Spanish Grand Prix: Interesting statistics

      Some interesting statistics on the results of the Spanish Grand Prix…

      Qualification

      Oscar Piastri won the fourth pole of his career this season after qualifying in Barcelona. In the history of Formula 1, Didier Pironi, Mike Hawthorne, Giancarlo Fisichella and Jarno Trulli have held four pole positions. But Oscar obviously won't stop there.

      The difference between pole position and second place in qualifying this time turned out to be the biggest of the season – 0.209 seconds.

      Lando Norris qualified second. For the 68th time in history, for the first time in Barcelona since 1998, and for the second time this year, the McLaren team occupied the entire front row of the starting field.

      Max Verstappen qualified third, starting outside the front row in Barcelona for the first time since 2020.

      Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth, which is his best Grand Prix starting position behind the wheel of a Ferrari. In Monaco, he qualified fourth, but started seventh after a penalty. For the second time this season, Hamilton beat team-mate Charles Leclair in qualifying.

      Charles Leclair qualified seventh and started outside the top four in Spain for the third year in a row.

      Fernando Alonso has reached the qualifying final for the third time in a row this season.

      Gabriel Bortoleto's 12th place is his best qualifying result in Formula 1.

      Carlos Sainz dropped out of the competition for the first time in the first part of qualifying after Abu Dhabi 2023.

      Yuki Tsunoda was the last to qualify. This is the second such case for Red Bull this season after Liam Lawson's twentieth place in China.

      Race

      Oscar Piastri won the Spanish Grand Prix for the seventh time in his career and the fifth victory of the season, increasing his personal advantage over his teammate to 10 points, and over Max Verstappen to 49 points.

      Piastri became the third McLaren driver to reach the podium eight times in a row, the first two being Ayrton Senna in 1988 and Lewis Hamilton in 2007.

      Of the 35 races held in Barcelona, 32 were won by the driver starting from the front row.

      Lando Norris finished second in Barcelona for the second year in a row – the McLaren team won the 52nd winning double in history and the third this season.

      Finishing third, Charles Leclair reached the podium in Barcelona for the first time in his career. This is the first Ferrari podium in Barcelona since 2017.

      Mercedes' George Russell started and finished fourth in Barcelona for the second year in a row.

      Nico Hulkenberg's fifth place is Sauber's best result since Emilia-Romagna’22, where Valtteri Bottas finished fifth. This is Hulkenberg's best result in Barcelona in 12 starts at this track.

      Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton's sixth place is his worst result in Barcelona since 2016, when he collided with Nico Rosberg on the first lap.

      Isaac Hajjar of Racing Bulls achieved the best result of his career by finishing seventh. He scored points in three races in a row.

      Ninth place earned Fernando Alonso his first points of the season.

      Max Verstappen's 10th place after a penalty is his worst result in Barcelona.

      Gabriel Bortoleto's 12th place from Sauber is his best career result.