The recently concluded Azerbaijan Grand Prix not only treated fans to an exciting and intense race but also produced a series of fascinating statistical highlights.
By securing pole position in Baku, Charles Leclerc claimed his 26th career pole, equaling the record held by Mika Hakkinen. This marked Ferrari's fifth pole in Baku, Leclerc's fourth at this track, and his third of the season.
Oscar Piastri qualified second, securing his fifth career front-row start. This was also McLaren's first top-six start in Baku.
Sergio Perez's fourth-place finish allowed him to outperform his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen for the first time since the Miami GP in 2023.
By winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Australian driver Oscar Piastri claimed his second career victory and his second of the current season (after Hungary). Both wins came after starting from second place.
Prior to this race, McLaren drivers had never finished higher than fifth in Baku.
Piastri has scored the most points (135) in the last seven races, spanning from the Austrian GP to the Azerbaijan GP.
Piastri and his teammate Lando Norris, who finished fourth, earned 38 points in Baku. This marked the first time since the 2014 Australian GP that McLaren has led the Constructors' Championship, ending Red Bull Racing's 55-race or 847-day streak at the top.
Charles Leclerc's second-place finish was his best result in Azerbaijan. However, for the fourth consecutive year, Leclerc failed to win in Baku after starting from pole.
Max Verstappen finished fifth and has only secured one podium in the last five Grands Prix.
Alex Albon's seventh-place finish was Williams' best result of the season. His young teammate, Franco Colapinto, scored his first career points in just his second race. In these two races, Colapinto has already earned more points (four) than his predecessor at Williams, Logan Sargeant, did in the entire 2023 and 2024 seasons combined (one point).
Colapinto became the first Argentinian driver to score points since Carlos Reutemann at the 1982 South African GP.
Lewis Hamilton surpassed the milestone of 100,000 kilometers of race distance in his career (currently at 100,278 km), second only to Fernando Alonso (107,347 km).
Oliver Bearman finished tenth for Haas F1, becoming the first driver in Formula 1 history to score points for two different teams in his first two Grands Prix.
The Baku race was the second of the season (after Australia) to end under a Virtual Safety Car period.