Dutch Grand Prix: Interesting statistics
A few curious statistical tidbits from the Dutch Grand Prix…
Qualifying
By winning qualifying at Zandvoort, Oscar Piastri claimed his fifth pole of the season — the best tally among drivers this year.
Second-fastest allowed Lando Norris to start from the front row for the 23rd time in his career — of those, the Briton has 13 poles and 10 second places.
For the 70th time in history and the fourth time this season, McLaren drivers occupied the entire front row of the grid.
Third is Max Verstappen’s worst result at Zandvoort.
Fourth is Isack Hadjar’s best result in his career.
Hamilton’s seventh place was his first Q3 appearance since Silverstone.
Carlos Sainz’s ninth place was his first Q3 appearance since Imola in mid-May.
Kimi Antonelli, who posted the 11th time, failed to reach the qualifying final for the second Grand Prix in a row.
Gabriel Bortoleto beat his experienced teammate Nico Hülkenberg in qualifying for the ninth time this season and the fifth consecutive time.
Race
By winning the Dutch Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri claimed his seventh win of the season and ninth of his career, equalling the number held by Lando Norris and his manager Mark Webber.
Starting from pole, leading from lights to flag, setting the fastest lap and winning the race, Piastri became the 27th driver in Formula 1 history to achieve a Grand Slam. Oscar is the first McLaren driver to do so since 1998, when Mika Häkkinen achieved it in Monaco.
Finishing second, Max Verstappen ended a run of four races without a podium. At the Dutch Grand Prix he has never finished lower than second.
Isack Hadjar became the 219th driver to stand on a Formula 1 podium — and the youngest French driver to do so (20 years, 11 months and 3 days).
George Russell’s fourth place is Mercedes’ best result at Zandvoort since 2022.
Finishing fifth, Alex Albon scored points for the tenth time this season.
Sixth place is Oliver Bearman’s best career result. Esteban Ocon finished tenth — the third time this season Haas F1 has scored points with both cars.
By finishing ninth, Yuki Tsunoda of Red Bull Racing ended an unlucky run of seven races without points. These are Tsunoda’s first points at Zandvoort.
The retirement at Zandvoort was Hamilton’s first while driving for Ferrari and the 33rd of his career. That is the same number of retirements as Max Verstappen.
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