2022 Belgian Grand Prix
- Date
- 28 Aug 2022
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
- Round
- 14 of 22
- Winner
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Tyre compounds
- C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source
- Pole position
- Max Verstappen (1:43.665)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 14q1 | 44 | 1:25:52.894 | 1:49.354 | 26 |
| 2 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | 2q3 | 44 | +17.841 | 18 | |
| 3 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1q2 | 44 | +26.886 | 15 | |
| 4 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 5q8 | 44 | +29.140 | 12 | |
| 5 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 3q6 | 44 | +73.256 | 10 | |
| 6 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 15q4 | 44 | +74.936 | 8 | |
| 7 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 16q5 | 44 | +75.640 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 10q16 | 44 | +78.107 | 4 | |
| 9 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | PLq12 | 44 | +92.181 | 2 | |
| 10 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 6q9 | 44 | +101.900 | 1 | |
| 11 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 9q14 | 44 | +103.078 | 0 | |
| 12 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 17q10 | 44 | +104.739 | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | PLq19 | 44 | +105.217 | 0 | |
| 14 | 24 | ZHOGuanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 18q13 | 44 | +106.252 | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 7q11 | 44 | +107.163 | 0 | |
| 16 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 12q18 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 47 | MSCMick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 19q15 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 6 | LATNicholas Latifi | Williams | 11q17 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 13q20 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 4q7 | 0 | Collision damage | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 20 drivers: Max Verstappen qualified 1st, started 14th; Carlos Sainz qualified 2nd, started 1st; Sergio Pérez qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Charles Leclerc qualified 4th, started 15th; Esteban Ocon qualified 5th, started 16th; Fernando Alonso qualified 6th, started 3rd; Lewis Hamilton qualified 7th, started 4th; George Russell qualified 8th, started 5th; Alexander Albon qualified 9th, started 6th; Lando Norris qualified 10th, started 17th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 11th, started 7th; Pierre Gasly qualified 12th, started from the pit lane; Guanyu Zhou qualified 13th, started 18th; Lance Stroll qualified 14th, started 9th; Mick Schumacher qualified 15th, started 19th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 16th, started 10th; Nicholas Latifi qualified 17th, started 11th; Kevin Magnussen qualified 18th, started 12th; Yuki Tsunoda qualified 19th, started from the pit lane; Valtteri Bottas qualified 20th, started 13th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Max Verstappen: 2 stops (laps 15, 30), stints of 15, 15, 14 laps
- 2nd
- Sergio Pérez: 2 stops (laps 14, 27), stints of 14, 13, 17 laps
- 3rd
- Carlos Sainz: 2 stops (laps 11, 25), stints of 11, 14, 19 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 16 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 13 of 44
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERMax Verstappen | 2 | 15 (22.9 s), 30 (22.3 s) | 151514 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 14 (22.3 s), 27 (22.6 s) | 141317 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 2 | 11 (22.5 s), 25 (22.8 s) | 111419 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 2 | 13 (22.8 s), 29 (23.0 s) | 131615 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 11 (22.6 s), 25 (24.0 s) | 111419 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 3 | 3 (24.2 s), 25 (23.2 s), 42 (23.3 s) | 32217 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 2 | 12 (23.5 s), 32 (23.5 s) | 122012 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 14 (23.2 s), 33 (22.8 s) | 141911 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 2 | 10 (22.9 s), 22 (22.5 s) | 101222 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 2 | 10 (23.3 s), 26 (24.4 s) | 101618 |
| STRLance Stroll | 2 | 15 (23.6 s), 26 (23.3 s) | 151118 |
| NORLando Norris | 2 | 13 (23.0 s), 29 (23.6 s) | 131615 |
| TSUYuki Tsunoda | 2 | 18 (30.1 s), 30 (24.3 s) | 181214 |
| ZHOGuanyu Zhou | 2 | 14 (23.7 s), 28 (23.4 s) | 141416 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 12 (23.1 s), 32 (23.1 s) | 122012 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 2 | 11 (26.8 s), 27 (23.4 s) | 111616 |
| MSCMick Schumacher | 2 | 14 (24.2 s), 30 (25.0 s) | 141613 |
| LATNicholas Latifi | 3 | 3 (35.8 s), 15 (24.2 s), 34 (23.4 s) | 312199 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:44.581 | 1:44.723 | 1:43.665 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:45.050 | 1:45.418 | 1:44.297 | +0.632 Q3 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:45.377 | 1:44.794 | 1:44.462 | +0.797 Q3 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:45.572 | 1:44.551 | 1:44.553 | +0.886 Q2 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:46.039 | 1:45.475 | 1:45.180 | +1.515 Q3 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:46.075 | 1:45.552 | 1:45.368 | +1.703 Q3 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:45.736 | 1:45.420 | 1:45.503 | +1.755 Q2 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:45.650 | 1:45.461 | 1:45.776 | +1.796 Q2 |
| 9 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:45.672 | 1:45.675 | 1:45.837 | +2.007 Q1 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:45.745 | 1:45.603 | 1:46.178 | +1.938 Q2 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:46.212 | 1:45.767 | +2.102 Q2 | |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:46.183 | 1:45.827 | +2.162 Q2 | |
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:46.178 | 1:46.085 | +2.420 Q2 | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:46.256 | 1:46.611 | +2.591 Q1 | |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:46.342 | 1:47.718 | +2.677 Q1 | |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:46.344 | +2.679 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:46.401 | +2.736 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:46.557 | +2.892 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:46.692 | +3.027 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:47.866 | +4.201 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 9 | 284 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | 191 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3 | 186 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1 | 171 |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 0 | 170 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 0 | 146 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 0 | 76 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 64 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 51 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 46 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 10 | 475 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 4 | 357 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 0 | 316 |
| 4 | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 115 |
| 5 | McLaren | 0 | 95 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 51 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | AlphaTauri | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Aston Martin | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Williams | 0 | 4 |