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

2022 Japanese Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:30.224s 1:30.346s 1:29.304s
2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:30.402s 1:30.486s 1:29.314s
3 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:30.336s 1:30.444s 1:29.361s
4 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:30.622s 1:29.925s 1:29.709s
5 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:30.696s 1:30.357s 1:30.165s
6 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:30.906s 1:30.443s 1:30.261s
7 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:30.603s 1:30.343s 1:30.322s
8 George Russell Mercedes 1:30.865s 1:30.465s 1:30.389s
9 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:31.256s 1:30.656s 1:30.554s
10 Lando Norris McLaren 1:30.881s 1:30.473s 1:31.003s
11 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:30.880s 1:30.659s
12 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:31.226s 1:30.709s
13 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:31.130s 1:30.808s
14 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1:30.894s 1:30.953s
15 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:31.152s 1:31.439s
16 Alexander Albon Williams 1:31.311s
17 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:31.322s
18 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:31.352s
19 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:31.419s
20 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:31.511s

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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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