Some interesting statistical compilations from the Canadian Grand Prix…
Qualification
After qualifying in Montreal, Max Verstappen took his second pole of the season and 15th of his career, equaling Charles Leclerc. This is Red Bull’s first pole in Canada since 2013, and the first on track in Max’s career.
Fernando Alonso qualified second and became the 13th oldest rider to start from the front row. On the first line Luigi Fagioli – in France50s he was 52 years old. The past of such an achievement belongs to Michael Schumacher. In China’12 he started the race from the front row at 43 years, 3 months and 12 days, while Alonso turned 40 years, 10 months and 21 days. The last time the Spaniard started from the front row ten years ago – in Germany’12.
Carlos Sainz has qualified for the third and sixth time in nine past Grands Prix, starting from the second row, ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc for the first time this year.
Fourth place Lewis Hamilton – the Briton’s best qualifying result this season.
Sixth place Mick Schumacher – his best qualifying result.
Guanyu Zhou reached the qualifying final for the first time in his career.
Alex Albon qualified 12th, the best finish for Williams this season.
Lando Norris’ 14th place due to power plant problems was his worst finish of the season.
Lance Stroll was already eliminated in qualifying at the end of the first session in all four stages on the home circuit.
race
By winning the Canadian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen took his sixth win of the season and 26th of his career, finishing in a clean ninth place overall, ahead of Jim Clark and Niki Lauda. This is Max’ 150th Grand Prix of his career and he has won 17.3% of the races he has driven.
The win in Canada is Red Bull Racing’s 82nd, taking them past Lotus and moving to fifth in the standings. The next target is Williams (114 wins).
Carlos Sainz finished second while not winning a race, but was on the podium for the 11th time. Two more podiums – and he will repeat the record of Nick Heidfeld, who took 13 career podiums without a single win.
Lewis Hamilton finished third and climbed to the podium for the second time this season and 184th in his career.
George Russell finished fourth, extending his successful streak. The Briton has finished in the top five in all races of the season and remains the only one to drive the full distance of all Grands Prix in 2022.
From 19th, Charles Leclerc was able to break through to fifth place, but lost another 15 points to Max Verstappen in the individual classification.
Esteban Okon’s sixth place was a repeat of Alpine’s best result this season. Before that, the Frenchman finished sixth in Jeddah.
Guanyu Zhou’s eighth place is his best result of his career.
Sebastian Vettel finished 12th and scored no points in Montreal for the first time in his career.
Source: F1 News
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