Australian Grand Prix: Interesting statistics

      Some interesting statistical calculations based on the results of the Australian Grand Prix…

      Qualification

      By winning qualifying in Melbourne, Lando Norris won the tenth pole of his career, equaling Jochen Rindt in this indicator. For the first time in his career, Norris started in Melbourne from the front row.

      Oscar Piastri showed the second time – the McLaren drivers occupied the entire front row of the starting field. For the Norris-Piastri pair, this is the fourth entire front row (before that there were Hungary, Italy and Abu Dhabi ’24 - and always Norris was first and Piastri was second), and for McLaren – 67th.

      Max Verstappen qualified third and did not start from the front row in Australia for the first time since 2019.

      Yuki Tsunoda's fifth place is a repeat of the best start of this team (then called Toro Rosso) in Melbourne since 2016.

      Alex Elbon's sixth place is the best result for Williams in Australia since 2016, when Felipe Massa qualified sixth.

      Qualifying seventh, Charles Leclair started outside the top six for the second race in a row.

      By showing 11th time, Isaac Hajjar became the best of the newcomers.

      Jack Duane qualified 14th on the home stage, three positions above his Abu Dhabi debut last season.

      Gabriel Bortoleto from Sauber beat his teammate Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying on the first attempt.

      Race

      After winning the Australian Grand Prix, McLaren's Lando Norris scored his fifth victory and topped the personal standings for the first time in his career.

      Norris became the first McLaren driver to lead the championship since Lewis Hamilton (Canada '12). He broke Max Verstappen's streak of continuously leading the drivers' championship for 1,029 days, or 63 races, since Spain in 2022.

      Finishing second, Max Verstappen won the 113th podium in his career. The Red Bull driver is the fourth in this indicator and may become the third already this year – Sebastian Vettel and his 122 podiums are currently on the third line.

      Mercedes' George Russell's third place is his best result in the first races of the season.

      By finishing fourth, Andrea Kimi Antonelli became the 354th driver to earn points in Formula 1. At the age of 18 years and 203 days, Antonelli became the second oldest driver to earn points, second only to Max Verstappen (Malaysia’15 at 17 years, 5 months and 29 days).

      Nico Hulkenberg finished seventh in Melbourne for the sixth time in the last eight years.

      Eighth place is Charles Leclair's worst result since last year's British Grand Prix.

      Tenth place is Lewis Hamilton's worst result in all the Australian Grands Prix in which he was classified.