Formula One statistics for Belgian Grand Prix

Thu Sep 4, 2008 5:59pm BST
 
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(Reuters) - Some Formula One statistics ahead of Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps:

WINS

Brazilian Felipe Massa's September 24 European Grand Prix victory for Ferrari, in his 100th Formula One race, ended a run of three successive wins by McLaren drivers.

Massa has now won nine grands prix in his Formula One career, pulling him level with compatriot Rubens Barrichello in the all-time list. The only Brazilians to have won more are champions Ayrton Senna (41), Nelson Piquet senior (23) and Emerson Fittipaldi (14).

Ferrari have won six races to McLaren's five in 2008.

Since 1950, the Italian team have won 207 races. McLaren have 161 wins and Williams 113.

BELGIUM

Ferrari's world champion Kimi Raikkonen has won the last three Belgian Grands Prix (two with McLaren, one for Ferrari).

Senna and Jim Clark are the only drivers to have won four times in a row at Spa.  Continued...

 

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