Round 12 · 24 July 2022
2022 French Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2022 French Grand Prix, round 12 of the championship, held on 24 July 2022 at Circuit Paul Ricard (France), starting from position 2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and George Russell (Mercedes) completed the podium. Pole position went to Charles Leclerc. The fastest lap was set by Carlos Sainz (1:35.781).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | 1:30:02.112 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 4 | +10.587 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 6 | +16.495 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 3 | +17.310 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 19 | +28.872 s | 11 | Finished |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 7 | +42.879 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 5 | +52.026 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 10 | +56.959 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 9 | +60.372 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 15 | +62.549 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 12 | +64.494 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 14 | +65.448 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 13 | +68.565 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 11 | +76.666 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 17 | +80.394 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 18 | — | — | Collision damage |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 20 | — | — | Collision damage |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 8 | — | — | Undertray |
Tyres and strategy at the French Grand Prix 2022
Max Verstappen won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-16), hard (laps 17-53). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 80 ± 4, hard 57 ± 3.
- 1. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-16), hard (laps 17-53)
- 2. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-18), hard (laps 19-53)
- 3. George Russell: medium (laps 1-18), hard (laps 19-53)
- 4. Sergio Pérez: medium (laps 1-18), hard (laps 19-53)
- 5. Carlos Sainz: hard (laps 1-18), medium (laps 19-53)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.