2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
The 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Rolex Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna 2022) was a Formula One motor race held on 24 April 2022 at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. It was the first Grand Prix weekend of the 2022 season to utilize the Formula One sprint racing format.
| 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 4 of 22 in the 2022 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 24 April 2022 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Rolex Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna 2022 | ||||
| Location |
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.909 km (3.050 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 63 laps, 309.049 km (192.034 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Cloudy in a wet and drying track | ||||
| Attendance | 129,656 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
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| Red Bull Racing-RBPT | |||
| Time | 1:27.999 | ||||
| Grid positions set by results of sprint | |||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | |||
| Time | 1:18.446 on lap 55 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Red Bull Racing-RBPT | |||
| Second |
| Red Bull Racing-RBPT | |||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The race was won by Max Verstappen, ahead of Sergio Pérez and Lando Norris in second and third, respectively. It was Red Bull Racing's first 1–2 finish since the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix, as well as Verstappen's second career grand slam, having started in pole position after winning the sprint race from first position on Saturday, and set the fastest lap while leading every lap of the race he won on Sunday. Championship leader Charles Leclerc finished sixth, while his teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. retired on lap 1 after a collision with Daniel Ricciardo at turn 1. This was the only race in the 2022 season where a driver outside one of the top three constructors achieved a podium.