Max Verstappen Wins the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

The podium for this race:

🥇 P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) — 25 points
🥈 P2: Lando Norris (McLaren) — 18 points
🥉 P3: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) — 15 points

Max Verstappen won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at the FORMULA 1 ROLEX GRAN PREMIO DEL MADE IN ITALY E DELL'EMILIA-ROMAGNA 2022 in Imola, Italy.

Full Classification:

P1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) — 25 pts
P2. Lando Norris (McLaren) — 18 pts +0.725s
P3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) — 15 pts +7.916s
P4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) — 12 pts +14.132s
P5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) — 10 pts +22.325s
P6. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) — 8 pts +35.104s
P7. George Russell (Mercedes) — 7 pts +47.154s
P8. Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) — 4 pts +54.776s
P9. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) — 2 pts +1:19.556
P10. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) — 1 pts +17.856s (lapped)
P11. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas F1 Team) — 0 pts +25.277s (lapped)
P12. Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1 Team) — 0 pts +26.434s (lapped)
P13. Daniel Ricciardo (RB) — 0 pts +27.661s (lapped)
P14. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) — 0 pts +43.907s (lapped)
P15. Guanyu Zhou (Kick Sauber) — 0 pts +44.933s (lapped)
P16. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) — 0 pts +49.715s (lapped)
P17. Logan Sargeant (Williams) — 0 pts +51.051s (lapped)
P18. Valtteri Bottas (Kick Sauber) — 0 pts +56.343s (lapped)
P19. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) — 0 pts +1:15.124 (lapped)
P20. Alexander Albon (Williams) — 0 pts (retired)

Race Statistics:

- Circuit: FORMULA 1 ROLEX GRAN PREMIO DEL MADE IN ITALY E DELL'EMILIA-ROMAGNA 2022, Imola
- Round: 7
- Finishers: 9 / 20
- DNFs: Yuki Tsunoda, Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon, Guanyu Zhou, Pierre Gasly, Logan Sargeant, Valtteri Bottas, Fernando Alonso, Alexander Albon
- Average Pit Stops: 0.0
- Biggest Mover: Kevin Magnussen (P18 → P12, +6)

The majority ran a 2-stop MEDIUM → HARD strategy. 4 drivers diverged with multi-stint strategies. George Russell experienced severe degradation on the MEDIUM compound during stint 3, losing approximately 0.9s per lap. Alexander Albon experienced severe degradation on the MEDIUM compound during stint 3, losing approximately 0.7s per lap.

Key Strategy Moments:

- Lap 63: George Russell experienced severe degradation on MEDIUM compound
- Lap 23: Alexander Albon experienced severe degradation on MEDIUM compound

Max Verstappen takes the chequered flag at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, finishing ahead of Lando Norris by +0.725s. The result earns Max Verstappen 25 championship points.