Shortly before qualifying for the 2022 British Grand Prix, it started to rain. During the fights for the fastest time, the intensity of the rain changed. The riders thus drove all three sections on tires in transitional conditions. Apart from trips off the track, the qualification was without major incidents.
Albon, Magnussen, Vettel, Schumacher and Stroll did not advance from the first part. Alex Albon was the only Williams driver to fit new parts at Silverstone and complained that the team told him to run a cooling lap towards the end of qualifying. Teammate Nicholas Latifi deprived Albon of advancement by 0.08 seconds. Latifi eventually managed to make it all the way to Q3.
Gasly, Bottas, Cunoda, Ricciardo, Ocon did not advance to the last part.
In the last part, the order changed again. Verstappen was in the lead for a long time, despite the fact that he made a number of mistakes. The fastest time was set by Carlos Sainz in the end, who thus won his first pole position in his career.
Starting grid
| P. | Rider | The team | Note |
| 1 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | |
| 9 | Kuan-yu Chou | Alfa Romeo | |
| 10 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | |
| 13 | Júki Cunoda | AlphaTauri | |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | |
| 15 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine | |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
The third part of the qualification
| P. | Rider | The team | Time | Loss | Kola | Tire. |
| 1 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:40.983 | 8 | transient | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:41.055 | 0.072 | 8 | transient |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:41.298 | 0.315 | 8 | transient |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:41.616 | 0.633 | 8 | transient |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:41.995 | 1.012 | 8 | transient |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:42.084 | 1.101 | 8 | transient |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:42.116 | 1.133 | 7 | transient |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:42.161 | 1.178 | 8 | transient |
| 9 | Kuan-yu Chou | Alfa Romeo | 1:42.719 | 1.736 | 8 | transient |
| 10 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 2:03.095 | 22.112 | 5 | transient |
17:01:
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17:01: Carlos Sainz takes the first pole position of his career!
17:01: And it looks promising… The Spaniard first by 0.072s ahead of Verstappen.
17:00: Sainz first!
17:00: Leclerc will not be on pole position…
16:58: Alonso third…
16:57: Leclerc is second, but Hamilton immediately overtakes him.
16:56:
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16:54: Verstappen second despite off-track trip.
16:53: Until Leclerc first…
16:53: Verstappen spun. Alonso at the helm.
16:52: In the lead Chou ahead of Norris.
16:51: Verstappen had to tame his car.
16:48: part three begins…
The second part of the qualification
| P. | Rider | The team | Time | Loss | Kola | Tire. |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:40.655 | 5 | transient | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:41.062 | 0.407 | 4 | transient |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:41.247 | 0.592 | 6 | transient |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:41.602 | 0.947 | 6 | transient |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:41.725 | 1.070 | 4 | transient |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:41.821 | 1.166 | 8 | transient |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:42.209 | 1.554 | 8 | transient |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:42.513 | 1.858 | 8 | transient |
| 9 | Kuan-yu Chou | Alfa Romeo | 1:42.640 | 1.985 | 9 | transient |
| 10 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:43.273 | 2.618 | 8 | transient |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:43.702 | 3.047 | 8 | transient |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:44.232 | 3.577 | 9 | transient |
| 13 | Júki Cunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:44.311 | 3.656 | 9 | transient |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:44.355 | 3.700 | 8 | transient |
| 15 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine | 1:45.190 | 4.535 | 9 | transient |
16:44: This should be Latifi’s best qualifying result since the aforementioned Spa, where he was 12th and 10th at the start.
16:41: Latifi in Q3!. Also Chou again in Q3.
16:40: Gasly, Bottas, Cunoda, Ricciardo, Ocon will not advance.
16:38: Doesn’t look like anyone can step up in the last few minutes.
16:37: Verstappen went off the track…
16:35:
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16:35: Gasly reports that there is already a lot of water on the track…
16:33: It’s raining, but the riders manage to accelerate. Sainz moves from 13th to 4th.
16:31:
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16:28: Hamilton complains about the vibrations.
The first part of the qualification
| P. | Rider | The team | Time | Loss | Kola | Tire. |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:39.129 | 10 | transient | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:39.846 | 0.717 | 11 | transient |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:40.028 | 0.899 | 11 | transient |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:40.190 | 1.061 | 11 | transient |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:40.428 | 1.299 | 11 | transient |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:40.521 | 1.392 | 10 | transient |
| 7 | Kuan-yu Chou | Alfa Romeo | 1:40.791 | 1.662 | 11 | transient |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:41.396 | 2.267 | 11 | transient |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:41.515 | 2.386 | 10 | transient |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:41.598 | 2.469 | 8 | transient |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:41.680 | 2.551 | 11 | transient |
| 12 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine | 1:41.730 | 2.601 | 8 | transient |
| 13 | Júki Cunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:41.893 | 2.764 | 10 | transient |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:41.933 | 2.804 | 10 | transient |
| 15 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:41.998 | 2.869 | 11 | transient |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:42.078 | 2.949 | 11 | transient |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:42.159 | 3.030 | 11 | transient |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:42.666 | 3.537 | 9 | transient |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:42.708 | 3.579 | 11 | transient |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:43.430 | 4.301 | 10 | transient |
16:20: Albona edged out Latifi with an older car by 0.080s.
16:18: Nepostoupí: Albon, Magnussen, Vettel, Schumacher, Stroll.
16:16: Cunoda, Vettel, Schumacher, Gasly, Stroll currently out of progress.
16:15: Some drivers were in the pits for new tyres. The rain stops…
16:12: Verstappen is currently in the lead ahead of Leclerc, but Russell was already there. Alonso, who started later, is gradually moving up, he is currently sixth.
16:09:
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16:08: In addition to the water on the track, it is also quite cold – the air is 14 °C, the track 20 °C. As a result, it takes riders more laps to warm up the tires.
16:07: Vettel returns to the track. All 20 riders on the track.
16:06: Alonso also on the track.
16:05: Leclerc first, times change very quickly. The Monaco is now 2.7 seconds ahead of second place Verstappen.
16:05: Vettel returned to the pits in no time. Ocon’s first time on the track.
16:04: Ricciardo was informed that the rain would stop during qualifying.
16:02: All on tires for transitional conditions. Alpine riders remain in the pits.
16:00: Riders take to the track. There is nothing to wait for, conditions can improve or worsen.
16:00: Green light… we begin.
15:51: Verstappen won pole position at Silverstone last year, but unusually in a sprint..
Pole position holders since 2010
| Year | Rider | The team | Time | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:29.615 | 0.143 |
| 2011 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:30.399 | 0.032 |
| 2012 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:51.746 | 0.047 |
| 2013 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.607 | 0.452 |
| 2014 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:35.766 | 1.620 |
| 2015 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.248 | 0.113 |
| 2016 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.287 | 0.319 |
| 2017 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:26.600 | 0.547 |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25.892 | 0.044 |
| 2019 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:25.093 | 0.006 |
| 2020 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:24.303 | 0.313 |
| 2021 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | sprint | sprint |
15:50: And now it’s starting to rain more…
15:48: Weather? It’s cloudy and drizzling lightly in SIlverston. It’s also still quite windy. Some rain is very likely during qualifying, but we’ll see if it stays just a drizzle.
15:48: Welcome to the online coverage of the 2022 British GP Qualifying.
