CREATE TABLE table_203_452 (id NUMBER, "pos" NUMBER, "no" NUMBER, "driver" CLOB, "team" CLOB, "laps" NUMBER, "time/retired" CLOB, "grid" NUMBER, "points" NUMBER)

what driver finished before tristan gommendy ?
SELECT "driver" FROM table_203_452 WHERE "pos" = (SELECT "pos" FROM table_203_452 WHERE "driver" = 'tristan gommendy') - 1
SELECT "driver" FROM "table_203_452" WHERE "pos" = (SELECT "pos" FROM "table_203_452" WHERE "driver" = 'tristan gommendy') - 1