FACTS AND STATS: Racing Bulls’ Hadjar and Lawson both secure career-best results

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MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - MAY 23: Isack Hadjar of France driving the (6) Visa Cash App Racing BullsMONTE-CARLO, MONACO - MAY 23: Isack Hadjar of France driving the (6) Visa Cash App Racing Bulls VCARB 02 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 23, 2025 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

We knew the injection of a mandatory two pit stops in Monaco would make for some unusual strategies and while McLaren and Landon Norris took the win, Racing Bulls pulled a blinder, propelling both their drivers to headline-grabbing finishes. Of course, they weren’t the only ones giving us some fascinating numbers to ponder post-race…

• Lando Norris’ victory was McLaren’s first Monaco win since 2008 with Lewis Hamilton.

• It was a record-extending 16th win for McLaren in Monaco, their most at any F1 venue.

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• It was Norris’ first victory since the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

• It was Norris’ sixth career win, putting him level with team mate Oscar Piastri.

• Charles Leclerc’s P2 finish was Ferrari’s best result of the 2025 season.

• It was only Leclerc’s second Monaco podium finish in any racing category (he won the 2024 race).

• It was Ferrari’s 58th Monaco Grand Prix podium finish, the most by any constructor.

IMOLA, ITALY - MAY 17: Eighteenth placed qualifier Esteban Ocon of France and Haas F1 looks on inEsteban Ocon gave Haas their best-ever result around the Monaco streets

• Piastri’s P3 finish was his seventh consecutive podium result.

• It was McLaren’s first double podium in Monaco since 2007.

• For Piastri, it was his 34th point-scoring race weekend in a row (the third-longest streak in history).

• The top-three starters finished in grid order in Monaco for the third consecutive year.

• In P4, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen missed the podium for the fourth time in the last seven Grands Prix.

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• Verstappen has finished off the podium at the last two Monaco Grands Prix.

• Lewis Hamilton took P5 for Ferrari and has not finished on the podium in Monaco since 2019.

• Hamilton gained the most positions of all the point-scorers in the race, moving up two places.

• Esteban Ocon’s P7 was the Haas team’s best-ever result in a Monaco Grand Prix.

• It was Ocon’s third points finish of the season.

MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - MAY 25: Fernando Alonso of Spain and Aston Martin F1 Team walks in theAnother race, another non-scoring outcome for Fernando Alonso

• At Racing Bulls, Isack Hadjar’s P6 was a career-best finish for the French rookie.

• With Liam Lawson in P8, both Racing Bulls drivers scored their career-best finishes.

• It was also the first double-points finish for the Faenza team in Monaco since 2019.

• Williams’ Alex Albon finished ninth for the second consecutive Monaco Grand Prix.

• Albon has only failed to score once this season.

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• With team mate Carlos Sainz in P10, Williams scored points with both cars in Monaco for first time in 20 years.

• With George Russell 11th and Kimi Antonelli 18th, Mercedes failed to score for the first time since Australia 2024.

• Fernando Alonso’s retirement for Aston Martin means he is pointless after eight races, his worst start to a season in 10 years.

• Prior to his DNF in the Alpine, Pierre Gasly had a 100 percent finishing record in six Monaco starts.

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