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2022 Japanese Grand Prix Free Practice 2 - Results

Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, round 18 of the 2022 Formula 1 season.

2022 Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 George Russell Mercedes 1:41.935s 23
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:42.170s + 0.235s 21
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:42.786s + 0.851s 23
4 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:42.834s + 0.899s 26
5 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:43.187s + 1.252s 16
6 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:43.204s + 1.269s 23
7 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:43.533s + 1.598s 14
8 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:43.733s + 1.798s 20
9 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:43.884s + 1.949s 12
10 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1:44.525s + 2.590s 16
11 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:44.709s + 2.774s 10
12 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:44.962s + 3.027s 16
13 Alexander Albon Williams 1:45.039s + 3.104s 15
14 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:45.257s + 3.322s 26
15 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:45.261s + 3.326s 23
16 Lando Norris McLaren 1:45.885s + 3.950s 11
17 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:46.030s + 4.095s 9
18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:46.776s + 4.841s 20
19 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:47.109s + 5.174s 13
20 Mick Schumacher Haas 0

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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