Welcome to Round 8 of murf enterprises' 2011 Formula 1 predictions game.

Back to Europe so lets call it the European GP to cover the fact those Spaniards get two grand prix to our one (see also San Marino and Monaco)

Each race will be a separate competition where the winner gets 25 points towards the season competition, second 18, third 12, down to 1 for 10th just like the real thing.
Everybody is welcome to have a go. All you have to do is predict the top 10 finishers and you score points depending on how accurate you are. Best man wins. Full points details etc in the Series thread.

As well as the main championship, we will again be tallying total scores over all 19 races for the Form Crown and having 2 sidecomps.

Simple picking rules
- pick your top 10
- stick to the template
- use driver surnames only
- No witty comments / smileys on the predictions lines as these are copied directly into the spreadsheet
- use the correct spelling

BBC Driver List

Please double check your spelling and remove comments or the automated spreadsheet WILL steal your points!
IF I spot your mistake I will give you a nod to change it. Yellow card system - just one warning/nod each. The spreadsheet has been refined since last year so badly spelt picks will get 0 points.

DEADLINE / TIMETABLE
Entries must be in by start time of first qualifying session - see below. Edits and tweaks allowed until that final deadline.

Friday 24 June: Practice one - 0900-1030; Practice two - 1300-1430
Saturday 25 June: Practice three - 1000-1100; DEADLINE = Qualifying - 1300
Sunday 26 June: Race - 1300

TABLE


FORM GUIDE

AKNel1 909
Shaggy365 903
the dude abides 877
tommymooney 877
Tom QC 876
Digsby 875
bluenosey 856
murf 852
Surprised 847
Spencer4 823
Lone Ranger 822
Two left feet 819
Rookster 813
greenman 807
Arabian Knight 734
chrismar 726
Spinynorman 698
Darbyand 663
Mintman 487
pa102aw 355
Ashers 225
jpk100 221
owenclass 106

EUROPEAN CUP - QUARTER FINALS - FIRST LEG

AKNel1 v Digsby
Spencer4 v bluenosey
murf v Tom QC
the dude abides v Arabian Knight

Vettel
Alonso
Webber
Hamilton
Massa
Button
Rosberg
Schumacher
Heidfeld
Kobayashi

Vettel
Hamilton
Webber
Button
Alonso
Rosberg
Massa
Heidfeld
Schumacher
Kobayashi

Vettel
Hamilton
Webber
Button
Alonso
Massa
Heidfeld
Schumacher
Petrov
Rosberg

Vettel
Hamilton
Button
Alonso
Webber
Massa
Petrov
Kobayashi
Heidfeld
Rosberg

First practice now underway and live on murfTV

Things of note so far-
- Perez is fit and out on track
- Hulkenburg has put Di Resta's car into the wall

Hamilton
Vettel
Webber
Button
Alonso
Rosberg
Massa
Petrov
Kobayashi
Heidfeld

Vettel
Webber
Alonso
Button
Petrov
Hamilton
Massa
Rosberg
Kobayashi
Heidfeld

Vettel
Hamilton
Webber
Alonso
Button
Massa
Rosberg
Schumacher
Heidfeld
Petrov

Vettel
Webber
Hamilton
Alonso
Button
Massa
Rosberg
Petrov
Schumacher
Heidfeld

Alonso
Vettel
Hamilton
Button
Webber
Massa
Schumacher
Rosberg
Petrov
Heidfeld

Alonso
Vettel
Hamilton
Webber
Button
Rosberg
Heidfeld
Schumacher
Petrov
Buemi

Vettel
Alonso
Webber
Button
Hamilton
Rosberg
Schumacher
Heidfeld
Petrov
Barrichello

Vettel
Webber
Hamilton
Button
Alonso
Heidfeld
Massa
Rosberg
Schumacher
Petrov

Alonso
Hamilton
Vettel
Button
Massa
Webber
Rosberg
Petrov
Barrichello
Heidfeld

Alonso
Vettel
Hamilton
Button
Massa
Webber
Petrov
Heidfeld
Rosberg
Sutil

Forgot last time

Vettel
Alonso
Webber
Button
Hamilton
Massa
Heidfeld
Schumacher
Rosberg
Petrov

Vettel
Alonso
Hamilton
Massa
Button
Webber
Rosberg
Petrov
Heidfeld
Schumacher

16 in so far (shaggy365 rumoured to have retired mid-season)

9 minutes to go.....

Should have gone to the bookies....

I predicted the 1-7 correctly

Good 'podiuming' by Digsby and Tom QC (on 2nd place pick count back over Lone Ranger)

RESULTS

1 murf 193
2 Digsby 162
3 Tom QC 159
4 Lone Ranger 159
5 greenman 154
6 chrismar 153
7 Mintman 150
8 the dude abides 149
9 Surprised 145
10 Spencer4 141
Moist von Lipwig 140
Rookster 140
tommymooney 134
Arabian Knight 131
AKNel1 130
bluenosey 120

For the second race running, the victor moves to the head of both tables:

TABLE


FORM GUIDE
murf 1045
AKNel1 1039
Digsby 1037
Tom QC 1035
the dude abides 1026
tommymooney 1011
Surprised 992
Lone Ranger 981
bluenosey 976
Spencer4 964
greenman 961
Rookster 953
Shaggy365 903
chrismar 879
Arabian Knight 865
Two left feet 819
Spinynorman 698
Darbyand 663
Mintman 637
pa102aw 355
Ashers 225
jpk100 221
Moist von Lipwig 140
owenclass 106

EUROPEAN CUP - QUARTER FINALS - FIRST LEG RESULTS
AKNel1 130 v 162 Digsby
Spencer4 141 v 120 bluenosey
murf 193 v 159 Tom QC
the dude abides 149 v 131 Arabian Knight

At least 18 points to be made up in every tie....

Next up, the British GP, starting in 11 days which decides the European Cup semi finalists. Excited?

Results and Table up much earlier than usual Murf...



Nice work.

193 is an exceptionally good score

I am claiming it as a new world record

Up to 2009 the old points systems were much lower (10 for spot on and only 'pick 8'). Last year the best score was 178, which tommymooney beat earlier this year to set a new mark of 184.