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OpenF1 Formula 1 Data Scraper

Extract Formula 1 race data from the free OpenF1 API — sessions, drivers, Grand Prix meetings, race finishing positions, and weather conditions.

What Does This Actor Do?

OpenF1 Scraper provides access to official F1 telemetry and timing data across 5 modes:

• Sessions — all sessions (races, qualifying, practice) with circuit, country, and timing data
• Drivers — driver roster for any session with team, headshot, and nationality info
• Meetings — Grand Prix event information with circuit and country details
• Positions — final race finishing positions per driver
• Weather — track weather conditions throughout a session (temperature, humidity, wind)

Input Parameters

Session Types

Output Format

Sessions

{
"sessionKey":9472,
"sessionName":"Race",
"sessionType":"Race",
"year":2024,
"meetingKey":1229,
"circuitKey":63,
"circuitShortName":"Sakhir",
"countryCode":"BRN",
"countryName":"Bahrain",
"location":"Sakhir",
"dateStart":"2024-03-02T15:00:00+00:00",
"dateEnd":"2024-03-02T17:00:00+00:00",
"mode":"sessions",
"scrapedAt":"2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00"
}

Drivers

{
"driverNumber":1,
"fullName":"Max VERSTAPPEN",
"nameAcronym":"VER",
"teamName":"Red Bull Racing",
"teamColour":"3671C6",
"countryCode":"NED",
"headshotUrl":"https://www.formula1.com/content/dam/fom-website/drivers/M/MAXVER01_Max_Verstappen/maxver01.png",
"sessionKey":9472,
"mode":"drivers",
"scrapedAt":"2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00"
}

Race Positions

{
"driverNumber":1,
"position":1,
"sessionKey":9472,
"meetingKey":1229,
"date":"2024-03-02T16:59:38+00:00",
"mode":"positions",
"scrapedAt":"2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00"
}

Weather

{
"sessionKey":9472,
"date":"2024-03-02T14:03:56.523000+00:00",
"airTemperature":18.9,
"trackTemperature":26.5,
"humidity":46.0,
"windSpeed":0.9,
"windDirection":162,
"pressure":1017.1,
"rainfall":0.0,
"mode":"weather",
"scrapedAt":"2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00"
}

Finding Session Keys

To find the sessionKey for a specific race:

1. Run with mode=sessions and your desired year and sessionType=Race
2. Find the session in the output for your target Grand Prix
3. Use its sessionKey for drivers, positions, or weather modes

FAQ

Q: Is an API key required? A: No. OpenF1 is completely free and open — no registration or API key needed.

Q: What years of data are available? A: The OpenF1 API covers 2023 onwards (when live telemetry data collection began).

Q: How accurate are the positions? A: The positions mode returns the final position per driver at the end of the session based on the last recorded position entry.

Q: What is the sessionKey for qualifying vs race? A: Each session (practice, qualifying, sprint, race) within a Grand Prix has its own unique sessionKey. Use mode=sessions to discover all keys for a given year.

Q: How many weather readings are there per session? A: Typically 100–300 readings per race session, captured approximately every 30 seconds.