Results and recap from Saturday's F1 at Zandvoort: qualifying

Max Verstappen will start ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz after the qualifying session that was divided into three rounds with five cars eliminated in Q1 and Q2, before contesting the final Q3 with the ten fastest drivers.

Dutch GP qualifying results: Verstappen beats Leclerc

Cla	Pilot		Weather	Difference	Km/h
1	Max Verstappen		1’10.342		217.969
2	Charles Leclerc		1’10.363	0.021	217.904
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.		1’10,434	0.092	217,684
4	Lewis Hamilton		1’10.648	0.306	217.025
5	Sergio Perez		1’11,077	0.735	215,715
6	George Russell		1’11.147	0.805	215.503
7	Lando Norris		1’11.174	0.832	215.421
8	Mick Schumacher		1’11.442	1.100	214.613
9	Yuki Tsunoda		1’12.556	2.214	211.318
10	Lance Stroll		–
11	Pierre Gasly		1’11,512	1,170	214,403
12	Esteban Ocon		1’11.605	1.263	214.124
13	Fernando Alonso		1’11.613	1.271	214.100
14	Guanyu Zhou		1’11.704	1.362	213.829
15	Alexander Albon		1’11.802	1,460	213.537
16	Valtteri Bottas		1’11.961	1.619	213.065
17	Kevin Magnussen		1’12.041	1.699	212.828
18	Daniel Ricciardo		1’12.081	1.739	212.710
19	Sebastian Vettel		1’12.391	2.049	211.799
20	Nicholas Latifi		1’13.353	3.011	209.022
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What happened in Q1 of the 2022 F1 Dutch GP in Zandvoort?

Verstappen quickly moved into first place with a 1m11.317s, a quarter of a second ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc then moved up to second, before Hamilton improved his time and finished just 0.014s behind the Dutch driver, ahead of Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) and the Monegasque himself.

Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and Nicholas Latifi (Williams) fell in the first elimination round.

F1 Dutch GP 2022 Q1 Results: Verstappen is fastest

Cla	Pilot	Chassis	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1’11.317			214.989
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1’11.331	0.014	0.014	214.947
3	Yuki Tsunoda	Alpha Tauri	1’11.427	0.110	0.096	214.658
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1’11.443	0.126	0.016	214.610
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	1’11.556	0.239	0.113	214.271
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1’11.561	0.244	0.005	214.256
7	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1’11.568	0.251	0.007	214.235
8	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1’11,641	0.324	0.073	214,017
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1’11.667	0.350	0.026	213.939
10	Alexander Albon	williams	1’11.695	0.378	0.028	213.855
11	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1’11,705	0.388	0.010	213,826
12	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1’11.741	0.424	0.036	213.718
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1’11.748	0.431	0.007	213.697
14	Carlos Sainz Jr.	ferrari	1’11,767	0.450	0.019	213,641
15	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1’11.826	0.509	0.059	213.465
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1’11.961	0.644	0.135	213.065
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1’12,041	0.724	0.080	212,828
18	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1’12,081	0.764	0.040	212,710
19	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1’12.391	1.074	0.310	211.799
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1’13.353	2.036	0.962	209.022
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What happened in Q2 of the 2022 F1 Dutch GP in Zandvoort?

Q2 started with a red flag that brought the action to a halt just seconds after the start as a spectator threw a flare onto the track.

Following that delay, Verstappen set the bar at 1m10.927s, 0.148s ahead of Hamilton .

Sainz moved up to first position right at the end with a 1m10.814s, 0.010s quicker than Russell , as the Dutchman dropped to third.

In Q2, Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso, Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) and Alexander Albon (Williams) were eliminated.

F1 Dutch GP 2022 Q2 results: Sainz ahead of Russell

Cla	Pilot	Chassis	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h
1	Carlos Sainz Jr.	ferrari	1’10,814			216,516
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1’10.824	0.010	0.010	216.485
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1’10.927	0.113	0.103	216.171
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1’10.988	0.174	0.061	215.985
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1’11.075	0.261	0.087	215.721
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1’11.116	0.302	0.041	215.597
7	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1’11,314	0.500	0.198	214,998
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1’11.416	0.602	0.102	214.691
9	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1’11.420	0.606	0.004	214.679
Ten	Yuki Tsunoda	Alpha Tauri	1’11.428	0.614	0.008	214.655
11	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1’11,512	0.698	0.084	214,403
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1’11.605	0.791	0.093	214.124
13	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1’11.613	0.799	0.008	214.100
14	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1’11.704	0.890	0.091	213.829
15	Alexander Albon	williams	1’11.802	0.988	0.098	213.537
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What happened in Q3 of the 2022 F1 Dutch GP in Zandvoort?

In the first timed laps, Verstappen was fastest with a 1m10.515s, before Leclerc beat his time with a 1m10.456s, with Hamilton third.

In the last attempts, Leclerc suffered a bit in Sector 2, but he improved and with a 1:10.363 he took first place. However, Verstappen returned to first place with a 1:10.342 , 0.021s faster than the Monegasque, while Sainz was 0.092s from pole in third place.

Hamilton was unable to get past fourth position after Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, who was fifth fastest, spun at the penultimate corner. Russell will start sixth, ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren), Mick Schumacher (Haas), Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll.

F1 Dutch GP 2022 Q3 Results: Verstappen ahead of Leclerc

Cla	Pilot	Chassis	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1’10.342			217.969
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1’10.363	0.021	0.021	217.904
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	ferrari	1’10,434	0.092	0.071	217,684
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1’10.648	0.306	0.214	217.025
5	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1’11,077	0.735	0.429	215,715
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1’11.147	0.805	0.070	215.503
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1’11.174	0.832	0.027	215.421
8	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1’11.442	1.100	0.268	214.613
9	Yuki Tsunoda	Alpha Tauri	1’12.556	2.214	1.114	211.318
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
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