Round 2 · 27 March 2022
2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 27 March 2022 at Jeddah Corniche Circuit (Saudi Arabia), starting from position 4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Sergio Pérez. The fastest lap was set by Charles Leclerc (1:31.634).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | 1:24:19.293 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2 | +0.549 s | 19 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 3 | +8.097 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | +10.800 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 6 | +32.732 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 5 | +56.017 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 11 | +56.124 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 9 | +62.946 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 10 | +64.308 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 15 | +73.948 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +82.215 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Aston Martin | 17 | +91.742 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 16 | — | — | Collision damage |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 8 | — | — | Cooling system |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 7 | — | — | Water pump |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 14 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 18 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 19 | — | — | Power Unit |
| 20 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | — | — | — | Withdrew |
Tyres and strategy at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2022
Max Verstappen won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-16), hard (laps 17-50). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 65 ± 8.
- 1. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-16), hard (laps 17-50)
- 2. Charles Leclerc: medium (laps 1-16), hard (laps 17-50)
- 3. Carlos Sainz: medium (laps 1-16), hard (laps 17-50)
- 4. Sergio Pérez: medium (laps 1-15), hard (laps 16-50)
- 5. George Russell: medium (laps 1-16), hard (laps 17-50)
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.