2022 United States Grand Prix

The 2022 United States Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2022) was a Formula One motor race, held on October 23, 2022, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States. The race was the 19th round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship and the 51st running of the United States Grand Prix, the 43rd time the race was run as a World Championship event since the inaugural 1950 season, and the tenth time a World Championship round was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

2022 United States Grand Prix
Race 19 of 22 in the 2022 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit of the Americas
Layout of the Circuit of the Americas
Race details[1]
DateOctober 23, 2022
Official nameFormula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2022
LocationCircuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas, United States
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course length5.513 km (3.426 miles)
Distance56 laps, 308.405 km (191.634 miles)
WeatherPartly cloudy
Attendance440,000[2]
Pole position
DriverFerrari
Time1:34.356
Fastest lap
DriverUnited Kingdom George RussellMercedes
Time1:38.788 on lap 56
Podium
FirstRed Bull Racing-RBPT
SecondMercedes
ThirdFerrari
Lap leaders

It was won by defending champion Max Verstappen, who was followed by Lewis Hamilton in second and Charles Leclerc in third. With Verstappen taking victory and teammate Sergio Pérez finishing fourth, Red Bull secured its fifth Constructors' Championship title and the first since 2013.[3]

Background

The event was held across the weekend of October 21–23. It was the nineteenth round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship. Max Verstappen entered the race as the defending winner.

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen had secured his second consecutive Drivers' Championship at the previous round, the Japanese Grand Prix. He led by 113 points from teammate Sergio Pérez, second, and Charles Leclerc, third, by 114. Red Bull Racing team led the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari by 165 points and Mercedes by 232 points.[4] Red Bull Racing could have secured their fifth World Constructors' Championship, and first since 2013, if Ferrari would not outscore them by 19 points.[5]

Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[6] Four drivers made their Formula One practice debuts in the first practice session: Logan Sargeant in place of Nicholas Latifi at Williams, Robert Shwartzman in place of Charles Leclerc at Ferrari, Théo Pourchaire in place of Valtteri Bottas at Alfa Romeo, and Álex Palou in place of Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren.[7][8][9][10] Antonio Giovinazzi drove for Haas in the same session in place of Kevin Magnussen.[11]

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.[12]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
155 Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:35.2971:35.5901:34.3561
216 Charles LeclercFerrari1:35.7951:35.2461:34.421121
31 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-RBPT1:35.8641:35.2941:34.4482
411 Sergio PérezRed Bull Racing-RBPT1:36.1631:35.8641:34.64592
544 Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:36.1481:35.7321:34.9473
663 George RussellMercedes1:36.1951:35.6921:34.9884
718 Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes1:36.8601:36.0321:35.5985
84 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:36.4651:36.3411:35.6906
914 Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1:36.4461:35.9881:35.876142
1077 Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:36.7461:36.3211:36.3197
1123 Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:36.9321:36.368N/A8
125 Sebastian VettelAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes1:36.6951:36.398N/A10
1310 Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-RBPT1:36.5771:36.740N/A11
1424 Zhou GuanyuAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:36.6561:36.970N/A182
1522 Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-RBPT1:36.8081:37.147N/A193
1620 Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:36.949N/AN/A13
173 Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1:37.046N/AN/A15
1831 Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:37.068N/AN/APL4
1947 Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1:37.111N/AN/A16
206 Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:37.244N/AN/A17
107% time: 1:41.968
Source:[13][14]

Notes

  • ^1Charles Leclerc received a ten-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.[15]
  • ^2Sergio Pérez, Zhou Guanyu and Fernando Alonso received a five-place grid penalty for exceeding their quota of power unit elements.[16][15] Zhou gained a position following Yuki Tsunoda's penalty.[14]
  • ^3Yuki Tsunoda received a five-place grid penalty for a new gearbox driveline.[14]
  • ^4Esteban Ocon qualified 17th, but he was required to start the race from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. The new power unit elements were changed while the car was under parc fermé without the permission of the technical delegate. He was therefore required to start the race from the pit lane.[14]

Race

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-RBPT561:42:11.687225
244 Lewis HamiltonMercedes56+5.023318
316 Charles LeclercFerrari56+7.5011215
411 Sergio PérezRed Bull Racing-RBPT56+8.293912
563 George RussellMercedes56+44.8154111
64 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes56+53.78568
714 Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault56+55.078146
85 Sebastian VettelAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes56+1:05.354104
920 Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari56+1:05.834132
1022 Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-RBPT56+1:10.919191
1131 Esteban OconAlpine-Renault56+1:12.875PL
1224 Zhou GuanyuAlfa Romeo-Ferrari56+1:16.16418
1323 Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes56+1:20.07528
1410 Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-RBPT56+1:21.763311
1547 Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari56+1:24.490416
163 Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes56+1:30.48715
176 Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes56+1:43.588517
Ret18 Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes21Collision5
Ret77 Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari16Spun off7
Ret55 Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1Collision damage1
Fastest lap: George Russell (Mercedes) – 1:38.788 (lap 56)
Source::[14][17][18][failed verification]

Notes

  • ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.[18]
  • ^2Alexander Albon finished 13th, but he received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. His final position was not affected by the penalty.[17]
  • ^3Pierre Gasly finished 11th, but he received a ten-second time penalty for failing to serve a penalty following a safety car infringement.[17]
  • ^4Mick Schumacher received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits. His final position was not affected by the penalty.[17]
  • ^5Nicholas Latifi received a five-second time penalty for forcing Mick Schumacher off the track. His final position was not affected by the penalty.[17][failed verification]

Championship standings after the race

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos.ConstructorPoints
1 Red Bull Racing-RBPT*656
2 Ferrari469
3 Mercedes416
4 Alpine-Renault149
5 McLaren-Mercedes138
Source:[19]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk are the 2022 world champions.

References

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2022 Japanese Grand Prix
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