The first F1 Sprint of the season 2022 with 21 lap race was full of entertainment. Sergio Perez started superbly right from the first lap. Sprint Q1 had a great start and 20 drivers participated and last five where eliminated for Q2. Zhou Guanyu Did not finish and retired. In Q2 both mercedes cars didnt qualify with George Russell holding 11th position after Mick Schumacher with +3s. Lewis Hamilton had a very bad drive and finished at 14. Leclerc had a great start and hold position 1 for almost all the time max verstappen was too good and he overtook position 1 from leclers with -2.975s and got 8 pts to his kitty.
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing RBPT | 21 | 30:39.567 | 8 |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 21 | +2.975s | 7 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing RBPT | 21 | +4.721s | 6 |
| 4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 21 | +17.578s | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 21 | +24.561s | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | 21 | +27.740s | 3 |
| 7 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 21 | +28.133s | 2 |
| 8 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 21 | +30.712s | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 21 | +32.278s | 0 |
| 10 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 21 | +33.773s | 0 |
| 11 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 21 | +36.284s | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri RBPT | 21 | +38.298s | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 21 | +40.177s | 0 |
| 14 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 21 | +41.459s | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 21 | +42.910s | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 21 | +43.517s | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri RBPT | 21 | +43.794s | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 21 | +48.871s | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 21 | +52.017s | 0 |
| NC | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 0 | DNF | 0 |
