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Leclerc clinches 2019 pole position prize – despite being fourth fastest
He may have been disappointed to have finished only fourth quickest in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix, but for Charles Leclerc there was at least a silver lining to Max Verstappen taking pole...
Heading to the penultimate race in Interlagos, Leclerc was 7-5 ahead of Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas in the season-long battle to claim the Pirelli Pole Position Trophy. And with the Finn managing only fifth-best in qualifying, Leclerc is now assured of sealing the award – and in just his second season in F1.
How the poles have been won in 2019
- Australia - Lewis Hamilton
- Bahrain - Charles Leclerc
- China - Valtteri Bottas
- Azerbaijan - Valtteri Bottas
- Spain - Valtteri Bottas
- Monaco - Lewis Hamilton
- Canada - Sebastian Vettel
- France - Lewis Hamilton
- Austria - Charles Leclerc
- Great Britain - Valtteri Bottas
- Germany - Lewis Hamilton
- Hungary - Max Verstappen
- Belgium - Charles Leclerc
- Italy - Charles Leclerc
- Singapore - Charles Leclerc
- Russia - Charles Leclerc
- Japan - Sebastian Vettel
- Mexico - Charles Leclerc
- USA - Valtteri Bottas
- Brazil - Max Verstappen
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