Some interesting statistical compilations from the Miami Grand Prix…
Qualification
Charles Leclerc won the Miami qualifier with his third pole of the season and 12th of his career. Gerhard Berger and David Coulthard had the same number of pole positions.
Carlos Sainz qualified second for the second time in his career (after Sochi’21). Ferrari drivers took over the entire front row of the grid for the first time since Mexico’19. This is Ferrari’s first pole position in the US since 2006, when Michael Schumacher won qualifying in Indiapapolis.
Max Verstappen qualified third for the first time this season. Sergio Perez set the fourth fastest time and continued a successful streak – starting in the top four in all races this season.
Fifth place by Valtteri Bottas is Alfa Romeo’s best result since Germany’19, where Kimi Räikkönen achieved the same result.
Lewis Hamilton qualified sixth, his worst result on American circuits.
But for Pierre Gasly, seventh place is the best result of the season for him and Alpha Tauri.
Yuki Tsunoda (9th) and Lance Stroll (10th) advanced to the qualifying finals for the first time this season.
After five Grand Prix in three teams, the score is 5:0 in favor of one of the riders. With this score, Charles Leclerc beats Carlos Sainz at Ferrari, Lando Norris beats Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren and Valtteri Bottas beats Guanyou Zhou at Alfa Romeo.
race
Max Verstappen won the Miami Grand Prix, scoring his third win of the season and his 23rd career win. Nelson Piquet and Nico Rosberg had the same number of wins. For Max, this is the 63rd podium – according to this indicator, he overtook David Coulthard, the next target is Valtteri Bottas with 67 podiums.
Charles Leclerc finished second, his 17th time on the podium. Alberto Ascari, Keke Rosberg and Sergio Perez had the same number of podiums. For Charles, this is the 16th consecutive finish – the longest streak with no retirements in his career.
Carlos Sainz finished third, his ninth time on the podium. For example, the same number of podiums were with the brilliant Sky Sport F1 commentator Martin Brundle.
George Russell finished fifth and extended his successful streak by becoming the only driver to finish in the top five every race of the season. The Miami Grand Prix was the tenth stage for the Briton, in which he earned points.
Lewis Hamilton finished sixth, finishing outside the top four for the first time in his career in the United States.
Esteban Ocon finished eighth, ahead of Fernando Alonso for the fifth time this season (in all previous races).
Lando Norris withdrew from the fray early on after colliding with Pierre Gasly, breaking a run of 15 finishes in a row.
Source: F1 News
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