2022 Formula One World Championship

Charles Leclerc is the current World Drivers' Championship leader.
Max Verstappen is the defending Formula One World Champion.
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The 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship is a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which is the 73rd running of the Formula One World Championship.[lower-alpha 1] It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship is contested over twenty-three Grands Prix, which are held around the world, and it is scheduled to end earlier than in other recent years to avoid overlapping with the FIFA World Cup.[1][2]

Drivers and teams are competing for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. The 2022 championship saw the introduction of significant changes to the sport's technical regulations. These changes had been intended to be introduced in 2021, but were delayed until 2022 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Max Verstappen, driving for Red Bull Racing, is the reigning Drivers' Champion, whilst Mercedes are the reigning Constructors' Champions.[4]

Entries

The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2022 World Championship.[5] All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.[6] Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.[7][8]

Teams and drivers that compete in the 2022 World Championship
Entrant Constructor Chassis Power unit Race drivers
No. Driver name Rounds
 Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C42[9] Ferrari 066/7 24
77		  Zhou Guanyu
 Valtteri Bottas		 1–4
1–4
 Scuderia AlphaTauri AlphaTauri-RBPT AT03[10] Red Bull RBPTH001[10] 10
22		  Pierre Gasly
 Yuki Tsunoda		 1–4
1–4
 BWT Alpine F1 Team[11] Alpine-Renault A522[12] Renault E-Tech RE22[13] 14
31		  Fernando Alonso
 Esteban Ocon		 1–4
1–4
 Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team[14] Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes AMR22[15] Mercedes-AMG F1 M13 27
5
18		  Nico Hülkenberg
 Sebastian Vettel
 Lance Stroll		 1–2
3–4
1–4
 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F1-75[16] Ferrari 066/7[16] 16
55		  Charles Leclerc
 Carlos Sainz Jr.		 1–4
1–4
 Haas F1 Team Haas-Ferrari VF-22[17] Ferrari 066/7[17] 20
47		  Kevin Magnussen
 Mick Schumacher		 1–4
1–4
 McLaren F1 Team McLaren-Mercedes MCL36[18] Mercedes-AMG F1 M13[18] 3
4		  Daniel Ricciardo
 Lando Norris		 1–4
1–4
 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W13[19] Mercedes-AMG F1 M13 44
63		  Lewis Hamilton
 George Russell		 1–4
1–4
 Oracle Red Bull Racing[20] Red Bull Racing-RBPT RB18[21] Red Bull RBPTH001[22][23] 1
11		  Max Verstappen
 Sergio Pérez		 1–4
1–4
 Williams Racing Williams-Mercedes FW44[24] Mercedes-AMG F1 M13[25] 6
23		  Nicholas Latifi
 Alexander Albon		 1–4
1–4
Sources:[26][27]

Team changes

Honda announced that they would not supply power units beyond 2021.[28] The company had provided power units to Scuderia AlphaTauri (previously called Scuderia Toro Rosso) since 2018 and to Red Bull Racing since 2019.[29] Red Bull Racing have since taken over Honda's engine programme and manage it in-house, under a new division called Red Bull Powertrains. The decision was made after lobbying the other nine teams to negotiate an engine development freeze until 2025. Red Bull Racing acknowledged that they would have left the championship if the engine development freeze had not been agreed to as they could not develop a brand new engine and both Red Bull Racing and Renault were unwilling to resume their former partnership.[22][30][lower-alpha 2]

Driver changes

Prior to the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen announced his intention to retire at the end of the championship, ending his Formula One career after 19 seasons.[32] Räikkönen's seat at Alfa Romeo was filled by Valtteri Bottas, who left Mercedes at the end of 2021.[33] George Russell replaced Bottas,[34][35] vacating his seat at Williams which was filled by former Red Bull Racing driver Alexander Albon.[36]

Formula 2 driver Zhou Guanyu graduated to Formula One with Alfa Romeo, in place of Antonio Giovinazzi,[37] who left the team at the end of 2021.[38] Zhou became the first Chinese driver to compete in Formula One.[37]

Nikita Mazepin was originally due to compete for Haas for a second consecutive year. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Uralkali's title sponsorship cancellation, his contract was terminated.[39] He was replaced by Kevin Magnussen, who last competed in 2020 with the same team.[40]

Mid-season changes

Ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel tested positive for coronavirus. He was replaced at Aston Martin by reserve driver Nico Hülkenberg, who last raced at the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix, driving for former team Racing Point.[41] Vettel was also replaced by Hülkenberg at the subsequent Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.[42]

Calendar

The 2022 calendar consists of twenty-three events, subject to the replacement of the cancelled Russian Grand Prix,[43] and permissive COVID-19 regulations set by local governments and the Formula One Group.[44][1]

Round Grand Prix Circuit Race date
1 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 20 March
2 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah 27 March
3 Australian Grand Prix Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 10 April
4 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Imola Circuit, Imola 24 April
5 Miami Grand Prix Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida[lower-alpha 3] 8 May
6 Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 22 May
7 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 29 May
8 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Baku City Circuit, Baku 12 June
9 Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal 19 June
10 British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 3 July
11 Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 10 July
12 French Grand Prix Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 24 July
13 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring, Mogyoród 31 July
14 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 28 August
15 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 4 September
16 Italian Grand Prix Monza Circuit, Monza 11 September
17 TBA TBA TBA
18 Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 2 October
19 Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 9 October
20 United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 23 October
21 Mexico City Grand Prix Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 30 October
22 São Paulo Grand Prix Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 13 November
23 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 20 November
Sources:[44][2][45][43]

Calendar expansion and changes

Regulation changes

Race direction

Michael Masi, who had served as race director since the death of Charlie Whiting in 2019, was removed from the role of race director after an inquiry into the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. As part of a restructuring of race control, Masi was replaced by former DTM race director Niels Wittich and World Endurance Championship race director Eduardo Freitas. The pair will assume the role on an alternating basis. Herbie Blash, Whiting's former deputy, was appointed as permanent senior advisor to the race director.[52]

The FIA will also introduce a new virtual race control system, much like the video assistant referee in football, as well as a ban on team communications that lobby race officials. Radio between teams and FIA officials will also no longer be broadcast on television to protect race officials. Unlapping procedures are to be reassessed by the Formula One Sporting Advisory Committee and presented prior to the start of the season.[52][53]

Technical regulations
A conceptual 2022 Formula One car revealed at the 2021 British Grand Prix.
The 2022 Ferrari car at the Australian Grand Prix.

The 2022 World Championship saw an overhaul of the technical regulations.[54] These changes had been planned for introduction in 2021, with teams developing their cars throughout 2020. The introduction of the regulations was delayed until the 2022 championship in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Once the delay was announced, teams were banned from carrying out any development of their 2022 cars during the 2020 calendar year.[55] Prior to the season, the FIA said it anticipated that the car performance deficit between the fastest and slowest teams on the grid would be cut by half when compared to 2021.[56]

Drivers were consulted on developing the new technical regulations,[57] which were deliberately written to be restrictive so as to prevent teams from developing radical designs that limited the ability of drivers to overtake.[58] The FIA created a specialist Working Group, or committee of engineers, tasked with identifying and closing loopholes in the regulations before their publication. The elimination of loopholes will, in theory, stop one team from having a dominant car, and in turn allow for closer competition throughout the field while improving the aesthetics of the cars. This philosophy was a major aim of the new regulations.[59] Red Bull car designer Adrian Newey noted that the regulation changes were the most significant in Formula One since the 1983 season.[60]

Aerodynamics and bodywork

The technical regulations reintroduced the use of ground effects for the first time since venturi tunnels under cars were banned in 1983.[61][lower-alpha 4] This coincides with a simplification of the bodywork, making the underside of the car the primary source of aerodynamic grip. This aims to reduce the turbulent air in the wake of the cars to allow drivers to follow each other more closely whilst still maintaining a similar level of downforce compared to previous years. Further changes to the aerodynamics are aimed at limiting the teams' ability to control airflow around the front wheels and further reduce the cars' aerodynamic wake.[62] This includes the elimination of bargeboards, the complex aerodynamic devices that manipulate airflow around the body of the car.[63] The front wing and endplates have been simplified, reducing the number and complexity of aerodynamic elements. The front wing must also directly connect to the nosecone, unlike pre-2022 designs where the wing could be connected to the nose via supports to create a space under the monocoque, thereby encouraging airflow under the car by way of the wing's larger surface area and the nose's increased height. The rear wings are wider and mounted higher than in previous years, with additional restrictions in place to limit the constructors' ability to use a car's exhaust gases to generate downforce. Figures released by the Working Group revealed that where a 2019-specification car following another car had just 55% of its normal levels of downforce available, a 2022-specification car following another car would have up to 86% of its normal levels of downforce.[64]

Teams have been further restricted in the number of aerodynamic upgrades they can introduce to the car, both over the course of a race weekend and over the course of the championship. These rules were introduced to further cut the costs of competing.[65][66] Following the decision to delay the 2021 regulations to 2022,[3] aerodynamic development of the cars was banned from 28 March 2020 to the end of 2020.[67][68]

In 2021 the championship introduced a sliding scale system to regulate aerodynamic testing. Under this system, the least successful teams in the previous year's World Constructors' Championship standings would be given additional time for aerodynamic testing. Conversely, the most successful teams would be given less time to complete testing.[69][70] The system was trialled in 2021 with the results used to create a more formal, structured and steeper model for the 2022 championship.[71]

Power units

Discussions over the 2022 engine regulations began in 2017 and were finalised in May 2018.[72][73] The proposed regulations involved removing the motor generator unit–heat (MGU-H) to simplify the technology used in the engine whilst raising the maximum rev limit by 3,000 rpm.[74] Further proposals dubbed "plug-and-play" would see engine suppliers bound by the regulations to make individual engine components universally compatible, allowing teams to source their components from multiple suppliers.[75] Manufacturers would also be subject to a similar regulation concerning commercially available materials as chassis constructors would be subject to from 2021. The proposals were designed to simplify the engine technology whilst making the sport more attractive to new entrants.[76] As no new power unit suppliers committed themselves to entering the sport in 2022, the existing suppliers proposed to retain the existing power unit formula in a bid to reduce overall development costs.[77]

The quota system of power unit components would continue in 2022, with teams given a limited number of individual components that can be used before incurring a penalty. The exhaust system would be added to the list of components, with teams allowed to use a maximum of six throughout the championship.[65]

Standardised components

Standardised components were introduced in 2022, with the technical regulations requiring standard components to be in place until 2024.[78] These standardised components include the gearbox and fuel system.[79][80] Some aerodynamic components—such as the tray that sits at the front of the car floor—will also be standardised so as to restrict teams' ability to develop the area and gain a competitive advantage.[64] Individual parts will now be classified as a way of clarifying the rules surrounding them:[64]

  • "Listed parts" refers to the parts of the car that teams are required to design by themselves.
  • "Standard parts" is the name given to the parts of the car that all teams must use, including wheel rims and equipment used in pit stops.
  • "Transferable parts" are parts that a team can develop and sell on to another team, such as the gearbox and the clutch.
  • "Prescribed parts" are parts that teams are required to develop according to a prescriptive set of regulations. Prescribed parts include wheel arches and wheel aerodynamics.
  • "Open-source parts" may be developed collectively by teams and sold on to customers. Steering wheels and the DRS mechanism are listed as open-source parts.

The system of categorising parts was introduced to allow for design freedom as the overhaul to the aerodynamic regulations was highly prescriptive.[64]

Tyres

Wheel diameter will increase from 13 inches (33 cm) to 18 inches (46 cm). The 18-inch wheels were introduced into the Formula 2 Championship in 2020, to test changes in tyre behaviour.[81] It was originally proposed that the use of tyre warmers—electric blankets designed to keep the tyres at the optimal operating temperature when not in use—would be banned,[82] although this decision was later reversed after opposition from the tyre supplier Pirelli.[83] The temperature of the tyre blankets was reduced. Previously, the front tyres could be heated to 100 °C (212 °F), while the rears were at 80 °C (176 °F). Both dropped to 70 °C (158 °F) from the start of the season.[84] Tyre warmers will instead become a standardised piece of equipment, with all teams required to use the same product with a view to eventually phase them out altogether by 2024.[85] While Pirelli remain the official tyre partner and provider, BBS would partner and supply the rims to all Formula One teams from 2022 as part of a four-year deal.[86]

Sprint points system and events

Having been first trialled under the name "sprint qualifying" in 2021, the format returned also for this championship with the name changed to "sprint". The weekend format will be unchanged from 2021 and will be run at the Emilia Romagna, Austrian, and São Paulo Grands Prix with points now awarded to the top eight finishers rather than the top three finishers as was the case in 2021. Unlike the previous season, the driver who sets the fastest time in qualifying will be credited as the official polesitter, with the winner of sprint continuing to have the right to start the Grand Prix from the first place grid spot.[87]

Points system for shortened races

Following the controversy surrounding the awarding of points at the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, the criteria needed for points to be awarded for uncompleted events was altered. The requirement approved by the World Motor Sport Council, was changed so that:[88][89]

  • No points will be awarded unless a minimum of two laps had been completed under green flag conditions.
  • If more than two laps are completed, but less than 25% of the scheduled race distance, points will be awarded on a 6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top 5.
  • If 25%–50% of the scheduled race distance is completed, points will be awarded on a 13–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to the top 9.
  • If 50%–75% of the scheduled race distance is completed, points will be awarded on a 19–14–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top 10.
  • If more than 75% of the scheduled race distance is completed, full points will be awarded.

The previous criteria had been in place for over 40 years prior to the change, last being altered some time between the 1977 and 1980 seasons.[90]

Additionally, the fastest lap point will now only be awarded if more than 50% of the scheduled race distance is completed.[91]

Safety car procedures and protocols

In light of the controversy surrounding the safety car at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the procedures for the safety car restart have been changed. Rather than waiting until the lap after the last car has unlapped itself from the leader, the safety car will now be withdrawn one lap after the instruction that lapped cars may unlap themselves has been given.[92] Additionally, the wording of the regulations was altered and now state that "all" cars rather than "any" cars will be allowed to unlap themselves, if deemed safe by the race director.[93]

From the Australian Grand Prix onwards, the FIA started clamping down on the kinds of tactics Max Verstappen employed during the final safety car restart at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and at subsequent safety car restarts at the first two rounds of the championship, the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, where he aggressively accelerated, braked, and drew alongside another car during the restart, trying to seek a tactical advantage over rival drivers. Drivers are expected to drive in a consistent manner during race restarts.[94]

Starting tyre choice

The rule that had been in place since 2014, requiring drivers that advance to the third segment of qualifying to start the race on the tyres they used to set their fastest time in the second segment of qualifying was scrapped. All drivers will now have free choice of starting tyre for the Grand Prix on Sunday at all events.[95]

Season summary

Pre-season

Due to the change in technical regulations, Formula One decided to hold two winter tests at two different tracks to help teams gather more data on their new cars, with Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló hosting the first on 23–25 February and Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir hosting the second on 10–12 March.[96]

Opening rounds

Charles Leclerc took pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix. For the first time since the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix, both Haas drivers got through into Q2, with Kevin Magnussen qualifying 7th and Mick Schumacher 12th.[97] In the opening lap at turn 6, Alpine's Esteban Ocon touched the rear of Schumacher's car, spinning him round, and was penalised five seconds for the accident. AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly caught fire and retired on lap 46. Leclerc won the Grand Prix ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz Jr., making it a 1–2 finish for Ferrari. Magnussen finished 5th, while the Red Bull cars of Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez retired late in the race due to fuel issues.[98]

Pérez took pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, while Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton claimed 16th place after being knocked out in Q1 for the first time since the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix.[99] Only 18 drivers started the race, as Yuki Tsunoda's AlphaTauri broke down on the way to the grid after a suspected drivetrain issue,[100] and Schumacher was withdrawn from the event after a crash in qualifying;[101] he would return to racing in the next round.[102] Williams' Nicholas Latifi hit the wall at the final corner on lap 16, while Alpine's Fernando Alonso, McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo, and Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas retired after 38 laps due to technical problems.[103] Verstappen won the race after a late overtake on Leclerc.[104] Williams' Alexander Albon got a three-place grid penalty after the race for a collision with Aston Martin's Lance Stroll.[105]

Leclerc won the Australian Grand Prix from pole position, set the fastest lap, and led every lap, getting the first grand slam for Ferrari since Fernando Alonso at the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix.[106] Pérez and Mercedes' George Russell took second and third, respectively. Pérez's teammate Verstappen was running second before he retired on lap 38 due to fuel leaks causing a fire.[107] Sainz spun out on the opening lap at turn 10 and Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel, who made his season debut after missing the first two races as he tested positive for coronavirus with Nico Hulkenberg taking his place,[102] crashed out in the opening stages at turn 4.[106] Albon, who started last after he was disqualified from qualifiying for failing to provide a one-litre fuel sample,[108] finished 10th for Williams, pitting on the last lap after running 57 laps on hard tyres.[109]

Verstappen took pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix sprint. Despite Leclerc overtaking him at the start, Verstappen recovered, using DRS to overtake him and win the sprint, ahead of Leclerc and teammate Pérez. Verstappen won Sunday's Grand Prix from pole position to achieve the second grand slam of his career, while Pérez finished in second to give Red Bull their first 1–2 finish since the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.[110] Leclerc ran in third for the most of the race but spun on lap 53, falling to ninth and promoting McLaren's Lando Norris to the final podium place. Leclerc would recover to eventually finish in sixth position. The result promoted Red Bull to second in the Constructors' Championship, and Verstappen to second in the Drivers' Championship,[111] with Leclerc's teammate Sainz suffering a second DNF in a row following a lap 1 collision with Daniel Ricciardo.[112]

Results and standings

Grands Prix
Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Report
1  Bahrain Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc Ferrari Report
2  Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Sergio Pérez Charles Leclerc Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPT Report
3  Australian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc Ferrari Report
4  Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Max Verstappen[lower-alpha 5] Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPT Report
5  Miami Grand Prix Report
6  Spanish Grand Prix Report
7  Monaco Grand Prix Report
8  Azerbaijan Grand Prix Report
9  Canadian Grand Prix Report
10  British Grand Prix Report
11  Austrian Grand Prix Report
12  French Grand Prix Report
13  Hungarian Grand Prix Report
14  Belgian Grand Prix Report
15  Dutch Grand Prix Report
16  Italian Grand Prix Report
17 TBA Report
18  Singapore Grand Prix Report
19  Japanese Grand Prix Report
20  United States Grand Prix Report
21  Mexico City Grand Prix Report
22  São Paulo Grand Prix Report
23  Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Report
Source:[43]

Scoring system
Further information: List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems

Points are awarded to the top ten classified drivers, the driver who set the fastest lap during the Grand Prix, but only if one of the top ten, and the top eight of the sprint.[87][lower-alpha 6] In the case of a tie on points a countback system is used where the driver with the most first places is ranked higher. If the number of first places is identical then the number of second places is considered, and so on. If this procedure fails to produce a result, the FIA will nominate the winner according to such criteria as it thinks fit. The points are awarded for every race using the following system:[114]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   FL 
Grand Prix 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Sprint[lower-alpha 7] 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

World Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver BHR
 SAU
 AUS
 EMI
 MIA
 ESP
 MON
 AZE
 CAN
 GBR
 AUT
 FRA
 HUN
 BEL
 NED
 ITA
 TBA
 SIN
 JPN
 USA
 MXC
 SAP
 ABU
 Points
1 Charles Leclerc 1PF 2F 1PF 62 86
2 Max Verstappen 19 1 Ret 11 P F 59
3 Sergio Pérez 18 4P 2 23 54
4 George Russell 4 5 3 4 49
5 Carlos Sainz Jr. 2 3 Ret Ret4 38
6 Lando Norris 15 7 5 35 35
7 Lewis Hamilton 3 10 4 13 28
8 Valtteri Bottas 6 Ret 8 57 24
9 Esteban Ocon 7 6 7 14 20
10 Kevin Magnussen 5 9 14 98 15
11 Daniel Ricciardo 14 Ret 6 186 11
12 Yuki Tsunoda 8 DNS 15 7 10
13 Pierre Gasly Ret 8 9 12 6
14 Sebastian Vettel Ret 8 4
15 Fernando Alonso 9 Ret 17 Ret 2
16 Zhou Guanyu 10 11 11 15 1
17 Alexander Albon 13 14 10 11 1
18 Lance Stroll 12 13 12 10 1
19 Mick Schumacher 11 WD 13 17 0
20 Nico Hülkenberg 17 12 0
21 Nicholas Latifi 16 Ret 16 16 0
Pos. Driver BHR
 SAU
 AUS
 EMI
 MIA
 ESP
 MON
 AZE
 CAN
 GBR
 AUT
 FRA
 HUN
 BEL
 NED
 ITA
 TBA
 SIN
 JPN
 USA
 MXC
 SAP
 ABU
 Points
Source:[115]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Annotation Meaning
Superscript
number		 Points-scoring position
in sprint
P Pole position
F Fastest lap


Notes:

  •  – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

World Constructors' Championship standings
Pos. Constructor BHR
 SAU
 AUS
 EMI
 MIA
 ESP
 MON
 AZE
 CAN
 GBR
 AUT
 FRA
 HUN
 BEL
 NED
 ITA
 TBA
 SIN
 JPN
 USA
 MXC
 SAP
 ABU
 Points
1 Ferrari 1PF 2F 1PF 62 124
2 3 Ret Ret4
2 Red Bull Racing-RBPT 18 1 2 11 P F 113
19 4P Ret 23
3 Mercedes 3 5 3 4 77
4 10 4 13
4 McLaren-Mercedes 14 7 5 35 46
15 Ret 6 186
5 Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 6 11 8 57 25
10 Ret 11 15
6 Alpine-Renault 7 6 7 14 22
9 Ret 17 Ret
7 AlphaTauri-RBPT 8 8 9 7 16
Ret DNS 15 12
8 Haas-Ferrari 5 9 13 98 15
11 WD 14 17
9 Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 12 12 12 8 5
17 13 Ret 10
10 Williams-Mercedes 13 14 10 11 1
16 Ret 16 16
Pos. Constructor BHR
 SAU
 AUS
 EMI
 MIA
 ESP
 MON
 AZE
 CAN
 GBR
 AUT
 FRA
 HUN
 BEL
 NED
 ITA
 TBA
 SIN
 JPN
 USA
 MXC
 SAP
 ABU
 Points
Source:[116]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Annotation Meaning
Superscript
number		 Points-scoring position
in sprint
P Pole position
F Fastest lap


Notes:

  •  – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
  • Rows are not related to the drivers: within each team, individual Grand Prix standings are sorted purely based on the final classification in the race (not by total points scored in the event, which includes points awarded for fastest lap and sprint).

Notes
  1. In the history of Formula One, regulations were first introduced during the 1946 Grand Prix season. These were adopted for every race in 1948, and were formally organised into a championship in 1950.
  2. Under the technical regulations, the engine supplier providing the fewest teams with engines is obligated to provide engines to any team without a supplier. At the time of Honda's announcement of their withdrawal, both Mercedes and Ferrari were supplying more teams than Renault and were unwilling to supply Red Bull Racing with engines, leaving Renault as Red Bull Racing's only alternative.[31]
  3. The Miami International Autodrome is subject to the FIA circuit homologation.[44][1]
  4. Exploiting ground effects had previously been permitted until 1983 when the concept was banned, and flat undertrays required, over concerns about increased cornering speeds and radical car designs such as the Brabham BT46B "fan car".
  5. Max Verstappen was credited with pole position after qualifying. He also started the race in the first position after winning the sprint.[113]
  6. In the event of a race ending prematurely, the number of points paying positions may be reduced, depending on how much of the race had been completed.
  7. Sprint took place at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and it will take place at the Austrian and São Paulo Grands Prix.[87]

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