Results and summary of F1 qualifying at Imola 2022

Max Verstappen will start the race in a sprint ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris, who was one of many drivers to cause a red flag during the hour-long qualifying session due to a large number of interruptions.

The result of Saturday’s sprint race will set the starting grid for Sunday’s feature race. Contrary to last season, the driver who wins the sprint will not receive the accolade of pole position at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

2022 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Qualifying Results

Cla	Pilot		Weather	Difference	Km/h
1	Max Verstappen		1’27.999		200.825
2	Charles Leclerc		1’28.778	0.779	199.062
3	Lando Norris		1’29.131	1.132	198.274
4	Kevin Magnussen		1’29.164	1.165	198.201
5	Fernando Alonso		1’29.202	1.203	198.116
6	Daniel Ricciardo		1’29.742	1.743	196.924
7	Sergio Perez		1’29,808	1,809	196,779
8	Valtteri Bottas		1’30.439	2.440	195.406
9	Sebastian Vettel		1’31.062	3.063	194.069
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.
11	George Russell		1’20.757		218.834
12	Mick Schumacher		1’20.916		218.404
13	Lewis Hamilton		1’21.138		217.806
14	Guanyu Zhou		1’21.434		217.015
15	Lance Stroll		1’28.119	0.120	200.551
16 16	Yuki Tsunoda		1’20.474		219.603
17	Pierre Gasly		1’20,732		218,902
18	Nicholas Latifi		1’21.971		215.593
19	Esteban Ocon		1’22.338		214.632
20	Alexander Albon
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What happened in Q1 at Imola?

The session began with a slightly damp track that quickly dried. After about 12 minutes came the first red flag, caused by Alexander Albon’s Williams when his right rear brake overheated and caught fire, causing an explosion.

Times dropped throughout the session, with Carlos Sainz moving into first place with seven minutes to go with a lap of 1:20.319, 0.03s ahead of Verstappen. Leclerc was the one who took control four minutes from the end with a 1m19.545s, 0.015s quicker than Sainz.

Sainz moved into first place with a 1m19.305s before Verstappen edged him out by 0.01s (1m19.295s), then Leclerc moved back into the lead by half a second with a 1m18.796s.

In the battle to get to Q2, Lewis Hamilton struggled to pass by just 0.004s. The AlphaTauri of Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon of Alpine (who suffered a problem with the gearbox) and the Williams of Nicholas Latifi and Albon were eliminated in the first round.

2022 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Q1 Results

Cla	Pilot	Chassis	laps	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	10	1’18.796			224.280
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	11	1’19.295	0.499	0.499	222.869
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	ferrari	10	1’19,305	0.509	0.010	222,840
4	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	13	1’19.730	0.934	0.425	221.653
5	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	12	1’19,773	0.977	0.043	221,533
6	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	eleven	1’19,980	1,184	0.207	220,960
7	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	11	1’20.147	1,351 th most common	0.167	220,499
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	10	1’20.168	1.372	0.021	220.442
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	12	1’20.198	1.402	0.030	220.359
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	11	1’20.342	1.546	0.144	219.964
11	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	12	1’20.364	1.568	0.022	219.904
12	George Russell	Mercedes	13	1’20.383	1.587	0.019	219.852
13	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	13	1’20.419	1.623	0.036	219.754
14	Mick Schumacher	Haas	13	1’20.422	1.626	0.003	219.745
15	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	12	1’20.470	1.674	0.048	219.614
16 16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	11 11	1’20.474	1.678	0.004	219.603
17	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	11	1’20,732	1,936	0.258	218,902
18	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	13	1’21.971	3.175	1.239	215.593
19	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	9	1’22.338	3.542	0.367	214.632
20	Alexander Albon	williams	3
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What happened in Q2 at Imola?

More rain threatened at the start of the second round of qualifying, causing almost all the cars still in action to take to the track immediately.

Sainz set the pace at the start with a 1m18.990s, but Verstappen edged him out with a 1m18.793s. The second red flag soon arrived when Sainz lost control of his Ferrari and went into the wall. Lando Norris was third fastest at the wheel of his McLaren, ahead of Sergio Pérez and Leclerc.

The rain fell again during the break, so neither driver could improve. Eliminated at this point were George Russell (Mercedes), Mick Schumacher (Haas), Hamilton, Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) and Lance Stroll (Aston Martin).

2022 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Q2 Results

Cla	Pilot	Chassis	laps	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	3	1’18.793			224.288
two	Carlos Sainz Jr.	ferrari	3	1’18,990	0.197	0.197	223,729
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	5	1’19.294	0.501	0.304	222.871
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	5	1’19,296	0.503	0.002	222,866
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	1’19.584	0.791	0.288	222.059
6	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	6	1’19.595	0.802	0.011	222.029
7	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	3	1’19.902	1,109	0.307	221,175
8	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	6	1’19.957	1.164	0.055	221.023
9	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	3	1’20.031	1,238	0.074	220,819
10	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	5	1’20.192	1.399	0.161	220.376
11	George Russell	Mercedes	3	1’20.757	1.964	0.565	218.834
12	Mick Schumacher	Haas	3	1’20.916	2.123	0.159	218.404
13	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	3	1’21.138	2.345	0.222	217.806
14	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	3	1’21.434	2.641	0.296	217.015
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	3	1’28.119	9.326	6.685	200.551
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What happened in Q3 at Imola?

With Carlos Sainz dropping out of the fight early, nine cars contested the final round of qualifying in wet conditions.

The opening laps, with all the cars on intermediate tyres, were stopped when Kevin Magnussen spun his Haas at Acqua Minerale. Verstappen meanwhile had a short excursion on the grass without consequences.

After the restart, Leclerc set the bar at 1m18.778s, 0.02s quicker than Verstappen.

The Dutchman later moved up to first place with a 1m27.999s, 0.779s quicker than Leclerc, despite being forced to slow down as Valtteri Bottas had stalled in the final sector right in front of him, causing another red flag. Verstappen hit the gravel on his next lap, just as the red flag brought the session to a halt once again.

Q3 resumed with three minutes to go, but rain had returned to the Italian circuit as Bottas’s car was removed.

Thus, Verstappen and Leclerc will start tomorrow from the front row, ahead of Norris (who caused the last red flag at Acqua Minerale with less than a minute to go) and Magnussen who finished fifth.

Alpine’s Fernando Alonso will start the sprint race in fifth place, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), Pérez, Bottas, Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and Sainz.

2022 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Q3 Results

Cla	Pilot	Chassis	laps	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	8	1’27.999			200.825
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	8	1’28.778	0.779	0.779	199.062
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	7	1’29.131	1.132	0.353	198.274
4	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	7	1’29.164	1,165	0.033	198.201
5	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	8	1’29.202	1.203	0.038	198.116
6	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	7	1’29,742	1,743	0.540	196,924
7	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	8	1’29,808	1,809	0.066	196,779
8	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	5	1’30.439	2.440	0.631	195.406
9	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	7	1’31.062	3.063	0.623	194.069
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	ferrari	0
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