a time, and when there were only 7 cars left.

[Phoenix]

I didn't know Ligier had to prequalify in 1990.

[FullMetalJack]

I didn't know Ligier had to prequalify in 1990.

Nor did I, only for 2 races apparently because I think Onyx pulled out after Hungary.

[James1978]

To be honest I'm quite shocked at the calibre of some teams who did have to pre-qualify - I remember Brabham did in 1991 (89 was fair enough as they were absent in 88), Arrows/Footwork did too. Did Ligier have to as well as some point in '91?

[DanielPT]

Life is trully hopeless!

[Bleu]

1989 was quite interesting season regarding pre-qualifying and qualifying itself. After all it was only three occasions where driver passed the pre-qualifying and failed to qualify for the race:
- Foitek in Brazil
- Gachot in Germany
- Alboreto in Japan

[FullMetalJack]

1989 was quite interesting season regarding pre-qualifying and qualifying itself. After all it was only three occasions where driver passed the pre-qualifying and failed to qualify for the race:
- Foitek in Brazil
- Gachot in Germany
- Alboreto in Japan

Yeah, and in Monaco, 3 of the 4 drivers who PQ'd scored points.

Modena 3rd
Caffi 4th
Brundle 6th (Should have got 3rd, was unlucky not to apparently)
Raphanel Ret