2022 Formula One World Championship facts for kids

Max Verstappen won his second consecutive World Drivers' Championship driving for Red Bull Racing.

Charles Leclerc finished runner-up, driving for Ferrari.

Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez was third, driving for Red Bull Racing.

Red Bull Racing won their fifth World Constructors' Championship.

The 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship was a huge car racing competition. It was the 73rd time the Formula One World Championship was held. This championship is the top level of racing for special cars called open-wheel racing cars. These cars have their wheels outside the main body. The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) organizes this exciting event.

The 2022 season had twenty-two races, called Grands Prix, held all over the world. The season finished a bit earlier than usual. This was so it would not happen at the same time as the FIFA World Cup.

Drivers and teams raced to win two main titles. These were the World Drivers' Champion for individual drivers. And the World Constructors' Champion for the teams.

A big change for the 2022 championship was new rules for the cars. These new rules were supposed to start in 2021. But they were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Max Verstappen was already the Drivers' Champion from the year before. He won his second title at the Japanese Grand Prix. His team, Red Bull Racing, also won their fifth World Constructors' Championship. This was their first team title since 2013. The Mercedes team had been the Constructors' Champions before.

The 2022 season was the last one for Sebastian Vettel. He was a four-time World Champion. Another famous driver, Lewis Hamilton, had a tough season with Mercedes. For the first time since he started racing in 2007, he did not get a pole position or win a Grand Prix.

Race Results

Grand Prix Winners

This table shows who won each race in the 2022 Formula One season. It also shows who got the pole position (started first) and the fastest lap.

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	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
5	Miami Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
6	Spanish Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Sergio Pérez	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
7	Monaco Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Lando Norris	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
8	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Sergio Pérez	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
9	Canadian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
10	British Grand Prix	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Lewis Hamilton	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Report
11	Austrian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Report
12	French Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
13	Hungarian Grand Prix	George Russell	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
14	Belgian Grand Prix	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
15	Dutch Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
16	Italian Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Sergio Pérez	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
17	Singapore Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	George Russell	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
18	Japanese Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Zhou Guanyu	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
19	United States Grand Prix	Carlos Sainz Jr.	George Russell	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
20	Mexico City Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	George Russell	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
21	São Paulo Grand Prix	Kevin Magnussen	George Russell	George Russell	Mercedes	Report
22	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Lando Norris	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-RBPT	Report
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How Points Were Given

Formula One has a special way of giving points to drivers and teams. Points were given to the top ten drivers in each Grand Prix. If a driver in the top ten also had the fastest lap, they got an extra point! Points were also given in "sprint" races, which are shorter races held on some weekends.

If two drivers had the same number of points, the one with more wins was ranked higher. If they had the same number of wins, then second places were counted, and so on.

Here is how points were given for each race:

Driver Standings

This table shows how many points each driver earned during the 2022 season.

Pos. Driver BHR SAU AUS EMI MIA ESP MON AZE CAN GBR AUT FRA HUN BEL NED ITA SIN JPN USA MXC SAP ABU Points 1 Max Verstappen 19 1 Ret 1P 1 F 1F 1 3 1 1P 7 2P 1 F 1 1 1F 1PF 1 7 1P 1 1P 64 1P 454 2 Charles Leclerc 1PF 2F 1PF 62 2P RetP 4P RetP 5 4 12 RetP 6 6 3 2P 2P 3 3 6 46 2 308 3 Sergio Pérez 18 4P 2 23 4 2F 1 2F Ret 2 Ret5 4 5 2 5 6F 1 2 4 3 75 3 305 4 George Russell 4 5 3 4 5 3 5 3 4 Ret 44 3 3P 4 2 3 14F 8 5F 4F 11 F 5 275 5 Carlos Sainz Jr. 2 3 Ret Ret4 3 4 2 Ret 2F 1P Ret3 5F 4 3P 8 4 3 Ret RetP 5 32 4 246 6 Lewis Hamilton 3 10 4 13 6 5 8 4 3 3F 38 2 2F Ret 4 5 9 5 2 2 23 18 240 7 Lando Norris 15 7 5 35 Ret 8 6F 9 15 6 7 7 7 12 7 7 4 10 6 9 Ret7 6F 122 8 Esteban Ocon 7 6 7 14 8 7 12 10 6 Ret 56 8 9 7 9 11 Ret 4 11 8 8 7 92 9 Fernando Alonso 9 Ret 17 Ret 11 9 7 7 9 5 10 6 8 5 6 Ret Ret 7 7 19 5 Ret 81 10 Valtteri Bottas 6 Ret 8 57 7 6 9 11 7 Ret 11 14 20 Ret Ret 13 11 15 Ret 10 9 15 49 11 Daniel Ricciardo 14 Ret 6 186 13 12 13 8 11 13 9 9 15 15 17 Ret 5 11 16 7 Ret 9 37 12 Sebastian Vettel Ret 8 17 11 10 6 12 9 17 11 10 8 14 Ret 8 6 8 14 11 10 37 13 Kevin Magnussen 5 9 14 98 16 17 Ret Ret 17 10 87 Ret 16 16 15 16 12 14 9 17 RetP 8 17 25 14 Pierre Gasly Ret 8 9 12 Ret 13 11 5 14 Ret 15 12 12 9 11 8 10 18 14 11 14 14 23 15 Lance Stroll 12 13 12 10 10 15 14 16 10 11 13 10 11 11 10 Ret 6 12 Ret 15 10 8 18 16 Mick Schumacher 11 WD 13 17 15 14 Ret 14 Ret 8 6 15 14 17 13 12 13 17 15 16 13 16 12 17 Yuki Tsunoda 8 DNS 15 7 12 10 17 13 Ret 14 16 Ret 19 13 Ret 14 Ret 13 10 Ret 17 11 12 18 Zhou Guanyu 10 11 11 15 Ret Ret 16 Ret 8 Ret 14 16 13 14 16 10 Ret 16F 12 13 12 12 6 19 Alexander Albon 13 14 10 11 9 18 Ret 12 13 Ret 12 13 17 10 12 WD Ret Ret 13 12 15 13 4 20 Nicholas Latifi 16 Ret 16 16 14 16 15 15 16 12 Ret Ret 18 18 18 15 Ret 9 17 18 16 19 2 21 Nyck de Vries 9 2 22 Nico Hülkenberg 17 12 0 Pos. Driver BHR SAU AUS EMI MIA ESP MON AZE CAN GBR AUT FRA HUN BEL NED ITA SIN JPN USA MXC SAP ABU Points Source:

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (empty cell) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap Superscript number Points-scoring position in sprint

Notes:

•  – This means the driver did not finish the race. But they were still counted because they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Team Standings

This table shows how many points each team (constructor) earned in the 2022 season.

Pos. Constructor BHR SAU AUS EMI MIA ESP MON AZE CAN GBR AUT FRA HUN BEL NED ITA SIN JPN USA MXC SAP ABU Points 1 Red Bull Racing-RBPT 18 1 2 1P 1 F 1F 1 1 1 1P 2 2P 1 F 1 1 1F 1PF 1 1 1P 1 1P 64 719 19 4P Ret 23 4 2F 3 2F Ret 7 Ret5 4 5 2 5 6F 7 2 4 3 75 2 Ferrari 1PF 2F 1PF 62 2P 4 2 RetP 2F 1P 12 5F 4 3P 3 2P 2P 3 3 5 32 524 2 3 Ret Ret4 3 RetP 4P Ret 5 4 Ret3 RetP 6 6 8 4 3 Ret RetP 6 46 3 Mercedes 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 3 3 3F 38 2 2F 4 2 3 9 5 2 2 11 F 505 4 10 4 13 6 5 8 4 4 Ret 44 3 3P Ret 4 5 14F 8 5F 4F 23 4 Alpine-Renault 7 6 7 14 8 7 7 7 6 5 56 6 8 5 6 11 Ret 4 7 8 5 167 9 Ret 17 Ret 11 9 12 10 9 Ret 10 8 9 7 9 Ret Ret 7 11 19 8 5 McLaren-Mercedes 14 7 5 35 13 8 6F 8 11 6 7 7 7 12 7 7 4 10 6 7 Ret7 148 15 Ret 6 186 Ret 12 13 9 15 13 9 9 15 15 17 Ret 5 11 16 9 Ret 6 Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 6 11 8 57 7 6 9 11 7 Ret 11 14 13 14 16 10 11 15 12 10 9 55 10 Ret 11 15 Ret Ret 16 Ret 8 Ret 14 16 20 Ret Ret 13 Ret 16F Ret 13 12 7 Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 12 12 12 8 10 11 10 6 10 9 13 10 10 8 10 Ret 6 6 8 14 10 50 17 13 Ret 10 17 15 14 16 12 11 17 11 11 11 14 Ret 8 12 Ret 15 11 8 Haas-Ferrari 5 9 13 98 15 14 Ret 14 17 8 6 15 14 16 13 12 12 14 9 16 13 37 11 WD 14 17 16 17 Ret Ret Ret 10 87 Ret 16 17 15 16 13 17 15 17 RetP 8 9 AlphaTauri-RBPT 8 8 9 7 12 10 11 5 14 14 15 12 12 9 11 8 10 13 10 11 14 35 Ret DNS 15 12 Ret 13 17 13 Ret Ret 16 Ret 19 13 Ret 14 Ret 18 14 Ret 17 10 Williams-Mercedes 13 14 10 11 9 16 15 12 13 12 12 13 17 10 12 9 Ret 9 13 12 15 8 16 Ret 16 16 14 18 Ret 15 16 Ret Ret Ret 18 18 18 15 Ret Ret 17 18 16 Pos. Constructor BHR SAU AUS EMI MIA ESP MON AZE CAN GBR AUT FRA HUN BEL NED ITA SIN JPN USA MXC SAP ABU Points Source:

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (empty cell) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap Superscript number Points-scoring position in sprint

Notes:

•  – This means the driver did not finish the Grand Prix. But they were still counted because they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
• The rows in this table are not connected to specific drivers. For each team, the results for individual races are listed based on how they finished in that race. This is not based on the total points they earned in that event.

See also

In Spanish: Temporada 2022 de Fórmula 1 para niños