Austrian Grand Prix: Interesting Statistics

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

Qualification

After winning qualifying in Spielberg, Max Verstappen achieved his eighth pole position of the season and the 40th of his career. According to this indicator, he is fifth in the general classification, with Sebastian Vettel in fourth place (57 pole positions).

Lando Norris qualified second, meaning the front row of the main race matched the front row of the sprint.

George Russell’s third place is his best result in Spielberg.

Carlos Sainz’s fourth fastest time was the first time in seven Grands Prix for Charles Leclerc.

Sergio Perez qualified eighth and started in the top ten for the first time in the last five race weekends.

After qualifying ninth, Nico Hulkenberg entered the final session for the fifth time this season.

Esteban Ocon qualified for the second Grand Prix in a row, beating teammate Pierre Gasly for the first time in four stages.

Daniel Ricciardo beat teammate Yuki Tsunoda for the third time this season.

Kevin Magnussen’s twelfth place is his best qualifying result this season.

In five of the last six Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas dropped out of qualifying in the first session.

0.798 seconds is the smallest difference between first and last place in the first session in the history of qualifying.

Race

After winning the Austrian Grand Prix, George Russell took his first win of the season and the second of his career. This is the 126th victory for Mercedes and the seventh in Spielberg. Russell became the fourth driver to win this race driving a Mercedes – after Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.

Mercedes’ last victory came 33 races ago, when Russell won the 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri finished second for the third time in his career and stood on the podium for the fourth time.

Carlos Sainz finished third – his 23rd podium finish and first at Spielberg.

Max Verstappen’s fifth place ended his run of five consecutive podium finishes at the Austrian circuit. In Austria, Verstappen led the 87th Grand Prix, equalling Fernando Alonso in second place in the overall standings.

Nico Hulkenberg’s sixth place is his best result since the 2019 Italian Grand Prix.

Sergio Perez finished seventh, his sixth consecutive race without a podium finish.

Before the retirement of Lando Norris, the McLaren team was the only team not to experience a retirement this season.

Charles Leclerc finished 11th, earning no points for the second time in the last three Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso finished 18th with the fastest lap of the race. The Spaniard received no points for it; this is Alonso’s second best lap this season and the first of his Spielberg career.