2022 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Round 7 of the 2022 F1 season, held on 29 May at the Circuit de Monaco for the Formula 1 2022 Monaco Grand Prix.

Ben Bush

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

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2022 Monaco Grand Prix winner

Sergio Perez took the third win of his Formula 1 career, while Red Bull recorded its 80th World Championship victory.

Season2022 Formula 1 World Championship
DateSunday, 29 May 2022
WinnerSergio Perez
Red Bull-RBPT
Pole positionCharles Leclerc
Ferrari
Fastest lapLando Norris
McLaren-Mercedes
CircuitMonte Carlo, 64 laps
Round7 of 22

The podium marked the 65th for Max Verstappen, the 19th for Sergio Perez, and the 10th for Carlos Sainz, making Sainz the 78th driver to reach ten World Championship podiums and the second Spanish driver to do so.

For constructors, the podiums marked the 786th for Ferrari and the 214th and 215th for Red Bull.

Charles Leclerc secured the 14th pole position of his Formula 1 career, while Ferrari recorded its 235th World Championship pole and its 81st World Championship front-row lockout.

Lando Norris set the fourth fastest lap of his Formula 1 career, and it was the 161st World Championship fastest lap for McLaren.

On the front row, Charles Leclerc made his 16th start from the top two on the grid, while Carlos Sainz made his third.

Race Numbers

MetricNumber
World Championship race1,064th
World Championship Monaco Grand Prix68th
World Championship race at Monte Carlo68th

Qualifying

SessionPosDriverTeamTimeGap
Q31Charles LeclercFerrari1:11.376
Q32Carlos SainzFerrari1:11.6010.225
Q33Sergio PerezRed Bull-RBPT1:11.6290.253
Q34Max VerstappenRed Bull-RBPT1:11.6660.290
Q35Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:11.8490.473
Q36George RussellMercedes1:12.1120.736
Q37Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1:12.2470.871
Q38Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:12.5601.184
Q39Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes1:12.7321.356
Q310Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:13.0471.671
Q211Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-RBPT1:12.797
Q212Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:12.909
Q213Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:12.921
Q214Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1:12.964
Q215Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1:13.081
Q116Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:13.611
Q117Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-RBPT1:13.660
Q118Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:13.678
Q119Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:14.403
Q120Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:15.606

Starting Grid

PosDriverTeam
1Charles LeclercFerrari
2Carlos SainzFerrari
3Sergio PerezRed Bull-RBPT
4Max VerstappenRed Bull-RBPT
5Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes
6George RussellMercedes
7Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault
8Lewis HamiltonMercedes
9Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes
10Esteban OconAlpine-Renault
11Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-RBPT
12Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
13Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
14Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes
15Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari
16Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes
17Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-RBPT
18Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes
19Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes
20Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari

Race Results

PosDriverTeamLapsTime/StatusPoints
1Sergio PerezRed Bull-RBPT641hr 56m 30.265s25
2Carlos SainzFerrari64+1.154s18
3Max VerstappenRed Bull-RBPT64+1.491s15
4Charles LeclercFerrari64+2.922s12
5George RussellMercedes64+11.968s10
6Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes64+12.231s9 FL
7Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault64+46.358s6
8Lewis HamiltonMercedes64+50.388s4
9Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari64+52.525s2
10Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes64+53.536s1
11Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-RBPT64+54.289s
12Esteban OconAlpine-Renault64+55.644s (5.000s)
13Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes64+57.635s
14Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes64+1m 00.802s
15Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes63+1 lap
16Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari63+1 lap
17Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-RBPT63+1 lap
RAlexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes48DNF (5.000s)
RMick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari24DNF
RKevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari19DNF
Esteban Ocon received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Lewis Hamilton.
Alexander Albon received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Drivers

PosDriverPoints
1Max Verstappen125
2Charles Leclerc116
3Sergio Perez110
4George Russell84
5Carlos Sainz83
6Lewis Hamilton50
7Lando Norris48
8Valtteri Bottas40
9Esteban Ocon30
10Kevin Magnussen15
11Daniel Ricciardo11
12Yuki Tsunoda11
13Fernando Alonso10
14Pierre Gasly6
15Sebastian Vettel5
16Alexander Albon3
17Lance Stroll2
18Guanyu Zhou1

Constructors

PosTeamPoints
1Red Bull-RBPT235
2Ferrari199
3Mercedes134
4McLaren-Mercedes59
5Alfa Romeo-Ferrari41
6Alpine-Renault40
7AlphaTauri-RBPT17
8Haas-Ferrari15
9Aston Martin-Mercedes7
10Williams-Mercedes3

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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.