Charles Leclerc’s unwanted record: Every time he failed to convert pole position into victory

Of the 27 pole positions Charles Leclerc has taken so far in F1, the Ferrari driver has converted just five of them into a race win.

It makes for a conversion rate of just 18.52 per cent and means he has the most poles of any driver in history without a World Championship to his name. Let’s take a closer look at the 22 Leclerc wins that got away…

2019 Bahrain Grand Prix

Winner: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Leclerc: 3rd

Led comfortably before developing an engine issue in the closing laps, losing places to Hamilton and Bottas.

Verstappen might have passed him too, but a late Safety Car stopped Leclerc losing a further place as he took his maiden podium finish and the first for a Monegasque since the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix.

2019 Austrian Grand Prix

Winner: Max Verstappen, Red Bull

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