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F1 Grand Prix qualifying results: Leclerc takes Australian GP pole
? took Formula 1 pole position for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, the third round of the 2022 F1 World Championship.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Apr 9, 2022, 11:29 PM
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Leclerc will start ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
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Australian Grand Prix qualifying results: Leclerc on pole from Verstappen
Cla Driver Time Gap km/h 1 Charles Leclerc
1'17.868 245.168 2 Max Verstappen
1'18.154 0.286 244.271 3 Sergio Perez
1'18.240 0.372 244.003 4 Lando Norris
1'18.703 0.835 242.567 5 Lewis Hamilton
1'18.825 0.957 242.192 6 George Russell
1'18.933 1.065 241.860 7 Daniel Ricciardo
1'19.032 1.164 241.557 8 Esteban Ocon
1'19.061 1.193 241.469 9 Carlos Sainz Jr.
1'19.408 1.540 240.414 10 Fernando Alonso
11 Pierre Gasly
1'19.226 1.358 240.966 12 Valtteri Bottas
1'19.410 1.542 240.408 13 Yuki Tsunoda
1'19.424 1.556 240.365 14 Zhou Guanyu
1'20.155 2.287 238.173 15 Mick Schumacher
1'20.465 2.597 237.255 16 Kevin Magnussen
1'20.254 2.386 237.879 17 Sebastian Vettel
1'21.149 3.281 235.256 18 Nicholas Latifi
1'21.372 3.504 234.611 19 Alex Albon
1'20.135 2.267 238.232 20 Lance Stroll
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What happened in Australian Grand Prix Q1?
Leclerc set the early pace at 1m19.391s, which was quickly beaten by Sainz on 1m19.179s. Leclerc took P1 back on his second push lap of 1m18.881s, with Verstappen rising to second, just 0.044s in arrears.
Verstappen grabbed P1 at 1m18.580s on his third attempt, a quarter of a second ahead of Perez and the Ferraris.
Williams’ Nicholas Latifi brought out a red flag for the second Q1 in a row with two minutes to go, as he collided with fellow Canadian Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) in a bizarre incident that sent him spinning into the wall.
Falling at the first hurdle were Alex Albon (Williams, who has a three-place grid penalty and stopped on track on his in-lap), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Sebastian Vettel (whose Aston Martin was repaired after a big shunt in FP3), Latifi and Stroll.
After the session had concluded, Stroll was given a three-place grid penalty for causing the crash and Albon was disqualified for not having enough fuel in his car.
Australian Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Perez
Cla Driver Chassis Laps Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 7 1'18.580 242.947 2 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 7 1'18.834 0.254 0.254 242.164 3 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 5 1'18.881 0.301 0.047 242.020 4 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 7 1'18.983 0.403 0.102 241.707 5 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 6 1'19.192 0.612 0.209 241.069 6 Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo 5 1'19.251 0.671 0.059 240.890 7 Lando Norris
McLaren 6 1'19.280 0.700 0.029 240.802 8 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 8 1'19.401 0.821 0.121 240.435 9 George Russell
Mercedes 8 1'19.405 0.825 0.004 240.423 10 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 11 1'19.580 1.000 0.175 239.894 11 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 9 1'19.605 1.025 0.025 239.819 12 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 10 1'19.665 1.085 0.060 239.638 13 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 10 1'19.742 1.162 0.077 239.407 14 Zhou Guanyu
Alfa Romeo 11 1'19.910 1.330 0.168 238.903 15 Mick Schumacher
Haas 11 1'20.104 1.524 0.194 238.325 16 Alex Albon
Williams 11 1'20.135 1.555 0.031 238.232 17 Kevin Magnussen
Haas 11 1'20.254 1.674 0.119 237.879 18 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 3 1'21.149 2.569 0.895 235.256 19 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 8 1'21.372 2.792 0.223 234.611 20 Lance Stroll
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What happened in Australian Grand Prix Q2?
Verstappen set the bar at 1m18.611s, which was beaten by Perez on 1m18.340s. On his in-lap, Verstappen appeared to impede Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes, which he hadn’t been told was on a fast lap, while stewards will investigate whether Perez slowed enough for yellow flags.
In the closing moments, Sainz took P2, ahead of Leclerc and Verstappen.
Knocked out at this point were Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo), Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri, who suffered a gravelly off), Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) and Mick Schumacher (Haas).
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Australian Grand Prix Grand Prix Q2 results: Perez fastest from Sainz
Cla Driver Chassis Laps Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 5 1'18.340 243.691 2 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 9 1'18.469 0.129 0.129 243.290 3 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 8 1'18.606 0.266 0.137 242.866 4 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 8 1'18.611 0.271 0.005 242.851 5 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 7 1'18.815 0.475 0.204 242.222 6 Lando Norris
McLaren 8 1'19.066 0.726 0.251 241.453 7 George Russell
Mercedes 9 1'19.076 0.736 0.010 241.423 8 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 10 1'19.106 0.766 0.030 241.331 9 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 6 1'19.130 0.790 0.024 241.258 10 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 8 1'19.136 0.796 0.006 241.240 11 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 8 1'19.226 0.886 0.090 240.966 12 Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo 8 1'19.410 1.070 0.184 240.408 13 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 7 1'19.424 1.084 0.014 240.365 14 Zhou Guanyu
Alfa Romeo 5 1'20.155 1.815 0.731 238.173 15 Mick Schumacher
Haas 8 1'20.465 2.125 0.310 237.255 View full results
What happened in Australian Grand Prix Q3?
On the first runs, Verstappen lapped in 1m18.399s before Perez circulated 0.001s faster. Leclerc grabbed P1 with 1m18.239s, just as Fernando Alonso shunted his Alpine at Turn 7, smashing his front-left corner against the wall and blamed his hydraulics for not being able to downshift. The lights turned red just before Sainz crossed the line.
On the final runs, Perez improved to 1m18.240, this time 0.001s off Leclerc’s fastest time.
Verstappen grabbed pole with 1m18.154s but Leclerc snatched it back on 1m17.868s. Sainz, meanwhile, suffered a moment at Turn 6 and didn’t complete a clear lap – meaning he starts down in ninth.
Perez will start third, ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren) and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Home hero Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) was seventh from Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Sainz and Alonso.
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Australian Grand Prix Q3 results: Leclerc takes pole
Cla Driver Chassis Laps Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 8 1'17.868 245.168 2 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 6 1'18.154 0.286 0.286 244.271 3 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 9 1'18.240 0.372 0.086 244.003 4 Lando Norris
McLaren 6 1'18.703 0.835 0.463 242.567 5 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 10 1'18.825 0.957 0.122 242.192 6 George Russell
Mercedes 9 1'18.933 1.065 0.108 241.860 7 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 6 1'19.032 1.164 0.099 241.557 8 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 6 1'19.061 1.193 0.029 241.469 9 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Ferrari 6 1'19.408 1.540 0.347 240.414 10 Fernando Alonso
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