Can you predict the top five finishers in the Malaysian Grand Prix?
There are prizes to be won if you can including F1 DVDs for the best race prediction and F1 race tickets for the season champion.
Get your prediction in before the start of third practice on Saturday for your chance to win.
The prizes
There are prizes to be won in every race plus grand prizes for the overall winners at the end of the season.
Whoever gets the highest overall score throughout the year will win a pair of grandstand tickets for the 2012 British Grand Prix.
Here are the prizes in full:
Grand prize: Two grandstands tickets to the 2012 British Grand Prix
The person who scores the most points over the whole season will win two grandstand tickets to the 2012 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
The grand prize winner will receive tickets to all three days of the event with reserved seating for the race.
The winners will have tickets for the Becketts grandstand which offers views of the spectacular, high-speed Becketts complex plus part of the new infield section of the track which saw so much action in the 2010 race.
Second place prize: An F1 painting of your choice
The second place finisher will win an F1 painting by Rob Ijbema.
You get to choose which F1 driver, present or past, will feature in the painting. Or you can pick one of the other motor racing paintings on Rob’s site Car-a-day.
More prizes to come!
Further prizes for the highest-scoring players will be announced later this year.
Race winners prize: A pair of F1 DVDs
Duke Video are supplying the prize for the player who gets the highest score in each round.
Each race winner will get to pick any two from the following three new Duke motor racing DVDs:
Race runners-up prize: F1 Fanatic mugs
The second place finisher in each race will win an official F1 Fanatic mug.
See here for more details on F1 Fanatic merchandise:
How to enter
You have until the start of free practice three on Saturday to make your predictions for each round.
A reminder will be posted on the site after free practice two on Friday as well as on Twitter.
Each player may predict the pole sitter, the pole position lap time and the top five finishers in the race. See below for the rules in full.
You need to log in using an F1 Fanatic account to make your prediction.
The sign-up process is quick and easy: Get your F1 Fanatic account here and read more about registering here.
Enter your pole position lap time prediction in the following format: MM:SS.ccc For example, for a lap of one minute, 25.386 seconds enter 01:25.386
After submitting your prediction you will receive an email to the address you created your F1 Fanatic account with confirming your entry. If this does not happen, or you are concerned your prediction has not been received, please get in touch using the contact form.
Make your predictions
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Competition terms and conditions
1. Maximum one entry per household.
2. The competition is not open to employees, friends or family of F1 Fanatic, Silverstone Circuit, Duke Video or Car-a-Day.
3. Predictions will open up to one week before the start of final practice on the Saturday of a Grand Prix weekend and will be promoted on the front page of F1 Fanatic before closing prior to the start of final practice.
4. In each round players are invited to predict (a) who will be on pole position and (b) what the top five finishers will be (five different drivers).
5. Players score points in each round as follows:
a. Correctly naming the pole sitter: 2 points
b. Correctly naming one/two/three/four/five driver/s who finish in the top five: 1/2/3/5/8 points
c. Correctly predicting where one/two/three/four/five driver/s finish: 2/6/14/24/40 points
6. Whoever scores the most points in every race counting towards the Formula 1 World Championship wins the grand prize.
7. In the event of a tie on points the winner will be determined by who came closest to predicting the pole position time correctly. If that fails to produce a winner the editor will choose a means of deciding who has won.
8. Predictions must be entered using the form above. If you have trouble submitting your entry via the form please contact F1 Fanatic via email and send your prediction using the contact form.
9. In the event of a dispute the editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
10. No cash alternative is offered for any of the prizes.
11. Grand Prix tickets: Children must be accompanied by an adult. Accommodation and transport to the venue not included.
12. Players who have won prizes will be notified by email within seven days of each Grand Prix. DVD and mug prizes will be despatched within 28 days of that email being sent. Grand Prix tickets will be despatched once they are available.
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2011 Malaysian Grand Prix
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RIISE (@riise)
8th April 2011, 12:06
I’m definitely waiting till P3 is over…so tricky since the rain hasn’t shown itself at all yet.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
8th April 2011, 12:24
OK but if you wait until P3 is over you won’t be able to enter!
RIISE (@riise)
8th April 2011, 12:28
Well, ok maybe enter my prediction 5 minutes before FP3 is over.
I think….is my timing screwed?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
8th April 2011, 12:33
Predictions close when FP3 starts – that’s been the rule for a couple of years!
RIISE (@riise)
8th April 2011, 12:36
I’m sure the timing for the prediciton is wrong then.
18hrs 25 minutes from now is 7am GMT
FP3 starts at 6am GMT and finishes at 7am.
silencer (@silencer)
8th April 2011, 16:33
all this while I Thought the prediction close after FP3 finish. maybe I need to read the rules thoroughly
:-)
Damon (@damon)
8th April 2011, 15:05
I usually enter my predictions 5 minutes before the race is finished – 3 laps before finish to be exact.
Well, I didn’t score many points in Australia, because I thought both Mercedes would somehow rejoin the race and score a one-two win.
Slim Shady
8th April 2011, 15:54
You enter your predictions three laps “before the race is finished”? Say what?
Solo (@solo)
8th April 2011, 18:11
Irony. Is hard to catch on the Internet.:-)
Derek
8th April 2011, 12:40
I tried to place my prediction but it said I had to log in and I don’t seem to have a password. So I can’t be bothered!
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
8th April 2011, 12:43
The reason logins are required is because last year we had a lot of problems with people typing their user names in wrong and then losing their predictions.
The registration process is as quick and painless as possible:
https://www.racefans.net/wp-login.php?action=register
dyslexicbunny (@dyslexicbunny)
8th April 2011, 15:18
Plus, you can vote and other fun stuff. It’s hard to be a fanatic and be too lazy to register.
Bigbadderboom (@bigbadderboom)
8th April 2011, 12:51
Such commitment!
Bigbadderboom (@bigbadderboom)
8th April 2011, 12:50
Going for a more conservative prediction this time. My Melbourne efforts got me nowhere, so have abandoned the “Guess the unexpectedd” approach. Just hope the weather holds up.
Tango (@tango)
8th April 2011, 13:32
Have gone the otherway. Played for the obvious in Australia and got reasonnable points. Played a bit more with the pronostics on this one
KoolKieren (@koolkieren)
8th April 2011, 13:31
You never know what’s gonna happen, it’s a random guess from me.
butterdori (@butterdori)
8th April 2011, 14:10
This is tricky..
Even after FP2, it’s difficult to gauge performance of the top teams.. lap times vary by too much
It’s not helping that Renault barely had any running during the two sessions
dyslexicbunny (@dyslexicbunny)
8th April 2011, 15:19
Ugh. I don’t like my picks but I made them. I really wish P1 and P2 were actually useful.
Cyclops_PL (@cyclops_pl)
8th April 2011, 15:28
My prediction: chaos.
vishy (@vishy)
8th April 2011, 15:30
Well my prediction is
Mark Webber 1:34.5 something for pole.
tjs
8th April 2011, 15:41
is my email my password? not clear…
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
8th April 2011, 15:54
F1 Fanatic site and user accounts FAQ
asherway (@asherway)
8th April 2011, 16:01
got it, thanks.
mr. t
8th April 2011, 16:09
I see that the remaining races are available to select in the drop down box unlike the last round where only Australia was available – anyone tempted to pick all of their top 5s now?
semilost (@semilost)
8th April 2011, 16:27
My predictions are as follows:
1) Someone will indeed win the race.
2) There will be controversy
3) There will be monumental strategy errors
4) If there is rain, the safety car will have to refuel
5) Someone not named Michael will be the winner
I think I’m a lock for the prize!….;)
sharmin. (@spartle)
8th April 2011, 16:54
So who’s gone for a Petrov top five finish?
I’m gonna give it a few races before I put him up there… if I do.
Calum
8th April 2011, 23:07
4th :)
91jb12 (@91jb12)
8th April 2011, 19:49
Webbers practise form has thrown a spanner in the works for my predictions, but I’ll go for seb to pull out the lap when it counts and lead from the front.
as for behind, Alonso says they’re struggling but he’ll find a way to drag it up there. So here’s to being completely wrong!
bosyber (@bosyber)
8th April 2011, 20:04
Looking forward to seeing how wrong my prediction is this time. I guess i didn’t actually give the result of rain much thought, so that might already be a problem :)
Ilanin (@ilanin)
8th April 2011, 20:12
I’d be interested to see how the predicted pole times look after entries have closed. Just wondering how many people predicted 1.3x.xxx (dry qualifying) versus 1.50.xxx and upwards for wet qualifying.
butterdori (@butterdori)
8th April 2011, 20:30
I went mid way :) 1:40
Kremer (@kremer)
9th April 2011, 4:05
I just went with a dry prediction.
I know there’s like a 60% rain chance, but guessing a rain time is far too much of a wild guess.
Calum (@calum)
8th April 2011, 22:17
So… Who hasn’t actually voted Seb-Vet for pole!
US Williams Fan
9th April 2011, 0:19
I don’t have Vettel….. was considering it but opted to go for his teamate this time around.
Also, gambled on one of my Williams drivers making it to the top 5…… pretty risky.
Kremer (@kremer)
9th April 2011, 4:08
I picked Webber, too. Unless both RB drivers monumentally screw up (or it rains), the cars are still too good to beat for pole.
JamieFranklinF1 (@jamiefranklinf1)
8th April 2011, 22:49
I decided for a little trick for Quali, let’s hope it pays off and gives me a Red Bull-esque advantage lol.
I’ve gone for Perez to do well again, I really believe he’s a great talent.
puquak (@puquak)
8th April 2011, 23:28
My first prediction submitted after visiting this site near-daily for a year now…my fanaticism is growing. ;)
US Williams Fan
9th April 2011, 0:19
Best of luck! Welcome to the competition!
neracer (@neracer)
9th April 2011, 0:34
Tyres and rain – what’s gonna happen?!! Not enjoying red bull dominance – much prefer several teams with different car qualities but are more-or-less even. so, seems like it’ll be ANOTHER red bull pole but hopefully webber rather than vettel. Go lewis, go! My whimsical prediction is that maldonado may do well – placed him 5th. enjoy!
babubulala
9th April 2011, 1:48
hey keith,
I think there’s something wrong with the site rendering.
I have a mac, and uses chrome to browse, but I always seem to be locked in a infinite loop with the different ad servers…
Please help! (using firefox helps a bit, but every page on f1fanatic still loads very slow!)
Thanks,
davey (@djdaveyp87)
9th April 2011, 3:49
There are plenty of us about with the same problem babubulala, Keith is on with trying to solve it at the moment. It is obviously quite a complex problem as it is taking a while.
In the meantime just hit refresh if you get stuck :D
tata
9th April 2011, 2:13
1.alonso
2.webber
3.rosberg
4.vettel
5.button
6.massa
if it rains
otherwise
1.vettel
2.webber.
3.button.
4.hamilton.
5.alonso
Alex Bkk (@alex-bkk)
9th April 2011, 2:45
P. Vettel 01:35.900
1. Vettel
2. Button
3. Webber
4. Hamilton
5. Alonso
I didn’t even crack the top 1000 for the Aus GP.
Lachie (@lachie)
9th April 2011, 3:17
Probably not an innovative strategy but I’m gonna predict my most unfavoured result and so use this as an insurance policy. At least if I hate the race i’ll love the points :D
And thus I have Vettel for a pole and lights to flag win with Webber dropping to fourth. McLaren 2 and 3 is consolation on my behalf.
MagillaGorilla
9th April 2011, 3:25
Amazing I don’t even have a ferrari in the top 5 for me seeing that Alonso is highly dissappointed in the car. Then again they could be downplaying the car but from last weeks results I doubt it. Also I put Merc GP in my top five seeing that they were third in Sepang last year.
Alex Bkk (@alex-bkk)
9th April 2011, 4:06
I had to put Alonso somewhere in the top 5, so I give him 5th.
I am a fan of the “Dark Side” you know ;)
Kremer (@kremer)
9th April 2011, 4:15
I chose Rosberg for 4th. I belive the car’s capable, and I think Rosberg still has a slight edge over Michael for a full race.
rascalb (@rascalb)
9th April 2011, 6:07
So, I forgot that Malaysia was this weekend until about a minute ago, and then came by to enter my predictions but missed the deadline by 90 seconds.
Well, here they are anyway.
Pole: Vettel (1:35.200)
1st: Vettel
2nd: Hamilton
3rd: Webber
4th: Alonso
5th: Button
dam00r (@dam00r)
9th April 2011, 8:24
Webber will take pole here.
2nd: hamilton
3rd: vettel
f1alex
9th April 2011, 10:21
Damn, I went a tad too conservative pole time-wise at a 1:35.873. At least I got the polesitter right. For the race I’ve gone for
1.WEB
2.HAM
3.VET
4.BUT
5.(wait for it…)PET!
Yeah, I did actually go for Petrov…
kubica8564 (@kubica8564)
9th April 2011, 10:57
Hey I yesterday sent my predictions and till today don’t get my types on my email.why?????