This post will be updated regularly over the weekend.
With the penultimate race ahead of us this weekend - and the last sprint race of the season - many are sad to see the Brazilian GP here already, but excited for the race ahead.
For those of you who are uncertain what a sprint race is, I'm going to (hopefully) give you a brief explanation:
Where the weekend would normally have 3 free practice sessions, a qualifying session, and then the race, a sprint race mixes this up.
Instead, Friday will see Free Practice 1, and then Qualifying.
Qualifying determines the start position in the sprint on Saturday. Essentially, Qualifying is for to determine the Sprint, and then the Sprint is to determine the starting grid in the GP (penalty dependent).
Saturday also changes, as the addition of the Sprint session sees the sacrifice of the 3rd Free Practice. Instead, there's Free Practice 2, and then the Sprint.
The top 8 drivers will receive points in the Sprint, however, there are no points for the fastest lap.
Sunday, however, remains the same good-old race day we know and love!
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Race Schedule (GMT)
Friday 11th November 2022
Free Practice 1: 15:30-16:30
Qualifying: 18:00-19:00
Saturday 12th November 2022
Free Practice 2: 15:30-16:30
Sprint: 19:30-20:00
Sunday 13th November 2022
The Race: On Air - 16:30, Race Start 18:00
About The Track
The drivers will complete 71 laps of the 4.309km Autódromo José Carlos Pace
The lap record was set by Valtteri Bottas at 1:10.540 in 2018
The first GP was held here in 1973
There are 2 DRS zones. The first is just after Turn 1, and the second being just after Turn 13
Image taken from Formula 1 website.
Free Practice Updates
Free Practice 1 -
Times by Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P9. 1:12.466. Completed 30 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P18. 1:13.115. Completed 29 laps.
AlphaTauri
Pierre Gasly: P10. 1:12.467. Completed 31 laps.
Yuki Tsunoda: P19. 1:13.347. Completed 31 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P13. 1:12.705. Completed 29 laps.
Fernando Alonso: P11. 1:12.554. Completed 24 laps.
Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel: P7. 1:12.157. Completed 29 laps.
Lance Stroll: P14. 1:12.859. Completed 25 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P4. 1:12.039. Completed 29 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P2. 1:11.857. Completed 30 laps.
Haas
Mick Schumacher: P8. 1:12.314. Completed 26 laps.
Kevin Magnussen: P16. 1:12.997. Completed 24 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P15. 1:12.955. Completed 27 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: P20. 1:13.359. Completed 27 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P4. 1:12.040. Completed 24 laps.
George Russell: P5. 1:12.055. Completed 23 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P3. 1:11.861. Completed 27 laps.
Sergio Perez: P1. 1:11.853. Completed 28 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P12. 1:12.633. Completed 28 laps.
Nicholas Latifi: P17. 1:13.019. Completed 31 laps.
OVERALL RANKING FOR FP1
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:11.853 |
2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.004 |
3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.008 |
4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.186 |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.187 |
6 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.202 |
7 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | +0.304 |
8 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | +0.461 |
9 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +0.613 |
10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +0.614 |
11 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | +0.701 |
12 | Alex Albon | Williams | +0.780 |
13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +0.852 |
14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.906 |
15 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +1.102 |
16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.144 |
17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | +1.166 |
18 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +1.262 |
19 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.494 |
20 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +1.506 |
Free Practice 2 -
Times by Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P15. 1:16.047. Completed 33 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P19. 1:16.468. Completed 36 laps.
AlphaTauri
Pierre Gasly: P7. 1:15.636. Completed 31 laps.
Yuki Tsunoda: P12. 1:15.865. Completed 31 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P1. 1:14.604. Completed 27 laps.
Fernando Alonso: P4. 1:15.049. Completed 29 laps.
Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel: P18. 1:16.400. Completed 43 laps.
Lance Stroll: P17. 1:16.263. Completed 42 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P11. 1:15.856. Completed 37 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P13. 1:15.868. Completed 36 laps.
Haas
Mick Schumacher: P8. 1:15.684. Completed 40 laps.
Kevin Magnussen: P9. 1:15.815. Completed 37 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P10. 1:15.851. Completed 24 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: P14. 1:15.994. Completed 28 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P6. 1:15.137. Completed 32 laps.
George Russell: P3. 1:14.916. Completed 31 laps
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P5. 1:14.916. Completed 30 laps.
Sergio Perez: P2. 1:14.788. Completed 36 laps.
Williams
Logan Sargeant driving in Alex Albon's car: P20. 1:16.480. Completed 28 laps.
To increase his super-licence points (in order to drive in F1 next year), he must complete 24 laps (100km) during this session.
Nicholas Latifi: P16. 1:16.181. Completed 33 laps.
OVERALL RANKING FOR FP2
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:14.604 |
2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:14.788 |
3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:14.916 |
4 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:15.049 |
5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:15.098 |
6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:15.137 |
7 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:15.636 |
8 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:15.684 |
9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:15.815 |
10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:15.851 |
11 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:15.856 |
12 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:15.865 |
13 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:15.868 |
14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:15.994 |
15 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:16.047 |
16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:16.181 |
17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:16.263 |
18 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:16.400 |
19 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1:16.468 |
20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:16.480 |
Qualifying Updates
Eliminated in Q1 -
Nicholas Latifi
Zhou Guanyu
Valtteri Bottas
Yuki Tsunoda
Mick Schumacher
Eliminated in Q2 -
Alexander Albon
Pierre Gasly
Sebastian Vettel
Daniel Ricciardo
Lance Stroll
Through to Q3 -
Kevin Magnussen
Max Verstappen
George Russell
Lando Norris
Carlos Sainz
Esteban Ocon
Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton
Sergio Perez
Charles Leclerc
OVERALL RESULTS OF QUALIFYING
*this does not take into account any penalties, final starting grid can be found under 'The Race' section*
The time listed shows the driver's fastest qualifying lap for their respective final qualifying sessions. Blue is for Q3, red is for Q2, and no background colour is Q1. For the driver's times for Q1, Q2, Q3, see below in 'Qualifying Results by Team'
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kevin Magnusen | Haas | 1:11.674 |
2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:11.877 |
3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.059 |
4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:12.263 |
5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:12.357 |
6 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:12.425 |
7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:12.504 |
8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:12.611 |
9 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:15.601 |
10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:10.950 |
11 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:11.631 |
12 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:11.675 |
13 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:11.678 |
14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:12.140 |
15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:12.210 |
16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:15.095 |
17 | Zhous Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1:15.197 |
18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:15.486 |
19 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:16.264 |
20 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:16.361 |
Times by Teams -
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P18. Q1 = 1:15.486.
Zhou Guanyu: P19. Q1 = 1:16.264.
AlphaTauri
Pierre Gasly: P12. Q1 = 1:14.371. Q2 = 1:11.675.
Yuki Tsunoda: P19. Q1 = 1:16.264.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P6. Q1 = 1:14.663. Q2 = 1:11.587. Q3 = 1:12.425.
Fernando Alonso: P7. Q1 = 1:13.542. Q2 = 1:11.394. Q3 = 1:12.504.
Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel: P13. Q1 = 1:13.597. Q2 = 1:11.678.
Lance Stroll: P15. Q1 = 1:14.398. Q2 = 1:12.210.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P5. Q1 = 1:14.680. Q2 = 1:10.890. Q3 = 1:12.357.
Charles Leclerc: P10. Q1 = 1:14.486. Q2 = 1:10.950. Q3 = No Time.
Haas
Mick Schumacher: P20. Q1 = 1:16.361.
Kevin Magnussen: P1. Q1 = 1:13.954. Q2 = 1:11.410. Q3 = 1:11.674.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P4. Q1 = 1:13.106. Q2 = 1:11.377. Q3 = 1:12.263.
Daniel Ricciardo: P14. Q1 = 1:14.931. Q2 = 1:12.140.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P8. Q1 = 1:13.403. Q2 = 1:11.539. Q3 = 1:12.611.
George Russell: P3. 1:14.427. Q2 = 1:11.318. Q3 = 1:12.059.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P2. Q1 = 1:13.625. Q2 = 1:10.881. Q3 = 1:11.877.
Sergio Perez: P9. Q1 = 1:13.613. Q2 = 1:11.456. Q3 = 1:15.601.
Williams
Alex Albon: P11. Q1 = 1:14.324. Q2 = 1:11.631.
Nicholas Latifi: P16. Q1 = 1:15.095.
Sprint Updates
Starting Grid -
Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
1 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas |
2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
3 | George Russell | Mercedes |
4 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
6 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine |
7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine |
8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
9 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull |
10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
11 | Alex Albon | Williams |
12 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri |
13 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin |
14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren |
15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams |
17 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo |
18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo |
19 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri |
20 | Mick Schumacher | Haas |
OVERALL RESULT OF THE SPRINT -
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | George Russell | Mercedes | |
2 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +3.995 |
3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +4.492 |
4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +10.494 |
5 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +11.855 |
6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +13.133 |
7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +25.624 |
8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +28.768 |
9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | +30.218 |
10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +34.170 |
11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +39.395 |
12 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | +41.159 |
13 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +41.763 |
14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +42.338 |
15 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | +48.985 |
16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +50.306 |
17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +50.700 |
18 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +51.756 |
19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | +1:16.850 |
20 | Alex Albon | Williams | OUT |
Pre-race Penalties
5 place grid penalty for Carlos Sainz for a new Internal Combustion Engine (ICE).
5 second time penalty for Fernando Alonso for causing collisions with his teammate Esteban Ocon during the sprint. This demotes him to P18.
Pit start for Yuki Tsunoda for car modifications whilst in Parc Ferme.
The Race
Starting Grid -
Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
1 | George Russell | Mercedes |
2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull |
5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
6 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
8 | Kevin Magnusssen | Haas |
9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin |
10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri |
11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren |
12 | Mick Schumacher | Haas |
13 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo |
14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo |
15 | Yuki Tsunoda* | AlphaTauri |
16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
17 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine |
18 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine |
19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams |
20 | Alex Albon | Williams |
*Yuki Tsunoda now starts from pits following a penalty
Fastest Lap - George Russell with 1:13.785
Race Updates -
Lap 1 - Daniel Ricciardo and Kevin Magnussen make contact and end up in the barriers. Both have to DNF. Safety car deployed.
Lap 6 - Safety car ending.
Lap 7 - Verstappen and Hamilton make contact. Verstappen takes damage to front wing and a possible puncture to Hamilton. Leclerc and Norris also makes contact, Leclerc ends up in the wall but manages to come out.
Lap 8 - Leclerc and Verstappen pit and end up P17 and P18.
Lap 12 - Verstappen given a 5 second time penalty for causing a collision, as is Norris.
Lap 18 - Carlos Sainz pits, however his rear brake is still smoking even as he rejoins the race.
Lap 23 - Leclerc pits for softs.
Lap 24 - Russell pits, however it was 1 second longer than expected so he comes out P2, behind Hamilton and in front of Vettel.
Lap 25 - Schumacher, Ocon, Bottas pit.
Lap 27 - Vettel pits, and a pit lane incident for Schumacher is noted by the FIA.
Lap 30 - Hamilton pits finally, changing his softs for mediums. Pit lane incident involving Alfa Romeo will be investigated after the race.
Lap 31 - Russell is now P1, with Perez P2, and Sainz P3. Hamilton rejoined P4.
Lap 34 - Leclerc pits again.
Lap 38 - Sainz pits for mediums.
Lap 41 - Leclerc is up to P9, with Verstappen now up to P10.
Lap 52 - Norris loses power and has to stop on the exit on Turn 10. Yellow flag in sector 2 and 3.
Lap 53 - Virtual Safety Car released.
Lap 54 - Sainz pits under VSC.
Lap 55 - Safety Car released as marshals struggle to move Norris' car. Russell (P1) and Hamilton (P2) are told they are racing, not just securing the 1-2 as they are now. It's all to race for for Mercedes!
Lap 57 - Under the safety car, we are just waiting for Alex Albon to be released between Russell and Hamilton, but Norris' McLaren has finally been moved.
Lap 58 - Lapped cars now allowed to overtake the safety car.
Lap 59 - Safety Car ending but Tsunoda has not yet unlapped himself.
Lap 60 - Leclerc now up into 5th. Russell retains 1st. No DRS yet but Sainz can get a slipstream.
Lap 62 - DRS enabled, Russell is just out of Hamilton's DRS range by 0.009 seconds.
Lap 63 - Sainz overtakes Perez, Leclerc is now fighting Perez for 4th.
Lap 67 - Verstappen overtakes Perez, as Schumacher and Gasly overtake each other and make slight contact.
Lap 71 - Russell takes his maiden victory!
Results -
Position | Driver | Team | Time | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | George Russell | Mercedes | | 2 |
2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +1.529 | 2 |
3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +4.051 | 3 |
4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +8.441 | 3 |
5 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | +9.561 | 3 |
6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +10.056 | 3 |
7 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +14.080 | 2 |
8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +18.690 | 2 |
9 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +22.552 | 2 |
10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +23.552 | 2 |
11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | +26.183 | 2 |
12 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +26.867 | 3 |
13 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | +29.325 | 2 |
14 | Pierre Gasly* | AlphaTauri | +29.899 | 2 |
15 | Alex Albon | Williams | +36.016 | 3 |
16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | +37.038 | 3 |
17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | + 1 Lap | 3 |
*Pierre Gasly given a 5 second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
DNF -
Kevin Magnussen - Haas
Daniel Ricciardo - McLaren
Lando Norris - McLaren
Any Other News
10/11/22 - Lando Norris has food poisoning and so wasn't at the track today! Hopefully he recovers quickly ready for FP1 and Quali tomorrow.
Championship Standings
World Driver Championships
Position | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | 425 |
2 | Charles Leclerc | 290 |
3 | Sergio Perz | 290 |
4 | George Russell | 265 |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | 240 |
6 | Carlos Sainz | 234 |
7 | Lando Norris | 113 |
8 | Esteban Ocon | 86 |
9 | Fernando Alonso | 81 |
10 | Valtteri Bottas | 49 |
11 | Sebastian Vettel | 36 |
12 | Daniel Ricciardo | 35 |
13 | Kevin Magnusen | 25 |
14 | Pierre Gasly | 23 |
15 | Lance Stroll | 14 |
16 | Mick Schumacher | 12 |
17 | Yuki Tsunoda | 12 |
18 | Zhou Guanyu | 6 |
19 | Alex Albon | 4 |
20 | Nicholas Latifi | 2 |
21 | Nyck De Vries | 2 |
22 | Nico Hulkenberg | 0 |
World Constructor Championship
Position | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
1 | Red Bull | 719 |
2 | Ferrari | 524 |
3 | Mercedes | 505 |
4 | Alpine | 167 |
5 | McLaren | 148 |
6 | Alfa Romeo | 55 |
7 | Aston Martin | 50 |
8 | Haas | 37 |
9 | AlphaTauri | 35 |
10 | Williams | 8 |