Results and recap from F1 Sunday in Belgium: Spa race

From starting 14th due to engine changes, Verstappen blasted through at breakneck pace to take the lead after only 12 laps had passed.

The driver who had inherited pole position , Carlos Sainz, regained the lead after the first cycle of pit stops, but Max Verstappen was on much newer tires and was back in front on lap 18. Sergio Pérez’s Red Bull he also overtook Sainz to finish second.

Formula 1 Belgian GP 2022 Race Results at Spa Francorchamps

Cla		#	Pilot		Chassis	Engine	laps	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h	Pits	Abandonment	Points
1		1	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Red Bull	44	1:25’52.894			215.216	2		26
2		11	Sergio Pérez		Red Bull	Red Bull	44	1:26’10.735	17.841	17.841	214.473	2		18
3		55	Carlos Sainz Jr.		ferrari	ferrari	44	1:26’19.780	26,886	9,045	214,099	two		fifteen
4		63	George Russell		Mercedes	Mercedes	44	1:26’22.034	29.140	2.254	214.006	2		12
5		14	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	Renault	44	1:27’06.150	1’13.256	44.116	212.199	2		8
6		16	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	44	1:27’07.830	1’14.936	1.680	212.131	3		10
7		31	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	Renault	44	1:27’08.534	1’15.640	0.704	212.102	2		6
8		5	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	Mercedes	44	1:27’11.001	1’18.107	2.467	212.002	2		4
9		10	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Red Bull	44	1:27’25.075	1’32.181	14,074	211,434	2		2
10		23	Alexander Albon		williams	mercedes	44	1:27’34.794	1’41.900	9.719	211.042	2		1
11		18	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	Mercedes	44	1:27’35.972	1’43.078	1.178	210.995	2
12		4	Lando Norris		McLaren	Mercedes	44	1:27’37.633	1’44.739	1.661	210.928	2
13		22	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	Red Bull	44	1:27’38.111	1’45.217	0.478	210.909	2
14		twenty four	Guanyu Zhou		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	44	1:27’39.146	1’46.252	1.035	210.868	2
15		3	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	Mercedes	44	1:27’40.057	1’47.163	0.911	210.831	2
16		20	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	43	1:25’53.332	1 Lap	1 Lap	210.305	2
17		47	Mick Schumacher		Haas	Ferrari	43	1:25’56.152	1 Lap	2.820	210.190	2
18		6	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	43	1:26’03.792	1 Lap	7.640	209.879	3
	dnf	77	Valtteri Bottas		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1	2’05.651	43 Child	42 Child	197.117		Trompo
	dnf	44	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	0						Colisión

What happened in the 2022 Belgian GP F1 race

Sainz, who started on soft tyres, maintained his lead from pole en route to Turn 1, leading ahead of Fernando Alonso (Alpine) and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, while Pérez slipped back to fifth despite to come out second.

Hamilton and Alonso touched at Les Combes on the opening lap, the crash sending Hamilton flying and allowing Perez – who passed Russell just behind them – to climb back up to second. Hamilton was forced to abandon at Blanchimont , when his car was smoking heavily.

Shortly after, Nicholas Latifi spun his Williams and took over Valtteri Bottas’s Alfa Romeo at Les Combes on lap two, causing a safety car .

Verstappen was eighth at the end of the first lap, two places ahead of Leclerc – but the Monegasque pitted during the safety car after reporting smoke coming from his right front tyre, dropping to 17th. The team confirmed that a sheet from the helmet’s visor had become lodged in his brake line.

The race restarted in this order: Sainz, Pérez, Russell, Alonso , Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), Alex Albon (Williams) and Verstappen .

Verstappen, starting on soft tyres, quickly disposed of Albon at Rivage and Ricciardo at the final chicane.

By lap seven, Verstappen was already fourth after overtaking Vettel and Alonso in a clever succession of moves. He then passed Russell for third on lap 8 with DRS. Leclerc meanwhile had to battle with the drivers behind, moving up to 12th on lap 10.

Leader Sainz managed to stay out of range of Perez’s DRS, who was oddly holding Verstappen back at the time. Sainz pitted on lap 12, moments before Verstappen passed Pérez for the lead, and rejoined in traffic – he had to attack Ricciardo at Pouhon as Verstappen ran with open air ahead.

Pérez stopped on lap 15, behind Sainz but ahead of Leclerc, whom he pushed to the curbs on the way to Les Combes. Verstappen pitted a lap later and rejoined the race 4.7s behind Sainz, but on much newer medium tyres.

Verstappen DRSed past Sainz to retake the lead on lap 18, with Pérez snatching second from Sainz three laps later.

Sainz pitted again on lap 26, putting on hard tires to make it to the finish, with Leclerc also stopping to mount mediums. Leclerc passed Vettel for fifth position, which was the best he could get after his unlucky start.

The two Red Bulls also stopped again, with Verstappen winning by 17 seconds over Pérez. Russell closed in on Sainz in the closing stages until he made a mistake at Stavelot with four laps to go, allowing the Ferrari driver to retain his podium position.

Behind Russell in fourth, Leclerc stopped again to try to score the extra point for the fastest lap on soft tyres, but that allowed Alonso to pass him. On the final lap, Leclerc overtook Alonso again to snatch fourth place from him, but his final lap fell some six-tenths off Verstappen’s best and, to add insult to injury, Leclerc received a 5-second speeding penalty in the pits, which made him fall behind Alonso.

Also from Alonso came his teammate Esteban Ocon, who overtook two cars in one move in his Alpine, Vettel and Pierre Gasly, who finished ninth in AlphaTauri, despite starting from the pitlane. Albon took the last point being tenth.

Fast laps of the 2022 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Cla	#	Pilot		Chassis	Engine	laps	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h
1	1	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Red Bull	32	1’49.354			230.575
2	16	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	44	1’49.984	0.630	0.630	229.255
3	11	Sergio Pérez		Red Bull	Red Bull	29	1’50.764	1.410	0.780	227.640
4	63	George Russell		Mercedes	Mercedes	31	1’50.793	1.439	0.029	227.581
5	4	Lando Norris		McLaren	Mercedes	31	1’51.678	2.324	0.885	225.777
6	31	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	Renault	36	1’51.717	2.363	0.039	225.698
7	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.		ferrari	ferrari	32	1,51,977	2,623	0.260	225,174
8	6	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	38	1’52.256	2.902	0.279	224.615
9	twenty four	Guanyu Zhou		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	30	1’52.317	2.963	0.061	224.493
10	22	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	Red Bull	32	1’52.436	3.082	0.119	224.255
11	5	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	Mercedes	40	1’52.515	3.161	0.079	224.098
12	47	Mick Schumacher		Haas	Ferrari	35	1’52.646	3.292	0.131	223.837
13	14	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	Renault	35	1’52.868	3.514	0.222	223.397
14	18	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	Mercedes	29	1’52.880	3.526	0.012	223.373
15	10	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Red Bull	24	1’53.002	3,648	0.122	223,132
16	23	Alexander Albon		williams	mercedes	28	1’53.055	3.701	0.053	223.027
17	3	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	Mercedes	34	1’53.080	3.726	0.025	222.978
18	20	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	29	1’53,332	3,978	0.252	222,482

2022 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix stops

Cla	#	Pilot		Chassis	Engine	1		two		3		4
1	1	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Red Bull	S	15	M	15	M	14
2	11	Sergio Pérez		Red Bull	Red Bull	M	14	M	13	H	17
3	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.		ferrari	ferrari	yes	13	M	14	H	19
4	63	George Russell		Mercedes	Mercedes	M	13	M	16	H	15
5	14	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	Renault	M	11	M	14	H	19
6	16	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	S	3	M	22	M	17	S	5
7	31	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	Renault	M	12	H	20	M	12
8	5	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	Mercedes	M	15	H	19	M	12
9	10	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Red Bull	M	10	H	12	M	22	S	0
10	23	Alexander Albon		williams	mercedes	M	10	H	16	M	18
11	18	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	Mercedes	M	16	M	12	H	18
12	4	Lando Norris		McLaren	Mercedes	M	13	H	16	M	15
13	22	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	Red Bull	H	18	M	12	M	14	S	0
14	twenty four	Guanyu Zhou		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	M	14	M	14	S	16
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	Mercedes	M	12	H	20	M	12
16	20	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	M	11	H	16	M	16
17	47	Mick Schumacher		Haas	Ferrari	M	14	H	16	M	13
18	6	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	M	3	M	13	H	19	S	9
	77	Valtteri Bottas		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	S	1
	44	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	M	0

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