Some interesting statistical selections from the Italian Grand Prix…
Qualification
After qualifying at Monza, Charles Leclerc took his eighth pole of the season and the 17th of his career, equaling Jackie Stewart and Max Verstappen.
Eight poles in a season is the best performance for a Ferrari driver since Michael Schumacher in 2004.
Charles Leclerc took his eighth pole position in 2022, the best result for a Ferrari driver since 2004, when Michael Schumacher had eight pole positions.
Leclerc’s pole position – Ferrari’s 22nd at Monza – is a new record for most poles on a single track.
George Russell qualified sixth but had to start second due to opposing penalties – Mercedes’ second front row start this season after Russell’s pole position in Hungary.
Lando Norris started third, McLaren’s best starting position of the season.
Daniel Ricciardo qualified eighth and only reached the final for the sixth time this year.
Pierre Gasly set the ninth fastest time and broke a seven-race run in which he missed the final session.
Fernando Alonso reached the final of qualifying in Monza for the first time since 2014.
Nick de Vries qualified 13th in his debut Grand Prix, equaling his teammate Nicholas Latifi in qualifying for the second part of the race on his first attempt.
For the seventh time in the last eight Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel dropped out in the first part of qualifying.
race
After winning the Italian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen took his fifth win in a row – this is his personal best, 11th of the season – this is also his personal best and 31st in his career, equal to the number of victories with Nigel Mansell.
The track at Monza was the only one Verstappen competed in, but hadn’t climbed the podium before. This is the first podium at Red Bull in Monza after the switch to hybrid turbo engines.
Charles Leclerc finished second, earning his seventh podium of the season and 20th of his career, leveling with John Watson.
George Russell finished third and took the podium for the seventh time this season. This is Mercedes’ 13th podium in a season without a win – a new Formula 1 record.
Lewis Hamilton finished fifth after starting from 19th, his best finish at Monza since 2019.
Sergio Pérez finished sixth and earned points for the ninth straight year at Monza.
Lando Norris has finished seventh in five of the last six races and is seventh overall.
Nick de Vries finished ninth, becoming the 348th driver to score points in Formula 1 and 67th in his debut race.
For the first time since Brazil in 2006, when Robert Doornbos raced for Red Bull Racing and Christian Albers for Midland, two Dutch drivers raced in the same race.
Esteban Ocon finished 11th and Fernando Alonso retired – the second time in the season that the Alpine team did not earn points, and this happened again in Italy – at Imola and Monza.
Fernando Alonso held the 350th Grand Prix, repeating Kimi Raikkonen’s record. The Spaniard interrupted a ten-race run in which he earned points.
In Italy, the race finished behind the safety car for the 12th time in history.
Source: F1 News
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