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FACTS AND STATS: Ferrari’s maiden 2025 podium and the first Australian title leader since Webber
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The high-speed streets of Jeddah threw up a thrilling Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and generated a plethora of fascinating figures for us to digest post-race. Here’s just a handful for you to ponder…
• After his win for McLaren, Oscar Piastri is the first Australian to lead the World Championship since Mark Webber following the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix.
• Piastri has been fourth, third, second and first in the Drivers’ Championship after the last four races.
• Piastri is the first driver to win from below pole position this season.
• McLaren had never previously finished on the podium in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
• McLaren have now scored podium finishes in Jeddah in Formula 1, Formula E and F1 ACADEMY this year.
• Max Verstappen, second for Red Bull, has never finished lower than second in Saudi Arabia.
• Red Bull were beaten in Saudi Arabia for the first time since 2021.
• Charles Leclerc’s P3 is Ferrari’s first Grand Prix podium finish in 2025.
• Leclerc has finished third in consecutive Saudi Arabian Grands Prix.
George Russell maintained his excellent 2025 form with fifth place for Mercedes
• In P4, Lando Norris finished off the podium for the first time this season in the McLaren.
• It was nevertheless Norris’ first career top-six finish in Jeddah.
• Mercedes’ George Russell took P5 and has finished in the top-five at every Grand Prix this year.
• Team mate Kimi Antonelli secured P6, meaning both Mercedes finished in the top six for the fourth time in five Grands Prix this season.
• Lewis Hamilton finished seventh for Ferrari, who have never had a car finish outside the top eight in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix history.
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• Carlos Sainz took P8, his highest finish since joining the Williams team.
• Team mate Alex Albon was ninth, meaning Williams scored with both cars for the second time this season.
• Albon has scored points in four of the first five Grands Prix in 2025.
• It was his first-ever points finish in Saudi Arabia.
• Williams move up to fifth in the Constructors’ Championship.
Two cars in the points lifted Williams to P5 in the standings
• With P10, Isack Hadjar scored Racing Bulls’ first point in Jeddah since 2022.
• Hadjar scored for the second time in the last three Grands Prix.
• With P11 for Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso tied his best finish of the season.
• Liam Lawson did the same with P12 for Racing Bulls.
• With Oliver Bearman P13 and Esteban Ocon P14, Haas failed to score for the first time since the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
• As a result, Haas drop behind Williams into sixth in the Constructors’ Championship.
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