Brazil 2022! Everything you need to know...
Updated: Nov 14, 2022
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 |