The 2022 Australian Grand Prix Thread

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This is the place to discuss everything related to the 3rd round of the 2022 season taking place in Australia between the 8th and 10th of April.

The event timetable for the Australian Grand Prix.

Friday
1st Practice 13:00 local time - 03:00 GMT
2nd Practice 16:00 local time - 06:00 GMT

Saturday
Practice 13:00 local time - 03:00 GMT
Qualifying 16:00 local time - 06:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 15:00 local time - 05:00 GMT

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FP1 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:19.806	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari
2	1:20.377	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
3	1:20.399	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
4	1:20.626	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
5	1:20.878	Lando Norris	  McLaren
6	1:21.004	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
7	1:21.027	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
8	1:21.155	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
9	1:21.229	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
10	1:21.247	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
11	1:21.289	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
12	1:21.457	George Russell	  Mercedes
13	1:21.661	Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin
14	1:21.701	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri
15	1:21.821	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo
16	1:21.869	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
17	1:22.754	Alexander Albon	  Williams
18	1:23.186	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
19	1:23.924	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams
20	1:24.349	Mick Schumacher	  Haas

There were 2 red flags in FP1. The first for an aero part falling off Sergio Perez's Red Bull coming onto the start straight near the mid point of the session. The second was for Sebastian Vettel and his Aston Martin stopping on the circuit late in the session.

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FP2 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:18.978	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
2	1:19.223	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
3	1:19.376	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari
4	1:19.537	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
5	1:19.658	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
6	1:19.842	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
7	1:20.055	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
8	1:20.100	Lando Norris	  McLaren
9	1:20.142	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri
10	1:20.203	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
11	1:20.212	George Russell	  Mercedes
12	1:20.424	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
13	1:20.521	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
14	1:20.611	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
15	1:21.063	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo
16	1:21.191	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
17	1:21.912	Alexander Albon	  Williams
18	1:21.974	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
19	1:22.307	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams

Sebastian Vettel took no part in the session as repairs to his Aston Martin could not me completed in time.

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FP3 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:19.117	Lando Norris	  McLaren
2	1:19.249	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
3	1:19.265	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
4	1:19.275	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
5	1:19.419	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari
6	1:19.693	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
7	1:19.809	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
8	1:19.896	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
9	1:20.008	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
10	1:20.071	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
11	1:20.096	George Russell	  Mercedes
12	1:20.133	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri
13	1:20.205	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
14	1:20.692	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
15	1:20.836	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo
16	1:20.958	Alexander Albon	  Williams
17	1:21.025	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
18	1:21.050	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams
19	1:21.636	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
20	No Time		Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin

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Qualifying

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:17.868	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
2	1:18.154	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
3	1:18.240	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
4	1:18.703	Lando Norris	  McLaren
5	1:18.825	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
6	1:18.933	George Russell	  Mercedes
7	1:19.032	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
8	1:19.061	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
9	1:19.408	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari
10	No Time		Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
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11	1:19.226	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri 
12	1:19.410	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
13	1:19.424	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
14	1:20.155	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo
15	1:20.465	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
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16	1:20.135	Alexander Albon	  Williams
17	1:20.254	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
18	1:21.149	Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin
19	1:21.372	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams
20	No Time		Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin

Qualifying was interrupted a couple of times with Lance Stroll coming into contact with Nicholas Latifi in Q1.
Fernando then upset the Q3 when he let the track and ended in the barrier.

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Results

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Pos	Driver		  Team
1	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
2	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
3	George Russell	  Mercedes
4	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
5	Lando Norris	  McLaren
6	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
7	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
8	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
9	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri
10	Alexander Albon	  Williams
11	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo
12	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
13	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
14	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
15	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
16	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams
17	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
DNF	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
DNF	Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin
DNF	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari

Next: Round of Emilia Romagna '22 (Imola)
Date: April 22-24 2022