Singapore Grand Prix: Interesting Statistics

Several interesting statistical calculations based on the results of the Singapore Grand Prix…

Qualification

After winning qualifying in Singapore, Lando Norris took the sixth pole position of his career, equalling Ralf Schumacher, Carlos Reutemann, Alan Jones, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Emerson Fittipaldi and Phil Hill.

Verstappen lost two tenths to Norris and qualified second, having started from the front row for only the second time in his last seven Grands Prix. For Max, this is the 70th start from the front row.

Hamilton extended his record by qualifying in the top five in all 15 Singapore Grands Prix.

This is Hamilton’s first top-three start since the Belgian Grand Prix, which he won after Russell was disqualified.

Both Mercedes drivers start in the top four for the first time since occupying the entire front row at Silverstone.

If Oscar Piastri, who posted the fifth fastest time in the final, had simply repeated his result from the second session, the entire front row in Singapore would have belonged to McLaren.

After qualifying sixth, Nico Hulkenberg repeated his best result of the season.

Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso has qualified seventh for the fourth time in his last six Grands Prix.

Alex Albon finished 0.024 seconds shy of reaching the final, while team-mate Franco Colapinto posted the fastest lap 0.007 seconds slower. Eleventh place is Albon’s best result in Singapore since 2019, when he qualified sixth for Red Bull.

Sergio Perez crashed out of contention in the second part of qualifying, repeating his result from last year. During the twelve Grands Prix held in Singapore, Perez only reached the final session three times.

Esteban Ocon finished 15th for the third time in the last four Grands Prix.

Pierre Gasly’s 18th fastest time is his worst result in Singapore.

Race

The race in Singapore was the first to be held without a safety car and the first to be held without yellow flags. For the third year in a row at the Marina Bay Circuit, the winner led from start to finish.

After winning the Singapore Grand Prix, Lando Norris took the third victory of his career.

In the race, Norris retained the lead for the first time since starting from pole at the end of the first lap.

Norris is the only driver to win after starting from pole in the last ten Grands Prix, and he did so twice: in the Netherlands and Singapore.

Norris became the fifth winner in the last five Singapore Grands Prix, after Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz.

Norris has surpassed 900 points in his career (912 points) and is ranked 16th in the rankings for this indicator. Next in the ranking is Mark Webber (1047.5 points).

Max Verstappen finished second for Red Bull, with Marina Bay the only circuit on the calendar where he has not won. The reigning world champion has yet to win eight Grands Prix and in Singapore he stood on the podium for only the second time in the last six races.

Verstappen crossed the 55,000 km (55.145 km) barrier in the race and achieved 17th place in this indicator. Next in the ranking is Giancarlo Fisichella (55.685 km).

Oscar Piastri’s third place gave the McLaren driver his seventh podium of the season, and he now trails Charles Leclerc by just eight points in the battle for third place in the individual standings.

Piastri remains the only driver to have completed the full distance of all Grands Prix this season – 1083 laps. In the last nine races, Piastri has scored the most points: 156. The Singapore Grand Prix is ​​Piastri’s 40th race.

George Russell finished fourth and earned points for the first time in his career in Singapore.

By finishing fifth, Charles Leclerc broke his streak of four consecutive podium finishes. For the first time since 2017, there were no Ferrari drivers on the podium in Singapore.

Lewis Hamilton finished sixth in the 350th Grand Prix of his career, equalling Kimi Raikkonen. Only Fernando Alonso has more Grand Prix events: 395.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz finished seventh in his 200th Grand Prix.

Nico Hulkenberg’s ninth place is a repeat of Romain Grosjean’s best result in the Haas F1 in Singapore in 2017.

Sergio Perez finished tenth, having scored just one point in the last two Grands Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo finished 18th, but recorded the best lap of the race: the 17th of his career and the first in the history of the RB team under its current name.