2022 Monaco Grand Prix
Qualifying
Qualifying
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[Qualifying](/wiki/Formula_One_racing%23Current_format "Formula One racing#Current format") took place at 16:00 local time ([UTC\+02:00](/wiki/UTC%2B02:00 "00")) on 28 May.

### Qualifying report

In the first segment of qualifying, there was a [red flag](/wiki/Red_flag_%28racing_flags%29 "Red flag (racing flags)") after [Yuki Tsunoda](/wiki/Yuki_Tsunoda "Yuki Tsunoda") clipped the barrier, and [Alexander Albon](/wiki/Alexander_Albon "Alexander Albon"), [Pierre Gasly](/wiki/Pierre_Gasly "Pierre Gasly"), [Lance Stroll](/wiki/Lance_Stroll "Lance Stroll"), [Nicholas Latifi](/wiki/Nicholas_Latifi "Nicholas Latifi"), and [Zhou Guanyu](/wiki/Zhou_Guanyu "Zhou Guanyu") were eliminated from the session; some drivers, such as [Valtteri Bottas](/wiki/Valtteri_Bottas "Valtteri Bottas"), Gasly, [Lewis Hamilton](/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton "Lewis Hamilton"), and Zhou, were not able to have a final lap due to traffic and crossed the line on the [checkered flag](/wiki/Checkered_flag "Checkered flag"). In the second segment, Tsunoda, Bottas, [Kevin Magnussen](/wiki/Kevin_Magnussen "Kevin Magnussen"), [Daniel Ricciardo](/wiki/Daniel_Ricciardo "Daniel Ricciardo"), and Schumacher were eliminated.

In the third and final segment [Sergio Pérez](/wiki/Sergio_P%C3%A9rez "Sergio Pérez") spun and crashed before the tunnel section, and was then hit by [Carlos Sainz Jr.](/wiki/Carlos_Sainz_Jr. "Carlos Sainz Jr."), who saw the [yellow flags](/wiki/Yellow_flag_%28racing_flags%29 "Yellow flag (racing flags)") too late. The red flag was thrown, and the session ended was not resumed, with the 30\-seconds left on the clock not sufficient for anyone to start another lap. [Charles Leclerc](/wiki/Charles_Leclerc "Charles Leclerc"), who led all three qualifying sessions, took the [pole position](/wiki/Pole_position "Pole position") ahead of Sainz and Pérez. Championship leader [Max Verstappen](/wiki/Max_Verstappen "Max Verstappen") finished fourth, with [Lando Norris](/wiki/Lando_Norris "Lando Norris"), [George Russell](/wiki/George_Russell_%28racing_driver%29 "George Russell (racing driver)"), [Fernando Alonso](/wiki/Fernando_Alonso "Fernando Alonso"), who crashed on his own at Mirabeau in his last flying lap, Hamilton, [Sebastian Vettel](/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel "Sebastian Vettel"), and [Esteban Ocon](/wiki/Esteban_Ocon "Esteban Ocon") completing the top ten.

### Qualifying classification

|  |  | Driver | Constructor |  | | |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 1 | 16 |  [Charles Leclerc](/wiki/Charles_Leclerc "Charles Leclerc") | [Ferrari](/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari "Scuderia Ferrari") | **1:12\.569** | **1:11\.864** | **1:11\.376** | 1 |
| 2 | 55 |  [Carlos Sainz Jr.](/wiki/Carlos_Sainz_Jr. "Carlos Sainz Jr.") | [Ferrari](/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari "Scuderia Ferrari") | 1:12\.616 | 1:12\.074 | 1:11\.601 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 |  [Sergio Pérez](/wiki/Sergio_P%C3%A9rez "Sergio Pérez") | [Red Bull Racing](/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing "Red Bull Racing")\-[RBPT](/wiki/Red_Bull_Powertrains "Red Bull Powertrains") | 1:13\.004 | 1:11\.954 | 1:11\.629 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 |  [Max Verstappen](/wiki/Max_Verstappen "Max Verstappen") | [Red Bull Racing](/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing "Red Bull Racing")\-[RBPT](/wiki/Red_Bull_Powertrains "Red Bull Powertrains") | 1:12\.993 | 1:12\.117 | 1:11\.666 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 |  [Lando Norris](/wiki/Lando_Norris "Lando Norris") | [McLaren](/wiki/McLaren "McLaren")\-[Mercedes](/wiki/Mercedes_AMG_High_Performance_Powertrains "Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains") | 1:12\.927 | 1:12\.266 | 1:11\.849 | 5 |
| 6 | 63 |  [George Russell](/wiki/George_Russell_%28racing_driver%29 "George Russell (racing driver)") | [Mercedes](/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_in_Formula_One "Mercedes-Benz in Formula One") | 1:12\.787 | 1:12\.617 | 1:12\.112 | 6 |
| 7 | 14 |  [Fernando Alonso](/wiki/Fernando_Alonso "Fernando Alonso") | [Alpine](/wiki/Alpine_F1_Team "Alpine F1 Team")\-[Renault](/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One "Renault in Formula One") | 1:13\.394 | 1:12\.688 | 1:12\.247 | 7 |
| 8 | 44 |  [Lewis Hamilton](/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton "Lewis Hamilton") | [Mercedes](/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_in_Formula_One "Mercedes-Benz in Formula One") | 1:13\.444 | 1:12\.595 | 1:12\.560 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 |  [Sebastian Vettel](/wiki/Sebastian_Vettel "Sebastian Vettel") |  | 1:13\.313 | 1:12\.613 | 1:12\.732 | 9 |
| 10 | 31 |  [Esteban Ocon](/wiki/Esteban_Ocon "Esteban Ocon") | [Alpine](/wiki/Alpine_F1_Team "Alpine F1 Team")\-[Renault](/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One "Renault in Formula One") | 1:12\.848 | 1:12\.528 | 1:13\.047 | 10 |
| 11 | 22 |  [Yuki Tsunoda](/wiki/Yuki_Tsunoda "Yuki Tsunoda") | [AlphaTauri](/wiki/Scuderia_AlphaTauri "Scuderia AlphaTauri")\-[RBPT](/wiki/Red_Bull_Powertrains "Red Bull Powertrains") | 1:13\.110 | 1:12\.797 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 77 |  [Valtteri Bottas](/wiki/Valtteri_Bottas "Valtteri Bottas") | [Alfa Romeo](/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_in_Formula_One "Alfa Romeo in Formula One")\-[Ferrari](/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari "Scuderia Ferrari") | 1:13\.541 | 1:12\.909 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 20 |  [Kevin Magnussen](/wiki/Kevin_Magnussen "Kevin Magnussen") | [Haas](/wiki/Haas_F1_Team "Haas F1 Team")\-[Ferrari](/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari "Scuderia Ferrari") | 1:13\.069 | 1:12\.921 | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 3 |  [Daniel Ricciardo](/wiki/Daniel_Ricciardo "Daniel Ricciardo") | [McLaren](/wiki/McLaren "McLaren")\-[Mercedes](/wiki/Mercedes_AMG_High_Performance_Powertrains "Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains") | 1:13\.338 | 1:12\.964 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 47 |  | [Haas](/wiki/Haas_F1_Team "Haas F1 Team")\-[Ferrari](/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari "Scuderia Ferrari") | 1:13\.469 | 1:13\.081 | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 23 |  [Alexander Albon](/wiki/Alexander_Albon "Alexander Albon") | [Williams](/wiki/Williams_Grand_Prix_Engineering "Williams Grand Prix Engineering")\-[Mercedes](/wiki/Mercedes_AMG_High_Performance_Powertrains "Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains") | 1:13\.611 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 10 |  [Pierre Gasly](/wiki/Pierre_Gasly "Pierre Gasly") | [AlphaTauri](/wiki/Scuderia_AlphaTauri "Scuderia AlphaTauri")\-[RBPT](/wiki/Red_Bull_Powertrains "Red Bull Powertrains") | 1:13\.660 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 18 |  [Lance Stroll](/wiki/Lance_Stroll "Lance Stroll") | [Aston Martin](/wiki/Aston_Martin_in_Formula_One "Aston Martin in Formula One") [Aramco](/wiki/Saudi_Aramco "Saudi Aramco")\-[Mercedes](/wiki/Mercedes_AMG_High_Performance_Powertrains "Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains") | 1:13\.678 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 6 |  [Nicholas Latifi](/wiki/Nicholas_Latifi "Nicholas Latifi") | [Williams](/wiki/Williams_Grand_Prix_Engineering "Williams Grand Prix Engineering")\-[Mercedes](/wiki/Mercedes_AMG_High_Performance_Powertrains "Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains") | 1:14\.403 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 24 |  [Zhou Guanyu](/wiki/Zhou_Guanyu "Zhou Guanyu") |  | 1:15\.606 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| [107% time](/wiki/107%25_rule "107% rule"): 1:17\.648 | | | | | | | |
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Which team and engine combination does Zhou Guanyu use?