2022 Grand Prix of Florida

2022 Grand Prix of Florida 	2022 Grand Prix of Florida
Race details 	Race details
Race 1 of 22 races in the 2022 Champ Car World Series	Race 1 of 22 races in the 2022 Champ Car World Series
 	
Date 	March 6, 2022
Location 	Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida
Course 	3.741 mi (6.019 km)
Distance 	50 laps, 187.05 mi (301.027 km)
Average speed 	-
Pole position 	Pole position
Driver 	Dan Mathers
Time 	1:58.553
Most laps led 	Most laps led
Driver 	Dan Mathers (Hill Racing)
Laps 	47
Winner 	Winner
11 	Dan Mathers (Hill Racing)
Television in the United States 	Television in the United States
Network 	NBCSN
Announcers 	TBA
The 2022 Grand Prix of Florida, known officially as the 2022 Grand Prix of Florida Presented by Chevrolet, was a Lucas Oil Champ Car World Series race held on March 6, 2022 at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida. The ninth running of the event, it was the opening round of the 2022 Lucas Oil Champ Car World Series. 
The race was won by Hill Racing Honda driver Dan Mathers.Entry list
*(W) denotes past GP Florida winner
*(R) denotes rookie driver
*(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for championship points
No.	Nation	Driver 	Team 	Constructor
2 	 	Hans Dahl 	LJT Motorsport 	Honda
11 	 	Dan Mathers 	Hill Racing 	Honda
13 	 	Alfonso Alvarado (R) 	Team BlackStorm-Honda 	Honda
23 	 	Morty Leitzke 	Team BlackStorm-Honda 	Honda
25 	 	Larry Dunn 	Hill Racing 	Honda
31 	 	Meredith MacCallum (R)	CanAM Racing 	Chevrolet
32 	 	Nico Schumacher 	Schumacher-McLaren Racing 	Chevrolet
33 	 	Frankie Tatton 	Schumacher-McLaren Racing 	Chevrolet
34 	 	Bryan Shepard 	Schumacher-McLaren Racing 	Chevrolet
35 	 	Georgie Carter 	Team Ligier 	Honda
36 	 	Michael Rocker 	Prost Racing 	Chevrolet
37 	 	Jian Chu 	Team Ligier 	Honda
39 	 	Perce Kingston (R) 	LJT Motorsport 	Honda
43 	 	Heinrich Kuipers 	Prost Racing 	Chevrolet
51 	 	Eric Brockman (R) 	Brockman Autosport 	Chevrolet
57 	 	Lachlan Rybář 	Team Ligier 	Honda
71 	 	Clyde Donovan 	Coors IRT Development Program	Honda
75 	 	Khanpasha Tatton 	Manor Marussia Motorsport 	Honda
77 	 	Nikita Derby (R) 	Manor Marussia Motorsport 	Honda
79 	 	Kenneth Williams 	Coors IRT Development Program	Honda
82 	 	Alexander Caito (R) 	Red Bull Junior Team 	Honda
83 	 	Nigel Thurnley 	CanAM Racing 	Chevrolet
84 	 	Atsushi Nishimura (R) 	Red Bull Junior Team 	Honda
95 	 	Květoslav Sciacca 	Manor Marussia Motorsport 	Honda
Practice
There were three practice sessions held on March 5 and 6. Sessions 1 and 2 lasted 1.5 hours while Session 3 lasted one hour.
Starting lineup
The lineup will be determined by session qualifying.
Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Constructor
1 	- 	- 	- 	-
2 	- 	- 	- 	-
=== Session: Qualifying ===
P 	# 	DRIVER 	TIME
1 	11 	D Mathers 	1:58.553
2 	83 	N Thurnley 	1:58.693
3 	95 	K Sciacca 	1:59.009
4 	71 	C Donovan 	1:59.056
5 	37 	J Chu 	1:59.076
6 	32 	N Schumacher 	1:59.178
7 	25 	L Dunn 	1:59.238
8 	39 	K Gupta 	1:59.254
9 	23 	M Leitzke 	1:59.364
10	36 	M Rocker 	1:59.404
11	2 	H Dahl 	1:59.413
12	43 	H Kuipers 	1:59.569
13	35 	G Carter 	1:59.623
14	34 	B Shepard 	1:59.739
15	57 	L Rybar 	1:59.784
16	51 	E Brockman 	1:59.825
17	84 	A Nishimura 	1:59.888
18	31 	M MacCallum 	1:59.915
19	33 	F Tatton 	1:59.931
20	75 	K Tatton 	1:59.965
21	79 	K Williams 	2:00.037
22	13 	A Alvarado 	2:00.084
23	82 	A Caito 	2:00.250
24	77 	N Derby 	2:00.668
25	000	E Pit Reporter	--
=== Weather: Clear, 79 °F, Northeast 1 mph ===
=== Session: Race ===
=== OFFICIAL STANDINGS ===
F 	S 	# 	DRIVER 	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1 	1 	11	D Mathers 	105.943 	50 	47*	185 	Running
2 	2 	83	N Thurnley 	-0.37 	50 	2 	175 	Running
3 	4 	71	C Donovan 	-7.74 	50 	0 	165 	Running
4 	6 	32	N Schumacher	-8.17 	50 	0 	160 	Running
5 	8 	39	K Gupta 	-8.49 	50 	0 	155 	Running
6 	5 	37	J Chu 	-9.32 	50 	0 	150 	Running
7 	3 	95	K Sciacca 	-9.54 	50 	0 	146 	Running
8 	9 	23	M Leitzke 	-10.21 	50 	1 	147 	Running
9 	14	34	B Shepard 	-10.61 	50 	0 	138 	Running
10	10	36	M Rocker 	-11.18 	50 	0 	134 	Running
11	12	43	H Kuipers 	-11.95 	50 	0 	130 	Running
12	7 	25	L Dunn 	-12.44 	50 	0 	127 	Running
13	13	35	G Carter 	-12.57 	50 	0 	124 	Running
14	18	31	M MacCallum 	-15.38 	50 	0 	121 	Running
15	20	75	K Tatton 	-15.47 	50 	0 	118 	Running
16	23	82	A Caito 	-17.52 	50 	0 	115 	Running
17	19	33	F Tatton 	-17.87 	50 	0 	112 	Running
18	17	84	A Nishimura 	-19.36 	50 	0 	109 	Running
19	21	79	K Williams 	-19.77 	50 	0 	106 	Running
20	22	13	A Alvarado 	-43.59 	50 	0 	103 	Running
21	15	57	L Rybar 	-45.91 	50 	0 	100 	Running
22	11	2 	H Dahl 	-48.43 	50 	0 	97 	Running
23	24	77	N Derby 	-49.21 	50 	0 	94 	Running
24	16	51	E Brockman 	-4L 	46 	0 	91 	Retired
=== Caution Flags: 1 (2 laps) ===
=== Lead Changes: 4 (3 drivers) ===
=== Weather: Cloudy, 79 °F, Southwest 1 mph ===
=== Pitstop Frequency: 1x ===
=== AI Strength: 100 ASC% ===
=== PENALTIES ===
LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY