2022 Singapore Grand Prix

The (officially the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2022) was the 17th race of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at Marina Bay Street Circuit on the weekend of September 30 to October 2 2022.
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==Background==
The event was held across the weekend of the 30 September – 2 October. It was the seventeenth round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship and the first time the event had been held since , with the and races cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sebastian Vettel entered as the defending race winner.
For this race and the following , McLaren will run a special black and pink livery celebrating their partnership with cryptocurrency company OKX.
===Championship standings before the race===
Max Verstappen entered the race leading the Drivers' Championship by 116 points from second-place Charles Leclerc, and third-place teammate Sergio Pérez, by 125. led the Constructors' Championship, from by 139 points and by 164 points.
Verstappen could secure his second World Drivers' Championship in a row. He needed to outscore Leclerc by 22 points, Pérez by 13 and George Russell by six. Verstappen could secure the title if he won the Grand Prix with the bonus point for fastest lap, with Leclerc outside the top seven and Pérez outside the top three. If Verstappen had won the race, without securing the fastest lap, he could've secured the title if Leclerc finished outside the top eight, and Pérez finished outside the top four with the fastest lap, or the top three without it.
=== Track changes ===
All drivers and teams took part in the race weekend.
The first and the third activation point of the DRS were slightly moved further back, being positioned 48 metres (157 ft) after turn 5 and 43 metres (141 ft) after the apex of turn 23, respectively. Furthermore, the circuit has been resurfaced in a number of areas, most significantly full-width sections the length of the pit straight to shortly after turn 1, from turn 5 to just before the braking point for turn 7, from turn 12 to 12, from the braking point for turn 14 to just after the corner, and from before turn 15 through to turn 10. 
==Entry List==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Max Verstappen 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB18 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL36 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL36 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR22 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams Racing 	 	FW44 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT03 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB18 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A522 	 	E-Tech RE22 1.6L V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F1-75 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR22 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-22 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT03 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Williams Racing 	 	FW44 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	 	C42 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A522 	 	E-Tech RE22 1.6L V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W13 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-22 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F1-75 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
63 	George Russell 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W13 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	 	C42 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
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==Practice==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	FP1 	FP2 	FP2 	FP3 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	
No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:43.117	2 	1:42.926	4 	1:58.308	2 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:45.724	12 	1:45.447	18 	2:01.036	10 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:46.680	19 	1:44.013	11 	2:01.791	16 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:45.354	11 	1:44.249	12 	2:01.007	8 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:47.092	20 	1:46.553	20 	2:03.510	20 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:45.258	9 	1:44.469	14 	2:01.245	13 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:43.839	4 	1:43.906	9 	1:59.526	5 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:45.336	10 	1:43.520	8 	1:59.429	4 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:43.435	3 	1:42.795	2 	1:57.782	1 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:45.221	8 	1:43.982	10 	2:00.373	6 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:46.028	14 	1:44.422	13 	2:01.089	11 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:46.801	15 	1:45.211	17 	2:01.679	15 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:46.119	16 	1:45.144	16 	2:01.907	17 	 	 	 	 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	1:46.408	17 	1:44.524	15 	2:02.599	19 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:44.736	7 	1:43.412	6 	2:00.911	7 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:43.033	1 	1:43.182	5 	2:01.220	12 	 	 	 	 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:46.028	18 	1:45.623	19 	2:01.502	14 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:44.138	6 	1:42.587	1 	1:58.848	3 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:44.066	5 	1:42.911	3 	2:01.010	9 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:45.725	13 	1:43.431	7 	2:02.066	18 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	3 	1:54.129 	 	1 	1:52.343 	 	1 	1:49.412 	1
2 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	4 	1:54.404 	 	4 	1:52.818 	 	2 	1:49.434 	2
3 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:53.161 	 	2 	1:52.691 	 	3 	1:46.466 	3
4 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	5 	1:54.559 	 	6 	1:53.219 	 	4 	1:49.583 	4
5 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	9 	1:55.360 	 	5 	1:53.127 	 	5 	1:49.966 	5
6 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	15 	1:55.914 	 	9 	1:53.942 	 	6 	1:50.584 	6
7 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	12 	1:55.606 	 	7 	1:53.546 	 	7 	1:51.211 	7
8 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	1 	1:53.057 	 	3 	1:52.728 	 	8 	1:51.395 	8
9 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	7 	1:55.103 	 	10 	1:54.006 	 	9 	1:51.573 	9
10 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	8 	1:55.314 	 	8 	1:53.848 	 	10 	1:52.983 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	6 	1:54.633 	 	11 	1:54.012 	 	 	 	11
12 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	13 	1:55.629 	 	12 	1:54.211 	 	 	 	12
13 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	14 	1:55.736 	 	13 	1:54.370 	 	 	 	13
14 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	11 	1:55.602 	 	14 	1:54.380 	 	 	 	14
15 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	 	10 	1:55.375 	 	15 	1:55.518 	 	 	 	15
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	16 	1:56.083 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	17 	1:56.226 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	18 	1:56.337 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	19 	1:56.985 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	20 	1:57.532 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
Show Grid
====Grid Penalty====
* George Russell is required to start from the pit lane due to his car was being modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions and using the 4th Internal Cumbustion Unit (ICE), Turbo Charger (TC), Motor Generator Unit – Heat (MGU-H), Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic (MGU-K), 3rdEnergy Store (ES) and Control Electronics (CE).
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	59 	2:02:20.238 	2 	25
2 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	59 	+2.595 	1 	18
3 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	59 	+10.305 	4 	15
4 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	59 	+21.133 	6 	12
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	59 	+53.282 	16 	10
6 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	59 	+56.330 	11 	8
7 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	59 	+58.825 	8 	6
8 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	59 	+1:00.032 	13 	4
9 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	59 	+1:01.515 	3 	2
10 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	59 	+1:09.576 	7 	1
11 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	59 	+1:28.844 	15 	
12 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	59 	+1:32.610 	9 	
13 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	58 	+1 Lap 	12 	
14 	63 	George Russell 	 	57 	+2 Laps 	 	
 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	34 	Accident 	10 	
 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	26 	Engine 	17 	
 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	25 	Collision damage 	18 	
 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	20 	Engine 	5 	
 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	7 	Collision damage 	19 	
 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	6 	Collision 	14 	
Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 2 October 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 2 October 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 2 October 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 2 October 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 2 October 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 2 October 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 2 October 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 2 October 2022
* George Russell set the fastest lap time; however, he did not get an extra point because he did not finish in the top 10.
* Sergio Pérez received a five-second time penalty for a safety car infringement, but this did not affect his final standing.
==Milestones==
*This would be the 350th race start for Fernando Alonso
**which has broke the record previously held by Kimi Räikkönen at the 
*2nd career win of Sergio Pérez in this season
**4th career win of Sergio Pérez
**230th race start for Sergio Pérez
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	341 	
2 	Charles Leclerc 	237 	
3 	Sergio Pérez 	235 	
4 	George Russell 	203 	
5 	Carlos Sainz 	202 	
6 	Lewis Hamilton 	170 	
7 	Lando Norris 	100 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	66 	
9 	Fernando Alonso 	59 	
10 	Valtteri Bottas 	46 	
11 	Daniel Ricciardo 	29 	3
12 	Sebastian Vettel 	24 	1
13 	Pierre Gasly 	23 	2
14 	Kevin Magnussen 	22 	2
15 	Lance Stroll 	13 	3
16 	Mick Schumacher 	12 	1
17 	Yuki Tsunoda 	11 	1
18 	Guanyu Zhou 	6 	1
19 	Alexander Albon 	4 	
20 	Nyck de Vries 	2 	
Only point-scoring drivers are shown.
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	576 	
2 	 	439 	
3 	 	373 	
4 	 	129 	1
5 	 	125 	1
6 	 	52 	
7 	 	37 	2
8 	 	34 	1
9 	 	34 	1
10 	 	6 	
==See Also==
==References==
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