Some interesting statistical compilations from the Australian Grand Prix…
Qualification
Charles Leclerc won qualifying in Melbourne with his second pole of the season and 11th of his career. It is Ferrari’s 232nd pole position, sixth in Melbourne and the first in Australia since Kimi Raikkonen qualified in 2007.
Charles Leclerc ended Lewis Hamilton’s streak of six poles in a row at Albert Park, which had been going on since the dawn of the hybrid turbo era.
Max Verstappen qualified second, starting from the front row for the 31st time in his career – and tied with Niki Lauda in this indicator. Second place is Verstappen’s best starting position in Melbourne.
Sergio Pérez’s third place is also his best result in Australia, reaching the final qualifier at Albert Park only for the second time in his career.
Lando Norris’ fourth place is McLaren’s best result in Australia since 2014, when then-team Kevin Magnussen also finished fourth in qualifying. For the first time this season, both McLaren drivers have qualified for the final.
Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth and missed the top three in qualifying in Melbourne for the first time since 2010.
Valtteri Bottas qualified 12th, breaking a record run of 103 consecutive Grands Prix in which he always made it to the qualifying final.
Mick Schumacher defeated teammate Kevin Magnussen for the first time in qualifying.
race
Charles Leclerc won the Australian Grand Prix, scoring the second win of the season and the fourth of his career, equaling Eddie Irvine, Dan Gurney and Bruce McLaren in this indicator.
Leclerc started from pole, led from start to finish, set the best lap of the race and took the win. He claimed his first Grand Slam career. This is Ferrari’s 42nd Grand Slam – and the first since the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix where Fernando Alonso achieved such a result. At the same time, Ferrari already had a team Grand Slam this year – in Bahrain, Leclerc started from pole, set the best lap and won, with only two Scuderia drivers leading the race.
Both wins this season have given Leclerc the most points with 26, including an extra point for best lap.
Leclerc has achieved all four of his career wins by starting from pole position.
The victory in Australia is the 240th in the history of the Ferrari team, according to this indicator, the Scuderia is the absolute leader.
Second, Sergio Perez finished on the podium for the 16th time in his career, equaling Phil Hill and Charles Leclerc in this indicator. Second place is Perez’s best result in Melbourne before he rose above seventh.
George Russell finished third, his first time on the podium with Mercedes. The team has achieved a string of Australian podium finishes in every race since the dawn of the hybrid turbo era.
Lewis Hamilton finished fourth – in terms of points scored, the Mercedes team became the best in Melbourne – 27 points against 26 points for Ferrari.
Fifth place Lando Norris and sixth place Daniel Ricciardo is McLaren drivers’ best result this season. Ricciardo took the first points of the season.
Alex Albon finished tenth and earned Williams’ first point of the season.
His second-round retirement allowed Carlos Sainz to extend the longest streak of 17 consecutive points races and 31 consecutive finishes in his career.
Source: F1 News
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