F1 Grand Prix race results: Verstappen wins at Imola

Verstappen dominated a wet-dry race from pole position to lead home a Red Bull 1-2 over teammate Sergio Perez.

Ferrari’s disastrous home race began when Carlos Sainz was taken out by McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo at the first corner, and was compounded when Leclerc spun into the barrier while attempting to pressure Perez. He was forced to pit for a new nose and front wing, dropping to ninth but recovered to finish sixth.

2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix race results

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Laps	Time	Gap	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	63	1:32'07.986		26
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	63	1:32'24.513	16.527	18
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	63	1:32'42.820	34.834	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	63	1:32'50.492	42.506	12
5	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	63	1:32'51.167	43.181	10
6	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	63	1:33'04.058	56.072	8
7	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	63	1:33'09.096	1'01.110	6
8	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	63	1:33'18.878	1'10.892	4
9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	63	1:33'23.246	1'15.260	2
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	62	1 lap		1
11	Alex Albon	Williams	62	1 lap
12	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	62	1 lap
13	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	62	1 lap
14	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	62	1 lap
15	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	62	1 lap
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	62	1 lap
17	Mick Schumacher	Haas	62	1 lap
18	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	62	1 lap
	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	6
	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	0
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How the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix unfolded

In damp conditions, and with the field all starting on intermediate tyres, Verstappen held his pole advantage on the run to Turn 1 as teammate Perez and Lando Norris (McLaren) surged past Leclerc to run second and third.

Behind them, Ricciardo tangled with Sainz at Tamburello – leaving Sainz stranded in the gravel just like he was last time out in Melbourne. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) also clipped Ricciardo and he fell back to seventh as Ricciardo pitted and resumed in last place.

Charles Leclerc, Ferrari F1-75, passes as Marshals assist Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari F1-75, in the gravel (Photo by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images)

After the safety car pulled in, Verstappen led Perez, Norris, Leclerc, Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and George Russell, whose Mercedes took full advantage of a great start and the chaos in front of him to rise to sixth.

Leclerc passed Norris for third on Lap 8 at Tamburello, while Magnussen and Russell duelled over fifth – switching the spot at Tamburello on Lap 12 before Russell made it stick at Variante Alta. Bottas passed Magnussen at Rivazza two laps later.

With the track drying out, Ricciardo was the first to pit for slicks on Lap 17 and Perez did likewise two laps later from second. Verstappen and Leclerc stopped a lap later, with Leclerc jumping ahead of Perez, but the Mexican retook the spot at the Villeneuve chicane on his warmer slicks.

Verstappen held a 10s lead at half distance as Perez escaped a grassy excursion at Variante Alta on Lap 29. DRS was enabled on Lap 34 and Yuki Tsuonda (AlphaTauri) used it to pass Magnussen on Lap 48 and on Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) on Lap 54.

Leclerc pitted with 13 laps to go for soft tyres, briefly dropping to fourth behind Norris before he DRS-ed past him a lap later, while Perez stopped to cover him a lap later and Verstappen also then pitted to defend his fastest lap point.

Leclerc went on the attack on Perez in the final 10 laps but spun into the wall at Variante Alta after hitting the kerb too hard. He managed to rejoin but had to pit for a new front wing, dropping him to ninth.

Verstappen beat Perez by 16s for his second win of the season, as Norris finished third ahead of the battling Russell and Bottas. Leclerc passed Magnussen, Vettel and Tsunoda in the closing stages to salvage sixth. Tsunoda, Vettel, Magnussen and Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) rounded out the top 10.

Fernando Alonso’s Alpine was forced out early when his right sidepod exploded as Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes passed him. The bodywork was damaged when Mick Schumacher clipped him as he half-spun his Haas at Tamburello on the opening lap.

2022 Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix fastest laps

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	55	1'18.446			225.281
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	63	1'18.574	0.128	0.128	224.914
3	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	52	1'18.949	0.503	0.375	223.845
4	Mick Schumacher	Haas	55	1'18.999	0.553	0.050	223.704
5	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	61	1'20.544	2.098	1.545	219.412
6	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	43	1'20.758	2.312	0.214	218.831
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	61	1'20.903	2.457	0.145	218.439
8	George Russell	Mercedes	57	1'20.962	2.516	0.059	218.280
9	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	47	1'21.211	2.765	0.249	217.610
10	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	61	1'21.238	2.792	0.027	217.538
11	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	61	1'21.286	2.840	0.048	217.410
12	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	62	1'21.338	2.892	0.052	217.271
13	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	50	1'21.419	2.973	0.081	217.054
14	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	61	1'21.577	3.131	0.158	216.634
15	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	34	1'21.713	3.267	0.136	216.274
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	46	1'21.750	3.304	0.037	216.176
17	Alex Albon	Williams	61	1'21.757	3.311	0.007	216.157
18	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	37	1'21.887	3.441	0.130	215.814
19	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	5	1'39.685	21.239	17.798	177.282
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2022 Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix tyre history

Cla	Driver	Chassis	1		2		3		4
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	I	19	M	32	S	12
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	I	18	M	32	S	13
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	I	19	M	44
4	George Russell	Mercedes	I	18	M	45
5	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	I	18	M	45
6	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	I	19	M	30	S	4	S	10
7	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	I	18	M	45
8	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	I	17	M	48
9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	I	18	M	47
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	I	18	M	46
11	Alex Albon	Williams	I	17	M	45
12	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	I	17	M	45
13	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	I	18	M	44
14	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	I	18	M	44
15	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	I	18	M	44
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	I	18	M	44
17	Mick Schumacher	Haas	I	18	M	36	S	10
18	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	I	2	I	16	M	14	H	32
	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	I	6
	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	I	0
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