2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The (officially the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022) was the 22nd and final race of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at Yas Marina Circuit on the weekend of November 18 to November 20 2022.
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==Background==
All drivers and teams are set to take part in the race weekend.
===Championship standings before the race===
Going into the weekend, both the Drivers' and Constructors' titles have already been decided at the Japanese and United States Grands Prix, respectively. Max Verstappen leads the Drivers' Championship with 139 points from Charles Leclerc, second, and from teammate Sergio Pérez, third. lead the Constructors' Championship from by 195 points and by 214 points.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Red Bull's Sergio Pérez head into this weekend tied on points with 290 points each. Their respective results at the Sunday race will determine who can claim 2nd place in the World Drivers Championship.
=== Track changes ===
The first DRS detection point was moved further back, being positioned before turn 5.
==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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28 	Patricio O’Ward 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL36 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
34 	Felipe Drugovich 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR22 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
36 	Liam Lawson 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB18 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
39 	Robert Shwartzman 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F1-75 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
45 	Logan Sargeant 	Williams Racing 	 	FW44 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
51 	Pietro Fittipaldi 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-22 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
82 	Jack Doohan 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A522 	 	E-Tech RE22 1.6L V6t 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN 	 	C42 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
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==Practice==
===FP1===
Felipe Drugovich (), Pietro Fittipaldi (), Patricio O'Ward (), Logan Sargeant (), Jack Doohan (), Robert Kubica (), Robert Shwartzman () and Liam Lawson () drove in the first practice session in place of Lance Stroll, Mick Schumacher, Lando Norris, Nicholas Latifi, Fernando Alonso, Guanyu Zhou, Carlos Sainz Jr. and Max Verstappen, respectively. In doing so, Drugovich and O'Ward made their Formula One practice debut.
===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 	 	 	 	1:25.146	1 	1:25.134	2
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:27.619	8 	1:26.124	9 	1:25.950	8
4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	 	1:26.377	11 	1:25.518	5
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:27.268	6 	1:26.395	12 	1:26.012	9
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	 	1:27.262	20 	1:26.646	20
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:27.845	11 	1:27.036	19 	1:26.239	15
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:26.967	4 	1:25.852	5 	1:24.982	1
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	 	1:26.043	8 	1:26.076	12
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:26.888	3 	1:25.599	3 	1:25.571	6
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	 	1:26.547	14 	1:26.298	16
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:28.142	16 	1:26.915	18 	1:26.356	17
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:27.991	13 	1:26.680	15 	1:26.170	13
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:27.840	10 	1:26.750	16 	1:26.051	10
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	 	 	1:26.479	13 	1:26.482	19
28 	Patricio O’Ward 	 	1:28.350	18 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:27.891	12 	1:25.038	7 	1:26.073	11
34 	Felipe Drugovich 	 	1:28.672	20 	 	 	 	
36 	Liam Lawson 	 	1:27.201	5 	 	 	 	
39 	Robert Shwartzman	 	1:27.429	7 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:26.633	1 	1:25.761	4 	1:25.222	3
45 	Logan Sargeant 	 	1:28.098	15 	 	 	 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	 	1:26.839	17 	1:26.473	18
51 	Pietro Fittipaldi	 	1:28.204	17 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	 	 	1:25.932	6 	1:25.605	7
63 	George Russell 	 	1:26.853	2 	1:25.487	2 	1:25.395	4
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:27.655	9 	1:26.300	10 	1:26.189	14
82 	Jack Doohan 	 	1:28.484	19 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:28.064	14 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Report===
Kevin Magnussen, having taken his maiden pole position the previous race at the , was eliminated in Q1 as he was out-qualified by outgoing teammate Mick Schumacher for only the sixth time.
Sebastian Vettel believed he was impeded by drivers on three separate occasions; by Sergio Pérez in Q1 and twice by Max Verstappen during Q2. Although Vettel argued that the infringements cost him "a tenth" of a second per lap, it did not prevent him from qualifying ninth, equaling his best season result.
Verstappen aided Pérez's Q3 by giving him a slipstream throughout the lap, as Red Bull Racing sought to provide Pérez with every opportunity to finish ahead of Charles Leclerc for second in the championship. Despite this, it was Verstappen who took pole position, his seventh of the season, with Pérez qualifying second to give Red Bull Racing their first front-row lockout since the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix. The qualifying results also meant that seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton failed to claim a pole position during a season for the first time in his Formula One career since it began in .
===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 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	1 	1:24.754 	 	4 	1:24.622 	 	1 	1:23.824 	1
2 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	2 	1:24.820 	 	1 	1:24.419 	 	2 	1:24.052 	2
3 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	4 	1:25.211 	 	2 	1:24.517 	 	3 	1:24.092 	3
4 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	 	3 	1:25.090 	 	3 	1:24.521 	 	4 	1:24.242 	4
5 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	8 	1:25.594 	 	5 	1:24.774 	 	5 	1:24.508 	5
6 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	7 	1:25.545 	 	7 	1:24.940 	 	6 	1:24.511 	6
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	5 	1:25.387 	 	6 	1:24.903 	 	7 	1:24.769 	7
8 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	12 	1:25.735 	 	9 	1:25.007 	 	8 	1:24.830 	8
9 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	6 	1:25.523 	 	8 	1:24.974 	 	9 	1:24.961 	9
10 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	14 	1:25.766 	 	10 	1:25.068 	 	10 	1:25.045 	13
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	15 	1:25.782 	 	11 	1:25.096 	 	 	 	10
12 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	10 	1:25.630 	 	12 	1:25.219 	 	 	 	11
13 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	11 	1:25.711 	 	13 	1:25.225 	 	 	 	12
14 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	13 	1:25.741 	 	14 	1:25.359 	 	 	 	14
15 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	 	9 	1:25.594 	 	15 	1:25.408 	 	 	 	15
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	16 	1:25.834 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	17 	1:25.859 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	18 	1:25.892 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	19 	1:26.028 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	20 	1:26.054 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
Show Grid
====Grid Penalties====
*Daniel Ricciardo will receive a 3-place grid penalty as he caused a collision between himself and Kevin Magnussen during the previous round, the São Paulo Grand Prix. 
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	58 	1:27:45.914 	1 	25
2 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	58 	+8.771 	3 	18
3 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	58 	+10.093 	2 	15
4 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	58 	+24.892 	4 	12
5 	63 	George Russell 	 	58 	+35.888 	6 	10
6 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	58 	+56.234 	7 	9
7 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	58 	+57.240 	8 	6
8 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	58 	+1:16.931 	14 	4
9 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	58 	+1:23.268 	13 	2
10 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	58 	+1:23.898 	9 	1
11 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	58 	+1:29.371 	11 	
12 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	15 	
13 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	19 	
14 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	17 	
15 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	18 	
16 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	12 	
17 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	16 	
18 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	55 	Gearbox 	5 	
19 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	55 	Collision damage 	20 	
 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	27 	Water leak 	10 	
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== Milestones==
*300th and final race entry for Sebastian Vettel.
*Final race for Nicholas Latifi and Mick Schumacher.
*20th pole position for Max Verstappen.
*35th race victory for Max Verstappen.
*200th race entry for Valtteri Bottas.
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	454 	
2 	Charles Leclerc 	308 	
3 	Sergio Pérez 	305 	
4 	George Russell 	275 	
5 	Carlos Sainz 	246 	1
6 	Lewis Hamilton 	240 	1
7 	Lando Norris 	122 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	92 	
9 	Fernando Alonso 	81 	
10 	Valtteri Bottas 	49 	
11 	Daniel Ricciardo 	37 	1
12 	Sebastian Vettel 	37 	1
13 	Kevin Magnussen 	25 	
14 	Pierre Gasly 	23 	
15 	Lance Stroll 	18 	
16 	Mick Schumacher 	12 	
17 	Yuki Tsunoda 	12 	
18 	Guanyu Zhou 	6 	
19 	Alexander Albon 	4 	
20 	Nicholas Latifi 	2 	
21 	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 	 	759 	
2 	 	554 	
3 	 	515 	
4 	 	173 	
5 	 	159 	
6 	 	55 	
7 	 	55 	
8 	 	37 	
9 	 	35 	
10 	 	8 	
==See Also==
==References==
Images and Videos:
FP1 Highlights - 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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Qualifying Highlights - 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Max Verstappen's Pole Lap - 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Pirelli
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