Pierre Gasly's five best Grands Prix in Formula 1

5. Bahrain GP 2018: the first splash

Pierre Gasly finished fourth in Bahrain in 2018 (Photo Florent Gooden / DPPI)

After five races contested in 2017, Pierre Gasly is confirmed by Toro Rosso for the entire 2018 financial year. The Frenchman stood out from the second meeting of the season, in Bahrain. Fifth on the grid after a penalty imposed on Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), the Rouen native caused a sensation by finishing fourth with his modest car Italian. He scored his first points during this Grand Prix in F1 and especially the spirits. This is the Honda engine manufacturer's best result since its return to competition in 2015.

A performance that came at just the right time for the driver, after a retirement that occurred two weeks earlier for the season opener in Australia. Under the spotlight of Sakhir, Pierre Gasly found himself at the forefront of F1 that night for the first time in his career. " I can not believe ! You did a fantastic job”, he told his team once they crossed the finish line.

4. Baku GP 2021: confirmation

Pierre Gaslly had resisted Charles Leclerc for the podium in Baku in 2021 (Photo Xavi Bonilla / DPPI)

In 2021, Pierre Gasly became a recognized driver on the grid with his results. In Baku, at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Frenchman confirmed his new status as a Grand Prix winner with a third podium in a third consecutive season. In the streets of the Azeri capital, he had a great fight against his friend and poleman Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) at the end of the event to climb onto the third step of the podium behind Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) and Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin).

Fourth in qualifying the day before, this Azerbaijan Grand Prix was the symbol of a solid season for the Frenchman. With sixteen top-six finishes in qualifying in twenty-two races and fifteen finishes in the points, Pierre Gasly asserted himself in 6 as one of the sure bets on the grid, all with a single-seater that is neither a Mercedes, nor a Red Bull, nor a Ferrari, nor a McLaren.

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3. Brazilian GP 2024: Masterstroke in the rain

In the midst of an extremely complicated 2024 season for Alpine, the French team will experience an incredible surge during the Brazilian Grand Prix. In a weekend marked by the fall of real rainstorms on Interlagos, the two cars marked with the arrowed A will achieve a double strategic masterstroke. By delaying their pit stop as long as possible, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly will benefit from the red flag caused by Franco Colapinto's exit from the track (Williams) to make their only change of tires during the neutralization of the event.

First and third at the restart of the race, the two Frenchmen will perfectly steer their boat to finish in second and third place on the podium. Only an irresistible Max Verstappen (Red Bull) managed to finish ahead of his two teammates that day. Third after resisting the pressure from George Russell (Mercedes) until the end, Pierre Gasly launched a magnificent end to the 2024 campaign with this great performance at Interlagos.

Third on the grid in Las Vegas (retiring due to engine failure in the race), the Norman finished the season with a fifth place in Qatar then a seventh in Abu Dhabi, allowing the French manufacturer to finish sixth in the Constructors' Championship.

2. 2019 Brazilian GP: the rebirth

First podium in Formula 1 for Pierre Gasly at the Brazilian GP (Photo Antonin Vincent / DPPI)

November 17, 2019 marked the first F1 podium in Pierre Gasly's career. Relegated to Toro Rosso after a complicated first half of the season at Red Bull, the Norman found the mental strength to bounce back despite his failure with the parent team.

Best of the others throughout the race, he took advantage of the various collisions that occurred in front of him (Leclerc/Vettel, Hamilton/Albon) to move up to second place. On the last lap, in the final climb towards the finish line, the Norman even held off Lewis Hamilton to take a superb second place. At Interlagos, he became the youngest Frenchman on the podium in a Formula 1 race that day, at 23 years old.

1. 2020 Italian GP: the consecration

Pierre Gasly enjoys his first victory in F1 (Photo DPPI)

What other race than the 2020 Italian Grand Prix could have topped this ranking? September 6, 2020 will forever be remembered as the day the Tricolore ended 24 years of French drought in the premier class of motorsport. Taking advantage of favorable and incredible racing circumstances, including Mercedes' mess in a closed pit lane with Lewis Hamilton, Pierre Gasly inherited first place with 20 laps to go. It was then that on his AlphaTauri, the Norman had to resist his pursuer and main rival for victory in Italy, Carlos Sainz (McLaren).

The pressure from the Spaniard was increasingly strong until the final lap of the Temple of Speed, but it was indeed the native of Rouen who crossed the line in first position. For the first time since Olivier Panis in Monaco in 1996, a Frenchman won a Formula 1 Grand Prix. A historic moment to relive in video below.