2022 Miami Grand Prix

The **2022 Miami Grand Prix** was a Formula 1.5 motor race that was held on May 8, 2022, at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. It was the first edition of the Miami Grand Prix and the fifth round of the 2022 Formula 1.5 World Championship.

## Background

### Championship Standings before the race

Lando Norris was the Drivers' Championship leader after the fourth round, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with 77 points, 20 ahead of Esteban Ocon in second, with Valtteri Bottas in third, two points behind Ocon. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren led Alfa Romeo by 23 points and Alpine by 32.

### Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.

### Tyres

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.

## Practice

There were three practice sessions, each lasted one hour. The first two practice sessions took place on Friday May 6 at 14:30 and 17:30 local time (UTC−04:00) and the third practice session took place at 13:00 on May 7. In the first session, Gasly was the fastest ahead of Alex Albon and Magnussen. In the second session, Alonso set the fastest lap ahead of Norris and Gasly. In the final session, Alonso was first, ahead of Vettel and Schumacher. There was a crash and red flag in each session; in the first session, Valtteri Bottas crashed at turn 7, while Carlos Sainz Jr. and Esteban Ocon both crashed into the concrete barrier at turn 14 in the final two sessions, respectively.

## Qualifying

Qualifying took place on May 7 at 16:00 local time and lasted for one hour.

## Race

The race started at 15:30 EDT (UTC−4) on May 8 and lasted 57 laps. Stroll and Vettel, who respectively qualified 10th and 13th, started the race from the pit lane after a fuel temperature issue. The race was interrupted on lap 41, as Norris's rear right tyre made contact with Gasly's front left, triggering a virtual safety car and then a safety car for five laps. Vettel and Schumacher collided on lap 53, but no action was taken. After the race, Alonso was given two separate five-second penalties, which dropped him out of the top 3. Magnussen had two separate incidents following the restart with Stroll, retiring on the last lap; he was classified 16th as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

## Championship Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

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Constructors' Championship standings

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1. ↑ Esteban Ocon failed to set a time during qualifying, but he was permitted to race in the sprint at the stewards' discretion.
2. ↑  Lance Stroll qualified fith but started the race from the pit lane as the fuel in his car was below the mandated minimum temperature. His place on the grid was left vacant.
3. ↑  Fernando Alonso finished 2nd, but he received two five-second time penalties. The first for causing a collision with Pierre Gasly and the second for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
4. ↑  Daniel Ricciardo finished 5th, but he received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
5. ↑ Includes 1 point for fastest lap
6. ↑  Kevin Magnussen was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
7. ↑  Kevin Magnussen received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Lance Stroll. His final position was not affected by the penalty.
8. ↑  Sebastian Vettel was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
9. ↑  Sebastian Vettel qualified 7th but started the race from the pit lane as the fuel in his car was below the mandated minimum temperature. His place on the grid was left vacant.