2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

In the Drivers' Championship, Max Verstappen led with 125 points, nine points ahead of Charles Leclerc in second, and fifteen points ahead of Sergio Pérez in third position. Red Bull Racing led Ferrari by 36 points, and Mercedes by 101 points in the Constructors' Championship.{{Cite web |title=Monaco 2022 – Championship |url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2022/monaco/championnat.aspx |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=www.statsf1.com}}

{{see also|2022 Formula One World Championship#Entries}}

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.{{cite web|url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2022%20Azerbaijan%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf|title=2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Entry List|publisher=FIA|date=10 June 2022|access-date=10 June 2022}}

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Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.{{Cite web |title=What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix? |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.what-tyres-will-the-teams-and-drivers-have-for-the-2022-azerbaijan-grand.7atY1px5Zfm7DsKyJ54R4w.html |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=www.formula1.com |language=en}}

The first two free practices took place on 10 June 2022, at 15:00–16:00 and 18:00–19:00 local time (UTC+04:00) respectively and the third practice was initially scheduled to take place on 11 June 2022, at 15:00 local time, but was postponed to 15:15 local time, to allow for barrier repairs following a crash in the Formula 2 support race that had taken place around 13:30.{{Cite web |title=Live: F1 Azerbaijan GP commentary and updates – FP3 & Qualifying {{!}} Live text {{!}} Autosport.com |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/live-text/f1-azerbaijan-gp-live-commentary-and-updates-fp3-qualifying/1115144/ |access-date=11 June 2022 |website=www.autosport.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2022 – full timetable |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-azerbaijan-grand-prix-2022-timetable.6FLXjT5V5GXXFCnLfZkWPb.html |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=www.formula1.com |language=en}}

Qualifying was due to start at 18:00 local time on 11 June, but the session start was delayed to 18:15 as a consequence of delaying the final practice session.

With about four minutes to go in the first segment of qualifying, Lance Stroll locked up and hit the barrier, at low speed, at turn 7. He reversed and carried on, and hit the barrier again, this time at turn 2 and with a lot more speed. He broke his front wing and front right suspension and was forced to leave his car on track.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-11 |title=Two crashes in two laps for Stroll {{!}} The worst drivers in Baku F1 qualifying |url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1005144/1/two-crashes-two-laps-stroll-worst-drivers-baku-f1-qualifying |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=Crash |language=en}} This resulted in a red flag. Once the session restarted, all the drivers who wanted to set another lap managed to get to the start line on time, but on his last flying lap, Fernando Alonso went straight on at turn 15 and caused yellow flags, meaning the drivers behind could not complete their laps at full speed. Alexander Albon accused Alonso of going off on purpose,{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Sam |date=2022-06-11 |title=Alex Albon fumes at Fernando Alonso's "ridiculous" tactics in Q1 for Azerbaijan GP |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/alex-albon-fumes-at-fernando-alonso-ridiculous-q1-tactics/ |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=PlanetF1 |language=en}} Alonso later denied the claims.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-11 |title=Alonso dismisses Albon's claim he 'drove slowly on purpose' to delay rivals in Q1 |url=https://www.racefans.net/2022/06/11/alonso-dismisses-albons-claim-he-drove-slowly-on-purpose-to-delay-rivals-in-q1/ |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=RaceFans |language=en-GB}} Kevin Magnussen, Albon, Nicholas Latifi, Stroll and Mick Schumacher were all knocked out from qualifying after the first session.{{cite web |date=11 June 2022 |title=Leclerc blazes to Baku pole as Perez joins him on the front row in Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/leclerc-blazes-to-baku-pole-as-perez-joins-him-on-the-front-row-in.uzcExNN3vcmwe0gyG57iP |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=Formula1.com}}

With just under seven and a half minutes to go in the second qualifying session, Sebastian Vettel locked up at turn 15 and hit the barrier at low speed. His car was undamaged, so he reversed and carried on.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-11 |title=2022 Azerbaijan GP Qualifying: Vettel slides into barrier at Turn 15 |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/video.2022-azerbaijan-gp-qualifying-vettel-slides-into-barrier-at-turn-15.1735351654679501209.html |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=Formula 1}} Similarly to Vettel, Lando Norris also went straight on at turn 15, however he was able to avoid the barriers. Norris spun his car around and carried on, but ultimately, the mistake cost him his lap and he was eliminated. Norris, Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon, Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas were all knocked out from qualifying in the second session.

As everyone completed their first laps in the top-10 shootout for pole, Carlos Sainz Jr. took provisional pole, with his Ferrari teammate, Charles Leclerc, just 4 hundredths off of Sainz's time. As everyone completed their final laps, Leclerc, Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen all improved above Sainz, who finished his qualifying in fourth. Leclerc took pole by three tenths from Perez, Verstappen, Sainz, George Russell, Pierre Gasly, Lewis Hamilton, Yuki Tsunoda, Vettel and Alonso.

The race started at 15:00 local time on 12 June. Sergio Pérez took the lead heading into turn 1 on lap 1, after polesitter Charles Leclerc locked up his front left tyre.{{Cite web |title=Lights out in Azerbaijan {{!}} Charles Leclerc locks up, Sergio Perez leads |url=https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/12632470/we-are-off-for-the-azerbaijan-2022-grand-prix |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=www.skysports.com}} On Lap 9, Carlos Sainz Jr. pulled over in the run-off area of turn 4 after suffering a hydraulics issue with his car.{{Cite web |last=Valantine |first=Henry |date=2022-06-12 |title=Ferrari confirms hydraulic problem on Sainz's car |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/carlos-sainz-baku-retirement-car-failure/ |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=www.planetf1.com |language=en}} This resulted in the virtual safety car, in which most of the grid, including Leclerc, chose to pit with the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Pérez choosing not to. On lap 15, Verstappen overtook Pérez into turn 1. Pérez pitted on lap 17 for new hards, a slow stop meant that when he exited the pits, Leclerc had passed him, and Verstappen, who pitted two laps later, was able to overcut his team-mate. On lap 21, Leclerc's car started billowing smoke with an engine problem on the main straight causing his retirement,{{Cite web |title=Ferrari drama complete: Leclerc retires after engine problems |url=https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/112754/ferrari-drama-complete-leclerc-retires-after-engine-problems.html |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=www.gpblog.com |language=en}} with Zhou Guanyu retiring on lap 23 with a hydraulics issue.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-12 |title='Are you kidding me?' Zhou Guanyu forced to retire in Azerbaijan Grand Prix |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/formula-1/article/3181425/formula-1-zhou-guanyu-forced-retire-baku-technical-issues |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}} On lap 31, Kevin Magnussen's car also had an engine issue resulting in smoke.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=Magnussen concerned about Haas's reliability after Baku DNF, as Schumacher says 'pace was just not there' |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.magnussen-concerned-about-haas-reliability-after-dnf-as-schumacher-says-the.1dl1mIK5eMWyIK1s1SN6UU.html |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=www.formula1.com |language=en}} He pulled over just before turn 15 off the racing line, but it still resulted in a second virtual safety car. Most of the grid chose to pit for fresher tyres. Tsunoda was shown the black-and-orange flag for a DRS failure, which was fixed with speed tape, and him dropped to 13th.{{Cite web |last=Chillingsworth |first=Luke |date=12 June 2022 |title=FIA chief 'storms down pitlane' after seeing Yuki Tsunoda's F1 car fixed with gaffer tape |url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/1624279/fia-yuki-tsunoda-alpha-tauri-wing-drs-failure-azerbaijan-grand-prix |access-date=13 June 2022 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}} Williams's Latifi received a ten-second stop and go penalty after for a grid infringement and was later given a five-second time penalty for ignoring blue flags.{{Cite web |last=Collantine |first=Keith |date=12 June 2022 |title=Latifi given penalty point after passing 12 blue flag light panels in front of Gasly · RaceFans |url=https://www.racefans.net/2022/06/12/latifi-given-penalty-point-after-passing-12-blue-flag-light-panels-in-front-of-gasly/ |access-date=13 June 2022 |website=RaceFans |language=en-GB}} On lap 45, Lewis Hamilton overtook Pierre Gasly for fourth. On lap 48, Lance Stroll was called in to retire due to high oscillations.{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Nathan |date=14 June 2022 |title=Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2022 result: Verstappen wins action-packed race in Baku as Leclerc retires |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/formula-1/news/azerbaijan-grand-prix-2022-results/sebrmbndkyz4x8sbp3wjktbh |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=The Sporting News}}{{Cite web |last=Straw |first=Edd |date=13 June 2022 |title=Edd Straw’s 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix F1 driver ratings |url=https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/edd-straws-2022-azerbaijan-grand-prix-f1-driver-ratings/ |access-date=9 April 2025 |website=The Race}} Verstappen won the race, and Pérez finished second. George Russell finished third for Mercedes, with Hamilton in fourth, and Gasly fifth. Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris and Esteban Ocon completed the top 10.

Notes

• {{note|1|1}} – Includes one point for fastest lap.
• {{note|2|2}} – Nicholas Latifi received a five-second time penalty for ignoring blue flags. His final position was not affected by the penalty.
• {{note|3|3}} – Lance Stroll was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

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• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

• 2022 Baku Formula 2 round

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| Name_of_race = Azerbaijan Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 2022

| Previous_race_in_season = 2022 Monaco Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 2022 Canadian Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

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