The funny thing is, this last happened 800 Formula 1 races ago. All of this happened accompanied by pole position and fastest lap!
Furthermore, Oscar Piastri has also leapfrogged his place in the World Championship challenger ranks, as he is only three points behind his teammate Lando Norris, who leads the standings. Piastri has won four races in his career, and his most recent victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix set an Australian national record.
Alan Jones achieved a similar feat driving for Williams at the season-opening 1980 Argentinian Grand Prix, which was the 329th race in the series. Last weekend's Bahrain race was the 1129th, meaning it would take exactly 800 races for an Australian to repeat the feat. Which is a great omen for Piastri, because when Jones did it, he also won the world championship that year...
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