2022 Bahrain Grand Prix

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2022 Bahrain Grand Prix
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Race details
Date 20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)
Official name Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2022
Location Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.412 km (3.363 miles)
Distance 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 miles)
Weather Clear
Attendance 98,000 [2]
Pole position
Driver
 Ferrari
Time 1:30.558
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari
Time 1:34.570 on lap 51
Podium
First
 Ferrari
Second
 Ferrari
Third
 Mercedes
Lap leaders
  • 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix

The 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2022) was a Formula One race that was held on 20 March 2022 at the Bahrain International Circuit, a motor racing circuit in the west of Bahrain. It served as the season opener of the 2022 Formula One World Championship and was the eighteenth running of the Bahrain Grand Prix. [3]

Contents

Charles Leclerc won the race after starting from pole position, [4] his first win since the 2019 Italian Grand Prix. [5] Leading all but two laps after pitting a second time, [4] short of a grand slam, [lower-alpha 2] Leclerc had a hat-trick with pole, race win, and fastest lap. [7] [8] Teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lewis Hamilton completed the podium, as reigning champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez both retired. [9] It was Ferrari's first win and 1–2 finish since the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix. [10]

Background

2021 season

The 2021 Formula One World Championship saw Red Bull driver Max Verstappen win his first Drivers' Championship, following a season-long battle with Lewis Hamilton. The championship changed hands multiple times throughout the year, and was controversially decided at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final race of the season, where a final-lap restart enabled Verstappen to overtake Hamilton to win the race and become champion. [11]

By winning the championship, Verstappen denied Hamilton a record breaking eighth title and made himself first driver other than Hamilton to win the Drivers' Championship since Nico Rosberg in 2016, and the first non-Mercedes driver to win the championship since Sebastian Vettel in 2013, who also won it with Red Bull. [12]

Mercedes won a record-extending eighth Constructors' Championship, securing the title by 28 points at the final race of the season. [13] It marked the first season in which the champion driver did not drive for the champion constructors since 2008, when Lewis Hamilton narrowly won his first Drivers' Championship, also through a last-lap overtake at the final race of the season. [14]

Driver changes

Valtteri Bottas left Mercedes after five seasons, moving to Alfa Romeo to replace Kimi Räikkönen, who retired following the 2021 season. [15] [16] George Russell replaced Bottas, vacating his seat at Williams, which was filled by former Red Bull driver Alex Albon. [17] Antonio Giovinazzi also departed Alfa Romeo at the end of 2021, with Zhou Guanyu taking his seat after a third place finish in the 2021 Formula 2 Championship. Zhou became the first Chinese driver to compete in Formula One, and the first Chinese driver to score points. [18]

Nikita Mazepin was originally contracted to drive for Haas for the 2022 season, but had his contract terminated following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which also saw Haas cancel their title sponsorship deal with Uralkali. [19] Mazepin was replaced by Kevin Magnussen, who had previously competed with the team from 2017 to 2020. [20]

Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel tested positive for coronavirus and was replaced by reserve driver Nico Hülkenberg. [21] [22] This was Hülkenberg's first race since his one-off appearance at the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix. [23] Vettel returned for the Australian Grand Prix. [24]

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event. [25] This was a step harder than 2021 where the C2, C3 and C4 tyres were used. This race was also the first race where the 18-inch tyres were used as the 2022 regulations began.

Practice

Three hour-long practice sessions were held at the Grand Prix, with two on Friday and one on Saturday before qualifying. The first session started at 15:00 local time (UTC+03:00), and was red flagged when Esteban Ocon's Alpine shed its sidepod bodywork on the main straight. After a restart, the session ended with Pierre Gasly of AlphaTauri fastest, on soft tyres. [26]

Max Verstappen topped the second and third sessions, with Charles Leclerc narrowly behind in both outings. Reigning Constructors' Champions Mercedes struggled for pace throughout the free practices and placed no higher than fourth on the timesheets, with Lewis Hamilton describing the team as being "a long way off" from the front of the grid. [27] [28] Yuki Tsunoda did not set a time in the third session, being forced to return to the garage with a hydraulic leak before he could complete a lap. [29]

Qualifying

Qualifying started at 18:00 local time on 19 March and lasted for one hour. [3] Kevin Magnussen of Haas achieved the team's first Q3 appearance since the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix. [30] Charles Leclerc of Ferrari set the fastest time for pole position, [31] ahead of Verstappen and teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. [32]

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
116 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:31.4711:30.9321:30.5581
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPT 1:31.7851:30.7571:30.6812
355 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:31.5671:30.7871:30.6873
411 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-RBPT 1:32.3111:31.0081:30.9214
544 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:32.2851:31.0481:31.2385
677 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:31.9191:31.7171:31.5606
720 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:31.9551:31.4611:31.8087
814 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 1:32.3461:31.6211:32.1958
963 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Mercedes 1:32.2691:31.2521:32.2169
1010 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-RBPT 1:32.0961:31.6351:32.33810
1131 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:32.0411:31.782N/A11
1247 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 1:32.3801:31.998N/A12
134 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.2391:32.008N/A13
1423 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:32.7261:32.664N/A14
1524 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:32.4931:33.543N/A15
1622 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-RBPT 1:32.750N/AN/A16
1727 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:32.777N/AN/A17
183 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.945N/AN/A18
1918 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:33.032N/AN/A19
206 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1:33.634N/AN/A20
107% time: 1:37.873
Source: [33] [34]

Race

The race started at 18:00 local time on 20 March, ran under overhead lights and lasted for 57 laps. [3] At the start, Leclerc remained ahead of Verstappen at the first turn. Sainz remained in third place, with Pérez being passed by Hamilton and Magnussen. Bottas, who began at sixth, fell to 14th within the first lap. Schumacher and Ocon collided on the first lap, which resulted in a five-second penalty for Ocon. Pérez passed Magnussen and Hamilton to return to fourth position. [4]

Hamilton entered the pit lane on lap 9, becoming the first driver of the race to do so, and reentered the race 12th. Verstappen, still behind Leclerc, pitted on lap 14, along with Sainz, while Leclerc pitted a lap later. Verstappen passed Leclerc on lap 17 using DRS, but Leclerc regained first soon after. On lap 19, Verstappen attempted to pass again, but he locked up and overshot turn 1, allowing Leclerc to build a lead. [4] [35]

Leclerc maintained his lead, with Verstappen entering the pit lane on lap 31, followed by Leclerc a lap later. Sainz and Pérez both pitted on lap 34, followed by Verstappen pitting for a third time on lap 44, and then by Sainz and Hamilton. On lap 46, Gasly's car caught fire, which prompted the safety car until lap 51. When the race restarted, Leclerc maintained the lead over Verstappen, who radioed the pit crew to notify them he suspected he had a power unit issue. He was passed by Sainz and Hamilton, and he entered the pit lane to retire his car on lap 54. On the final lap, Pérez suffered a fuel system issue causing his power unit to switch off, with the resulting blockage of the rear axle as he was negotiating the first corner causing him to spin his car and retire. Leclerc and Sainz maintained first and second position, followed by Hamilton in third, through to the end of the race. [4] [36] Russell finished fourth with Magnussen of Haas in fifth.

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
116 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 571:37:33.584126 1
255 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 57+5.598318
344 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 57+9.675515
463 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Mercedes 57+11.211912
520 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 57+14.754710
677 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 57+16.11968
731 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 57+19.423116
822 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-RBPT 57+20.386164
914 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 57+22.39082
1024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 57+23.064151
1147 Flag of Germany.svg Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 57+32.57412
1218 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 57+45.87319
1323 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 57+53.93214
143 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 57+54.97518
154 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 57+56.33513
166 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 57+1:01.79520
1727 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 57+1:03.82917
18 2 11 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-RBPT 56Fuel system4
19 2 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPT 54Fuel system2
Ret10 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-RBPT 44Power unit10
Fastest lap: Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1:34.570 (lap 51)
Source: [34] [37] [38] [ failed verification ]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ At the time of the event Formula One planned to hold twenty-three Grands Prix. [1]
  2. ↑ As a team, Ferrari achieved the grand slam due to Charles Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. being the only other driver to lead a lap. It was Ferrari's first team grand slam since the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix. [6]

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