Several interesting statistical calculations based on the results of the Las Vegas Grand Prix…
Qualification
After winning qualifying in Las Vegas, George Russell won his third pole of the season and fourth of his career, equaling Giancarlo Fisichella, Jarno Trulli, Didier Pironi and Mike Hawthorne.
Carlos Sainz qualified second in Vegas for the second year in a row, the Spaniard’s second start from the front row in the last three races, including pole in Mexico City.
Pierre Gasly qualified third and started in the top three for the second time in his career (after Qatar’21).
Charles Leclerc showed the fourth fastest time. His last two race wins came from fourth place – in Monza and Austin.
Max Verstappen set the fifth fastest time and shared the third row of the starting field with his only rival for the title in the individual competition, Lando Norris.
Nico Hulkenberg qualified ninth and thus reached the qualifying final for the ninth time this season.
Guanyu Zhou qualified 13th and achieved a career-best result.
Sergio Perez fell out of contention in the first part of qualifying for the sixth time this season.
Fernando Alonso dropped out in the first part of qualifying for the first time since the May round in Monaco.
Race
After winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix, George Russell scored his second win of the season and the third of his career, equaling Lando Norris, Giancarlo Fisichella, Johnny Herbert, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Thierry Boutsen, Didier Pironi, Phil Hill , Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorne.
Lewis Hamilton finished second, his fifth fastest time of the season and 202nd podium finish of his career. Lewis increased his own record to 36 different circuits where he reached the podium.
The Mercedes team achieved its 60th victory double in history, the first since Sao Paulo ’22.
The 2024 season marks the first time in Formula 1 history that four different constructors have won the doubles. This is the first season in history in which four different manufacturers have each won at least four Grands Prix.
Carlos Sainz finished third for his 26th career podium, eighth of the season and third in his last four Grands Prix. His teammate Charles Leclerc finished the race fourth and became the season leader in points earned on American stages (64 points).
By finishing fifth, Max Verstappen became the sixth driver in Formula 1 history to win four (or more) championship titles, after Juan Manuel Fangio, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.
Verstappen joined Nelson Piquet (1981) and Keke Rosberg (1982) to win the championship in Las Vegas.
For the second year in a row, Verstappen took the title on Saturday evening (last year he won the sprint in Qatar).
Verstappen has led the championship since May 22, 2022, the longest lead in Formula 1 history.
McLaren’s Lando Norris finished sixth for the second race in a row. Unlike Brazil, where a sprint took place on Saturday, Lando managed just 9 points in Vegas – his worst result since the Austrian Grand Prix in June.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix was the 100th race in which Norris scored points and the tenth in which he set the fastest lap.
His teammate Oscar Piastri finished seventh, earning points for the 24th straight race, a streak that started with the 2023 Las Vegas round.
Source: F1 News
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