2022 Austrian Grand Prix

The (officially the Formula 1 Rolex Grosser Preis von Österreich 2022) was the 11th race of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Red Bull Ring on the weekend of July 8-10 2022.
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==Background==
===Sprint===
It was the second weekend of the season to hold the Sprint race weekend format. At an F1 Commission in mid-February, the teams and FOM agreed to some changes.
==Entry List==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Max Verstappen 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB18 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL36 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL36 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team	 	AMR22 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams Racing 	 	FW44 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT03 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB18 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A522 	 	E-Tech RE22 1.6L V6t	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F1-75 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team	 	AMR22 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-22 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT03 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Williams Racing 	 	FW44 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	 	C42 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A522 	 	E-Tech RE22 1.6L V6t	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W13 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-22 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F1-75 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
63 	George Russell 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W13 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	 	C42 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
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==Practice 1==
===P1 Results===
The full results of the first practice session for the are shown below:
No. 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	FP1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:06.302 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:07.743 	17 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:09.915 	20 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:07.476 	13 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:08.149 	19 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:07.592 	16 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:06.839 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:07.100 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:06.557 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:07.431 	11 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:06.965 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:07.296 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:07.582 	15 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	1:07.889 	18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:07.462 	12 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:06.909 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:07.246 	9 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:07.039 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:06.702 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:07.522 	14 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Practice 1 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	3 	1:05.852 	 	2 	1:05.374 	 	1 	1:04.984 	1
2 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	1 	1:05.419 	 	1 	1:05.287 	 	2 	1:05.013 	2
3 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	2 	1:05.660 	 	4 	1:05.576 	 	3 	1:05.066 	3
4 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	6 	1:06.143 	 	6 	1:06.458 	 	4 	No Time 	13Sergio Pérez had his lap times deleted for lap 17 of Q2 and for all laps in Q3 for leaving the track without justifiable reason.
5 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	7 	1:06.235 	 	5 	1:05.697 	 	5 	1:05.431 	4
6 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	13 	1:06.468 	 	8 	1:05.993 	 	6 	1:05.726 	5
7 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	9 	1:06.366 	 	7 	1:05.894 	 	7 	1:05.879 	6
8 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	10 	1:06.405 	 	10 	1:06.151 	 	8 	1:06.011 	7
9 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	4 	1:06.016 	 	9 	1:06.082 	 	9 	1:06.103 	8
10 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	5 	1:06.079 	 	3 	1:05.475 	 	10 	1:13.151 	9
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	10 	1:06.589 	 	11 	1:06.160 	 	 	 	10
12 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	14 	1:06.516 	 	12 	1:06.230 	 	 	 	11
13 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	11 	1:06.442 	 	13 	1:06.319 	 	 	 	12
14 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	12 	1:06.463 	 	14 	1:06.851 	 	 	 	14
15 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	8 	1:06.330 	 	15 	1:25.847 	 	 	 	15
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	16 	1:06.613 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	17 	1:06.847 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	 	18 	1:06.901 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	19 	1:07.003 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	20 	1:07.083 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
107% Time: 1:09.998 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022	Source: - Qualifying Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 8 July 2022
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Sprint Grid===
Show Grid
** Alonso could not take the start due to an electrical failure.
*† Zhou started from the pit lane during the second formation lap.
==Practice 2==
===P2 Results===
The full results of the first practice session for the are shown below:
No. 	Driver 	Team 	FP2 	FP2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:08.778 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:09.852 	17 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:09.519 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:09.602 	13 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:10.261 	20 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:09.579 	12 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:09.179 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:08.832 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:08.660 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:09.525 	11 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:09.960 	18 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:10.005 	19 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:09.740 	16 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	1:09.665 	14 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:08.848 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:09.350 	9 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:09.700 	15 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:08.610 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:09.240 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:09.251 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Practice 2 Result, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 9 July 2022
==Sprint==
===Sprint Results===
The full results for the 2022 Austrian Sprint are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points 	Race Grid
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	23 	26:30.059 	1 	8 	1
2 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	23 	+1.675s 	2 	7 	2
3 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	23 	+1.675s 	3 	6 	3
4 	63 	George Russell 	 	23 	+13.429s 	4 	5 	4
5 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	23 	+18.302s 	13 	4 	5
6 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	23 	+31.032s 	5 	3 	6
7 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	23 	+34.539s 	6 	2 	7
8 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	23 	+35.447s 	9 	1 	8
9 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	23 	+37.163s 	7 	 	9
10 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	23 	+37.557s 	12 	 	
11 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	23 	+38.580s 	15 	 	10
12 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	23 	+39.738s 	16 	 	11
13 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	23 	+48.241s 	17 	 	12
14 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	23 	+50.753s 	 	 	13
15 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	23 	+52.125s 	10 	 	14
16 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	23 	+52.412s 	11 	 	15
17 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	23 	+54.556s 	14 	 	16
18 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	23 	+68.694s 	19 	 	17
19 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	21 	Damage 	20 	 	18
 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	0 	 	 	 	19
Source: - Sprint Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Sprint Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Sprint Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Sprint Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Sprint Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Sprint Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Sprint Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Sprint Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 9 July 2022	Source: - Sprint Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 9 July 2022
* Albon received a 5-second time penalty for forcing Norris off the track.
* Alonso did not start the sprint due to electrical issues.
* Bottas will start the Sunday race from the pit lane due to upgrades to his car that exceeded allotments.
===Race Grid===
Show Grid
==Race==
===Report ===
=== Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	71 	1:24:24.312 	2 	25
2 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	71 	+1.532 	1 	19
3 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	71 	+41.217 	8 	15
4 	63 	George Russell 	 	71 	+58.972 	4 	12
5 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	71 	+68.436 	6 	10
6 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	70 	+1 lap 	9 	8
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	70 	+1 lap 	10 	6
8 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	70 	+1 lap 	7 	4
9 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	70 	+1 lap 	11 	2
10 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	70 	+1 lap 	19 	1
11 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	70 	+1 lap 	PL 	
12 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	70 	+1 lap 	15 	
13 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	70 	+1 lap 	12 	
14 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	70 	+1 lap 	13 	
15 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	70 	+1 lap 	14 	
16 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	70 	+1 lap 	16 	
17 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	70 	+1 lap 	18 	
 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	56 	Engine 	3 	
 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	48 	 	17 	
 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	24 	 	5 	
Source: - Race Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 10 July 2022	Source: - Race Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 10 July 2022	Source: - Race Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 10 July 2022	Source: - Race Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 10 July 2022	Source: - Race Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 10 July 2022	Source: - Race Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 10 July 2022	Source: - Race Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 10 July 2022	Source: - Race Result, Formula One World Championship Limited; accessed on 10 July 2022
==Milestones==
* 5th victory for Charles Leclerc
* 100th race start for Esteban Ocon
* 50th race start for Nicholas Latifi
==Standings==
Charles Leclerc moved up to 2nd place, only 38 points behind Max Verstappen. The American-team, , had a strong performance from both drivers, Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen; the team moved up one position in the team standings.
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	208 	
2 	Charles Leclerc 	170 	1
3 	Sergio Pérez 	151 	1
4 	Carlos Sainz 	133 	
5 	George Russell 	128 	
6 	Lewis Hamilton 	109 	
7 	Lando Norris 	64 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	52 	1
9 	Valtteri Bottas 	46 	1
10 	Fernando Alonso 	29 	
11 	Kevin Magnussen 	22 	1
12 	Daniel Ricciardo 	17 	2
13 	Pierre Gasly 	16 	2
14 	Sebastian Vettel 	15 	1
15 	Mick Schumacher 	12 	2
16 	Yuki Tsunoda 	11 	1
17 	Guanyu Zhou 	5 	1
18 	Alexander Albon 	3 	
19 	Lance Stroll 	3 	
Only point-scoring drivers are shown.
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	359 	
2 	 	303 	
3 	 	237 	
4 	 	81 	
5 	 	81 	
6 	 	51 	
7 	 	34 	1
8 	 	27 	1
9 	 	18 	
10 	 	3 	
==See Also==
==References==
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