Qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix 2022 took place on a wet and slowly drying track. In the first part, the riders rode the tires into the wet. Gasly, Vettel, Stroll, Latifi and Cunoda did not advance.
In the second part, some tires were put into transient conditions at the beginning. Alex Albon got off the track and crashed in the sixth turn, although it was nothing dramatic. However, a moment later Sergio Pérez was more worried. Also, his impact on the TecPro barrier was not very big, but the Red Bull driver could not get back on the track. The red flags had to be hoisted.
Bottas, Albon, Pérez, Norris and Leclerc did not advance. In the third part of the qualification, the track continued to dry, but in some parts of the track it was still quite wet. George Russell took a risk and was the only one in before the end of Q3 put on soft tires. However, he was given a watch and slightly damaged the rear wing. He couldn’t improve his time.
Max Verstappen won the pole position ahead of Fernando Alonso. In the second row will be Sainz and Hamilton.
The Haas drivers, who made it to Q3, where they did not say the last word and finished fifth and sixth, respectively, were also well qualified.
Charles Leclerc and Júki Cunoda have deployed above-limit components of the power unit and a start from the last row awaits them.
Starting grid
P. | Rider | The team | Note |
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | |
2 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | |
3 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | |
4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
5 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | |
6 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | |
7 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine | |
8 | George Russell | Mercedes | |
9 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | |
10 | Kuan-yu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | |
11 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | |
12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | |
13 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | |
14 | Lando Norris | McLaren | |
15 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | |
16 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | |
17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | |
18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | |
19 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | PJ |
20 | Júki Cunoda | AlphaTauri | PJ |
The third part of the qualification
P. | Rider | The team | Time | Loss | Kola | Tire. |
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:21.299 | 9 | transitional | |
2 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:21.944 | 0.645 | 8 | transitional |
3 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:22.096 | 0.797 | 9 | transitional |
4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:22.891 | 1.592 | 9 | transitional |
5 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:22.960 | 1.661 | 8 | transitional |
6 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:23.356 | 2.057 | 9 | transitional |
7 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine | 1:23.529 | 2.230 | 8 | transitional |
8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:23.557 | 2.258 | 8 | transitional |
9 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:23.749 | 2.450 | 9 | transitional |
10 | Kuan-yu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:24.030 | 2.731 | 9 | transitional |
23:13:
- Ver
- Alo
- Sai
- Ham
- Mag
- Msc
- Oco
- Rus
- Ric
- Chou
23:13: Pole position wins Verstappen. Alonso in the first place!
23:12: A checkerboard battalion is already flying at the finish.
23:11: Russell off track and even minor contact and damage to the rear wing.
23:10: No one else can use the slicks.
23:09: The others remain on the track.
23:08: Russell put on slicks!
23:06:
- Ver
- Sai
- Alo
- Msc
- Rus
- Ham
- Mag
- Chou
- Oco
- Ric
23:05: Schumacher second.
23:03: At the head of Verstappen in front of Sainz. Alonso the third.
23:00 Q3 begins.
The second part of the qualification
P. | Rider | The team | Time | Loss | Kola | Tire. |
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:23.746 | 10 | transitional | |
2 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:24.848 | 1.102 | 10 | transitional |
3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:24.950 | 1.204 | 11 | transitional |
4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:25.197 | 1.451 | 10 | transitional |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25.543 | 1.797 | 11 | transitional |
6 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:25.684 | 1.938 | 11 | transitional |
7 | Kuan-yu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.116 | 2.370 | 11 | transitional |
8 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine | 1:26.135 | 2.389 | 11 | transitional |
9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:26.254 | 2.508 | 11 | transitional |
10 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:26.375 | 2.629 | 10 | transitional |
11 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.788 | 3.042 | 10 | transitional |
12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:26.858 | 3.112 | 10 | transitional |
13 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:33.127 | 9.381 | 3 | transitional |
14 | Lando Norris | McLaren | – | – | 4 |
22:53: Nepostoupí Bottas, Albon, Pérez, Norris a Leclerc.
22:52: Verstappen back at the head …
22:52: Hamilton 11th, but in a fast lap.
22:52: Alonso took the lead.
22:51: Schumacher third! Norris back in the pits without time.
22:49: Norris left at the last minute.
22:45: Leclerc in the pits, which is no surprise. But Norris hasn’t made it yet.
22:44: all on transitional.
22:43: we continue …
22:42: There’s a problem with Norris on the drive. No McLaren rider has run out of time yet.
22:38: At 22:43 we continue …
22:36: There are 9 minutes and 6 seconds left until the end of Q2.
22:35:
- Alo
- Ver
- Sai
- Oco
- Bot
- Rus
- Ham
- Per
- alb
- Msc
- Chou
- Mag
- Ric
- Nor
- Lec
22:34: Pérez’s car is not particularly damaged, but he could not back down and the qualification for him ended.
22:32: It’s right on the track … a red flag.
22:31: Pérez is demolishing … and the race directorate has hoisted a chessboard banner according to live timing. Probably not…
22:29: yellow flags. Albon off the track in the sixth turn. And even contact with the barrier.
22:27: At the transitional Alonso, Magnussen, Ocon ,. Schumacher, Pérez, Albon, Sainz, Ocon …
22:26: Some riders are already on intermediate.
22:23: Leclerc, Sainz and Albon will, after qualifying, investigate that they drove too slowly.
The first part of the qualification
P. | Rider | The team | Time | Loss | Kola | Tire. |
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:32.219 | 11 | to wet | |
2 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:32.277 | 0.058 | 11 | to wet |
3 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:32.781 | 0.562 | 10 | to wet |
4 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:32.957 | 0.738 | 12 | to wet |
5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33.008 | 0.789 | 10 | to wet |
6 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine | 1:33.012 | 0.793 | 11 | to wet |
7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:33.160 | 0.941 | 11 | to wet |
8 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:33.636 | 1.417 | 11 | to wet |
9 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.689 | 1.470 | 11 | to wet |
10 | Kuan-yu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.692 | 1.473 | 11 | to wet |
11 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:33.707 | 1.488 | 11 | to wet |
12 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.841 | 1.622 | 11 | to wet |
13 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:33.929 | 1.710 | 11 | to wet |
14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:34.047 | 1.828 | 11 | to wet |
15 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:34.066 | 1.847 | 11 | to wet |
16 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:34.492 | 2.273 | 11 | to wet |
17 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:34.512 | 2.293 | 12 | to wet |
18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:35.532 | 3.313 | 11 | to wet |
19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:35.660 | 3.441 | 11 | to wet |
20 | Júki Cunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:36.575 | 4.356 | 4 | to wet |
22:20: So Leclerc starts from 19th place, Cunoda from 20th.
22:19: After a great workout disappointment at Vettel.
22:18: Gasly, Vettel, Stroll, Latifi and Cunoda will not advance.
22:18: Sainz off the track in the third turn, but continues
22:16: yellow flags …
22:15: Cunoda probably won’t leave anymore, so we have the first non-advancing person.
22:11: Alonso leads, but is surpassed by Sainz. Magnussen was first a while ago and is already 9.
22:09: Even Magnussen is in charge now. Cunoda as the only one in the pits.
22:08: Hamilton complains that he sees nothing.
22:06: Alonso fastest in the first two sectors, but eventually launched the last sector.
22:05: At the head so far Verstappen. The order is changing fast …
22:01: All on wet tires.
22:00: we start …
21:58: Air temperature 12 ° C, the track has five more.
21:55: In the third practice, Alonso or Vettel looked strong on the wet track. Can qualifications have a surprising result?
21:53: Qualification will at least largely go on the wet track. We already know that regardless of the result, Charles Leclerc will not start the pole position race tomorrow. He deployed new components of the power unit, so he will only fight with Juki Cunoda (also) for 19th place.
21:50: Welcome to the online transfer from the Canadian GP 2022 qualifier.
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