2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 - Report

This is just a series of tables and figures displaying various data from free practice 1 of the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

These are the fastest 20 lap times. Note that these might not directly correspond to the qualifying result. These are simply the 20 fastest lap times recorded during the qualifying event.

Driver # Lap Time S1 Time S2 Time S3 Time Compound Tyre Life Fresh Tyre Team Driver
16 01:30.772 00:33.307 00:29.035 00:28.430 SOFT NaN True Ferrari LEC
1 01:30.888 00:33.507 00:28.980 00:28.401 HARD 8.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
77 01:31.084 00:33.281 00:29.192 00:28.611 SOFT 8.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
55 01:31.139 00:33.284 00:29.217 00:28.638 SOFT 6.0 True Ferrari SAI
16 01:31.192 00:33.375 00:29.297 00:28.520 SOFT NaN True Ferrari LEC
1 01:31.298 00:33.825 00:29.070 00:28.403 HARD 6.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
10 01:31.317 00:33.403 00:29.347 00:28.567 SOFT 8.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
16 01:31.470 00:33.390 00:29.346 00:28.734 HARD 7.0 True Ferrari LEC
22 01:31.505 00:33.269 00:29.460 00:28.776 SOFT 7.0 True AlphaTauri TSU
11 01:31.563 00:33.772 00:29.062 00:28.729 SOFT 6.0 False Red Bull Racing PER
22 01:31.710 00:33.838 00:29.160 00:28.712 HARD 8.0 True AlphaTauri TSU
10 01:31.718 00:33.660 00:29.263 00:28.795 HARD 9.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
10 01:31.733 00:33.776 00:29.263 00:28.694 SOFT 5.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
1 01:31.885 00:33.945 00:29.226 00:28.714 HARD 4.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
55 01 00:33.279 00:29.658 00:29.063 SOFT 4.0 True Ferrari SAI
31 01:32.026 00:33.642 00:29.568 00:28.816 SOFT 7.0 True Alpine OCO
10 01:32.107 00:33.735 00:29.405 00:28.967 SOFT 3.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
11 01:32.134 00:33.965 00:29.397 00:28.772 SOFT 3.0 True Red Bull Racing PER
44 01:32.364 00:33.884 00:29.484 00:28.996 SOFT 4.0 True Mercedes HAM
14 01:32.381 00:33.717 00:29.606 00:29.058 SOFT 5.0 True Alpine ALO

Fastest sector 1 times.

Driver # Lap Time S1 Time S2 Time S3 Time Compound Tyre Life Fresh Tyre Team Driver
16 01:35.235 00:33.256 00:30.431 00:31.548 SOFT NaN True Ferrari LEC
22 01:31.505 00:33.269 00:29.460 00:28.776 SOFT 7.0 True AlphaTauri TSU
55 01:32 00:33.279 00:29.658 00:29.063 SOFT 4.0 True Ferrari SAI
77 01:31.084 00:33.281 00:29.192 00:28.611 SOFT 8.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
55 01:31.139 00:33.284 00:29.217 00:28.638 SOFT 6.0 True Ferrari SAI
16 01:30.772 00:33.307 00:29.035 00:28.430 SOFT NaN True Ferrari LEC
16 01:31.192 00:33.375 00:29.297 00:28.520 SOFT NaN True Ferrari LEC
16 01:31.470 00:33.390 00:29.346 00:28.734 HARD 7.0 True Ferrari LEC
55 01:40.588 00:33.403 00:34.726 00:32.459 SOFT 3.0 True Ferrari SAI
10 01:31.317 00:33.403 00:29.347 00:28.567 SOFT 8.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
1 01:56.024 00:33.428 00:37.020 00:45.576 SOFT 3.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
22 01:46.777 00:33.487 00:30.333 00:42.957 SOFT 3.0 True AlphaTauri TSU
1 01:30.888 00:33.507 00:28.980 00:28.401 HARD 8.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
77 01:46.914 00:33.598 00:36.991 00:36.325 SOFT 7.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
31 01:32.026 00:33.642 00:29.568 00:28.816 SOFT 7.0 True Alpine OCO
10 01:31.718 00:33.660 00:29.263 00:28.795 HARD 9.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
14 01:32.381 00:33.717 00:29.606 00:29.058 SOFT 5.0 True Alpine ALO
10 01:32.107 00:33.735 00:29.405 00:28.967 SOFT 3.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
4 01:32.909 00:33.752 00:29.661 00:29.496 SOFT 3.0 True McLaren NOR
11 01:31.563 00:33.772 00:29.062 00:28.729 SOFT 6.0 False Red Bull Racing PER

Fastest sector 2 times.

Driver # Lap Time S1 Time S2 Time S3 Time Compound Tyre Life Fresh Tyre Team Driver
1 01:30.888 00:33.507 00:28.980 00:28.401 HARD 8.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
16 01:30.772 00:33.307 00:29.035 00:28.430 SOFT NaN True Ferrari LEC
11 01:31.563 00:33.772 00:29.062 00:28.729 SOFT 6.0 False Red Bull Racing PER
1 01:31.298 00:33.825 00:29.070 00:28.403 HARD 6.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
22 01:31.710 00:33.838 00:29.160 00:28.712 HARD 8.0 True AlphaTauri TSU
77 01:31.084 00:33.281 00:29.192 00:28.611 SOFT 8.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
55 01:31.139 00:33.284 00:29.217 00:28.638 SOFT 6.0 True Ferrari SAI
1 01:31.885 00:33.945 00:29.226 00:28.714 HARD 4.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
10 01:31.718 00:33.660 00:29.263 00:28.795 HARD 9.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
10 01:31.733 00:33.776 00:29.263 00:28.694 SOFT 5.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
16 01:31.192 00:33.375 00:29.297 00:28.520 SOFT NaN True Ferrari LEC
22 01:32.388 00:34.055 00:29.333 00 HARD 6.0 True AlphaTauri TSU
16 01:31.470 00:33.390 00:29.346 00:28.734 HARD 7.0 True Ferrari LEC
10 01:31.317 00:33.403 00:29.347 00:28.567 SOFT 8.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
24 01:32.608 00:34.354 00:29.368 00:28.886 SOFT 7.0 True Alfa Romeo ZHO
11 01:32.689 00:34.472 00:29.390 00:28.827 HARD 6.0 True Red Bull Racing PER
11 01:32.134 00:33.965 00:29.397 00:28.772 SOFT 3.0 True Red Bull Racing PER
10 01:32.107 00:33.735 00:29.405 00:28.967 SOFT 3.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
10 01:32.501 00:34.096 00:29.434 00:28.971 HARD 7.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
22 01:31.505 00:33.269 00:29.460 00:28.776 SOFT 7.0 True AlphaTauri TSU

Fastest sector 3 times.

Driver # Lap Time S1 Time S2 Time S3 Time Compound Tyre Life Fresh Tyre Team Driver
1 01:30.888 00:33.507 00:28.980 00:28.401 HARD 8.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
1 01:31.298 00:33.825 00:29.070 00:28.403 HARD 6.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
16 01:30.772 00:33.307 00:29.035 00:28.430 SOFT NaN True Ferrari LEC
16 01:31.192 00:33.375 00:29.297 00:28.520 SOFT NaN True Ferrari LEC
10 01:31.317 00:33.403 00:29.347 00:28.567 SOFT 8.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
77 01:31.084 00:33.281 00:29.192 00:28.611 SOFT 8.0 True Alfa Romeo BOT
55 01:31.139 00:33.284 00:29.217 00:28.638 SOFT 6.0 True Ferrari SAI
10 01:31.733 00:33.776 00:29.263 00:28.694 SOFT 5.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
22 01:31.710 00:33.838 00:29.160 00:28.712 HARD 8.0 True AlphaTauri TSU
1 01:31.885 00:33.945 00:29.226 00:28.714 HARD 4.0 True Red Bull Racing VER
11 01:31.563 00:33.772 00:29.062 00:28.729 SOFT 6.0 False Red Bull Racing PER
16 01:31.470 00:33.390 00:29.346 00:28.734 HARD 7.0 True Ferrari LEC
11 01:32.134 00:33.965 00:29.397 00:28.772 SOFT 3.0 True Red Bull Racing PER
22 01:31.505 00:33.269 00:29.460 00:28.776 SOFT 7.0 True AlphaTauri TSU
10 01:31.718 00:33.660 00:29.263 00:28.795 HARD 9.0 True AlphaTauri GAS
31 01:32.026 00:33.642 00:29.568 00:28.816 SOFT 7.0 True Alpine OCO
11 01:32.689 00:34.472 00:29.390 00:28.827 HARD 6.0 True Red Bull Racing PER
16 01:32.454 00:33.797 00:29.810 00:28.847 HARD 4.0 True Ferrari LEC
11 01:33.021 00:34.617 00:29.551 00:28.853 HARD 4.0 True Red Bull Racing PER
24 01:32.608 00:34.354 00:29.368 00:28.886 SOFT 7.0 True Alfa Romeo ZHO

This is a comparison of the telemetry of the fastest laps of the session, put in by Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen.

Next, a comparison of Valtteri Bottas' fastest lap and Carlos Sainz's fastest laps.

Team mate head to head

Verstappen vs Perez.

Sainz vs Leclerc.

Hamilton vs Russell.

Bottas vs Zhou.

Sources:

  1. fastf1 python package by theOehrly