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Event
Belgian Grand Prix


Date
Sun 28th August 2022 (UTC)
Sun 28th August 2022 (Local)

Timestamp
2022-08-28T13:00:00

Time
13:00:00 UTC (15:00:00 Local)

Timezones
24-11-21 05:00 (PST Los Angeles)
24-11-21 07:00 (CST Chicago)
24-11-21 08:00 (EST New York)
24-11-21 13:00 (GMT London)
24-11-21 14:00 (CET Paris)
24-11-21 17:00 (GST Dubai)
24-11-21 18:30 (IST Kolkata)
24-11-21 22:00 (JST Tokyo)
24-11-22 00:00 (AEDT Sydney)

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League
Formula 1

Season
2022

Round
14

Status
Match Finished

Location
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

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Description
The 2022 Belgian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2022) was a Formula One motor race held on 28 August 2022 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. The race ran over a distance of 44 laps and was the 78th overall running of the Belgian Grand Prix, the 67th time the event has been held as part of the Formula One World Championship and the 55th World Championship race held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The race was won by defending winner Max Verstappen. This was also the 350th Grand Prix entry for Alpine driver, Fernando Alonso.

Background
The event was held across the weekend of the 26–28 August. It was the fourteenth round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship. The race marked the beginning of the second half of the 2022 championship following the summer break. A technical directive was introduced at this round to limit the amount of porpoising and bottoming out, following safety and legal concerns in the first half of the season. The FIA's proposal was for a specific addition to Article 3.15.8 of the technical regulations, addressing the flexibility of the plank underneath a car. The changes were initially proposed to come into force at the French Grand Prix in July, before being pushed back in order to give teams enough time to comply with the directive.

In the build up to the event, drivers including Lando Norris, Pierre Gasly and Sergio Pérez expressed sadness that the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps could be omitted from the calendar for the 2023 championship and beyond, hoping the 2022 race would not be the last Formula One race at the venue. Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen described the circuit as his "favourite" and stated that it would be "a shame" to see the circuit dropped from the calendar in future seasons. Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner urged Formula One to "ringfence" classic venues such as Spa-Francorchamps, Silverstone and Monza to prevent them dropping off the calendar. Race organisers said renewing the contract for the race to be held in future seasons would "not be easy". In response to this, Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali stated there was still a chance that the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps could be included on the 2023 calendar. An agreement for the Belgian Grand Prix to be on the 2023 calendar would be reached.

The event featured five former Belgian Grand Prix winning drivers entering the event, these being four-time winner Lewis Hamilton (2010, 2015, 2017 and 2020), three-time winner Sebastian Vettel (2011, 2013 and 2018), and one-time winners Daniel Ricciardo (2014), Charles Leclerc (2019) and Max Verstappen (2021). Following concern over fan behaviour at previous races, particularly at the Austrian Grand Prix, the race organisers urged for "respect for everyone" and imposed restrictions on spectators to combat disruptive behaviour, banning attendees from bringing items such as glass, alcohol, weapons and smoke flares to the circuit. Despite contractual uncertainty surrounding his Formula One future at the time of the race, Alpine reserve driver Oscar Piastri continued to provide his team with in-weekend simulator support from the team's base at Enstone in the United Kingdom for this race.


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Result List

01				Max Verstappen	1:25:52.894
02				Sergio Perez	+17.841s
03				Carlos Sainz Jr	+26.886s
04				George Russell	+29.140s
05				Fernando Alonso	+73.256s
06				Charles Leclerc	+74.936s
07				Esteban Ocon	+75.640s
08				Sebastian Vettel	+78.107s
09				Pierre Gasly	+92.181s
10				Alexander Albon	+101.900s
11				Lance Stroll	+103.078s
12				Lando Norris	+104.739s
13				Yuki Tsunoda	+105.217s
14				Guanyu Zhou	+106.252s
15				Daniel Ricciardo	+107.163s
16				Kevin Magnussen	+1 lap
17				Mick Schumacher	+1 lap
18				Nicholas Latifi	+1 lap

Result Description
The race was held on 28 August and started at 15:00 local time. At the start Sainz retained the lead while behind him Pérez was overtaken by Fernando Alonso and both Mercedes drivers. Pérez used the slipstream going up the Kemmel Straight to retake fourth position from Russell. Hamilton attempted to do the same to take second from Alonso and the two made contact as they were going through Les Combes, Alonso was able to continue his race with minimal damage. Hamilton continued until he lost water pressure a few corners later causing his first retirement of the season. Verstappen and Leclerc had managed to climb to eight and ninth respectively by the end of the first lap. On the second lap Nicholas Latifi ran wide coming out of Les Combes, collecting Bottas during his spin, with Bottas' beached Alfa Romeo bringing out the safety car.

During the safety car period Leclerc came into the pits in order to remove a visor tear-off from his right front brake duct. Once the race resumed Verstappen easily worked his way up the field, taking the lead by lap 12, relinquishing it only briefly after his first pit stop. Verstappen took the win, his ninth of the season, ahead of his teammate Pérez. Sainz finished third after being unable to match the pace of the Red Bulls. George Russell finished fourth for Mercedes. Leclerc finished fifth on the road before being demoted to sixth behind Alonso for speeding in the pit lane, after electing to make an additional stop on the penultimate lap in an attempt to take the fastest lap from Verstappen, which he failed to do. Ocon and Gasly overcame their grid penalties to finish seventh and ninth respectively, Norris was unable to do the same, finishing twelfth.


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