Max Verstappen qualified in first place, though he won’t be on pole position for the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix as he takes a grid penalty, leaving Carlos Sainz in the Ferrari on pole.
That said, another mistake from Ferrari saw Charles Leclerc given the wrong tyres on his first run in Q3. But he also has a grid penalty and will start behind Verstappen on Sunday.
The Alpine pair of Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso managed to get themselves ahead of the Mercedes cars, with Lewis Hamilton in seventh and George Russell in eighth.
Alex Albon put in a stunning performance in the Williams, making it into Q3 and eventually qualifying in ninth. Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel in the Aston Martin and Valtteri Bottas never made it out of Q1.
F1 Belgian GP 2022 – Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q3 time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:43.665 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.632 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.797 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.888 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +1.515 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | +1.703 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +1.838 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | +2.111 |
| 9 | Alexander Albon | Williams | +2.172 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +2.513 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | Eliminated in Q1 |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Eliminated in Q1 |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Eliminated in Q1 |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Eliminated in Q1 |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | Eliminated in Q1 |
