F1 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (1)

Results from the first practice session at the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Round 22 of the 2022 F1 world championship.

18 Nov 2022

2022 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Free Practice (1)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team	1m26.633s
2	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team	1m26.853s
3	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari	1m26.888s
4	Sergio Perez	MEX	Oracle Bull Racing	1m26.967s
5	Liam Lawson	NZL	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m27.201s
6	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team	1m27.268s
7	Robert Shwartzman	ISR	Scuderia Ferrari	1m27.429s
8	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	McLaren F1 Team	1m27.619s
9	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen	1m27.655s
10	Alex Albon	THA	Williams Racing	1m27.840s
11	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Scuderia AlphaTauri	1m27.845s
12	Esteban Ocon	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m27.791s
13	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Scuderia AlphaTauri	1m27.991s
14	Robert Kubica	POL	Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen	1m28.064s
15	Logan Sargeant	USA	Williams Racing	1m28.098s
16	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas F1 Team	1m28.142s
17	Pietro Fittipaldi	BRA	Haas F1 Team	1m28.204s
18	Pato O'Ward	MEX	McLaren F1 Team	1m28.350s
19	Jack Doohan	AUS	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m28.484s
20	Felipe Drugovich	BRA	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team	1m28.672s

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the opening practice session at the Yas Marina Circuit ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell.

Charles Leclerc was third behind the two Mercedes drivers ahead of Red Bull duo Sergio Perez and Liam Lawson, who was in the car in place of Max Verstappen.

Recent Abu Dhabi winners:

2021 - Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

2020 - Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

2019 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2018 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2017 - Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)