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Event

Miami Grand Prix

Date
Sun 8th May 2022 (UTC)
Sun 8th May 2022 (Local)

Timestamp
2022-05-08T19:30:00

Time

19:30:00 UTC (15:30:00 Local)

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League
Formula 1

Season
2022

Round
5

Status
Match Finished

Location
Miami International Autodrome

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Description

The 2022 Miami Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2022) was a Formula One motor race that was held on May 8, 2022, at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida. It was the first edition of the Miami Grand Prix and the fifth round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship.

The race was won by Max Verstappen, ahead of championship leader and pole-sitter Charles Leclerc in second and his teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. in third. Verstappen also set the fastest lap.

Background
Championship standings before the race
Charles Leclerc was the Drivers' Championship leader after the fourth round, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with 86 points, 27 ahead of Max Verstappen in second, with Sergio Pérez in third, five points behind Verstappen. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari led Red Bull Racing by 11 points and Mercedes by 47.

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Result List

01	Max Verstappen	1:34:24.258
02	Charles Leclerc	+3.786s
03	Carlos Sainz Jr	+8.229s
04	Sergio Perez	+10.638s
05	George Russell	+18.582s
06	Lewis Hamilton	+21.368s
07	Valtteri Bottas	+25.073s
08	Esteban Ocon	+28.386s
09	Fernando Alonso	+32.128s
10	Alexander Albon	+32.365s
11	Daniel Ricciardo	+35.902s
12	Lance Stroll	+37.026s
13	Yuki Tsunoda	+40.146s
14	Nicholas Latifi	+49.936s
15	Mick Schumacher	+73.305s
16	Kevin Magnussen	DNF
17	Sebastian Vettel	DNF
19	Lando Norris	DNF
20	Guanyu Zhou	DNF

Result Description
In the first corner at the start, Verstappen overtook Sainz for second place and closed in on Leclerc, whom he passed for the lead on lap 9, as Leclerc struggled with the medium compound tyres. The race was interrupted on lap 41, as Norris's rear right tyre made contact with Gasly's front left, triggering a virtual safety car and then a safety car for five laps. Verstappen was pressured from Leclerc at the restart, and defended his position to take the win. On lap 52, Verstappen's teammate, Pérez, attempted to overtake Sainz into turn 1 but made a mistake and locked up. Vettel and Schumacher collided on lap 53, but no action was taken. Leclerc and Sainz finished second and third, respectively, while Pérez, who had temporarily suffered engine issues that cost him about 30 horsepower finished fourth, and Russell made up the top five.

After the race, Alonso was given two separate five-second penalties, which dropped him out of the top 10 for points, with Stroll promoted to 10th. Magnussen had two separate incidents following the restart with Stroll, retiring on the last lap; he was classified 16th as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

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