2022 Formula One World Championship

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

Charles Leclerc finished runner-up, driving for Ferrari.

Sergio Pérez was third, driving for Red Bull Racing.

Red Bull Racing won their fifth World Constructors' Championship with their RB18.

Ferrari finished second in the World Constructors' Championship with their F1-75.

Defending Constructors' Champions Mercedes fell to a distant third in the World Constructors' Championship with their F1 W13, having won the last 8 consecutive Constructors' Championships.

The 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars, which was the 73rd running of the Formula One World Championship. 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 was contested over twenty-two Grands Prix, which were held around the world, and ended earlier than in recent years to avoid overlapping with the FIFA World Cup.^[1]^[2]

Drivers and teams competed 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, who was the reigning Drivers' Champion, claimed his second title at the Japanese Grand Prix, while his team, Red Bull Racing, achieved their fifth World Constructor Championship, and first since 2013, at the following United States Grand Prix. Defending Constructors' Champions, Mercedes failed to defend their championship and fell a distant third with their only win in Saõ Paulo, having failed to adapt to the new regulations implemented by the FIA.^[4]^[5]^[6]

This was the final season for four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel.^[7] Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton endured a difficult season with Mercedes, failing to secure either a pole position or Grand Prix win during the season, the first time either occurrence had happened in his Formula One career since it began in 2007.^[8]^[9]

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^ "Brilliant Verstappen claims maiden title after victory in Abu Dhabi season finale following late Safety Car drama". Formula One. 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^ "Verstappen crowned world champion with Japanese GP victory after late penalty for Leclerc". Formula One. 9 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^ "Verstappen beats Hamilton to United States GP victory as Red Bull secure an emotional constructors' title win". Formula1.com. 23 October 2022. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Sebastian Vettel to retire from F1 at the end of the 2022 season". Aston Martin F1 Team. 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Pole positions Consecutives years". statsf1.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ Wilde, Jon (20 November 2022). "Lewis Hamilton's brutal assessment as he finishes F1 2022 with zero wins". PlanetF1. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

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[4] "Brilliant Verstappen claims maiden title after victory in Abu Dhabi season finale following late Safety Car drama". Formula One. 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[5] "Verstappen crowned world champion with Japanese GP victory after late penalty for Leclerc". Formula One. 9 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

[6] "Verstappen beats Hamilton to United States GP victory as Red Bull secure an emotional constructors' title win". Formula1.com. 23 October 2022. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[7] "Sebastian Vettel to retire from F1 at the end of the 2022 season". Aston Martin F1 Team. 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[8] "Pole positions Consecutives years". statsf1.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[9] Wilde, Jon (20 November 2022). "Lewis Hamilton's brutal assessment as he finishes F1 2022 with zero wins". PlanetF1. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

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