World Champion Max Verstappen wound up quickest during second practice for Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina.
Verstappen, chasing a third successive Abu Dhabi win, put in a time of 1:25.146s to finish ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
READ MORE: F1 2022 Abu Dhabi GP – FP2 Report
Verstappen had earlier sat out FP1 while reserve driver Liam Lawson tested the RB18.
Verstappen is chasing a record-extending 15th victory of the season on Sunday.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:25.146 | 25 | |||
| 2 |
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George Russell | Mercedes | 1:25.487 | 0.341 | 27 | ||
| 3 |
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Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:25.599 | 0.453 | 29 | ||
| 4 |
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Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25.761 | 0.615 | 22 | ||
| 5 |
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Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:25.852 | 0.706 | 26 | ||
| 6 |
|
Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:25.932 | 0.786 | 31 | ||
| 7 |
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Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:26.038 | 0.892 | 28 | ||
| 8 |
|
Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:26.043 | 0.897 | 29 | ||
| 9 |
|
Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:26.124 | 0.978 | 14 | ||
| 10 |
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Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.300 | 1.154 | 29 | ||
| 11 |
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Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:26.377 | 1.231 | 28 | ||
| 12 |
|
Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:26.395 | 1.249 | 28 | ||
| 13 |
|
Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.479 | 1.333 | 30 | ||
| 14 |
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Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:26.547 | 1.401 | 30 | ||
| 15 |
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Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:26.680 | 1.534 | 27 | ||
| 16 |
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Alex Albon | Williams | 1:26.750 | 1.604 | 29 | ||
| 17 |
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Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:26.839 | 1.693 | 27 | ||
| 18 |
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Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:26.915 | 1.769 | 26 | ||
| 19 |
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Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:27.036 | 1.890 | 30 | ||
| 20 |
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Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:27.262 | 2.116 | 31 |
