Las Vegas Grand Prix: Interesting statistics

      A few interesting statistical calculations following the Las Vegas Grand Prix…

      Qualifying

      By winning qualifying in Vegas, Lando Norris took a third consecutive pole, his seventh of the season and the 16th of his career. The same number of career poles had Stirling Moss and Felipe Massa.

      Max Verstappen qualified second and for the 84th time in his career started from the front row, for the fifth time this season sharing it with Norris.

      Carlos Sainz made the top three for the second time this season (after Baku). This is Williams’ best result in Las Vegas since 1981, when the team occupied the entire front row at the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix.

      George Russell qualified fourth for the third time in the last four Grands Prix.

      Oscar Piastri qualified outside the top three for the fourth consecutive time.

      Liam Lawson’s sixth place is Racing Bulls’ best starting position in Las Vegas in the team’s history. It is his third start in the top six this season.

      For the fourth time in the last six Grands Prix, Isack Hadjar earned eighth place on the grid.

      Charles Leclerc qualified ninth; Lewis Hamilton qualified 20th for the first time in his career — for the third time this season there were no Ferraris in the top eight.

      Pierre Gasly reached the final part of qualifying in an Alpine for the ninth time this season.

      Nico Hülkenberg started 11th for the third time in the last five races.

      Esteban Ocon finished ahead of Haas F1 team-mate Oliver Bearman for the first time in seven events.

      Kimi Antonelli was knocked out in the first part of qualifying for the third time this season. Last year the Mercedes drivers Russell and Hamilton occupied the entire front row in Vegas.

      Gabriel Bortoleto lost out in qualifying to his Sauber team-mate Nico Hülkenberg. Now only at that team is the qualifying score level: 11–11.

      Yuki Tsunoda was eliminated in the first part of qualifying for the sixth time this season.

      Race

      By winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Max Verstappen took his sixth victory of the season and the 69th of his career. It is the Dutchman’s eighth win in the United States (four in Austin, two in Miami and two in Las Vegas) and his 125th podium.

      Verstappen’s victory ended a streak of seven consecutive races won from pole, which nearly became a record — there has never been eight straight wins from pole in Formula 1 history.

      Lando Norris finished second but was disqualified. He retained the championship lead and, with two rounds remaining, leads Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri by 24 points.

      This was Lando Norris’s 150th Grand Prix; he became the first in history to have spent his first 150 races with one team.

      Norris lost the lead on the first lap in exactly half of all his pole starts (eight of 16).

      George Russell for Mercedes was classified second, taking his ninth podium of the season and the 24th of his career. By number of podiums, this season is the most successful of George’s career (4 podiums in 2024, 2 in 2023, 8 in 2022 and 1 in 2021).

      Oscar Piastri for McLaren missed the podium for the sixth Grand Prix in a row.

      Starting 17th, Kimi Antonelli was classified third — his third podium in his debut season.

      Sixth place for Isack Hadjar is Racing Bulls’ best result in Las Vegas.

      Seventh place for Nico Hülkenberg gave Sauber their first points in Las Vegas.

      Lewis Hamilton scored points for Ferrari, having started last.

      The Las Vegas round was the first of the season in which McLaren scored no points. This was due to disqualification for breaching the technical regulations. Until then McLaren had been the only team to score points in every race.