2022 French Grand Prix

The (officially the Formula 1 Lenovo Grand Prix De France 2022) was the 12th race of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship, and was held at Circuit Paul Ricard on the weekend of July 22 to July 24 2022. The race was won in dominating fashion by Max Verstappen in a , followed by the drivers of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
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==Background==
===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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19 	Nyck de Vries 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W13 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	 	C42 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
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== Practice==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	FP1 	FP2 	FP2 	FP3 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	
No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:34.021	2 	1:33.077	3 	1:32.272	1 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:35.660	10 	1:33.984	9 	1:33.788	11 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:35.232	7 	1:33.607	6 	1:33.669	9 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:35.851	14 	1:34.420	13 	1:34.536	20 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:37.043	20 	1:35.412	20 	1:33.841	12 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:34.979	5 	1:33.906	7 	1:33.869	13 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:35.174	6 	1:34.060	10 	1:33.293	5 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:35.875	15 	1:34.259	11 	1:33.505	7 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:33.930	1 	1:32.628	2 	1:32.909	3 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:35.810	12 	1:34.595	15 	1:34.177	18 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Nyck de Vries 	 	1:35.426	9 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:36.104	17 	1:33.928	8 	1:34.031	16 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:36.127	18 	1:34.540	14 	1:33.751	10 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:35.414	8 	1:34.653	16 	1:33.558	8 	 	 	 	 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	1:35.676	11 	1:34.654	17 	1:33.911	15 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:35.828	13 	1:34.660	18 	1:34.122	17 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	 	1:33.517	5 	1:33.255	4 	 	 	 	 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:36.022	16 	1:35.195	19 	1:34.222	19 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:34.268	3 	1:32.527	1 	1:32.626	2 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:34.881	4 	1:33.291	4 	1:33.376	6 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	 	1:34.264	12 	1:33.872	14 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:36.332	19 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==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 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	1 	1:31.727 	 	2 	1:31.216 	 	1 	1:30.872 	1
2 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	2 	1:31.891 	 	3 	1:31.990 	 	2 	1:31.176 	2
3 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	4 	1:32.354 	 	4 	1:32.120 	 	3 	1:31.335 	3
4 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	9 	1:33.041 	 	5 	1:32.274 	 	4 	1:31.765 	4
5 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	5 	1:32.672 	 	9 	1:32.777 	 	5 	1:32.032 	5
6 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	10 	1:33.109 	 	7 	1:32.633 	 	6 	1:32.131 	6
7 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	7 	1:32.819 	 	6 	1:32.631 	 	7 	1:32.552 	7
8 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	13 	1:33.394 	 	10 	1:32.836 	 	8 	1:32.780 	8
9 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	 	3 	1:32.297 	 	1 	1:31.081 	 	9 	No time 	19
10 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	6 	1:32.756 	 	8 	1:32.649 	 	10 	No time 	20
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	14 	1:33.404 	 	11 	1:32.922 	 	 	 	9
12 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	12 	1:33.346 	 	12 	1:33.048 	 	 	 	10
13 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	8 	1:33.034 	 	13 	1:33.052 	 	 	 	11
14 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	11 	1:33.285 	 	14 	1:33.276 	 	 	 	12
15 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	15 	1:33.423 	 	15 	1:33.307 	 	 	 	13
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	16 	1:33.439 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
17 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	17 	1:33.439 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
18 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	 	18 	1:33.674 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
19 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	19 	1:33.701 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
20 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	20 	1:33.794 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
* Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Kevin Magnussen received penalties for exceeding their allotments of power unit elements. They will start from the back of the grid, so everyone who qualified 11th to 20th gained two grid positions.
===Grid===
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==Race==
===Report===
Prior to the race, some teams worried that the high temperatures may overheat the power unit or tyres. The race started at 15:00 local time on 24 July and was contested over 53 laps. Charles Leclerc maintained his first position into turn one, from Max Verstappen. Lewis Hamilton jumped Sergio Pérez and attempted to challenge Verstappen, but could not complete a move. Esteban Ocon and Yuki Tsunoda collided at turn eight. Both were able to carry on initally, though Tsunoda later retired due to damage received in the crash. Ocon was given a five-second time penalty by the FIA.
Verstappen pitted on lap 16 to undercut Leclerc, but on lap 18, Leclerc lost the rear end, due to driver error, spun and hit the tyre barrier. He could not reverse out and was forced to retire. The safety car was deployed, which allowed the majority of the field to pit. Carlos Sainz Jr. was released into the path of Alexander Albon and the FIA determined it was an unsafe release and subsequently awarded Sainz a five-second time penalty. As the race restarted, Verstappen kept first place, further back Zhou Guanyu and Mick Schumacher collided. Both were able to carry on, and Zhou was given a five-second time penalty by the FIA.
On lap 41, Sainz overtook Pérez. George Russell, who was behind Pérez, attempted an overtake in the braking zone of turn eight, where they made contact. Pérez was forced wide and kept the place from Russell. Sainz later pitted due to tyre concerns and was relegated to ninth (also serving his 5 second time penalty), fighting back up to fifth.
Kevin Magnussen and Nicholas Latifi collided, contributing to both of their retirements later in the race, while Zhou, who had a power unit issue, pulled over on lap 49, which brought out the virtual safety car (VSC). Once his car was recovered, the VSC ended and Russell immediately got past Pérez; Pérez said that he was slow at the restart, as he expected the race to resume earlier, and could not react in time to the delayed restart.
Verstappen won the race, with Hamilton in second and his Mercedes teammate, Russell, in third. Pérez finished fourth and Sainz was fifth. Fernando Alonso finished sixth, ahead of Lando Norris and Esteban Ocon, who finished seventh and eighth respectively. Daniel Ricciardo finished ninth, just ahead of Lance Stroll, who was pressured to the line by his Aston Martin teammate Sebastian Vettel.
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	53 	1:30:02.112 	2 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	53 	+10.587 	4 	18
3 	63 	George Russell 	 	53 	+16.495 	6 	15
4 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	53 	+17.310 	3 	12
5 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	53 	+28.872 	19 	11
6 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	53 	+42.879 	7 	8
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	53 	+52.026 	5 	6
8 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	53 	+56.959 	10 	4
9 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	53 	+60.372 	9 	2
10 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	53 	+62.549 	15 	1
11 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	53 	+64.494 	12 	
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	53 	+65.448 	14 	
13 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	53 	+68.565 	13 	
14 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	53 	+76.666 	11 	
15 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	53 	+80.394 	17 	
16 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	47 	Power unit 	16 	
 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	40 	Damage 	18 	
 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	37 	Damage 	20 	
 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	17 	Spun off 	1 	
 	17 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	17 	Damage 	8 	
Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 24 July 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 24 July 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 24 July 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 24 July 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 24 July 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 24 July 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 24 July 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 24 July 2022
==Milestones==
* 300th race start for Lewis Hamilton.
* 50th race start for Alexander Albon.
* 20th front row start for Charles Leclerc.
* Fernando Alonso suppasses Kimi Räikkönen's record for most career laps raced.
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	233 	
2 	Charles Leclerc 	170 	
3 	Sergio Pérez 	163 	
4 	Carlos Sainz 	144 	
5 	George Russell 	143 	
6 	Lewis Hamilton 	127 	
7 	Lando Norris 	70 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	56 	
9 	Valtteri Bottas 	46 	
10 	Fernando Alonso 	41 	
11 	Kevin Magnussen 	22 	
12 	Daniel Ricciardo 	19 	
13 	Pierre Gasly 	16 	
14 	Sebastian Vettel 	15 	
15 	Mick Schumacher 	12 	
16 	Yuki Tsunoda 	11 	
17 	Guanyu Zhou 	5 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	4 	1
19 	Alexander Albon 	3 	1
Only point-scoring drivers are shown.
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	396 	
2 	 	314 	
3 	 	270 	
4 	 	93 	1
5 	 	89 	1
6 	 	51 	
7 	 	34 	
8 	 	27 	
9 	 	18 	
10 	 	3 	
==See Also==
==References==
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