2022 Mexico City Grand Prix
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Race 20 of 22 in the 2022 Formula One season | |||
Date | 30 October 2022 | ||
Official name | Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022 | ||
Location | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City, Mexico |
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Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.304 km (2.674 mi) | ||
Distance | 71 laps, 305.354 km (189.738 mi) | ||
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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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.
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Background
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
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
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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
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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
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
Qualifying classification
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid |
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1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | 1:19.222 | 1:18.566 | 1:17.775 | 1 |
2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:19.583 | 1:18.565 | 1:18.079 | 2 |
3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:19.169 | 1:18.552 | 1:18.084 | 3 |
4 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull Racing-RBPT | 1:19.706 | 1:18.615 | 1:18.128 | 4 |
5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:19.566 | 1:18.560 | 1:18.351 | 5 |
6 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:19.523 | 1:18.762 | 1:18.401 | 6 |
7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:19.505 | 1:19.109 | 1:18.555 | 7 |
8 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.857 | 1:19.119 | 1:18.721 | 8 |
9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1:20.006 | 1:19.272 | 1:18.939 | 9 |
10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:19.945 | 1:19.081 | 1:19.010 | 10 |
11 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.279 | 1:19.325 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:20.283 | 1:19.476 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:19.907 | 1:19.589 | N/A | 13 |
14 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:20.256 | 1:19.672 | N/A | 14 |
15 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:20.293 | 1:19.833 | N/A | 191 |
16 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1:20.4192 | N/A | N/A | 15 |
17 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:20.4192 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:20.520 | N/A | N/A | 203 |
19 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1:20.859 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
20 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:21.167 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
107% time: 1:24.710 | |||||||
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- ^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
Race classification
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]
- ^3 – Fernando Alonso was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.[15]
Championship standings after the race
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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.
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External links
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FIA Formula One World Championship 2022 season |
Next race: 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix |
Previous race: 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix |
Mexico City Grand Prix | Next race: 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix |