Max Verstappen’s fourth world title is accompanied by some unique and even remarkable figures. Here’s a small selection from the vast array of interesting facts and figures.
1 – The number of times Verstappen failed to finish in his pursuit of the title. He did not reach the finish line in Australia. This was the first time in forty (!) races.
1.9 – The duration of Verstappen’s fastest pit stop on his way to the championship. In less than two seconds, his pit crew changed four tires during the Grand Prix of China.4 – With this number of world titles, Max Verstappen has now equaled Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel.
5 – The spectacular victory in Brazil was only the fifth in 1121 World Championship races to date where the winner started from P17.
13 – The number of victories this season – including four sprint races! – that Verstappen achieved.
Interesting Numbers from Verstappen’s Championship Season
19 – The number of drivers who, according to a joking Fernando Alonso, knew before the start of the season that Verstappen would become the world champion.
133 – The longest number of days between two Grand Prix victories for Max Verstappen this year: from June 23rd in Spain to November 4th in Brazil. Interestingly, 133 is also the combination of his current starting number 1 and his previous starting number 33.
437 – The total number of points that Verstappen scored in the entire 2024 season with his RB20.
560 – The total number of laps in which Max Verstappen led during this season’s Grand Prix races: impressive figures.
897 – With his victory in Brazil, Max Verstappen broke the record for the number of consecutive days leading in the World Championship in early November: 897. Michael Schumacher once led the World Championship standings for 896 days. For your information: Verstappen, after the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi, now stands at a total of 932.
