Formula 1 2022 results – United States Grand Prix: FP3

Sam Cooper
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen during a practice session. Austin, October 2022.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen during the third practice of the United States Grand Prix. Austin, October 2022.

Max Verstappen topped the final practice session ahead of United States Grand Prix qualifying during a windy afternoon in Austin.

The Dutchman finished 0.320 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc while Carlos Sainz completed the podium places.

Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez finished in P4 ahead of the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton.

Valtteri Bottas showed an improvement on his recent form with a P10 finish while Sebastian Vettel ended P8 behind George Russell and Fernando Alonso. Lance Stroll also ended inside the top 10 with a P9 finish.

Having had minimal testing during FP2 as a result of a Pirelli tyre test, the drivers were able to focus on their own plans in the Austin afternoon sun.

Haas made it two practice sessions from three in which they have had a problem with one of their cars as an ERS water pump issue forced Mick Schumacher to return to the pits.

Daniel Ricciardo also had an issue later on as he complained of difficulty with his brake pedal. His engineer informed him that they could see no data suggesting a problem from the pit wall meaning the Australian came in to allow the mechanics a closer look.

The Australian was able to get back out on the track as was Schumacher but only with just over 10 minutes of the session left to go.

You can read the full FP3 report here

FP3 results: 2022 United States Grand Prix Second Practice

1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing 1:35.825
2 Charles LECLERC Ferrari +0.320
3 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari +0.446
4 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing +0.572
5 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes +0.576
6 Fernando ALONSO Alpine +1.103
7 George RUSSELL Mercedes +1.239
8 Sebastian VETTEL Aston Martin +1.326
9 Lance STROLL Aston Martin +1.390
10 Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo +1.485
11 Lando NORRIS McLaren +1.624
12 Esteban OCON Alpine +1.643
13 Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team +1.694
14 Pierre GASLY AlphaTauri +1.767
15 Daniel RICCIARDO McLaren +1.797
16 Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri +2.063
17 Alexander ALBON Williams +2.079
18 Nicholas LATIFI Williams +2.203
19 Mick SCHUMACHER Haas F1 Team +2.307
20 ZHOU Guanyu Alfa Romeo +3.910