It’s Monday and it’s time for another Formula 1 Race Results and this time it is the Austrian Grand Prix of 2022 and this race was one of the best races of the season and there was not only just 1 race but a total of 2 including a 23 lap sprint race wherein the crowd at Austria were treated to a Max Verstappen classic where he won the sprint race and he was P1 in the Grand Prix. Seeing so many races every 2 weeks is good for all the fans of the world.
The Austrian Grand Prix also known as the Red Bull Race Ring is one of the shortest Race tracks in the Formula 1 Calendar and the total laps in the race was 71. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were 2nd and 3rd and Ferrari looked to rain on the Red Bull parade. Let’s see the Results of the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix.
The Race
The race started at 6.30 PM IST and the drivers were excited for this race and as the race started Sergio Perez was pushed off the track by George Russell at Turn 4 and Max Verstappen had a lead over the 2 Ferrari drivers. Mick Schumacher has gone past Lewis Hamilton in Lap 4 to get career beat 7th position in this race. In Lap 8 of the race Charles Leclerc is closing the gap on the race leader Max Verstappen and this is thrilling to watch. At Lap 10 Charles Leclerc tries to go past Max but he just about holds on and George Russell is handed a 5 second penalty for pushing off Sergio Perez from the track in Lap 1. Finally at Lap 12 Charles Leclerc takes over Max Verstappen as the leader of the race and this was due to happen at some point. At Lap 15 Max Verstappen pitted for a set of hard tyres and both the Ferrari drivers were warned for exceeding the track limits.
At Lap 20 it was Max Verstappen vs Lewis Hamilton for 3rd place and this time Max Verstappen was quick to take over Lewis and he took 3rd place in this race. At Lap 27 of the race we had a great battle between Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris, Zhou Guanyu, Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher for places. In Lap 29 Sergio Perez was unfortunately forced to retire from the race and both the Ferrari drivers pitted with Max Verstappen at the lead. At Lap 48 , Max Verstappen is in 3rd place and the 2 Ferrari drivers are 1 and 2. At Lap 55 Charles Leclerc overtook Max Verstappen for the 3rd time in this race to get P1. At Lap 58 Carlos Sainz is out of the race as his car is set on fire but thankfully he is safe that means Max is P2. And at the end it was Charles Leclerc in P1, Max Verstappen in P2 and Lewis Hamilton in P3.
Race Standings
Position | Driver | Team | Points |
1. | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 25 |
2. | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 21 |
3. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 16 |
4. | George Russell | Mercedes | 12 |
5. | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 10 |
6. | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 8 |
7. | Lando Norris | McClaren | 6 |
8. | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 4 |
9. | Daniel Ricardo | McClaren | 2 |
10. | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1 |
11. | Valteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 0 |
12. | Alex Albon | Williams | 0 |
13. | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 0 |
14. | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 0 |
15. | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 0 |
16. | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 0 |
17. | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 0 |
DNF | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 0 |
DNF | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 0 |
DNF | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 0 |
Also Read: British F1 Grand Prix 2022 Results