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.
[snip]
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)