F1 Grand Prix race results: Verstappen wins Spanish GP

Verstappen bounced back from an off-track excursion and an intermittent DRS issue to lead home a crushing Red Bull 1-2 ahead of teammate Sergio Perez.

Leclerc was cruising out front when he lost power on Lap 27, handing the lead to Mercedes’ George Russell. Perez passed the Mercedes just before half distance to hit the front but Verstappen charged past him towards the end of the race to score his fourth win of the season.

2022 Spanish Grand Prix race results

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	66	-			25
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	66	13.072	13.072	13.072	19
3	George Russell	Mercedes	66	32.927	32.927	19.855	15
4	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	66	45.208	45.208	12.281	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	66	54.534	54.534	9.326	10
6	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	66	59.976	59.976	5.442	8
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	66	1'15.397	1'15.397	15.421	6
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	66	1'23.235	1'23.235	7.838	4
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	65	1 lap			2
10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	65	1 lap			1
11	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	65	1 lap
12	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	65	1 lap
13	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	65	1 lap
14	Mick Schumacher	Haas	65	1 lap
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	65	1 lap
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	64	2 laps
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	64	2 laps
18	Alex Albon	Williams	64	2 laps
	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	28
	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	27
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How the Spanish Grand Prix unfolded

Leclerc held his pole advantage on the long run to Turn 1, ahead of Verstappen, Russell and Perez (who touched wheels at Turn 1) and a slow-starting Carlos Sainz (Ferrari).

Lewis Hamilton, who’d won the previous five Grands Prix here, started on mediums and clashed with Kevin Magnussen’s Haas at Turn 4, puncturing the Mercedes’ front-left tyre.

That elevated the second Haas of Mick Schumacher up to sixth, before Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) passed him on Lap 5 and Esteban Ocon (Alpine) further demoted him two laps later.

A gusty wind then caught out two frontrunners: Sainz spun at Turn 4 on Lap 7, dropping from fifth to 11^th, and then Verstappen slid into the gravel out of second position at the same corner a couple of laps later, falling to fourth.

Perez allowed Verstappen back to third on Lap 11 and the reigning champion set about regaining second off Russell, as Leclerc extended his lead to 10s. Russell’s car was overheating, while Verstappen’s DRS wasn’t always working, and they pitted together on Lap 14.

Verstappen became increasingly frustrated by his intermittent DRS as he toiled to find a way past the Mercedes. They swapped places at Turn 1 on Lap 24, as Verstappen dived down the inside but Russell repassed him on the exit.

Leclerc, who had been cruising out front, lost what looked like a certain win when his power unit hit trouble and he slowed just before half distance, leading to his first non-finish of the season.

Verstappen pitted again to undercut Russell on Lap 29, opting for new softs, which allowed Perez to attack Russell, the Mexican taking the lead on Lap 31. The charging Verstappen passed Bottas for third around the outside of Turn 12.

Russell pitted just as Verstappen caught him on Lap 37, and Perez also stopped on Lap 38.

Verstappen made his third stop on Lap 45, opting for his final set of fresh mediums, and he rejoined just ahead of Russell. On tyres that were six laps fresher, Verstappen just had his teammate to beat for victory over the final 20 laps.

Verstappen caught and passed Perez on Lap 49. He pulled away to an easy win, while Russell made a late stop for softs and had to repass Bottas for third. Bottas’s attempt to run long to the finish backfired as the recovering Sainz and Hamilton passed him.

Hamilton overtook Sainz to take fourth with six laps remaining, but both Mercedes drivers were then warned of a critical technical issue, so Sainz repassed the seven-time champion on the penultimate lap.

Ocon finished seventh, ahead of an unwell Lando Norris (McLaren), Fernando Alonso (who started his Alpine from the back of the grid) and Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri).

Perez made an extra stop for softs to cover Russell’s attempt at fastest lap, and took the extra point on offer.

2022 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix fastest laps

Cla	Driver	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Sergio Perez	55	1'24.108			199.243
2	Lewis Hamilton	51	1'24.253	0.145	0.145	198.900
3	George Russell	53	1'24.636	0.528	0.383	198.000
4	Max Verstappen	46	1'25.456	1.348	0.820	196.100
5	Lando Norris	53	1'25.619	1.511	0.163	195.727
6	Esteban Ocon	54	1'25.935	1.827	0.316	195.007
7	Carlos Sainz	49	1'25.985	1.877	0.050	194.894
8	Valtteri Bottas	36	1'26.395	2.287	0.410	193.969
9	Fernando Alonso	56	1'26.599	2.491	0.204	193.512
10	Yuki Tsunoda	59	1'26.828	2.720	0.229	193.002
11	Lance Stroll	54	1'26.876	2.768	0.048	192.895
12	Pierre Gasly	51	1'26.987	2.879	0.111	192.649
13	Charles Leclerc	25	1'27.030	2.922	0.043	192.554
14	Nicholas Latifi	52	1'27.246	3.138	0.216	192.077
15	Daniel Ricciardo	54	1'27.285	3.177	0.039	191.991
16	Mick Schumacher	32	1'27.447	3.339	0.162	191.636
17	Kevin Magnussen	3	1'27.537	3.429	0.090	191.439
18	Sebastian Vettel	59	1'27.629	3.521	0.092	191.238
19	Alex Albon	56	1'28.281	4.173	0.652	189.825
20	Zhou Guanyu	12	1'28.415	4.307	0.134	189.537
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2022 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix pitstops

Cla	Driver	Chassis	1		2		3		4		5
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	S	16	M	15	S	19	M	22
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	S	20	M	20	M	16	S	16
3	George Russell	Mercedes	S	16	M	23	M	15	S	17
4	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	S	13	M	21	M	14	S	24
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	M	1	S	23	M	26	S	21
6	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	S	17	M	20	M	32
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	S	13	M	22	S	20	S	17
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	S	12	M	21	S	21	S	18
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	S	10	M	21	S	22	S	14
10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	S	11	M	21	S	23	S	16
11	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	S	24	S	24	M	24
12	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	S	14	S	23	M	17	S	20
13	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	S	10	M	19	S	20	S	22
14	Mick Schumacher	Haas	S	14	S	21	M	35
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	S	17	S	16	M	20	S	19
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	S	12	M	14	S	24	S	17
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	S	3	M	28	H	35
18	Alex Albon	Williams	S	11	M	14	S	20	M	9	S	13
	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	S	10	M	18
	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	S	21	M	6
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Cla	Driver	Chassis	1		2		3		4		5
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	S	16	M	15	S	19	M	22
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	S	20	M	20	M	16	S	16
3	George Russell	Mercedes	S	16	M	23	M	15	S	17
4	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	S	13	M	21	M	14	S	24
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	M	1	S	23	M	26	S	21
6	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	S	17	M	20	M	32
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	S	13	M	22	S	20	S	17
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	S	12	M	21	S	21	S	18
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	S	10	M	21	S	22	S	14
10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	S	11	M	21	S	23	S	16
11	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	S	24	S	24	M	24
12	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	S	14	S	23	M	17	S	20
13	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	S	10	M	19	S	20	S	22
14	Mick Schumacher	Haas	S	14	S	21	M	35
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	S	17	S	16	M	20	S	19
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	S	12	M	14	S	24	S	17
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	S	3	M	28	H	35
18	Alex Albon	Williams	S	11	M	14	S	20	M	9	S	13
	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	S	10	M	18
	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	S	21	M	6
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