Even in the GP of Abu DhabiMax Verstappen he didn't even leave crumbs to his opponents, on the track and also in terms of statistics. After the Yas Marina race, which ended with the 19th victory of the season, Dutch became the first driver in history to lead more than a thousand laps in a single season. So let's find out all of them the most curious statistics from the Abu Dhabi GP.
Red Bull: the usual Verstappen breaks records
- Verstappen won in Abu Dhabi for the fourth consecutive year. Before Sunday, the Dutchman had never won the same Grand Prix four seasons in a row.
- Number 1 got the11th hat trick of his career (victory, pole position and fastest lap). The number 1 joins Jim Clark in third place all time, behind Lewis Hamilton (19) and Michael Schumacher (22).
- The Dutchman ended the season with 1003 rpm in command: the same number of laps in the lead as Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in 1988 together.
- Verstappen he is the only pilot to have completed each lap in 2023. Before him, only Lewis Hamilton had succeeded in 2019 and Michael Schumacher in 2002.
- For the third consecutive race, Sergius Perez lost positions on the last lap. This time it wasn't an overtaking, but a penalty that dropped him to fourth place.
- For ninth year in a row, the poleman in Abu Dhabi then won the race.
The most successful car ever
- La RB19 it is officially the single-seater most successful in history, having won the 95,4% of Grands Prix in the season. The previous record belonged to the 4 McLaren MP4/1988, with 93,8% of seasonal GPs won.
- Verstappen he could have don't get back on track after the summer break and still graduate World Champion by one point over Perez.
- Verstappen it's the pilot you are closer to the maximum available points since the current score was introduced (2010). In fact, the Dutchman missed them 45 points (or the 7,3% of the total) to obtain the maximum points available, beating Sebastian Vettel's record of 2013 (reaching 68 points or 15% of the total).
- With 4 victories in Abu Dhabi, Verstappen reaches Stirling Moss and Lewis Hamilton as a pilot with the highest number of victories in the last round of the season.
- The sprints had no effect on the final ranking. In fact, by removing the 6 "races" on Saturday, both the drivers' and constructors' classifications would remain unchanged.
Ferrari: Leclerc gives Ferrari a first time in Abu Dhabi
- Leclerc closed at according to post behind Verstappen for second consecutive year in Abu Dhabi.
- The Monegasque qualified in first row in the lasts 5 consecutive Grand Prix. Nobody has a longer streak than him currently on the gridiron.
- The number 16 gave the Ferrari la first first row of history ad Abu Dhabi.
- The sixteenth place of Sainz in qualifying he ended his streak 83 consecutive Grands Prix without being eliminated in Q1. It was the longest streak among all the drivers on the grid and it started in Abu Dhabi 2019.
- Leclerc and Russell they are the only two pilots to have qualified in Q3 in every Grand Prix after the summer break.
- Since Sainz's retirement was not classified as a retirement as it occurred on the last lap, the 2023 Abu Dhabi GP was the first final round without withdrawing in history.
Mercedes: Abu Dhabi doesn't smile at Hamilton
- For the first time since 2014 (Germany and Hungary), Lewis Hamilton did not reach Q3 in qualification for two consecutive Grands Prix.
- Hamilton and Russell they are the only pair of teammates on the grid to have finished the season 11-11 in the direct comparison in qualifying.
- Even though it wasn't the weekend, Hamilton he closed the world championship in top 3 for the '11th season in career. Only Michael Schumacher (12) did better.
- For the first time since 1952, the season has ended without ever hearing the British anthem on the podium.
- La Mercedes ended the season without victories for first time since 2011.
McLaren: Piastri takes a whim in qualifying
- Piastres is the Norris's first teammate to beat him in qualifying in Abu Dhabi.
Aston Martin: Never so good in Abu Dhabi for Alonso in the last decade
- With the fourth place finish, Alonso ended the season in top 5 for first time since 2013 (second).
- Seventh in qualifying, Alonso achieved his best placing in Abu Dhabi since 2012 (P6).
AlphaTauri: magical statistics for Tsunoda in the Abu Dhabi GP
- tsunoda has become the according to pilot Japanese leading a Grand Prix after Takuma Sato at the Nurburgring in 2004.
- The number 22 also got its own best result ever in qualifying: P6.
Williams: Albon completes dominance over Sargeant
- Albon ends the season with a clear result 22-0 in head to head with Sergeant in qualification. Number 23 is the first driver to complete what is called in jargon whitewash towards Max's teammate Verstappen since 2020. Who was the Dutchman's partner that season? Alexander Albon.
- La car number 2 has qualified behind her teammate team in the last few 48 Grands Prix consecutive. The last driver with the number 2 to beat his teammate in qualifying was Stoffel Vandoorne against Fernando Alonso in Malaysian GP 2017.
Haas: the best last ever
- Nico Hulkenberg qualified in Q3 in Abu Dhabi for sixth consecutive year.
- With 12 points conquered in 2023, the Haas and the best last place finisher in history, beating the 8 points of Williams in 2022 and Toro Rosso in 2009.
