Il Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps, one of the most iconic stages of the Formula 1 calendar, once again provided emotions and twists. Give her penalty which shuffled the starting grid, to the action on the track, to others penalty arrive after the race. Below, we discover the ten statistics more curious and interesting than the Belgian GP.
The statistics of the Belgian GP: the coincidence of qualifying
- Max Verstappen he was the fastest in Q3 at Spa for the fourth year in a row, but for the third year in a row he has lost the pole due to a penalty. There Ferrari he thus inherited the pole position for the third consecutive year (with Carlos Sainz in 2022 and with Charles Leclerc in 2023 and 2024).
- Lewis Hamilton becomes the first pilot besides Max Verstappen a win more Grands Prix in a season by Sergio Perez in April 2023.
- With Oscar Piastres in second position, the McLaren has reached the podium for tenth consecutive race, a series that hasn't been seen since 2011-2012, when they achieved 13 consecutive podiums.
The statistics of the Belgian GP: the closest finish of the last 8 years
- I first three classified under the checkered flag (before disqualification of George Russell) were separated on their own 1.173 seconds, the closest finish without safety car intervention since the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi of the 2016, when Hamilton deliberately slowed the pack (0.843 seconds).
- Leclerc he started from pole but finished in third place, scoring the sixth consecutive race in which the poleman fails to win, the longest streak since 2009/2010.
- Before Russell's penalty, Verstappen he had finished fifth in three of the last four races, a result he had achieved only three times in the previous five seasons (2019-2023).
The statistics of the Belgian GP: Alonso the only one in the points with just one stop
- Fernando Alonso was the only driver to score points with just one stop during the race, finishing in eighth place.
- George Russell has become the sixth driver to be disqualified after a victory. Coincidentally, the last case traced back to Michael Schumacher, always in Belgium exactly 30 years ago (1994). In all the previous 5, the drivers in question then won at least one world.
- It's the first time since June 2019 and Verstappen fails to reach the podium for two consecutive races.
- For third consecutive year, the pilot who conquered the pole in Spa he concluded in third position in competition.
Spa offered exciting moments and a number of significant statistics, highlighting the competitiveness of a season that started like the last one but is proving to be more compelling than ever.
