Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which hosts the final round of the 2022 Formula 1 season on Sunday.
The two-time World Champion bested team-mate Sergio Perez by two-tenths of a second, with the Ferrari’s of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz making up third and fourth respectively.
READ MORE: F1 2022 Abu Dhabi GP – Qualifying Report
Mercedes failed to carry over its strong form from Brazil, ending the session over half a second down on pole-sitter Verstappen.
In his final F1 qualifying session, Sebastien Vettel starred to ninth place, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo who will drop three places for Sunday’s grid.
Check out the full session results below.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:23.824 | |||
| 2 |
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Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:24.052 | 0.228 | ||
| 3 |
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Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:24.092 | 0.268 | ||
| 4 |
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Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:24.242 | 0.418 | ||
| 5 |
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Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:24.508 | 0.684 | ||
| 6 |
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George Russell | Mercedes | 1:24.511 | 0.687 | ||
| 7 |
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Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:24.769 | 0.945 | ||
| 8 |
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Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:24.830 | 1.006 | ||
| 9 |
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Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:24.961 | 1.137 | ||
| 10 |
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Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:25.045 | 1.221 | ||
| 11 |
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Fernando Alonso | Alpine | ||||
| 12 |
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Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | ||||
| 13 |
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Mick Schumacher | Haas | ||||
| 14 |
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Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | ||||
| 15 |
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Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| 16 |
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Kevin Magnussen | Haas | ||||
| 17 |
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Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | ||||
| 18 |
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Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| 19 |
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Alex Albon | Williams | ||||
| 20 |
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Nicholas Latifi | Williams |
