2022 Formula One Season (ESB World)

The 2022 Formula One Championship is a planned motor racing competition for single seater racing cars. This is the 73rd running for the Formula One Championship. It is recognised by the governing body of motorsport worldwide, the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) and as the highest level of single seater racing worldwide. The Championship is scheduled to take place over a number of Grand Prix events and the drivers are competing for the World Drivers Championship and the teams for World Constructors Championship.
The 2022 Season brought in new regulation changes, some of the changes include the reintroduction of ground effect developments, new bodywork and simplified wings to reduce dirty air and 18-inch wheels on the tyres of the cars.
Max Verstappen enters the championship as the defending champion and Red Bull enter the year as the defending constructors champions.
Calendar
Round	Event Name 	Circuit 	Date of Event
1 	Australian Grand Prix 	Albert Park Circuit 	6th March 2022
2 	Vietnamese Grand Prix 	Hanoi Street Circuit 	13th March 2022
3 	Chinese Grand Prix 	Shanghai International Circuit 	27th March 2022
4 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Bahrain International Circuit 	10th April 2022
5 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 	24th April 2022
6 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Circuit Zandvoort 	8th May 2022
7 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Circuit de Monaco 	22nd May 2022
8 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix 	Baku City Street Circuit 	5th June 2022
9 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 	19th June 2022
10 	Miami Grand Prix 	Hard Rock Stadium Circuit 	26th June 2022
11 	French Grand Prix 	Circuit Paul Ricard 	3rd July 2022
12 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Red Bull Ring 	10th July 2022
13 	British Grand Prix 	Silverstone Circuit 	17th July 2022
14 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Hungaroring 	31st July 2022
15 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 	28th August 2022
16 	Italian Grand Prix 	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 	4th September 2022
17 	Russian Grand Prix 	Sochi Autodrom 	18th September 2022
18 	Japanese Grand Prix 	Suzuka International Racing Course	25th September 2022
19 	Singapore Grand Prix 	Marina Bay Street Circuit 	2nd October 2022
20 	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas 	16th October 2022
21 	Mexican Grand Prix 	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 	23rd October 2022
22 	Brazilian Grand Prix 	Rio MotorPark 	6th November 2022
23 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Yas Marina Circuit 	20th November 2022
Changes
* The Vietnamese and Bahrain Grand Prix events were swapped to make travel easier between destinations.
* Spanish and Dutch Grand Prix were swapped
* New proposed event Miami Grand Prix was scheduled to make its debut event. It will be the 10th round of the season, bumping back the French Grand Prix by a week.
* The Singapore Grand Prix was bumped back 2 rounds after Russia and Japan. 
* The rights to the Brazilian Grand Prix hosts changed as a new venue was proposed and approved for the 2022 season. The race will be held in the new Rio MotorPark as part of the new calendar expansion formed by Liberty Media.
Entry List
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis	Engine 	Drivers
Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen 	Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari	C40 	Ferrari 	29 Mick Schumacher
99 Antonio Giovinazzi
Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	Alpha Tauri-Honda 	AT02 	Honda 	10 Pierre Gasly
24 Juri Vips
BWT Aston Martin Racing 	Aston Martin Racing-BWT 	AMR22 	Mercedes	11 Sergio Perez
18 Lance Stroll
Campos Racing 	Campos-Renault 	CR01 	Renault 	22 Alex Palou
94 Pascal Wehrlein
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	SF2022 	Ferrari 	16 Charles Leclerc
55 Carlos Sainz Jr
HAAS F1 Team 	HAAS-Ferrari 	VF-22 	Ferrari 	14 Louis Deletraz
20 Kevin Magnussen
Dell McLaren Racing Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MCL36 	Mercedes	3 Daniel Ricciardo
4 Lando Norris
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes 	W12 	Mercedes	44 Lewis Hamilton
77 Valtteri Bottas
Red Bull Racing F1 Team 	Red Bull Racing-Honda 	RB17 	Honda 	23 Alexander Albon
33 Max Verstappen
Renault DP World F1 Team 	Renault 	R.S.22 	Renault 	31 Esteban Ocon
32 Guanyu Zhou
Panthera Team Asia 	Team Asia-Honda 	TA22 	Honda 	41 Yuki Tsunoda
54 Jehan Daruvala
RoKit Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	FW44 	Mercedes	6 Nicolas Latifi
63 George Russell
Changes
* Campos Racing entered the grid as one of the 2 new entries, they signed 2020 IndyCar Rookie of the year and 2-time race winner in 2021, Alex Palou and former F1 driver and Mercedes Junior Driver Pascal Wehrlein.
* Scuderia Ferrari lost its title sponsorship with Mission Winnow.
* McLaren signed a 6-year title sponsorship deal with Dell as part of their new contract extension clauses.
* The second of two new entries to the Formula One grid was Panthera Team Asia. They were a team from China trying to develop a new generation of Asian racing drivers. They signed 2 new rookies in Yuki Tsunoda and Jehan Daruvala who both had promising seasons in Formula 2 in 2021.
Results and standings
Grand Prix: * indicates wet weather Grand Prix
Round	Grand Prix 	Pole Positon 	Fastest Lap 	Winning Driver 	Winning Constructor
1 	Australian Grand Prix 	Daniel Ricciardo	Lando Norris 	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren-Mercedes
2 	Vietnamese Grand Prix 	Valtteri Bottas 	Valtteri Bottas 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mecedes
3 	Chinese Grand Prix 	Valtteri Bottas 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes
4 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Charles Leclerc 	Charles Leclerc 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari
5 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Lando Norris 	Max Verstappen 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
6 	Dutch Grand Prix* 	Max Verstappen 	Juri Vips 	Alexander Albon 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
7 	Monaco Grand Prix* 	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren-Mercedes
8 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix* 	Carlos Sainz Jr 	Mick Schumacher 	Alexander Albon 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
9 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren-Mercedes
10 	Miami Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Lewis Hamilton 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
11 	French Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes
12 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Lando Norris 	Max Verstappen 	Lando Norris 	McLaren-Mercedes
13 	British Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes
14 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Max Verstappen 	Lando Norris 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
15 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Charles Leclerc 	Charles Leclerc 	Carlos Sainz Jr 	Ferrari
16 	Italian Grand Prix 	Carlos Sainz Jr 	Carlos Sainz Jr 	Carlos Sainz Jr 	Ferrari
17 	Russian Grand Prix 	Valtteri Bottas 	Valtteri Bottas 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes
18 	Japanese Grand Prix 	Alexander Albon 	Max Verstappen 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
19 	Singapore Grand Prix* 	Charles Leclerc 	Jehan Daruvala 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes
20 	United States Grand Prix	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren-Mercedes
21 	Mexican Grand Prix 	Alexander Albon 	Alexander Albon 	Alexander Albon 	Red Bull Racing-Honda
22 	Brazilian Grand Prix* 	Mick Schumacher 	Kevin Magnussen 	Juri Vips 	Alpha Tauri-Honda
23 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes
World Drivers Championship Standings:
Position	Driver 	Points	Gap
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	313 	
2 	Max Verstappen 	269 	
3 	Alexander Albon 	261 	
4 	Daniel Ricciardo 	222 	
5 	Lando Norris 	213 	
6 	Valtteri Bottas 	204 	
7 	Charles Leclerc 	151 	
8 	Carlos Sainz Jr 	138 	
9 	Sergio Perez 	70 	
10 	Juri Vips 	67 	
11 	Louis Deletraz 	63 	
12 	Mick Schumacher 	56 	
13 	Antonio Giovinazzi	49 	
14 	Esteban Ocon 	42 	
15 	George Russell 	35 	
16 	Kevin Magnussen 	31 	
17 	Pierre Gasly 	25 	
18 	Jehan Daruvala 	21 	
19 	Guanyu Zhou 	18 	
20 	Alex Palou 	16 	
21 	Pascal Wehrlein 	14 	
22 	Lance Stroll 	12 	
23 	Nicolas Latifi 	7 	
24 	Yuki Tsunoda 	7 	
World Constructors Championship Standings
Position	Constructor 	Points	Gap
1 	Red Bull Racing-Honda 	530 	
2 	Mercedes 	517 	
3 	McLaren Mercedes 	435 	
4 	Ferrari 	289 	
5 	Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari	105 	
6 	HAAS-Ferrari 	94 	
7 	Alpha Tauri-Honda 	92 	
8 	Aston Martin Racing-BWT 	82 	
9 	Renault 	60 	
10 	Williams-Mercedes 	42 	
11 	Campos-Renault 	30 	
12 	Team Asia-Honda 	28 	
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