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FACTS AND STATS: Ferrari become the first team to win 20 times at the same circuit
It’s the Formula 1 season that just keeps on giving. Another nail-biting Grand Prix and another unexpected result that didn’t look guaranteed even on the very last lap. But Charles Leclerc and Ferrari made it happen and notched up an historic 20th win for the Scuderia on home turf. Want more numbers? We have plenty…
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Ferrari are the third different constructor to win in the last three races, none of them being Red Bull.
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Leclerc is the fourth driver to win multiple races this season.
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Leclerc’s win comes on the fifth anniversary of his first win at the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix.
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It’s Leclerc’s third consecutive podium finish this season.
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Today’s victory makes Ferrari the first constructor to win at the same venue 20 times in world championship history.
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It was Leclerc’s second victory for Ferrari at Monza (he also won in 2019).
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With Oscar Piastri second and Lando Norris third, McLaren secured their first podium finishes at Monza since they were one-two in 2021.
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It was only the second time both McLarens have finished on the podium this season (they finished one-two in Hungary)
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Norris and Piastri are the joint-top scorers in the last five Grands Prix (85 points each).
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Carlos Sainz’s P4 for Ferrari was his seventh consecutive top-six finish, with only one podium in that time (third place in Austria).
DRIVER OF THE DAY: Leclerc gets your vote after mighty Monza win for Ferrari
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Lewis Hamilton was fifth for Mercedes and has not finished on the podium at Monza since 2019.
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Monza is the only circuit on which Hamilton is winless in his last five starts.
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After P6 for Red Bull, Max Verstappen has only finished on the podium once in the last four races (his second place at Zandvoort).
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This time last year Verstappen was taking his 10th consecutive win. Today he finished 37 seconds behind the winner.
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With P7, Mercedes’ George Russell finished in the same position as he did at the last round in Zandvoort.
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Sergio Perez finished in P8 for Red Bull, having briefly led the race on-track before pitting.
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It was Perez’s 11th consecutive points finish at Monza, the longest active streak by any driver.
RACE START: Watch the getaway in Monza as Piastri snatches the lead from pole-sitter Norris
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With P9 for Williams, Alex Albon scored points at Monza for the second year in a row
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It was Albon’s third points-scoring result of the season.
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At Haas, Kevin Magnussen’s P10 was his third points finish of the season.
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It was Magnussen’s first point at Monza for 10 years.
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