Alpine beat Red Bull Racing in the Belgian GP pit battle

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09:16, 29 Aug 2022

The pit stops of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez looked very 'clean' in the Belgian Grand Prix, but it proved not good enough for the fastest time of the day. That honour was reserved for the Alpine pit crew. It took them just 2.22 seconds to change Fernando Alonso's four tyres.

Red Bull came close to Alpine's time with its pitstops, but fell seven hundredths short. McLaren were again well placed in the Ardennes with a third place, thanks to a quick pit stop by Daniel Ricciardo.

Red Bull has won the standings in recent seasons and in 2022 it once again has the best chance of taking the overall win. After 14 Grands Prix, the Austrian formation stands at 347. Closest competitor McLaren has so far collected 288 points. The number three in the list is Ferrari with 170 points.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	73
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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