Event
Gran Premio De Espana
Date
Sun 22nd May 2022 (UTC)
Sun 22nd May 2022 (Local)
Timestamp
2022-05-22T13:00:00
Time
13:00:00 UTC (15:00:00 Local)
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Gran Premio De Espana
Date
Sun 22nd May 2022 (UTC)
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League
Formula 1
Season
2022
Round
6
Status
Match Finished
Location
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
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The 2022 Spanish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio de España 2022) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 May 2022 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the 62nd edition of the Spanish Grand Prix and the sixth round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship.
Max Verstappen won the race ahead of teammate Sergio Pérez, while George Russell completed the podium. Charles Leclerc, the pole-sitter and championship leader, was forced to retire due to engine issues. Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. recovered from 11th, after suffering a spin, to finish fourth, ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who also made a come back from 19th, after suffering a puncture at the start. With the win, Red Bull led Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship, while the Drivers' Championship standings switched from a 19-point Leclerc lead to a 6-point advantage for Verstappen.
Background
Championship standings before the race
Charles Leclerc was the Drivers' Championship leader after the fifth round, the Miami Grand Prix, with 104 points, 19 ahead of Max Verstappen in second, with Sergio Pérez in third, 19 points behind Verstappen. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari leads Red Bull Racing by 6 points and Mercedes by 62.
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Charles Leclerc kept the lead ahead of Max Verstappen, while Carlos Sainz Jr. had a bad start and was overtaken by George Russell and Sergio Pérez. Going into turn 4, Hamilton and Kevin Magnussen had contact, with Magnussen driving through the gravel, leaving the drivers running in 19th and 20th respectively. Hamilton, who had suffered a front-left tyre puncture, suggested retiring the car but was motivated to race by the team. Sainz Jr. spun at turn 4 on lap 7, dropping to 11th, and Verstappen at the same spot two laps later, both of them blamed it on a wind gust, and Sainz said the car suffered damage that hampered his comeback, and that he was "not driving naturally". By lap 12, Verstappen was let through by Pèrez but was suffering from recurring DRS issues, despite parts of DRS being replaced before the race. On lap 13, Russell and Verstappen were the first of the top four drivers to pit for the medium-compound tyres, followed on lap 18 by Pèrez, who came out behind Russell and Verstappen. As Verstappen was not able to pass Russell, Pèrez asked to be given back the position on lap 26 but was denied, although he was promised a position swap later in the race.
On lap 27, Leclerc, who pitted later than the other top four driver and had built a significant lead, retired from the race with a turbo and MGU-H failure, Zhou Guanyu retired a few laps later. Russell inherited the lead of the race, with Pérez in second, while Verstappen had an early second pit stop on lap 30. On lap 31, Perez managed to overtake Russell for the lead. On lap 36, Russell pitted, followed by Pérez a lap later; both went for the medium compound. On lap 44, Verstappen pitted for a third time, back onto the medium-compound tyre, with Pèrez now leading the race. Pérez was instructed to let Verstappen through as they were on different strategies, handing Verstappen the lead of the race on lap 49; Pérez described this as "unfair", and Verstappen would remain unchallenged for the rest of the race. Hamilton, running in 5th, overtook Sainz for 4th on lap 60, Sainz retook the position on lap 64, with Hamilton being told to lift and coast, and his teammate Russell also having to slow down due to overheating issues. Despite the issues, Russell and Hamilton were able to finish third and fifth, respectively. On lap 55, Pérez set the fastest lap of the race.
Verstappen won the race ahead of Pérez, producing the Red Bull team's second 1–2 finish of the season. Valtteri Bottas, Esteban Ocon, Lando Norris, Fernando Alonso, the latter of whom started 20th because he took a grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements, and Yuki Tsunoda completed the top-ten finishers. For the first time in the season, Verstappen and Red Bull took the lead in the Drivers' and Constructors' standings. After the race, Pérez said he wanted answers from the team. Pérez later said he was satisfied after internal talks. Despite his retirement, Leclerc said he " better" with Ferrari improving race pace and tyre management, two issues that held the team back in the last two races at the Emilia Romagna and Miami Grands Prix. At the same time, Leclerc said: "We can't afford this to happen too many times." Hamilton said that his comeback felt "better than a win".
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