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.
| 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 20 of 22 in the 2022 Formula One World Championship
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 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 |
 George Russell | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:20.153 on lap 71 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
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 | ||
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| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 |  Max Verstappen
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Red Bull Racing-RBPT | 1:19.222 | 1:18.566 | 1:17.775 | 1 |
| 2 | 63 | George Russell
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Mercedes | 1:19.583 | 1:18.565 | 1:18.079 | 2 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | 1:19.169 | 1:18.552 | 1:18.084 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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Red Bull Racing-RBPT | 1:19.706 | 1:18.615 | 1:18.128 | 4 |
| 5 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz Jr.
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Ferrari | 1:19.566 | 1:18.560 | 1:18.351 | 5 |
| 6 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
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Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:19.523 | 1:18.762 | 1:18.401 | 6 |
| 7 | 16 |  Charles Leclerc
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Ferrari | 1:19.505 | 1:19.109 | 1:18.555 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | Lando Norris
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.857 | 1:19.119 | 1:18.721 | 8 |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
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Alpine-Renault | 1:20.006 | 1:19.272 | 1:18.939 | 9 |
| 10 | 31 |  Esteban Ocon
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Alpine-Renault | 1:19.945 | 1:19.081 | 1:19.010 | 10 |
| 11 | 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.279 | 1:19.325 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 24 |  Zhou Guanyu
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Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:20.283 | 1:19.476 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda
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AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:19.907 | 1:19.589 | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 10 | Pierre Gasly
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AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:20.256 | 1:19.672 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:20.293 | 1:19.833 | N/A | 191 |
| 16 | 47 |  Mick Schumacher
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:20.4192 | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 17 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel
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Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:20.4192 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 18 | 18 |  Lance Stroll
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Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:20.520 | N/A | N/A | 203 |
| 19 | 23 |  Alexander Albon
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:20.859 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 20 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:21.167 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 107% time: 1:24.710 | |||||||
| Source:[12][13] | |||||||
- ^1 – Kevin Magnussen received a five-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.[14]
- ^2 – Mick Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel set the identical lap time. Schumacher was classified ahead of Vettel as he set the lap earlier.[12]
- ^3 – Lance Stroll received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Fernando Alonso at the previous round.[11]
Race edit
Race classification edit
Notes
- ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.[16]
- ^2 – Daniel Ricciardo received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Yuki Tsunoda. His final position was not affected by the penalty.[15][failed verification]
- ^3 – Fernando Alonso was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.[15]
Championship standings after the race edit
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- 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
- ^ "Mexico City Grand Prix 2022 – F1 Race". formula1.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "USA 2022 – Championship". Stats F1. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 Mexico City Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). FIA. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Haas to field Fittipaldi in Mexico and Abu Dhabi FP1 sessions". Formula1.com. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Williams to run Sargeant in two further FP1 sessions in 2022". Formula1.com. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "De Vries takes Russell's spot during FP1 in Mexico". Gpblog.com. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "F2 racer Jack Doohan to drive FP1 in Mexico City and Abu Dhabi for Alpine". Formula1.com. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 Tyre Compound Choices – US and Mexico". pirelli.com. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022 – Qualifying". Formula 1.com. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022 – Starting Grid". Formula 1.com. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Magnussen hit with 5-place grid drop in Mexico City after taking on new ICE". Formula1.com. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022 – Fastest Laps". Formula 1.com. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Mexico City 2022 – Championship". Stats F1. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.