Full results FP1 | Verstappen and Ferrari share top-three positions

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15:12, 26 Aug 2022

The first free practice session of the Belgian Grand Prix was won by Carlos Sainz. The Ferrari driver set his fastest time after about 40 minutes of driving. The fact that nobody went faster than his 1:46.538 was mainly due to a red flag and rain.

Charles Leclerc also made an excellent start to the weekend by being just seven hundredths of a second slower than his Spanish teammate. In doing so, he outpaced the other eighteen Formula One drivers. Max Verstappen finished third in FP1, two tenths behind Sainz. George Russell clocked the fourth time.

Lance Stroll and Alexander Albon are remarkably well placed with P5 and P6. This doesn't have to mean much though, as the times will drop considerably during the course of the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps.

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

Full results FP1 | Verstappen and Ferrari share top-three positions

Results first free practice Belgian GP 2022

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