2022 Italian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Round 16 of the 2022 F1 season, held on 11 September at the Monza Circuit for the Formula 1 2022 Italian Grand Prix.

Ben Bush

By Ben Bush
Published on March 4, 2024
Updated on April 16, 2026

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2022 Italian Grand Prix winner

The 2022 Italian Grand Prix marked the Formula 1 race debut of Nyck de Vries, who scored points on his first start and became the 348th different World Championship points scorer.

Season2022 Formula 1 World Championship
DateSunday, 11 September 2022
WinnerMax Verstappen
Red Bull-RBPT
Pole positionCharles Leclerc
Ferrari
Fastest lapSergio Perez
Red Bull-RBPT
CircuitMonza, 53 laps
Round16 of 22

Max Verstappen took the 31st win of his Formula 1 career, while Red Bull recorded its 87th World Championship victory.

The podium marked the 73rd for Max Verstappen, the 20th for Charles Leclerc, and the eighth for George Russell. For constructors, it was the 792nd World Championship podium for Ferrari, the 277th for Mercedes, and the 226th for Red Bull.

Charles Leclerc secured the 17th pole position of his Formula 1 career, while Ferrari recorded its 239th World Championship pole.

Sergio Perez set the ninth fastest lap of his Formula 1 career, and it was the 84th World Championship fastest lap for Red Bull.

On the front row, Charles Leclerc made his 21st start from the top two on the grid, while George Russell made his fourth.

Race Numbers

MetricNumber
World Championship race1,073rd
World Championship Italian Grand Prix73rd
World Championship race at Monza72nd

Qualifying

SessionPosDriverTeamTimeGap
Q31Charles LeclercFerrari1:20.161
Q32Max VerstappenRed Bull-RBPT1:20.3060.145
Q33Carlos SainzFerrari1:20.4290.268
Q34Sergio PerezRed Bull-RBPT1:20.4690.308
Q35Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:20.7380.577
Q36George RussellMercedes1:20.8880.727
Q37Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.5841.423
Q38Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.9921.831
Q39Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-RBPT1:22.4712.310
Q310Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault
Q211Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-RBPT1:21.384
Q212Nyck de VriesWilliams-Mercedes1:21.646
Q213Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:21.885
Q214Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:22.130
Q215Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:22.234
Q116Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1:22.562
Q117Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:22.587
Q118Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:22.623
Q119Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes1:22.748
Q120Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:23.556

Starting Grid

PosDriverTeam
1Charles LeclercFerrari
2George RussellMercedes
3Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes
4Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes
5Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-RBPT
6Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault
7Nyck de VriesWilliams-Mercedes
8Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
9Esteban OconAlpine-Renault
10Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari
11Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes
12Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
13Max VerstappenRed Bull-RBPT
14Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
15Sergio PerezRed Bull-RBPT
16Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-RBPT
17Carlos SainzFerrari
18Lewis HamiltonMercedes
19Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes
20Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes
Multiple drivers took grid penalties for power unit changes, including Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas and Yuki Tsunoda. The source page’s starting grid reflects the final post-penalty order.

Race Results

PosDriverTeamLapsTime/StatusPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull-RBPT531hr 20m 27.511s25
2Charles LeclercFerrari53+2.446s18
3George RussellMercedes53+3.405s15
4Carlos SainzFerrari53+5.061s12
5Lewis HamiltonMercedes53+5.380s10
6Sergio PerezRed Bull-RBPT53+6.091s9 FL
7Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes53+6.207s6
8Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-RBPT53+6.396s4
9Nyck de VriesWilliams-Mercedes53+7.122s2
10Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari53+7.910s1
11Esteban OconAlpine-Renault53+8.323s
12Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari53+8.549s
13Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari53+9.108s
14Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-RBPT53+9.130s
15Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes53+9.573s
16Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari53+10.517s
17Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes47DNF
RLance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes39DNF
RFernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault30DNF
RSebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes10DNF
The race finished behind the Safety Car after Daniel Ricciardo stopped on track late in the race.

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Drivers

PosDriverPoints
1Max Verstappen335
2Charles Leclerc219
3Sergio Perez210
4George Russell203
5Carlos Sainz187
6Lewis Hamilton168
7Lando Norris88
8Esteban Ocon60
9Fernando Alonso59
10Valtteri Bottas46
11Pierre Gasly22
12Kevin Magnussen22
13Sebastian Vettel20
14Daniel Ricciardo19
15Mick Schumacher12
16Yuki Tsunoda11
17Guanyu Zhou6
18Lance Stroll5
19Alexander Albon4
20Nyck de Vries2

Constructors

PosTeamPoints
1Red Bull-RBPT545
2Ferrari406
3Mercedes371
4Alpine-Renault125
5McLaren-Mercedes107
6Alfa Romeo-Ferrari52
7Haas-Ferrari34
8AlphaTauri-RBPT33
9Aston Martin-Mercedes25
10Williams-Mercedes6

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Ben is a staff writer specialising in F1 from the 1990s to the modern era. Ben has been following Formula 1 since 1986 and is an avid researcher who loves understanding the technology that makes it one of the most exciting motorsport on the planet. He listens to podcasts about F1 on a daily basis, and enjoys reading books from the inspirational Adrian Newey to former F1 drivers.