Italian Grand Prix: curious statistics

A few interesting statistical compilations from the Italian Grand Prix…

Qualification

After winning qualifying, Carlos Sainz took the first pole of the season and the fourth of his career, but for Ferrari he finished 23rd at Monza – no team in Formula 1 history has more poles on any circuit achieved.

In terms of the number of poles on one circuit, Ferrari has five top lines: 23 at Monza, 15 at the Nürburgring, 12 at Monaco, Silverstone and Spa.

Max Verstappen has never qualified at Monza, although he started from pole position in 2021 after being penalized for an engine change by Valtteri Bottas.

Charles Leclerc qualified third and lost to a teammate for the first time in his career in Monza. For the first time since 2018, both Ferrari cars are home in the top three.

George Russell qualified fourth and earned the right to start from the front two rows for the fifth time this year.

Alex Albon reached the qualifying final for the fifth time in the last seven Grands Prix, the best result for Williams at Monza since 2017.

By qualifying seventh, Oscar Piastri outscored his teammate for the second time in the last three Grands Prix. But the score in this pair is 11:3 in favor of Lando Norris.

While qualifying eighth, Lewis Hamilton showed his worst result in the Monza qualifying final in ten years.

By qualifying tenth, Fernando Alonso extended his run of qualifying finals in all races this season.

For the first time since Singapore’17, the Alpine team (then called Renault) was completely eliminated from contention in the first part of qualifying.

Race

By winning the Italian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen took his 47th career victory, the 12th of the season and became the first driver in Formula One history to win 10 races in a row, breaking Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine races in a row. Brazil 2013).

Red Bull Racing is the first team in history to win fifteen races in a row. They have won 24 of the last 25 races. Verstappen has not lost a race since April 30. In second place in this ranking is the McLaren team – 11 victories in a row in 1988 (Brazil – Belgium).

Sergio Pérez finished second, this season Red Bull Racing won the winning double for the sixth time.

Carlos Sainz finished third and took the podium for the first time this season. At the start of the race, Sainz led for fourteen laps, the longest lap a non-Red Bull Racing driver has led.

Charles Leclerc finished fourth, the first time this season that both Ferrari drivers have finished in the top four.

Alex Albon finished seventh and repeated his best result of the season. For the first time in his career for Williams, he scored points in two races in a row.

For the first time in his career, Oscar Piastri set the best lap and led the race. Piastri became the 137th driver in history to set the best lap (the 136th was Daniil Kvyat) and the 180th to lead at least one Grand Prix.