Lap Times

Lap time data is available from the 1996 season onwards. Lap time queries require the season, round and lap number to be specified e.g:

http://ergast.com/api/f1/2011/5/laps/1

If the lap times for the specified race are not yet available the RaceTable element in the response will be empty.

Lap timing queries can also include the following criteria:

/drivers/<driverId>

For example, to list all the lap timing data for a specific driver and lap:

http://ergast.com/api/f1/2011/5/drivers/alonso/laps/1

XML Example Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<MRData xmlns="http://ergast.com/mrd-1.0" series="f1" limit="30" offset="0" total="66">
    <RaceTable season="2011" round="5">
        <Race season="2011" round="5" url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...">
            <RaceName>Australian Grand Prix</RaceName>
            <Circuit circuitId="albert_park" url="http://en.wikipedia.org/...">
                <CircuitName>Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit</CircuitName>
                <Location lat="-37.8497" long="144.968">
                    <Locality>Melbourne</Locality>
                    <Country>Australia</Country>
                </Location>
            </Circuit>
            <Date>2008-03-16</Date>
            <Time>04:30:00Z</Time>
            <LapsList>
                <Lap number="1">
                    <Timing driverId="hamilton" position="1" time="1:42.758"/>
                    <Timing driverId="alonso" position="2" time="1:43.332"/>

                </Lap>
                .
                .
                .
            </LapsList>
        </Race>
    </RaceTable>
</MRData>

JSON Example Response

{
  "MRData": {
    "xmlns": "http://ergast.com/mrd/1.0",
    "series": "f1",
    "limit": "30",
    "offset": "0",
    "total": "22",
    "RaceTable": {
      "season": "2008",
      "round": "1",
      "Races": [
        {
          "season": "2008",
          "round": "1",
          "url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Australian_Grand_Prix",
          "raceName": "Australian Grand Prix",
          "Circuit": {
            "circuitId": "albert_park",
            "url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Grand_Prix_Circuit",
            "circuitName": "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit",
            "Location": {
              "lat": "-37.8497",
              "long": "144.968",
              "locality": "Melbourne",
              "country": "Australia"
            }
          },
          "date": "2008-03-16",
          "time": "04:30:00Z",
          "Laps": [
            {
              "number": "1",
              "Timings": [
                {
                  "driverId": "hamilton",
                  "position": "1",
                  "time": "1:42.678"
                },
                {
                  "driverId": "alonso",
                  "position": "2",
                  "time": "1:43.223"
                },
                .
                .
              ]
            .
            .
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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