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The inaugural <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-one/2021/qatar-grand-prix/classification/race">Qatar Grand Prix</a> threw quite a few surprises: Last-minute grid penalties, punctures without any warnings, and an old pro returning to the podium. But it wasn&rsquo;t all that surprising at the front with Lewis Hamilton taking yet another dominant win under lights ahead of title rival Max Verstappen. An intense race that saw many a record being broken or extended, here are all the numbers from the Qatar Grand Prix.&nbsp;
By crossing the finish line first at the Losail International Circuit, Mercedes continued their streak of winning the first race at every new venue in the turbo-hybrid era. Hamilton recorded his 102nd career victory and 60th win from pole position after 57 laps. He became the first driver to win on 30 different circuits in Formula 1. The only tracks he's yet to conquer are Buddh (India), Magny-Cours (France), Valencia (Spain), Yeongam (South Korea) and Zandvoort (Netherlands). The Brit led every lap from start to finish, the first time he&rsquo;s done so since last year&rsquo;s Belgian Grand Prix, 29 races ago. It was also the first time he&rsquo;s won back-to-back races since Portim&atilde;o-Barcelona.&nbsp;
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The defending champion has spent 228 laps in the lead this year compared to Verstappen's 620, yet is just eight points behind in the championship battle with two races left. Hamilton is also the most successful driver under lights, with 15 victories in 34 night races. His teammate, Valtteri Bottas, had a race to forget with a late grid penalty followed by a mid-race puncture which eventually forced him to retire on lap 48. Bottas had just six retirements in his previous four years with Mercedes (79 Grands Prix between 2017 and 2020) but has had four DNFs in 2021 alone.&nbsp;
Max Verstappen would have hoped for a Hamilton-esque charge to victory, after dropping to seventh for a yellow flag infringement, but found no answer to his rival&rsquo;s pace. He came in second and took his 58th top-three result, going past Nico Rosberg on the all-time list. As a result, Red Bull became the second team after Mercedes to register 100 podiums in the hybrid era. Interestingly, 21 of those have come in 2021 alone. Verstappen has finished in the top-2 in 16 of the 20 races this year, with one P9 finish in Hungary and three other retirements. The championship leader is currently on a career-best streak of six podiums, a feat he's achieved three times earlier as well. In a championship of fine margins, the Dutchman gained an extra consolation point for the fastest lap, his first since Austria.&nbsp;
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Sergio Perez inherited third place after Bottas&rsquo; sudden puncture and seemed set for his fourth rostrum appearance in five events. But a precautionary second stop and a late-race VSC halted his charge for a podium spot. He ultimately crossed the line in P4, his fifth top-4 finish in as many races.
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Fernando Alonso held his nerve to take his 98th career podium and his first since the 2014 Hungarian GP, a long wait of 2,674 days. His interval of 105 race entries between podiums is the longest for any driver in the sport. He is also just the second driver over the age of 40 to take a podium in the 2000s, after Michael Schumacher (Europe 2012). Quite interestingly, at the time of the Spaniard&rsquo;s last podium, Hamilton was a one-time champion while Verstappen was still racing in Formula 3.
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Esteban Ocon came in fifth, his best result since his maiden victory in Hungary. The Enstone-based team have scored points in 18 of the 20 races this year. Alpine were level on points with AlphaTauri after the last race, but now enjoy a 25-point lead in the Constructors' table over the latter.
Carlos Sainz scored for the 13th successive time and has finished every race since last year's Russian Grand Prix, a streak of 27 races. He finished ahead of his teammate, Charles Leclerc, for just the fifth time this year. Ferrari&rsquo;s mega triple-header sees them going home with 47 points and the team now stand well poised to clinch third in the standings.
McLaren managed to register just four points in the last triple-header of the year, equalling Alfa Romeo's tally. Since their dream double podium six races ago in Italy, Lando Norris has collected just 21 points, while Daniel Ricciardo has taken 22. Ricciardo hasn't scored for three straight races, the third time that's happened since his switch to Renault in 2019.
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AlphaTauri were the biggest losers on Sunday. Despite starting P2 and P8, the team fell backwards in the race to finish outside the points in 11th and 13th. After taking points in each of the first 13 races of the year, they've failed to score in three of the last seven events. Meanwhile, Lance Stroll ended the race in sixth after starting twelfth, his best result since his podium at the 2020 Sakhir GP.
The winning margin exceeded 20 seconds for the sixth time in 2021, with each of those races being won by either Verstappen or Hamilton. This season has seen 13 different drivers stand on the podium, same as 2020, 2012 and 2009. The trio of Hamilton, Verstappen and Alonso shared the rostrum for the very first time. They have a combined 336 podiums between them, the highest ever seen in Formula 1 between podium-finishers. The previous record was 331 when Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen stood on the podium at the 2018 Hungarian GP.
- Sundaram Ramaswami Twitter/Instagram - @f1statsguru

2021 Qatar Grand Prix

Losail International Circuit

Lewis Hamilton

Max Verstappen

Fernando Alonso

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F1 Qatar GP Stats Review by Sundaram Ramaswami

With the American leg now over, Formula 1 heads to the Middle East for the final three races of the 2021 season. The triple-header of flyaway events comes to an end in Qatar, a late replacement on the calendar after the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled for the second year in succession due to COVID-19. A new challenge in unknown territory awaits the teams, so let&rsquo;s go through all that you need to know about the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix.
The State of Qatar is set to become the 33rd country and the third in the Middle East, after Bahrain (2004) and the United Arab Emirates (2009), to host a Formula 1 race. A country new to Formula 1 but not to motorsport, it has staged numerous MotoGP and WSBK races in the last two decades. With the 2022 FIFA World Cup scheduled to take place in Qatar, it will become the 16th country to host a Formula 1 race and the football world cup.
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The venue for all the action will be the Losail International Circuit, a track located on the outskirts of the capital city of Doha. Built in 2004 at a cost of $60 million, it took just a year to complete construction. The last clockwise running venue of the year, it is 5.38 km in length and features 16 turns (ten to the right and six to the left), with expected lap times of under 1m30s. The track layout allows for just a sole DRS zone similar to Imola and Monaco.
Much of the overtaking is expected to be on the start-finish stretch. The main straight measures at 1,068 m, while the distance from pole to the first braking point is 450 m. The track is filled with medium and high-speed corners and draws comparisons to Mugello, another fast circuit to have previously hosted MotoGP. Turns 12 to 14 that form a triple-apex right-hander evoke memories of the Turn 8 section in Istanbul.
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Losail is the latest entrant in the small list of full night events after Singapore and Bahrain, with Jeddah to follow suit in two weeks time. The first race held under lights in MotoGP history was at this very venue back in 2008, even before Formula 1&rsquo;s maiden night race in Singapore later that year. Sunday&rsquo;s race will also be the 34th night race in Formula 1 history.
Although there are no past F1 records on offer, there are two drivers on the grid who&rsquo;ve driven at Losail before - Sergio Perez and Nikita Mazepin. Perez triumphed here in 2009 during the GP2 Asia series round, while Mazepin had a few outings here in the Formula 2000 championship in 2014. However, the one person who may know the track more than anyone else would be Davide Brivio, Alpine&rsquo;s current racing director. The Italian&rsquo;s lengthy stints with Yamaha and Suzuki while in MotoGP may allow him to pass a tip or two about the Losail track to his drivers.
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Sergio Perez won at Losail in GP2 Asia in 2009 - (Motorsport Images)
The floodlights will shine bright on the title rivalry that took an exciting turn after Lewis Hamilton&rsquo;s heroic effort last time out in Interlagos. Hamilton has won the most night races in F1 history (14) while his nemesis, Max Verstappen has just one win under lights - last year&rsquo;s Abu Dhabi GP. Mercedes have enjoyed some early dominance at new venues, having won the first race at every new circuit in the hybrid era (Sochi, Baku, Mugello and Portim&atilde;o).&nbsp;
In terms of milestones, McLaren will be looking forward to their 900th Grand Prix start in Formula 1, the second team to do so after Ferrari. Hamilton will be running high on confidence after the last race and victory on Sunday could make him the first driver to win at 30 different circuits.
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Losail could end up becoming one of the many tracks to host just a single Formula 1 race, despite Qatar&rsquo;s 10-year deal to remain in the sport. The sport won&rsquo;t return&nbsp;to these shores in 2022 due to the football world cup, and the rumours of a street circuit in Doha could mean Losail may very well end up as a one-off race destination. If that&rsquo;s the case, here&rsquo;s hoping the Qatar Grand Prix is a race to remember.
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F1 Qatar GP Stats Preview by Sundaram Ramaswami

The final MotoGP Grand Prix of the season, the Valenciana GP, had one main highlight: the final MotoGP race of Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT). Rossi didn&rsquo;t get his magic 200th podium in the end, as it was his fellow countryman Francesco Bagnaia who won ahead of two other Ducati riders, Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) and Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team).
 QUALIFYING On Saturday it was a tense fight for pole position and for the fourth time this season Jorge Mart&iacute;n would clinch the top spot on the grid beating Bagnaia by 0.064s. Jorge&rsquo;s pole position ended Bagnaia&rsquo;s streak of 5 pole positions in a row. The third rider on the front row of the grid was Jack Miller and so a full Ducati front row start, which was also the case in the Emilia Romagna GP when Bagnaia and Miller shared the front row with Luca Marini (SKY VR46 Esponsorama). World Champion Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) had qualified 8th his second worst starting position of the year, the frenchman started 15th in the Emilia Romagna GP. Rossi qualified tenth for his final race, considering his average grid position of this season is 15.6 that wasn&rsquo;t such a bad qualifying performance for the seven time MotoGP champion.
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In 2021 six different riders scored pole position: Bagnaia (6), Quartararo (5), Mart&iacute;n (4), Johann Zarco (1), Maverick Vi&ntilde;ales (1) and Pol Espargaro (1).
RACE Very soon after the start it was clear the fight for the win and the podium places would be between the three Ducati riders, although Mart&iacute;n had a good start he couldn&rsquo;t shake off Bagnaia while Miller was always within striking distance to take advantage in case there was some drama between the two riders in front of him. Bagnaia took over the lead on lap 15 to win his fourth race of the season. Mart&iacute;n finished for the first time in his career on P2 only 0.489s behind Bagnaia. Jack Miller made the Ducati party complete at the podium and with the Ducati Lenovo Team riders on P1 &amp; P3 they won the Team Championship for a second time; the first time they won the championship was in 2007 with Casey Stoner and Loris Capirossi, when the team raced under the name: Ducati Marlboro Team.
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In fourth place finished the 2020 World Champion Joan Mir who clinched third in the riders championship but missed out on a second win of his career, having secured six podiums during 2021. New World Champion Fabio Quartararo fought his way back from P8 to P5, the same position he finished on in the first race of the season in Qatar.
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The race had 2 retirements &Aacute;lex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) and Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda IDEMITSU) and and 1 rider withdrew (Pol Espargar&oacute; (Repsol Honda Team); for Rins this was his fifth fall or retirement of the season. In his career Rins has started in 80 races but retired in 16, meaning his retirement percentage stands at 20% for the season.
 Rossi would finished tenth in his last race, the same place he started, but that would not temper all the thank you&rsquo;s nor the farewell party celebration atmosphere that was seen at and around the Valencia circuit. &ldquo;Vale&rdquo; highlights stats now be secured between 2000 and 2021: 7 World Championships, 89 wins out 372 starts, 199 podiums, 55 pole positions, 75 fastest laps and 23 hat-tricks. 
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EXTRA &bull; Margin of victory: 0.489s &bull; Riders on the same lap as the winner: 18 &bull; Leaders: 2 (Mart&iacute;n-14 laps, Bagnaia-13) &bull; Top speed: 337.0 km/h &bull; Total falls for the event: 17
2021 IN A NUTTSHELL 8 different Winners 15 different Podium Finishers 6 different Pole Sitters 4 different Championship Leaders

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2021 Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana

Valentino Rossi

Francesco Bagnaia

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MotoGP Valenciana GP Review

The first <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/series/formula-one/summary/2021">Formula 1</a> <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/formula-one/2021/sao-paulo-grand-prix/info">Sao Paulo Grand Prix</a> or the 38th F1 Grand Prix held at <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/venue/autodromo-jose-carlos-pace/overview">Interlagos</a> was eventful throughout the whole weekend and ended in an another tense battle between the two championship protagonists. Luckily this time it did not end at the side of the track but both drivers finished on the podium as <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/lewis-hamilton/summary/series/formula-one">Lewis Hamilton</a> (<a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/mercedes/summary/series/formula-one">Mercedes</a>) beat <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/max-verstappen/summary/series/formula-one">Max Verstappen</a> (<a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/red-bull-racing/summary/series/formula-one">Red Bull</a>); &nbsp;it was the 12th time this season they stood together on the podium.
Sprint Qualifying (Race) The 4309m long Interlagos track was also the place for the third Sprint Qualifying race of the season which would determine the grid order for Sunday&rsquo;s Grand Prix. In the qualifying on Friday it was Lewis Hamilton who was fastest but after a technical inspection of the rear wing of his car, it was found illegal. The front wing issue meant a disqualification from qualifying and Hamilton would start last and so pole position for the Sprint went to Max Verstappen, for Verstappen it was the first he would start from Pole in a Sprint race. The 24 lap Sprint race would not shake up the order of the grid that much, <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/valtteri-bottas/summary/series/formula-one">Valtteri Bottas</a> (Mercedes) had a better start than Verstappen and won for the for the second time a sprint race but would this time keep the pole position for Sunday&rsquo;s Grand Prix as previously he had a engine penalty in Italy. While Hamilton was able to fight from last on the grid to P5 in the &nbsp;race it was <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/carlos-sainz/summary/series/formula-one">Carlos Sainz</a> (<a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/ferrari-2/summary/series/formula-one">Ferrari</a>) who finished third, his best Sprint Qualifying result.&nbsp;
In the three Sprint races we had this year, 5 different drivers scored points by finishing in the top 3: Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/daniel-ricciardo/summary/series/formula-one">Daniel Ricciardo</a> (<a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/mclaren/summary/series/formula-one">McLaren</a>) and Carlos Sainz.
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Valtteri Bottas ahead of Max Verstappen in the Sprint Qualifying Race (Motorsport Images)
Starting Grid Pole position went to Valtteri Bottas, his 20th from his F1 career bringing him to an equal amount of as <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/damon-hill/summary/series/formula-one">Damon Hill</a> or 14th in the all time list. Verstappen would line-up on the front row for 28th time, the same amount <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/riccardo-patrese/summary/series/gt-world-challenge-europe">Riccardo Patrese</a> achieved in his career from 1977 until 1993. Due to a penalty for an engine change, Hamilton had start the Grand Prix from P10. Tenth on the grid wasn&rsquo;t Hamilton&rsquo;s worst starting position in Brazil, in 2017 he started from P20 (Finished 4th) and in 2009 he started from P17 but did not finish the race. For the first time in <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/george-russell/summary/series/formula-one">George Russell</a>&rsquo;s (<a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/williams/summary/series/formula-one">Williams</a>) F1 career he was beaten by his teammate as <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/nicholas-latifi/summary/series/formula-one">Nicholas Latifi</a> who not only beat him in Q1 by 0.036s, but he also finished ahead of Russell in the Sprint (P16 vs P17).
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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16B, leads Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes W12, Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB16B, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF21, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF21, and the rest of the field at the start (Motorsport Images)
RACE The Grand Prix itself was won by Hamilton, who after the start and 2 Safety cars, quickly moved through the field and by lap 5 he was already in third place. Hamilton won his sixth race of the season and his 101st from his F1 career, but he had to fight for it and only led 17 laps of the race while Verstappen, who finished second for the sixth time this year, led 51 laps. Hamilton&rsquo;s win from P10 was the first time anyone had won from a grid place lower than P8 as <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/giancarlo-fisichella/summary/series/world-endurance-championship">Giancarlo Fisichella</a> won in 2003 from P8 in a <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/jordan/summary/series/f3000-international-championship">Jordan</a>.
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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W12, leads Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF21 (Motorsport Images)
Bottas finished third, his eigth third place of 2021 and his 66th podium finish of his career. <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/sergio-perez/summary/series/formula-one">Sergio Perez</a> (Red Bull) finished fourth and snatched the Fastest Lap away from Hamilton on the final lap of the race. 
The Ferrari&rsquo;s were clearly the third best team in Brazil with a P5 &amp; P6, and collected important points for the constructors championship as McLaren scored only 1 point (<a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/lando-norris/summary/series/formula-one">Lando Norris</a> P10).
<a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/pierre-gasly/summary/series/formula-one">Pierre Gasly</a> finished seventh, the same position he had started from, but more important for his <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/scuderia-alphatauri-honda/summary/series/formula-one">AlphaTauri</a> Team are the points that go with that P7, as the <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/alpine/summary/series/formula-one">Alpine</a> drivers finished P8 &amp; P9. With the 6 points collected by the Alpine drivers (<a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/esteban-ocon/summary/series/formula-one">Esteban</a> Ocon and <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/fernando-alonso/summary/series/formula-one">Fernando Alonso</a>), Alpine and &nbsp;AlphaTauri are now equal on points for the battle for P5 in the constructors championship.&nbsp;
Lando Norris scored the final point with P10 and with the retirement of Daniel Ricciardo on lap 49, McLaren has now scored 1 point in two races in a row; they also scored just 1 point at Zandvoort in the Netherlands.
With 3 races to go Verstappen leads the championship with 14 points, he won 9 races this year vs Hamilton 6. Whatever happens at the next round <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/formula-one/2021/qatar-grand-prix/info">Qatar</a> the championship battle will go on untill <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/formula-one/2021/saudi-arabian-grand-prix/info">Saudi Arabia</a>.
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EXTRA &bull; Margin of victory: 10.496s &bull; Finished on the same lap as the winner's lap: 6 &bull; Leaders: 3 (Verstappen-51 laps, Hamilton-17, Bottas-3) &bull; Top speed: 344.6 km/h (Gasly) &bull; Safety car periods: 3 (8 laps) &bull; Pit stops: 37 &bull; Overtakes: 56

2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas

Sergio Pérez

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F1 Sao Paulo GP Stats

<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/series/moto2/summary/2021">Moto2 - Valencia</a> In Moto2 <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/simone-corsi/summary/series/moto2">Simone Corsi</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/forward-racing/summary/series/moto2">MV Agusta Forward Racing</a>) started from the second time in his Moto2 career from pole position but did not finish the race. Moto2 Rookie <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/raul-fernandez-2/summary/series/moto2">Ra&uacute;l Fern&aacute;ndez</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/ajo-motorsport/summary/series/moto2">Red Bull KTM Ajo</a>) won for the 8th time this year and set the fastest lap, he has won 3 more races in this season than his teammate <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/remy-gardner/summary/series/moto2">Remy Gardner</a> who sealed the title with a 10th place. <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/fabio-di-giannantonio/summary/series/moto2">Fabio Di Giannantonio</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/federal-oil-gresini-moto2/summary/series/moto2">Federal Oil Gresini Moto2</a>) finshed second, his 4th podium finish of the year and with a P7 in the final standings this is Di Giannantonio&rsquo;s best season in Moto2. The final podium spot was for <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/augusto-fernandez/summary/series/moto2">Augusto Fern&aacute;ndez</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/marc-vds-racing-team/summary/series/moto2">Elf Marc VDS Racing Team</a>), it was his 11th podium finish in Moto2, 6 of those 11 podiums were achieved in 2021.
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Remy Gardner, Red Bull KTM Ajo (Motorsport Images)
<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/series/moto3/summary/2021">Moto3 - Valencia</a> For the first time the 17 year old <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/pedro-acosta-sanchez/summary/series/moto3">Pedro Acosta S&aacute;nchez</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/ajo-motorsport/summary/series/moto2">Red Bull KTM Ajo</a>) newly crowned Moto3 champion started on pole position for a Moto3 race but just as in Moto2 the rider on pole would not finish the race. The victory went to <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/xavier-artigas/summary/series/moto3">Xavier Artigas</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/leopard-racing/summary/series/moto3">Leopard Racing</a>) who also set the fastest laps of the race. This was Artigas first win in Moto3, his previous best finish was a P7 in France in 2021. Only 0.043s behind Artigas at the chequered finished <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/sergio-garcia/summary/series/moto3">Sergio Garcia</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/aspar-team/summary/series/moto2">GASGAS Valresa Aspar Team</a>) who scored his 10th podium in Moto3, of which 6 of those 10 in 2021. The third spot of the podium was for <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/jaume-masia/summary/series/moto3">Jaume Masi&aacute;</a> (Red Bull KTM Ajo). &nbsp;
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Xavier Artigas, Leopard Racing (Motorsport Images)
<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/results/supercars-championship/2021/sydney-supersprint/info">Supercars - Sydney Motorsport Park</a> In the Australian Supercars the first race of the weekend was won by <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/anton-de-pasquale/summary/series/supercars-championship">Anton De Pasquale</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/djr-team-penske/summary/series/supercars-championship">Shell V-Power Racing</a>) after he started from pole position. He repeated the same performance again in race 2 and in both races heset the fastest lap; this was De Pasquale&rsquo;s sixth win of the season. Championship leader <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/shane-van-gisbergen/summary/series/supercars-championship">Shane Van Gisbergen</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/red-bull-ampol-racing/summary/series/supercars-championship">Red Bull Ampol Racing</a>) finished in the first race second and in race 2 and race 3 of the weekend he was third; from the 28 races held in 2021 Van Gisbergen finished 22 times on &nbsp;the podium of which 13 victories! The third race was won by <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/william-brown/summary/series/supercars-championship">William Brown</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/erebus-motorsport/summary/series/supercars-championship">Erebus WD-40 Racing</a>), it's a MILESTONE for the 23 year old Brown from Toowoomba as this was his first win in Supercars.
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<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/series/imsa-sportscar-championship/summary/2021">IMSA</a> <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/results/imsa-sportscar-championship/2021/motul-petit-le-mans/info">Petit Le Mans</a> The final race of the IMSA Sportscar Championship season, Petit Le Mans at <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/venue/road-atlanta/overview">Road Atlanta</a> was won by the Mazda #55 of <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/oliver-jarvis/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Oliver Jarvis</a>, <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/harry-tincknell/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Harry Tincknell</a> and <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/jonathan-bomarito/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Jonathan Bomarito</a>. It's a fairytale end of for the <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/speedsource/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Mazda team</a> as this was their final race in the series. During 10 hours of racing only 4 cars completed the same amount of laps as the winners (410 laps). Next to the winner eyers were on the championship battle as in second place finished the <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/action-express-racing/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Whelen Engineering Racing</a> with <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/felipe-nasr/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Felipe Nasr</a>, <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/mike-conway/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Mike Conway</a> and <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/luis-felipe-derani/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Luis Felipe Derani</a> behind the wheel closely followed (+0.405s) by the #10 <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/konica-minolta-acura/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Konica Minolta Acura</a> from <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/ricky-taylor/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Ricky Taylor</a>, <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/filipe-albuquerque/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Filipe Albuquerque</a> and <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/alexander-rossi/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Alexander Rossi</a>. Those P2 &amp; P3 were very important as Nasr and Derani clinched the drivers title in the DPi class over Albuquerque and Taylor with 11 points difference. Victory in LMP2 was for <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/starworks-motorsport/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Tower Motorsport by Starworks</a> with <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/john-farano/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">John Farano</a>, <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/gabriel-aubry/summary/series/world-endurance-championship">Gabriel Aubry</a> and <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/james-french/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">James French</a> as the drivers.&nbsp; In LMP3 the highest place car after 10 hours was the <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/riley-motorsports/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Riley Motorsports</a> of <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/gar-robinson/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Gar Robinson</a>, <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/felipe-fraga/summary/series/world-endurance-championship">Felipe Fraga</a> and <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/scott-andrews/summary/series/world-endurance-championship">Scott Andrews</a>. In GT Le Mans it was Porsche who took the win with <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/cooper-macneil/summary/series/world-endurance-championship">Cooper MacNeil</a>, <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/mathieu-jaminet/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Mathieu Jaminet</a> and <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/matt-campbell/summary/series/world-endurance-championship">Matt Campbell</a> while in GT Daytona it was an Aston Martin victory with <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/ian-james/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Ian James</a>, <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/roman-de-angelis/summary/series/imsa-sportscar-championship">Roman De Angelis</a> and <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/ross-gunn/summary/series/world-endurance-championship">Ross Gunn</a>.
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2021 Motul Petit Le Mans

Sydney Motorsport Park

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Moto2, Moto3, Supercars, IMSA Sportscar

The final race of the <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/series/motogp/summary/2021">2021 MotoGP season</a> takes place this weekend at <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/venue/circuit-ricardo-tormo/overview">Valencia</a> in Spain. Two out of the 3 titles have already been decided but the Teams Championship is still to be decided. <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/yamaha-motor-racing/summary/series/motogp">Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP</a> has chance to overhaul <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/ducati-corse/summary/series/motogp">Ducati Lenovo</a> but it will need to see some drama from the Ducati drivers and a double podium finish to do that. Probably the spotlight during the weekend will not be on that battle but on <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/valentino-rossi/summary/series/motogp">Valentino Rossi</a> (Petronas Yamaha SRT), as race 927 in the history of the series will mark the final race of Rossi&rsquo;s career.
 Since 1999 there have been 22 MotoGP races on the 4005m long Valencia circuit, 21 times the race was named as the Valenciana Grand Prix but last year the first one of a double header it was named Gran Premio de Europa.
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The most race wins on the Valencia circuit, is shared between <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/jorge-lorenzo/summary/series/motogp">Jorge Lorenzo</a> (Yamaha) and <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/dani-pedrosa/summary/series/motogp">Dani Pedrosa</a> (Honda), each with four wins. Valentino Rossi won two times on Valencia, once with a Honda (2003) and once with a Yamaha in 2004. Other drivers with a race win from the current grid are <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/franco-morbidelli/summary/series/motogp">Franco Morbidelli</a> (2020) and <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/joan-mir/summary/series/motogp">Joan Mir</a> (Europan GP &ndash; 2020). <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/marc-marquez/summary/series/motogp">Marc Marquez</a> won also two times at Valencia but won&rsquo;t start in the final race of this season because of vision problems following a concussion.
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As with the race wins at Valencia, the most amount of podiums is shared between two drivers. Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa both scored 8 podium finishes. Marc Marquez follows with 6 podium finishes, <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/casey-stoner/summary/series/motogp">Casey Stoner</a> and Jorge Lorenzo have each 5 podiums at the circuit.&nbsp;
In 2019 this year&rsquo;s World Champion <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/fabio-quartararo/summary/series/motogp">Fabio </a><a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/fabio-quartararo/summary/series/motogp">Quartararo</a> finished once on the Valencia podium and he finished second after setting pole position on the Saturday. Runner up in the standings this year is <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/francesco-bagnaia/summary/series/motogp">Francesco Bagnaia</a>, his best result at Valencia is an 11th place with <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/francesco-bagnaia/summary/series/motogp">Pramac Racing</a>, in last year&rsquo;s Valenciana GP. Bagnaia didn&rsquo;t finish the European GP and withdrew from the 2019 Valencia race. Bagnaia&rsquo;s best result outside MotoGP is a fourth place in Moto2 in 2017.
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Fabio Quartararo, Petronas Yamaha SRT, Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team - 2019 Valenciana GP (Motorsport Images)
Looking at the pole positions on the Valencia track, it is Casey Stoner who leads the list with 4; Stoner started in pole between 2008 and 2011 but won only twice (2008 &amp; 2011). Since 2016 the pole position on the Spanish track has gone to a different driver: 2016 &ndash; Jorge Lorenzo, 2017 &ndash; Marc Marquez, 2018 &ndash; <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/maverick-vinales/summary/series/motogp">Maverick Vi&ntilde;ales</a>, 2019 &ndash; Fabio Quartararo, 2020 race 1 &ndash; <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/pol-espargaro/summary/series/motogp">Pol Espargar&oacute;</a> and &nbsp;race 2 &ndash; Franco Morbidelli. With &lsquo;Pecco&rsquo; Bagnaia on a current pole position streak of five, can he continue the different pole sitters stat and turn the pole streak into six?&nbsp;
Sunday race will be held over 27 laps (108.1 km), untill 2017 the race was 30 laps long (120.1 km) but in 2018 the race was stopped after 14 laps&nbsp;due to bad weather conditions.
In his 372nd start after winning 7 times the MotoGP Championship, 89 wins, 55 pole positions and 199 podiums (an all-time best) Valentino Rossi&rsquo;s career in MotoGP will come to an end, but wouldn&rsquo;t it be fairytale end if he could change the 199 podium finishes in a 200?
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EXTRA Pole Position Record: 2016 &ndash; Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1&rsquo;29.401 (161.2 km/h) Fastest Lap Record: 2019 &ndash; Marc Marquez (Honda) 1&rsquo;31.116 (158 km/h) GP with most race leaders: 2012 with 4 diferent leaders: Pedrosa, Lorenzo, <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/aleix-espargaro/summary/series/motogp">Aleix Espargar&oacute;</a> and <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/andrea-dovizioso/summary/series/motogp">Andrea Dovizioso</a>.

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MotoGP Valenciana GP Preview

If one carnival wasn&rsquo;t enough, it&rsquo;s time for round two, this time in Brazil for Round 19 of the <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/series/formula-one/summary/2021">world championship</a>. After being unable to host a race for the first time since 1973, Brazil makes a much-awaited comeback to the calendar with the event now titled the &lsquo;<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-one/2021/sao-paulo-grand-prix/info">S&atilde;o Paulo Grand Prix</a>&rsquo;. As the season slowly nears its end, everyone&rsquo;s eyes will be on the numbers considering so little separates our title rivals. This weekend&rsquo;s race definitely has the potential to swing it either way.
A country that is just as passionate as Mexico, Brazil is set to host its 47th Grand Prix. A majority of those races (37) have been held at the <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/venue/autodromo-jose-carlos-pace/overview">Aut&oacute;dromo Jos&eacute; Carlos Pace</a> in the neighbourhood of Interlagos. The circuit was inaugurated in 1940 but was acquainted with Formula 1 only in 1973 after the success of Brazil&rsquo;s first world champion, <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/emerson-fittipaldi/summary/series/world-endurance-championship">Emerson Fittipaldi</a>. After a brief switch to <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/venue/autodromo-internacional-nelson-piquet/overview">Rio de Janeiro</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/nelson-piquet/summary/series/24-hours-of-le-mans">Nelson Piquet</a>&rsquo;s hometown), the event returned to Interlagos in 1990 after the emergence of <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/ayrton-senna/summary/series/formula-one">Ayrton Senna</a>, a S&atilde;o Paulo local.
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Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.26-28 March 1993.Ayrton Senna (McLaren Ford) celebrates 1st position on the podium. (Motorsport Images)
Inspired by the Roosevelt Raceway in the USA and named in honour of Jos&eacute; Carlos Pace, the circuit is the fourth-shortest one on the calendar at 4.309km. Quite undulating in nature and one of the few anticlockwise venues of the year, its first and third sectors are run largely flat-out, which is balanced out by the snaky in-field section in sector two. It is located around 800m above sea level making it Formula 1&rsquo;s second-highest circuit in altitude and features one of the longest pitlanes in the sport.
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Top honours in Brazil go to the legendary pairing of <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/alain-prost/summary/series/formula-one">Alain Prost</a> and Ayrton Senna. Prost has six wins to his name - five of which came in Rio de Janeiro - while Senna claimed six pole positions during his time, three more than anyone else. McLaren remains the team to beat in Brazil with 12 victories and 11 pole positions across both venues. At Interlagos, the Germans proved more powerful as <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/michael-schumacher/summary/series/formula-one">Michael Schumacher</a> and <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/sebastian-vettel/summary/series/formula-one">Sebastian Vettel</a> racked up four and three wins respectively. No other driver has won more than twice at this circuit. Schumacher also leads the podium charts with 10 podiums between 1992 and 2002.
Pole position in Mexico has proven costly in recent years but conversely has been quite beneficial in Brazil. Six of the last seven races in Interlagos have been won from pole. Also, every Brazilian Grand Prix since 2008 has been won from the front row. With the front-runners carrying such an advantage, it could seem the circuit provides fewer opportunities to pass, but in fact, Interlagos has one of the highest overtake percentages in the hybrid era - an average of 43 overtakes per race. That said, drivers starting further back have also shone from time to time. <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/giancarlo-fisichella/summary/series/world-endurance-championship">Giancarlo Fisichella</a> after starting eighth in a Jordan, won the 2003 race in bizarre circumstances and was awarded the trophy only at the next race, whereas <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/carlos-sainz/summary/series/formula-one">Carlos Sainz</a> scored a podium finish in 2019 after starting from the back of the grid.
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Carlos Sainz Jr., McLaren MCL34 (Motorsport Images)
The sprint format returns for the third and last time this year. <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/max-verstappen/summary/series/formula-one">Max Verstappen</a> is yet to score points in a Grand Prix that has included sprint qualifying. He clashed with <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/lewis-hamilton/summary/series/formula-one">Lewis Hamilton</a> in the previous two sprint iterations (Britain and Italy). With 29 points on offer (25 for race win, 3 for sprint and 1 for fastest lap), it's perhaps the best opportunity for Hamilton to claw his way back into the championship fight.
But it could be a tough ask for the defending champion. Interlagos is one of Hamilton's least favourite circuits in terms of numbers. In 13 appearances, he has stood on the podium just five times with two wins, while his average of 10 points per race is one of his lowest amongst all circuits. However, <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/mercedes/summary/series/formula-one">Mercedes</a> do have a good record at this venue. They have a 100% scoring streak and have won here on four occasions in the hybrid era.&nbsp;
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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1 W09 - Won in 2018 (Motorsport Images).
The favourites tag goes to the in-form <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/red-bull-racing/summary/series/formula-one">Red Bull</a> team once again this weekend. They have won five of the last eleven races here with Verstappen triumphing from pole in 2019. The Dutchman could have tasted victory once more had it not been for his late-race collision with <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/esteban-ocon/summary/series/formula-one">Esteban Ocon</a> in 2018. Nevertheless, Verstappen will be eyeing a clean sweep of races in the Americas this year after previously winning in USA and Mexico.
Eight drivers from the current grid have stood on the podium in Interlagos. <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/fernando-alonso/summary/series/formula-one">Fernando Alonso</a> tops that list with eight podiums but has surprisingly never won here. He remains the only one in the top-12 of the drivers&rsquo; standings not to take a podium finish this year. <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/daniel-ricciardo/summary/series/formula-one">Daniel Ricciardo</a> had a torrid race last weekend and will look to bounce back with a good points haul. He is set to surpass <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/nico-rosberg/summary/series/formula-one">Nico Rosberg</a> for the second-most consecutive race starts in Formula 1 - 206. With each season comprising over 20 races, the Aussie could overhaul Lewis Hamilton&rsquo;s record (265) in 2024.
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Daniel Ricciardo, Renault R.S.19 with a broken front wing, Carlos Sainz Jr., McLaren MCL34 and Sergio Perez, Racing Point RP19 (Motorsport Images)
The nation that sits third (101) in the all-time wins list, Brazil has missed the presence of a local driver for a few years now. The last Brazilian to drive in front of his home crowd was <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/felipe-massa/summary/series/24h-le-mans-virtual">Felipe Massa</a> in 2017, while the last one to win a race was <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/rubens-barrichello/summary/series/24h-le-mans-virtual">Rubens Barrichello</a> in Italy 2009. One of the most experienced racers, Barrichello surprisingly never stood on the top step in Brazil and unfortunately had to settle with a solitary podium in 19 home appearances.
The race in Brazil always tends to produce drama in some form or the other. Interlagos has played host to six drivers&rsquo; title showdowns in the past, some of the most memorable ones being 2008 and 2012. Although the championship won&rsquo;t be decided this Sunday, it will nevertheless leave at an exciting juncture for the next three races.
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 By Sundaram Ramaswami Twitter/Instagram - @f1statsguru

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Sao Paulo GP Stat preview by Sundaram Ramaswami

Last Sunday at <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/venue/ism-raceway/overview">Phoenix Raceway</a> <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/kyle-larson/summary/series/nascar-cup-series">Kyle Larson</a> won his 10th race of the NASCAR Cup season, by winning the championship race of the Playoffs he is the 2021 <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/series/nascar-cup-series/summary/2021">NASCAR Cup</a> Champion. Larson won his first NASCAR Cup title and is the 35th different champion of the series since it&rsquo;s inauguration in 1949.
 Kyle Larson from Elk Grove in California was born on 31st of July in 1992 (29 years old) and started to race at a national level in 2012. Straight away he won the 2012 K&amp;N Pro East championship with Rev Racing and made his debut in the Camping World (now <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/series/nascar-truck-series/summary/2021">NASCAR Trucks Series</a>) with a Top 5 finish at Phoenix. In 2013 he stepped up to the Nationwide Series (now <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/series/nascar-xfinity-series/summary/2021">NASCAR Xfinity</a>) with <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/turner-motorsports/summary/series/nascar-xfinity-series">Turner Scott Motorsports</a>; in his debut race he had an infamous crash at <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/venue/daytona-international-speedway/overview">Daytona</a> just before the finish line on the final lap, but would go on to finish 8th in the standings at the end of the year with 9 Top 5 finishes. In the same year Larson competed in 2 races in the Camping World series, he won his first race at <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/venue/rockingham-speedway/overview">Rockingham</a> and finished second in the other race. After impressing in both support series of the Cup series he made his debut in the Cup Series with <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/phoenix-racing-2/summary/series/gt-world-challenge-europe">Phoenix Racing,</a> however from 4 races his best finish was a 15th place at <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/venue/homestead-miami-speedway/overview">Homestead</a>.
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&nbsp;21-23 February, 2013, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA: Kyle Larson gets airborne over Brad Keselowski and Brian Scott crash (Motorsport Images)
From 2014 onwards his main focus would be the Cup Series with <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/chip-ganassi-racing/summary/series/indy-car-series">Chip Ganassi Racing</a>. In his first year with the Ganassi team he finished 5 times in the Top 5 from the 36 races and finished 17th in the standings, but he had to wait until 2016 for his first win in the Cup Series. That first win came at the second <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/venue/michigan-international-speedway/overview">Michigan</a> race of the year where he had qualified 12th on the grid; in an eventful race, that had 13 different leaders, Larson won with a margin of 1.478s and had led most laps (41 of the 200).
 Larson divided his racing activities over multiple series in the previous years, he even won the <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/24-hours-of-daytona/2015/daytona-24h/classification/race">Daytona 24 Hours overall in 2015</a> together with <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/scott-dixon/summary/series/indy-car-series">Scott Dixon</a>, <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/tony-kanaan/summary/series/indy-car-series">Tony Kanaan</a> and <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/jamie-mcmurray/summary/series/nascar-cup-series">Jamie McMurray</a> in a Chip Ganassi Riley DP-Ford. From 2017 his focus was mostly on the NASCAR series, he won 4 times in the Cup and 3 times in the Xfinity series. He didn&rsquo;t win at all in the 2018 Cup series but won 4 times in the Xfinity Series that same year.
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21-25 January, 2015, Daytona Beach, Florida USA. 02, Ford EcoBoost, Riley DP, P, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Kyle Larson, Jamie McMurray crosses the start finish line. (Motorsport Images).
2019 was for Larson a very consistent season results wise with only one win but eight Top 5 finishes and seventeen Top 10 finishes in 36 starts, brought him a sixth place in the final standings. Sixth was a career best at that point.&nbsp;
Before the pandemic hit racing activities, 2020 started well for him with one Top 5 finish and three Top 10 &nbsp;finishes in 4 races. On April 12th, Larson made a comment during an iRacing event which included a racial slur while on air. NASCAR slapped and suspended Larson for that comment; an apology didn&rsquo;t help undo his suspension but he worked hard to repair his attitude and character.&nbsp;
On october 28th 2020 <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/hendrick-motorsports/summary/series/nascar-cup-series">Hendrick Motorsports</a> announced Larson was to drive from them in 2021 and with 10 wins, 20 Top 5&rsquo;s, 26 Top 10&rsquo;s and an average finish of 9.08 with only 2 retirements there's no doubt he truly deserves the big 2021 championship cup.
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After his championship winning season, Kyle Larson has &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;won 16 times in the NASCAR Cup Series &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;76 Top 5 finishes &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;127 Top 10 finishes &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;1 Hat-Trick (Win, Pole position &amp; Fastest lap) at Sonoma (2021)&nbsp; He&rsquo;s the seventh different champion since the introduction of the Playoffs in the NASCAR Cup Series.
He&rsquo;s the fourth champion from the state of California, the other three are: Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson.
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Kyle Larson

Hendrick Motorsports

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Champion Kyle Larson career & stats

The penultimate round of the MotoGP season was held at the 4592m long <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/venue/algarve-international-circuit/overview">Algarve Circuit</a> in Portugal, the drivers championship was already decided at the previous round at Misano but the teams and constructors title were still up for grabs.
 From early on in the weekend the new World Champion <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/fabio-quartararo/summary/series/motogp">Fabio Quartararo</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/yamaha-motor-racing/summary/series/motogp">Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP</a>) and rival <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/francesco-bagnaia/summary/series/motogp">&lsquo;Pecco&rsquo; Bagnaia</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/ducati-corse/summary/series/motogp">Ducati Lenovo Team</a>) made it clear they weren&rsquo;t going to slow down because of the big price was already handed out but on Saturday there was nobody or nothing that could stop Bagnaia from taking his fifth pole position in a row, his sixth of the year. Six poles is one more than Quartaro in 2021, the last time the frenchman took pole was for the <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/motogp/2021/gran-premi-di-catalunya/info">Catalunyan Grand Prix</a> in june. With one race left on the calendar there have been 6 different pole sitters this year. Next to Bagnaia on the front row for Sunday&rsquo;s race was his teammate <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/jack-miller-2/summary/series/motogp">Jack Miller</a> flanked by <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/joan-mir/summary/series/motogp">Joan Mir</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/suzuki-motogp/summary/series/motogp">Team Suzuki ECSTAR</a>) on P3. The first Yamaha on the grid was Quartararo on P7, that was his second worst starting position of the season as he started from P15 in the <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/motogp/2021/gran-premio-nolan-del-made-in-italy-e-dell-emilia-romagna/info">Emilia Romagna GP</a>.
At the start Bagnia lost initially two places to teammate Jack Miller and to Joan Mir but even before the end of the first lap the 24 &nbsp;year old Italian from Torino had retaken the lead to never give it back again. Not only Bagnaia led from start to finish he also set the fastest lap of the race on lap 5; meaning together with the pole position from Saturday this is &lsquo;Pecco&rsquo;s first Grand Slam of his career!
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Joan Mir finished second exactly 2.478s behind Bagnaia, it&rsquo;s the 2020 World Champion 13th podium finish of his career and his sixth of this year which is one less than in 2020. An extra highlight for the spaniard is the P3 on the grid that equals his best starting postion in his MotoGP career, he also started from P3 in the <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/motogp/2020/bmw-m-grand-prix-von-styria/info">2020 Styrian GP</a>. With that second place and 20 points that go with it Mir has now secured third place in the drivers championship; considering he was sixth in the standings after 5 races that has been a good crawl back up in the standings.
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The third podium spot was for Jack Miller who held off <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/alex-marquez/summary/series/motogp">Alex M&aacute;rquez</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/team-lcr/summary/series/motogp">LCR Honda Castrol</a>) by 0.051s, with that 3rd podium spot and no Yamaha in sight in the first 10 places at the chequered Ducati secured for the second time in a row the constructors championship. For the teams championship Monster Energy Yamaha still has a chance but needs some drama from the Ducati Lenovo Team drivers in the final round next weekend at <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/results/motogp/2021/gran-premio-de-la-comunitat-valenciana/info">Valencia</a>. The first Yamaha at the finish was <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/valentino-rossi/summary/series/motogp">Valentino Rossi</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/sic-racing-team/summary/series/motogp">Petronas Yamaha SRT</a>) who in his penultimate race of his MotoGP career finished 13th.&nbsp;
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Jack Miller, Ducati Team. (Motorsport Images)
The race was red flagged after 23 laps after a collision between home rider <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/miguel-oliveira/summary/series/motogp">Miguel Oliveira</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/ktm/summary/series/motogp">Red Bull KTM Factory Racing</a>) and <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/iker-lecuona/summary/series/motogp">Iker Lecuona</a> (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/tech-3/summary/series/motogp">Tech3 KTM Factory Racing</a>) that took both out and needed medical checks. There were 4 falls in the race (12 during the event), the most important one was of Quartararo who lost control of his Yamaha on lap 20 when he was on P7.
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Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing, crash. (Motorsport Images)
EXTRA &bull; Margin of victory: 2.478s &bull; On the winner's lap: 17 &bull; Leaders: 1 (Bagnaia) &bull; Top speed: 351.7 km/h (<a href="https://motorsportstats.com/driver/johann-zarco/summary/series/motogp">Johann Zarco</a> - <a href="https://motorsportstats.com/team/pramac-racing/summary/series/motogp">Pramac Racing</a>) &bull; Total falls during the event: 12

2021 Algarve Grand Prix

Algarve International Circuit

Ducati Corse

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MotoGP Algarve GP

Yet another race, yet another victory for the magnificent <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/max-verstappen/summary/series/formula-one">Max Verstappen</a>. Going by the jubilant celebrations post-race, one could be forgiven for thinking that <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/sergio-perez/summary/series/formula-one">Sergio Perez</a> had triumphed on home soil, but in fact, he finished third as <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/red-bull-racing/summary/series/formula-one">Red Bull </a>capped off a near-perfect weekend. The race gave its fair share of records, so let&rsquo;s dive into all the stats and facts of the <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/formula-one/2021/mexican-grand-prix/info">Mexico City Grand Prix</a>.
Max Verstappen&rsquo;s flawless drive after jumping both <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/mercedes/summary/series/formula-one">Mercedes</a> cars at the opening corner saw him cross the chequered flag first and record his 19th career win. Nine of those have come in the 2021 campaign alone, thus he joins an exclusive club of drivers featuring <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/nigel-mansell/summary/series/24-hours-of-le-mans">Nigel Mansell</a>, <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/michael-schumacher/summary/series/formula-one">Michael Schumacher</a>, <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/sebastian-vettel/summary/series/formula-one">Sebastian Vettel</a>, <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/lewis-hamilton/summary/series/formula-one">Lewis Hamilton</a> and <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/nico-rosberg/summary/series/formula-one">Nico Rosberg</a>, who&rsquo;ve achieved the feat previously. His third victory in Mexico also made him the most successful driver in the country. Verstappen&rsquo;s highest win tally in any one country is four, in Austria. Each of the Dutchman's three Mexican Grand Prix wins has had winning margins of over 16 seconds.
Easily in his best-ever season, Verstappen has led 569 laps this year - 400 laps more than anyone else - putting him ninth in the all-time list for laps led in a single season. He also surpassed <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/ayrton-senna/summary/series/formula-one">Ayrton Senna</a> for the most wins in a year with a Honda-powered car. His teammate, Sergio Perez, took his third podium on the trot, the first time he's ever done so in his 11-year career. Much to the joy of the crowd in attendance, he became the first Mexican to lead a lap and stand on the podium in a home Grand Prix. It was also the first time both Red Bull drivers stood on the rostrum in&nbsp;three consecutive races since Abu Dhabi-USA-Brazil 2013.
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Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing, 3rd position, celebrates with his team in Parc Ferme (Motorsport Images)
After Saturday&rsquo;s high, <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/valtteri-bottas/summary/series/formula-one">Valt</a><a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/valtteri-bottas/summary/series/formula-one">teri Bottas</a>&rsquo;&nbsp;race came crashing down straightaway as <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/daniel-ricciardo/summary/series/formula-one">Daniel Ricciardo</a>&rsquo;s slight nudge sent the Finn spinning around the first corner. Bottas never really recovered from the incident and eventually ended the race in 15th, his worst-ever result in a Mercedes. The outgoing driver has now failed to win 13 of the 19 races he's started from pole position. His ill-luck also continued a trend of Mexican Grand Prix pole-sitters who&rsquo;ve not won or even stood on the podium in the last four races here.&nbsp;
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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16B, leads Sir Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W12, as Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes W12, spins and Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren MCL35M, runs wide at the start. (Motorsport Images)
Lewis Hamilton did a fine job holding off Perez and ultimately finishing second for the seventh time this year, the most he's ever taken in one season. The Mercedes camp certainly won&rsquo;t be pleased with their weekend result as it weakened their stance in both championships. Verstappen extended the gap over Hamilton to 19 points while Mercedes&rsquo; lead in the constructors' standings has been heavily slashed &nbsp;down to a single point now.
<a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/carlos-sainz/summary/series/formula-one">Carlos Sainz</a> finally broke his points-scoring duck in Mexico by coming in P6. His fine form continues with his 11th consecutive race in the points. Both <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/ferrari-2/summary/series/formula-one">Ferrari</a> drivers finished with points, the 13th time they&rsquo;ve done so out of 18 races this year.
Despite causing the early kerfuffle, Daniel Ricciardo ended the race outside the points and now stands second (34) in the all-time list of consecutive race finishes. He's seen the chequered flag in every race since Styria 2020 and is only behind Lewis Hamilton (48). <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/lando-norris/summary/series/formula-one">Lando Norris</a> took the last point on offer in a lowly P10. Despite the podium in Italy, his average race-finish position has dipped to 8.2 in the second half of the year, from 4.5 in the first half. Mexico has always been a tough venue for the Woking-based squad. They've collected a measly six points in as many races here since 2015. Their lacklustre outing saw them relinquish third place in the Constructors&rsquo; standings to Ferrari and now have a 13.5 points deficit with four races remaining.
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF21, leads Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF21 (Motorsport Images)
<a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/pierre-gasly/summary/series/formula-one">Pierre Gasly</a>, Sunday&rsquo;s unsung star, ran a lonely race in fourth giving <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/scuderia-alphatauri-honda/summary/series/formula-one">AlphaTauri</a> their best result in Mexico in the process. The team from Faenza have now drawn level on points with <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/team/alpine/summary/series/formula-one">Alpine</a> for fifth in the table. Further back, Sebastian Vettel scored for the second successive race, a rarity these days. The German has taken points in every Mexican outing since 2016.&nbsp;
With a P8 finish, <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/kimi-raikkonen/summary/series/formula-one">Kimi Raikkonen</a>&nbsp;took his joint-best result of 2021. His teammate,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/antonio-giovinazzi/summary/series/formula-one">Antonio Giovinazzi</a> endured a frustrating race finishing 11th for the third race in a row. At the back of the grid, <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/nikita-mazepin/summary/series/formula-one">Nikita Mazepin</a> finished 18th, three laps behind the race winner. Surprisingly, he was a lap down on the immediate driver ahead of him, <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/nicholas-latifi/summary/series/formula-one">Ni</a><a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/nicholas-latifi/summary/series/formula-one">cholas Latifi</a>, who finished 17th.
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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W12, leads Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB16B, and Lando Norris, McLaren MCL35M. (Motorsport Images)
Since it returned to the <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/series/formula-one/summary/2021">Formula 1</a> calendar in 2015, the <a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/venue/autodromo-hermanos-rodriguez/overview">Aut&oacute;dromo Hermanos Rodr&iacute;guez</a> has seen an average of 29 overtakes each year. On Sunday, it recorded its lowest number with just 19 overtakes over the course of 71 laps.&nbsp;
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Margin of victory: 16.555s &bull; Full race distance by - 5 drivers &bull; Leaders: 2 (Verstappen-65 laps, P&eacute;rez-6) &bull; Top speed: 360.8 km/h (<a href="https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/lance-stroll/summary/series/formula-one">Lance Stroll</a>) &bull; Safety car periods: 1 (4 laps) &bull; Pit stops: 25 &bull; Overtakes: 19
by Sundaram Ramaswami
Twitter/Instagram - @f1statsguru

2021 Mexican Grand Prix

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

Red Bull Racing

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F1: Mexican GP stat review by Sundaram Ramaswami

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