The 2022 Spanish Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio De España 2022) was the sixth race of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on the weekend of May 20 and May 22 2022.
Background[]
This race marked the return of F1 to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya since the pre-season track session in February. The Spanish fans were rooting for Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz, Jr. in particular since these guys proudly represent the Spanish flag as they race around the world.
Prior to the race weekend, it was announced that two drivers would make their practice debuts: 2019 Formula 2 and recent Formula E champion Nyck de Vries making his appearance in Williams, and Red Bull Junior driver Juri Vips driving in Red Bull. Robert Kubica, reserve driver for Alfa Romeo, also made an appearance in FP1; due to issues with the Alfa Romeo C42 during pre-season testing, Kubica's running in the car has been limited this season. Due to these three drivers taking part in FP1, permanent starters Alex Albon, Sergio Pérez, and Guanyu Zhou did not participate in FP1.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice[]
FP1[]
FP2[]
FP3[]
Practice Results[]
The full practice results for the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix are outlined below:
| No. | Driver | Team | FP1 | FP2 | FP3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | ||||||||
| 1 |  Max Verstappen
|
 Red Bull
|
1:20.164 | 3 | 1:20.006 | 5 | 1:19.844 | 2 | |||||
| 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
|
 McLaren-Mercedes
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1:21.737 | 9 | 1:21.385 | 15 | 1:20.910 | 11 | |||||
| 4 | Lando Norris
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McLaren-Mercedes
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1:21.279 | 7 | 1:23.388 | 20 | 1:20.403 | 7 | |||||
| 5 |  Sebastian Vettel
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Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
1:22.164 | 16 | 1:20.703 | 8 | 1:20.944 | 12 | |||||
| 6 |  Nicholas Latifi
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Williams-Mercedes
|
1:23.011 | 19 | 1:23.197 | 19 | 1:22.419 | 18 | |||||
| 10 |  Pierre Gasly
|
 AlphaTauri-RBPT
|
1:21.422 | 8 | 1:20.917 | 11 | No time | 20 | |||||
| 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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Red Bull
|
DNP | 1:20.632 | 7 | 1:20.260 | 6 | ||||||
| 14 |  Fernando Alonso
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Alpine-Renault
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1:20.768 | 5 | 1:20.203 | 6 | 1:20.981 | 13 | |||||
| 16 |  Charles Leclerc
|
Ferrari
|
1:19.828 | 1 | 1:19.670 | 1 | 1:19.772 | 1 | |||||
| 18 | Lance Stroll
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Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
1:21.920 | 12 | 1:21.249 | 13 | 1:21.520 | 16 | |||||
| 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
|
 Haas-Ferrari
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1:22.089 | 14 | 1:21.013 | 12 | 1:20.646 | 8 | |||||
| 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda
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AlphaTauri-RBPT
|
1:21.814 | 10 | 1:21.285 | 14 | 1:21.449 | 15 | |||||
| 23 |  Alexander Albon
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Williams-Mercedes
|
DNP | 1:22.319 | 18 | 1:21.572 | 17 | ||||||
| 24 |  Guanyu Zhou
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 Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
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DNP | 1:21.866 | 17 | 1:21.201 | 14 | ||||||
| 31 | Esteban Ocon
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Alpine-Renault
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1:21.891 | 11 | 1:20.745 | 9 | 1:20.882 | 10 | |||||
| 36 |  Jüri Vips
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Red Bull
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1:24.138 | 20 | DNP | ||||||||
| 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes
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1:20.811 | 6 | 1:19.874 | 3 | 1:20.002 | 4 | |||||
| 45 | Nyck de Vries
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Williams-Mercedes
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1:22.920 | 18 | DNP | ||||||||
| 47 | Mick Schumacher
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Haas-Ferrari
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1:22.146 | 15 | 1:20.757 | 10 | 1:25.467 | 19 | |||||
| 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr.
|
Ferrari
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1:19.907 | 2 | 1:19.990 | 4 | 1:20.129 | 5 | |||||
| 63 | George Russell
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Mercedes
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1:20.590 | 4 | 1:19.787 | 2 | 1:19.920 | 3 | |||||
| 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
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Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
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1:22.614 | 17 | 1:21.828 | 16 | 1:20.781 | 9 | |||||
| 88 |  Robert Kubica
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Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
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1:21.975 | 13 | DNP | ||||||||
| Source: [2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
Qualifying[]
Q1[]
Q2[]
Q3[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | ||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc
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Ferrari
|
1 | 1:19.861 | 7 | 1:19.969 | 1 | 1:18.750 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen
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Red Bull
|
3 | 1:20.091 | 1 | 1:19.219 | 2 | 1:19.073 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr.
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Ferrari
|
2 | 1:19.892 | 2 | 1:19.453 | 3 | 1:19.166 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 63 | George Russell
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Mercedes
|
4 | 1:20.218 | 3 | 1:19.470 | 4 | 1:19.393 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 11 | Sergio Pérez
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Red Bull
|
8 | 1:20.447 | 6 | 1:19.830 | 5 | 1:19.420 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes
|
6 | 1:20.252 | 4 | 1:19.794 | 6 | 1:19.512 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
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Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
|
7 | 1:20.355 | 8 | 1:20.053 | 7 | 1:19.608 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen
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Haas-Ferrari
|
5 | 1:20.227 | 5 | 1:19.810 | 8 | 1:19.682 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo
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McLaren-Mercedes
|
10 | 1:20.549 | 9 | 1:20.287 | 9 | 1:20.297 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 47 | Mick Schumacher
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Haas-Ferrari
|
11 | 1:20.683 | 10 | 1:20.436 | 10 | 1:20.368 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 4 | Lando Norris
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McLaren-Mercedes
|
14 | 1:20.838 | 11 | 1:20.471 | 11 | |||||
| 12 | 31 | Esteban Ocon
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Alpine-Renault
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15 | 1:20.880 | 12 | 1:20.638 | 12 | |||||
| 13 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda
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AlphaTauri-RBPT
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12 | 1:20.707 | 13 | 1:20.639 | 13 | |||||
| 14 | 10 | Pierre Gasly
|
AlphaTauri-RBPT
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13 | 1:20.719 | 14 | 1:20.861 | 14 | |||||
| 15 | 24 | Guanyu Zhou
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Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
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9 | 1:20.476 | 15 | 1:21.094 | 15 | |||||
| 16 | 5 | Aston Martin-Mercedes
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16 | 1:20.954 | 16 | ||||||||
| 17 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
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Alpine-Renault
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17 | 1:21.043 | 20* | |||||||
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll
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Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
18 | 1:21.418 | 17 | |||||||
| 19 | 23 | Alexander Albon
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Williams-Mercedes
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19 | 1:21.645 | 18 | |||||||
| 20 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi
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Williams-Mercedes
|
20 | 1:21.915 | 19 | |||||||
| 107% Time: 1:25.451 | |||||||||||||
| Source:[5] | |||||||||||||
- Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
- * Alonso started from the back of the grid due to a breach of Article 28.2 of the F1 Sporting Regulations; exceeded PU limits.
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | ______________ | 1 |
| 2 | 16. Leclerc
| |
| 1. Verstappen
|
______________ | |
| Row 2 | ______________ | 3 |
| 4 | 55. Sainz
| |
| 63. Russell
|
______________ | |
| Row 3 | ______________ | 5 |
| 6 | 11. Pérez
| |
| 44. Hamilton
|
______________ | |
| Row 4 | ______________ | 7 |
| 8 | 77. Bottas
| |
| 20. Magnussen
|
______________ | |
| Row 5 | ______________ | 9 |
| 10 | 3. Ricciardo
| |
| 47. Schumacher
|
______________ | |
| Row 6 | ______________ | 11 |
| 12 | 4. Norris
| |
| 31. Ocon
|
______________ | |
| Row 7 | ______________ | 13 |
| 14 | 22. Tsunoda
| |
| 10. Gasly
|
______________ | |
| Row 8 | ______________ | 15 |
| 16 | 24. Zhou
| |
| 5. Vettel
|
______________ | |
| Row 9 | ______________ | 17 |
| 18 | 18. Stroll
| |
| 23. Albon
|
______________ | |
| Row 10 | ______________ | 19 |
| 20 | 6. Latifi
| |
| 14. Alonso*
|
______________ |
- Alonso started from the back of the grid due to a breach of Article 28.2 of the F1 Sporting Regulations; exceeded PU limits.
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The full results for the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix are outlined below:
Milestones[]
2nd one-two of Red Bull of this season.
Standings[]
Charles Leclerc and Ferrari lost their leads in both the Drivers' and Constructors' Championships due to Leclerc's DNF. Red Bull's one-two finish catapaulted the Austrian-based outfit and their star driver, Max Verstappen, to the top of the standings.
Only point-scoring drivers are shown. |
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See Also[]
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References[]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ 2022 Spanish Grand Prix - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ "2022 Spanish Grand Prix – Practice 1 Results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 20 May 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2022/races/1111/spain/practice-1.html. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Spanish Grand Prix – Practice 2 Results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 20 May 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2022/races/1111/spain/practice-2.html. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Spanish Grand Prix – Practice 3 Results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 21 May 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2022/races/1111/spain/practice-3.html. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Spanish Grand Prix - Qualifying Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 21 May 2022
- ↑ 2022 Spanish Grand Prix - Race Result, https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2022/races/1111/spain/race-result.html, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 22 May 2022)
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