The second race of the 2022 F1 season in Jeddah is complete. The Saudi Arabia GP made for fascinating watching and sees Max Verstappen clinching the win at the end. The race results shook up the standings in the constructors and drivers’ championship.
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The eventful race, without any doubt, served up the goods. The completion of the Saudi GP sees Formula 1 move to Australia for the next round.
Constructors in Saudi
The race showed the fans that this year’s title will be between Red Bull and Ferrari, with the 2 looking great all weekend long. Sergio Perez started on a pole with Charles Leclerc alongside him. Sainz and Verstappen made up the second row.
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Formula One F1 – Saudi Arabia Grand Prix – Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – March 26, 2022 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc during qualifying REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
However, come the end of the race, the Verstappen had snatched the race win from Charles Leclerc. Carlos Sainz finished in P3 making the podium places.
The constructors see some major change. Ferrari extends their lead over Mercedes by 40 points and sit top of the table with 78points. Red Bull has caught up just one point behind the Silver Arrows with 37 points.
| Rank | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 78 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 0 | 38 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Alpine | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Haas | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | AlphaTauri | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Aston Martin | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Williams | 0 | 0 |
Driver Standings after Saudi
The race saw multiple DNFs which shake up the driver’s standings a bit. The new driver standings still see Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in the top 2 spots. Max Verstappen moves into 3rd place with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton rounding out the top 5.
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Formula One F1 – Saudi Arabia Grand Prix – Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – March 26, 2022 Red Bull’s Sergio Perez during qualifying REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
The race also sees Sergio Perez collect his first points of the season and move into 7th alongside Kevin Magnussen. Lando Norris also picked up his first point of the season finishing in P7. Given below are the entire standings.
| Rank | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 45 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 33 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 25 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 16 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 14 |
| =7 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 12 |
| =7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 12 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 8 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 6 |
| =11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 4 |
| =11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 4 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 2 |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1 |
| =15 | Six drivers | – | 0 |
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