2022 Season - Round 2 - 2022-03-27
Max Verstappen won the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Red Bull, with Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) second and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) third. The win came from P4 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:31.634. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P15 on the grid to P10 at the flag â a 5-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | Finished | 1:31.772 | 25 |
| 2 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 1:31.634 | 19 |
| 3 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 1:31.905 | 15 |
| 4 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:32.042 | 12 |
| 5 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 6 | Finished | 1:32.821 | 10 |
| 6 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 5 | Finished | 1:33.103 | 8 |
| 7 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 11 | Finished | 1:32.753 | 6 |
| 8 | 10Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 9 | Finished | 1:33.468 | 4 |
| 9 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 10 | Finished | 1:32.779 | 2 |
| 10 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 15 | Finished | 1:32.997 | 1 |
| 11 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 12 | Finished | 1:33.924 | 0 |
| 12 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Aston Martin | 17 | Finished | 1:33.651 | 0 |
| 13 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:34.446 | 0 |
| 14 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 16 | Collision damage | 1:34.368 | 0 |
| 15 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 8 | Cooling system | 1:33.979 | 0 |
| 16 | 14Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 7 | Water pump | 1:33.831 | 0 |
| 17 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 14 | Gearbox | 1:34.487 | 0 |
| 18 | 6Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 18 | Accident | 1:37.530 | 0 |
| 19 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 19 | Power Unit | 0 |
| 20 | 47Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |