Monaco GP 2022 F1 Classification: Results and Summary

Charles Leclerc will start ahead of his Ferrari teammate, Carlos Sainz , and Sergio Pérez, who suffered an accident in Q3 that the Spanish driver could not dodge either. Following the hour-long qualifying session in Monte Carlo, which was divided into three rounds with five cars eliminated in each (in Q1 and Q2, before the final Q3 among the top ten fastest).

F1 Monaco GP 2022 qualifying results: Leclerc on pole ahead of Sainz

Cla	Pilot		Weather	Difference
1	Charles Leclerc		1’11.376
two	Carlos Sainz Jr.		1’11,601	0.225
3	Sergio Perez		1’11,629	0.253
4	Max Verstappen		1’11.666	0.290
5	Lando Norris		1’11.849	0.473
6	George Russell		1’12.112	0.736
7	Fernando Alonso		1’12.247	0.871
8	Lewis Hamilton		1’12.560	1.184
9	Sebastian Vettel		1’12.732	1.356
10	Esteban Ocon		1’13.047	1.671
11 11	Yuki Tsunoda		1’12.797	1.421
12	Valtteri Bottas		1’12.909	1.533
13	Kevin Magnussen		1’12.921	1.545
14	Daniel Ricciardo		1’12.964	1.588
15	Mick Schumacher		1’13.081	1.705
16	Alexander Albon		1’13.611	2.235
17	Pierre Gasly		1’13,660	2,284
18	Lance Stroll		1’13.678	2.302
19	Nicholas Latifi		1’14.403	3.027
20	Guanyu Zhou		1’15.606	4.230
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What happened in Q1 of F1 qualifying in Monaco?

Leclerc set the starting bar at 1m12.939s, with Verstappen 0.054s behind. The Monegasque then extended his lead to a 1m12.569s, with Sainz just 0.047s (47 thousandths) behind.

George Russell moved into third position, ahead of the Red Bulls and behind the Ferraris, just before the session was red-flagged with 2:25 to go when Yuki Tsunoda hit the wall at the Nouvelle Chicane .

At the restart, Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and Lando Norris (McLaren) moved up to fourth and fifth place respectively.

Alex Albon (Williams), Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin Racing), Nicholas Latifi (Williams) and Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) fell in that first round, who did not cross the finish line in time to start their last lap.

F1 Monaco GP 2022 Q1 results: Leclerc starts dominating

Cla	Pilot		Chassis	Weather	Difference	Interval
1	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	1’12.569
two	Carlos Sainz Jr.		ferrari	1’12,616	0.047	0.047
3	George Russell		Mercedes	1’12.787	0.218	0.171
4	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	1’12.848	0.279	0.061
5	Lando Norris		McLaren	1’12.927	0.358	0.079
6	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	1’12.993	0.424	0.066
7	Sergio Pérez		Red Bull	1’13.004	0.435	0.011
8	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	1’13.069	0.500	0.065
9	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	1’13.110	0.541	0.041
10	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	1’13.313	0.744	0.203
11	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	1’13.338	0.769	0.025
12	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	1’13.394	0.825	0.056
13	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	1’13.444	0.875	0.050
14	Mick Schumacher		Haas	1’13.469	0.900	0.025
15	Valtteri Bottas		Alfa Romeo	1’13.541	0.972	0.072
16	Alexander Albon		williams	1’13.611	1.042	0.070
17	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	1’13,660	1,091	0.049
18	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	1’13.678	1.109	0.018
19	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	1’14.403	1.834	0.725
20	Guanyu Zhou		Alfa Romeo	1’15.606	3.037	1.203
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What happened in Q2 of F1 qualifying in Monaco?

Verstappen stopped the clock in 1m12.551s but was quickly overtaken for the top spot by Sainz and then by Pérez.

Leclerc sat out for a second fastest lap and lowered his own time to 1m11.864s, with Pérez 90 thousandths behind, Sainz third and Verstappen fourth.

Eliminated in that round were Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren F1) and Mick Schumacher (Haas F1 Team).

F1 Monaco GP 2022 Q2 results: Leclerc overtakes Perez

Cla	Pilot		Chassis	Weather	Difference	Interval
1	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	1’11.864
2	Sergio Pérez		Red Bull	1’11.954	0.090	0.090
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.		ferrari	1’12.074	0.210	0.120
4	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	1’12.117	0.253	0.043
5	Lando Norris		McLaren	1’12.266	0.402	0.149
6	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	1’12.528	0.664	0.262
7	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	1’12.595	0.731	0.067
8	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	1’12.613	0.749	0.018
9	George Russell		Mercedes	1’12.617	0.753	0.004
10	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	1’12.688	0.824	0.071
11 11	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	1’12.797	0.933	0.109
12	Valtteri Bottas		Alfa Romeo	1’12.909	1.045	0.112
13	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	1’12.921	1,057 th most common	0.012
14	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	1’12.964	1.100	0.043
15	Mick Schumacher		Haas	1’13.081	1.217	0.117
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What happened in Q3 of F1 qualifying in Monaco?

In the first attempts, Leclerc made a very fast 1:11.376 that left Sainz at 0.225s, with Pérez and Verstappen very close to the Spaniard.

In the final shootout, Leclerc looked set to improve when Pérez spun into Portier and Sainz crashed into him, causing a red flag. Around the same time, Alonso went into the barriers at Mirabeau.

Pérez will start third, ahead of Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Alonso, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and Esteban Ocon (Alpine).

F1 Monaco GP 2022 Q3 results: Leclerc takes pole

Cla	Pilot		Chassis	Weather	Difference	Interval
1	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	1’11.376
two	Carlos Sainz Jr.		ferrari	1’11,601	0.225	0.225
3	Sergio Pérez		Red Bull	1’11.629	0.253	0.028
4	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	1’11.666	0.290	0.037
5	Lando Norris		McLaren	1’11.849	0.473	0.183
6	George Russell		Mercedes	1’12.112	0.736	0.263
7	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	1’12.247	0.871	0.135
8	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	1’12.560	1.184	0.313
9	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	1’12.732	1.356	0.172
10	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	1’13.047	1.671	0.315
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