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2022 Spanish Grand Prix
6th round of the 2022 Formula One season / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2022 Spanish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio de España 2022) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 May 2022 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the 62nd edition of the Spanish Grand Prix and the sixth round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship.[2]
2022 Spanish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 6 of 22 in the 2022 Formula One World Championship
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![]() Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | |||||
Race details | |||||
Date | 22 May 2022 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio de España 2022 | ||||
Location |
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 4.675 km (2.905 miles) | ||||
Distance | 66 laps, 308.550 km (191.646 miles) | ||||
Weather | Sunny | ||||
Attendance | 277,836[1] | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Ferrari | ||||
Time | 1:18.750 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver |
![]() | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | |||
Time | 1:24.108 on lap 55 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | ||||
Second | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | ||||
Third | Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders |
Max Verstappen won the race ahead of teammate Sergio Pérez, while George Russell completed the podium. Charles Leclerc, the pole-sitter and championship leader, was forced to retire due to engine issues.[3][4] Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. recovered from 11th, after suffering a spin, to finish fourth,[5] ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who also made a come back from 19th,[6] after suffering a puncture at the start.[7] With the win, Red Bull led Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship, while the Drivers' Championship standings switched from a 19-point Leclerc lead to a 6-point advantage for Verstappen.[8]