The Position's Gained Alternate Championship

[Peteroli34]

We all know that some drivers were renowned for their qualifying ability while often lacked in the race pace department while other drivers were the opposite.
This Alternate championship looks at how many positions a driver gained or not over the course of a Grand Prix. Using the difference between a drivers starting position and their finishing position. The driver with the most positions gained over the season is Champion.

2014

1.Ericsson 45
2. Hulkenberg 41
3. Maldonado 39
4.Chilton 38
5. Grosjean 26
6. Bianchi 20
7.Kobayashi 20
8. Perez 17
9. Vettel 9
10.Button 8
11.Hamilton 2
12. Bottas 1
13.Stevens 0
14. Ricciardo -1
15. Lotterer -1
16.Gutierrez -7
17.Raikkonen -10
18. Alonso -11
19. Magnussen -19
20. Vergne -23
21. Rosberg -30
22. Sutil -33
23. Massa -39
24. Kvyat -46

Most Positons Lost - Ricciardo, Australia, 20
Most Positons Gained - Hamilton, Hungary 19

Despite Missing the final 3 GPs Marcus Ericsson takes the title. World Champion Lewis Hamilton gained 2 places over the season his problems in qualifying in Germany and Hungary saw him gain a total of 36 places over the 2 Gps. Although Nico Rosberg lost a total 30 places in total. His biggest loses being 17 in Britain and 13 in Abu Dhabi, due to mechanical issues. It does mean over the course of the other 17 races he lost and gained nothing. Daniel Ricciardo lost a total of 31 places in the first 2 races 20 of those lost due to his disqualification in Australia. Gaining 16 places after a pit lane start in Abu Dhabi saw him end the season on -1.

[Peteroli34]

1950

Indianapolis 500 results do not count towards the F1 World Championship

1.Johnny Claes 41
2.Peter Whitehead 27
3.David Murray 19
4.Bob Gerard 17
5. Cuth Harrison 17
6.Louis rosier 16
7.Harry Schell 11
8.Joe Fry 10
9.Pierre Levagh 9
10. Charles Pozzi 9
11. David Hampshire 8
12. Nello Pagani 7
13. Toni Branca 7
14. Clemente Biondetti 7
15. Joe Kelly 6
16. Franco Comotti 6
17. Geoffrey Crossley 4
18. Toulo De Graffenried 4
19. Dorino Serafini 4
20. Felice Bonetto 3
21. Eugene Chaboud 2
22. Paul Pietch 1
23.Louis Chiron 0
24. Guy Mairesse 0
25. Luigi Fagioli -1
26. Reg Parnell -1
27. Philippe Etancelin -2
28. Alfredo Pian -3
29. Henri Louveau -3
30. Prince Bira -5
31. Pierre Taruffi -6
32. Raymond Sommer -7
33. Leslie Johnson -9
34. Robert Manzon -9
35. Peter Walker -10
36. Franco Rol -11
37.Maurice Trintignant -12
38.Giuseppe Farina -14
39. Luigi Viloresi -16
40.Yves Giraud Cabantous -17
41.Eugene Martin -17
42. Jose Froilán Gonzalez -17
43. Consalvo Sanesi -19
44. Alberto Ascari -20
45. Juan Manuel Fangio -33

Most Positions Lost -Consalvo Sanesi, Italy, 19
Most Positions Gained- David Murray, Italy, 16

Johnny Claes takes the first F1 World Championship 14 places ahead of Peter Whitehead who in the final 2 races gained 26 places. Fangio ends the season in last place his retirements in Italy and Switzerland losing him 23 places. Louis Chiron meanwhile despite starting 5 races ends up on 0 with his gains and loses cancelling themselves out.

[Peteroli34]

1951

1.Louis Rosier 29
2. Johnny Claes 23
3. Pierre Levagh 21
4. Jacques Swaters 19
5. Guy Mairesse 17
6. Peter Walker 12
7. Harry Schell 11
8.Franco Rol 9
9. Yves Giraud Cabantous 7
10. Reg Parnell 7
11. Paco Godia 7
12. Stirling Moss 6
13. Eugène Chaboud 6
14. Robert Manzon 6
15. Felice Bonetto 6
16. Brian Shawe Taylor 4
17. Duncan Hamilton 4
18. George Abecassis 3
19. Andre Pilette 3
20. Joe Kelly 3
21. Philipe Etancelin 2
22. Liugi Fagioli 2
23. Aldo Gordini 2
24. Rudi Fischer 1
25. Jose Froilán Gonzalez 0
26. Andre Simon 0
27 Georges Grignard 0
28. Prince Bira 0
29. Maurice Trintignant -1
30. Bob Gerard -1
31. Philip Fotheringham Parker -1
32. Louis Chiron -2
33. Juan Jover -2
34. David Murray -3
35. John James -3
36. Toni Branca -3
37. Chico Landi -4
38. Henri Louveau -5
39. Peter Hirt -5
40. Onofre Marimón -6
41. Piero Taruffi -9
42. Paul Pietsch -9
43. Consalvo Sanesi -10
44. Peter Whitehead -10
45. Ken Richardson -12
46. Luigi Villoresi -17
47. Toulo De Graffenried -20
48. Alberto Ascari -24
49. Juan Manuel Fangio -26
50. Nino Farina -42

Most Positions Lost - Luigi Villoresi, Switzerland, 16
Most Positions Gained - Reg Parnell, Britain, 15

Louis Rosier wins the second championship after gaining 13 places during the Spanish Grand Prix sees him take the title from Johnny Claes. Claes becomes the only driver to have taken part in all 13 F1 Championship races to never have lost a position in the races. Farina's woeful season sees him loses 40 of his 42 places in just 3 races.

Wonder if anyone has any thoughts on who will be champion or take the proverbial wooden spoon in future seasons?

[WaffleCat]

Sorry to burst your bubble, peteroli34, but I already did this championship way back in 2012. I don't blame you for not noticing, given how deep the championship is buried in the FOFB Memorial forum, but it's just a notice. Also, looking back, I didn't finish 2013 and 2014, and for some reason our totals seem different in the 1950 season.

Keep going if you wish, though, given how I almost feel embarrassed by that series, especially my writing.