2022 Australian Grand Prix
2022 Australian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 3 of 22[a] in the 2022 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 10 April 2022 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Heineken Australian Grand Prix 2022 | ||||
Location | Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne, Australia | ||||
Course | Temporary street circuit | ||||
Course length | 5.278 km (3.280 miles) | ||||
Distance | 58 laps, 306.124 km (190.217 miles) | ||||
Weather | Partly cloudy | ||||
Attendance | 419,114[2] | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Ferrari | ||||
Time | 1:17.868 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |||
Time | 1:20.260 on lap 58 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | ||||
Third | Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2022 Australian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Heineken Australian Grand Prix 2022) was a
It was the 85th race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix, which dates back to the
Background
In October 2021, the Grand Prix was officially confirmed as the third of twenty-three races of the 2022 season at a FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris.[13] The race took place at the fourteen-turn, 5.278 km (3.280 mi) Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne on 10 April 2022.[3][14]
Prior to the weekend, drivers were reminded by one of the two race directors,
Circuit redevelopment
The circuit underwent several significant revisions in the months before the Grand Prix,
The pit-lane change was made in response to then-
Championship standings before the race
Charles Leclerc was the Drivers' Championship leader after the previous weekend's second round,[31] with twelve points separating him from his teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. and 20 points from Max Verstappen.[32] In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari led Mercedes by 40 points and Red Bull by a further one.[33]
Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C5 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event. It was the first event since the 2018 Russian Grand Prix that non-consecutive tyres were used.[36]
Penalties
Practice
There were three practice sessions for the Grand Prix. The first two took place on Friday 8 April at 13:00 and 16:00 local time (
Qualifying
Qualifying took place at 16:00 local time on 9 April and lasted for one hour.[38] Valtteri Bottas's streak of 103 consecutive Q3 appearances ended.[42] Charles Leclerc set the fastest time for pole position ahead of Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez. Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. was not initially able to set a lap in Q3, as Fernando Alonso's crash caused a red flag; he qualified 9th after an error at turn 10,[43] and having problems with starting the car, which caused a compromised warm-up lap.[44]
Qualifying classification
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:18.881 | 1:18.606 | 1:17.868 | 1 |
2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | 1:18.580 | 1:18.611 | 1:18.154 | 2 |
3 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | 1:18.834 | 1:18.340 | 1:18.240 | 3 |
4 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.280 | 1:19.066 | 1:18.703 | 4 |
5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:19.401 | 1:19.106 | 1:18.825 | 5 |
6 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:19.405 | 1:19.076 | 1:18.933 | 6 |
7 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.665 | 1:19.130 | 1:19.032 | 7 |
8 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:19.605 | 1:19.136 | 1:19.061 | 8 |
9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:18.983 | 1:18.469 | 1:19.408 | 9 |
10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1:19.192 | 1:18.815 | No time | 10 |
11 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:19.580 | 1:19.226 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:19.251 | 1:19.410 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:19.742 | 1:19.424 | N/A | 13 |
14 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:19.910 | 1:20.155 | N/A | 14 |
15 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1:20.104 | 1:20.465 | N/A | 15 |
16 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:20.254 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
17 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:21.149 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
18 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:21.372 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
DSQ | 23 | Alexander Albon
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:20.135 | N/A | N/A | 201 |
107% time: 1:24.080 | |||||||
— | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | No time | N/A | N/A | 192 |
Source:[45][46] |
- Notes
- Alexander Albon qualified 16th, but he was disqualified because the required one-litre fuel sample could not be extracted from his car during post-qualifying scrutineering.[47] He was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.[46] He also received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Stroll at the previous round.[37] The penalty made no difference as he was already disqualified.[46]
- ^2 – Lance Stroll failed to set a time during qualifying due to a collision with Nicholas Latifi. He was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.[46] He also received a three-place grid penalty for causing the collision with Latifi.[48] He gained a grid position following Albon's disqualification.[46]
Race
The race took place at 15:00 local time on 10 April and lasted 58 laps.
Race report
The day before the race, Niels Wittich, one of the two race directors appointed for the Grand Prix, reminded drivers of a new safety car rule stating that a driver must stay behind the car ahead during restarts and not by the side, as
On lap 24, an accident for
The results moved Russell into second place in the Drivers' Championship,[68] while Leclerc extended his lead to 34 points,[69] and 46 points ahead of Verstappen,[70] who suffered his second DNF in three races.[71] Verstappen would go on to win the championship, breaking the record for the largest points deficit overturned in a season. Leclerc's grand slam was the first for a Ferrari driver since Fernando Alonso had achieved the feat at the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix,[72] and his performance was compared to Michael Schumacher's grand slam at the 2004 Australian Grand Prix.[73]
Race classification
Notes
- ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.[75]
- ^2 – Lance Stroll received a five-second time penalty for weaving on the straight.[74]
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
Notes
- ^ At the time of the event Formula One planned to hold twenty-three Grands Prix.[1]
- grand slam at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, which was achieved between two drivers.[5]
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