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.
| 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship |
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| Drivers' Champion: Max Verstappen Constructors' Champion: Red Bull Racing-RBPT | |||
| Previous: | 2021 | Next: | 2023 |
| Support series: Formula 2 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship Porsche Supercup W Series | |||
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.
The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2022 World Championship.[1] All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.[2] Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.[3][4]
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Power unit | Race drivers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Driver name | Rounds | ||||
 Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen |
Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | C42[5] | Ferrari 066/7 | 24 77 |
 Zhou Guanyu Valtteri Bottas |
1–18 1–18 |
 Scuderia AlphaTauri |
AlphaTauri-RBPT | AT03[6] | Red Bull RBPTH001[6] | 10 22 |
 Pierre Gasly Yuki Tsunoda |
1–18 1–18 |
| BWT Alpine F1 Team[7] |
Alpine-Renault | A522[8] | Renault E-Tech RE22[9] | 14 31 |
 Fernando Alonso Esteban Ocon |
1–18 1–18 |
 Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team[10] |
Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | AMR22[11] | Mercedes-AMG F1 M13 | 27 5 18 |
 Nico Hülkenberg Sebastian Vettel[a] Lance Stroll |
1–2 1, 3–18 1–18 |
| Scuderia Ferrari |
Ferrari | F1-75[12] | Ferrari 066/7[12] | 16 55 |
 Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz Jr. |
1–1 1–18 |
 Haas F1 Team |
Haas-Ferrari | VF-22[13] | Ferrari 066/7[13] | 20 47 |
 Kevin Magnussen Mick Schumacher[b] |
1–18 1–18 |
| McLaren F1 Team |
McLaren-Mercedes | MCL36[14] | Mercedes-AMG F1 M13[14] | 3 4 |
 Daniel Ricciardo Lando Norris |
1–18 1–18 |
| Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team |
Mercedes | F1 W13[15] | Mercedes-AMG F1 M13 | 44 63 |
Lewis Hamilton George Russell |
1–18 1–18 |
 Oracle Red Bull Racing[16] |
Red Bull Racing-RBPT | RB18[17] | Red Bull RBPTH001[18] | 1 11 |
 Max Verstappen Sergio Pérez |
1–18 1–18 |
| Williams Racing |
Williams-Mercedes | FW44[19] | Mercedes-AMG F1 M13[20] | 6 23 45 |
Nicholas Latifi Alex Albon[c] Nyck de Vries |
1–18 1–18 16 |
| Sources:[21][22] | ||||||
Driver changes
Valtteri Bottas (left) left Mercedes to join Alfa Romeo. Zhou Guanyu (right) making his Formula One debut driving for teammate.
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Nikita Mazepin (left), who was originally going to compete for Haas, had his contract terminated amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He was replaced by Kevin Magnussen (right).
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.[23] 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,[24] 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.[25] He was replaced by Kevin Magnussen, who last competed in 2020 with the same team.[26]
Mid-season changes
Nico Hülkenberg (left) substituted for Sebastian Vettel (right), after the latter was tested positive for coronavirus in the first two rounds of the season. However, Vettel retired after the season.
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.
Grands Prix
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.
- 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.
- Max Verstappen was credited with pole position after qualifying. He also started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.[33]
- Max Verstappen was credited with pole position after qualifying. He also started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.[34]
- 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.[35] Carlos Sainz Jr. was promoted to pole position in his place.[36]
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