Monaco Grand Prix: Interesting statistics

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

      Qualification

      By winning qualifying in Monaco, Lando Norris claimed the 11th pole of his career, the second of the season and the first on this circuit.

      This is McLaren's first pole position in Monaco since 2007, when Fernando Alonso won qualifying, and the 12th in the team's history. Only Ferrari has more poles in Monaco – 13.

      Lando Norris set a new absolute track record in Monaco, completing a lap in 1:09.954.

      Leading in all training sessions, Charles Leclair was second in qualifying. In Monaco, he started first three times and never second.

      Oscar Piastri qualified third, remaining the only one who started in the top four in all races of the current season.

      Having qualified fourth, Lewis Hamilton achieved his best result as a member of Ferrari, but was fined and started the race three positions lower.

      Isaac Hajjar's sixth place is his best career result.

      Esteban Ocon's eighth place earned Haas F1 the best starting position in Monaco since 2019, when Kevin Magnussen started fifth.

      Having qualified ninth, Liam Lawson reached the qualifying finals for the first time this season.

      For the first time since Imola 2022, both Mercedes drivers did not qualify for the finals – Kimi Antonelli crashed the car, and George Russell's engine failed.

      Lance Stroll dropped out of the fight again in the first session – he had never reached the second part of qualifying in Monaco in his career.

      In his second race weekend with Alpine, Franco Colapinto qualified last, becoming the slowest qualifier for the first time in his career.

      Race

      By winning the Monaco race, Lando Norris scored his first victory in Monaco, his second of the season and the sixth of his career. Oscar Piastri has the same number of career victories. Norris surpassed the milestone of 400 laps of the lead in his career.

      This is McLaren's first victory in Monaco since 2008, when Lewis Hamilton won the race. This is McLaren's record 16th victory in Monaco in history - the British team is in first place in terms of the number of wins on this track.

      Charles Leclair's second place is Ferrari's best result of the season. This is Ferrari's 58th podium in Monaco – the Italian team is in first place in terms of the number of podiums on this track. Charles surpassed 1,500 career points.

      Having finished third, Oscar Piastri reached the podium for the seventh race in a row – this is the longest series of podiums in his career.

      For the third year in a row, the top three in Monaco finished in the same order in which they started.

      Lewis Hamilton finished fifth, gaining two positions in the race – more than the other drivers.

      Sixth place is the best result in Isaac Hajjar's career.

      Esteban Ocon's seventh place is the best result of Haas F1 at the Monaco Grand Prix.

      Liam Lawson's eighth place is the best result of his career.

      For the first time since Australia’24, the Mercedes team did not earn points.