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F1 qualifying results: Max Verstappen takes Abu Dhabi GP pole
? took pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, ahead of the 22nd and final round of the 2022 F1 World Championship.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Nov 20, 2022, 1:40 PM
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Verstappen will start ahead of teammate Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc 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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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying results: Verstappen on pole from Perez
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay
[s] Delay
[%] 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'23.824 - - 2 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1'24.052 0.228 0.272 3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'24.092 0.268 0.320 4 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'24.242 0.418 0.499 5 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'24.508 0.684 0.816 6 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'24.511 0.687 0.820 7 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'24.769 0.945 1.127 8 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'24.830 1.006 1.200 9 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'24.961 1.137 1.356 10 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine/Renault 1'25.096 1.272 1.517 11 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Red Bull 1'25.219 1.395 1.664 12 47 Mick Schumacher Haas/Ferrari 1'25.225 1.401 1.671 13 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren/Mercedes 1'25.045 1.221 1.457 3-place penalty for causing a collision with Kevin Magnussen in the previous race
14 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'25.359 1.535 1.831 15 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'25.408 1.584 1.890 16 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1'25.834 2.010 2.398 17 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri/Red Bull 1'25.859 2.035 2.428 18 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'25.892 2.068 2.467 19 23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1'26.028 2.204 2.629 20 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams/Mercedes 1'26.054 2.230 2.660
What happened in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q1?
Perez set the early pace at 1m24.820s before Verstappen took over in P1 by 0.066s on 1m24.754s.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was third, three tenths off their pace but a tenth clear of teammate Leclerc.
Falling at the first hurdle were Brazilian GP poleman Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo), and the Williams duo of Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Perez
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1'24.754 224.315 2 Sergio Perez
Red Bull 1'24.820 0.066 0.066 224.140 3 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari 1'25.090 0.336 0.270 223.429 4 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari 1'25.211 0.457 0.121 223.112 5 Lando Norris
McLaren 1'25.387 0.633 0.176 222.652 6 Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin 1'25.523 0.769 0.136 222.298 7 George Russell
Mercedes 1'25.545 0.791 0.022 222.240 8 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1'25.594 0.840 0.049 222.113 9 Zhou Guanyu
Alfa Romeo 1'25.594 0.840 0.000 222.113 10 Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri 1'25.630 0.876 0.036 222.020 11 Mick Schumacher
Haas 1'25.711 0.957 0.081 221.810 12 Esteban Ocon
Alpine 1'25.735 0.981 0.024 221.748 13 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin 1'25.741 0.987 0.006 221.732 14 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren 1'25.766 1.012 0.025 221.668 15 Fernando Alonso
Alpine 1'25.782 1.028 0.016 221.626 16 Kevin Magnussen
Haas 1'25.834 1.080 0.052 221.492 17 Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri 1'25.859 1.105 0.025 221.428 18 Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo 1'25.892 1.138 0.033 221.343 19 Alex Albon
Williams 1'26.028 1.274 0.136 220.993 20 Nicholas Latifi
Williams 1'26.054 1.300 0.026 220.926 View full results
What happened in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q2?
Leclerc set the initial pace at 1m25.345s before Sainz beat him by three tenths.
Verstappen grabbed P1 with 1m24.862s but Perez then went to the top on 1m24.419s, over four tenths clear of the rest. Hamilton was best of the rest after the first runs, 0.355s down, in P2 with a 1m24.774s.
On the final runs, Leclerc took second quickest on 1m24.517s, with Sainz taking third – a tenth further back.
Knocked out at this point were Fernando Alonso (Alpine), Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), Mick Schumacher (in his final qualifying session for Haas), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo).
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q2 results: Perez fastest from Leclerc
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay Delay % Laps km/h 1 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1'24.419 6 225.205 2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'24.517 0.098 0.116 6 224.944 3 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'24.521 0.102 0.121 6 224.933 4 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'24.622 0.203 0.240 6 224.664 5 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'24.774 0.355 0.421 9 224.262 6 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'24.903 0.484 0.573 6 223.921 7 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'24.940 0.521 0.617 8 223.823 8 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'24.974 0.555 0.657 6 223.734 9 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'25.007 0.588 0.697 6 223.647 10 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren/Mercedes 1'25.068 0.649 0.769 6 223.487 11 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine/Renault 1'25.096 0.677 0.802 6 223.413 12 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Red Bull 1'25.219 0.800 0.948 6 223.091 13 47 Mick Schumacher Haas/Ferrari 1'25.225 0.806 0.955 6 223.075 14 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'25.359 0.940 1.113 6 222.725 15 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'25.408 0.989 1.172 6 222.597
What happened in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q3?
On the first runs, Sainz took provisional pole with 1m24.281s, ahead of Perez – who had a big moment at the final corner – and Leclerc. Verstappen then took over at the front with a lap of 1m23.988s, almost three tenths clear of the others.
On the final runs, Verstappen improved to 1m23.824s and was joined on the front row by Perez on 1m24.052s, who was 0.228s slower. Leclerc took P3 with 1m24.092s, beating Sainz who didn’t improve on his final lap. Hamilton jumped up to fifth with 1m24.508s.
George Russell will start sixth, ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Sebastian Vettel (ninth for his final GP with Aston Martin) and Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren, who has a three-place grid penalty for his clash with Magnussen at Interlagos).
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay Delay % Laps km/h 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'23.824 6 226.803 2 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1'24.052 0.228 0.272 6 226.188 3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'24.092 0.268 0.320 6 226.080 4 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'24.242 0.418 0.499 6 225.678 5 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'24.508 0.684 0.816 6 224.968 6 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'24.511 0.687 0.820 6 224.960 7 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'24.769 0.945 1.127 5 224.275 8 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'24.830 1.006 1.200 6 224.114 9 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'24.961 1.137 1.356 3 223.768 10 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren/Mercedes 1'25.045 1.221 1.457 3 223.547
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