2022 Formula One World Championship
| 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship |
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| Drivers' Champion: Constructors' Champion: | |||
| Previous: | 2021 | Next: | 2023 |
| Support series: Formula 2 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship Porsche Supercup W Series | |||
The 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars, which was the 73rd running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship was contested over twenty-two Grands Prix, which were held around the world, and ended earlier than in recent years to avoid overlapping with the FIFA World Cup.
Drivers and teams competed for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. The 2022 championship saw the introduction of significant changes to the sport's technical regulations. These changes had been intended to be introduced in 2021, but were delayed until 2022 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Max Verstappen, who was the reigning Drivers' Champion, claimed his second title at the Japanese Grand Prix, while his team, Red Bull Racing, achieved their fifth World Constructor Championship, and first since 2013, at the following United States Grand Prix. Mercedes were the reigning Constructors' Champion.
This was the final season for four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel. Seven-time Champion Lewis Hamilton endured a difficult season with Mercedes failing to secure either a pole position or Grand Prix win during the season, the first time either occurrence had happened in his Formula One career since it began in 2007.
Entries
The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2022 World Championship. All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Power unit | Race drivers | ||
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| No. | Driver name | Rounds | ||||
 Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen |
Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | C42 | Ferrari 066/7 | 24 77 |
 Zhou Guanyu Valtteri Bottas |
1–18 1–18 |
 Scuderia AlphaTauri |
AlphaTauri-RBPT | AT03 | Red Bull RBPTH001 | 10 22 |
 Pierre Gasly Yuki Tsunoda |
1–18 1–18 |
| BWT Alpine F1 Team |
Alpine-Renault | A522 | Renault E-Tech RE22 | 14 31 |
 Fernando Alonso Esteban Ocon |
1–18 1–18 |
 Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team |
Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | AMR22 | Mercedes-AMG F1 M13 | 27 5 18 |
 Nico Hülkenberg Sebastian Vettel Lance Stroll |
1–2 1, 3–18 1–18 |
| Scuderia Ferrari |
Ferrari | F1-75 | Ferrari 066/7 | 16 55 |
 Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz Jr. |
1–1 1–18 |
 Haas F1 Team |
Haas-Ferrari | VF-22 | Ferrari 066/7 | 20 47 |
 Kevin Magnussen Mick Schumacher |
1–18 1–18 |
| McLaren F1 Team |
McLaren-Mercedes | MCL36 | Mercedes-AMG F1 M13 | 3 4 |
 Daniel Ricciardo Lando Norris |
1–18 1–18 |
| Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team |
Mercedes | F1 W13 | Mercedes-AMG F1 M13 | 44 63 |
Lewis Hamilton George Russell |
1–18 1–18 |
 Oracle Red Bull Racing |
Red Bull Racing-RBPT | RB18 | Red Bull RBPTH001 | 1 11 |
 Max Verstappen Sergio Pérez |
1–18 1–18 |
| Williams Racing |
Williams-Mercedes | FW44 | Mercedes-AMG F1 M13 | 6 23 45 |
Nicholas Latifi Alex Albon Nyck de Vries |
1–18 1–18 16 |
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Driver changes
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Prior to the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen announced his intention to retire at the end of the championship, ending his Formula One career after 19 seasons. Räikkönen's seat at Alfa Romeo was filled by Valtteri Bottas, who left Mercedes at the end of 2021. George Russell replaced Bottas, vacating his seat at Williams which was filled by former Red Bull Racing driver Alexander Albon.
Formula 2 driver Zhou Guanyu graduated to Formula One with Alfa Romeo, in place of Antonio Giovinazzi, who left the team at the end of 2021.
Nikita Mazepin was originally due to compete for Haas for a second consecutive year. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Uralkali's title sponsorship cancellation, his contract was terminated. He was replaced by Kevin Magnussen, who last competed in 2020 with the same team.
Mid-season changes
During Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, Sebastian Vettel tested positive for coronavirus. He was replaced at Aston Martin by reserve driver Nico Hülkenberg, who last raced at the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix, driving for former team Racing Point. Vettel was also replaced by Hülkenberg at the subsequent Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
During the Italian Grand Prix weekend, Alexander Albon suffered from appendicitis. He was replaced at Williams by the Mercedes reserve driver 2020–21 Formula E and 2019 Formula 2 Champion Nyck de Vries, who made his Formula One race debut.
Calendar
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Scoring system
Points were given to the top ten drivers in each race. The driver who set the fastest lap during the Grand Prix (only if one of the top ten) was given 1 point, and the top eight of the sprint are given points. If a driver has the same points as another, the driver with the most Grand Prix wins is ranked higher. If the number of Grand Prix wins is the same, then the number of second places is used to decide, and so on.: Article 7.2
Points were given using system:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
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| Race | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sprint | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
Driver's standings
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Notes:
- † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
World Constructors' Championship standings
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Notes:
- † – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was included because he did more than 90% of the race.
- Rows are not related to the drivers: within each team, single Grand Prix standings are categorised based only on the end result of the race (not by all points scored in the event, which includes points given for fastest lap and sprint).
Notes
- ↑ Sebastian Vettel entered into Bahrain Grand Prix, but later withdrew after testing positive of COVID-19.
- ↑ Mick Schumacher entered into Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but later withdrew after accident during qualifying.
- ↑ Alex Albon entered into Italian Grand Prix, but later withdrew after suffering from appendicitis.
- ↑ The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was originally due to take place on 20 November, but was rescheduled following reschedule for opening ceremony 2022 FIFA World Cup.
- ↑ The Emilia Romagna, Austrian and São Paulo Grands Prix feature the sprint.
- ↑ Max Verstappen was credited with pole position after qualifying. He also started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.
- ↑ Max Verstappen was credited with pole position after qualifying. He also started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.
- ↑ Max Verstappen set the fastest time in qualifying, but he was required to start the race from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. He also received a five-place grid penalty for a new gearbox driveline. Carlos Sainz Jr. was promoted to pole position in his place.
References
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- ↑ "Williams announce launch date for 2022 FW44 challenger". Formula1.com. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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- ↑ Official entry lists:
- "2022 Bahrain Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- "2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "2022 Australian Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- "2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "2022 Miami Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- "2022 Spanish Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "2022 Monaco Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- "2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- "2022 Canadian Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ↑ "2022 FIA Formula One World Championship – Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ↑ "Raikkonen to retire from Formula 1 at end of 2021 season". Motorsport.com. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "Alfa Romeo announce Guanyu Zhou as Valtteri Bottas's team mate for 2022". Formula1.com. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ "Haas to part ways with Nikita Mazepin 'with immediate effect'". Formula1.com. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "Kevin Magnussen to make sensational F1 return with Haas in 2022". Formula1.com. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ "Formula 1 announces 23-race calendar for 2022". Formula One. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ↑ Benson, Andrew (15 October 2021). "Chinese Grand Prix: Shanghai race dropped from 2022 F1 calendar". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ↑ "FIA Annouces [sic] World Motor Sport Council Decisions". FIA. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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- 1 2 "Formula 1 to race at 22 Grands Prix in 2022". Formula One. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- 1 2 "Formula 1 to hold three Sprint events in 2022 – with more points on offer". Formula One. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ↑ "Verstappen snatches P1 from Leclerc in thrilling Imola Sprint". Formula1.com. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ↑ "Pole-sitter Verstappen leads battling Ferraris for Sprint victory and P1 grid spot for the Austrian GP". Formula1.com. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Belgian Grand Prix – Final Starting Grid" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ↑ "Verstappen fastest in qualifying but Sainz set to start on pole after Belgian GP grid penalties". Formula1. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Formula One sporting regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 19 July 2022. Articles 6.4-6.5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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