| 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 4 of 22[a] in the 2022 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 24 April 2022 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Rolex Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna 2022 | ||||
| Location |
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.909 km (3.050 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 63 laps, 309.049 km (192.034 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Cloudy in a wet and drying track[2] | ||||
| Attendance | 129,656[3] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | ||||
| Time | 1:27.999 | ||||
| Grid positions set by results of sprint | |||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | |||
| Time | 1:18.446 on lap 55 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | ||||
| Second | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Rolex Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna 2022) was a Formula One motor race held on 24 April 2022 at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy.[6] It was the first Grand Prix weekend of the 2022 season to utilize the Formula One sprint racing format.[7]
The race was won by Max Verstappen, ahead of Sergio Pérez and Lando Norris who placed second and third respectively. It was Red Bull Racing's first 1–2 finish since the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix,[8] as well as Verstappen's second career grand slam,[9] having started in pole position after winning the sprint race from first position on Saturday, and set the fastest lap while leading every lap of the race he won on Sunday.[10] Championship leader Charles Leclerc finished sixth, while his teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. retired on lap 1 after a collision with Daniel Ricciardo at turn 1.[11] This was the only race in the 2022 season where a driver outside one of the top three constructors achieved a podium.
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- ^ Wood, Will (24 April 2022). "Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two at Imola as Leclerc spins out of third". Race Fans. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Imola reveals benefits of 274 million from F1 GP and begins investing to improve facilities". ScuderiaFans.com. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Verstappen takes pole position in dramatic wet-dry session ahead of Sprint at Imola". Formula1.com. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Verstappen snatches P1 from Leclerc in thrilling Imola Sprint". Formula One. 23 April 2022. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2022". Formula 1. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Barretto, Lawrence (17 April 2022). "How does the F1 Sprint work? The format explained ahead of Imola". Formula 1. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Maher, Thomas (24 April 2022). "Verstappen leads Red Bull 1–2 as Ferrari suffer nightmare home race". RacingNews365. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Grand slam". StatsF1. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to rekindle title bid". France 24. Agence-France Presse. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Verstappen leads Red Bull 1–2 as Ferrari falter in action-packed Imola race". Formula 1. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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