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2022 Belgian Grand Prix Index

Welcome to our index page of the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix. From here you will find links to all our latest reports, pictures and results from the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Session Reports

FP1: Sainz and Leclerc lead Ferrari 1-2 in first practice at Spa

FP2: Verstappen takes charge of damp Belgian second free practice

FP3: Perez edges Verstappen as Red Bull duo tops final practice in Spa

Qualifying: Verstappen tops qualifying as Sainz beats Perez to Spa P1

Race: Unstoppable Verstappen charges to big win in Spa

Photos

Gallery: All the pictures from Thursday's build-up in Spa-Francorchamps

Gallery: All the pictures from practice day in Spa-Francorchamps

Gallery: All the pictures from qualifying day in Spa-Francorchamps

Gallery: All the pictures from race day in Spa-Francorchamps

Results

Free Practice 1 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:46.538s		16
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:46.607s	+ 0.069s	16
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:46.755s	+ 0.217s	10
4	George Russell	Mercedes	1:47.396s	+ 0.858s	13
5	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:47.437s	+ 0.899s	13
6	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:47.835s	+ 1.297s	15
7	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:48.081s	+ 1.543s	14
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:48.310s	+ 1.772s	16
9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:48.420s	+ 1.882s	10
10	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:48.474s	+ 1.936s	13
11	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:48.485s	+ 1.947s	13
12	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1:48.672s	+ 2.134s	15
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:49.470s	+ 2.932s	15
14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1:49.664s	+ 3.126s	17
15	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:49.813s	+ 3.275s	12
16	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:50.315s	+ 3.777s	5
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:50.982s	+ 4.444s	9
18	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1:51.259s	+ 4.721s	15
19	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	1:52.065s	+ 5.527s	14
20	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo			2

Free Practice 2 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:45.507s		19
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:46.369s	+ 0.862s	20
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:46.589s	+ 1.082s	15
4	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:46.635s	+ 1.128s	16
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:46.649s	+ 1.142s	19
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:46.893s	+ 1.386s	17
7	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1:46.975s	+ 1.468s	18
8	George Russell	Mercedes	1:47.042s	+ 1.535s	21
9	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:47.255s	+ 1.748s	17
10	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:47.346s	+ 1.839s	14
11	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:47.520s	+ 2.013s	15
12	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1:47.617s	+ 2.110s	20
13	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:47.658s	+ 2.151s	15
14	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:47.782s	+ 2.275s	18
15	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:47.867s	+ 2.360s	18
16	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:47.944s	+ 2.437s	20
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:48.208s	+ 2.701s	18
18	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:48.419s	+ 2.912s	20
19	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:48.612s	+ 3.105s	14
20	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1:49.941s	+ 4.434s	22

Free Practice 3 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:45.047s		19
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:45.184s	+ 0.137s	19
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:45.824s	+ 0.777s	13
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:45.965s	+ 0.918s	20
5	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1:46.061s	+ 1.014s	16
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1:46.071s	+ 1.024s	19
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:46.120s	+ 1.073s	12
8	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:46.166s	+ 1.119s	18
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:46.601s	+ 1.554s	24
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:46.604s	+ 1.557s	19
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:46.646s	+ 1.599s	18
12	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:46.769s	+ 1.722s	20
13	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:46.811s	+ 1.764s	20
14	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:46.836s	+ 1.789s	20
15	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:46.881s	+ 1.834s	20
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:46.975s	+ 1.928s	16
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:46.982s	+ 1.935s	14
18	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:47.035s	+ 1.988s	23
19	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1:47.089s	+ 2.042s	20
20	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1:52.494s	+ 7.447s	6

Qualifying results

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:44.581s	1:44.723s	1:43.665s
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:45.050s	1:45.418s	1:44.297s
3	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:45.377s	1:44.794s	1:44.462s
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:45.572s	1:44.551s	1:44.553s
5	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:46.039s	1:45.475s	1:45.180s
6	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1:46.075s	1:45.552s	1:45.368s
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:45.736s	1:45.420s	1:45.503s
8	George Russell	Mercedes	1:45.650s	1:45.461s	1:45.776s
9	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:45.672s	1:45.675s	1:45.837s
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:45.745s	1:45.603s	1:46.178s
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:46.212s	1:45.767s
12	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:46.183s	1:45.827s
13	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1:46.178s	1:46.085s
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:46.256s	1:46.611s
15	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1:46.342s	1:47.718s
16	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:46.344s
17	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:46.401s
18	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:46.557s
19	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:46.692s
20	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:47.866s

Starting grid

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Session	Notes
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:44.297s	Q3
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:44.462s	Q3
3	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1:45.368s	Q3
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:45.503s	Q3
5	George Russell	Mercedes	1:45.776s	Q3
6	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:45.837s	Q3
7	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:45.767s	Q2
8	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:45.827s	Q2
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:46.611s	Q2
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:46.344s	Q1
11	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:46.401s	Q1
12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:46.557s	Q1
13	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:47.866s	Q1	See [1]
14	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:43.665s	Q3	See [2]
15	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:44.553s	Q3	See [2]
16	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:45.180s	Q3	See [2]
17	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:46.178s	Q3	See [2]
18	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1:46.085s	Q2	See [2]
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1:47.718s	Q2	See [2]
20	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:46.692s	Q1	See [3]

Notes
[1] 10+15 place penalty for cumulative power unit changes
[2] 'Back of the grid' penalty for power unit changes
[3] Start from pit lane for power unit changes in parc ferme

Race results

Pos	Driver	Team	Gap	Stops
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	44 laps - 1:25:52.894s	2
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	+ 17.841s	2
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	+ 26.886s	2
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+ 29.140s	2
5	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	+ 73.256s	2
6	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+ 74.936s	3
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	+ 75.640s	2
8	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	+ 78.107s	2
9	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	+ 92.181s	2
10	Alexander Albon	Williams	+ 101.900s	2
11	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+ 103.078s	2
12	Lando Norris	McLaren	+ 104.739s	2
13	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	+ 105.217s	2
14	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	+ 106.252s	2
15	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	+ 107.163s	2
16	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+ 1 lap	2
17	Mick Schumacher	Haas	+ 1 lap	2
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	+ 1 lap	3
	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	DNF	0
	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	DNF	0

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