Max Verstappen will start ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton after the qualifying session divided into three rounds with five cars that were eliminated in Q1 and Q2 before the final Q3 with the fastest.
2022 Mexican GP F1 Qualifying Results: Verstappen on pole, ahead of Russell
| Cla | Pilot | Chassis | Weather | Difference | Km/h | |
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| 1 |  Max Verstappen |
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Red Bull | 1’17.775 | 199.220 | |
| 2 |  George Russell |
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Mercedes | 1’18.079 | 0.304 | 198.445 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
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Mercedes | 1’18.084 | 0.309 | 198.432 |
| 4 |  Sergio Pérez |
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Red Bull | 1’18.128 | 0.353 | 198.320 |
| 5 |  Carlos Sainz Jr. |
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ferrari | 1’18,351 | 0.576 | 197,756 |
| 6 |  Valtteri Bottas |
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Alfa Romeo | 1’18.401 | 0.626 | 197.630 |
| 7 |  Charles Leclerc |
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Ferrari | 1’18.555 | 0.780 | 197.242 |
| 8 | Lando Norris |
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McLaren | 1’18.721 | 0.946 | 196.826 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso |
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Alpine | 1’18.939 | 1.164 | 196.283 |
| 10 |  Esteban Ocon |
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Alpine | 1’19.010 | 1.235 | 196.106 |
| 11 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
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McLaren | 1’19.325 | 1,550 | 195.328 |
| 12 |  Guanyu Zhou |
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Alfa Romeo | 1’19.476 | 1.701 | 194.956 |
| 13 |  Yuki Tsunoda |
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Alpha Tauri | 1’19.589 | 1.814 | 194.680 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly |
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AlphaTauri | 1’19,672 | 1,897 | 194,477 |
| 15 |  Mick Schumacher |
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Haas | 1’20.419 | 2.644 | 192.670 |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel |
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Aston Martin | 1’20.419 | 2.644 | 192.670 |
| 17 |  Alexander Albon |
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williams | 1’20.859 | 3.084 | 191.622 |
| 18 |  Nicholas Latifi |
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Williams | 1’21.167 | 3.392 | 190.895 |
| 19 |  Kevin Magnussen |
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Haas | 1’19,833 | 2,058 | 194,085 |
| 20 | Lance Stroll |
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Aston Martin | 1’20.520 | 2.745 | 192.429 |
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What happened in the Q1 of the classification of the Mexican GP 2022 of F1?
Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari set the pace early on with a 1m19.505s, before Verstappen edged it out by 0.283s on a 1m19.222s. Valtteri Bottas was next in his Alfa Romeo, 0.004s ahead of Hamilton.
The Mercedes driver took to the track again and improved the fastest time with a 1: 19.169, 0.053s faster than Verstappen. In the first cut fell Mick Schumacher (Haas, who had a time eliminated from the top six due to exceeding the limits of the track by cutting the curb of the apex in turn 2), the Aston Martins of Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll (who will lose three places on the grid due to a suspension from Austin), and the Williams duo, with Alexander Albon and Nicholas Latifi.
F1 Mexican GP 2022 Qualifying Q1 Results: Hamilton beats Verstappen
| Cla | Pilot | Chassis | Weather | Difference | Interval | Km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | 1’19.169 | 195.712 | ||
| 2 | Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | 1’19.222 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 195.582 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari | 1’19.505 | 0.336 | 0.283 | 194.885 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas |
Alfa Romeo | 1’19.523 | 0.354 | 0.018 | 194.841 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
ferrari | 1’19,566 | 0.397 | 0.043 | 194,736 |
| 6 | George Russell |
Mercedes | 1’19.583 | 0.414 | 0.017 | 194.694 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez |
Red Bull | 1’19,706 | 0.537 | 0.123 | 194,394 |
| 8 | Lando Norris |
McLaren | 1’19.857 | 0.688 | 0.151 | 194.026 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda |
Alpha Tauri | 1’19.907 | 0.738 | 0.050 | 193.905 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon |
Alpine | 1’19.945 | 0.776 | 0.038 | 193.813 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso |
Alpine | 1’20.006 | 0.837 | 0.061 | 193.665 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly |
AlphaTauri | 1’20.256 | 1,087 | 0.250 | 193,062 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo |
McLaren | 1’20,279 | 1,110 | 0.023 | 193,006 |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou |
Alfa Romeo | 1’20.283 | 1.114 | 0.004 | 192.997 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen |
Haas | 1’20,293 | 1,124 | 0.010 | 192,973 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher |
Haas | 1’20.419 | 1.250 | 0.126 | 192.670 |
| 17 | Sebastian Vettel |
Aston Martin | 1’20.419 | 1.250 | 0.000 | 192.670 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll |
Aston Martin | 1’20.520 | 1.351 | 0.101 | 192.429 |
| 19 | Alexander Albon |
williams | 1’20.859 | 1.690 | 0.339 | 191.622 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi |
Williams | 1’21.167 | 1.998 | 0.308 | 190.895 |
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What happened in the Q2 of the classification of the Mexican GP 2022 of F1?
Hamilton set a 1m18.552s to take the lead, with Russell just 0.013s behind as the Mercedes fitted new soft tires from the start of the session. In the final attempts, Sainz moved up to second, 0.008s behind Hamilton, with Verstappen trailing Russell in fourth, and just 0.014s between the leaders.
That’s when Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo), the AlphaTauri of Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly, and Kevin Magnussen (Haas, who has a five-place grid penalty for changing components on his engine, were left out. ).
F1 Mexican GP 2022 Qualifying Q2 Results: Hamilton tops Sainz
| Cla | Pilot | Chassis | Weather | Difference | Interval | Km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | 1’18.552 | 197.250 | ||
| two | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
ferrari | 1’18,560 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 197,230 |
| 3 | George Russell |
Mercedes | 1’18.565 | 0.013 | 0.005 | 197.217 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | 1’18.566 | 0.014 | 0.001 | 197.215 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez |
Red Bull | 1’18,615 | 0.063 | 0.049 | 197,092 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas |
Alfa Romeo | 1’18.762 | 0.210 | 0.147 | 196.724 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon |
Alpine | 1’19.081 | 0.529 | 0.319 | 195.930 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari | 1’19.109 | 0.557 | 0.028 | 195.861 |
| 9 | Lando Norris |
McLaren | 1’19.119 | 0.567 | 0.010 | 195.836 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso |
Alpine | 1’19.272 | 0.720 | 0.153 | 195.458 |
| eleven | Daniel Ricciardo |
McLaren | 1’19,325 | 0.773 | 0.053 | 195,328 |
| 12 | Guanyu Zhou |
Alfa Romeo | 1’19.476 | 0.924 | 0.151 | 194.956 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda |
Alpha Tauri | 1’19.589 | 1.037 | 0.113 | 194.680 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly |
AlphaTauri | 1’19,672 | 1,120 | 0.083 | 194,477 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen |
Haas | 1’19,833 | 1,281 | 0.161 | 194,085 |
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What happened in the Q3 of the classification of the Mexican GP 2022 of F1?
In the first laps, Sergio Pérez set the reference in 1:18.153, something that was pulverized by Verstappen with a 1:17.947, and Russell took second, 0.132s ahead of Hamilton, who lost his time for exceeding the limits off the track at the apex of turn 3. Pérez was two tenths behind in fourth position, and both Ferrari drivers had the occasional scare with several countersteering.
In the last attempt, Verstappen was even faster, with a 1:17.775 to channel his pole position, three tenths ahead of Russell, who went wide at the entrance of the Foro Sol. Hamilton saved the third position, just 0.005s from the front row, while Pérez improved, but could only be fourth.
Sainz will start fifth, ahead of Bottas, Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), Lando Norris (McLaren) and the Alpines of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon.
2022 Mexican GP F1 Qualifying Q3 Results: Verstappen Takes Pole
| Cla | Pilot | Chassis | Weather | Difference | Interval | Km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | 1’17.775 | 199.220 | ||
| 2 | George Russell |
Mercedes | 1’18.079 | 0.304 | 0.304 | 198.445 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | 1’18.084 | 0.309 | 0.005 | 198.432 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez |
Red Bull | 1’18.128 | 0.353 | 0.044 | 198,320 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
ferrari | 1’18,351 | 0.576 | 0.223 | 197,756 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas |
Alfa Romeo | 1’18.401 | 0.626 | 0.050 | 197.630 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari | 1’18.555 | 0.780 | 0.154 | 197.242 |
| 8 | Lando Norris |
McLaren | 1’18.721 | 0.946 | 0.166 | 196.826 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso |
Alpine | 1’18.939 | 1.164 | 0.218 | 196.283 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon |
Alpine | 1’19.010 | 1.235 | 0.071 | 196.106 |
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