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F1 qualifying results: Carlos Sainz takes United States GP pole
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took pole position for the United States Grand Prix, the 19th round of the 2022 F1 World Championship at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Oct 23, 2022, 4:41 PM
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Sainz will start ahead of Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Sainz’s teammate Charles Leclerc was second quickest in Q3 but has a 10-place grid penalty. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez was fourth fastest but has a 5-place grid penalty, all of which elevated Hamilton by two spots.
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United States Grand Prix qualifying results: Sainz on pole from Verstappen
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay
[s] Delay
[%] 1 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'34.356 - - 2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'34.448 0.092 0.098 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'34.947 0.591 0.626 4 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'34.988 0.632 0.670 5 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'35.598 1.242 1.316 6 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'35.690 1.334 1.414 7 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'36.319 1.963 2.080 8 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1'34.645 0.289 0.306 5-place penalty, additional power unit element has been used
9 23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1'36.368 2.012 2.132 10 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'36.398 2.042 2.164 11 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri/Red Bull 1'36.740 2.384 2.527 12 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'34.421 0.065 0.069 10-place penalty, additional power unit elements have been used
13 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Red Bull 1'37.147 2.791 2.958 14 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine/Renault 1'35.876 1.520 1.611 5-place penalty, additional power unit element has been used
15 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1'36.949 2.593 2.748 16 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren/Mercedes 1'37.046 2.690 2.851 17 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'37.068 2.712 2.874 18 47 Mick Schumacher Haas/Ferrari 1'37.111 2.755 2.920 19 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'36.970 2.614 2.770 5-place penalty, additional power unit element has been used
20 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams/Mercedes 1'37.244 2.888 3.061
What happened in United States Grand Prix Q1?
Leclerc set the early pace at 1m35.795s, 0.069s clear of Verstappen. Sainz then beat them all with a lap of 1m35.297s, helped by running slightly later. His time was almost half a second clear of his teammate.
Falling at the first hurdle were Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Mick Schumacher (who spun his Haas exiting Turn 1) and Nicholas Latifi (Williams).
United States Grand Prix Q1 results: Sainz fastest from Leclerc
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'35.297 208.262 2
Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'35.795 0.498 0.498 207.179 3
Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'35.864 0.567 0.069 207.030 4
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'36.148 0.851 0.284 206.419 5
Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'36.163 0.866 0.015 206.387 6
George Russell Mercedes 1'36.195 0.898 0.032 206.318 7
Fernando Alonso Alpine 1'36.446 1.149 0.251 205.781 8
Lando Norris McLaren 1'36.465 1.168 0.019 205.740 9
Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1'36.577 1.280 0.112 205.502 10
Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'36.656 1.359 0.079 205.334 11
Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1'36.695 1.398 0.039 205.251 12
Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'36.746 1.449 0.051 205.143 13
Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'36.808 1.511 0.062 205.011 14
Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'36.860 1.563 0.052 204.901 15
Alex Albon Williams 1'36.932 1.635 0.072 204.749 16
Kevin Magnussen Haas 1'36.949 1.652 0.017 204.713 17
Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1'37.046 1.749 0.097 204.509 18
Esteban Ocon Alpine 1'37.068 1.771 0.022 204.462 19
Mick Schumacher Haas 1'37.111 1.814 0.043 204.372 20
Nicholas Latifi Williams 1'37.244 1.947 0.133 204.092 View full results
What happened in United States Grand Prix Q2?
Verstappen set the bar at 1m35.294s, but Leclerc toppled him by 0.048s on 1m35.246s to top the session.
Knocked out at this point were a hugely impressive Alex Albon (Williams), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin), Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri, who was livid over his car’s braking performance at hairpins), Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo, who had a Q3 lap deleted for exceeding track limits and had a 5-place grid penalty anyways) and Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri).
United States Grand Prix Q2 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'35.246 208.374 2
Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'35.294 0.048 0.048 208.269 3
Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'35.590 0.344 0.296 207.624 4
George Russell Mercedes 1'35.692 0.446 0.102 207.402 5
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'35.732 0.486 0.040 207.316 6
Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'35.864 0.618 0.132 207.030 7
Fernando Alonso Alpine 1'35.988 0.742 0.124 206.763 8
Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'36.032 0.786 0.044 206.668 9
Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'36.321 1.075 0.289 206.048 10
Lando Norris McLaren 1'36.341 1.095 0.020 206.005 11
Alex Albon Williams 1'36.368 1.122 0.027 205.948 12
Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1'36.398 1.152 0.030 205.883 13
Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1'36.740 1.494 0.342 205.156 14
Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1'36.970 1.724 0.230 204.669 15
Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1'37.147 1.901 0.177 204.296 View full results
What happened in United States Grand Prix Q3?
On the first runs, Verstappen’s opening gambit was 1m35.044s but Leclerc banged in 1m34.624s to go P1, with Sainz right behind him by 0.159s. Hamilton jumped up to third, a tenth ahead of Verstappen.
On the final runs, Leclerc improved his fastest time to 1m34.421s but Sainz beat him with 1m34.356s, which was good enough for pole.
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Verstappen took third on 1m34.448s, ahead of Perez (who has a 5-place grid penalty).
The Mercedes duo of Hamilton and George Russell were fifth and sixth fastest, ahead of Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Lando Norris (McLaren), Fernando Alonso (Alpine, who has a five-place grid penalty) and Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo).
United States Grand Prix Q3 results: Sainz takes pole
Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'34.356 210.339 2
Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'34.421 0.065 0.065 210.194 3
Max Verstappen Red Bull 1'34.448 0.092 0.027 210.134 4
Sergio Perez Red Bull 1'34.645 0.289 0.197 209.697 5
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'34.947 0.591 0.302 209.030 6
George Russell Mercedes 1'34.988 0.632 0.041 208.940 7
Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1'35.598 1.242 0.610 207.606 8
Lando Norris McLaren 1'35.690 1.334 0.092 207.407 9
Fernando Alonso Alpine 1'35.876 1.520 0.186 207.004 10
Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1'36.319 1.963 0.443 206.052 View full results
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