The 2022 F1 Round 2 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying was held on Saturday, March 26th at the Jeddah Cornish Circuit, where Red Bull Racing’s Sergio Perez won his first pole position.
Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is a turbulent development. Seven-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) knocked out in Q1. In Q2, Mick Schumacher (Haas F1 Team) suffered a big crash and the red flag was interrupted for a long time.
Surprise was waiting in Q3. It was Sergio Perez of Red Bull Racing who won the pole position. A few seconds following Ferrari seemed to have finished the pole battle with his teammates, he beat Charles Leclerc by 0.025 seconds to 1’28.200 and took his first pole position. His 216 races are the longest in F1 history. It will also be the first Mexican pole position.
Charles Leclerc is in 2nd place. Carlos Sainz and Scuderia Ferrari were in 3rd place. Ferrari was at the top of the timesheet this weekend in all sessions up to Q2. Carlos Sainz stood on the provisional pole in the first attack of Q3, and Leclerc surpassed in the second attack, it seemed as if he was fighting with his teammates, but it is no exaggeration to say that this weekend is no mark. It was decided to be overtaken by Sergio Perez at the very end.
Active F1 World Champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) is 4th. He lost to his teammates in qualifying for the first time in a while.
Esteban Ocon of Alpine F1 is 5th in the Best of the Rest. His teammate Fernando Alonso is also 7th.
George Russell of Mercedes F1 is 6th between the two cars in Alpine F1. He is the only Mercedes PU group to advance to Q3. Both Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, who competed for the champion last year, were to lose to their teammates.
Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo F1 team) came in 8th, extending Q3 consecutive achievements to 103 races. Pierre Guthrie (Scuderia AlphaTauri) was in 9th position, and Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1 Team), who might hardly run on the first day, was in 10th position.
McLaren lost in Q2 with two cars in two consecutive races. Yuki Tsunoda (Scuderia AlphaTauri) finished the session without setting a time due to a fuel system problem.
The final of the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will be a formation lap from 26:00 (20:00 local time) on Sunday, March 27th.
2022 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Qualifying Results / Time
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