Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Track Points for drivers and constructors: Saudi Arabia grand prix 2023

Stroll's car parked off track, surrounded by marshalls, one saying "you can't park there mate"

On lap one of a relatively dull race, Oscar Piastri bashed his front wing, leaving his teammate Lando Norris to run over the debris. McLaren were already the biggest losers going into the second grand prix of the season, and their double pitstop so early in the race helped again make them the highest scoring constructors of the weekend.

While his fellow green giant Fernando Alonso claimed his on-off 100th podium of his career, Aston Martin's Lance Stroll claimed the earliest exit of the race with a technical problem. His retirement triggered a safety car despite parking his car neatly off the circuit, giving us one of the few moments of drama in the race.

Also worth a mention is Alexander Albon, who brought in retirement points for Williams after a brake failure on the fastest street track in the universe. Guess you don't really need brakes in Jeddah.

Read on for all the Track Points in Saudi Arabia.


TRACK POINTS IN 
SAUDI ARABIA: DRIVERS

Finish: Bottas 8  |  Norris 7  |  Sargeant 6  |  Piastri 5  |  De Vries 4  |  Zhou 3  |  Hulkenberg 2  |  Tsunoda 1

Retirement: Albon 10  |  Stroll 10

Earliest exit: Stroll 5  |  Retired on lap 16, bringing out an apparently unnecessary safety car

Biggest drop: Piastri 5  |  Lost seven cumulative places, mostly after contact on lap one

Unlucky dip (13th by the end of lap 13 in the race): De Vries 5  |  Ended laps 12, 13 and 14 in 13th place

Beige flag: Hamilton 5  |  Split from his long-time physiotherapist Angela Collen^
Beige flag: Verstappen 5  |  Arrived late to the race^ because of a poorly tummy

In summary:

Stroll

15

Hulkenberg

2

Albon

10

Tsunoda

1

Piastri

10

Alonso

0

De Vries

9

Gasly

0

Bottas

8

Leclerc

0

Norris

7

Magnussen

0

Sargeant

6

Ocon

0

Hamilton

5

Perez

0

Verstappen

5

Russell

0

Zhou

3

Sainz

0


TRACK POINTS IN SAUDI ARABIA: CONSTRUCTORS

Finish: McLaren 12  |  Alfa Romeo 11  |  Williams 6  |  AlphaTauri 5  |  Haas 2

Retirement: Aston Martin 10  |  Williams 10 

Earliest exit: Aston Martin 5

Biggest drop: McLaren 5

Unlucky dip: AlphaTauri 5

Beige Flag: Ferrari 5  |  Lost their top aerodynamicist David Sanchez^
Beige Flag: Haas 5  |  Troubled by new Russian allegations^

In summary: 

McLaren

17

Haas

7

Williams

16

Ferrari

5

Aston Martin

15

Alpine

0

Alfa Romeo

11

Mercedes

0

AlphaTauri

10

Red Bull

0


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