On 11/09/2020 14:57, Brian Lawrence wrote:
Gasly was the 10th driver to win carrying number 10, and the 16th
win overall for that number.
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Hadn't noticed at the time, but he was also 10th on the grid.
He was the 10th winner who started 10th!
USA 1959 Bruce McLaren
ARG 1974 Denny Hulme
GER 1975 Carlos Reutemann
CDN 1981 Jacques Laffite
BEL 1982 John Watson
NED 1983 Rene Arnoux
NED 1985 Niki Lauda
BEL 2004 Kimi-Matias R|nikk||nen
AZB 2017 Daniel Ricciardo
26 wins came starting from lower than 10th, though only two in last 10 seasons:
EUR 2012 Fernando Alonso 11th
GER 2018 Lewis Hamilton 14th
1950s 3 Vukovich, Sweikert & Hanks (all Indy 500)
1960s 3 McLaren, Baghetti & Clark
1970s 6 Gethin, Stewart, Mass, Scheckter, Jones & Petersen
1980s 3 Watson (2) & Mansell
1990s 4 Prost, M Schu., Panis & Herbert
2000s 5 Barrichello, Coulthard, R|nikk||nen, Button & Alonso
--- SBBSecho 3.06-Win32
* Origin: SportNet Gateway Site (24:150/2)