2022 United States Grand Prix

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2022 United States Grand Prix
Race 19 of 22 in the 2022 Formula One World Championship
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Austin circuit.svg
Layout of the Circuit of the Americas
Race details [1]
Date October 23, 2022
Official name Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2022
Location Circuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas, United States
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.513 km (3.426 miles)
Distance 56 laps, 308.405 km (191.634 miles)
Weather Partly cloudy
Attendance 440,000 [2]
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:34.356
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Mercedes
Time 1:38.788 on lap 56
Podium
First Red Bull Racing-RBPT
Second Mercedes
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 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.

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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. [4] Max Verstappen entered the race as the defending winner. [5]

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. [6] Red Bull Racing could have secured their fifth World Constructors' Championship, and first since 2013, if Ferrari would not outscore them by 19 points. [7]

Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. [8] 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 2021 IndyCar Series driver's champion Álex Palou in place of Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren. [9] [10] [11] [12] Antonio Giovinazzi drove for Haas in the same session in place of Kevin Magnussen. [13]

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. [14]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
155 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:35.2971:35.5901:34.3561
216 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:35.7951:35.2461:34.42112 1
31 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPT 1:35.8641:35.2941:34.4482
411 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-RBPT 1:36.1631:35.8641:34.6459 2
544 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:36.1481:35.7321:34.9473
663 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Mercedes 1:36.1951:35.6921:34.9884
718 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:36.8601:36.0321:35.5985
84 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.4651:36.3411:35.6906
914 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 1:36.4461:35.9881:35.87614 2
1077 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:36.7461:36.3211:36.3197
1123 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:36.9321:36.368N/A8
125 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:36.6951:36.398N/A10
1310 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-RBPT 1:36.5771:36.740N/A11
1424 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:36.6561:36.970N/A18 2
1522 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-RBPT 1:36.8081:37.147N/A19 3
1620 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:36.949N/AN/A13
173 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.046N/AN/A15
1831 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:37.068N/AN/APL 4
1947 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 1:37.111N/AN/A16
206 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1:37.244N/AN/A17
107% time: 1:41.968
Source: [15] [16]

Notes

Race

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPT 561:42:11.687225
244 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 56+5.023318
316 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 56+7.5011215
411 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-RBPT 56+8.293912
563 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Mercedes 56+44.815411 1
64 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 56+53.78568
714 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 56+55.078146
85 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 56+1:05.354104
920 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 56+1:05.834132
1022 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-RBPT 56+1:10.919191
1131 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 56+1:12.875PL
1224 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 56+1:16.16418
1323 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 56+1:20.075 2 8
1410 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-RBPT 56+1:21.763 3 11
1547 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 56+1:24.490 4 16
163 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 56+1:30.48715
176 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 56+1:43.588 5 17
Ret18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 21Collision5
Ret77 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 16Spun off7
Ret55 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1Collision damage1
Fastest lap: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell (Mercedes) – 1:38.788 (lap 56)
Source:: [16] [19] [20] [ failed verification ]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

References

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  2. "Why COTA remains a favourite for drivers and fans as it prepares for its 10th US Grand Prix". Formula1.come. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  3. "Red Bull seal 2022 F1 constructors' championship as Max Verstappen wins United States GP". Sky Sports. October 23, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  4. Thukral, Rachit (October 20, 2022). "2022 F1 United States Grand Prix session timings and preview". Motorsport.com . Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  5. "Austin". StatsF1. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  6. "Japan 2022 – Championship". StatsF1. October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
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  8. "2022 United States Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). FIA. October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  9. "F2 racer Logan Sargeant to make FP1 debut for Williams at the US Grand Prix". Formula1.com. August 2, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  10. "Ferrari to field Robert Shwartzman in FP1 at Austin". Formula1.com. September 15, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  11. "Theo Pourchaire to make FP1 debut with Alfa Romeo at Austin – and take reserve driver role in 2023". Formula1.com. October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  12. "IndyCar racers Alex Palou and Pato O'Ward set for FP1 sessions with McLaren in Austin and Abu Dhabi". Formula1.com. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  13. "Haas to run Giovinazzi in two FP1 sessions in 2022". Formula1.com. August 22, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  14. "2022 Tyre Compound Choices – US and Mexico". pirelli.com. October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  15. "Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2022 – Qualifying". Formula 1.com. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
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  17. 1 2 "Leclerc and Alonso receive grid penalties at COTA". Formula1.com. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  18. "Perez and Zhou receive 5-place grid penalties for US Grand Prix". Formula1.com. October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
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  20. 1 2 "Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2022 – Fastest Laps". Formula 1.com. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  21. 1 2 "USA 2022 – Championship". Stats F1. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
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