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Dutch Grand Prix Facts & Stats: Verstappen takes long-held record from Moss after 17th victory

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Sean Kelly
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ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - SEPTEMBER 05: Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the

Few would argue that Formula 1’s return to Zandvoort was a huge success, with amazing fans, an amazing track, and an amazing race. But how did the numbers stack up? Here’s just a few of the more fascinating ones thrown up by the Dutch Grand Prix…

• Verstappen took his 7th win of 2021 and the 17th of his career

• He now has the most wins in F1 history without winning a title, surpassing the late, great Sir Stirling Moss.

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• Verstappen has taken consecutive wins in his country of birth – Belgium – and his country of nationality – the Netherlands.

• Verstappen is first driver to win the F3 Masters event and the Dutch GP at Zandvoort.

• No Dutchman had previously finished in the top 5 in a Dutch GP (Carel Godin de Beaufort took 6th in 1962, and Gijs van Lennep the same place in 1973).

• Verstappen today became the 19th driver in F1 history to lead 1,000 career laps.

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - SEPTEMBER 05: Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari prepares to drive on

It was a familiar 5th place for Ferrari's Charles Leclerc at Zandvoort

• Red Bull now have more hybrid wins in 51 races with Honda (13) than they scored in 100 hybrid races with Renault (12).

• This was Red Bull's first ever Dutch GP appearance.

• Lewis Hamilton finishes 2nd for Mercedes for the 5th time this year – he only finished 2nd once in all of 2020.

• Verstappen, Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas finished on the podium together for a record 19th time, but for only the 3rd time in this exact order, after the 70th Anniversary GP in 2020 and the Styrian GP in 2021.

• Just 3 cars finished on the lead lap today – the fewest since Spain 2020 (when there were also 3).

• AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly took P4 for his 10th points finish of 2021, equaling his 2020 total.

• It was only his 6th career top-4 finish in 77 starts.

• Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished 5th – the same position in which he finished in his last Zandvoort appearance, in the 2015 F3 European championship.

ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - SEPTEMBER 05: Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren F1

A point, but P10 is not where McLaren's Lando Norris wanted to be

• Alpine’s Fernando Alonso came home in P6 for only his 3rd top-6 finish of the year.

• After claiming P7, Carlos Sainz is now on a 6-race points streak for Ferrari.

• Red Bull’s Sergio Perez finished P8 after starting from the pit lane to end a 3-race pointless streak.

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• Esteban Ocon in P9 achieved his 4th consecutive points finish, but dropped behind Alpine team mate Alonso in the championship.

• After taking P10 for McLaren, Lando Norris has scored only 1 point in the last 3 races and loses 3rd place in the standings to Bottas today.

• There was no red flag today – for the 1st time in 4 races.

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