Season 3 APEX Formula One World Championship

The **Season 3 APEX Formula One World Championship** (also known as **APEX 22: The New Era**) is a league racing championship which will be run on the F1 2021 and F1 22 official videogames. The championship will be contested over fifteen Grands Prix.

BoldMonkey458 is the reigning Drivers' Champion, whilst Haas are the reigning Constructors' Champions.

## Entries

The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the Season 3 World Championship.

### Driver changes

Drivers chose their teams on 1 May 2022. A random draw decided the team selection order:

Former Season 1 driver Maxxie91 was first to choose. He signed with Red Bull. Former Season 2 driver AntiViru5 18 joined his fellow Brit at Red Bull, giving Red Bull an all-British line-up for the second consecutive season.

Debuting driver ARC Samuel was third to choose. The Australian joined Williams.

Former Season 1 Motherfucker's Cup winner DrunkinShamrock signed with Mclaren.

Former Season 1 driver xNtgamingx was fifth to choose. The South African driver signed for Mercedes.

Debuting driver King Lobstah returned to reigning Constructors' Champions Haas, the team with which he had led to great acclaim in DTF1.

2-time race winner Ichiban25 rejected Alpine's offer to stay in favour of signing for Ferrari. SVR Velar was eighth to choose. The debuting driver joined Ichiban25, who had invited him to the series, at Ferrari.

1-time race winner Some Toes decided to join fellow American King Lobstah at Haas.

Debuting driver MrAlanToast signed for Alfa Romeo.

Slxyer2x was eleventh to choose. The debuting American joined xNtgamingx at Mercedes.

1-time race winner xxxMerk signed with AlphaTauri.

Alex25, no longer banned, made his return to APEX Formula One, signing with Alpine. Next to pick was SmugTeacher. The South Korean driver joined Alex25 at Alpine.

Season 1 Drivers' Champion and 10-time race winner Josh433 was fifteen to choose. BoldMonkey458, the defending Season 2 Drivers' Champion and 6-time race winner, was sixteenth to choose. Both signed for Aston Martin, who became the only team with former Drivers' Champions.

Harry2004, perhaps a little drunk, tried to sign with Alpine who had already completed their driver line-up and missed his pick.

Debuting driver Edog556 joined fellow American xxxMerk at AlphaTauri.

Debuting driver Et the Gamer signed with McLaren, completing the British team's all-American line-up.

## Race calendar

A provisional fifteen-round calendar was announced on 25 April 2022:

* The Belgian Grand Prix was originally scheduled to take place following the British Grand Prix, but because of audio bugs the race was delayed until after the Italian Grand Prix.

### Calendar changes

* The Netherlands, Spanish, Singapore, Canada, and Mexican Grands Prix did not return to the Season 3 schedule.
* The Freedom Grand Prix making its debut became the season-opening race of Season 3, with the race taking place at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
* The APEX Grand Prix switched venues to the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, more commonly known as the Imola Circuit, in Imola, Italy. It was the first time the circuit had appeared in APEX.
* The Portugese Grand Prix made its debut, with the race taking place at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão, Portugal.
* The Miami Grand Prix made its debut, with the race taking place at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida.
* The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix made its debut, with the race taking place at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
* The French Grand Prix returned to the Season 3 schedule after no race was held in Season 2.

## Season Summary

After winning the Portugese Grand Prix ET The Gamer became the first driver to win two races in the season.

## Results and Standings

### Drivers' Championship

**Notes:**

* † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.