FORMULA ONE
From pole to podium: Monaco facts and figures
The driver on pole has won 10 of the last 16 races in the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix
Monaco — Statistics for Sunday’s Monaco Formula One Grand Prix (round six of 20 races): Lap distance: 3.337km Total distance: 260.286km (78 laps) Race lap record: 1min 17.939sec, Lewis Hamilton (Britain), Mercedes, 2016 2016 pole: Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull 1:13.622 2016 winner: Hamilton Start time: 2pm SA time Wins: Champions Mercedes have won 54 of 64 races since the introduction of the 1.6l V6 turbo hybrid power units in 2014. Mercedes’ triple world champion Hamilton has 55 career victories, putting him second in the all-time list behind Michael Schumacher (91). Vettel has 44, McLaren’s Fernando Alonso is on 32 and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen 20. Ferrari have won 226 races, McLaren 182, Williams 114, Mercedes 67 and Red Bull 52. McLaren and Williams have not won since 2012. Pole position: Mercedes have been on pole in 60 of the past 64 races. Hamilton has 64 poles so far, one short of the late Ayrton Senna’s career total and five behind Schumacher’s record 68. Podium: Ham...
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