The key figures to know before the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
The Jeddah Circuit is getting ready to welcome the F1 paddock for the fourth time in its history this weekend, for the second round of the 2024 championship.
2: Sergio Pérez holds the record for the most pole positions in Jeddah with those achieved in 2022 and 2023.
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– Depuis 2021 et son arrivée au calendrier F1, trois éditions du Grand Prix d’Arabie Saoudite se sont disputées.
– En trois éditions, trois pilotes différents se sont imposés ; Lewis Hamilton en 2021, Max Verstappen en 2022 et Sergio Pérez en 2023.
– Max Verstappen est le seul pilote à être monté sur les trois podiums des trois éditions du Grand Prix d’Arabie Saoudite ; une fois premier et deux fois deuxième.
5: The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is one of the five Grand Prix on the calendar where the race takes place entirely at night. It shares this characteristic with Bahrain, Singapore, Las Vegas, and Qatar.
6,174: In kilometers, the distance of one lap of the Jeddah circuit.
7: The number of drivers on the grid to have completed the full 150 laps of the first three editions of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Pierre Gasly, Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz, Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Esteban Ocon, and Charles Leclerc.
8: In Jeddah, Max Verstappen arrives with 8 consecutive victories. By winning in Jeddah, he could have 9. Let’s remember that he holds the record for the most consecutive victories (in a season), with 10 currently, achieved last year between Miami and Monza.
27: The number of corners that make up the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, the most significant of the 24 circuits on this season’s calendar.
50: The number of laps scheduled for the 2024 edition of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
100%: In the three editions of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the safety car has always had to intervene at least once during the race.
103: It was in Jeddah, in 2021, that Lewis Hamilton won the 103rd victory of his F1 career, his latest to date.
308.45: The total distance, in kilometers, that the drivers must cover to reach the finish line.
1’27”511: The track record belongs to Lewis Hamilton who set this time during the qualifying session in 2021 with Mercedes.
1’30”734: The fastest lap in the race was also set by Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes during the 2021 edition of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
