F1 2022. Make way for the 2022 Formula 1 season! After a beautiful 2021 vintage, F1 will resume its rights in March for a long year of 23 Grands Prix, a record. Here are all the dates and key info to follow F1 in 2022.
[Mis à jour le 1 er avril 2022 à 12h22] The 2022 F1 season kicked off on Sunday March 20, 2022 in Bahrain and saw Ferrari back in the limelight. What will the rest of the F1 season hold in 2022, the year of all the changes? After a 2021 season that went down in history with Max Verstappen’s first coronation snatched at the end of the suspense against Lewis Hamilton, this 2022 vintage promises to be thrilling since marked by a modification of the technical regulations. The F1 cars have radically changed in pace and performance should be affected with, we hope, increased overtaking possibilities.
This 2022 F1 season will therefore go down in history, especially as it has another novelty in store: a record number of Grands Prix with 23 races scheduled! The cancellation of the Russian Grand Prix following the outbreak of war in Ukraine should be followed by the announcement of another race on the calendar. Drivers entered, key information, dates of all the GPs including the French Grand Prix… Here is everything you need to know.
What are the dates of the F1 Grand Prix in 2022?
The 2022 Formula 1 season will have 23 Grands Prix, a record, even if many questions remain unanswered as to the organization of this exercise due to the evolution of the health context linked to the Covid-19 epidemic. The official F1 calendar, disclosed by the FIA, sees the season start on March 20 at Sakhir for the Bahrain Grand Prix and is due to end on November 20, 2022 at Yas Marina on the Abu Dhabi circuit. Here is the full F1 2022 schedule:
- Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir on March 20, 2022
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah on March 27, 2022
- Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on April 10, 2022
- Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on April 24, 2022
- Miami Grand Prix on May 8, 2022
- Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona on May 22, 2022
- Monaco Grand Prix in Monaco on May 29, 2022
- Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku on June 12, 2022
- Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on June 19, 2022
- British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 3, 2022
- Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg on July 10, 2022
- French Grand Prix at Le Castellet on July 24, 2022
- Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring on July 31, 2022
- Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on August 28, 2022
- Italian Grand Prix at Monza on September 11, 2022
- Russian Grand Prix in Sochi on September 25, 2022 (cancelled following sanctions imposed on Russia after the outbreak of war in Ukraine)
- Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay on October 2, 2022
- Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on October 9, 2022
- United States Grand Prix in Austin on October 23, 2022
- Mexican Grand Prix in Mexico City on October 30, 2022
- Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos on November 13, 2022
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina on November 20, 2022
Which teams are involved in the 2022 F1 season?
No change in the paddock next year. While some official team names may change, these are simple changes related to title sponsors. There will be 10 teams at the start of the 2022 season, therefore 20 single-seaters on the starting grid.
- Red Bull Racing
- Mercedes AMG Petronas
- Scuderia Ferrari
- McLaren F1 Team
- Alpine F1 Team
- Scuderia Alpha Tauri
- Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team
- Williams Racing
- Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen
- Uralkali Haas F1 Team
Who are the drivers on the starting grid for the 2022 F1 season?
A few small changes should be noted in the composition of the starting grid for the 2022 season. Kimi Raïkkönen has retired and is leaving Alfa Romeo, replaced by Valterri Bottas, ex-teammate of Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. Alfa Romeo will even have a completely new duo to drive its two F1 cars since the Italian Antonio Giovinazzi is not renewed, replaced by the Chinese Guanyu Zhou, who entered Formula 2 in 2021. Also note the promotion of George Russell at Mercedes, replaced by ex-Red Bull driver Alex Albon at Williams.
- At Red Bull: Max Verstappen (No. 1), Sergio Perez (No. 11)
- At Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton (#44), George Russell (#63)
- At Ferrari: Charles Leclerc (#16), Carlos Sainz (#55)
- At McLaren: Daniel Ricciardo (n°3), Lando Norris (n°4)
- At Alpine: Fernando Alonso (n°14), Esteban Ocon (n°31)
- At Scuderia Alpha Tauri: Pierre Gasly (n°10), Yuki Tsunoda (n°22)
- At Aston Martin: Sebastian Vettel (n°5), Lance Stroll (n°18)
- At Williams: Nicholas Latifi (n°6), Alexander Albon (n°23)
- At Alfa Romeo: Guanyu Zhou (#24), Valtteri Bottas (#77)
- At Haas: Nikita Mazepin (n°9), Mick Schumacher (n°47)