User:Izzlex94 verstappenchamp/F1 22 Driver Career Season 1

Max Verstappen won his second consecutive World Drivers' Championship driving for Red Bull Racing.

Charles Leclerc finished runner-up, driving for Ferrari.

George Russell was third, driving for Mercedes.

Ferrari won their seventeenth World Constructors' Championship.

Red Bull Racing finished second in the World Constructors' Championship.

Mercedes finished third in the World Constructors' Championship.

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.^[a] It was be the first season of F1 22 Driver Career. 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.

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 São Paulo Grand Prix, while Ferrari, achieved their seventeenth World Constructor Championship, at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which was their first since 2008. Mercedes were the reigning Constructors' Champion.

This was the final season for four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel, and two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso.

Entries

The following constructors and drivers were under contract to compete in the 2022 World Championship.

Teams and drivers that competed in the 2022 World Championship
Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Race drivers
Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	C42	24 77	Zhou Guanyu Valtteri Bottas	All All
Scuderia AlphaTauri	AlphaTauri-RBPT	AT03	10 22	Pierre Gasly Yuki Tsunoda	All All
BWT Alpine F1 Team	Alpine-Renault	A522	14 31	Fernando Alonso Esteban Ocon	All All
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	AMR22	5 18	Sebastian Vettel Lance Stroll	All All
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	F1-75	16 55	Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz Jr.	All All
Haas F1 Team	Haas-Ferrari	VF-22	20 47	Kevin Magnussen Mick Schumacher	All All
McLaren F1 Team	McLaren-Mercedes	MCL36	3 4	Daniel Ricciardo Lando Norris	All All
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	F1 W13	44 63	Lewis Hamilton George Russell	All All
Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	RB18	1 11	Max Verstappen Sergio Pérez	All All
Williams Racing	Williams-Mercedes	FW44	6 7	Nicholas Latifi Izz Ford	All All

Team changes

Honda initially stated that they would not supply power units beyond 2021. The company had provided power units to Scuderia AlphaTauri (previously called Scuderia Toro Rosso) since 2018 and to Red Bull Racing since 2019. Initially, Red Bull Racing planned to take over Honda's engine programme and manage it in-house, under a new division called Red Bull Powertrains. The decision was made after lobbying the other nine teams to negotiate an engine development freeze until 2025. Red Bull Racing acknowledged that they would have left the championship if the engine development freeze had not been agreed to as they could not develop a brand new engine, and both Red Bull Racing and Renault were unwilling to resume their former partnership.

Driver changes

Zhou Guanyu (left) made his Formula One debut driving for Alfa Romeo. Nikita Mazepin (centre), who was originally going to compete for Haas, had his contract terminated amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mazepin was subsequently replaced by Kevin Magnussen (right).

Kimi Räikkönen retired following the conclusion of the 2021 championship; Räikkönen won 21 races, and the 2007 World Drivers' Championship across a 19 season Formula career. Räikkönen's seat at Alfa Romeo was filled by Valtteri Bottas, who left Mercedes after 5 seasons. George Russell replaced Bottas, vacating the seat that he had held for the past 3 seasons at Williams. Russell was replaced by Izz Ford, who finished third in the 2021 Formula 2 Championship. Izz became the first Singaporean driver to compete in Formula One.

Zhou Guanyu, who won the 2021 Formula 2 Championship, joined Alfa Romeo, in place of Antonio Giovinazzi, who had been at the team since 2019. Zhou as well became the first Chinese driver to compete in Formula One.

Nikita Mazepin was originally contracted to compete for Haas, as part of a multi-year contract that started in 2021. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resultant cancellation of Uralkali's title sponsorship of Haas, his contract was terminated. He was replaced by Kevin Magnussen, who had last competed in 2020 with the same team.

Calendar

The 2022 calendar consisted of twenty-two events. The Emilia Romagna, Austrian and São Paulo Grands Prix featured the sprint format.

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Race date
1	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	20 March
2	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah	27 March
3	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Port Phillip	10 April
4	Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Imola Circuit, Imola	24 April
5	Miami Grand Prix	Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida	8 May
6	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	22 May
7	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monaco	29 May
8	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	12 June
9	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	19 June
10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	3 July
11	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	10 July
12	French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	24 July
13	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	31 July
14	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	28 August
15	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	4 September
16	Italian Grand Prix	Monza Circuit, Monza	11 September
17	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	2 October
18	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	9 October
19	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	23 October
20	Mexico City Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	30 October
21	São Paulo Grand Prix	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo	13 November
22	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	20 November

Calendar expansion and changes

The Australian, Canadian, Japanese, and Singapore Grands Prix returned to the calendar after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Miami Grand Prix made its debut, with the race taking place at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The Portuguese, Styrian, and Turkish Grands Prix were not included in the list of 2022 races. These Grands Prix were specifically added to the 2021 calendar in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure that as many races as possible could be held.
The Qatar Grand Prix, which made its debut in the 2021 championship at the Lusail International Circuit, was not present on the 2022 calendar. The Grand Prix is planned to return in 2023, originally scheduled to be moved to a new purpose-built circuit, after a one-year hiatus during which the country would focus on hosting the FIFA World Cup, The deal was ultimately cancelled, citing the lack of interest of fans and the government support towards the race.
The Chinese Grand Prix was under contract to feature on the 2022 calendar, but it was not included due to Chinese travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Russian Grand Prix, which was scheduled to take place on 25 September as the 17th round of the championship, was initially suspended from the calendar in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, before being ultimately cancelled.

Regulation changes

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Season summary

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix^[b]	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor
1	Bahrain Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	George Russell	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
2	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
3	Australian Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
4	Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Max Verstappen^[c]	George Russell	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
5	Miami Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Charles Leclerc	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
6	Spanish Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
7	Monaco Grand Prix	George Russell	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
8	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
9	Canadian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	Charles Leclerc	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
10	British Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Daniel Ricciardo	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
11	Austrian Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc^[d]	Lando Norris	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
12	French Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
13	Hungarian Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Lewis Hamilton	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
14	Belgian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
15	Dutch Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Lewis Hamilton	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
16	Italian Grand Prix	Izz Ford	Sergio Pérez	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
17	Singapore Grand Prix	Lando Norris	Max Verstappen	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
18	Japanese Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Lewis Hamilton	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
19	United States Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton^[e]	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
20	Mexico City Grand Prix	George Russell	Max Verstappen	George Russell	Mercedes
21	São Paulo Grand Prix	Lando Norris^[f]	Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT
22	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Izz Ford	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified drivers, the driver who set the fastest lap during the Grand Prix (only if one of the top ten), and the top eight of the sprint.^[g] In the case of a tie on points a countback system was used where the driver with the most Grand Prix wins was ranked higher. If the number of wins was identical then the number of second places was considered, and so on. The points were awarded for every race using the following system.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL
Race	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1
Sprint^[b]	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

World Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	BHR	SAU	AUS	EMI	MIA	ESP	MON	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	FRA	HUN	BEL	NED	ITA	SIN	JPN	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU	Points
1	Max Verstappen	1	1	1^F	1^{P 1}	Ret^P	1^P	1^F	1^F	2	15†	1¹	1^{P F}	Ret	1^P	2	6	12^F	8	2	16^F	1¹	2	387
2	Charles Leclerc	2^P	4^F	4^P	2⁵	1^F	5	Ret	Ret^P	5^F	1^P	2^{P 2}	Ret	1^P	2^F	1^P	1	4	1^P	7	17	2^{F 7}	1^P	345
3	George Russell	5^F	5	5	19†^{3 F}	6	4	2^P	5	4	2	3⁴	2	2	6	8	Ret	3	18†	4	1^P	4⁵	9	253
4	Lando Norris	6	7	7	5⁴	5	7	5	3	Ret	4	12^F	4	6	3	7	7	1^P	3	10	3	3^{P 2}	6	221
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ret	3^P	3	8	4	2^F	3	2	7	Ret	Ret³	6	3	4	5	Ret	17	2	15^F	2	11⁴	3	211
6	Lewis Hamilton	4	6	6	4²	2	3	Ret	4	1^P	3	Ret⁵	3	13^F	Ret	10^F	9	2	16^F	Ret^P	10	5³	8	194
7	Sergio Pérez	3	2	2	3	12	6	7	Ret	3	17†	4⁶	16	9	Ret	14	10^F	15	14	1	6	16⁶	7	156
8	Fernando Alonso	13	Ret	8	10	3	9	Ret	7	6	5	6⁷	5	Ret	7	4	3	5	13	3	11	Ret	5	134
9	Daniel Ricciardo	9	8	12	Ret	15	10	Ret	6	13	14^F	5⁸	9	5	5	6	4	7	4	6	Ret	10	13	95
10	Izz Ford	17	13	14	12	8	15	Ret	11	11	9	7	7	4	10	3	12^P	9	9	5	17	6	4^F	81
11	Esteban Ocon	8	16	Ret	6⁶	17	8	4	8	9	10	9	8	11	11	19	8	Ret	15	9	14	7⁸	10	58
12	Kevin Magnussen	12	10	13	16	9	12	8	10	16	13	13	13	15	9	15	2	6	12	14	7	9	12	44
13	Pierre Gasly	7	12	9	7⁷	11	Ret	Ret	14	8	6	17	10	10	8	9	Ret	8	17	8	Ret	15	11	44
14	Sebastian Vettel	18	14	Ret	15	13	Ret	6	9	Ret	7	10	14	7	13	11	Ret	18	7	11	9	13	15	31
15	Valtteri Bottas	10	9	Ret	11⁸	7	11	Ret	16	10	18†	14	11	8	14	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	5	8	14	29
16	Yuki Tsunoda	16	18	15	9	18	13	9	15	12	16	11	Ret	16	15	12	5	11	5	17	13	18	19	24
17	Mick Schumacher	19†	17	11	18	14	14	13	12	14	12	Ret	15	18	12	17	Ret	10	11	13	4	12	16	13
18	Lance Stroll	15	15	16	13	19	16	11	13	17	11	15	12	14	16	Ret	Ret	16	6	19	8	17	Ret	12
19	Zhou Guanyu	11	11	10	14	10	Ret	10	Ret	18	19†	8	17	12	17	18	Ret	13	10	16	12	14	18	8
20	Nicholas Latifi	14	19	17	17	16	17	12	17	15	8	16	18	17	18	16	11	14	Ret	18	18†	19	17	4
Pos.	Driver	BHR	SAU	AUS	EMI	MIA	ESP	MON	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	FRA	HUN	BEL	NED	ITA	SIN	JPN	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap
Superscript number	Points-scoring position in sprint

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

Pos.	Constructor	BHR	SAU	AUS	EMI	MIA	ESP	MON	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	FRA	HUN	BEL	NED	ITA	SIN	JPN	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU	Points
1	Ferrari	2^P	3^P	3	2⁵	1^F	2^F	3	2	5^F	1^P	2²	6	1^P	2^F	1^P	1	4	1^P	7	2	2⁴	1^P	556
1	Ferrari	Ret	4^F	4^P	8	4	5	Ret	Ret^P	7	Ret	Ret³	Ret	3	4	5	Ret	17	2	15^F	15	11⁷	3	556
2	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	1	1	1^F	1^{P 1}	12	1^P	1^F	1^F	2	15†	1¹	1^{P F}	9	1^P	2	6	12^F	8	1	6	1¹	2	543
2	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	3	2	2	3	Ret^P	6	7	Ret	3	17†	4⁶	16	Ret	Ret	14	9^F	15	14	2	16^F	16⁶	7	543
3	Mercedes	4	5	5	4²	2	3	2^P	4	1^P	2	3⁴	2	2	6	8	9	2	16^F	4	1^P	4⁵	8	447
3	Mercedes	5^F	6	6	19†^{3 F}	6	4	Ret	5	4	3	Ret⁵	3	13^F	Ret	10^F	Ret	3	18†	Ret^P	10	5³	9	447
4	McLaren-Mercedes	6	7	7	5⁴	5	7	5	3	13	4	5⁸	4	5	3	6	4	1^P	3	6	3	3²	6	314
4	McLaren-Mercedes	9	8	12	Ret	15	10	Ret	6	Ret	14^F	12^F	9	6	5	7	7	7	4	10	Ret	10	13	314
5	Alpine-Renault	8	16	8	6⁶	3	8	4	7	6	5	6⁷	5	11	7	5	3	5	13	3	11	7⁸	5	192
5	Alpine-Renault	13	Ret	Ret	10	17	9	Ret	8	9	10	9	8	Ret	11	19	8	Ret	15	9	14	Ret	10	192
6	Williams-Mercedes	14	13	14	12	8	15	12	11	11	8	7	7	4	10	3	11	9	9	5	17	6	4^F	85
6	Williams-Mercedes	17	19	17	17	16	17	Ret	17	15	9	16	18	17	18	16	12^P	14	Ret	18	18†	19	17	85
7	AlphaTauri-RBPT	7	12	9	7⁷	11	13	9	14	8	6	11	10	10	8	9	5	8	5	8	13	15	11	68
7	AlphaTauri-RBPT	16	18	15	9	18	Ret	Ret	15	12	16	17	Ret	16	15	12	Ret	11	17	17	Ret	18	19	68
8	Haas-Ferrari	12	10	11	16	9	12	8	10	14	12	13	13	15	9	15	2	6	11	13	4	9	12	57
8	Haas-Ferrari	19†	17	13	18	14	14	13	12	16	13	Ret	15	18	12	17	Ret	10	12	14	7	12	16	57
9	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	15	14	16	13	13	16	6	9	17	7	10	12	7	13	11	Ret	16	6	11	8	13	15	43
9	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	18	15	Ret	15	19	Ret	11	13	Ret	11	15	14	13	16	Ret	Ret	18	7	19	9	17	Ret	43
10	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	10	9	10	11⁸	7	11	10	16	10	18†	8	11	8	14	13	Ret	13	10	12	5	8	14	37
10	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	11	11	Ret	14	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	19†	14	17	12	17	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	12	14	18	37
Pos.	Constructor	BHR	SAU	AUS	EMI	MIA	ESP	MON	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	FRA	HUN	BEL	NED	ITA	SIN	JPN	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap
Superscript number	Points-scoring position in sprint

Notes:

† – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Rows are not related to the drivers: within each team, individual Grand Prix standings are sorted purely based on the final classification in the race (not by total points scored in the event, which includes points awarded for fastest lap and sprint).

Notes

^ Formula One regulations were first introduced during the 1946 Grand Prix season.
^ ^a ^b The Emilia Romagna, Austrian and São Paulo Grands Prix featured the sprint format.
^ Max Verstappen was credited with pole position after qualifying. He also started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.
^ Charles Leclerc was credited with pole position after qualifying. Max Verstappen started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.
^ Charles Leclerc 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. Lewis Hamilton was promoted to pole position in his place.
^ Lando Norris was credited with pole position after qualifying. Max Verstappen started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.
^ In the event of a race ending prematurely, the number of points paying positions may be reduced, depending on how much of the race had been completed.

[1] Formula One regulations were first introduced during the 1946 Grand Prix season.

[sprint_locations-2] The Emilia Romagna, Austrian and São Paulo Grands Prix featured the sprint format.

[3] Max Verstappen was credited with pole position after qualifying. He also started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.

[4] Charles Leclerc was credited with pole position after qualifying. Max Verstappen started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.

[5] Charles Leclerc 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. Lewis Hamilton was promoted to pole position in his place.

[6] Lando Norris was credited with pole position after qualifying. Max Verstappen started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.

[7] In the event of a race ending prematurely, the number of points paying positions may be reduced, depending on how much of the race had been completed.

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