NewsOnF1 - 6 'n' Pole - 6 'n' Pole

	Japan	USA
Italy	Belgium	Hungary
Germany	France	Britain
Europe	Canada	Monaco
Austria	Spain	San Marino
Brazil	Malaysia	Australia
Overall

Top 10 Japan

Scores for the final round of the season were above average as the top 4 finishers were predictable, add to that Jenson Button is 6th and the score was reasonable. A number of players managed to pick 5 correctly although the majority had 4 correct picks.

The top scorer for this round:

Spirits top scored this round with 37 points and just a point shy of achieving a top 5 place in the Top Individual Score category. Spirits picked 1st to 4th and 6th in their exact finishing position as well as Michael Schumacher for Pole. Picking Takuma Sato in 5th would have made Spirits our second perfect scorer this season. Maybe next season.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	Spirits	United Kingdom	37
2	Dom	United Kingdom	33
3	Cartman	Australia	32
3	Steven Pazin	Australia	32
3	Fairmont	Australia	32
3	Gary McGuigan	Australia	32
3	KWSN - Den Store Mester	Denmark	32
3	Vash824	United States	32
9	jclab	Canada	31
9	Raceace	United Kingdom	31

High Score : 37
Low Score : 1
Average Score: 20.73
Popular Pick Score: 21

Top 10 USA

The round of the USA was just above average in terms of scoring. 4 drivers from the top 3 teams took the top places and that ensured a relatively high score.
The majority of players managed to pick 4 or 5 correct finishers. None of the players though managed all 6.

The top scorer for this round:

Dani top scores this round with 32 points after picking the top 3 in their exact places with Montoya and Trulli down a place from where they actually finished. Dani also picked Michael Schumacher for Pole and picked up the additional bonus points.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	Dani	Malaysia	32
2	4 Leaf	Australia	30
2	flyingcave	Spain	30
4	SANYU	India	29
5	Venky	India	28
5	SANJU	India	28
7	Hal	United States	27
7	Wayno	Australia	27
7	John and Caelum	United States	27
7	Glenn Ward	Australia	27
7	gutry	United Kingdom	27
7	Aussie Speed Racer	Australia	27
7	Tomcat	United Kingdom	27
7	Sandy	India	27
7	Jammys	Canada	27

High Score : 32
Low Score : 0
Average Score: 18.44
Popular Pick Score: 21

Top 10 Italy

The round of Italy was one of the lowest scoring rounds this season and that was due to neither of the Williams or the McLarens finishing in the points. Only a handful of players managed to pick 4 of the top 6 finishers. Several players managed to pick 3 out of the top 6 but most only managed 2.

The top scorer for this round:

Hal top scored this round with 24 points after picking 1st, 2nd and 5th in their exact place as well as Eddie Irvine but picked in 6th place. Hal picked up 2 points for the Pole pick as well as 2 bonus points.
Butch managed 21 points picking 1st and 2nd in the exact place as well Jenson Button but picked in 4th. Butch managed 4 points for the Pole pick but failed to score any bonus points.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	Hal	United States	24
2	Butch	United Kingdom	21
3	DnO	Australia	20
3	danielle	Australia	20
3	Wayno	Australia	20
3	fbicio	Italy	20
3	ruskiss	United States	20
8	robracer	Canada	19
8	Wangers	Australia	19
8	frankye	Canada	19
8	Damat	United States	19
8	jagermeister	United States	19
8	Eugene L. Towle	Mexico	19
8	Jman	Finland	19
8	Fairmont	Australia	19

High Score : 24
Low Score : 0
Average Score: 12.40
Popular Pick Score: 12

Top 10 Belgium

With 5 of the top 6 places filled by 5 of the drivers driving for the top 3 teams, the scoring this round was high and those with mainly conservative picks scored the most points. No player managed to pick all 6 players which is understandable as picking Eddie Irvine for 6th would have been a real risk given that he had 6 retirements in a row before Belgium!
A lot of players managed to pick 5 correctly and 5 of them managed to pick those 5 as well as Pole in the exact order!

The top scorer for this round:

5 players top scored this round with 38 points. All 5 have picked the top 5 in the exact order as well as Michael Schumacher for pole. Well done!
Scoring 38 points also puts them in contention for the highest Individual Score category.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	luckylak	India	38
1	Shirl	Malaysia	38
1	scutmunkey	Ireland	38
1	John and Caelum	United States	38
1	Michael Collie	Australia	38
6	Marhani	Malaysia	35
6	Viv	India	35
8	Steven Pazin	Australia	34
8	Sciko	Indonesia	34
10	SJG from BHP	Australia	33
10	KVA	Russian Federation	33
10	Schuey	Australia	33
10	Amminadab	Australia	33
10	Vic	Australia	33
10	rats	Australia	33
10	Saba	Australia	33
10	Harrison Murphy	Australia	33
10	Zarovich	Costa Rica	33
10	Pablo Senna	Canada	33
10	Y!Man	India	33
10	gutry	United Kingdom	33
10	Southernman	New Zealand	33
10	DANIEL STANESCU	Romania	33
10	jindu	India	33

High Score : 38
Low Score : 2
Average Score: 23.23
Popular Pick Score: 32

Top 10 Hungary

A number of players predicted a Barrichello win as Ferrari made it known that they will be attempting to help Barrichello secure second place in the Drivers' Championship. Of course the superiority of the Ferrari package at the Hungaroring helped in achieving just that. The remaining 4 rounds of the Championship won't be so easy though!

The top scorer for this round:

NW from the United Kingdom top scored this round with 35 points after picking the top 5 correctly in their exact places as well as a point after picking Ralf Schumacher for Pole. This secured NW 4 additional bonus points.
Only 1 player (Shearn) picked all 6 correctly but they were not in the exact order and only managed 30 points.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	NW	United Kingdom	35
2	cigy	Australia	33
3	Natt	Thailand	32
4	KWSN - Den Store Mester	Denmark	31
4	Spirits	United Kingdom	31
4	andy looi	Malaysia	31
4	adiles	Romania	31
4	ZXT	Philippines	31
4	PAUL PANG	Malaysia	31
10	josenush	Mexico	30
10	Shearn	Malaysia	30

High Score : 35
Low Score : 1
Average Score: 19.97
Popular Pick Score: 24

Top 10 Germany

This was an interesting round as the top 5 finishers were expected and so was Pole however Juan Pablo Montoya who won pole in the last 5 rounds failed to qualify in the top 3 and that didn't help those who picked him for pole as they didn't score any points for pole nor overall bonus points.
Several drivers managed to pick all six finishers but none in the exact order. Our top scorer actually just managed 5 but they were in the exact finishing place.

The top scorer for this round:

gioma from Colombia top scored this round with 38 points after managing to pick the 1st 5 in their exact place as well as the Pole pick. Had gioma picked Heidfeld for 6th, that would have resulted in the second perfect pick this season (45 points). Maybe next time!.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	gioma	Colombia	38
2	goggles pizano	Canada	37
2	Cartman	Australia	37
2	Southernman	New Zealand	37
2	Cristian	Romania	37
6	josenush	Mexico	36
7	nabs	Australia	35
7	Vandana	United States	35
9	scutmunkey	Ireland	34
10	Dunny	Australia	33
10	Rio Swimming Club	United Kingdom	33
10	PARTHA	India	33
10	ozman	United Kingdom	33
10	PUMMY	India	33
10	charles DeLorenzo	United States	33
10	a.c	Malaysia	33
10	Pablo Senna	Canada	33

High Score : 38
Low Score : 0
Average Score: 22.46
Popular Pick Score: 30

Top 10 France

As 5 of the expected 6 drivers finished in the top 6, it was a relatively high scoring round however with Barrichello's retirement and the McLarens finishing ahead of the Williams', the scores were pushed down.
2 players (Majida and Mr. Pinkleton) managed to pick all the top 6 finishers while a lot of players had 5 correct.

The top scorer for this round:

Majida from Australia top scored this round with 35 points after managing to pick 1st, 2nd, and 6th in their exact place as well as 3rd, 4th and 5th not in their exact place. While picking Michael Schumacher for pole only scored Majida 2 points it added 8 bonus points to the total score.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	Majida	Australia	35
2	Mr. Pinkleton	United States	32
3	Ang	Australia	31
4	Blacky	Australia	30
4	Chaynes321	United States	30
4	Zarovich	Costa Rica	30
7	pauline wallace	United Kingdom	29
7	Tom Davies	Australia	29
7	Joe Vanaria	Australia	29
10	Ashish	India	28
10	Whizzian	India	28
10	Lee	United Kingdom	28
10	Alberto Rojas	Paraguay	28
10	smiley	New Zealand	28
10	vagfin	Greece	28

High Score : 35
Low Score : 1
Average Score: 20.62
Popular Pick Score: 22

Top 10 Britain

Only 1 player (chur) managed to pick 5 players but that wasn't enough for chur to top score as the picks weren't as accurate as a number of those players who picked 4 correctly.

The top scorer for this round:

ruskiss from the United States top scored this round with 30 points after managing to pick 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th in their exact place. ruskiss picked the Pole pick correctly as well.
6 players managed to score 27 points, 5 of them had the same top 6 picks as ruskiss but picked Michael Schumacher for pole and thus only scoring 1 point for Pole.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	ruskiss	United States	30
2	foon	United States	27
2	Wayno	Australia	27
2	Bee	United States	27
2	RBJPMKRNHFMMW	Australia	27
2	Steven Pazin	Australia	27
2	scutmunkey	Ireland	27
8	chur	Switzerland	26
9	frankye	Canada	25
9	Sovie	Indonesia	25
9	Greg	South Africa	25
9	Dani	Malaysia	25
9	Pushok	Russian Federation	25
9	Nathan Mealey	United States	25
9	AcaciaRacer	Canada	25

High Score : 30
Low Score : 0
Average Score: 16.76
Popular Pick Score: 19

Top 10 Europe

A number of players managed to correctly pick 5 of the top 6 finishers however the 4 highest scores for this round was scored by players who only managed 4 correct finishers out of the top 6 but their picks were more accurate.
The scores were above average.

The top scorer for this round:

Sciko and Ikon have top scored this round with 25 points. Sciko picked 1st, 2nd and 4th in their exact finishing order while Ikon had 2nd, 4th and 6th in their exact finishing order. Both managed to pick another finisher but not in the exact place.
Both players earned points from their pole picks as well as bonus points.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	Sciko	Indonesia	25
1	Ikon	Brazil	25
3	FlyingInd	India	24
3	Sovie	Indonesia	24
5	NW	United Kingdom	23
5	Whiteman	Australia	23
5	SJG from BHP	Australia	23
8	ZXT	Philippines	22
8	Peter Milne	Australia	22
10	Ang	Australia	21
10	Dom	United Kingdom	21
10	Michael Collie	Australia	21
10	fbicio	Italy	21
10	zninx	Malaysia	21
10	Greg	South Africa	21
10	Jman	Finland	21
10	Wardie	Ireland	21
10	lkeesoon	Malaysia	21
10	Stuck	Greece	21

High Score : 25
Low Score : 3
Average Score: 15.62
Popular Pick Score: 18

Top 10 Canada

No player managed to pick the top 6 finishers this round however a few players managed to pick 5 correctly but not in the exact order. The majority of the players managed 3 or 4 picks.
The scores were above average.

The top scorer for this round:

Julzz has top scored this round with 30 points thanks to a perfect top 4 as well as earning 2 points plus 2 bonus points for Michael Schumacher's 2nd place on grid.
A worthy mention this round is Aussie Speed Racer who picked the top 3 in their exact place and the correct Pole pick, however no bonus points were earned as a player needs to have picked at least 4 finishers out of the top 6 to qualify for the bonus. Good try!

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	Julzz	Australia	30
2	Joe Vanaria	Australia	27
2	PHKing	United States	27
2	SJG from BHP	Australia	27
5	Shearn	Malaysia	26
6	Spirits	United Kingdom	25
6	Aussie Speed Racer	Australia	25
6	SJG from Sydney	Australia	25
6	Slim	Untied States	25
6	Vattonero	Italy	25

High Score : 30
Low Score : 2
Average Score: 17.02
Popular Pick Score: 18

Top 10 Monaco

No player managed to pick the top 6 finishers this round. In fact no player managed to pick 5 out of 6. There were a few players who picked 4 correctly (none in their exact places though). The majority of the players managed to pick 3. The scores (as expected) were low!.

The top scorer for this round:

Spud top scored this round with 23 points. Picking 4 finishers, 2 of which were in the exact place (3rd and 5th) while switching 1st and 2nd. Picking Michael Schumacher for Pole earned Spud 1 point (as he qualified 3rd) and thus earning 2 extra bonus points.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	Spud	Australia	23
2	EXILE	Ireland	21
2	FlyingInd	India	21
2	tifosi82	Malaysia	21
5	jsmill	India	20
5	McMash	Austria	20
5	MHakkinen	Malaysia	20
5	Pablo Senna	Canada	20
5	SANJU	India	20
10	Alistair Clark	Australia	19
10	batsman	Australia	19
10	Butch	United Kingdom	19
10	Hondo Lane	Ireland	19

High Score : 23
Low Score : 3
Average Score: 12.13
Popular Pick Score: 14

Top 10 Austria

Apart from Giancarlo Fisichella, the top 6 finishers in Austria where among the most popular picked and hence many players correctly picked 5. Two players actually managed to pick 6 but the order was out of place that they didn't top score.

The top scorers for this round:

6 players top scored this round. They all picked the top 4 in the exact position as well as the 6th. None of these players picked Fisichella and all had scored just a point for their Pole pick.
Even though 2 players picked 6 correctly, the fact that some of their picks were not in the exact place as they finished lost them points.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	Viveks	India	34
1	gurty	United Kingdom	34
1	WS	Australia	34
1	Marinello Murphy	Australia	34
1	Glenn Ward	Australia	34
1	Stuck	Greece	34
7	Ashish	India	32
7	Bairdy	Australia	32
7	Vash	Malaysia	32
7	Rowley	Australia	32
7	FLASH	Australia	32
7	SJG from Sydney	Australia	32
7	Shannon Harding	Australia	32

High Score : 34
Low Score : 2
Average Score: 21.80
Popular Pick Score: 27

Top 10 Spain

Given the three drivers out of the top 6 finishers were 'not expected', the scoring for this round was lower than the last round. No player managed to pick 5 or 6 of the top 6 finishers.

The top scorers for this round:

Lee top scored this round with 28 points. Picking 4 top 6 finishers and 1st to 3rd in the exact order as well as a perfect pole pick. hakin_it_w_shumi and SANJU tied for second this round, interestingly, they only managed to pick 3 top 6 finishers but they were 1st to 3rd in the exact order collecting enough bonus points to score them 25 points each.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	lee	United Kingdom	28
2	hakin_it_w_shumi	Australia	25
2	SANJU	India	25
4	Meghan	Australia	24
4	asrar	Malaysia	24
6	Zarovich	Costa Rica	23
6	W.Kikki Lalat	Malaysia	23
8	9 different players	Various	22

High Score : 28
Low Score : 0
Average Score: 16.11
Popular Pick Score: 29

Top 10 San Marino

For this first time in the competition's history, we have a player who scores a perfect score of 45. PARTHA from India has managed to pick all the top 6 drivers and pole in the exact order.
There were a large number of players who managed to pick all 6 drivers but didn't have them in the exact order or missed out on pole.

The top scorers for this round:

PARTHA scored a perfect score of 45 while Vic and Vivek scored 39 points each after having swapped Montoya and Barrichello. They all scored a bonus of 8 points for picking all 6 drivers as well as pole.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	PARTHA	India	45
2	Vic	Australia	39
2	Viveks	India	39
4	Kev	Australia	37
4	Dunny	Australia	37
6	amenlo	Malaysia	35
6	Nat	Thailand	35
8	Bashar	Saudi Arabia	34
8	josenush	Mexico	34
10	Vova J	Russian Federation	33

High Score : 45
Low Score : 2
Average Score: 21.73
Popular Pick Score: 29

Top 10 Brazil

This round was a relatively high scoring one with 4 out of the top 6 also in the top 6 of the popular picks. A number of players managed to pick 5 correctly however none of those 5 managed to pick more than 2 drivers in the exact place.

The top scorers for this round:

Glenn Ward and 'KWSN - Den Store Mester' both managed to score 28 points. Glenn had picked 5 correctly while 'KWSN' picked 4 all which were in the exact place earning additional bonus points.
dweyna who was third picked the first 3 in the exact place and had the 4th pick out of place.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	Glenn Ward	Australia	28
1	KWSN - Den Store Mester	Denmark	28
3	dweyna	Indonesia	27
4	ssman	Australia	26
5	gioma	Colombia	25
5	jindu	India	25
5	Raceace	United Kingdom	25
5	andy looi	Malaysia	25
5	steve	Australia	25
10	BILLY	India	24
10	Wen	Australia	24
10	Chaynes321	United Kingdom	24

High Score : 28
Low Score : 1
Average Score: 17.57
Popular Pick Score: 20

Top 10 Malaysia

The second race of the season wasn't a high scoring one. Once again we have a high failure rate as well as the unexpected 1-2 finish by the Williams team.
None of the players managed to pick 5 or 6 finishers but a lot managed to correctly pick 4.

The top scorers for this round:

Chur and Lk both managed to pick 4 players in the top 6 as well as the correct pole pick scoring additional bonus points.
BAKKUS who was third picked the first 3 in the exact place but didn't manage to pick any of the bottom 3 thus unable to pick any bonus points despite scoring 2 points for the pole pick.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	chur	Switzerland	24
1	lk	Malaysia	24
3	BAKKUS	Australia	23
4	EFFONE	Canada	21
4	Natahn Mealey	United States	21
4	Shannon Harding	Australia	21
7	Hondo Lane	Ireland	20
7	jagermeister	United States	20
7	aabc01	Brazil	20
7	raceace	United Kingdom	20
7	biopsiquis	Venezuela	20
7	Wangers	Australia	20
7	jclab	Canada	20

High Score : 24
Low Score : 1
Average Score: 14.25
Popular Pick Score: 14

Top 10 Australia

The first race of the season is not easily predictable but we still had the top 3 places from the top 3 teams. Only a few though managed to pick any of the bottom 3 in the top 6!.

The top scorers for this round:

Sandy and Exile both managed to pick the top 3 in the exact place and also managed to score 2 points for Pole as both had Michael Schumacher for pole.
Pauline Wallace also picked the top 3 in the exact place but only scored 1 point for the Pole pick having placed Ralf Schumacher for Pole.
Gary McGuigan is worth a mention despite scoring 18 points. He was the only player to pick 5 out of the top 6. He picked Michael Schumacher in the correct place but the other 4 were out by one and since he failed to score any points for Pole, he didn't score any bonus points - Hard Luck!.

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	Sandy	India	23
1	EXILE	Ireland	23
3	Pauline Wallace	United Kingdom	22
4	jagermeister	United States	20
4	jclab	Canada	20
6	Pablo Senna	Canada	19
6	A.J.	Canada	19
6	nabs	Australia	19
6	chenthil	India	19
6	Natt	Thailand	19