Round 21 · 2022 · Sprint weekend
Brazil Grand Prix
Official event name: Heineken Brazil Grand Prix
WinnerRUSMercedes · from P1
PoleMAG
Fastest lap1:13.785Russell · L51
Most laps led1Russell
Biggest gain+10Alonso P15→P5
Retirements3of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1:38:34.044 FL | 2 | 34 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2 | 0 | 71 | +1.529 | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 7 | +4 | 71 | +4.051 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 5 | +1 | 71 | +8.441 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | 15 | +10 | 71 | +9.561 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 3 | -3 | 71 | +10.056 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 4 | -3 | 71 | +14.080 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 18 | +10 | 71 | +18.690 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 14 | +5 | 71 | +22.552 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 17 | +7 | 71 | +23.552 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 9 | -2 | 71 | +26.183 | 2 | |
| 12 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 13 | +1 | 71 | +29.325 | 2 | |
| 13 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | 12 | -1 | 71 | +29.899 | 2 | |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 10 | -4 | 71 | +31.867 | 3 | |
| 15 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 20 | +5 | 71 | +36.016 | 3 | |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 19 | +3 | 71 | +37.038 | 3 | |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 16 | -1 | 70 | Classified | 3 | |
| — | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 6 | 50 | DNF · L50 | 2 | 2 | |
| — | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 11 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 8 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | 1 |
Points shown are weekend totals (sprint points included).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 3 | +2 | 24 | 30:11.307 | — | 8 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 5 | +3 | 24 | +3.995 | — | 7 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 8 | +5 | 24 | +4.492 | — | 6 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 2 | -2 | 24 | +10.494 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 9 | +4 | 24 | +11.855 | — | 4 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 10 | +4 | 24 | +13.133 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 4 | -3 | 24 | +25.624 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1 | -7 | 24 | +28.768 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 13 | +4 | 24 | +30.218 | — | |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 12 | +2 | 24 | +34.170 | — | |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 14 | +3 | 24 | +39.395 | — | |
| 12 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | 20 | +8 | 24 | +41.159 | — | |
| 13 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +4 | 24 | +41.763 | — | |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 18 | +4 | 24 | +42.338 | — | |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | 7 | -8 | 24 | +48.985 | 1 | |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 19 | +3 | 24 | +50.306 | — | |
| 17 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 15 | -2 | 24 | +50.700 | — | |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 6 | -12 | 24 | +51.756 | — | |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 16 | -3 | 24 | +1:16.850 | — | |
| — | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 11 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | — | — | — | 26 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 23 |
| 3 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 24 |
| 4 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | — | — | — | 25 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 24 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | — | — | — | 22 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | — | — | — | 21 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 25 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 26 |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | — | — | — | 25 |
| 11 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | — | — | — | 21 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 24 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 23 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | — | — | — | 21 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 24 |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | — | — | — | 13 |
| 17 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 12 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 13 |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 12 |
| 20 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | — | — | — | 12 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:14.604 | 27 | |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:14.788 | +0.184 | 36 |
| 3 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:14.916 | +0.312 | 31 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | 1:15.049 | +0.445 | 29 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:15.098 | +0.494 | 30 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:15.137 | +0.533 | 32 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 1:15.636 | +1.032 | 31 |
| 8 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | 1:15.684 | +1.080 | 40 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:15.815 | +1.211 | 37 |
| 10 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:15.851 | +1.247 | 24 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:15.856 | +1.252 | 37 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:15.865 | +1.261 | 31 |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:15.868 | +1.264 | 36 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 1:15.994 | +1.390 | 28 |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:16.047 | +1.443 | 33 |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 1:16.181 | +1.577 | 33 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:16.263 | +1.659 | 42 |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 1:16.400 | +1.796 | 43 |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:16.468 | +1.864 | 36 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 1:16.480 | +1.876 | 28 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:11.853 | 29 | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:11.857 | +0.004 | 31 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:11.861 | +0.008 | 28 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:12.039 | +0.186 | 30 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:12.040 | +0.187 | 25 |
| 6 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:12.055 | +0.202 | 24 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 1:12.157 | +0.304 | 30 |
| 8 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | 1:12.314 | +0.461 | 27 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:12.466 | +0.613 | 31 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 1:12.467 | +0.614 | 32 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | 1:12.554 | +0.701 | 25 |
| 12 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:12.633 | +0.780 | 29 |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:12.705 | +0.852 | 30 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:12.759 | +0.906 | 26 |
| 15 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:12.955 | +1.102 | 28 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:12.997 | +1.144 | 25 |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 1:13.019 | +1.166 | 32 |
| 18 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:13.115 | +1.262 | 30 |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:13.347 | +1.494 | 32 |
| 20 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 1:13.359 | +1.506 | 28 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
QualifyingFinal
Practice 2Final
SprintFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 21
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | 429 | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 290 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez PER | 290 | ▼1 |
| 4 | George Russell RUS | 265 | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 240 | |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 234 | |
| 7 | Lando Norris NOR | 113 | |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon OCO | 86 |
Running totals from published race points.
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haas | Kevin Magnussen MAG | — | Mick Schumacher SCH |
| Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen VER | — | Sergio Pérez PER |
| Mercedes | George Russell RUS | — | Lewis Hamilton HAM |
| McLaren | Lando Norris NOR | — | Daniel Ricciardo RIC |
| Ferrari | Carlos Sainz SAI | — | Charles Leclerc LEC |
| Alpine | Esteban Ocon OCO | — | Fernando Alonso ALO |
| Williams | Alexander Albon ALB | — | Nicholas Latifi LAT |
| AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly GAS | — | Yuki Tsunoda TSU |
| Aston Martin | Sebastian Vettel VET | — | Lance Stroll STR |
| Alfa Romeo | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | — | Valtteri Bottas BOT |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 5 |
| 2019 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| 2018 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2017 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 1 |
| 2016 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2015 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2014 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2013 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1 |