2022 Formula One World Championship

2022 FIA Formula One World Championship

League Information

Series:

Formula 1

Organizer:

FIA

Location:

World

Start Date:

2022-03-20

End Date:

2022-11-20

Number of Races:

22

Number of Drivers:

22

Number of Teams:

10

Liquipedia Tier:

Tier 1

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Chronology

2021

2023

2022 Formula One World Championship is the 73rd season of the Formula One World Championship recognised by the FIA.

Final Standings[edit]

Driver[edit]

Constructor[edit]

Participants[edit]

Driver Info

Alfa Romeo

R	DNP Antonio Giovinazzi
T	DNP Robert Kubica
Main Roster

D	Valtteri Bottas
D	Zhou Guanyu
Reserves


C42

AlphaTauri

R	DNP Liam Lawson
T	DNP Sébastien Buemi
Main Roster

D	Pierre Gasly
D	Yuki Tsunoda
Reserves


AT03

Alpine

R	DNP Oscar Piastri
Main Roster

D	Fernando Alonso
D	Esteban Ocon
Reserves


A522

Aston Martin

R	Nico Hulkenberg
R	DNP Felipe Drugovich
Main Roster

D	Sebastian Vettel
D	Lance Stroll
Reserves


AMR22

Ferrari

R	DNP Antonio Giovinazzi
R	DNP Robert Shwartzman
R	DNP Mick Schumacher
Main Roster

D	Charles Leclerc
D	Carlos Sainz
Reserves


SF-75

Haas

R	DNP Pietro Fittipaldi
R	DNP Antonio Giovinazzi
Main Roster

D	Kevin Magnussen
D	Mick Schumacher
Reserves


VF-22

McLaren

R	DNP Stoffel Vandoorne
R	DNP Nyck de Vries
R	DNP Paul di Resta
Main Roster

D	Daniel Ricciardo
D	Lando Norris
Reserves


MCL36

Mercedes

R	DNP Stoffel Vandoorne
R	DNP Nyck de Vries
Main Roster

D	Lewis Hamilton
D	George Russell
Reserves


W13

Red Bull Racing

R	DNP Liam Lawson
T	DNP Sébastien Buemi
Main RosterKey Staff

	Christian Horner
Main RosterReserves

D	Max Verstappen
D	Sergio Pérez
ReservesKey Staff


RB18

Williams

R	Nyck de Vries
R	DNP Jack Aitken
Main Roster

D	Alexander Albon
D	Nicholas Latifi
Reserves


FW44

Substitutes Information
Team	C.	Name	Replacing	C.	Name	Description
		Nico Hülkenberg			Sebastian Vettel	Bahrain - Medical (COVID-19) Saudi Arabia - Medical (COVID-19)
		Nyck de Vries			Alex Albon	Italy - Medical (Appendicitis)

Roster moves ahead of the new season
Date Player Old New Ref 2022-03-01 Julien Simon-Chautemps (Senior Race Engineer) ⇒ None 2022-02-17 Otmar Szafnauer None ⇒ (Team Principal) 2022-02-15 Daniil Kvyat (Reserve) ⇒ None 2022-02-03 Matt Harman (Engineering Director) ⇒ (Technical Director) 2022-02-01 Lasse Christoffersen (Aerodynamics Deputy Team Leader) ⇒ (Aerodynamics Team Leader) 2022-02-?? Edward Regan (Performance Engineer) ⇒ (Race Engineer) 2022-01-18 Alain Prost (Non-Executive Director) ⇒ None 2022-01-17 Tatiana Calderón (Test Driver) ⇒ None 2022-01-14 Mike Krack None ⇒ (Team Principal) 2022-01-05 Otmar Szafnauer (Team Principal) ⇒ None 2022-01-01 Enrico Racca (Head of Staff Operations) ⇒ (Head of Supply Chain & Manufacturing) 2022-01-01 Marco Perrone (Head of Strategy) ⇒ (Head of Sporting Direction) 2022-01-?? Graham Watson (Team Manager) ⇒ (Head of Race Operations) 2021-12-28 François-Xavier Demaison None ⇒ (Technical Director) 2021-12-22 Robert Shwartzman None ⇒ (Test Driver) 2021-12-12 Kimi Räikkönen ⇒ Retired 2021-12-02 Sven Smeets None ⇒ (Sporting Director) 2021-12-01 Chris Dyer (Head of Vehicle Performance Group) ⇒ None 2021-12-01 Jon Tomlinson (Head of Aerodynamics) ⇒ (Resource Manager - Applied Science) 2021-11-24 Eric Blandin (Chief Aerodynamicist) ⇒ (Deputy Technical Director)

Season Results[edit]

Format[edit]

22 Races
- Practices: 3 sessions of 90-minutes free practice, two held on Friday and one on Saturday
- Qualifying: 1 session of qualifying to determaine Main Race grid. Held on Saturday after Free practice 3
- Sprint: a Short-length race to determine Main Race grid. Held on Saturday on selected races
  - For races with Sprint
    - Qualifying moved to Friday and will determine Sprint grid
    - Free practices decreased to two sessions, each held before Qualifying and Sprint respectively
- Main Race: Full-length race at approx. 300 kilometres + 1 lap. Held on Sunday

	Points Distribution
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL
Race	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1
Sprint	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Technical Changes[edit]

To view the Technical Changes in this season, Click here.

New Technical Regulation

Bodywork
- Ground Effect
  - Ban lifted and reintroduced after 1983
- Bodywork Simplification
  - Bodywork, Front Wings and Endplates
  - Allow cars to follow each other more easier
  - Ability to control Front Wheel airflowis limited
- Removal of the following items
  - Bargeboards
  - Any devices capable of changing car airflow
- Wings
  - Front Wings must directly connected with the nosecone
  - Rear Wings are widened and mounted higher
  - Teams are restricted ability to generate downforce by using exhause gases
- Aero Upgrades
  - Numbers of upgrades reduced to maintain cost saving
- Technical Aero Directive
  - Effective from Belgium onwards, a technical directive is introduced to prevent excessive porpoising and bottoming out
Power Units
- MGU-H removed
- Maximum RPM increased from 15,000 to 18,000 RPM
Standardised Parts
- Standardised Parts are components that are made to a single standard effective up until the 2024 Season, made to restrict development advantage on the specific parts
  - Gearbox
  - Fuel System
  - Various Aerodynamic Components
Tyres
- Wheel diameter increased from 13 to 18 inches (46 cm)
- Tyre blankets temperature reduced from 100 °C Front / 80 °C Rear to 70 °C equal

Sporting Changes[edit]

To view the Sporting Changes in this season, Click here.

Race Directors
- Michael Masi replaced by Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas as co-race directors
  - Eduardo Fretias relinquished the duty later at the race in Japan
- [{Herbie Blash]] appointed as senior advisor
- Video Assistant Referees (VAR) is introduced as Virtual Race Control
- Radio between teams are no longer broadcasted live
General
- All drivers now have free choice of starting tyre for the race on Sunday
- Budget cap reduced from $150m USD to $142.4m USD

Sprint
- Rebranded "Sprint Qualifying" to "Sprint"
  - Replaced (Imola) with (Monza) as a nominated Sprint weekend this season, and remain unchanged.

Points system for shortened races
- Following the controversy surrounding the awarding of points at Belgium 2021, where the race was only run behind the safety car, new criteria has been introduced for uncompleted events.
  - If less than 25% of the scheduled distance is completed, points are awarded on a 6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 5.
  - If 25% - 50% of the scheduled distance is completed, points are awarded on a 13-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 9.
  - If 50% - 75% of the scheduled distance is completed, points are awarded on a 19-14-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 10.
  - If more than 75% of the scheduled distance is completed, full points are awarded.
  - Additionally, the fastest lap point is only awarded if a minimum of 50% of the schedule distance is completed whilst within the top 10.

Safety car procedures and protocols
- New safety car procedures and protocols introduced which address the following:
  - The unlapping of cars under a safety car period, changed from "Any" to "All" will be allowed to unlap themselves, if deemed safe by the race director.
  - The safety car will be now withdrawn one lap after the instruction of the lapped cars may unlap themselves has been given.
  - Aggressive acceleration, braking, and sitting alongside another car during the restart, in an attempt to seek a tactical advantage has been banned during a restart procedure.
Safety Car
- Adds Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series in addition the current car

Additional Content[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

References[edit]

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