Here is everything you could want to know about the 2022 season…
The Drivers
Lewis Hamilton
Age: 37 | GPs: 288 | Titles: 7 | Wins: 103 | Poles: 103 | Podiums: 182
George Russell
Age: 24 | GPs: 60 | Champ. Best: 15th | Race Best: 2nd | Grid Best: 2nd | Podiums: 1
Max Verstappen
Age: 24 | GPs: 141 | Titles: 1 | Wins: 20 | Poles: 13 | Podiums: 60
Sergio Pérez
Age: 32 | GPs: 213 | Champ. Best: 4th | Wins: 2 | Grid Best: 2nd | Podiums: 15
Carlos Sainz
Age: 27 | GPs: 140 | Champ. Best: 5th | Race Best: 2nd | Grid Best: 2nd | Podiums: 6
Charles Leclerc
Age: 24 | GPs: 80 | Champ. Best: 4th | Wins: 2 | Poles: 9 | Podiums: 13
Lando Norris
Age: 22 | GPs: 60 | Champ. Best: 6th | Race Best: 2nd | Poles: 1 | Podiums: 5
Daniel Ricciardo
Age: 32 | GPs: 210 | Champ. Best: 3rd | Wins: 8 | Poles: 3 | Podiums: 32
Fernando Alonso
Age: 40 | GPs: 334 | Titles: 2 | Wins: 32 | Poles: 22 | Podiums: 98
Esteban Ocon
Age: 25 | GPs: 89 | Champ. Best: 8TH | Wins: 1 | Grid Best: 3rd | Podiums: 2
Pierre Gasly
Age: 26 | GPs: 86 | Champ. Best: 7th | Wins: 1 | Grid Best: 2nd | Podiums: 3
Yuki Tsunoda
Age: 21 | GPs: 22 | Champ. Best: 14th | Race Best: 4th | Grid Best: 7th
Sebastian Vettel
Age: 34 | GPs: 279 | Titles: 4 | Wins: 53 | Poles: 57 | Podiums: 122
Lance Stroll
Age: 23 | GPs: 100 | Champ. Best: 11TH | Race Best: 3rd | Poles: 1 | Podiums: 3
Valtteri Bottas
Age: 32 | GPs: 178 | Champ. Best: 2nd | Wins: 10 | Poles: 20 | Podiums: 67
Zhou Guanyu
Age: 22 | GPs: 0 | Champ. Best: n/a | Race Best: n/a | Grid Best: n/a
Nicholas Latifi
Age: 26 | GPs: 39 | Champ. Best: 17th | Race Best: 7th | Grid Best: 10th
Alexander Albon
Age: 25 | GPs: 38 | Champ. Best: 7th | Race Best: 3rd | Grid Best: 4th | Podiums: 2
Mick Schumacher
Age: 22 | GPs: 22 | Champ. Best: 19th | Race Best: 12th | Grid Best: 12th
Kevin Magnussen
Age: 22 | GPs: 119 | Champ. Best: 9th | Race Best: 2nd | Qual. Best: 4th | Podiums: 1
The Teams
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
FIRST GP: 1954 | GPS: 249 | Titles: 17 | WINS: 124 | POLES: 135 | PODIUMS: 264
Oracle Red Bull Racing
FIRST GP: 2005 | GPS: 325 | Titles: 9 | WINS: 75 | POLES: 73 | PODIUMS: 206
Scuderia Ferrari
FIRST GP: 1950 | GPS: 1030 | Titles: 31 | WINS: 238 | POLES: 231 | PODIUMS: 778
McLaren F1 Team
FIRST GP: 1966 | GPS: 902 | Titles: 20 | WINS: 183 | POLES: 156 | PODIUMS: 493
BWT Alpine F1 Team
FIRST GP: 2021 | GPS: 22 | Champ. Best: 5th | Wins: 1 | Grid Best: 3rd | Podiums: 2
Scuderia AlphaTauri
FIRST GP: 2020 | GPS: 39 | CHAMP. BEST: 6th | Wins: 1 | Grid BEST: 2nd | Podiums: 2
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team
FIRST GP: 1959 | GPS: 27 | CHAMP. BEST: 7th | RACE BEST: 2nd | Grid BEST: 2nd | Podiums: 1
Williams Racing
FIRST GP: 1977 | GPS: 783 | Titles: 16 | WINS: 114 | POLES: 128 | PODIUMS: 313
Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen
FIRST GP: 1950 | GPS: 170 | CHAMP. BEST: 6TH | WINS: 10 | POLES: 12 | PODIUMS: 26
Haas F1 Team
FIRST GP: 2016 | GPS: 122 | CHAMP. BEST: 5TH | RACE BEST: 4TH | Grid BEST: 5TH
The Grands Prix
Bahrain
SAKHIR | 18-20 MAR | LAPS: 57 | LENGTH: 5.412 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:31.447 (de la Rosa)
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah | 25-27 Mar | Laps: 50 | Length: 6.174 KM | Lap Record: 1:30.734 (Hamilton)
Australia
Melbourne | 08-10 Apr | Laps: 58 | Length: 5.303 km | Lap Record: 1:24.125 (Schumacher)
Emilia Romagna
Imola | 22-24 APR | LAPS: 63 | LENGTH: 4.909 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:15.484 (Hamilton)
Miami
Miami | 06-08 May | LAPS: 57 | LENGTH: 5.410 KM | LAP RECORD: n/a
SPAIN
BARCELONA | 20-22 MAY | LAPS: 66 | LENGTH: 4.675 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:18.149 (Verstappen)
Monaco
MONACO | 27-29 MAY | LAPS: 78 | LENGTH: 3.337 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:12.909 (Hamilton)
AZERBAIJAN
BAKU | 10-12 June | LAPS: 51 | LENGTH: 6.003 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:43.009 (leclerc)
CANADA
MONTRéAL | 11-13 JUN | LAPS: 70 | LENGTH: 4.361 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:13.078 (Bottas)
GREAT BRITAIN
SILVERSTONE | 01-03 JUL | LAPS: 52 | LENGTH: 5.891 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:27.097 (Verstappen)
AUSTRIA
SPIELBERG | 08-10 JUL | LAPS: 71 | LENGTH: 4.318 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:05.619 (Sainz)
FRANCE
LE CASTELLET | 22-24 Jul | LAPS: 53 | LENGTH: 5.842 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:32.740 (Vettel)
HUNGARY
Mogyoród | 29-31 JUL | LAPS: 70 | LENGTH: 4.381 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:16.627 (Hamilton)
BELGIUM
Stavelot | 26-28 AUG | LAPS: 44 | LENGTH: 7.004 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:46.286 (Bottas)
NETHERLANDS
ZANDVOORT | 02-04 SEP | LAPS: 72 | LENGTH: 4.259 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:11.097 (Hamilton)
ITALY
MONZA | 09-11 SEP | LAPS: 53 | LENGTH: 5.793 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:21.046 (Barrichello)
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE | 30 Sep-02 Oct | LAPS: 61 | LENGTH: 5.063 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:41.905 (Magnussen)
JAPAN
SUZUKA | 07-09 OCT | LAPS: 53 | LENGTH: 5.807 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:30.983 (Hamilton)
UNITED STATES
AUSTIN | 21-23 OCT | LAPS: 56 | LENGTH: 5.513 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:36.169 (Leclerc)
MEXICO CITY
MEXICO CITY | 28-30 Oct | LAPS: 71 | LENGTH: 4.304 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:17.774 (Bottas)
BRAZIL
São Paulo | 11-13 NOV | LAPS: 71 | LENGTH: 4.309 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:10.540 (Bottas)
ABU DHABI
ABU DHABI | 10-12 Dec | LAPS: 55 | LENGTH: 5.281 KM | LAP RECORD: 1:26.103 (Verstappen)
The Changes
Drivers
George Russell replaces Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes.
Alexander Albon replaces George Russell at Williams.
Valtteri Bottas replaces Kimi Räikkönen at Alfa Romeo.
Zhou Guanyu replaces Antonio Giovinazzi at Alfa Romeo.
Kevin Magnussen replaces Nikita Mazepin at Haas.
Regulations
The cars have been fundamentally redesigned in an attempt to level the playing field and increase the drivers’ ability to follow closely and race wheel to wheel.
Wheel diameter has increased from 13 inches to 18 inches.
Michael Masi has been removed as race director after an inquiry into the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas now sharing the role in a restructured race control.
The FIA have also introduced a new Virtual Race Control System, much like VAR in football, as well as a ban on team communications that lobby race officials.
Changes have been made after the controversy of the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, including no points being awarded unless a minimum of two laps have been completed under green flag conditions.
Drivers are no longer required to start the race on the tyres they used to set their fastest time in Q2.
