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2022 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice 2 - Results

Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne, round 3 of the 2022 Formula 1 season.

2022 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:18.978s 27
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:19.223s + 0.245s 22
3 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:19.376s + 0.398s 27
4 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:19.537s + 0.559s 22
5 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:19.658s + 0.680s 20
6 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:19.842s + 0.864s 25
7 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:20.055s + 1.077s 25
8 Lando Norris McLaren 1:20.100s + 1.122s 24
9 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:20.142s + 1.164s 27
10 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:20.203s + 1.225s 24
11 George Russell Mercedes 1:20.212s + 1.234s 25
12 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:20.424s + 1.446s 30
13 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:20.521s + 1.543s 23
14 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:20.611s + 1.633s 28
15 Guanyu Zhou Alfa Romeo 1:21.063s + 2.085s 23
16 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:21.191s + 2.213s 23
17 Alexander Albon Williams 1:21.912s + 2.934s 28
18 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:21.974s + 2.996s 22
19 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:22.307s + 3.329s 24
20 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 0

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