Miami Grand Prix: Curious Statistics

      Several curious statistical findings from the Miami Grand Prix…

      Qualifying

      In China, Kimi Antonelli became the youngest pole holder in Formula 1 history, in Suzuka the young Italian confirmed his success, and in Miami he secured his third consecutive pole. Only three drivers in history have managed to win their first three poles in a row – Senna (1985), Schumacher (1994), and Antonelli (2026).

      In the history of the Mercedes team, only five drivers have won three consecutive poles: Juan Manuel Fangio, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, Nico Rosberg, and Kimi Antonelli. The last time three consecutive poles for Mercedes were won by Hamilton – in 2020 in Monza, Mugello, and Sochi.

      Second place in qualifying is the best result for Max Verstappen this season; the car with the Red Bull Ford power unit started from the front row for the first time.

      In terms of starts from the front row, Verstappen is now tied with Alain Prost – both four-time champions have 86 starts from the front row. The next target is Ayrton Senna, who started from the front row 87 times. The leader in this statistic is Lewis Hamilton: 176 starts from the front row.

      Third place in qualifying is the best result for Charles Leclerc this season.

      Fourth place in qualifying is the best result for Lando Norris this season.

      Fifth place in qualifying is the worst result for George Russell this season, but it matches his best result at the Miami track.

      Lewis Hamilton qualified sixth for the second consecutive Grand Prix.

      Seventh place in qualifying is the worst result for Oscar Piastri this season.

      Qualifying eighth, Franco Colapinto matched his career-best result achieved in Azerbaijan '24 while driving for Williams. In his career with Alpine, Colapinto had previously only started from double-digit positions.

      Race

      By winning the Miami Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli achieved his third career victory – his third in a row this season. The Italian became the third driver in history to win his first three races consecutively – after Damon Hill (1993) and Mika Hakkinen (1997-1998).

      Kimi Antonelli became the first driver in history to achieve three consecutive wins from his first three consecutive poles.

      Antonelli increased his lead over George Russell in the personal standings to 20 points.

      In Miami, Antonelli earned his 250th career point and surpassed the milestone of 100 laps led.

      Finishing second, Lando Norris achieved his best result of the season and matched his last year's result at this track. The podium in Miami is the 45th of the Brit's career.

      Third place gave Oscar Piastri his second podium of the season and the 28th of his career. He has the same number of podiums as Clay Regazzoni.

      For the second consecutive race, George Russell finished fourth.

      Max Verstappen's fifth place is his best result of the season. The Miami Grand Prix is the 200th race in which the Dutchman has scored points.

      Lewis Hamilton finished sixth in Miami for the fourth time in the last five years.

      In his 30th Grand Prix, Franco Colapinto finished seventh, achieving his best career result.

      For the first time this year, both Aston Martin cars finished the race.

      In his milestone 250th Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas driving for Cadillac finished last, two laps behind the leader.