2022 Mexico City Grand Prix

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2022 Mexico City Grand Prix
Race 20 of 22 in the 2022 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Layout of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Race details[1]
Date 30 October 2022
Official name Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022
Location Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Mexico City, Mexico
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.304 km (2.674 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.354 km (189.738 miles)
Weather Partly cloudy
Attendance 395,902[2]
Pole position
Driver Red Bull Racing-RBPT
Time 1:17.775
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes
Time 1:20.153 on lap 71
Podium
First Red Bull Racing-RBPT
Second Mercedes
Third Red Bull Racing-RBPT
Lap leaders

The 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 30 October 2022 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. The race was the 20th round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship and marked the 22nd edition of the Mexican Grand Prix, which was run under the name Mexico City Grand Prix for the second time. It was won by defending champion Max Verstappen, who was followed by Lewis Hamilton in second and Sergio Pérez in third.

Background[edit]

The event was held across the weekend of the 28–30 October. It was the twentieth round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship.

Championship standings before the race[edit]

Going into the weekend, both the Drivers' and Constructors' titles had already been decided at the Japanese and United States Grands Prix, respectively. Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 124 points from Charles Leclerc, second, and 126 from teammate Sergio Pérez, third. Red Bull Racing led the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari by 187 points and Mercedes by 240 points.[3]

Entrants[edit]

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[4] Pietro Fittipaldi, Logan Sargeant, Liam Lawson and Nyck de Vries drove for Haas in place of Kevin Magnussen, for Williams in place of Alexander Albon, for AlphaTauri in place of Yuki Tsunoda, and for Mercedes in place of George Russell, respectively, during the first practice session.[5][6][7][8] Jack Doohan drove for Alpine in place of Esteban Ocon in the same session, making his Formula One practice debut.[9]

Tyre choices[edit]

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.[10]

Penalties[edit]

Aston Martin's Lance Stroll carried a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Fernando Alonso at the previous round, the United States Grand Prix.[11]

Qualifying[edit]

Qualifying classification[edit]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPT 1:19.222 1:18.566 1:17.775 1
2 63 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1:19.583 1:18.565 1:18.079 2
3 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:19.169 1:18.552 1:18.084 3
4 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-RBPT 1:19.706 1:18.615 1:18.128 4
5 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:19.566 1:18.560 1:18.351 5
6 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:19.523 1:18.762 1:18.401 6
7 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:19.505 1:19.109 1:18.555 7
8 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.857 1:19.119 1:18.721 8
9 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 1:20.006 1:19.272 1:18.939 9
10 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:19.945 1:19.081 1:19.010 10
11 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.279 1:19.325 N/A 11
12 24 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:20.283 1:19.476 N/A 12
13 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-RBPT 1:19.907 1:19.589 N/A 13
14 10 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-RBPT 1:20.256 1:19.672 N/A 14
15 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:20.293 1:19.833 N/A 191
16 47 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 1:20.4192 N/A N/A 15
17 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:20.4192 N/A N/A 16
18 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:20.520 N/A N/A 203
19 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:20.859 N/A N/A 17
20 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1:21.167 N/A N/A 18
107% time: 1:24.710
Source:[12][13]
  • ^1Kevin Magnussen received a five-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.[14]
  • ^2Mick Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel set the identical lap time. Schumacher was classified ahead of Vettel as he set the lap earlier.[12]
  • ^3Lance Stroll received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Fernando Alonso at the previous round.[11]

Race[edit]

Race classification[edit]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPT 71 1:38:36.729 1 25
2 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 71 +15.186 3 18
3 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-RBPT 71 +18.097 4 15
4 63 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 71 +49.431 2 131
5 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 71 +58.123 5 10
6 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 71 +1:08.774 7 8
7 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 70 +1 lap2 11 6
8 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 70 +1 lap 10 4
9 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 70 +1 lap 8 2
10 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 70 +1 lap 6 1
11 10 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-RBPT 70 +1 lap 14
12 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 70 +1 lap 17
13 24 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 70 +1 lap 12
14 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 70 +1 lap 16
15 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 70 +1 lap 20
16 47 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 70 +1 lap 15
17 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 70 +1 lap 19
18 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 69 +2 laps 18
193 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 63 Engine 9
Ret 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-RBPT 50 Collision damage 13
Fastest lap: United Kingdom George Russell (Mercedes) – 1:20.153 (lap 71)
Source::[13][15][16][failed verification]

Notes

Championship standings after the race[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Mexico City Grand Prix 2022 – F1 Race". formula1.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Max Verstappen sets F1 season wins record with 14th victory". Sfgate.com. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ "USA 2022 – Championship". Stats F1. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Mexico City Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). FIA. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Haas to field Fittipaldi in Mexico and Abu Dhabi FP1 sessions". Formula1.com. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Williams to run Sargeant in two further FP1 sessions in 2022". Formula1.com. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Red Bull-backed Liam Lawson to make another FP1 appearance with AlphaTauri at Mexico City GP". Formula1.com. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  8. ^ "De Vries takes Russell's spot during FP1 in Mexico". Gpblog.com. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  9. ^ "F2 racer Jack Doohan to drive FP1 in Mexico City and Abu Dhabi for Alpine". Formula1.com. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ^ "2022 Tyre Compound Choices – US and Mexico". pirelli.com. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Stroll handed three-place grid drop after high-speed clash with Alonso at COTA". Formula1.com. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022 – Qualifying". Formula 1.com. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022 – Starting Grid". Formula 1.com. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Magnussen hit with 5-place grid drop in Mexico City after taking on new ICE". Formula1.com. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022 – Race Result". Formula 1.com. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022 – Fastest Laps". Formula 1.com. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Mexico City 2022 – Championship". Stats F1. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

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