2022 British Grand Prix
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The 2022 British Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Lenovo British Grand Prix 2022) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 July 2022 at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England.
2022 British Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 10 of 22 in the 2022 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 3 July 2022 (2022-07-03) | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Lenovo British Grand Prix 2022 | ||||
Location |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 5.891 km (3.660 miles) | ||||
Distance | 52 laps, 306.198 km (190.263 miles) | ||||
Weather | Partly cloudy | ||||
Attendance | 401,000[1] | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Ferrari | ||||
Time | 1:40.983 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |||
Time | 1:30.510 on lap 52 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | ||||
Third | Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders |
Carlos Sainz Jr. took both his first pole position and Formula One victory, ahead of Sergio Pérez and Lewis Hamilton. Sainz became the first Spanish driver to win a race since Fernando Alonso won the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. Championship leader Max Verstappen finished seventh after acquiring car damage early in the race. A multi-car crash occurred on the opening lap, in which Zhou Guanyu's car flipped over the tyre wall marking the circuit boundaries.