Round 3 · 2022
Australian Grand Prix
Official event name: Heineken Australian Grand Prix
WinnerLECFerrari · from P1
PoleLEC
Fastest lap1:20.260Leclerc · L58
Most laps led1Leclerc
Biggest gain+10Albon P20→P10
Retirements3of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 58 | 1:27:46.548 FL | 1 | 26 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 3 | +1 | 58 | +20.524 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 6 | +3 | 58 | +25.593 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 5 | +1 | 58 | +28.543 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 4 | -1 | 58 | +53.303 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 7 | +1 | 58 | +53.737 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 8 | +1 | 58 | +1:01.683 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +4 | 58 | +1:08.439 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 11 | +2 | 58 | +1:16.221 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 20 | +10 | 58 | +1:19.382 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 14 | +3 | 58 | +1:21.695 | 1 | |
| 12 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 19 | +7 | 58 | +1:28.598 | 3 | |
| 13 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | 15 | +2 | 57 | Classified | 1 | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 16 | +2 | 57 | Classified | 1 | |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 13 | -2 | 57 | Classified | 1 | |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 18 | +2 | 57 | Classified | 2 | |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | 10 | -7 | 57 | Classified | 2 | |
| — | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 38 | DNF · L38 | 1 | ||
| — | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 17 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | ||
| — | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 9 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | — | — | — | 21 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 21 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 21 |
| 4 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | — | — | — | 20 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 28 |
| 6 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 26 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | — | — | — | 22 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | — | — | — | 23 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 22 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | — | — | — | 15 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 19 |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 13 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 17 |
| 14 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 16 |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | — | — | — | 19 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | — | — | — | 11 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | — | — | — | 11 |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 3 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | — | — | — | 8 |
| 20 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:19.117 | 12 | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:19.249 | +0.132 | 15 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:19.265 | +0.148 | 17 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | 1:19.275 | +0.158 | 15 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:19.419 | +0.302 | 17 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 1:19.693 | +0.576 | 14 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:19.809 | +0.692 | 16 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:19.896 | +0.779 | 13 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.008 | +0.891 | 17 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:20.071 | +0.954 | 12 |
| 11 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:20.096 | +0.979 | 16 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 1:20.133 | +1.016 | 14 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:20.205 | +1.088 | 14 |
| 14 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | 1:20.692 | +1.575 | 17 |
| 15 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.836 | +1.719 | 16 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:20.958 | +1.841 | 16 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:21.025 | +1.908 | 14 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 1:21.050 | +1.933 | 14 |
| 19 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:21.636 | +2.519 | 11 |
| 20 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | — | 5 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:18.978 | 27 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:19.223 | +0.245 | 22 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:19.376 | +0.398 | 27 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | 1:19.537 | +0.559 | 22 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:19.658 | +0.680 | 20 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:19.842 | +0.864 | 25 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.055 | +1.077 | 25 |
| 8 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:20.100 | +1.122 | 24 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 1:20.142 | +1.164 | 27 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 1:20.203 | +1.225 | 24 |
| 11 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:20.212 | +1.234 | 25 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:20.424 | +1.446 | 30 |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:20.521 | +1.543 | 23 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:20.611 | +1.633 | 28 |
| 15 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:21.063 | +2.085 | 23 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:21.191 | +2.213 | 23 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:21.912 | +2.934 | 28 |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | 1:21.974 | +2.996 | 22 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 1:22.307 | +3.329 | 24 |
| 20 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | — | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:19.806 | 24 | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:20.377 | +0.571 | 21 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:20.399 | +0.593 | 20 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:20.626 | +0.820 | 22 |
| 5 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:20.878 | +1.072 | 22 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:21.004 | +1.198 | 27 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:21.027 | +1.221 | 26 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 1:21.155 | +1.349 | 23 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | 1:21.229 | +1.423 | 21 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:21.247 | +1.441 | 23 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:21.289 | +1.483 | 26 |
| 12 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:21.457 | +1.651 | 26 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 1:21.661 | +1.855 | 18 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 1:21.701 | +1.895 | 26 |
| 15 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:21.821 | +2.015 | 21 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:21.869 | +2.063 | 24 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:22.754 | +2.948 | 25 |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:23.186 | +3.380 | 18 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 1:23.924 | +4.118 | 25 |
| 20 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | 1:24.349 | +4.543 | 15 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Practice 2Final
Practice 3Final
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 3
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 71 | |
| 2 | George Russell RUS | 37 | ▲2 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 33 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez PER | 30 | ▲4 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 28 | |
| 6 | Max Verstappen VER | 25 | ▼3 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon OCO | 20 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Lando Norris NOR | 16 | ▲2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc LEC | — | Carlos Sainz SAI |
| Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen VER | — | Sergio Pérez PER |
| McLaren | Lando Norris NOR | — | Daniel Ricciardo RIC |
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton HAM | — | George Russell RUS |
| Alpine | Esteban Ocon OCO | — | Fernando Alonso ALO |
| AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly GAS | — | Yuki Tsunoda TSU |
| Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas BOT | — | Zhou Guanyu ZHO |
| Haas | Mick Schumacher SCH | — | Kevin Magnussen MAG |
| Williams | Alexander Albon ALB | — | Nicholas Latifi LAT |
| Aston Martin | Sebastian Vettel VET | — | Lance Stroll STR |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Albert Park
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Australian Grand Prix | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 2 |
| 2018 | Australian Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 3 |
| 2017 | Australian Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 2 |
| 2016 | Australian Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 2 |
| 2015 | Australian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2014 | Australian Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 3 |
| 2013 | Australian Grand Prix | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | Lotus F1 | 7 |
| 2012 | Australian Grand Prix | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 2 |