French Grand Prix

Round 12 · Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France

2022-07-24

Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes · +10.587

George Russell

Mercedes · +16.495

Who won the 2022 French Grand Prix?

The 2022 French Grand Prix was won by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull, starting from 2nd on the grid. Lewis Hamilton finished second, +10.587 behind, with George Russell completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Carlos Sainz with a time of 1:35.781. 4 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 12 of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Carlos Sainz was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 14 positions from P19 to finish P5.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	2	▲1	1:30:02.112	Finished	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	4	▲2	+10.587	Finished	18
3	George Russell	Mercedes	6	▲3	+16.495	Finished	15
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	3	▼1	+17.310	Finished	12
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	19	▲14	+28.872	Finished	11
6	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	7	▲1	+42.879	Finished	8
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	5	▼2	+52.026	Finished	6
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	10	▲2	+56.959	Finished	4
9	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	9	—	+1:00.372	Finished	2
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	15	▲5	+1:02.549	Finished	1
11	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	12	▲1	+1:04.494	Finished	0
12	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	14	▲2	+1:05.448	Finished	0
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	13	—	+1:08.565	Finished	0
14	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	11	▼3	+1:16.666	Finished	0
15	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	17	▲2	+1:20.394	Finished	0
16	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	16	—	—	+6 Laps	0
R	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	18	—	—	Collision damage	0
R	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	20	—	—	Collision damage	0
R	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1	—	—	Accident	0
R	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	8	—	—	Undertray	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:31.727	1:31.216	1:30.872
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:31.891	1:31.990	1:31.176
3	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:32.354	1:32.120	1:31.335
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:33.041	1:32.274	1:31.765
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:32.672	1:32.777	1:32.032
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1:33.109	1:32.633	1:32.131
7	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	1:32.819	1:32.631	1:32.552
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:33.394	1:32.836	1:32.780
9	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:32.297	1:31.081	—
10	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:32.756	1:32.649	—
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:33.404	1:32.922	—
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:33.346	1:33.048	—
13	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:33.034	1:33.052	—
14	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:33.285	1:33.276	—
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:33.423	1:33.307	—
16	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:33.439	—	—
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:33.439	—	—
18	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1:33.674	—	—
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	1:33.701	—	—
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:33.794	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Verstappen

1 stop

P2Hamilton

1 stop

P3Russell

1 stop

P4Pérez

1 stop

P5Sainz

2 stops

P6Alonso

1 stop

P7Norris

1 stop

P8Ocon

1 stop

P9Ricciardo

1 stop

P10Stroll

1 stop

Lap 1

Lap 53

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	Final
Verstappen	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Hamilton	P3	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Russell	P5	P5	P5	P4	P4	P5	P5	P5	P4	P3	P3
Pérez	P4	P4	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P4	P4
Sainz	P13	P12	P10	P8	P5	P4	P4	P4	P6	P5	P5

2022 French Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2022 French Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2022 French Grand Prix on 2022-07-24 at Circuit Paul Ricard.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2022 French Grand Prix?+

P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull). P2: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), +10.587 behind. P3: George Russell (Mercedes), +16.495 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2022 French Grand Prix?+

Charles Leclerc took pole position for the 2022 French Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2022 French Grand Prix?+

Carlos Sainz set the fastest lap of the 2022 French Grand Prix with a time of 1:35.781.

Which team won the 2022 French Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2022 French Grand Prix with Max Verstappen taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Kevin Magnussen	1	8	15:17:07	36.779
Mick Schumacher	1	9	15:18:50	36.704
Guanyu Zhou	1	9	15:18:55	36.444
Yuki Tsunoda	1	11	15:22:23	37.648
Max Verstappen	1	16	15:29:58	35.266
Lewis Hamilton	1	18	15:33:29	37.189
Sergio Pérez	1	18	15:33:34	38.061
George Russell	1	18	15:33:35	38.277
Fernando Alonso	1	18	15:33:47	36.524
Lando Norris	1	18	15:33:55	37.539
Esteban Ocon	1	18	15:34:00	44.747
Carlos Sainz	1	18	15:34:02	41.458
Daniel Ricciardo	1	18	15:34:05	36.264
Lance Stroll	1	18	15:34:07	39.844
Alexander Albon	1	18	15:34:13	37.380
Pierre Gasly	1	18	15:34:17	35.969
Valtteri Bottas	1	18	15:34:25	37.855
Kevin Magnussen	2	18	15:34:37	36.403
Mick Schumacher	2	18	15:34:48	37.003
Sebastian Vettel	1	19	15:36:34	36.671
Nicholas Latifi	1	19	15:36:38	37.497
Guanyu Zhou	2	22	15:42:44	50.790
Valtteri Bottas	2	36	16:05:53	36.520
Nicholas Latifi	2	38	16:09:37	36.942
Carlos Sainz	2	42	16:15:12	42.292