Some interesting statistical compilations of the results of the Austrian Grand Prix…
Qualification
After qualifying at Spielberg, Max Verstappen took his third pole of the season and 16th of his career, ahead of Charles Leclerc in this indicator and equaling Stirling Moss and Felipe Massa.
Charles Leclerc qualified second, 0.026 seconds back, earning the right to start from the front row for the 19th time in his career – and only the fourth time from second position.
Carlos Sainz qualified third for the fifth time this season – this is his most popular position of the season.
The top three – Verstappen, Leclerc and Sainz – passed in 0.082 seconds – the tightest result since Sahir’20, when Bottas, Russell and Verstappen were 0.056 seconds apart, but there the lap time was even shorter – less than a minute.
Esteban Okon’s fifth place is a repeat of his best result of the season, finishing fifth in Saudi Arabia.
Kevin Magnussen qualified sixth and Mick Schumacher seventh for the third time in the last four Grands Prix that both Haas F1 drivers have qualified for the qualifying final.
Alex Albon’s eleventh time in the final standings is his best result of the season.
Valtteri Bottas qualified 12th and was eliminated for the fifth time in a row in the second session.
After the cancellation of the fast laps in the second part of qualifying and in the final, Sergio Perez finished 13th in the final protocol, repeating his worst result of the season – in Canada he was also 13th and Verstappen – first.
Lando Norrisi’s 15th and Daniel Ricciardo’s 16th are McLaren’s worst qualifying results this season.
In the third consecutive Grand Prix, both Aston Martin drivers dropped out in the first part of qualifying.
race
By winning the Austrian Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc took his third win of the season and fifth of his career, equaling Keke Rosberg, Michele Alboreto, John Watson, Clay Regazzoni and Giuseppe Farina in this indicator.
Charles Leclerc won a Formula 1 race for the first time without starting from pole position. Charles surpassed the 700 point milestone for his career.
For Ferrari, this is 242 victories in history, the sixth in Austria – and the first on this track since Michael Schumacher’s success in 2003.
Max Verstappen finished second this year for the first time. Max broke a run of 153 laps in a row at the Spielberg circuit, the ninth longest in history.
The podium in Austria is the 68th in Verstappen’s career, according to this indicator he overtook Rubens Barrichello, but if Max came on the podium in 44% of the Grand Prix held, then the Brazilian – only in 21% of the races. The next milestone is Ayrton Senna with 80 podiums.
The podium of Verstappen in Austria is the 70th for the Dutch riders.
Lewis Hamilton finished third for the fourth time this season. The Briton was the only driver to see the checkered flag in this season’s entire Grand Prix.
In his 100th Grand Prix, Esteban Ocon finished fifth, repeating Alpine’s best position since Alonso’s fifth at Silverstone. But the Frenchman earned 13 points this weekend thanks to his sprint performance – and this is Alpine’s best result in 2022.
Sixth place is Mick Schumacher’s best result in Formula 1. His teammate Kevin Magnussen finished eighth – the Haas F1 team has had its best result this season.
The departure of Carlos Sainz was the Spaniard’s fourth this season.
The retirement of Sergio Perez was the Mexican’s second in the last three Grands Prix.
Source: F1 News
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