Charles Leclerc could equal a Schumacher's record in Baku

For Monegasc, this would be the fifth consecutive pole position on the banks of the Caspian Sea, where it is undefeated in qualifications of 2021. In fact,

Charles Leclerc could equal Michael Schumacher's record at Azerbaijan's big prize

Leclerc has already won five consecutive qualifications in Baku, because in the 2023 season in Azerbaijan there was also a sprint race, for which there was a separate qualifications session, won by Monegasc. For statistics, however, only the qualifications for the main races are taken into account, according to Sportal.bg.

With Ferrari, Schumacher won five consecutive poles in two races: the Grand Prize of Japan and the Grand Prize of Spain. In Suzuka, the German constantly won the qualifications between 1998 and 2002, and in Barcelona his series continued between 2000 and 2004.

Otherwise, the absolute record for most consecutive poles in a single race belongs to Ayrton Senna, who between 1985 and 1991 won seven consecutive poles for the Grand State of San Marino at “Imola” with Lotus and McLaren. In second place is Lewis Hamilton, with six consecutive poles for the Australian Grand Prize between 2014 and 2019 with Mercedes.

General ranking before Azerbaijan's great prize

1. Oscar Piastri – 324 points

2. Lando Norris – 293

3. Max Verstappen – 230

4. George Russell – 194

5. Charles Leclerc – 163

6. Lewis Hamilton – 117

7. Alex Albon – 70

8. Kimi Antonelli – 66

9. Isack Hadjar – 38

10. Nico Hulkenberg – 37

11. Lance Stroll – 32

12. Fernando Alonso – 30

13. Esteban Ocon – 28

14. Pierre Gasly – 20

15. Liam Lawson – 20

16. Gabriel Bortleto – 18

17. Ollie Bearman – 16

18. Carlos Sainz – 16

19. Yuki Tsunoda – 12

20. Franco Colapinto – 0

21. Jack Doohan – 0