Charles Leclerc took his second pole position of the 2022 Formula 1 season and the eleventh of his career thanks to a brilliant lap around the modified Albert Park track. The Monegasque beat the two Red Bulls in a qualifying session marked by the presence of red flags that delayed the end of the day.
The starting grid for the 2022 Australian GP F1 race
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Charles Leclerc 
Max Verstappen 
Sergio Perez
lando norris
Daniel Ricciardo
Stephen Ocon
Carlos Sainz
Valtteri Bottas
Yuki Tsunoda
Zhou Guanyu
Mike Schumacher
Kevin Magussen
Nicholas Latifi 
Alexander Albon (P) +3 + dsq- Alex Albon suffers a three-position penalty on the starting grid due to the accident he caused with Lance Stroll at the end of the Saudi Arabian GP race
- Also, Alex Albon was disqualified for running out of gas at the end of Q1, and will have to start last
- Lance Stroll received a three position penalty for his accident with Latifi in qualifying, but since he was already starting last, he does not lose positions, he only wins the one for Albon’s disqualification
At Ferrari they will be able to celebrate Leclerc’s pole with joy, but fortune was not on the other side of the garage, as a failure in Carlos Sainz ‘s power unit caused him to take a long time to make his last attempt in Q3. Even before that, the driver from Madrid was affected by Fernando Alonso’s accident, which neutralized the final round when the driver from the Maranello team was going to set a good time.
The two-time Alpine champion was on the verge of achieving one of his best results in years in qualifying in Australia, but a breakdown in his car meant that he had to settle for a worse position.
The grid of the 2022 Australian GP of F1 in times
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| 1 |  Charles Leclerc |
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Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’17.868 | 245.168 | |
| 2 |  Max Verstappen |
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Red Bull | Red Bull | 1’18.154 | 0.286 | 244.271 |
| 3 |  Sergio Pérez |
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Red Bull | Red Bull | 1’18.240 | 0.372 | 244.003 |
| 4 |  Lando Norris |
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McLaren | Mercedes | 1’18.703 | 0.835 | 242.567 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton |
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Mercedes | Mercedes | 1’18.825 | 0.957 | 242.192 |
| 6 | George Russell |
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Mercedes | Mercedes | 1’18.933 | 1.065 | 241.860 |
| 7 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
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McLaren | Mercedes | 1’19.032 | 1.164 | 241.557 |
| 8 |  Esteban Ocon |
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Alpine | Renault | 1’19.061 | 1.193 | 241.469 |
| 9 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
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ferrari | ferrari | 1’19,408 | 1,540 | 240,414 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso |
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| 11 | Pierre Gasly |
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AlphaTauri | Red Bull | 1’19.226 | 1,358 | 240,966 |
| 12 |  Valtteri Bottas |
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Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | 1’19.410 | 1.542 | 240.408 |
| 13 |  Yuki Tsunoda |
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AlphaTauri | Red Bull | 1’19.424 | 1.556 | 240.365 |
| 14 |  Guanyu Zhou |
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Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | 1’20.155 | 2.287 | 238.173 |
| 15 |  Mick Schumacher |
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Haas | Ferrari | 1’20.465 | 2.597 | 237.255 |
| 16 |  Kevin Magnussen |
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Haas | Ferrari | 1’20.254 | 2,386 | 237,879 |
| 17 | Sebastian Vettel |
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Aston Martin | Mercedes | 1’21.149 | 3.281 | 235.256 |
| 18 |  Nicholas Latifi |
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Williams | Mercedes | 1’21.372 | 3.504 | 234.611 |
| 19 |  Alexander Albon |
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williams | mercedes | 1’20.135 | 2.267 | 238.232 |
| 20 | Lance Stroll |
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