Winning a Formula 1 race is the greatest dream for a team due to the difficulty it represents, but there is something even more complicated to do. Throughout history, only 22 teams have achieved a double, that is, putting two single-seaters on top of the podium, and Ferrari is the one that has repeated the milestone the most times, with 85.
In the last Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, a relatively modern team, Red Bull, added its first double since the Malaysian event in 2016, when it won with Daniel Ricciardo, accompanied by Max Verstappen in second position.
For this reason it is curious to see when was the last time that each team on the current grid climbed to the top with its two drivers.
Alfa Romeo’s last one-two in F1
In the French Grand Prix of the inaugural season of Formula 1, the Italian team (now Swiss due to its union with the Sauber Group) won the double with Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli .
On that occasion they dominated the Reims circuit with this duo, in what would be their fifth win in the category in a row, and the third time for the Argentine driver savoring the honey of victory.
AlphaTauri’s last one-two in F1
The team from Faenza has never managed to take the top positions in a Grand Circus race, and the closest they came was in Monza in the 2020 season, when Pierre Gasly gave the best performance of his life by winning over Carlos Sainz, while Daniil Kvyat, the other AlphaTauri single-seater, was ninth.
Alpine’s last one-two in F1
At Enstone they have never celebrated a double under this name, and have only won one race as Alpine, in Hungary during 2021, but as Renault they managed to win the race with Giancarlo Fisichella in Malaysia in 2006, with Fernando Alonso as second classified.
On that occasion, the French added their 27th victory in Formula 1, while it was the third and last for the Italian in a year in which his teammate was proclaimed world champion.
Aston Martin’s last one-two in F1
Obviously, those from Silverstone have never done a double in their only year of life, but under the name of Racing Point they won the 2020 Shakir Grand Prix with Sergio Pérez, celebrating a double podium with Lance Stroll in third place.
Under the Jordan nomenclature, the structure achieved the double in Belgium in 1998, with Damon Hill and Ralf Schumacher on top of the podium, which would be the last victory of the 1996 world champion in Formula 1.
Ferrari’s last one-two in F1
Those from Maranello were waiting almost three years to celebrate a new double, despite being the team with the most in all of history. Their last time with the red single-seaters dominating the top positions was from the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix, but at the opening round of this season they showed their strength.
With Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz they managed to make all the tifosi from Bahrain happy, taking advantage of Max Verstappen’s retirement to add his 85th double.
Haas’s last one-two in F1
The American team has only been in the Grand Circus for six full seasons and, despite having signed great performances, has never been able to get on the podium, and its best result is fifth place, which it reached seven times between 2018 and 2019 , all alternating between Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean.
McLaren’s last one-two in F1
A Formula 1 legend had gone more than a decade without adding a double until the 2021 Italian Grand Prix arrived, when Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris showed the pace necessary to dominate in the Temple of Speed.
The Australian brought smiles back to Woking as the Brits had been hoping for another win since Brazil in 2012, Jenson Button’s last time as winner.
Last one-two for Mercedes in F1
With the move into the hybrid era, the Brackleys managed to carve out a niche for themselves in the historic standings for one-two finishes, as up until the 2014 Malaysian Grand Prix, the Silver Arrows only managed six, all between 1954 and 1955.
Mercedes’ last time in the top positions was at the Emilia Romagna event in 2020, the day they were crowned constructors’ world champions for the seventh time in a row. That day saw how Lewis Hamilton added his 93rd victory, with Valtteri Bottas accompanying him in second position.
Last one-two for Red Bull in F1
The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was the last time that Milton Keynes put their two cars on top of the podium, with Max Verstappen putting his flag in Ferrari territory, and Sergio Pérez beating Charles Leclerc.
As mentioned above, the Austrians haven’t scored a one-two since the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix, and barring that event, not since Brazil in 2013, when they had Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in their ranks.
Williams’ last one-two in F1
One of the most successful teams in history is facing a period of drought in terms of doubles, since the Grove team have not achieved one since the 2003 French Grand Prix, when Ralf Schumacher achieved his last victory, with Juan Pablo Montoya at his side. side on the podium.
That day at Magny Cours was the 111th victory of the British in Formula 1 and, since then, only three more victories have come, the two of the Colombian in Germany in the same year and in Brazil in 2004, and the epic performance of Pastor Maldonado at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2012.
