2022 Italian Grand Prix

The (officially the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2022) was the 16th race of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on the weekend of September 9 to September 11 2022.
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==Background==
Antonio Giovinazzi and Nyck de Vries drove in the first practice session in place of Mick Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, respectively. Alex Albon did not participate due to being diagnosed with appendicitis; former Formula 2 and Formula E world champion, Nyck de Vries, filled in for Albon.
=== Track changes ===
The second DRS detection point was moved 40 metres (130 ft) farther round the track, to 20 metres (66 ft) after turn 11.
=== Fan harassment and event mismanagement ===
During the weekend there were numerous allegations of management issues and fan harassment. One Twitter user has reported a local fan demanded that fans remove items declaring their support of Max Verstappen. Another video showed several fans making a sexist tone against Sophie Kumpen, Verstappen's mother. Race organisers were critised for a lack of security in the grandstands.
Several fans also complained about the mismanagement of the event. The circuit organisers demanded food and drink to be paid in token coin instead of cash or credit card. Fans had to wait for more than two hours for food to be prepared following a website crash.
==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 	
45 	Nyck de Vries 	Williams Racing 	 	FW44 	 	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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34 	Nyck de Vries 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR22 	 	F1 M13 1.6L V6t 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-22 	 	066/7 1.6L V6t 	
Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.Antonio Giovinazzi Confirmed for FP1 Sessions with Haas F1 Team. Haas F1 team.De Vries to make third practice outing at Monza with Aston Martin. Racefans.net	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.Antonio Giovinazzi Confirmed for FP1 Sessions with Haas F1 Team. Haas F1 team.De Vries to make third practice outing at Monza with Aston Martin. Racefans.net	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.Antonio Giovinazzi Confirmed for FP1 Sessions with Haas F1 Team. Haas F1 team.De Vries to make third practice outing at Monza with Aston Martin. Racefans.net	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.Antonio Giovinazzi Confirmed for FP1 Sessions with Haas F1 Team. Haas F1 team.De Vries to make third practice outing at Monza with Aston Martin. Racefans.net	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.Antonio Giovinazzi Confirmed for FP1 Sessions with Haas F1 Team. Haas F1 team.De Vries to make third practice outing at Monza with Aston Martin. Racefans.net	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.Antonio Giovinazzi Confirmed for FP1 Sessions with Haas F1 Team. Haas F1 team.De Vries to make third practice outing at Monza with Aston Martin. Racefans.net	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.Antonio Giovinazzi Confirmed for FP1 Sessions with Haas F1 Team. Haas F1 team.De Vries to make third practice outing at Monza with Aston Martin. Racefans.net	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.Antonio Giovinazzi Confirmed for FP1 Sessions with Haas F1 Team. Haas F1 team.De Vries to make third practice outing at Monza with Aston Martin. Racefans.net
==Practice==
There were three practice sessions for the event. 
===FP1===
The first practice session started on 9 September at 14:00 local time (UTC+02:00) and ended with Charles Leclerc fastest, followed by Carlos Sainz Jr. and George Russell. 
===FP2 ===
The second practice session, which started at 17:00, ended with Sainz fastest, followed by Max Verstappen and Leclerc. 
===FP3===
On Saturday morning, Alexander Albon was treated with a preliminary diagnosis of appendicitis. Nyck de Vries was substituted in his car for the remainder of the weekend.
The third practice session, which started on 10 September at 13:00 local time, ended with Verstappen fastest, followed by Leclerc and Sergio Pérez.
===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 	 	1:22.840	5 	1:21.807	2 	1:21.252	1 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:23.511	10 	1:22.911	11 	1:22.871	15 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:23.856	16 	1:22.338	4 	1:22.319	6 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	 	1:23.731	17 	1:23.104	17 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:24.941	20 	1:23.982	19 	1:22.776	13 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:23.640	13 	1:23.135	14 	1:22.755	12 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:23.661	14 	1:22.394	6 	1:21.848	3 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:23.099	7 	1:22.752	9 	1:22.306	5 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:22.410	1 	1:21.857	3 	1:21.599	2 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:23.688	15 	1:23.785	18 	1:23.739	20 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:24.006	17 	1:23.557	16 	1:23.203	18 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:23.260	8 	1:23:217	15 	1:22.430	8 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:23.529	11 	1:22.835	10 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	1:23.570	12 	1:22.938	12 	1:22.657	11 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:23.075	6 	1:22.728	8 	1:22.506	9 	 	 	 	 	
34 	Nyck de Vries 	 	1:24.731	19 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
45 	Nyck de Vries 	 	 	 	 	 	1:22.689	14 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:22.831	4 	1:22.503	7 	1:22.567	10 	 	 	 	 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	 	1:24.586	20 	1:23.392	19 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:22.487	2 	1:21.664	1 	1:21.897	4 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:22.689	3 	1:22.386	5 	1:22.357	7 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:23.394	9 	1:22.993	13 	1:22.950	16 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:24.317	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 	 	 	2 	1:21.280 	 	2 	1:21:208 	 	1 	1:20.161 	1
2 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	1 	1:20.922 	 	3 	1:21.265 	 	2 	1:20.306 	7
3 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	2 	1:21.280 	 	1 	1:20.878 	 	3 	1:20.429 	18
4 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	4 	1:21.495 	 	4 	1:21.358 	 	4 	1:21.206 	13
5 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:22.048 	 	5 	1:21.708 	 	5 	1:21.524 	19
6 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	5 	1:21.785 	 	6 	1:21.747 	 	6 	1:21.542 	2
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	11 	1:22.130 	 	7 	1:21.831 	 	7 	1:21.584 	3
8 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	12 	1:22.139 	 	8 	1:21.855 	 	8 	1:21.925 	4
9 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	7 	1:22.010 	 	10 	1:22.062 	 	9 	1:22.648 	5
10 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	10 	1:22.089 	 	9 	1:21.861 	 	10 	No time 	6
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	13 	1:22.166 	 	11 	1:22.130 	 	 	 	14
12 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	14 	1:22.254 	 	12 	1:22.235 	 	 	 	15
13 	45 	Nyck de Vries 	 	 	15 	1:22.567 	 	13 	1:22.471 	 	 	 	8
14 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	 	6 	1:22.003 	 	14 	1:22.577 	 	 	 	9
15 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	8 	1:22.020 	 	15 	No time 	 	 	 	20
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	16 	1:22.587 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10
17 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	17 	1:22.636 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11
18 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	18 	1:22.748 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12
19 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	19 	1:22.908 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
20 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	20 	1:23.005 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
====Grid Penalties==== 
*Max Verstappen received a 5-place grid penalty for taking his 5th internal combustion engine (ICE).
*Sergio Pérez received a 10-place grid penalty for taking his 4th of internal combustion engine (ICE).
*Lewis Hamilton will start from the back of the grid for exceeding engine component allotments.
*Carlos Sainz, Jr. will face a 5-place grid penalty for taking his 4th Control Electronics(CE) and 10-place grid penalty for taking his 5th gearbox
*Yuki Tsunoda received a 10-place grid penalty for accumulating 5 reprimands this season, plus a 3-place grid penalty for ignoring double yellow flags in FP2. Due to the penalties, chose to take new engine components as well, which puts Tsunoda at the back of the grid.
*Valtteri Bottas will take a 15-place grid penalties due to using his 6th internal combustion unit (ICE), 7th turbocharger (TC), 7th motor generator unit – heat (MGU-H)
*Mick Schumacher will take a 15-place grid penalty due to using his 5th internal combustion unit (ICE) and 6th gearbox.
*Kevin Magnussen will take a 15-place grid penalty due to using 5th Internal Combustion Unit (ICE), 5th Turbo Charger (TC) and 5th MGU-H.
*Esteban Ocon will take a 5-place grid penalty due to using the 5th Internal Combustion Unit (ICE).
===Grid===
Show Grid
==Race==
===Report===
The race took place on 11 September 2022 at 15:00 local time, lasting 53 laps. Charles Leclerc led away from pole, George Russell and Lando Norris behind. Max Verstappen came to third position on lap 4 and second on lap 5. Sergio Pérez came to the pit earlier on lap 10 for hard tyres and rejoined the track with an ongoing brake fire, which later extinguished itself. On lap 10, Sebastian Vettel stopped his car due to engine issues resulting a deployment of a virtual safety car (VSC). This prompted Leclerc to change his tyres, as less time is lost when pitting under VSC conditions, surrending the lead to Verstappen. On lap 26, Leclerc retook the lead after Verstappen changed his tyres, Verstappen rejoined the track ten seconds behind Leclerc. Alpine decided to retire Fernando Alonso car on lap 31 in the pitlane due to a water pressure issue. Leclerc made a second pitstop on lap 34, giving Verstappen the lead. Lance Stroll retired on lap 39 due to similar engine issue suffered by his teammate Sebastian Vettel on lap 10. Daniel Ricciardo stopped his car due to the oil leak suffered from his car resulting the safety car being deployed until the end of the race. The race was ended on lap 53 with Verstappen winning the race behind safety car.
===Safety car controversy===
The safety car procedure following Ricciardo's retirement drew scrutiny, with discussions surronding the decisions taken, after it turned out that marshalls could not move the car expeditiously. The incident caused the race to be ended under the safety car. Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris expressed their frustration over the safety car race ending. Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto and team principal Christian Horner gave their opinion: Binotto stated he disagreed with the FIA's decision to end the race under safety car and accused them of sleeping during the race, while Horner stated that it was not the manner he wanted to finish the race and thought that the race should have been red flagged. team principal Toto Wolff defended the FIA's decision, stating that the FIA followed the rules while also citing the safety car procedure at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The FIA later defended their decision to end the race with safety car citing the inability to move Ricciardo's car from the circuit on time. FIA has also invited the team principals for a summit to discuss the regulation changes regarding the yellow flag and safety car on 12 September.
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	53 	1:20:27.511 	7 	25
2 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	53 	+2.446 	1 	18
3 	63 	George Russell 	 	53 	+3.405 	2 	15
4 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	53 	+5.061 	18 	12
5 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	53 	+5.380 	19 	10
6 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	53 	+6.091 	13 	9
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	53 	+6.207 	3 	6
8 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	53 	+6.396 	5 	4
9 	45 	Nyck de Vries 	 	53 	+7.122 	8 	2
10 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	53 	+7.910 	9 	1
11 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	53 	+8.323 	14 	
12 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	53 	+8.549 	17 	
13 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	15 	
14 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	20 	
15 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	10 	
16 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	16 	
 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	45 	Oil leak 	4 	
 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	39 	Engine 	12 	
 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	31 	Water pressure 	6 	
 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	10 	ERS Failure 	11 	
 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	 	 	
Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 11 September 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 11 September 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 11 September 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 11 September 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 11 September 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 11 September 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 11 September 2022	Source:" - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), 11 September 2022
==Milestones==
* Nyck de Vries made his Formula 1 début and scored his first points.
* 20th podium for Charles Leclerc.
* 5th consecutive win for Max Verstappen.
** 11th win this season for Max Verstappen.
** 1st Italian Grand Prix win for Max Verstappen.
*First race with two Dutch drivers since the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix (those then were Christijan Albers and Robert Doornbos).
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	335 	
2 	Charles Leclerc 	219 	
3 	Sergio Pérez 	210 	
4 	George Russell 	203 	
5 	Carlos Sainz 	187 	
6 	Lewis Hamilton 	168 	
7 	Lando Norris 	88 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	66 	
9 	Fernando Alonso 	59 	
10 	Valtteri Bottas 	46 	
11 	Pierre Gasly 	22 	3
12 	Kevin Magnussen 	22 	1
13 	Sebastian Vettel 	20 	1
14 	Daniel Ricciardo 	19 	1
15 	Mick Schumacher 	12 	
16 	Yuki Tsunoda 	11 	
17 	Guanyu Zhou 	6 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	5 	
19 	Alexander Albon 	4 	
20 	Nyck de Vries 	2 	2
Only point-scoring drivers are shown.
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	545 	
2 	 	406 	
3 	 	371 	
4 	 	125 	
5 	 	107 	
6 	 	52 	
7 	 	34 	
8 	 	33 	
9 	 	25 	
10 	 	6 	
==See Also==
==References==
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