2026 Spa F1 Stat Pack
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Welcome To Spa! 📍
Let’s give you a rundown of the Spa circuit 📊
First race: 1950 by Juan Manuel Fangio for Alfa Romeo
Laps: 44
Lap distance: 7.004 km
Race distance: 308.052 km
Corners: 19
Straight Mode Zones: 5
Pirelli tyre range: C2, C3 and C4
Key Feats To Know 🔑
Furthest winning grid spot
P16 by Michael Schumacher in 1995
Lap Record:
1:44:701 by Sergio Perez in 2024
Track Record:
1:40:510 by Oscar Piastri in 2025
Most Wins 🥇
Most Wins By Team
Ferrari - 14
McLaren - 13
Red Bull - 6
Mercedes - 6
Most Poles 🛞
Most Poles By Team
Ferrari - 13
McLaren - 12
Williams - 7
Mercedes - 7
BRM - 3
Red Bull - 3
Most Podiums 🏆
Most Podiums By Team
Ferrari - 43
McLaren - 28
Red Bull - 16
Mercedes - 16
Williams - 14
Recent Results 🥇 🛞
Most Wins By Grid Position 🥇
P1 - 21 (36.21%)
P2 - 15 (25.86%)
P3 - 8 (13.79%)
P6 - 6 (10.34%)
P5 - 3 (5.17%)
P8 - 1 (1.72%)
P10 - 1 (1.72%)
P12 - 1 (1.72%)
P14 - 1 (1.72%)
P16 - 1 (1.72%)
Maiden Wins 🥇
Peter Collins - 1956
Jim Clark - 1962
Michael Schumacher - 1992
Charles Leclerc - 2019
Maiden Poles 🛞
Eugenio Castellotti - 1955
Mike Hawthorn - 1958
Graham Hill - 1962
Rubens Barrichello - 1994
Maiden Podiums 🏆
Luigi Villoresi - 1951
Robert Manzon - 1952
Onofre Marimon - 1953
Maurice Trintignant - 1954
Stirling Moss - 1954
Paul Frere - 1956
Stuart Lewis-Evans - 1958
Olivier Gendebien - 1960
Jochen Rindt - 1966
Jacky Ickx - 1968
Ivan Capelli - 1988
George Russell - 2021
Stats Of The Week 😲
The World Cup Final takes place on the same day as an F1 race. Mark Webber won the last time this happened (2010).
How Teams Have Fared Recently In Spa
Best Qualifying Head-To-Head Record At Spa? ⚔️
Streaks To Watch 👀
Consecutive Wins
NA | NA
Consecutive Poles
NA | Mercedes - 9
Consecutive Podiums
George Russell - 3 | Mercedes - 9
Consecutive Top 5 Race Results
Lewis Hamilton - 5
George Russell - 3
Consecutive Points Finishes (Without Sprints)
Lewis Hamilton - 10
Isack Hadjar - 5
Liam Lawson - 5
Arvid Lindblad - 4
George Russell - 3
Lando Norris - 3
Consecutive Q3 Appearances (Last non-Q3 appearance)
Lando Norris - 40 (Baku 2024)
Oscar Piastri - 37 (Mexico 2024)
Charles Leclerc - 26 (Imola 2025)
George Russell - 25 (Monaco 2025)
Isack Hadjar - 14 (Austin 2025)
Kimi Antonelli - 9 (Abu Dhabi 2025)
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (Abu Dhabi 2025)
Max Verstappen - 6 (Japan 2026)
Liam Lawson - 4 (Canada 2026)
Arvid Lindblad - 2 (Barcelona 2026)
📊 2026 Leaderboards
Full Stats For Each Driver 🏎️
Oscar Piastri
CIRCUIT STATS
Spa will be the 80th weekend that Piastri & Lando Norris are teammates
Won last year’s race from P2 on the grid
Spa would be the first track Piastri becomes a repeat winner at
Spa would join Qatar & Suzuka as the only tracks Piastri has 3 podiums at
His 57 points at Spa are tied for second most among all tracks with Miami, only trailing Qatar (75 points)
Has led 42 laps at Spa
Has consecutive podiums at Spa (P2 in 2024, P1 in 2025)
Has a perfect Q3 rate at Spa
Never started worse than 5th in Spa (5th in 2023 & 2024, 2nd in 2025)
Was the first McLaren driver to win in Spa since Jenson Button in 2012
Would become the first McLaren driver with consecutive wins in Spa since Kimi Raikkonen (2004-2005)
The only McLaren drivers with wins in Spa are Piastri, Button, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Coulthard, Senna, Prost & Bruce McLaren
Would join Lando Norris, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Juan Pablo Montoya, Mika Hakkinen, Ayrton Senna & Alain Prost as McLaren polesitters at Spa
Is the first McLaren driver with consecutive podiums at Spa since Jenson Button (2011-2012)
The only McLaren drivers with consecutive podiums at Spa are Piastri, Button, Raikkonen, Hakkinen, Berger, Senna & Prost
Would join Senna & Prost as the only McLaren drivers with 3+ consecutive podiums at Spa
Piastri, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen & Charles Leclerc are the only active drivers with wins at Spa
Set the track record at Spa last year in sprint qualifying
KEY STATS
Has not collected more than 12 points in a race weekend since Miami
Scored only 2 points in Silverstone, his fewest in a weekend since China (3)
Piastri now has 2 podiums, 2 races not started & 2 finishes outside the points this season (P11 in Canada & Silverstone)
Hasn’t been on the podium since Miami
Has failed to finish in the points in 2 of his last 5 races
Hasn’t qualified better than 7th since Canada (4th)
Has qualified 7th in 4 of the last 6 races (Miami, Monaco, Barcelona, Austria)
Best race result of the season is 2nd in Japan, best qualifying result of the season is 3rd in Japan
Has been outqualified by Lando Norris in 5 of the last 6 races (only outqualified Norris in Monaco during this stretch)
After starting the season up 3-0 in qualifying H2H against Norris, Piastri is now trailing 5-4 against his teammate
Has made Q3 in 37 consecutive races, second longest streak on the grid
Piastri is on a 18-race winless streak, the 2nd longest of his career (34 winless races from the start of his career to 2024 British GP)
OTHER STATS
Piastri would surpass his manager Mark Webber in career wins (both tied at 9) with his next victory
1 win away from becoming the 7th McLaren driver to hit 10 wins (would join Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Lewis Hamilton, Mika Hakkinen, David Coulthard & Lando Norris)
1 win away from becoming the 37th driver in F1 history to reach 10+ wins
Tied with Alan Jones for 3rd most all-time poles by an Australian (Mark Webber - 13, Jack Brabham - 13, Jones - 6, Piastri - 6)
Holds the record for most poles in a season by an Australian (6 in 2025)
Grand slam at Zandvoort 2025 is McLaren’s only grand slam this century & the team’s first since Mika Hakkinen at Monaco 1998
Lando Norris
CIRCUIT STATS
Spa will be the 80th weekend that Norris & Piastri are teammates
Got his 1st Spa pole & podium last year
Norris, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Juan Pablo Montoya, Mika Hakkinen, Ayrton Senna & Alain Prost are the only McLaren polesitters at Spa
Has made Q3 at Spa in 6 consecutive years with his rookie season being his only non-Q3 appearance
Has scored points in 3 straight races at Spa
Has led 6 laps at Spa (all last year)
The only McLaren drivers with consecutive poles at Spa are Mika Hakkinen (1998-2000) & Ayrton Senna (1988-1991)
The only McLaren drivers with wins in Spa are Piastri, Button, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Coulthard, Senna, Prost & Bruce McLaren
Would join Piastri, Button, Raikkonen, Hakkinen, Berger, Senna & Prost as the only McLaren drivers with consecutive podiums at Spa
Has never qualified worse than 12th at Spa (2019)
Finishing results at Spa have been improving since 2021 (14th, 12th, 7th, 5th, 2nd)
KEY STATS
Scored 18 points over the British GP weekend, his most in a weekend since Miami
Norris already has more non-podium results (7) than he did all of last season (6)
Norris has finished in the top 5 in 5 of the 6 races he’s completed this season
Is even on podiums with Oscar Piastri this season (2-2)
Has qualified 6th in 2 consecutive races & in 3 consecutive qualifying sessions (Silverstone, Silverstone sprint qualifying, Austria)
Has outqualified Oscar Piastri in 5 of the last 6 races (Miami, Canada, Barcelona, Austria with Monaco being the only exception)
After starting the season 0-3 in qualifying H2H against Oscar Piastri, Norris is now up 5-4 against his teammate
Best qualifying result of the season in GP format is 3rd in Canada
Has made Q3 in 40 consecutive races, the longest active streak on the grid
Is the 6th driver ever to have 40+ consecutive Q3 appearances, joining Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Kimi Raikkonen & Sebastian Vettel
Norris, Charles Leclerc & Lewis Hamilton are the only non-Mercedes drivers to win in any format this season
Norris & Lewis Hamilton are the only non-Mercedes drivers to take pole in any format this season (both were in sprint format)
Norris, Charles Leclerc (x2), Lewis Hamilton & Max Verstappen (x2) are the only drivers to start on the front row in any format this season
Norris (Miami sprint) & Kimi Antonelli (Monaco GP) are the only drivers to lead from start to finish in any format this season
OTHER STATS
Norris is only 3 podiums away (46) from matching Lewis Hamilton in podiums for McLaren (49)
Norris is 30th in F1 history in laps led (721)
Norris has stood on the podium in 7 consecutive seasons (2020-2026)
Norris, Coulthard & Mika Hakkinen are the only drivers to record a podium finish in 7+ consecutive seasons for McLaren
Norris is the 29th driver in F1 history to go 7+ straight seasons with a podium.
Could join Mika Hakkinen as the only McLaren drivers ever to have 10+ podium finishes in three straight seasons
Since joining McLaren in 2019, Norris has 46 podiums to his teammates’ combined total of 31
1 win away from tying David Coulthard for 5th most wins in McLaren history (12)
Norris has only 6 Q1 exits over his career with his last being the 2024 Azerbaijan GP
Hasn’t led the drivers’ championship since he won it at Abu Dhabi 2025
Is the only driver in F1 history to have his 1st 11 wins come at 11 different circuits
Has 16 poles at 15 different circuits
Is McLaren’s all-time leader in race starts
Is 1 of only 3 drivers to start their career with McLaren & win their maiden title with the team, joining Alain Prost & Lewis Hamilton
Is 4th in poles in McLaren history (16), trailing Ayrton Senna (46), Mika Hakkinen (26) & Lewis Hamilton (26)
Has never lost the qualifying H2H battle against a teammate since joining F1
Owns the record for most podiums in a season by a McLaren driver with 18 in 2025
Max Verstappen
CIRCUIT STATS
Despite having only 1 pole, Verstappen was the fastest qualifier in Spa in 4 straight years (2021-2024) but had grid penalties that dropped him off pole
Without grid penalties, would have joined Ayrton Senna as the only drivers in F1 history to take 4 straight poles at Spa
Owns 3 of the 5 biggest gaps to top Q3 at Spa in the turbo-hybrid era
Is 1 of 5 drivers to win 3 races in a row at Spa, joining Jim Clark, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher & Kimi Raikkonen
His 3 wins at Spa have come from pole, P6, and P14
His win from 14th in 2022 at Spa was the furthest anyone has won from at the circuit since Schumacher in 1995 (16th)
Has never been outqualified at Spa since joining Red Bull in 2016 (10-0)
His last non-points finish came in Spa in 2016, it’s been nearly 10 whole years since then
His first time ever racing at Spa came in F3 in 2014. He won all 3 races that weekend
Verstappen became the youngest driver in F1 history to qualify in the top 2 at Spa in 2016 (Lance Stroll started on the front row in Monza 2017, becoming the youngest front row starter ever but he inherited the position due to grid penalties after qualifying P4)
Spa is 1 of 2 tracks where Max & Jos Verstappen both have a podium
Has finished 4th in Spa in 2 straight years
The only time Verstappen didn’t make Q3 at Spa was as a rookie in 2015
The only time Verstappen was outqualified at Spa was by Carlos Sainz in 2015 as a rookie
Has the best qualifying H2H record of all current drivers with multiple appearances at Spa (10-1)
KEY STATS
DNFed for the 3rd time this season in Silverstone, making 2026 the first season where Verstappen has 3+ DNFs since 2021
The last time Verstappen had consecutive DNFs is 2020 (Italy GP - Tuscany GP)
Has DNFed in 2 of the last 4 races
Max now has more DNFs (3) than podiums (2)
The only other time Max had more DNFs than podiums since joining Red Bull was 2017
Verstappen has 3 DNFs due to technical issues this season. He only had 3 DNFs not related to a collision from 2022 to 2025
Qualified 7th in Silverstone, his worst qualifying result since he was 11th in Japan
This is the first time since 2020 where Verstappen doesn’t have a pole after 9 races
Best qualifying result of the season is 2nd in Miami & Monaco
Verstappen (x2), Charles Leclerc (x2) & Lewis Hamilton are the only non-Mercedes drivers to start on the front row this season in GP format
Verstappen & Charles Leclerc are the only non-Mercedes drivers with multiple front row starts this season in GP format
Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton & Lando Norris are the only non-Mercedes drivers to start on the front row in any format this season
Has now been outqualified by Isack Hadjar the same number of times (3) as he was outqualified by his teammates from 2023-2025 (3)
Has been responsible for the last 27 Red Bull podiums, last 34 wins & 26 poles
Has podiums in 2 of the last 5 races
Next win would make Verstappen only 1 of 3 drivers in F1 history to win a race in 11 consecutive seasons (Schumacher & Lewis Hamilton tied with 15 are the others)
Next win with Red Bull will be his 72nd, tying Michael Schumacher with Ferrari for 2nd most wins with a single constructor
Next pole would make Verstappen 1 of only 5 drivers in F1 history to take pole in 8+ consecutive seasons, joining Hamilton (15), Schumacher (13), & Nelson Piquet (8)
Verstappen has not finished outside of the points since the 2016 Belgian GP when he was still only 18 years old
Verstappen hasn’t finished behind his teammate in 58 consecutive races, the longest streak in F1 history
The last time Verstappen finished a race behind his teammate was Baku in 2023
OTHER STATS
Verstappen now has 11 consecutive seasons of multiple podiums. He is the 5th driver ever to accomplish this, joining Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel & Alain Prost
Is responsible for the first 2 podiums of the Red Bull Ford PT era
Verstappen has lost 27 combined positions on Lap 1 whenever he starts on the front row this season (-7 in Miami, -20 in Monaco). He has combined to gain 2 positions in all other GP races on Lap 1
Verstappen is now the 8th driver in F1 history to have a podium finish in 11+ consecutive seasons, joining Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, Nigel Mansell, Gerhard Berger, Fernando Alonso & Alain Prost
Verstappen is the only driver on the grid to currently have a podium streak of more than 10 consecutive seasons (next closest is Charles Leclerc with 8 & Lando Norris with 7)
Verstappen delivered the first podium of the Red Bull-Ford Powertrains era
Verstappen is the first driver to get on the podium using a Ford-branded engine since Giancarlo Fisichella at the 2003 Brazilian GP
Would become the first driver to win a race with the #3 since Daniel Ricciardo at Monza 2021
Verstappen is 1 of only 6 drivers in F1 history to lead a race in 11+ consecutive seasons, joining Lewis Hamilton (20), Michael Schumacher (15), Sebastian Vettel (13), Fernando Alonso (12) & Alain Prost (11)
Verstappen has recorded a top 5 finish in each of his 12 seasons in F1 (2015-2026)
Hasn’t missed Q3 in consecutive races since 2015 (Spa-Monza)
Verstappen has never had multiple Q1 exits in the same season since joining F1 in 2015 (this could change this season)
Verstappen only has 8 career Q1 eliminations
Will make his 250th race start in Austin later this year assuming the calendar stays the same
Verstappen has now scored points in cars powered by Honda, Renault, Ferrari & Red Bull-Ford (Honda, Renault, Ferrari & Ford are 4 of the 5 most successful power units in F1 history with only Mercedes missing from his arsenal)
Has as many Q1 eliminations since the start of 2026 (1) as he did over the entire ground-effect era (1)
Won more races (71) than any other driver since his Red Bull debut (Lewis Hamilton is next closest with 63)
Needs 2 more poles to become the 5th driver in F1 history to have 50+ poles
Won 18 races from start to finish, 1 away from tying Ayrton Senna for 2nd most in F1 history
Tied with Lewis Hamilton for second most grand slams in F1 history at 6, 2 away from matching the F1 record of 8 by Jim Clark
Has gotten on the podium from an F1-record 17 different starting grid spots (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th (PL), 20th)
Won races from a record 10 different grid positions (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 14th, 17th)
Isack Hadjar
CIRCUIT STATS
Got his 1st ever single-seater win at Spa in French F4 in 2019
Won the F2 feature race at Spa in 2024
Made Q3 last year in Spa & outqualified his teammate at the time Liam Lawson
Finished the race 20th, last of all drivers
Was the only driver lapped last year
No French driver has won in Spa since Alain Prost in 1987
No French driver has been on the podium in Spa since Jean Alesi in 1998
KEY STATS
Could become the first driver to outqualify Max Verstappen in consecutive races since Sergio Perez in 2022 (Monaco-Baku)
Has finished in the top 6 in 5 consecutive races
His 5th place finish in Silverstone was the 4th top 5 finish of his career, joining Zandvoort 2025, Canada 2026, Monaco 2026)
Has scored points in 5 consecutive races
Hadjar is the first Red Bull driver in the 2nd seat to score points in 5+ consecutive races in a season since Sergio Perez had a 7-race points streak to start 2024
The only driver on a longer points-scoring streak than Hadjar is Lewis Hamilton (10)
Hadjar has made Q3 in 14 consecutive races & in all 9 races so far this season
His best qualifying result of the season was 3rd in Australia, the season opener
Hadjar is the only non-Mercedes, Ferrari & McLaren driver to make Q3 in all races this season
Hadjar has already outqualified Verstappen more times (3) than Verstappen’s teammates had from 2024-2025 (1-47)
Hadjar has outqualified Max Verstappen the same number of times over his first 9 races at Red Bull (3) as Verstappen’s teammates did from 2023-2025 (3)
If Hadjar outqualifies Max Verstappen again, it will mean he’s already outqualified him more times through 10 races (would be 4) than Verstappen’s teammates have done over the last 70 races from 2023-2025 (3)
Is the first Red Bull driver to make Q3 in their first 9 races for the team since Daniel Ricciardo in 2014
OTHER STATS
Took Hadjar only 7 GPs to score more points (34) than the Red Bull 2nd seat had all of last season (30)
Has made 4 top 5 finishes as a F1 driver (Zandvoort 2025, Canada 2026, Monaco 2026, Silverstone 2026)
Is 1 of only 3 drivers to qualify in the top 3 in their Red Bull debut (Isack Hadjar - P3, Australia 2026/ Daniel Ricciardo - P2, Australia 2014/ Sebastian Vettel - P3, Australia 2009)
Was the first Red Bull driver to make Q3 on their debut for the team since Max Verstappen at Barcelona 2016
Holds the record for most Q3 appearances by a Red Bull junior team driver in their debut season with 16 last year
Youngest French driver in F1 history to stand on the podium
5th youngest podium finisher in F1 history (only Max Verstappen, Lance Stroll, Kimi Antonelli & Lando Norris were younger)
Has only 2 career Q1 eliminations
George Russell
CIRCUIT STATS
Came 1st in the 2024 race at Spa before being disqualified due to his car being underweight
Was the first driver to lose a win due to disqualification since Michael Schumacher in 1994, which also happened at Spa
Picked up the first podium of his F1 career at Spa in 2021 with Williams
His best starting & finishing result at Spa is still when he was a Williams driver (P2 in 2021)
His 2021 podium in Spa was Williams’ first podium at the time since Lance Stroll at Baku 2017
Qualified P2 at Spa in 2021, giving Williams its first front row start at the track since 2001 and its first front row start at any track since Monza 2017 (Lance Stroll)
Has not started better than 5th at Spa since joining Mercedes (5th in 2022, 8th in 2023, 6th in 2024, 6th in 2025)
Has led 14 laps at Spa
The only Mercedes drivers with wins in Spa are Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg & Juan Manuel Fangio
The only Mercedes polesitters in Spa are Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg
KEY STATS
Currently on the longest podium streak of his career (3 consecutive races)
Hasn’t finished worse than 2nd over the last 3 races
Is the highest scoring driver over the last 3 races with 66 points
Has gained 43 points on Kimi Antonelli over the last 3 races
Russell trailed Antonelli by 68 points after Monaco. 3 races later, he’s now within a race win of tying him (25 points)
If Russell overcomes his deficit to win the championship, it would be the largest deficit in the championship ever overcome to win the title (Max Verstappen, 46 points overcome in 2022 is the record; Russell was at 68 points after Monaco)
Has been the lead Mercedes driver over the last 3 races (Antonelli had issues in Barcelona & Silverstone)
Russell’s next win will mark a new career high for him (currently at 2, tied with 2025 & 2024, when he also had 2 wins each season)
Russell’s next win will tie him with Juan Manuel Fangio for 4th most wins in Mercedes history with 8
His next pole will mark a new career high for Russell (currently at 4, tied with 2024 when he also had 4)
His next podium will make Russell the 39th driver in F1 history to reach 30 career podiums
Has already led more laps in 2026 (146) than any other season in his F1 career
Has made Q3 in 25 consecutive races
If you include sprints, Russell has taken pole in 6/13 competitive qualifying sessions this season. This would also lead F1 with Kimi Antonelli having 5 (all GP format)
Has outqualified Kimi Antonelli in 3 of the last 5 races (Canada + Barcelona + Austria)
Russell now has more podiums (29) than Oscar Piastri (28) & is tied on podiums with Carlos Sainz (29)
Is 3 Q3 appearances away from his 100th Q3 appearance
Since 2022, Russell has 11 poles while his teammates have combined for 6
Since the start of 2024, the only drivers with more poles than Russell (11) are Lando Norris (15) & Max Verstappen (16)
OTHER STATS
Lost the lead of the drivers’ championship in Suzuka after leading for the first 2 GPs (Australia & China)
Russell is responsible for Mercedes’ 150th pole as a team (Barcelona 2026)
The only races over the last 2 years where Russell has finished outside of the points are Monaco 2025 & Monaco 2026
Since the start of 2025, Russell has qualified inside the top 6 in 32 of 33 races (Monaco 2025 the only exception due to mechanical issue)
Career-long points scoring streak of 20 consecutive races came to an end in Canada earlier this year
Won the 1st race of 2026 with the last 3 winners of the season-opening race going on to become world champion that year
Russell has won races on 5 different continents (Australia, Asia, North America, Europe, South America)
Every driver who has won a race in 5 different continents has gone on to become world champion (h/t to f1statsguru)
Has a win in 3 consecutive seasons, a pole in 3 consecutive seasons & a podium in 6 consecutive seasons
6 of Russell’s 7 wins have seen him start from 1st on the grid with the lone exception being 3rd in Austria 2024
If Russell becomes world champion in 2026, he would become the first driver to win their maiden title in their 8th season or later since Nico Rosberg in 2016
Out of all the drivers in F1 history who have lost wins due to disqualification, Russell is the only one who isn’t a world champion (Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Nelson Piquet, James Hunt)
Kimi Antonelli
CIRCUIT STATS
Eliminated in Q1 last year at Spa & did not score points
In 2022, won 3/3 races at Spa in Italian F4 and won 2/3 races at Spa in ADAC F4 with Prema
In 2023, won the second FRECA race at Spa
Finished 6th and 9th in the two F2 races at Spa in 2024
The last Italian to win in Spa was Alberto Ascari in 1953
The only Italians to win in Spa are Michele Alboreto in 1984, Alberto Ascari in 1952/1953, Giuseppe Farina in 1951
The last Italian to take pole in Spa was Giancarlo Fisichella in 2009 in a Force India
The last Italian on the podium in Spa was Giancarlo Fisichella in 2009
KEY STATS
Silverstone was the first time Antonelli failed to convert pole to victory
Of all the drivers with at least 5 poles in F1 history, Antonelli still has the best pole to win conversion rate (80%), only marginally ahead of Max Verstappen (77.08%)
Has failed to score points in 2 of his last 3 GP races
Finishing 15th in Silverstone was his worst GP result since finishing 15th in the season finale in Abu Dhabi last year
His once 66-point lead in the championship is now down to only a 25-point lead
Antonelli is still guaranteed to lead the championship after Spa even if he DNFs & George Russell wins due to countback (Antonelli has 5 wins this season while Russell currently only has 2)
If Antonelli loses the championship, he will be responsible for the largest blown lead since the introduction of this points format
Has scored only 23 points over the last 3 races, fewer than George Russell (66), Lewis Hamilton (57), Lando Norris (39), Max Verstappen (33), Charles Leclerc (33), Isack Hadjar (26) & Oscar Piastri (24)
Has scored 43 fewer points than George Russell over the last 3 GPs & 34 fewer points than Lewis Hamilton over the last 3 GPs
At the rate of the last 3 GPs, Antonelli would lose his championship lead by the end of the Dutch GP
Antonelli has only 1 podium & 22 laps led over the last 3 GPs
Has not won a race since Monaco on June 7 (a 3-race winless streak)
Took his first pole since Monaco in Silverstone
Antonelli is the first Mercedes driver with 5+ poles in a season since Lewis Hamilton in 2021
Antonelli would become the first Mercedes driver with more than 5 poles in a season since Lewis Hamilton in 2020
Outqualified George Russell in Silverstone for the first time since Monaco
Antonelli is tied with Juan Manuel Fangio for 5th most podiums in Mercedes history (10). He needs 1 more to pass him
Has outqualified teammate George Russell in 5 of 9 races this season
Is 2 front row starts away from his 10th career front row start
Antonelli has more wins than George Russell (5-4) since they became teammates at Mercedes in 2025
Antonelli has the same number of poles converted to wins as Oscar Piastri & George Russell (4)
Antonelli needs to convert 1 more pole into victory to match the number of wins Charles Leclerc has from pole (5)
Antonelli is the only driver this season to lead a GP race from start to finish (Monaco)
Another win would see Antonelli tie Riccardo Patrese for 2nd most wins by an Italian driver in F1 history (6)
Can break Sebastian Vettel’s record of being the youngest driver’s champion in F1 history (23 years, 4 months, 11 days) if he wins a title before 2030
OTHER STATS
Antonelli has led the drivers’ championship for 7 GPs, more than Charles Leclerc (5) has led over his career. That means since 2022, Antonelli has led the drivers’ championship for a longer period than Ferrari
Antonelli has already outqualified George Russell more times this season (5) than he did all of last season (3)
Antonelli is the youngest driver in F1 history to record a grand slam & the only teenager to do so. Antonelli beat Max Verstappen’s record for youngest driver to record a grand slam by almost exactly 4 years (Antonelli - 19y, 9m, 13d / Verstappen - 23y 9m 4d in Austria 2021)
Antonelli is the only driver on the grid to win 5 of the first 6 races of a season. Antonelli is the first driver since Sebastian Vettel in 2011 to win 5 of the first 6 races of a season
Antonelli is the first driver in F1 history to have their first 4 wins happen consecutively (eventually had his first 5 wins happen consecutively)
Antonelli matched Lewis Hamilton’s longest career winning streak (5) & he accomplished it in 84 days between China & Monaco
Antonelli joins Max Verstappen & Lewis Hamilton as the only drivers on the current grid to win 5+ consecutive races
The longest winning streaks by a Mercedes driver: Nico Rosberg - 7, Lewis Hamilton - 5, Kimi Antonelli - 5, Juan Manuel Fangio - 3
Antonelli was the first driver to win 5+ races in a row since Max Verstappen (2023-2024) & the first Mercedes driver to do so since Lewis Hamilton in 2020
Antonelli had a longer winning streak (5) than even his idol Ayrton Senna (4)
His 5 consecutive wins was the longest winning streak by an Italian driver since Alberto Ascari won 7 in a row from 1952—1953. Antonelli & Alberto Ascari are the only Italian drivers to win 5+ consecutive races in a row
Antonelli’s 5 consecutive wins was the longest winning streak by an Italian driver or team since Ferrari won 7 in a row from 2004 European GP to 2004 Hungary GP
Antonelli was the first Mercedes driver with 6 consecutive podiums since Lewis Hamilton (7 from Austin 2021 to Bahrain 2022)
Since 2025, the only 2 drivers to have 3 consecutive poles are Lando Norris & Antonelli
Joined Michael Schumacher & Ayrton Senna as only drivers to get their first 3 poles consecutively
Is the first Italian driver to take 3 straight poles since Riccardo Patrese in 1991
Antonelli was the first Mercedes driver since Lewis Hamilton to have 3 consecutive poles (Styria GP to British GP 2020)
If Antonelli wins the championship in 2026, he’ll become the first driver to win the title in their 2nd season since Lewis Hamilton in 2008
Is the youngest driver in F1 history to lead the drivers’ championship & is also the first teenager to lead the standings
Is the first teenager in F1 history to win multiple races
Antonelli would become the first driver to win the championship & their first race in the same season since Keke Rosberg in 1982
Is the youngest driver to win consecutive races in F1 history
At Chinese GP, Antonelli became the youngest driver to qualify on pole in F1 history at the age of 19 years, 6 months & 17 days old
Got his maiden win in China, becoming the 116th different winner in F1 history
At the Chinese GP, Antonelli became the youngest driver to convert pole to victory & the youngest driver to record a hat trick (pole, win, fastest lap)
At the Chinese GP, Antonelli became the second youngest driver to win a race, only trailing Max Verstappen (2016 Spanish GP)
Became the 3rd Italian driver to record a hat trick, joining Alberto Ascari & Giuseppe Farina
Antonelli’s favourite driver was Ayrton Senna. Both drivers got their maiden win in the second race of their second season while using the #12 & both wins were hat tricks
Holds the record for most points by a rookie driver with 150 in 2025 (not adjusted by era)
Is the youngest driver in F1 history to record a fastest lap & lead a lap (18 years 7 months 12 days old in Suzuka 2025)
Charles Leclerc
CIRCUIT STATS
Spa will be Leclerc’s 160th GP with Ferrari the constructor
Leclerc will become the 6th driver to do 160 GPs with a single constructor, joining Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes (246), Max Verstappen - Red Bull (219), Michael Schumacher - Ferrari (180) & Lando Norris - McLaren (160)
Leclerc will pass Michael Schumacher for 2nd most starts with a Ferrari power unit in Spa with his 181st start. He only trails Kimi Raikkonen who has done 209 starts with a Ferrari PU
Leclerc has 3 consecutive podiums at Spa
Leclerc is the first Ferrari driver since Michael Schumacher (2000-2002 + 2004, no race in 2003) to have 3+ consecutive podiums in Spa
Leclerc would also join Michael Schumacher (2000-2002 +2004) as the only Ferrari drivers with 4 consecutive podiums at Spa
However, since there was no Spa race in 2003, Leclerc would technically become the only Ferrari driver with podiums in 4 consecutive years at Spa if he gets on the podium in 2026
Has finished 3rd at Spa in each of the last 3 years
Got his maiden F1 victory in Spa in 2019
Was the first driver to take their maiden win in Spa (2019) since Michael Schumacher (1992)
Leclerc would join Kimi Raikkonen, Michael Schumacher & Alberto Ascari as the only Ferrari drivers with multiple wins at Spa
Another pole in Spa would see the circuit tie Baku for where Leclerc has the most poles (4)
Leclerc has the most poles of any Ferrari driver at Spa (3)
Spa is 1 of the 3 circuits he has +3 poles at (Baku - 4, Monaco - 3, Spa - 3)
His teammate Lewis Hamilton is the only active driver with more poles (6) than him at Spa
Another pole at Spa would tie him with Juan Manuel Fangio and Ayrton Senna for 2nd most all-time poles at the track (4)
Has outqualified his teammate at Spa every season except 2022 (Carlos Sainz)
The only driver on the grid with a better qualifying H2H record at Spa than Leclerc (7-1) is Max Verstappen (10-1)
KEY STATS
Coming off his first win since Austin 2024, nearly 2 full years ago
Leclerc’s win came on his 180th GP with a Ferrari power unit, the same number of GPs Michael Schumacher did with a Ferrari engine
Leclerc’s next win will make him the 37th driver in F1 history to reach 10 wins
Delivered Ferrari its 250th win as a team in Silverstone, which was also the place where Ferrari got its first ever win in 1951
Leclerc now has wins at all of the original tracks still on the calendar from F1’s inaugural season (Silverstone, Spa, Monaco, Monza)
Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton & Max Verstappen are the only drivers on the grid to win in Silverstone, Spa, Monaco & Monza
The last & only time Leclerc won consecutive races was Spa-Monza in 2019
Leclerc now has the outright 4th most podiums in Ferrari's history (1. Michael Schumacher - 116, t2. Rubens Barrichello - 55, t2. Sebastian Vettel - 55, 4. Charles Leclerc - 53, 5. Kimi Raikkonen - 52)
Leclerc’s next win will make him the 8th Ferrari driver to reach 10 wins with the team & tie him with Kimi Raikkonen
Leclerc has led more laps this season (77) after 9 GPs than he did all of last season (48)
Has started on the front row in consecutive races
Leclerc has qualified in the top 2 in consecutive races for the first time since he did it 7 times in a row from Austin 2023 to Saudi 2024
Silverstone was Leclerc’s first podium since Japan
Leclerc hasn’t had consecutive podiums since Austin-Mexico in 2025
Leclerc is the first non-Mercedes driver with consecutive front row starts this season
Silverstone was Leclerc’s 4th win from outside pole position, giving him 1 more than Lando Norris (3)
His next win from outside pole position will tie him with Oscar Piastri (5)
His last 3 wins have not come from pole position
Leclerc was the first driver to ruin Kimi Antonelli’s perfect pole-to-win rate
Leclerc, Max Verstappen & Lewis Hamilton are the only non-Mercedes drivers to qualify on the front row in GP format this season
Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton & Lando Norris are the only non-Mercedes drivers to qualify on the front row in any format this season
Leclerc & Max Verstappen are the only non-Mercedes drivers with multiple front row starts this season
Leclerc & Lewis Hamilton are the only non-Mercedes drivers to outqualify Kimi Antonelli this season
Has outqualified Lewis Hamilton in consecutive races
Has yet to finish ahead of Lewis Hamilton in consecutive races this season
Is 45 laps led away from reaching 1000 career laps led
Is 2 Q3 appearances away from cracking into the top 10 of most Q3 appearances in F1 history (currently at 151, Daniel Ricciardo is 10th with 153)
OTHER STATS
Is the only driver in F1 history to not deliver a team a drivers’ title after doing 150+ races for them
Has only 7 career Q1 exits with his last being the 2023 Spanish GP
2 podiums away from tying Sebastian Vettel & Rubens Barrichello for 2nd most podiums as a Ferrari driver (55)
Has not failed to make Q3 since Imola 2025
Leclerc & Lewis Hamilton have been teammates for 33 races with Leclerc up 24-9 in qualifying H2H
2026 is the 5th straight season where Leclerc has multiple podiums
Has a podium in 8 straight seasons (2019-2026) & has taken pole in 5 consecutive seasons (2021-2025)
Leclerc is the only driver in F1 history with more than 20 poles to not be a world champion & is the only driver in F1 history to make 150+ starts with a team & have less than 10 wins with them
If Leclerc doesn’t win a world championship in 2026, he will join Felipe Massa as the only Ferrari drivers to complete at least 8 seasons with the Scuderia & not win a title
Since the start of the 2009 season, Leclerc has more poles (27) than all other Ferrari drivers combined (24)
Has more poles (27) than his teammates have front row starts (22) during their time spent as teammates
During his time with Ferrari, Leclerc has 27 poles to his teammates’ combined total of 8
Leclerc has only converted 1 of his last 16 poles to victory
Looking to become Ferrari’s 16th drivers’ champion & end their championship drought as their last drivers’ title came in 2007 & last constructors’ title in 2008
2 poles away from tying Juan Manuel Fangio’s 29 poles for 10th most in F1 history
Leclerc’s 27 poles with Ferrari only trails Michael Schumacher (58) for most in team history
Has converted only 5 of his 27 poles to victory, giving him a pole-to-win rate of 18.52%, 5th worst in F1 history among drivers with at least 1 win from pole
Lewis Hamilton
CIRCUIT STATS
Would be the first world champion driving for Ferrari to win at Spa since Sebastian Vettel in 2018
Finished 7th last year, his worst finishing result at Spa
His P7 finishing result last year was the first time Hamilton finished a race outside the top 4 at Spa
Was eliminated in Q1 in Spa last year, the first time that’s happened at the circuit since 2016
His Q1 exit last year in Spa was his first Q1 exit as a Ferrari driver
From 2017 to 2024, Hamilton started every race at Spa in the top 4
Has 11 podiums at Spa, a track record
Has started on the first 2 rows at Spa in 8 consecutive years (2017-2024)
9 of 19 entries at Spa have seen him start on the front row
Another podium at Spa would give him 4 tracks with +12 podiums (Silverstone, Barcelona, Hungary). He’s currently tied with Michael Schumacher for most tracks with +12 podiums
His last win as a Mercedes driver came in Spa in 2024 after George Russell was disqualified
Is the only driver ever with more than 5 poles & more than 9 podiums at Spa
Has scored the most points (230) of all drivers at Spa
Needs to lead 5 laps to join Ayrton Senna (211) & Michael Schumacher (259) as the only drivers to lead 200+ laps at Spa
Laps led in Spa - Lewis Hamilton: 195, Red Bull: 195
Owns the record for smallest margin of victory in Spa (0.647s in 2024)
Hamilton is responsible for the furthest starting grid spot to finish on the podium in Spa, going from P21 to P3 in 2016
KEY STATS
Hamilton now has 5 podiums in 19 of his 20 seasons with 2025 being the only exception
Hamilton is 1 podium away from his most podiums in a season since 2023 when he had 6
Hamilton already has 147 points this season after 9 GPs, putting him only 9 points away from matching his 2025 total of 156 points
Has the best average finishing position of all non-Mercedes drivers (3.56) & best average qualifying position of all non-Mercedes drivers (4.22) this season
Hamilton is the only driver that has scored points at every GP weekend/race this season & is the only driver that has completed 100% of all racing laps (559/559)
Is 1 Q3 appearance away from 350 career Q3 appearances
Has scored 57 points over the last 3 races, second most in F1, only trailing George Russell, who has 66
Has gained 34 points on Kimi Antonelli over the last 3 races
Hamilton trailed Antonelli by 66 points after Monaco. In 3 races, he’s more than halved that deficit down to 32 points
If Hamilton wins the championship this season, his 66-point deficit that he faced after Monaco would be the largest deficit overcome to win a title under the current points system
The last time Leclerc won a race, his Ferrari teammate won the next race
Has 4 podiums in the last 5 races, the first time Hamilton has done that since Barcelona to Spa in 2024
The last time Hamilton had 5 podiums in 6 races would be 2022 when he had 5 in a row from Canada to Hungary
Has qualified inside the top 3 in 4 consecutive races, the longest active streak in F1 (P3 in Monaco, P2 in Barcelona, P3 in Austria, P3 in Silverstone)
This is the first time Hamilton has qualified inside the top 3 in 4 consecutive races since Silverstone to Monza in 2021
Hamilton has led over half the races he’s started in his career (195/389, 50.13%)
Hamilton is nearly catching Max Verstappen again for best podium percentage on the grid (53.21% for Hamilton, 53.31% for Verstappen)
If Hamilton is on the podium in Spa & Verstappen isn’t, he will have a podium percentage of 53.33%, passing Verstappen
No driver has scored more points than Hamilton since Monaco (75) with the next closest being George Russell with 66
No driver has scored more points than Hamilton since Canada (96) with the next closest being Kimi Antonelli with 79
Hamilton is the only driver with 4 podiums in the last 5 races with the next closest being George Russell & Kimi Antonelli with 3 each
Hamilton & Charles Leclerc are the only non-Mercedes drivers to win a GP race this season
Hamilton & Lando Norris are the only non-Mercedes drivers to qualify on pole this season in any format (Hamilton - Silverstone sprint, Norris - Miami sprint)
Hamilton, Max Verstappen & Charles Leclerc are the only non-Mercedes drivers to qualify on the front row in GP format this season
Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc & Lando Norris are the only non-Mercedes drivers to qualify on the front row in any format this season
Hamilton & Charles Leclerc are the only non-Mercedes drivers to outqualify Kimi Antonelli this season
Hamilton is in the midst of his longest Q3 streak as a Ferrari driver (9 consecutive races)
Hamilton has 17 seasons with a win. Only 16 other drivers in F1 history have 17 or more total career victories.
Hamilton’s win in Barcelona was the largest margin of victory this season (19.561s)
Hamilton is the only non-Mercedes driver to record 3 consecutive podiums this season
Hamilton has the longest active points-scoring streak on the grid (10 straight GP races)
Hasn’t led the drivers’ championship since the 2021 Russian GP
Hamilton’s next pole will be his first since Hungary in 2023
Hamilton’s next pole will make him the first driver to take pole with McLaren, Mercedes & Ferrari
Would join Juan Manuel Fangio as the only drivers to win a championship with Mercedes & Ferrari
OTHER STATS
Has not reached more than 6 podiums in a season since 2022 & hasn’t had more than 10 podiums in a season since 2021
Has already led more races (3) in 2026 than he did in all of 2025 (2)
Earlier this year, Hamilton became the first teammate to outqualify Charles Leclerc 3 times in a row since Carlos Sainz in 2024 (Austria - Silverstone - Hungary)
Hamilton is the only driver in F1 history to win a race in their 20s, 30s & 40s
Hamilton is the first driver in F1 history to win a race for McLaren, Mercedes & Ferrari
Hamilton is still the only driver that has won a race after their 300th GP start. He’s done it 3 times (Silverstone 2024, Spa 2024, Barcelona 2026)
Hamilton has as many wins (106) as Fernando Alonso has podiums (106)
Hamilton is responsible for the oldest 44 victories on the current grid
Hamilton’s victory in Barcelona was the first by a world champion driving for Ferrari since Sebastian Vettel at Singapore in 2019
Joined Fernando Alonso as the only drivers currently on the grid to win with a Mercedes & Ferrari engine
Hamilton was responsible for the 250th victory by a Ferrari power unit in F1 history
Hamilton is the oldest British driver to ever win a race, passing Nigel Mansell’s record set in 1994
Hamilton is the first driver aged 40+ to win a race since Mansell in 1994
Hamilton & Juan Manuel Fangio are the only drivers to win a race with Mercedes & Ferrari
Would also join Juan Manuel Fangio as the only drivers to take pole with Mercedes & Ferrari
Always won the drivers’ championship in his second season with his new team
Needs to lead 5 more races to have 200 races led in his career
Joined Juan Manuel Fangio, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso & Rubens Barrichello as the only drivers ever to win with a Mercedes & Ferrari engine
Will make his 400th race start at the Las Vegas GP
Hamilton is the first driver since Michael Schumacher to have a podium for Ferrari & Mercedes & is the fourth driver in F1 history to have a podium for Ferrari & Mercedes (Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Juan Manuel Fangio, Piero Taruffi)
Hamilton is 1 of 4 drivers to take a podium in their 20s, 30s & 40s, joining Nigel Mansell, Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso (h/t to F1StatsGuru on X)
Hamilton, Alonso & Schumacher are the only drivers 40 years or older to take a podium since the start of this century
Owns the record for number of different seasons with a podium with 19 (next closest is Michael Schumacher at 16 seasons)
Hamilton, Michael Schumacher & Juan Manuel Fangio are the only drivers to lead a race with Mercedes & Ferrari
Is tied for 2nd most grand slams in F1 history with Max Verstappen (6 each). Hamilton’s last grand slam was Abu Dhabi 2019
Is the only driver in F1 history to score over 5000 points, not adjusted for eras
Won at 31 different circuits, taken pole at 32 different circuits & stood on the podium at 36 different circuits, all F1 records
Carlos Sainz
CIRCUIT STATS
5/11 of his appearances at Spa have resulted in a DNF (4) or DNS (1)
Finished 18th in Spa last year, his worst finishing result at the circuit
Has only scored points at Spa with Toro Rosso & Ferrari
Has outqualified Max Verstappen, Lando Norris & Charles Leclerc in Spa as teammates
KEY STATS
This is the first time Sainz hasn’t scored points in 4+ consecutive GPs since he went 6 straight races without points in 2016 (Germany to Japan)
Has outqualified Alex Albon in 3 straight races & in 7 of the last 8 races
In races they’ve both finished, Sainz hasn’t placed behind Alex Albon since Australia
Sainz has outqualified Alex Albon in 16 of the last 19 races dating back to last season (excludes Singapore where they were double DSQ)
Hasn’t scored points since Canada
Sainz, Alex Albon, Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Perez, Fernando Alonso & Lance Stroll are the only drivers who haven’t made Q3 this season
Best qualifying result of the season was 12th in Monaco
Has missed Q3 in 10 consecutive races
Sainz’s last Q3 appearance was Qatar 2025
Williams still looking for their first Q3 appearance of the season
Has scored 6 points this season compared to 5 scored by teammate Alex Albon
Sainz only needs to score 8 points to tie Alex Albon on points since they became teammates at Williams in 2025. Outscored by Alex Albon 78-70
Responsible for 54 of Williams’ last 62 points dating back to last year’s Azerbaijan GP
OTHER STATS
Has outqualified Alex Albon in 21 of the 32 qualifying sessions they were classified in as teammates (excludes double DSQ in Singapore)
Alex Albon
CIRCUIT STATS
Has 3 top 6 finishes at Spa (6th in 2025, 6th in 2020, 5th in 2019)
Has scored more points at Spa (27) than any other circuit
Made his Red Bull debut at Spa in 2019
Finished 12 spots higher than he started at Spa in his Red Bull debut, going 17th to 5th
His 2019 race at Spa was the second most positions gained of his career (Started 20th, finished 5th at Russia 2019)
KEY STATS
Has DNFed or not been classified in 2 of the last 3 races
Has DNFed or not been classified in 3 of the last 5 races
Albon, Carlos Sainz, Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Perez, Fernando Alonso & Lance Stroll are the only drivers who haven’t made Q3 this season
Williams still looking for their first Q3 appearance of the season
Best qualifying result of the season was 11th in Monaco
Best finishing result of the season was 8th in Monaco
Albon has 5 points this season, only 1 fewer than Carlos Sainz (6)
Albon has missed Q3 in 20 straight races with his last Q3 appearance being Spa 2025
Has scored only 8 points since the 2025 Azerbaijan GP compared to 54 for Carlos Sainz
Has only outqualified Carlos Sainz in 2 of 9 races this season & in 3 of the last 19 races dating back to last season (excludes Singapore where both Williams were DSQed)
OTHER STATS
Is Williams’ all-time leader in race starts
Will make his 100th race start with Williams in Hungary
His 318 points without a win are 4th most in F1 history
In 2025, Albon became first Williams driver to finish in the top 8 in the drivers’ standings since Valtteri Bottas in 2016
Albon is 1 of 3 drivers in F1 history to make more than 120 starts without starting a race in the top 3, joining Kevin Magnussen & Johnny Herbert
Arvid Lindblad
CIRCUIT STATS
Has not scored points in Spa in F2 or F3 (Finished 17th & DSQed in F2 in 2025, 15th & DNF in F3 in 2024)
His last points in Spa was an Italian F4 podium in 2023
KEY STATS
Has scored points in 4 consecutive GP races dating back to Monaco (7th in Monaco, 9th in Barcelona, 10th in Austria, 7th in Silverstone)
Has scored points in 5/9 races this season & in 5/8 race starts this season (had a DNS in Canada)
Has scored points in 5 consecutive GP weekends as he picked up 1 point in the Canada sprint
Has scored points in 6/9 GP weekends this season
His 15 points since Monaco are 11th most in F1
Has made Q3 in 2 consecutive races
Has made Q3 in 5/9 races this season
Lindblad’s 7th place finish in Monaco & Silverstone were the best finishing results of his young career so far
His best qualifying result is 9th (Australia, Canada, Silverstone)
OTHER STATS
Has until Feb. 25 2027 to become the youngest polesitter in F1 history by beating Kimi Antonelli’s record of 19 years, 6 months & 18 days. But since there likely won’t be a race in February, Lindblad essentially has until the end of this season
The 2026 Miami GP is the only Q1 elimination of Lindblad’s career so far
Is the fourth youngest driver to start a race in F1 history & the youngest British driver to start a race in F1 history
Became the 3rd youngest points scorer in F1 history on his F1 debut after finishing 8th in Australia
Is the youngest British driver to score points in F1 history
Was the 357th different point scorer in F1 history
Overtook reigning champion Lando Norris & 7-time champion Lewis Hamilton on Lap 1 of the Australian GP, his first F1 racing lap ever
Lindblad is now 1 of 5 drivers on the grid currently who scored points on their F1 debut, joining Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz, Ollie Bearman & Kimi Antonelli
Lindblad is the first driver for Red Bull’s junior team to finish in the top 8 in their F1 debut since Sebastian Buemi at the 2009 Australian GP
Liam Lawson
CIRCUIT STATS
Made Q3 & scored points in Spa last year in F1
Was the only Racing Bulls driver to score points in Spa last year
Won the Spa F2 sprint race in 2022
Has podiums at Spa in Euroformula, F3, and F2
Bruce McLaren (1968) is the only Kiwi to win in Spa
The last Kiwi on the podium in Spa is Denny Hulme in 1972
KEY STATS
Has scored points in 5 consecutive races, the longest streak of his career
The only driver on the grid with a longer active points-scoring streak than Lawson is Lewis Hamilton (10 straight GP races)
Has made Q3 in 4 consecutive races, which is now the longest streak of his career
Lawson has now scored points in 7 of 9 races this season
Lawson has completed 8 races this season (DNF in Miami), he’s scored points in 7/8 races
Lawson has scored points in 7/8 races after a non-points finish in Australia, the season opener
Since his 13th place finish in Australia, Lawson has scored points every time he finishes the race (DNF in Miami)
Since Australia, Lawson has not finished a race behind teammate Arvid Lindblad
Has not been eliminated in Q1 since Monza 2025
Lawson currently has an average finishing position of 8.13 this season, best of his career
His average qualifying position of 10.67 is also the best of his career so far
Lawson has made Q3 5 times already in 2026, only 3 short of his personal best of 8 set last season
Lawson has already scored points in 7 races this season. He scored points in 7 races all of last season
Lawson has already scored more points this season (39) than he did all of last season (38)
OTHER STATS
The last F1 win by a Kiwi driver was Denny Hulme at 1974 Argentina GP at Buenos Aires
Last F1 pole by Kiwi driver was Hulme at 1973 South African GP at Kyalami
Last F1 podium by Kiwi driver was Hulme at 1974 Austrian GP
Fernando Alonso
CIRCUIT STATS
0 wins, 0 poles, 0 front row starts at Spa
Spa is the only track with +16 appearances that he has no wins or poles at
Has 6 DNFs in Spa
Has 3 podiums at Spa, all with different teams (Renault - 2005, McLaren - 2007, Ferrari - 2013)
The last time Alonso raced in Spa with a Honda engine, he DNFed (2017) on Lap 25 due to a power unit issue
Last scored points in Spa with a Honda engine in 2016 when he went from P22 to P7
Received a 60-place grid penalty in Spa in 2016 due to changing power unit parts, which was a Honda PU
Received a 55-place penalty in Spa in 2015 due to changing power unit parts, which was a Honda PU
Has driven more laps at Spa than any other driver in F1 history (626)
However, if Alonso DNFs this year, there’s a chance he will be overtaken by Lewis Hamilton who has raced 622 laps at Spa
KEY STATS
Has been outqualified by Lance Stroll in 2 of the last 3 races (Barcelona, Silverstone)
Has qualified 22nd twice in the last 3 races
Has qualified either 21st or 22nd in 4 consecutive races
Best qualifying performance of the season was 17th in Australia
Hasn’t been outqualified in consecutive races since Miami to Monaco in 2024 (3 races in a row)
Stroll is 1 of 4 drivers who haven’t scored points this season, joining Nico Hulkenberg, Valtteri Bottas & Sergio Perez
Alonso, Alex Albon, Carlos Sainz, Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Perez & Lance Stroll are the only drivers who haven’t made Q3 this season
Responsible for 27 of Aston Martin’s last 28 points
The last time Alonso made Q3 using a Honda engine was 2017 Brazilian GP on Nov. 12 2017
Alonso’s last Q3 appearance was 2025 Abu Dhabi
No Aston Martin driver has made it out of Q1 yet this season
Aston Martin has completed 77 laps this season, fewest of all teams with the next closest being Cadillac at 781
OTHER STATS
Barcelona was the first time ever that Alonso qualified last on pure pace
Alonso was 1 of 4 drivers in F1 history to outqualify a teammate in 40+ consecutive races, joining Michael Schumacher (56), Alex Albon (47) & Ayrton Senna (44)
Has scored points in 22 consecutive seasons with 2001 with Minardi, his rookie year, being the only exception
Monaco earlier this year was the first time Alonso scored points with a Honda engine since the last race of 2017 (Abu Dhabi 2017)
It took Alonso fewer races to score points in 2026 (6 GPs) than it did in 2025 (9 GPs)
Alonso has now scored points in 276 GP weekends
2026 was the first time Alonso didn’t have a Q3 appearance after his first 5 races of the season since 2015 (never made Q3 in 2015)
2026 was also the first time in Alonso’s career where he was eliminated in Q1 in each of the first 6 races of a season since the format was introduced in 2006 (now at 7 races without making it out of Q1)
Has wins, poles, podiums & laps led using a Renault, Ferrari & Mercedes power unit but not a Honda power unit
Next Q3 appearance will be his 50th as an Aston Martin driver
A podium in 2026 means Alonso will become only the third driver ever to stand on the podium in 15+ different seasons, joining Lewis Hamilton (18) & Michael Schumacher (16)
A win in 2026 means Alonso will become the 7th driver to win a race in 10+ different seasons
Has finished inside the top 10 of the drivers’ standings every season since returning to F1 in 2021
Is 5 Q3 appearances away from 250 Q3 appearances
Alonso has made 10+ Q3 appearances in 5 consecutive seasons
Hasn’t led a race since the 2023 Saudi Arabian GP
Has not lost a qualifying H2H battle against a teammate during a season since Lewis Hamilton in 2007 (8-9), though he did tie Esteban Ocon 11-11 in 2021
If Alonso wins a race, he will break the F1 record for longest interval between wins in F1 history (current record for time between wins is 6y 6m 28d by Riccardo Patrese at 1990 San Marino GP & current record for GPs between wins is 114 GPs between wins by Kimi Raikkonen at 2018 US GP)
Alonso would also break the record for longest interval between first & last win ever if he wins a race
Alonso owns the record for most GPs between podiums with 146 races passing between his podiums at Hungary in 2014 & Qatar in 2021
Also owns the record for most time (20y 7m 13d) & GPs (399) between first & last podium
Is the only driver in F1 history to make +400 GP starts (434)
Won from 9 different grid positions, 2nd most in F1 history (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P8, P11, P15)
Lance Stroll
CIRCUIT STATS
Has only totalled 5 points in 9 starts at Spa
Last scored points in Spa in 2023
Last made Q3 in Spa in 2023
KEY STATS
Has outqualified Fernando Alonso in 2 of the last 3 races now (Barcelona, Silverstone)
The last time Stroll outqualified Fernando Alonso in consecutive races was Miami-Imola-Monaco in 2024 (3 straight)
Has qualified 21st or 22nd in 8/9 races this season
Best qualifying performance was 19th in Miami
Owns the worst average qualifying position this season (21.22)
Owns the worst average finishing position this season (17.00)
Stroll, Alex Albon, Carlos Sainz, Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Perez & Fernando Alonso are the only drivers who haven’t made Q3 this season
Stroll has now only completed 3 of 9 races this season (1 DNS, 5 DNFs)
The only driver who has completed fewer laps than Stroll this season (359) is Valtteri Bottas (325)
Aston Martin has completed 77 laps this season, fewest of all teams with the next closest being Cadillac at 781
Is 22nd in the drivers’ standings
Hasn’t scored points since the last race of last season (Abu Dhabi 2025)
Has scored 1 point over the last 18 GPs
OTHER STATS
Holds the F1 record with 96 Q1 eliminations, which is 22 more than the next closest driver (Kevin Magnussen, 74)
4 points finishes away from his 70th career points finish (GP races)
Hungary is scheduled to be Stroll’s 200th GP in F1
In Australia earlier this season, Stroll became the first driver to finish 15 or more laps down since Takuma Sato at the Turkish GP in 2006 (17 laps down); Sato also used a Honda PU
Made the last ever DRS overtake at Abu Dhabi 2025
Has never won the qualifying H2H battle against his full-time teammate in any of his F1 seasons
Holds the record for youngest front-row starter in F1 history (18 years 10 months 5 days at Monza in 2017)
His 198 GPs without a win are 3rd most in F1 history, only trailing Andrea De Cesaris & Nico Hulkenberg
His 325 points without a win is 3rd most in F1 history, only trailing Romain Grosjean (391) & Nico Hulkenberg (622)
Esteban Ocon
CIRCUIT STATS
Finished in the points in 7 consecutive races at Spa from 2017-2024 before he finished outside the points last year
Has made Q3 at Spa in 6 of his last 8 appearances (2023 & 2025 are the only non-Q3 appearances from 2017-2025)
Scored points in Spa with Force India, Renault & Alpine
Spa is the circuit where Ocon has made the most Q3 appearances (6)
Spa is the circuit where Ocon has the most points finishes (7)
Did finish 5th in the Spa sprint race last season, bringing Haas 4 points
No French driver has won in Spa since Alain Prost in 1987
No French driver has been on the podium in Spa since Jean Alesi in 1998
KEY STATS
Ocon has qualified 17th in 4 of the last 5 races (Canada-Monaco-Barcelona & Silverstone)
Ocon has qualified either 15th or 17th in 6 consecutive races
Ocon has 0 Q3 appearances, 5 Q2 eliminations & 4 Q1 eliminations this season
Ocon only has 1 Q3 appearance in his last 25 races (Abu Dhabi 2025)
Ocon, Alex Albon, Carlos Sainz, Lance Stroll, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Perez & Fernando Alonso are the only drivers who haven’t made Q3 this season
Outscored 43-13 in points by Ollie Bearman since Singapore last year & 18-3 to start 2026
Ocon has outqualified Ollie Bearman in only 2 of the 9 races this season
Has an equal number of points scored (3) as Ollie Bearman has points finishes (3) this season
Has only scored points in Suzuka & Monaco this season
OTHER STATS
Ocon owns the F1 record for most GPs without a pole position (189)
Trying to make it 7 straight seasons with at least 1 finish inside the top 5 (2020-2025) & has finished at least 1 race inside the top 6 in every season since 2017
Is the last French driver to win a race (Hungary 2021)
Has only 3 Q3 appearances since the start of 2025 & only 7 Q3 appearances since the start of 2024
Has scored the 3rd most points by a French driver in F1 history, trailing Alain Prost & Pierre Gasly
Ollie Bearman
CIRCUIT STATS
Picked up 2 points in the Spa sprint race last year by finishing 7th
But did not score points in the Spa GP race & was outqualified by Esteban Ocon in the GP format
Won Spa F3 sprint race with Prema in 2022
KEY STATS
Has outqualified Esteban Ocon in 3 consecutive races
Has not scored points in 4 consecutive races with his last points finish being Canada
Has not made Q3 in 7 consecutive races with his last Q3 appearance being China
Has as many points finishes (3) this season as Esteban Ocon has points (3) this year
Outqualified Esteban Ocon in 7 of 9 GPs this season & in 12 of the last 16 races dating back to last season
Responsible for 18 of Haas’ 21 points this season
Has scored 43 of Haas’ last 56 points since Singapore last year
Has finished in the points in 8 of his last 16 races with 2 top 5 finishes (Mexico 2025, China 2026)
OTHER STATS
Owns a career 22-13 H2H qualifying record against his teammates
Another top 5 finish would see Bearman tie Kevin Magnussen for most top 5 finishes by a Haas driver with 3
Is 3 Q3 appearances away from his 10th career Q3 appearance
Bearman has the 3rd most points finishes in Haas history with 13
Bearman needs 11 more points finishes as a Haas driver to match Romain Grosjean (24) & 22 more to match Kevin Magnussen (35)
Bearman (2025 Chinese GP), Kevin Magnussen (2022 Bahrain GP) & Romain Grosjean (2016 Bahrain GP) are the only times a Haas driver has been top 5 in the drivers’ standings
Is the only driver in Haas’ history to score points in 5 consecutive races (Singapore 2025 to Las Vegas 2025)
His all-time best race finish was 4th place at the 2025 Mexican GP
Shares the joint best result in Haas history with Romain Grosjean (Bearman - 4th at 2025 Mexico GP, Grosjean - 4th at 2018 Austrian GP)
Pierre Gasly
CIRCUIT STATS
Has qualified 12th at Spa in 4 of the last 6 years (2022, 2022, 2023,2024)
Has qualified 12th or 13th at Spa in 4 consecutive years (13th in 2025, 12th in 2024, 2023, 2022)
Has 6 Q2 appearances at Spa, 1 Q1 exit (2019) and 1 Q3 appearance (2021)
Finished 10th in Spa last year, giving Gasly his first points finish at the circuit since 2022
The only circuit where Gasly has more points finishes than Spa is Barcelona (7)
Has never finished worse than 13th at Spa
No French driver has won in Spa since Alain Prost in 1987
No French driver has been on the podium in Spa since Jean Alesi in 1998
KEY STATS
Gasly has scored points in 8/9 race weekends this season with Austria being the only exception
Only Lewis Hamilton (9/9) has scored points in more race weekends than Gasly
Gasly reached 500 points scored after collecting 1 point in Silverstone
Gasly became the 24th driver in F1 history to reach 500 points scored
Gasly is the second highest-scoring French driver in F1 history with 500 points, passing Esteban Ocon (486 points) & only trailing Alain Prost (798.5 points)
Responsible for 64 of Alpine’s 82 points scored since the start of 2025
Gasly has already scored points in more GP races this year (7) than he did all of last season (5)
In 9 GPs, Gasly has already scored nearly double the amount of points this season (42) than he did all of last season (22)
Has not made Q3 in 3 consecutive races with his last Q3 appearance being Monaco
Has made Q3 in 4 of 9 races this season
OTHER STATS
Picked up the 6th podium of his career after he was reinstated to the podium in Monaco. This was also his 1st podium since Brazil 2024
Gasly has now recorded a podium finish in every season with Alpine except 2025 (2023-2024, 2026)
Earlier this year, Gasly scored points in 7 consecutive GP weekends for the first time in his career
Gasly was the first Alpine driver to score points in 7 consecutive race weekends since Fernando Alonso scored points in 10 consecutive race weekends in 2022
Has at least 5+ points finishes in 9 straight seasons dating back to 2018
Gasly is 2nd all time in most GPs without a pole position (187), only trailing former teammate Esteban Ocon (189)
The last French driver to take pole was Jean Alesi in 1997 at Monza
Is 14 Q3 appearances away from reaching 100 Q3 appearances
Has at least 6 Q3 appearances in 8 straight seasons dating back to 2018
Franco Colapinto
CIRCUIT STATS
Won a 2020 Formula Renault race at Spa
Finished 8th and DNFed in the two F2 races at Spa in 2024
Was eliminated in Q1 last year in Spa & finished the race 19th with only Isack Hadjar behind him
The last Argentinian to win, take pole, finish on the podium & score points in Spa was Carlos Reutemann in 1981
KEY STATS
Gained the most positions of any driver in Silverstone (went up 10 spots from P19 to P9)
Has scored points in 2 of the last 3 races now (Barcelona & Silverstone)
Has scored points in 4 of the last 6 races too (Miami, Canada, Barcelona & Silverstone)
Had his first Q1 elimination of the season in Silverstone. This was his first Q1 elimination since Abu Dhabi 2025
Hasn’t had consecutive Q1 eliminations since Qatar-Abu Dhabi 2025
Has not made Q3 since Canada, currently on a 4-race streak of not making Q3
Colapinto holds the longest streak of time without a DNF. His last DNF was at the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP
Colapinto has not yet had a retirement during his time with Alpine
Colapinto’s best finishing result is 6th, set earlier this year in Canada & his best qualifying result is 8th, set this year in Miami
OTHER STATS
Has 7 career points finishes
Colapinto has 23 points, 4th most in Argentina’s history. Needs 55 to pass José Froilán González for 3rd most
Colapinto has been responsible for Argentina’s 2 best results dating all the way back to February 1982 during this season (P6 - 2026 Canadian GP & P7 - 2026 Miami GP)
Has completed 5 laps in a podium position this season
Colapinto had consecutive points finishes for the first time in his career earlier this year (scored points in Miami & Canada)
Was the first Argentine driver with consecutive points finishes since Carlos Reutemann from 1980-1981
At the Chinese GP, Colapinto became the first Argentine driver to complete laps in a top 2 position since Carlos Reutemann at the 1982 South African GP
Is the only Argentine driver to score points using a Mercedes engine for multiple teams (Alpine, Williams)
Argentina’s last F1 win was Carlos Reutemann at the Belgian GP at the Zolder circuit in 1981
Argentina’s last F1 pole was also Reutemann in 1981 at Caesars Palace
Argentina’s last F1 podium was Reutemann again at the 1982 South African GP at Kyalami
Colapinto would become the 4th Argentine driver to win a race or take pole & the 6th Argentine driver to finish on the podium
Colapinto could also be the first Argentine to lead a race since Reutemann at the 1981 Belgian GP at the Zolder circuit
Nico Hulkenberg
CIRCUIT STATS
Hasn’t scored points in a GP race in Spa since he finished 8th in 2019
Has not made Q3 in Spa since 2019
Spa is the only circuit where Hulkenberg has multiple finishes inside the top 4
Hulkenberg has had 4 races in his career where he’s finished inside the top 4 & half of them have been at Spa (2025 Silverstone, 2016 Spa, 2013 South Korea, 2012 Spa)
Has only scored points in Spa with Renault & Force India
KEY STATS
Hulkenberg, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Perez & Lance Stroll are the only drivers this season who haven’t scored points
Hulkenberg has never had a pointless season as a full-time driver
The fewest points Hulkenberg has scored in a season is 9 with Haas in 2023
Looking for his first points finish for Audi
Hasn’t scored points since Abu Dhabi 2025
His race results this season have been either 11th-13th or DNF/DNS
His 2026 race results are a DNS, 11th, 11th, DNF, 12th, 13th, DNF, 12th, DNF
If Hulkenberg scores points with Audi, he will become only the 3rd driver in F1 history to score points with 8+ different teams (would be tied with John Surtees & trail Andrea De Cesaris with 9)
Hulkenberg would become the first German driver to score points for a German constructor since Nico Rosberg & Mercedes
Has qualified 11th in 4/9 races this season
Has qualified 11th or 13th in 7/9 races this season
Best qualifying performance of the season was 9th in Barcelona, best race result was 11th in China & Japan
Has not finished a race ahead of Gabriel Bortoleto since Canada & has not outqualified his teammate since Barcelona
OTHER STATS
Owns the F1 record for most GP starts without a win (258)
Is the only driver in F1 history to make +210 starts & not have a win
17-16 qualifying H2H record against Gabriel Bortoleto since they became teammates
Hulkenberg is the 1st driver ever to race with a Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault, Cosworth & Audi engine
Has driven for 9 different constructors in F1 history, something only 8 other drivers have done (Williams, Sauber, Force India, Renault, Racing Point, Aston Martin, Haas, Kick Sauber, Audi)
Nico Rosberg is the last German driver to win for a German engine manufacturer
Only 3 German drivers have started over 250 GPs (Hulkenberg - 258, Sebastian Vettel - 299, Michael Schumacher - 307)
Got the first podium of his career at Silverstone in 2025, breaking the F1 record for most starts before 1st career podium (239). For context, no other driver with a podium had to wait more than 101 races for their first podium
Gabriel Bortoleto
CIRCUIT STATS
No Brazilian has stood on the podium in Spa since Felipe Massa in 2008
Won a 2022 Formula Regional European Championship race at Spa
Finished P2 in F2 feature race at Spa in 2024
Last year, became the first Brazilian to score points in Spa since Felipe Massa in 2017
KEY STATS
Finished 8th in Silverstone, his best result since he finished 8th in Monza last year
Is now responsible for both of Audi’s points finishes & all their 6 points this season
Silverstone was his first points finish since the season-opening race in Australia
The last time Bortoleto scored points in consecutive GP races was Spa-Hungary last year, which are the next races
Has outqualified Nico Hulkenberg in back to back races
Has not outqualified Hulkenberg in 3 consecutive races since he did it 7 races in a row in 2025 from Austria to Baku
Has not finished a race behind Hulkenberg since Canada
Has not made Q3 since Suzuka
Is 3 Q3 appearances away from his 10th career Q3 appearance
OTHER STATS
Bortoleto is responsible for 2/3 of Audi’s Q3 appearances this season (Australia & Japan)
Is 16-17 in qualifying H2H against Nico Hulkenberg since becoming teammates in 2025
The last Brazilian driver to be on the podium was Felipe Massa at the 2015 Italian GP
The last Brazilian driver to win a race was Rubens Barrichello in Monza in 2009
The last Brazilian driver to be on pole was Felipe Massa at the 2014 Austrian GP
Responsible for Audi’s first F1 Q3 appearance & points ever (Australia 2026)
Bortoleto’s best finishing result is 6th in Hungary last year & his best qualifying result is 7th in Hungary & Abu Dhabi last year
Trying to become the 10th Brazilian in F1 history to lead a lap
Sergio Perez
CIRCUIT STATS
Has 3 consecutive front row starts in Spa (2022-2024)
Has scored points in his last 3 races at Spa (2022-2024)
Has made 10 consecutive Q3 appearances at Spa (2015-2024)
Has 2 podiums in his last 3 races at Spa
Has made more Q3 appearances in Spa (12) than any other circuit
Spa is the only circuit where Perez has more than 9 Q3 appearances
His 9 points finishes at Spa only trail Monza (12), Barcelona (11), Singapore (10), Austria (10) & Austin (10)
Has made more front row starts at Spa (3) than any other circuit
Has 3 DNFs in Spa
KEY STATS
Finished 14th in Silverstone, tied for his joint best finish (also 14th in Barcelona)
In the last 2 races he’s finished, Perez has taken the chequered flag in P14
Was outqualified for the first time since Miami in Silverstone
Hasn’t been outqualified in consecutive races yet this season
Best qualifying result of the season is 18th in Australia & 18th in Monaco
Cadillac has yet to qualify better than 18th this season (Perez in Australia & Monaco, Bottas in Silverstone)
Has outqualified Valtteri Bottas in 6 of 9 races & in 4 of the last 5 races
On a trajectory where Perez could win his first qualifying H2H against a full-time teammate since Lance Stroll in 2020 for Racing Point
Would become Cadillac’s first points scorer
If Perez scores points with Cadillac, he will become the 15th driver in F1 history to score points with 6+ different teams
1 podium away from getting his 40th career podium, which would make him the 26th driver in F1 history to hit 40+ podiums
Perez’s last Q3 appearance was Abu Dhabi 2024, his final appearance with Red Bull
Perez’s last GP points finish was Las Vegas 2024 (10th place finish)
Perez, Bottas, Stroll & Hulkenberg are the only drivers who haven’t scored points this season
Has completed more laps this season (456) than Oscar Piastri (443) & Lando Norris (438)
Perez, Alex Albon, Carlos Sainz, Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas, Lance Stroll & Fernando Alonso are the only drivers who haven’t made Q3 this season
OTHER STATS
Will reach 300 career race starts later this year in Brazil
Perez & Rubens Barrichello are the only drivers in F1 history to start 285+ races & never lead the drivers’ championship
Perez, Nico Hulkenberg & Fernando Alonso are the only drivers on the grid to drive for 6+ different constructors (Sauber, McLaren, Force India, Racing Point, Red Bull & Cadillac)
Has recorded a podium in each of the last 5 seasons he’s raced (2020-2024) & a front row start in each of the last 4 seasons he’s raced (2021-2024)
Hasn’t finished outside the top 10 in the drivers’ standings since 2013 for McLaren
Has had at least 5 points finishes & 3 Q3 appearances in all 14 seasons he’s driven in F1 (2011-2024)
Needs to lead 11 more laps to hit 400 career laps led
Perez is Mexico’s all-time leading race winner, polesitter & podium finisher
Valtteri Bottas
CIRCUIT STATS
Has not scored points in Spa since 2020
Has not made Q3 in Spa since 2021, his last year with Mercedes
Has not been eliminated in Q1 in Spa since 2013
Had 7 consecutive points finishes in Spa from 2014-2020 but not otherwise
Has led 1 lap at Spa
KEY STATS
Has completed the fewest laps of any driver this season (325) & by good margin, with Lance Stroll being the next closest at 359 laps completed
Qualified 18th in Silverstone, his best qualifying result of the season so far
Cadillac has yet to qualify better than 18th this season (Perez in Australia & Monaco, Bottas in Silverstone)
Has qualified 20th-22nd in 7 of the 9 races this season
Has qualified 20th in 6/9 races this season
No longer owns the worst average finishing position this season (16.40) with Lance Stroll now holding the honor (17.00)
Ended a streak of 3 consecutive DNFs by finishing the race in Silverstone, his first finish since Canada
The last 2 times Bottas has finished a race, he has been 16th (Silverstone & Canada)
Hasn’t finished in the points in his last 38 races, dating back to Qatar 2023
Hasn’t made Q3 since Abu Dhabi 2024, his final race with Kick Sauber
Outqualified Sergio Perez in Silverstone, the first time he’s outqualified his teammate since Miami
Spa would mark the first time Bottas outqualifies Perez in consecutive races
In the 4 races they’ve both finished, Bottas has only finished ahead of Perez once (China)
Has been outqualified by Sergio Perez in 6 of the 9 races this season & in 4 of the last 5 races
Currently Sergio Perez & Lewis Hamilton are the only teammates of Bottas to have a better qualifying H2H record against him
His best finishing position this season is 13th in China. This is also Cadillac’s best finishing result so far
Would become Cadillac’s first points scorer
Perez, Bottas, Stroll & Hulkenberg are the only drivers who haven’t scored points this season
Bottas, Alex Albon, Carlos Sainz, Esteban Ocon, Lance Stroll, Sergio Perez & Fernando Alonso are the only drivers who haven’t made Q3 this season
OTHER STATS
Bottas has made Q3 at every circuit he’s raced at on the current calendar
Holds the record for most consecutive Q3 appearances with 103 between the 2017 Australian GP & 2022 Saudi Arabian GP (next closest was 66 by Lewis Hamilton)
Is 3 points away from becoming the 6th driver in F1 history to reach 1800 points scored
Bottas & new teammate Sergio Perez have shared only 1 podium together in F1 (Turkey 2021)
Bottas & Charles Leclerc are the only drivers in F1 history to have 20+ poles without winning a drivers’ championship
How Long Has It Been Since?
Last Time Each Driver Won
Charles Leclerc - Silverstone 2026
George Russell - Austria 2026
Lewis Hamilton - Barcelona 2026
Kimi Antonelli - Monaco 2026
Max Verstappen - Abu Dhabi 2025
Lando Norris - Brazil 2025
Oscar Piastri - Zandvoort 2025
Carlos Sainz - Mexico 2024
Sergio Perez - Baku 2023
Valtteri Bottas - Turkey 2021
Esteban Ocon - Hungary 2021
Pierre Gasly - Monza 2020
Fernando Alonso - Spain 2013
Last Time Each Driver Was on Pole
Kimi Antonelli - Silverstone 2026
George Russell - Austria 2026
Max Verstappen - Abu Dhabi 2025
Oscar Piastri - Qatar 2025
Lando Norris - Las Vegas 2025
Charles Leclerc - Hungary 2025
Carlos Sainz - Mexico 2024
Lewis Hamilton - Hungary 2023
Sergio Perez - Miami 2023
Valtteri Bottas - Brazil 2021
Lance Stroll - Turkey 2020
Fernando Alonso - Germany 2012
Nico Hulkenberg - Brazil 2010
Last Time Each Driver Was On Podium
Charles Leclerc - Silverstone 2026
Lewis Hamilton - Silverstone 2026
George Russell - Silverstone 2026
Max Verstappen - Austria 2026
Lando Norris - Barcelona 2026
Kimi Antonelli - Monaco 2026
Pierre Gasly - Monaco 2026
Oscar Piastri - Miami 2026
Carlos Sainz - Qatar 2025
Isack Hadjar - Zandvoort 2025
Nico Hulkenberg - Britain 2025
Esteban Ocon - Brazil 2024
Sergio Perez - China 2024
Fernando Alonso - Brazil 2023
Valtteri Bottas - Saudi Arabia 2021
Lance Stroll - Sakhir 2020
Alex Albon - Bahrain 2020
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