Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Interesting statistics

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

      Qualification

      By winning qualifying, Max Verstappen claimed his second pole at the Jeddah circuit, his second of the season and the 42nd of his career. Verstappen's gap from second place – one hundredth of a second – is the smallest this season.

      Piastri's second place was McLaren's best result in Jeddah. Piastri remained the only driver to start in the top three in all races this season.

      Russell's third place is his best result in Jeddah.

      Charles Leclair started fourth in a Ferrari – the top four places at the start were occupied by drivers from four different teams.

      Qualifying fifth, Kimi Antonelli repeated the best starting position of his career.

      Yuki Tsunoda qualified eighth, and for the first time since the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, both Red Bull cars started in the first four rows.

      For the third time in four years, Pierre Gasly started ninth in Jeddah.

      Having qualified 12th, Liam Lawson beat his teammate for the first time this season.

      For the third weekend in a row, Lance Stroll was eliminated in the first part of qualifying.

      For the first time in his career in Formula 1, Gabriel Bortoleto became the slowest driver in qualifying.

      Race

      Oscar Piastri claimed his third victory of the season and the fifth of his career after winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, earning the first podium for McLaren in Jeddah.

      Piastri became the first driver of the season to win a race after starting from a non-pole position.

      For the first time in his career, Piastri topped the World Cup personal scoring table.

      Max Verstappen finished second, reaching the podium for the 115th time in his career and the fifth time in Jeddah.

      Charles Leclair's third place earned Ferrari its first podium of the season.

      After finishing fourth, Lando Norris achieved his best result in Jeddah, but for the first time this season he did not reach the podium.

      Norris surpassed the 2,000-kilometer race lead. Now he has 2014 km of leadership and 47th place in the overall ranking. Sergio Perez is in 46th place with 2,023 kilometers in the lead.

      George Russell finished the race fifth and finished in the top five in all the Grands Prix this year.

      Carlos Sainz's eighth place is his best result since joining Williams. His team-mate Alex Albon finished in Jeddah for the first time, the team scored points with two cars and moved up to fifth place in the Constructors' Championship.