Perez Wins The Monaco 2022 Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez took the chequered flag in an eventful and action-packed 2022 Monaco Grand Prix to keep alive his early world championship hopes. 

In a race which saw the start delayed due to heavy rainfall before it was twice red-flagged following more wet weather and a big crash involving Haas driver Mick Schumacher, Perez drove the perfect race to claim top spot and 25 all-important championship points. 

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz finished in P2 ahead of current world champion Max Verstappen in P3 as pole sitter Charles Leclerc had an afternoon to forget in his home race, eventually finishing fourth.

It was all going well for Leclerc early on but a mix up resulted in the Monégasque being double-stacked in the pits behind teammate Sainz which severely dented his prospects of taking a first race victory in Monaco. 

Mercedes’ George Russell finished in the top five again, managing that feat in all seven races this season, ahead of Lando Norris in P6. Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel rounded out the top ten as Norris also took the extra point for fastest lap.

Perez the pick of the bunch

Despite starting the race in third spot after suffering a heavy crash into Portier in qualification, Perez took the race win in Monaco to become the first ever Mexican to win the F1 GP in Monte Carlo. 

That was also Perez’ first victory of the 2022 F1 season as he ended the nailbiting race just ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.