Did you predict a win from pole? Or that Mercedes would finish on the podium? Or that Alpine would out-score Haas? How many of your pre-race predictions for the 2022 Australian Grand Prix were correct? Find out below!
1. WILL THE POLESITTER WIN THE RACE?
1. Will the 2022 #AusGP polesitter go on to win the race?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
— Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) April 7, 2022
YOUR PREDICTION: NO
CORRECT ANSWER: YES
Charles Leclerc became the first Australian Grand Prix polesitter to convert pole into victory since Lewis Hamilton in 2015. The Monegasque driver won the race by over 20 seconds.
2. WHERE WILL MERCEDES FINISH?
2. Where will the best placed Mercedes driver finish in the #AusGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
— Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) April 7, 2022
YOUR PREDICTION: 4th or 5th
CORRECT ANSWER: ON THE PODIUM
Only 16% of you predicted that a Mercedes driver would appear on the podium at the Australian Grand Prix. A well-timed Safety Car outing saw George Russell catapult ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez in the order. While Perez eventually re-passed, Max Verstappen’s retirement saw Russell take the second podium finish of his F1 career.
3. WHAT WILL THE POLE TIME BE?
3. The 2019 #AusGP pole lap time was 1:20.486. What will the 2022 pole lap time be?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
— Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) April 7, 2022
YOUR PREDICTION: 1:13.000-1:15.499
CORRECT ANSWER: 1:15.500-1:18.000
Charles Leclerc took pole position for the 2022 Australian Grand Prix with a 1:17.868. That’s a 2.618 second improvement on the fastest qualifying time from 2019, on the old layout of the Albert Park circuit.
4. WHERE WILL VETTEL FINISH?
4. Where will Sebastian Vettel finish in his first race of the 2022 season?#AusGP #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
— Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) April 7, 2022
YOUR PREDICTION: 13th-15th
CORRECT ANSWER: 16th OR LOWER / DNF
Sebastian Vettel returned to F1 after missing the first two races of the season. Following a crash in Free Practice 3, Vettel qualified only 18th. The Aston Martin driver went on to crash out of the race, recording his first DNF at Albert Park since 2010.
5. WHICH TEAM WILL SCORE MORE POINTS: ALPINE, ALPHATAURI, HAAS OR ALFA ROMEO?
5. Which of the following teams will score the most points at the #AusGP?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
— Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) April 7, 2022
YOUR PREDICTION: ALPINE
CORRECT ANSWER: ALPINE
Alpine were just ahead of Haas in this pole – and the Enstone-based team turned out to be the correct answer. While Haas failed to score, the other three teams each had one driver finish in the top ten. Esteban Ocon scored six points with 7th place for Alpine, Valtteri Bottas came home 8th and Pierre Gasly finished 10th.
Let us know how you got on with this race’s predictions! There’ll be more predictions to be made ahead of the next Grand Prix. Follow Lights Out on twitter to take part: @LightsOutF1Blog!
