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2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 6 of 22 in the 2022 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Race details
Date 22 May 2022
Official name Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio de España 2022
Location Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.675 km (2.905 miles)
Distance 66 laps, 308.424 km (191.646 miles)
Weather Sunny
Attendance 278,000
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:18.750
Fastest lap
Driver Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-RBPT
Time 1:24.108 on lap 55
Podium
First
Red Bull Racing-RBPT
Second
Red Bull Racing-RBPT
Third
Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2022 Spanish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio de España 2022) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 May 2022 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the 62nd edition of the Spanish Grand Prix and the sixth round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship.[1]

Background

Championship standings before the race

Charles Leclerc was the Drivers' Championship leader after the fifth round, the Miami Grand Prix, with 104 points, 19 ahead of Max Verstappen in second, with Sergio Pérez in third, 19 points behind Verstappen. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari leads Red Bull Racing by 6 points and Mercedes by 62.[2]

Entrants

See also: 2022 Formula One World Championship § Entries

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[3] Nyck de Vries drove for Williams in place of Alexander Albon and Jüri Vips for Red Bull Racing in place of Sergio Pérez during the first practice session, making their Formula One practice debuts.[4][5] Robert Kubica took part in the same session for Alfa Romeo in place of Zhou Guanyu.[5]

Tyre choices

Further information: Formula One tyres

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.[6]

Practice

There were three practice sessions, each lasting one hour. The first two practice sessions took place on Friday 20 May at 14:00 and 17:00 local time (UTC+02:00) and the third practice session took place at 13:00 on 21 May.[1] Charles Leclerc led each practice session, the first ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. and Max Verstappen,[7] the second ahead of George Russell, and Lewis Hamilton,[8] and the third ahead of Verstappen and Russell.[9]

Qualifying

Qualifying took place on 21 May at 16:00 local time and lasted one hour.[1]

Qualifying report

In Q1, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll, Alexander Albon, and Nicholas Latifi were eliminated.[10] In Q2, Lando Norris, who had his time deleted for track limits at turn 9,[11] Esteban Ocon, Yuki Tsunoda, Pierre Gasly, and Zhou Guanyu were eliminated.[12] In Q3, Charles Leclerc spun in the chicane at turns 14–15 of his first run but was able to later take the pole position,[13][14] ahead of Max Verstappen,[15] who had DRS issues and had to abort his final lap,[16] and Carlos Sainz Jr. George Russell, Sergio Pérez, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, Kevin Magnussen, Daniel Ricciardo, and Mick Schumacher completed the top ten.[17]

Qualifying classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:19.861 1:19.969 1:18.750 1
2 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPT 1:20.091 1:19.219 1:19.073 2
3 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:19.892 1:19.453 1:19.166 3
4 63 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1:20.218 1:19.470 1:19.393 4
5 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-RBPT 1:20.447 1:19.830 1:19.420 5
6 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:20.252 1:19.794 1:19.512 6
7 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:20.355 1:20.053 1:19.608 7
8 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:20.227 1:19.810 1:19.682 8
9 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.549 1:20.287 1:20.297 9
10 47 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 1:20.683 1:20.436 1:20.638 10
11 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.838 1:20.471 N/A 11
12 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:20.880 1:20.638 N/A 12
13 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-RBPT 1:20.707 1:20.639 N/A 13
14 10 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-RBPT 1:20.719 1:20.861 N/A 14
15 24 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:20.476 1:21.094 N/A 15
16 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:20.954 N/A N/A 16
17 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 1:21.043 N/A N/A 201
18 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:21.418 N/A N/A 17
19 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:21.645 N/A N/A 18
20 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1:21.915 N/A N/A 19
107% time: 1:25.451
Source:[18][19]
Notes
  • ^1 – Fernando Alonso was required to start the race from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.[20]

Race

The race started at 15:00 local time,[1] with all drivers but Lewis Hamilton starting with soft compounds, compared to Hamilton's medium.[21] Charles Leclerc kept the lead ahead of Max Verstappen,[22] while Carlos Sainz Jr. had a bad start and was overtook by both George Russell and Sergio Pérez. Going into turn 4, Hamilton and Kevin Magnussen had contact, with Magnussen ending up in the gravel,[22] leaving both drivers running in 19th and 20th; Hamilton, who had suffered a front-left tyre puncture,[23] suggested retiring the car but was motivated to race by the team.[24] Sainz Jr. spun at turn 4 on lap 7, dropping to 11th, and Verstappen in the same spot two laps later,[22] both of them due to wind issues; Sainz's floor suffered damaged. By lap 12, Verstappen was let through by Pèrez but was suffering recurring DRS issues,[22][25] despite parts of DRS were replaced before the starts.[26] On lap 13, Russell and Verstappen were the first of the top four drivers to pit for the medium-compound tyres, followed on lap 18 by Pèrez, who came out behind Russell and Verstappen.[22] As Verstappen was not able to pass Russell, Pèrez asked to be given back the position on lap 26 but was denied,[27] although he was promised a swap position later in the race.[28][29] On lap 27, Leclerc, who was able to pit later among top four driver and had built a lead, retired from the race with a power unit issue, which was followed by Zhou Guanyu a few laps later.[22] Russell inherited the lead of the race, with Pérez in second, while Verstappen had an early second pit stop on lap 30.[22]

On lap 31, Perez managed to overtake Russell for the lead.[22] On lap 36, Russell pitted, followed by Pérez a lap later; both went for the medium compound.[22] On lap 44, Verstappen pit for a third time back on medium, with Pèrez now leading the race.[22] Pérez was then instructed to let Verstappen through because they were on different strategies,[30] handing Verstappen the lead of the race on lap 49;[22] Pérez described this as "unfair",[24] and Verstappen would remain unchallenged for the rest of the race.[22] Hamilton, running in 5th, overtook Sainz for 4th on lap 60 but Sainz retook 4th position on lap 64 with Hamilton's car suffering from cooling issues,[22] and Russell also had to slow down due to similar issues but were able to finish third and fifth, respectively.[22] On lap 55, Pérez set the fastest lap of the race.

Verstappen won the race ahead of Pérez,[22] completing a second Red Bull team's 1–2 finish of the season.[31] Valtteri Bottas, Esteban Ocon, Lando Norris, Fernando Alonso, who started 20th because he took a grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements,[22] Yuki Tsunoda completed the list of top-ten finishers.[32] With the win, for the first time in the season Verstappen and Red Bull took the lead in the Drivers' and Constructors' standings.[24] After the race, Pérez said he wanted answers from the team.[33]

Race classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPT 66 1:37:20.475 2 25
2 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-RBPT 66 +13.072 5 191
3 63 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 66 +32.927 4 15
4 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 66 +45.208 3 12
5 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 66 +54.534 6 10
6 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 66 +59.976 7 8
7 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 66 +1:15.397 12 6
8 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 66 +1:23.235 11 4
9 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 65 +1 lap 20 2
10 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-RBPT 65 +1 lap 13 1
11 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 65 +1 lap 16
12 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 65 +1 lap 9
13 10 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-RBPT 65 +1 lap 14
14 47 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 65 +1 lap 10
15 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 65 +1 lap 17
16 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 64 +2 laps 19
17 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 64 +2 laps 8
18 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 64 +2 laps2 18
Ret 24 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 28 Power loss 15
Ret 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 27 Turbo 1
Fastest lap: Mexico Sergio Pérez (Red Bull Racing-RBPT) – 1:24.108 (lap 55)
Source:[19][34][35]

Notes

  • ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.[35]
  • ^2 – Alexander Albon received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track multiple times. His final position was not affected by the penalty.[34]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

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