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Spanish GP Facts & Stats: Hamilton sets new, all-time podium record

16 August 2020  03:23 PM

Sunday saw Lewis Hamilton move to the top of another ‘of all-time’ list, as the reigning champion recorded an imperious Spanish Grand Prix win. Here’s our round-up of all the tantalizing trivia to come out of the Barcelona race…

• Just 3 cars finished on the lead lap – the fewest since Austria 2018 (also 3), which was the only time in the last 73 Grands prix that Hamilton failed to finish or score.

• Hamilton’s victory gave him a 156th podium, a new all-time F1 record, moving him ahead of Michael Schumacher.