A few interesting statistical compilations from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix…
Qualification
Max Verstappen won qualifying in Abu Dhabi with his 20th career pole, alongside Damon Hill and Valtteri Bottas. In addition, this is the 20th pole for riders from the Netherlands.
For the first time in his career, Verstappen won pole at the same circuit three years in a row.
Sergio Pérez set the second fastest time to give Red Bull the entire front row of the grid – the 25th time in history and only second after switching to turbocharged hybrids in 2014.
Charles Leclerc qualified third for only the second time this season, this year he is the pole leader, and his team-mate Carlos Sainz achieved a career-best result in Abu Dhabi, fourth fastest. For the first time since 2019, both Ferrari drivers are in the top four at this track.
Lewis Hamilton was only fifth – this season was the first in the Briton’s career when he failed to take a single pole position.
Sebastian Vettel qualified ninth, repeating his best result of the season.
Breed
After winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen took his third consecutive win at Yas Marina, 15th of the season and 35th of his career.
Verstappen became the eighth consecutive winner of the Abu Dhabi race to start from pole. This is Verstappen’s 15th pole win and puts him level with Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark and Nico Rosberg.
In Abu Dhabi, Verstappen surpassed the career milestone of 2000 points, now he is fourth in this indicator, and if the third is relatively close – Alonso has 2061 points, then Vettel is in second place with 3098 points and Hamilton is in first place – 4405, 5 points.
Charles Leclerc finished second and finished second in his career for the first time in his career at the end of the season.
Sergio Pérez finished third, missing out on a second-place finish Red Bull had never achieved before. Sergio’s third place in the individual classification is his best result in his career.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz finished fourth, ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the drivers’ standings to finish fifth in the season for the second year running.
George Russell finished fifth and ended the season in fourth place in the individual standings, the best result of his career.
Esteban Okon’s seventh place is his best result in Abu Dhabi.
Daniel Ricciardo finished ninth and scored points in his last race for McLaren.
Sebastian Vettel finished tenth, earning a point in his 299th and final Formula 1 race.
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was Lewis Hamilton’s 200th with Mercedes.
Lewis’ retirement due to gearbox issues was Mercedes’ first retirement of the season due to mechanical issues with the car. Lewis finished the season in sixth place in the drivers’ standings, his worst result in 16 years in Formula 1. This was the first season in the Briton’s career where he failed to win a single race.
Source: F1 News
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