2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 27 March 2022 |
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| Circuit | Jeddah, 50 laps |
| Round | 2 of 22 |
| Race numbers | The 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +3 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | 50 | 1hr 24m 19.293s | 25 |
| 2 |  Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 50 | +0.549s | 19 FL | |
| 3 |  Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 50 | +8.097s | 15 | |
| 4 | -3 |  Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | 50 | +10.800s | 12 |
| 5 | +1 |  George Russell | Mercedes | 50 | +32.732s | 10 |
| 6 | -1 |  Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 50 | +56.017s | 8 |
| 7 | +4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 50 | +56.124s | 6 |
| 8 | +1 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 50 | +1m 02.946s | 4 |
| 9 | +1 |  Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 50 | +1m 04.308s | 2 |
| 10 | +5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 50 | +1m 13.948s | 1 |
| 11 | +1 |  Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 50 | +1m 22.215s | |
| 12 | +5 |  Nico Hulkenberg | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 50 | +1m 31.742s | |
| 13 |  Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 49 | +1 lap | ||
| 14 | +2 |  Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 47 | DNF | |
| R |  Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 35 | DNF | ||
| R |  Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 14 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | |||||
 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | |||||
Notes
- Alexander Albon ended lap 46 in P12 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 12 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 14 | -3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 15 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 19 | |||
Notes
- Daniel Ricciardo received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Esteban Ocon in qualifying.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | 1:28.200 | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28.225 | 0.025 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:28.402 | 0.202 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | 1:28.461 | 0.261 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:29.068 | 0.868 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.104 | 0.904 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1:29.147 | 0.947 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:29.183 | 0.983 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:29.254 | 1.054 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:29.588 | 1.388 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:29.651 | |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:29.773 | |
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:29.819 | |
| 14 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1:29.920 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:31.009 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.343 | |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1:30.492 | |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:30.543 | |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:31.817 | |
| 20 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | – | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Charles Leclerc | 45 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | 33 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | 25 |
| 4 | George Russell | 22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 16 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | 14 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | 12 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | 12 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | 8 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | 6 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | 4 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | 4 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | 2 |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 |  Ferrari | 78 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 38 |
| 3 |  Red Bull-RBPT | 37 |
| 4 | Alpine-Renault | 16 |
| 5 |  Haas-Ferrari | 12 |
| 6 |  Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 9 |
| 7 | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 8 |
| 8 | McLaren-Mercedes | 6 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 21st for Max Verstappen
- 76th for Red Bull
- Podiums
- 61st for Max Verstappen
- 15th for Charles Leclerc
- 8th for Carlos Sainz
- 781st & 782nd for Ferrari
- 207th for Red Bull
- Poles
- 1st for Sergio Perez (103rd different polesitter, 1st Mexican driver)
- 74th for Red Bull
- Fastest laps
- 6th for Charles Leclerc
- 256th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 11th for Charles Leclerc
- 2nd for Sergio Perez