2022 Australian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 10 April 2022 |
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| Circuit | Melbourne, 58 laps |
| Round | 3 of 22 |
| Race numbers | The 2022 Australian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 58 | 1hr 27m 46.548s | 26 FL | |
| 2 | +1 |  Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | 58 | +20.524s | 18 |
| 3 | +3 |  George Russell | Mercedes | 58 | +25.593s | 15 |
| 4 | +4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 58 | +28.543s | 12 |
| 5 | -1 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 58 | +53.303s | 10 |
| 6 | +1 |  Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 58 | +53.737s | 8 |
| 7 | +1 |  Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 58 | +1m 01.683s | 6 |
| 8 | +4 |  Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 58 | +1m 08.439s | 4 |
| 9 | +2 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 58 | +1m 16.221s | 2 |
| 10 | +10 |  Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 58 | +1m 19.382s | 1 |
| 11 | +3 |  Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 58 | +1m 21.695s | |
| 12 | +7 |  Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 58 | +1m 28.598s (5.000s) | |
| 13 | +2 |  Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 57 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +2 |  Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 57 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | -2 |  Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 57 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | +2 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 57 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | -7 |  Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 57 | +1 lap | |
| R |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Lance Stroll received a five-second time penalty for weaving whilst defending a position.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 17 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 19 | -3 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes |
| 20 | -3 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes |
Notes
- Lance Stroll received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Nicholas Latifi in qualifying.
- Alexander Albon received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Lance Stroll in the previous race.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:17.868 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | 1:18.154 | 0.286 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | 1:18.240 | 0.372 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:18.703 | 0.835 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:18.825 | 0.957 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:18.933 | 1.065 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.032 | 1.164 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:19.061 | 1.193 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:19.408 | 1.540 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | – | – |
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| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:19.226 | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:19.410 | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:19.424 | |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:20.155 | |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1:20.465 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| DQ | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1:20.135 | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:20.254 | |
| 17 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:21.149 | |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:21.372 | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | – | |
Notes
- Alexander Albon was disqualified from qualifying as Williams were unable to provide a sufficient fuel sample following qualifying.
Championship standings
How the championship standings look pre-2022 Australian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Charles Leclerc | 71 |
| 2 | George Russell | 37 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | 33 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | 30 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 28 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 25 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | 20 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | 16 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | 12 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | 12 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | 8 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | 6 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | 4 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | 2 |
| 15 | Guanyu Zhou | 1 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 |  Ferrari | 104 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 65 |
| 3 |  Red Bull-RBPT | 55 |
| 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 24 |
| 5 | Alpine-Renault | 22 |
| 6 |  Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 13 |
| 7 |  Haas-Ferrari | 12 |
| 8 | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 10 |
| 9 | Williams-Mercedes | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 4th for Charles Leclerc
- 240th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 16th for Charles Leclerc & Sergio Perez, 2nd for George Russell (first for Mercedes)
- 783rd for Ferrari, 266th for Mercedes, 208th for Red Bull
- Poles
- 11th for Charles Leclerc
- 232nd for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 7th for Charles Leclerc
- 257th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 31st for Max Verstappen, 12th for Charles Leclerc
- Pole & win
- 4th for Charles Leclerc
- Win & fastest lap
- 2nd for Charles Leclerc
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 2nd for Charles Leclerc