Australian Grand Prix: interesting statistics

Several interesting statistical selections based on the results of the Australian Grand Prix…

Qualification

After winning qualifying in Melbourne, Max Verstappen took the 35th pole of his career, his fourth in a row and third this season.

Carlos Sainz qualified second, also his best result in Melbourne this season. The Spaniard started from the front row for the twelfth time in his career and equaled Jose Froilan Gonzalez and Heinz-Harald Frentzen in this indicator.

Sergio Perez set the third fastest time, repeating his best result at Albert Park, achieved in 2022.

Lando Norris’s fourth place is McLaren’s best result this season.

Charles Leclerc’s fifth place ended his run of six consecutive front-row starts.

Oscar Piastri’s sixth place is his best result on his home track.

George Russell qualified seventh, the first time since 2011 that there were no Mercedes cars in the top six in Australia.

Lance Stroll qualified ninth, ahead of Fernando Alonso for the first time this season and only the fourth time since the start of 2023.

For the first time since 2010, Lewis Hamilton failed to qualify for the qualifying final in Melbourne, losing to his teammate in the fifth consecutive Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas’s 13th place is Sauber’s best starting position this season.

Pierre Gasly’s 17th place is his best qualification this year.

Daniel Ricciardo dropped out in the first part of qualifying in Australia for the first time in his career.

Race

After winning the Australian Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz took the third victory of his career – all with Ferrari. He won in UK’22, Singapore’23 and Australia’24. This is Ferrari’s 244th victory in Formula 1 and the 23rd since the switch to hybrid turbo engines.

Carlos surpassed 1,000 kilometers in the lead and 1,000 points in his career. This was the 150th Grand Prix in which Sainz finished. The podium in Melbourne is the twentieth of his career.

Charles Leclerc finished second and extended his winning streak to twelve races, the longest consecutive points winning streak of his career. This is the Monegasque’s 32nd podium, having finished in the top three in five of his last six Grands Prix.

For the first time since 2004, Ferrari won a winning double in Melbourne – then it was Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. This is the 86th victory double in Ferrari history.

Lando Norris’s third place gave McLaren its first podium in Melbourne in ten years. In 2014, Kevin Magnussen finished second and Jenson Button third.

This is Norris’ 14th career podium and surpasses Nick Heidfeld’s record for most podium finishes without a win.

Oscar Piastri’s fourth place repeats the best result by an Australian driver at a home Grand Prix, following Mark Webber in 2012 and Daniel Ricciardo in 2016 and 2018.

Sergio Perez finished fifth and repeated his result from last year in Melbourne.

For the second year in a row, both Aston Martin drivers scored points in Melbourne.

By finishing eighth, Yuki Tsunoda earned his first points of the season.

For the first time since Austria’22, both Haas F1 drivers earned points.

Daniel Ricciardo’s twelfth place is his best result of the season.

For the first time since Azerbaijan’21, the Mercedes team did not earn any points in the race.