Rainy Argentine GP Sees Norris Win, First Point for Sauber

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Diff.
1	20	Kevin Magnussen		1:12.407	1:12.198
2	47	Lando Norris		1:13.054	1:12.277	+0.079
3	88	Robert Kubica		1:12.593	1:12.525	+0.327
4	39	Sho Tsuboi		1:12.821	1:12.599	+0.401
5	94	Pascal Wehrlein		1:12.880	1:12.646	+0.448
6	18	Sebastian Vettel		1:12.809	1:12.685	+0.487
7	63	George Russell		1:13.214	1:12.759	+0.561
8	57	Dean Stoneman		1:13.403	1:12.880	+0.682
9	23	Jules Bianchi		1:12.917	1:13.042	+0.719
10	7	Charles Leclerc		1:13.499	1:12.918	+0.720
11	56	Einar Ármannsson		1:13.412	1:13.244	+1.007
12	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.		1:14.537	1:13.357	+1.159
13	33	Max Verstappen		1:13.844	1:13.360	+1.162
14	70	Pastor Maldonado		1:13.510	1:13.433	+1.235
15	60	Ritomo Miyata		1:15.074	1:14.068	+1.870
16	4	Robin Frijns		1:14.275	1:14.123	+1.925
17	26	Robert Shwartzman		1:14.847	1:14.275	+2.077
18	81	Malik Zidan		1:14.753	1:14.351	+2.153
19	1	Victoria Desai		1:14.465	1:14.677	+2.267
20	95	Beitske Visser		1:15.850	1:15.306	+3.108
21	98	Colton Herta		1:16.326	1:15.594	+3.396
22	10	Alessio Lorandi		1:16.130	1:16.025	+3.827
23	29	Roger Ibe		1:16.262	1:16.225	+4.027
24	80	Raven Roth		1:16.226	1:16.501	+4.028
25	11	Terry Hawkin		1:17.216	1:17.002	+4.804
26	21	Théo Pourchaire		1:17.997	1:17.898	+5.700

Report:

Rain had already visited Formula One this season during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix of all races, but so far Sundays have been dry in this year. Argentina changed that and gave fans the first wet race.

People who had been hoping for the wetness to slow down Caterham were in for a rude awakening. Lando Norris took the lead on the first lap under green and never looked back, reducing his distance to championship leader Vettel to 14 points.

However, behind the dominant Brit, a lot of excitement unfolded. In particular Mr. Excitement once more proved his name right by having a battle of legends with 2019 world champion Pastor Maldonado.

Despite the wet weather, only Ritomo Miyata retired because of a driver error. While other teams had their struggles, in particular the McEwans, all of the other five retirements were due to technical issues with both Toyota and Ferrari experiencing one motor failure.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	47	Lando Norris		74:21.524	2	10
2	18	Sebastian Vettel		+19.722	6	8
3	23	Jules Bianchi		+52.309	9	6
4	39	Sho Tsuboi		1 Lap	4	5
5	20	Kevin Magnussen		1 Lap	1	5
6	70	Pastor Maldonado		1 Lap	14	3
7	29	Roger Ibe		1 Lap	23	2
8	7	Charles Leclerc		1 Lap	10	1
9	33	Max Verstappen		1 Lap	13
10	26	Robert Shwartzman		1 Lap	17
11	10	Alessio Lorandi		1 Lap	22
12	81	Malik Zidan		1 Lap	18
13	95	Beitske Visser		1 Lap	20
14	63	George Russell		1 Lap	7
15	57	Dean Stoneman		1 Lap	8
16	98	Colton Herta		1 Lap	21
17	4	Robin Frijns		1 Lap	16
18	80	Raven Roth		2 Laps	24
19	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.		2 Laps	12
23	21	Théo Pourchaire		3 Laps	26
Ret	88	Robert Kubica		Water Leak	3
Ret	56	Einar Ármannsson		Electrical	11
Ret	94	Pascal Wehrlein		Motor	5
Ret	11	Terry Hawkin		Transmission	25
Ret	60	Ritomo Miyata		Collision	15
Ret	1	Victoria Desai		Motor	19

Fastest Lap:

Lando Norris – 1:25.009

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Roger Ibe – overcame horrible qualifying to earn two points.

Reject Of The Race:

Ritomo Miyata – the only driver to crash out in the wet conditions, earning himself a penalty in the process.