Summary and results of Saturday's F1 in Miami: classification

Charles Leclerc will start ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after Saturday’s qualifying session at the Miami GP, which was split into three segments with five cars eliminated in Q1 and Q2, before the last round with the fastest 10; the Q3.

F1 Miami GP 2022 Qualifying Results: Leclerc Takes Pole

Cla	Pilot		Weather	Difference	Km/h
1	Charles Leclerc		1’28.796		219.415
two	Carlos Sainz Jr.		1’28,986	0.190	218,946
3	Max Verstappen		1’28.991	0.195	218.934
4	Sergio Perez		1,29,036	0.240	218,823
5	Valtteri Bottas		1’29.475	0.679	217.750
6	Lewis Hamilton		1’29.625	0.829	217.385
7	Pierre Gasly		1’29.690	0.894	217,228
8	Lando Norris		1’29.750	0.954	217.083
9	Yuki Tsunoda		1’29.932	1.136	216.643
10	Lance Stroll		1’30.676	1.880	214.866
11	Fernando Alonso		1’30.160	1.364	216.095
12	George Russell		1’30.173	1.377	216.064
13	Sebastian Vettel		1’30.214	1.418	215.966
14	Daniel Ricciardo		1’30.310	1.514	215.736
15	Mick Schumacher		1’30.423	1.627	215.467
16	Kevin Magnussen		1’30.975	2.179	214.159
17	Guanyu Zhou		1’31.020	2.224	214.054
18	Alexander Albon		1’31.266	2,470	213.477
19	Nicholas Latifi		1’31.325	2.529	213.339
20	Esteban Ocon
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What happened in the 2022 F1 Miami GP Q1?

Leclerc set the pace in the first round of qualifying with a 1m29.474s, 0.326s ahead of Verstappen . Behind, Sainz was the third fastest driver ahead of Pérez .

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton worked hard to advance through the round and finally made it through to Q2 with 48 seconds to go before the checkered flag.

Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo), the Williams duo (Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi) and Esteban Ocon, who was unable to participate after his accident in FP3, were eliminated at the end of Q1.

F1 Miami GP 2022 Q1 results: Leclerc ahead of Verstappen

Cla	Pilot	Chassis	laps	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	9	1’29.474			217.752
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	8	1’29.836	0.362	0.362	216.875
3	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	9	1’30,055	0.581	0.219	216,347
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	ferrari	10	1’30,079	0.605	0.024	216,290
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	9	1’30.388	0.914	0.309	215.550
6	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	8	1’30.407	0.933	0.019	215.505
7	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	9	1’30.441	0.967	0.034	215.424
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	9	1’30.485	1.011	0.044	215.319
9	George Russell	Mercedes	8	1’30.490	1.016	0.005	215.307
10	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	8	1’30,583	1,109	0.093	215,086
11	Mick Schumacher	Haas	11	1’30.645	1.171	0.062	214.939
12	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	9	1’30.677	1.203	0.032	214.863
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	9	1’30.761	1.287	0.084	214.664
14	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	10	1’30,797	1,305	0.018	214,622
15	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	6	1’30.845	1.371	0.066	214.466
16	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	11	1’30.975	1,501	0.130	214,159
17	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	9	1’31.020	1.546	0.045	214.054
18	Alexander Albon	williams	10	1’31.266	1.792	0.246	213.477
19	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	10	1’31.325	1.851	0.059	213.339
20	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	0
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What happened in Q2 of the 2022 F1 Miami GP?

Verstappen set the bar at 1m29.202s, but Leclerc on his second attempt took first place thanks to a lap of 1m29.130s. McLaren’s Lando Norris moved up to third place on his final fastest lap, ahead of Pérez and Sainz .

Eliminated in Q2 were Alpine’s Fernando Alonso (by just 0.032s), George Russell (who had led FP2 for Mercedes), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin), Daniel Ricciardo McLaren) and Mick Schumacher (Haas).

F1 Miami GP 2022 Q2 results: Alonso is eliminated

Cla	Pilot	Chassis	laps	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	9	1’29.130			218.593
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	3	1’29.202	0.072	0.072	218.416
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	7	1’29.634	0.504	0.432	217.363
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	6	1,29,673	0.543	0.039	217,269
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	ferrari	9	1’29,729	0.599	0.056	217,133
6	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	8	1’29.751	0.621	0.022	217.080
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	6	1’29.797	0.667	0.046	216.969
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	6	1’29.996	0.866	0.199	216.489
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	6	1’30.031	0.901	0.035	216.405
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	6	1’30.128	0.998	0.097	216,172
11	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	6	1’30.160	1.030	0.032	216.095
12	George Russell	Mercedes	7	1’30.173	1.043	0.013	216.064
13	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	6	1’30.214	1.084	0.041	215.966
14	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	7	1’30,310	1,180	0.096	215,736
15	Mick Schumacher	Haas	8	1’30.423	1.293	0.113	215.467
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What happened in the 2022 F1 Miami GP Q3?

After the first few attempts, Verstappen took first place with a 1m28.991s. Leclerc was second with his 1m29.055s and Sainz was third 0.016s behind his teammate.

On the final lap, Leclerc improved to a 1m28.796s to take pole, with Sainz moving up to second thanks to his 1m28.986s, 0.19s slower.

Verstappen will start third after making a mistake early in his volley, ahead of Pérez and Valtteri Bottas, who made it to Q2 by a tenth, but will start fifth with Alfa Romeo.

Hamilton ultimately finished sixth, ahead of Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), Norris , Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), and Lance Stroll (Aston Martin).

F1 Miami GP 2022 Q3 Results: Leclerc Takes Pole

Cla	Pilot	Chassis	laps	Weather	Difference	Interval	Km/h
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	7	1’28.796			219.415
two	Carlos Sainz Jr.	ferrari	7	1’28,986	0.190	0.190	218,946
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	7	1’28.991	0.195	0.005	218.934
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	6	1,29,036	0.240	0.045	218,823
5	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	6	1’29.475	0.679	0.439	217.750
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	6	1’29.625	0.829	0.150	217.385
7	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	6	1’29.690	0.894	0.065	217,228
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	6	1’29.750	0.954	0.060	217.083
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	6	1’29.932	1.136	0.182	216.643
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	6	1’30.676	1.880	0.744	214.866
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