http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/9/9952.html

Each driver may use a maximum of eight engines this season. Anything beyond that and they get a ten-place grid penalty per additional engine. With just four races remaining, most drivers are getting near the end of their allocation, meaning reliability will play an increasingly important role as the 2009 campaign approaches its finale.

Below is a list of how many new engines each driver has used thus far. If you drive a Renault, or have a Ferrari V8 behind you, then things are looking pretty rosy. If your name is Vettel, however, then you are probably slightly worried. The one unknown, of course, is how many of each driver

 

^does this mean that Ferrari engines are more reliable than the others?

Ferrari

Ferrari
Giancarlo Fisichella - 6
Kimi Raikkonen - 6

TR-Ferrari
Jaime Alguersuari - 6
Sebastien Buemi - 6

Vs.

Renault

Renault
Fernando Alonso - 6
Romain Grosjean - 6

RBR-Renault
Mark Webber - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 8

 

too bad sebvet can't use webbo's extra engine now.

 

that would appear to be the case based on the numbers

 

First engine penalty goes to......BMW.

McLaren-Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton - 7
Heikki Kovalainen - 7

Ferrari
Giancarlo Fisichella - 7
Kimi Raikkonen - 7

BMW Sauber
Robert Kubica - 8
Nick Heidfeld - 9

Renault
Fernando Alonso - 6
Romain Grosjean - 6

Toyota
Jarno Trulli - 7
Timo Glock - 7

STR-Ferrari
Jaime Alguersuari - 6
Sebastien Buemi - 6

RBR-Renault
Mark Webber - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 8

Williams-Toyota
Nico Rosberg - 7
Kazuki Nakajima - 7

Force India-Mercedes
Adrian Sutil - 7
Vitantonio Liuzzi - 7

Brawn-Mercedes
Jenson Button - 7
Rubens Barrichello - 7