Max Verstappen took his third consecutive victory in the 2022 Formula 1 season at the Spanish GP and took the championship lead.
Max Verstappen took his third consecutive victory in the 2022 Formula 1 season at the Spanish GP and took the championship lead.
The reigning world champion benefited from the retirement of pole position and previous leader Charles Leclerc due to mechanical problems.
Sergio Perez completed the Red Bull double and George Russell took another podium for Mercedes in third, with Carlos Sainz getting the better of Lewis Hamilton in a duel for fourth place.
More information to come in a moment.
Race standings:
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/dif. |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull RBPT | 66 | 1:37:20.475 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull RBPT | 66 | +13.072s |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 66 | +32.927s |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 66 | +45.208s |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 66 | +54.534s |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 66 | +59.976s |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 66 | +75.397s |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 66 | +83.235s |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 65 | 1 lap |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri RBPT | 65 | 1 lap |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | 65 | 1 lap |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren Mercedes | 65 | 1 lap |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri RBPT | 65 | 1 lap |
| 14 | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 65 | 1 lap |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Mercedes | 65 | 1 lap |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 64 | 2 laps |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 64 | 2 laps |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 64 | 2 laps |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | 28 | abandonment |
| 20 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 27 | abandonment |