2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 13 November 2022 |
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| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Interlagos, 71 laps |
| Round | 21 of 22 |
| Race numbers | The 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  George Russell | Mercedes | 71 | 1hr 38m 34.044s | 26 FL | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 71 | +1.529s | 18 | |
| 3 | +4 |  Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 71 | +4.051s | 15 |
| 4 | +1 |  Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 71 | +8.441s | 12 |
| 5 | +12 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 71 | +9.561s | 10 |
| 6 | -3 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | 71 | +10.056s | 8 |
| 7 | -3 |  Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | 71 | +14.080s | 6 |
| 8 | +8 |  Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 71 | +18.690s | 4 |
| 9 | +5 |  Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 71 | +22.552s | 2 |
| 10 | +5 |  Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 71 | +23.552s | 1 |
| 11 | -2 |  Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 71 | +26.183s | |
| 12 | +1 |  Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 71 | +29.325s | |
| 13 | -1 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 71 | +29.899s | |
| 14 | -4 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 71 | +31.867s (5.000s) | |
| 15 | +4 |  Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 71 | +36.016s | |
| 16 | +2 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 71 | +37.038s | |
| 17 | PL |  Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 70 | +1 lap | |
| R | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 50 | DNF | ||
| R |  Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Pierre Gasly received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. He originally finished P12.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 7 | -5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 12 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 19 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | |
| Started from the pit lane | |||
| Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | ||
Notes
- Carlos Sainz received a five-place penalty for use of additional power until elements.
Sprint
The Sprint result determined the starting grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 24 | 30m 11.307s | 8 |
| 2 | +3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 24 | +3.995s | 7 |
| 3 | +5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 24 | +4.492s | 6 |
| 4 | -2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | 24 | +10.494s | 5 |
| 5 | +4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | 24 | +11.855s | 4 |
| 6 | +4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 24 | +13.133s | 3 |
| 7 | -3 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 24 | +25.624s | 2 |
| 8 | -7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 24 | +28.768s | 1 |
| 9 | +4 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 24 | +30.218s | |
| 10 | +2 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 24 | +34.170s | |
| 11 | +3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 24 | +39.395s | |
| 12 | +8 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 24 | +41.159s | |
| 13 | +4 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 24 | +41.763s | |
| 14 | +4 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 24 | +42.338s | |
| 15 | +4 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 24 | +50.306s | |
| 16 | -1 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 24 | +50.700s (10.000s) | |
| 17 | -11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 24 | +51.756s | |
| 18 | -11 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 24 | +53.985s (5.000s) | |
| 19 | -3 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 24 | +1m 16.850s | |
| R | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 12 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Lance Stroll received a ten-second time penalty for a dangerous manoeurve when defending against Sebastian Vettel. He originally finished P12.
- Fernando Alonso received a post-race five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Esteban Ocon. He originally finished P15.
Qualifying result
The qualifying results below decided the starting grid for the Sprint (shown above), not Sunday’s Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:11.674 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | 1:11.877 | 0.203 |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.059 | 0.385 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:12.263 | 0.589 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:12.357 | 0.683 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:12.425 | 0.751 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1:12.504 | 0.830 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:12.611 | 0.937 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | 1:15.601 | 3.927 |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | – | |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1:11.631 | |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:11.675 | |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:11.678 | |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:12.140 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:12.210 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:15.095 | |
| 17 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:15.197 | |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:15.486 | |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:16.264 | |
| 20 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1:16.361 | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
 Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 429 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | 290 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | 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 Magnussen | 25 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | 23 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | 14 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | 12 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | 12 |
| 18 | Guanyu Zhou | 6 |
| 19 | Alexander Albon | 4 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | 2 |
| 21 | Nyck de Vries | 2 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Red Bull-RBPT | 719 |
| 2 |  Ferrari | 524 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 505 |
| 4 | Alpine-Renault | 167 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 148 |
| 6 |  Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 55 |
| 7 | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 50 |
| 8 | Haas-Ferrari | 37 |
| 9 | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 35 |
| 10 | Williams-Mercedes | 8 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 1st for George Russell (113th different winner, 20th British driver)
- 125th for Mercedes
- Race 1-2
- 59th for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 191st for Lewis Hamilton
- 15th for Carlos Sainz
- 9th for George Russell
- 280th & 281st for Mercedes
- 232nd for Red Bull
- Poles
- 1st for Kevin Magnussen (106th different polesitter, 1st Danish driver)
- 1st for Haas (41st different polesitter)
- 1-2 start
- 82nd for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- 5th for George Russell
- 100th for Mercedes (4th constructor to set 100 fastest laps)
- Front row starts
- 174th for Lewis Hamilton
- 6th for George Russell
- Points finishes
- 150th for Sergio Perez
- 100th for Carlos Sainz
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st for George Russell (71st different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 15th British driver)