Sergio Pérez achieved his first pole position in Formula 1 by winning Q3 of the Saudi Arabian classification , and will lead the grid ahead of Charles Leclerc, his teammate on the front row and from whom he snatched the best time in the last attempt.
The first two rows of the grid are starred by the Red Bull and the Ferrari, and behind them, fighting to be the best of the rest, appear the Alpine and a George Russell who slipped between Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso.
Hamilton was eliminated in Q1, at the drop of a hat, for the first time since 2017. The seven-time champion qualified 16th, dropping to row eight on the grid, but two events ultimately led to minor changes to the grid.
One is that Mick Schumacher will not contest the race after the brutal accident that sent him to hospital and destroyed his car. Haas will race with just one car and all the drivers who were behind Mick (he had qualified 10th) gain a position.
In addition, a last-minute penalty of three positions for Daniel Ricciardo for hindering Esteban Ocon during Q2 on Saturday. Thus, Lewis Hamilton will finally start 15th.
The starting grid for the 2022 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian GP: rows and positions
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Sergio Perez
charles leclerc
Carlos Sainz
Max Verstappen
Esteban Ocon
George Russell
Valtteri Bottas
Kevin Magnussen
Zhou Guanyu
Lance Stroll
Daniel Ricciardo
Alexander Albon
Nico Hulkenberg
Yuki TsunodaSaudi Arabian GP 2022 F1 Qualifying Results (before Ricciardo’s penalty)
| Cla | Pilot | Weather | Difference | Km/h | |
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| 1 |  Sergio Perez |
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1’28,200 | 252,000 | |
| 2 |  Charles Leclerc |
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1’28.225 | 0.025 | 251.928 |
| 3 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
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1’28,402 | 0.202 | 251,424 |
| 4 |  Max Verstappen |
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1’28.461 | 0.261 | 251.256 |
| 5 |  Esteban Ocon |
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1’29.068 | 0.868 | 249.544 |
| 6 |  George Russell |
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1’29.104 | 0.904 | 249.443 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso |
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1’29.147 | 0.947 | 249.323 |
| 8 |  Valtteri Bottas |
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1’29.183 | 0.983 | 249.222 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly |
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1’29,254 | 1,054 | 249,024 |
| 10 |  Kevin Magnussen |
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1’29.588 | 1.388 | 248.095 |
| 11 | Lando Norris |
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1’29.651 | 1.451 | 247.921 |
| 12 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
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1’29.773 | 1.573 | 247.584 |
| 13 |  Guanyu Zhou |
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1’29.819 | 1.619 | 247.457 |
| 14 |  Mick Schumacher |
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1’29.920 | 1.720 | 247.179 |
| 15 |  Lance Stroll |
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1’31.009 | 2.809 | 244.222 |
| 16 | Lewis Hamilton |
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1’30.343 | 2.143 | 246.022 |
| 17 |  Alexander Albon |
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1’30.492 | 2.292 | 245.617 |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg |
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1’30.543 | 2.343 | 245.478 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi |
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1’31.817 | 3.617 | 242.072 |
| 20 |  Yuki Tsunoda |
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