F1 Saudi Arabia 2022, race results, standings and order of arrival

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prixsecond race of 2022 Formula 1 World Championshipconfirmed that Ferrari is back to fight for victory at every race, even if this time on the top step of the podium Red Bull of the World Champion Max Verstappenright in front of two Ferrari Of Charles Leclerc And Carlos Sainz. The Ferrari driver lost the lead with three laps to go, after a race almost always in the lead.

The two as in Bahrain gave birth to one close fight and thrilling, made up of overtaking and counter-overtaking. Meanwhile behind Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes-AMG they did not go beyond the tenth position.

F1 Gp Saudi Arabia 2022, race won by Verstappen

On the circuit of Jeddahwhere the Saudi Arabian GP was held, the great protagonists of the race were Max Verstappen And Charles Leclerc, which gave birth to an exciting grand prix. The two challenged each other with quick laps with the Ferrari driver who almost always led the race in the lead.

The overtaking decided by Verstappen against Leclerc

In the last ten laps, however, the Red Bull driver came dangerously close to his rival’s exhausts and exploiting the DRS he tried overtaking on more than one occasion, succeeding with three laps to go.

After overtaking immediately Leclerc he tried to make up for it but by now there was no more time available, with the race coming to an end. Despite the second place finish, Leclerc and Ferrari keep the first position in the drivers’ classification.

F1 Gp Saudi Arabia 2022 Ferrari Leclerc — Leclerc finished in 2nd place in the 2022 Saudi Arabian GP

The city circuit of Jeddah as in 2021 it caused several accidents and dangerous situations, such as the one that occurred to Williams of Latifi which hit the wall on lap 16, fortunately without any physical consequences for the driver.

F1 race podium 2022 SAUDI ARABIA

1) Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
3) Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

F1 2022 Saudi Arabia race classification, ORDER OF ARRIVAL

POS	#	PILOT	STABLE	MOTOR	TURNS	TIME	WITHDRAW
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Red Bull	50
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Ferrari	50	0.549
3	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Ferrari	50	8,097
4	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	Red Bull	50	10,800
5	63	George Russell	Mercedes	Mercedes	50	32,732
6	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Renault	50	56,017
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	Mercedes	50	56.124
8	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Red Bull	50	1’02.946
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Ferrari	50	1’04.308
10	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	50	1’13.948
11	24	Guan Yu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	50	1’22.215
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Aston Martin	Mercedes	50	1’31.742
13	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Mercedes	49	1 lap
14	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	Mercedes	47
	77	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	36		Withdrawal
	14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	Renault	35		Withdrawn
	3	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Mercedes	35		Withdrawn
	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Mercedes	14		Withdrawn
	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Red Bull