2022 Italian Grand Prix

The **2022 Italian Grand Prix** was a Formula 1.5 motor race held on 11 September 2022 at the Monza Circuit in Monza, Italy. Daniel Ricciardo entered the race as the defending winner, having won the previous Italian Grand Prix. The race finished with a controversial safety car period and Nyck de Vries took a podium on debut.

## Background

The event was held across the weekend of the 9–11 September. It was the sixteenth round of the 2022 Formula 1.5 World Championship.

### Death of Queen Elizabeth II

A minute's silence was held before the first practice session on Friday, and the race on Sunday in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died on 8 September 2022. Several teams further commemorated the Queen on their livery, including Aston Martin and Haas.

### Championship standings before the race

Heading into the event, Lando Norris led the Drivers' Championship by 5 points from Esteban Ocon , second, and Fernando Alonso, third by 25. Alpine led the Constructors' Championship, leading McLaren by 109 points and Aston Martin by 223 points.

### Entrants

The drivers and teams were initially the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. Antonio Giovinazzi drove for Haas in place of Mick Schumacher, while Nyck de Vries drove for Aston Martin in place of Sebastian Vettel, during the first practice session. De Vries was called up to race for Williams in place of Alexander Albon as he was ruled out with appendicitis before the third practice session.

### 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.

### Penalties

AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda carried a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of reprimand limits at the previous round, the Dutch Grand Prix.

### Track Changes

The second DRS detection point was moved 40 metres (130 ft) farther round the track, to 20 metres 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 rival teams. 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.

## Practice

There were three practice sessions for the event. The first practice session started on 9 September at 14:00 local time (UTC+02:00) and ended with Esteban Ocon fastest, followed by Fernando Alonso and Yuki Tsunoda. The second practice session, which started at 17:00, ended with Norris fastest, followed by Ocon and Alonso. The third practice session, which started on 10 September at 13:00 local time, ended with Alonso fastest, followed by Norris and Tsunoda.

## Race

The race took place on 11 September 2022 at 15:00 local time, lasting 53 laps. On lap 10, Sebastian Vettel stopped his car due to engine issues resulting a deployment of a virtual safety car (VSC). Alpine decided to retire Fernando Alonso car on lap 31 in the pitlane due to a water pressure issue. 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 behind the safety car.

## Championship Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

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;Constructors' Championship standings

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## External Links

1. ↑  Esteban Ocon received a five-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.
2. ↑  Valtteri Bottas received a 15-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.
3. ↑  Yuki Tsunoda received a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of reprimand limits at the previous round and a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow under yellow flags during the second practice session.. He was also required to start the race from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. The penalty made no difference as he was already due to start from the back of the grid.
4. ↑  Kevin Magnussen received a 15-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.
5. ↑  Mick Schumacher received a five-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. He also received a 10-place grid penalty for a new gearbox driveline and gearbox case.
6. ↑ Includes 1 point for fastest lap