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F1 Grand Prix qualifying results: Sainz takes Belgian GP pole
Carlos Sainz took pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, the 14th round of the 2022 F1 World Championship, despite Red Bull’s Max Verstappen setting the fastest time in qualifying.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Aug 27, 2022, 4:17 PM
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Due to grid penalties for power unit changes, the qualifying order doesn’t truly reflect the starting grid – as Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, Esteban Ocon, Zhou Guanyu and Mick Schumacher will all start at the back.
So Sainz will start ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Alpine’s Fernando Alonso 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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Belgian Grand Prix starting grid, after penalties are applied:
Cla Driver Time Gap km/h 1 Carlos Sainz
1'44.297 241.755 2 Sergio Perez
1'44.462 0.165 241.373 3 Fernando Alonso
1'45.368 1.071 239.298 4 Lewis Hamilton
1'45.503 1.206 238.992 5 George Russell
1'45.776 1.479 238.375 6 Alex Albon
1'45.837 1.540 238.238 7 Daniel Ricciardo
1'45.767 1.470 238.395 8 Pierre Gasly
1'45.827 1.530 238.260 9 Lance Stroll
1'46.611 2.314 236.508 10 Sebastian Vettel
1'46.344 2.047 237.102 11 Nicholas Latifi
1'46.401 2.104 236.975 12 Kevin Magnussen
1'46.557 2.260 236.628 13 Yuki Tsunoda
1'46.692 2.395 236.328 14 Valtteri Bottas
1'47.866 3.569 233.756 15 Max Verstappen
1'43.665 243.229 16 Charles Leclerc
1'44.553 0.256 241.163 17 Esteban Ocon
1'45.180 0.883 239.726 18 Lando Norris
1'46.178 1.881 237.472 19 Zhou Guanyu
1'46.085 1.788 237.681 20 Mick Schumacher
1'47.718 3.421 234.077 View full results
What happened in Belgian Grand Prix Q1?
After a 25-minute delay due to barrier repairs following a support race crash, Verstappen set the pace at 1m44.581s, ahead of Sainz on 1m45.050s, 0.469s slower, and Perez a further three tenths back.
Falling at the first hurdle were Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin), Nicholas Latifi (Williams), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) and Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo). However, due to the grid penalties of drivers ahead, this quintet all move up the grid to fill the spots from 10th on back.
Belgian Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Sainz
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'44.581 241.099 2 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1'45.050 0.469 0.469 240.022 3 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'45.377 0.796 0.327 239.278 4 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'45.572 0.991 0.195 238.836 5 George Russell
Mercedes 1'45.650 1.069 0.078 238.659 6 Alex Albon
Williams 1'45.672 1.091 0.022 238.610 7 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'45.736 1.155 0.064 238.465 8 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'45.745 1.164 0.009 238.445 9 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'46.039 1.458 0.294 237.784 10 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 1'46.075 1.494 0.036 237.703 11 Zhou Guanyu
Alfa Romeo 1'46.178 1.597 0.103 237.472 12 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1'46.183 1.602 0.005 237.461 13 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1'46.212 1.631 0.029 237.396 14 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1'46.256 1.675 0.044 237.298 15 Mick Schumacher
Haas 1'46.342 1.761 0.086 237.106 16 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1'46.344 1.763 0.002 237.102 17 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1'46.401 1.820 0.057 236.975 18 Kevin Magnussen
Haas 1'46.557 1.976 0.156 236.628 19 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1'46.692 2.111 0.135 236.328 20 Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo 1'47.866 3.285 1.174 233.756 View full results
What happened in Belgian Grand Prix Q2?
Verstappen set the bar at 1m44.723s, 0.071s ahead of Perez and with Sainz in third – who was 0.695s down. Leclerc put in a scruffy lap, moaning about his car’s handling in slow-speed corners and dropping a wheel into the dirt approaching Fagnes.
Leclerc ran again at the end of the session and produced 1m44.551s to top the times by 0.172s.
Knocked out at this point were Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren, who will start seventh), Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri, eighth), Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin, ninth) and Mick Schumacher (Haas) – three of them will move up the grid due to penalties to others, with Zhou and Schumacher heading to the back.
Belgian Grand Prix Q2 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'44.551 241.168 2 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'44.723 0.172 0.172 240.772 3 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'44.794 0.243 0.071 240.609 4 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1'45.418 0.867 0.624 239.184 5 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'45.420 0.869 0.002 239.180 6 George Russell
Mercedes 1'45.461 0.910 0.041 239.087 7 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'45.475 0.924 0.014 239.055 8 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 1'45.552 1.001 0.077 238.881 9 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'45.603 1.052 0.051 238.765 10 Alex Albon
Williams 1'45.675 1.124 0.072 238.603 11 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1'45.767 1.216 0.092 238.395 12 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1'45.827 1.276 0.060 238.260 13 Zhou Guanyu
Alfa Romeo 1'46.085 1.534 0.258 237.681 14 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1'46.611 2.060 0.526 236.508 15 Mick Schumacher
Haas 1'47.718 3.167 1.107 234.077 View full results
What happened in Belgian Grand Prix Q3?
On the first runs, Verstappen led the way on 1m43.665s from Sainz by 0.632s, with Perez third on 1m44.462s.
Leclerc wasted his new tyres on his first run giving Sainz a tow, so ran a lap longer and could only manage 1m44.553s in fourth, 0.888s off the pace.
Verstappen stayed in the pits for the final runs, so Perez didn’t get a tow. Leclerc came out of the pits late to give Sainz a big tow but the lap didn’t work out, as he run wide at Fagnes, so he stayed second – but that was enough for pole as Perez didn’t improve either and will start alongside him on the front row.
Verstappen’s fastest Q3 time means he will start 15th. Leclerc qualified fourth but will start behind Verstappen in 16th.
Esteban Ocon (Alpine) was fifth fastest but drops to 17th. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) will start third, ahead of the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Alex Albon will start fifth for Williams, and qualified faster than Lando Norris’s McLaren (who drops to 18th).
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Belgian Grand Prix Q3 results: Verstappen fastest, Sainz inherits pole
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'43.665 243.229 2 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1'44.297 0.632 0.632 241.755 3 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'44.462 0.797 0.165 241.373 4 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'44.553 0.888 0.091 241.163 5 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'45.180 1.515 0.627 239.726 6 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 1'45.368 1.703 0.188 239.298 7 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'45.503 1.838 0.135 238.992 8 George Russell
Mercedes 1'45.776 2.111 0.273 238.375 9 Alex Albon
Williams 1'45.837 2.172 0.061 238.238 10 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'46.178 2.513 0.341 237.472 View full results
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