62nd Gran Premio de Espana stats:
250 – Last year Lewis Hamilton recorded here the 250th pole by a British driver in F.1 history.
125 – Sebastian Vettel scored 125 points in the Spanish GP, more than any other driver in history (Alonso 120, Schumacher 118).
12 – The only pole by Fernando Alonso in his home GP came 12 years ago with Renault.
10 – The last pole for Ferrari here came 10 years ago (2008: Kimi Raikkonen).
8 – Ferrari is the most successful team in Barcelona, with eight wins, the last one came in 2013 (Alonso).
7 – Fernando Alonso climbed on the podium 7 times here: he is second only to Michael Schumacher (12) for podiums at Barcelona.
6 – Since 2009, Vettel always finished his Spanish Grands Prix in the top-6.
6 – Lewis Hamilton can become the first driver who qualifies on the front row for a sixth consecutive year at this track. At the moment he shares the record with Michael Schumacher (2000-2004).
6 – Six years since last Williams win, scored here by Pastor Maldonado.
5 – Both Ferrari drivers, Raikkonen and Vettel, climbed five times on the podium here.
5 – Fernando Alonso’s last F.1 win to date came at Catalunya five years ago.
4 – Only Max Verstappen was able to win from fourth on the grid here. It happened two years ago.
4-5 – Last year Force India recorded their best result at Catalunya with Perez in 4th and Ocon in 5th.
3 – Sergio Perez finished ninth no less than three times at Catalunya.
3 – Valtteri Bottas’ 3rd place on the grid last year was the only time Mercedes missed out on a front row grid spot here in the Turbo/Hybrid era.
2 – Last year Sebastian Vettel recorded his best results at Catalunya in the Turbo/Hybrid era: he was 2nd on the grid and at the chequered flag.
1 – Mercedes is the only team which locked out the front row for four consecutive years in Catalunya (2013-2016).
1 – Max Verstappen won his maiden F.1 GP here two years ago, becoming the youngest winner in history (18 years 7 months 15 days).
0 – Raikkonen’s accident at the first corner last year was the only time a Ferrari didn’t score points here in the last five years.