2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
- Date
- 27 Mar 2022
- Circuit
- Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Round
- 2 of 22
- Winner
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Tyre compounds
- C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source
- Pole position
- Sergio Pérez (1:28.200)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | 50 | 1:24:19.293 | 25 | |
| 2 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2 | 50 | +0.549 | 1:31.634 | 19 |
| 3 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Ferrari | 3 | 50 | +8.097 | 15 | |
| 4 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | 50 | +10.800 | 12 | |
| 5 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 6 | 50 | +32.732 | 10 | |
| 6 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 5 | 50 | +56.017 | 8 | |
| 7 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 11 | 50 | +56.124 | 6 | |
| 8 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 9 | 50 | +62.946 | 4 | |
| 9 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 10 | 50 | +64.308 | 2 | |
| 10 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 15q16 | 50 | +73.948 | 1 | |
| 11 | 24 | ZHOGuanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 12q13 | 50 | +82.215 | 0 | |
| 12 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Aston Martin | 17q18 | 50 | +91.742 | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 13q15 | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 16q17 | 47 | Collision damage | 0 | |
| R | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 36 | Cooling system | 0 | |
| R | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 7 | 35 | Water pump | 0 | |
| R | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 14q12 | 35 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 6 | LATNicholas Latifi | Williams | 18q19 | 14 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 19q20 | 0 | Power Unit | 0 | |
| W | 47 | MSCMick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | PLq14 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 9 drivers: Daniel Ricciardo qualified 12th, started 14th; Guanyu Zhou qualified 13th, started 12th; Mick Schumacher qualified 14th, started from the pit lane; Lance Stroll qualified 15th, started 13th; Lewis Hamilton qualified 16th, started 15th; Alexander Albon qualified 17th, started 16th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 18th, started 17th; Nicholas Latifi qualified 19th, started 18th; Yuki Tsunoda qualified 20th, started 19th. 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: 1 stop (lap 16), stints of 16, 34 laps
- 2nd
- Charles Leclerc: 1 stop (lap 16), stints of 16, 34 laps
- 3rd
- Carlos Sainz: 1 stop (lap 16), stints of 16, 34 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 13 · 2 stops: 1
- First stops
- median lap 16 of 50
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERMax Verstappen | 1 | 16 (20.7 s) | 1634 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 1 | 16 (21.0 s) | 1634 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 1 | 16 (21.5 s) | 1634 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 15 (20.5 s) | 1535 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 1 | 16 (21.4 s) | 1634 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 1 | 16 (21.1 s) | 1634 |
| NORLando Norris | 1 | 16 (20.4 s) | 1634 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 1 | 15 (22.8 s) | 1535 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 1 | 37 (22.4 s) | 3713 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 40 (21.8 s) | 4010 |
| ZHOGuanyu Zhou | 2 | 16 (33.7 s), 27 (15.1 s) | 161123 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 1 | 37 (21.4 s) | 3713 |
| STRLance Stroll | 1 | 13 (22.3 s) | 1336 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 1 | 13 (20.7 s) | 1334 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 2 | 16 (22.6 s), 35 (22.7 s) | 1619 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 16 (21.5 s) | 1619 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 1 | 8 (20.6 s) | 827 |
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 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:29.705 | 1:28.924 | 1:28.200 | fastest Q3 | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.039 | 1:28.780 | 1:28.225 | +0.025 Q3 | |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:28.855 | 1:28.686 | 1:28.402 | +0.202 Q3 | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.928 | 1:28.945 | 1:28.461 | +0.261 Q3 | |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.093 | 1:29.584 | 1:29.068 | +0.868 Q3 | |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.680 | 1:29.618 | 1:29.104 | +0.904 Q3 | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:29.978 | 1:29.295 | 1:29.147 | +0.947 Q3 | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.683 | 1:29.404 | 1:29.183 | +0.983 Q3 | |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:29.891 | 1:29.418 | 1:29.254 | +1.054 Q3 | |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.831 | 1:29.546 | 1:29.588 | +1.346 Q2 | |
| 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.957 | 1:29.651 | +1.451 Q2 | ||
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:30.009 | 1:29.773 | +1.573 Q2 | ||
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.978 | 1:29.819 | +1.619 Q2 | ||
| 14 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.167 | 1:29.920 | +1.720 Q2 | ||
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.256 | 1:31.009 | +2.056 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.343 | +2.143 Q1 | |||
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:30.492 | +2.292 Q1 | |||
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg | Aston Martin | 1:30.543 | +2.343 Q1 | |||
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:31.817 | +3.617 Q1 | |||
| 20 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri |
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 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | 45 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 0 | 33 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 25 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 78 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 0 | 38 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | AlphaTauri | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Aston Martin | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Williams | 0 | 0 |