Charles Leclerc won the Australian Grand Prix, round 3 of the 2022 World Cup. This is the Monegasque’s 4th victory in Formula 1 and his 2nd this season (he won them all after starting from pole position). The Scuderia rider, who led the race at Melbourne’s Albert Park from start to finish, consolidated his championship lead, taking advantage of teammate Carlos Sainz Jr’s retirement. and, above all, the withdrawal of Max Verstappen (Red Bull), the 2nd in 3 races!
Leclerc, who also had the fastest lap of the race, has 34 more points than George Russell, who accelerated to 2nd in the championship, after taking the 1st podium of 2022 and with the Mercedes team – and only 2nd. º in Formula 1. The Briton finished 58 laps in 3rd position, behind Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) and ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Classification:
1st Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 1:27.46.548 hours
2.º Sergio Pérez, Red Bull-RBPT, +20,524 s
3.º George Russell, Mercedes, +25,593 s
4.º Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, +28,543 s
5th Lando Norris, McLaren-Mercedes, +53.303s
6.º Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren-Mercedes, +53,737 s
7.º Esteban Ocon, Alpine-Renault, +1.01,683 m
8.º Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo-Ferrari, +1,08,439 m
9.º Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri-RBPT, 1.16,221 m
10.º Alexander Albon, Williams-Mercedes, 1.19,382 m
11.º Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo-Ferrari, 1,21,695 m
12.º Lance Stroll, Aston Martin-Mercedes, 1.28,598 m
13.º Mick Schumacher, Haas-Ferrari, +1 lap
14.º Kevin Magnussen, Haas-Ferrari, +1 volts
15.º Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri-RBPT, +1 volta
16.º Nicholas Latifi, Williams-Mercedes, +1 lap
17th Fernando Alonso, Alpine-Renault, +1 lap
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