2022 Belgian Grand Prix

The (officially the Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2022) was the 14th race of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on the weekend of August 26 to August 28 2022.
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==Background==
All drivers and teams took part in the race weekend, which came a year after the controversial events at the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix that led to the race being halted and half-points being awarded without a true racing lap.
===Technical Directive TD039===
The race weekend was the first weekend where the FIA will implement Technical Directive TD039, after complaints from drivers about the physical effect of the aerodynamic bouncing on them. This measure was introduced to control porpoising in the interest of safety.
Currently, there are at least two interpretations of how to meet the regulation defining the maximum flexibility of the plank. From Spa onwards, only one of these will be accepted.
====Controversy====
 and suspected was behind the push for TD039 since Mercedes is the team who suffers the most from porpoising issues and has the most to gain from the implementation of this techical directive. Red Bull and Ferrari saw their designs as innovative, but Mercedes alleged they are breaching the rules. Teams were unable to put a precise figure of performance loss from this change, but estimates claim a couple of tenths per lap.
===Circuit===
Following a number of high-speed crashes at the notoriously-fast and dipping Eau Rouge-Radillon corner complex, including the 2019 Formula 2 crash that claimed the life of Anthoine Hubert, the complex's vicinity has since been revamped with more run-off areas.
===Drivers===
In the build-up to the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, Sebastian Vettel had announced his retirement. Subsequently, Fernando Alonso was announced to be moving over to Aston Martin, with his vacant seat in Alpine announced to be taken over by reserve driver Oscar Piastri. 
Piastri however denied signing a contract and stated that he wouldn't be driving next year, leading to a dispute which Alpine insisted that Piastri's seat is valid, amid talks of him driving in McLaren replacing fellow countryman Daniel Ricciardo as well.
==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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40 	Liam Lawson 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT03 	 	RBPTH001 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 	 	1:46.755	3 	1:45.507	1 	1:45.184	2 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:48.081	7 	1:47.255	9 	1:46.646	11 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:49.470	13 	1:46.589	3 	1:45.965	4 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:49.813	15 	1:47.867	15 	1:46.166	8 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:48.485	11 	1:48.612	19 	1:46.811	13 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	 	1:47.782	14 	1:46.604	10 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:48.474	10 	1:47.346	10 	1:45.047	1 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:49.664	14 	1:46.975	7 	1:46.061	5 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:46.607	2 	1:46.369	2 	1'46.120	7 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:47.437	5 	1:46.635	4 	1:46.975	16 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:50.982	17 	1:48.208	17 	1:46.982	17 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:48.310	8 	1:47.658	13 	1:47.035	18 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:47.835	6 	1:47.520	11 	1:46.836	14 	 	 	 	 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	1:48.672	12 	1:47.617	12 	1:47.089	19 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:50.315	16 	1:47.944	16 	1:46.601	9 	 	 	 	 	
40 	Liam Lawson 	 	1:52.065	19 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:48.420	9 	1:46.893	6 	1:46.769	12 	 	 	 	 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:51.259	18 	1:49.941	20 	1:52.494	20 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:46.538	1 	1:46.649	5 	1:45.824	3 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:47.396	4 	1:47.042	8 	1:46.071	6 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	No time 	20 	1:48.419	18 	1:46.881	15 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	1 	1:44.581 	 	2 	1:44.723 	 	1 	1:43.665 	14
2 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	2 	1:45.050 	 	4 	1:45.418 	 	2 	1:44.297 	1
3 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	3 	1:45.377 	 	3 	1:44.794 	 	3 	1:44.462 	2
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	4 	1:45.572 	 	1 	1:44.551 	 	4 	1:44.553 	15
5 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	9 	1:46.039 	 	7 	1:45.475 	 	5 	1:45.180 	16
6 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	10 	1:46.075 	 	8 	1:45.552 	 	6 	1:45.368 	3
7 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	7 	1:45.736 	 	5 	1:45.420 	 	7 	1:45.503 	4
8 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	5 	1:45.650 	 	6 	1:45.461 	 	8 	1:45.776 	5
9 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	6 	1:45.672 	 	10 	1:45.675 	 	9 	1:45.837 	6
10 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	8 	1:45.745 	 	9 	1:45.603 	 	10 	1:46.178 	17
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	13 	1:46.212 	 	11 	1:45.767 	 	 	 	7
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	12 	1:46.183 	 	12 	1:45.827 	 	 	 	
13 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	 	11 	1:46.178 	 	13 	1:46.085 	 	 	 	18
14 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	14 	1:46.256 	 	14 	1:46.611 	 	 	 	9
15 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	15 	1:46.342 	 	15 	1:47.718 	 	 	 	19
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	16 	1:46.344 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10
17 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	17 	1:46.401 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11
18 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	18 	1:46.557 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12
19 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	19 	1:46.692 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
20 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	20 	1:47.866 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
* Bottas penalised 30 grid places for use of additional power unit and gearbox elements; 15 grid places for each element.
* Verstappen, Ocon, Norris, Leclerc, Zhou and Schumacher required to start from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit and gearbox elements.
*Yuki Tsunoda is required to start from the Pit Lane due to his car was being modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions and additional power unit elements have been used.
* Due to the same reasons as Tsunoda, Pierre Gasly also started in the Pit Lane. Gasly grid spot was empty at the start of the race.
===Grid ===
Show Grid
Source: " - Starting Grid" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 28 August 2022
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	44 	1:25:52.894 	14 	26
2 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	44 	+17.841 	2 	18
3 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	44 	+26.886 	1 	15
4 	63 	George Russell 	 	44 	+29.140 	5 	12
5 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	44 	+1:13.256 	3 	10
6 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	44 	+1:14.936 	15 	8
7 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	44 	+1:15.640 	16 	6
8 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	44 	+1:18.107 	10 	4
9 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	44 	+1:32.181 	 	2
10 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	44 	+1:41.900 	6 	1
11 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	44 	+1:43.078 	9 	
12 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	44 	+1:44.739 	17 	
13 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	44 	+1:45.217 	 	
14 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	44 	+1:46.252 	18 	
15 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	44 	+1:47.163 	7 	
16 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	43 	+1 Lap 	12 	
17 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	43 	+1 Lap 	19 	
18 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	43 	+1 Lap 	11 	
 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1 	Accident 	13 	
 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	0 	Collision damage 	4 	
Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 28 August 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 28 August 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 28 August 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 28 August 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 28 August 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 28 August 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 28 August 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 28 August 2022
*Verstappen scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race. 
*Leclerc received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
==Milestones== 
*100th Grand Prix entry and start for Pierre Gasly.
*350th Grand Prix entry for Fernando Alonso.
*20th fastest lap for Max Verstappen.
**2nd time this season to win three (3) consecutive races.
*85th win for .
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	284 	
2 	Sergio Pérez 	191 	1
3 	Charles Leclerc 	186 	1
4 	Carlos Sainz 	171 	1
5 	George Russell 	170 	1
6 	Lewis Hamilton 	146 	
7 	Lando Norris 	76 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	64 	
9 	Fernando Alonso 	51 	1
10 	Valtteri Bottas 	46 	1
11 	Kevin Magnussen 	22 	
12 	Sebastian Vettel 	20 	2
13 	Daniel Ricciardo 	19 	1
14 	Pierre Gasly 	18 	1
15 	Mick Schumacher 	12 	
16 	Yuki Tsunoda 	11 	
17 	Guanyu Zhou 	5 	
18 	Alexander Albon 	4 	1
19 	Lance Stroll 	4 	1
Only point-scoring drivers are shown.
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	475 	
2 	 	357 	
3 	 	316 	
4 	 	115 	
5 	 	95 	
6 	 	51 	
7 	 	34 	
8 	 	29 	
9 	 	24 	
10 	 	4 	
==See Also==
==References==
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