Round 12 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2022-07-24
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) took pole for the 2022 French Grand Prix with a 1:30.872 lap.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) joined the front row, 0.304s shy of pole, with Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) third on the grid. Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) missed the cut by 0.273s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.777s — pole to P10 — with Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.727 | 1:31.216 | 1:30.872 | 1:30.872 |
| 2 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.891 | 1:31.990 | 1:31.176 | +0.304 |
| 3 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:32.354 | 1:32.120 | 1:31.335 | +0.463 |
| 4 |
| 44Lewis Hamilton |
| Mercedes |
| 1:33.041 |
| 1:32.274 |
| 1:31.765 |
| +0.893 |
| 5 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.672 | 1:32.777 | 1:32.032 | +1.160 |
| 6 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:33.109 | 1:32.633 | 1:32.131 | +1.259 |
| 7 | 14Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:32.819 | 1:32.631 | 1:32.552 | +1.680 |
| 8 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:33.394 | 1:32.836 | 1:32.780 | +1.908 |
| 9 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:32.297 | 1:31.081 | — | +0.209 |
| 10 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.756 | 1:32.649 | — | +1.777 |
| 11 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:33.404 | 1:32.922 | — | +2.050 |
| 12 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:33.346 | 1:33.048 | — | +2.176 |
| 13 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.034 | 1:33.052 | — | +2.180 |
| 14 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:33.285 | 1:33.276 | — | +2.404 |
| 15 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:33.423 | 1:33.307 | — | +2.435 |
| 16 | 10Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:33.439 | — | — | +2.567 |
| 17 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:33.439 | — | — | +2.567 |
| 18 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.674 | — | — | +2.802 |
| 19 | 47Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.701 | — | — | +2.829 |
| 20 | 6Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:33.794 | — | — | +2.922 |