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2022 Mexico City Grand Prix

{{Short description|Twentieth round of the 2022 F1 season}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

| Type = F1

| Grand Prix = Mexico City

| Previous_round = 2022 United States Grand Prix

| Next_round = 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix

| Image = Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2015.svg

| Caption = Layout of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

| Details ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2022/Mexico.html|title=Mexico City Grand Prix 2022 – F1 Race|website=formula1.com|access-date=24 October 2022}}

| Date = 30 October

| Year = 2022

| Official name = Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022

| Race_No = 20

| Season_No = 22

| Location = Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Mexico City, Mexico

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_km = 4.304

| Course_mi = 2.674

| Distance_laps = 71

| Distance_km = 305.354

| Distance_mi = 189.738

| Attendance = 395,902{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Max-Verstappen-sets-F1-season-wins-record-with-17545504.php|title=Max Verstappen sets F1 season wins record with 14th victory|website=Sfgate.com|date=30 October 2022|access-date=30 October 2022|archive-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030225304/https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Max-Verstappen-sets-F1-season-wins-record-with-17545504.php|url-status=dead}}

| Weather = Partly cloudy

| Pole_Driver = Max Verstappen

| Pole_Country = NED

| Pole_Team = Red Bull Racing-RBPT

| Pole_Time = 1:17.775

| Fast_Driver = George Russell

| Fast_Country = GBR

| Fast_Team = Mercedes

| Fast_Time = 1:20.153

| Fast_Lap = 71

| First_Driver = Max Verstappen

| First_Country = NED

| First_Team = Red Bull Racing-RBPT

| Second_Driver = Lewis Hamilton

| Second_Country = GBR

| Second_Team = Mercedes

| Third_Driver = Sergio Pérez

| Third_Country = MEX

| Third_Team = Red Bull Racing-RBPT

| Lapchart = {{F1Laps2022|MXC}}

}}

The 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 30 October 2022 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. The race was the 20th round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship and marked the 22nd edition of the Mexican Grand Prix, which was run under the name Mexico City Grand Prix for the second time. It was won by defending champion Max Verstappen, who was followed by Lewis Hamilton in second and Sergio Pérez in third.

Background

The event was held across the weekend of the 28–30 October. It was the twentieth round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship.{{cite web|title=Everything You Need to Know for the Mexico City Grand Prix|url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/formula-1/2022/mexican-grand-prix/everything-you-need-know-mexico-city/|publisher=McLaren|date=27 October 2022|access-date=12 December 2024}}

=Championship standings before the race=

Going into the weekend, both the Drivers' and Constructors' titles had already been decided at the Japanese and United States Grands Prix, respectively. Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 124 points from Charles Leclerc, second, and 126 from teammate Sergio Pérez, third. Red Bull Racing led the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari by 187 points and Mercedes by 240 points.{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2022/etats-unis/championnat.aspx|title=USA 2022 – Championship|website=Stats F1|date=23 October 2022|access-date=23 October 2022}}

=Entrants=

{{see also|2022 Formula One World Championship#Entries}}

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.{{cite web|url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2022%20Mexican%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf|title=2022 Mexico City Grand Prix – Entry List|publisher=FIA|date=28 October 2022|access-date=28 October 2022}} Pietro Fittipaldi, Logan Sargeant, Liam Lawson and Nyck de Vries drove for Haas in place of Kevin Magnussen, for Williams in place of Alexander Albon, for AlphaTauri in place of Yuki Tsunoda, and for Mercedes in place of George Russell, respectively, during the first practice session.{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.haas-to-field-fittipaldi-in-mexico-and-abu-dhabi-fp1-sessions.7rRBJS1D4aeHiVJNQwSRym.html|title=Haas to field Fittipaldi in Mexico and Abu Dhabi FP1 sessions|website=Formula1.com|date=11 October 2022|access-date=24 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.williams-to-run-sargeant-in-two-further-fp1-sessions-in-2022.4dbWeVETWpf1cEaNZm4CEx.html|title=Williams to run Sargeant in two further FP1 sessions in 2022|website=Formula1.com|date=22 October 2022|access-date=24 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.red-bull-backed-liam-lawson-to-make-another-fp1-appearance-with-alphatauri.4BGCGHvs8xH5yMtNgkIOWU.html|title=Red Bull-backed Liam Lawson to make another FP1 appearance with AlphaTauri at Mexico City GP|website=Formula1.com|date=26 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/150978/de-vries-takes-russell-s-spot-during-fp1-in-mexico.html|title=De Vries takes Russell's spot during FP1 in Mexico|website=Gpblog.com|date=27 October 2022|access-date=28 October 2022}} Jack Doohan drove for Alpine in place of Esteban Ocon in the same session, making his Formula One practice debut.{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.f2-racer-jack-doohan-to-drive-fp1-in-mexico-city-and-abu-dhabi-for-alpine.5nh1bA7xJOEPOVXJ3hen5q.html|title=F2 racer Jack Doohan to drive FP1 in Mexico City and Abu Dhabi for Alpine|website=Formula1.com|date=25 October 2022|access-date=25 October 2022}}

=Tyre choices=

{{further|Formula One tyres}}

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.{{cite web|url=https://press.pirelli.com/2022-tyre-compound-choices--us-and-mexico/|title=2022 Tyre Compound Choices – US and Mexico|website=pirelli.com|date=7 October 2022|access-date=24 October 2022}}

= Penalties =

Aston Martin's Lance Stroll carried a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Fernando Alonso at the previous round, the United States Grand Prix.{{cite web|title=Stroll handed three-place grid drop after high-speed clash with Alonso at COTA|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.i-left-him-plenty-of-room-stroll-explains-defensive-driving-after-high-speed.49jzyidmk0ouMmL9pcLxcz.html|website=Formula1.com|date=23 October 2022|access-date=24 October 2022}}

Qualifying

= Qualifying classification =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Qualifying position}}

! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" |Driver

! rowspan="2" |Constructor

! colspan="3" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" |{{nowrap|Qualifying times}}

! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|Final
grid|Final grid position}}

scope="col" |Q1

! scope="col" |Q2

! scope="col" |Q3

scope="row" |1

| align="center" |1

| data-sort-value="ver" |{{flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen

|Red Bull Racing-RBPT

|1:19.222

|1:18.566

|1:17.775

| align="center" |1

scope="row" |2

| align="center" |63

| data-sort-value="rus" |{{flagicon|GBR}} George Russell

|Mercedes

|1:19.583

| 1:18.565

| 1:18.079

| align="center" |2

scope="row" |3

| align="center" |44

| data-sort-value="ham" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton

|Mercedes

|1:19.169

|1:18.552

|1:18.084

| align="center" |3

scope="row" |4

| align="center" |11

| data-sort-value="per" |{{Flagicon|MEX}} Sergio Pérez

|Red Bull Racing-RBPT

|1:19.706

|1:18.615

|1:18.128

| align="center" |4

scope="row" |5

| align="center" |55

| data-sort-value="sai" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Sainz Jr.

|Ferrari

|1:19.566

|1:18.560

|1:18.351

| align="center" |5

scope="row" |6

| align="center" |77

| data-sort-value="bot" |{{flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas

|Alfa Romeo-Ferrari

|1:19.523

|1:18.762

| 1:18.401

| align="center" |6

scope="row" |7

| align="center" |16

| data-sort-value="lec" |{{flagicon|MON}} Charles Leclerc

|Ferrari

|1:19.505

|1:19.109

|1:18.555

| align="center" |7

scope="row" |8

| align="center" |4

| data-sort-value="nor" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Lando Norris

|McLaren-Mercedes

|1:19.857

|1:19.119

|1:18.721

| align="center" |8

scope="row" |9

| align="center" |14

| data-sort-value="alo" |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso

|Alpine-Renault

|1:20.006

|1:19.272

|1:18.939

| align="center" |9

scope="row" |10

| align="center" |31

| data-sort-value="oco" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Esteban Ocon

|Alpine-Renault

|1:19.945

| 1:19.081

| 1:19.010

| align="center" |10

scope="row" |11

| align="center" |3

| data-sort-value="ric" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Ricciardo

|McLaren-Mercedes

| 1:20.279

|1:19.325

| data-sort-value="11" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| align="center" |11

scope="row" |12

| align="center" |24

| data-sort-value="zho" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Guanyu

|{{nowrap|Alfa Romeo-Ferrari}}

|1:20.283

|1:19.476

| data-sort-value="14" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| align="center" |12

scope="row" |13

| align="center" |22

| data-sort-value="tsu" |{{Flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Tsunoda

|AlphaTauri-RBPT

|1:19.907

|1:19.589

| data-sort-value="13" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| align="center" |13

align="center" |14

| align="center" |10

| data-sort-value="gas" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Gasly

|AlphaTauri-RBPT

|1:20.256

| 1:19.672

| data-sort-value="17" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| align="center" |14

scope="row" |15

| align="center" |20

| data-sort-value="mag" |{{Flagicon|DEN}} Kevin Magnussen

|Haas-Ferrari

|1:20.293

| 1:19.833

| data-sort-value="18" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| align="center" |19{{ref|1|1}}

scope="row" |16

| align="center" |47

| data-sort-value="sch" |{{nowrap|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Mick Schumacher}}

|Haas-Ferrari

|1:20.419{{ref|2|2}}

| data-sort-value="15" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| data-sort-value="15" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| align="center" |15

scope="row" |17

| align="center" |5

| data-sort-value="vet" |{{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

|{{nowrap|Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes}}

|1:20.419{{ref|2|2}}

| data-sort-value="20" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| data-sort-value="20" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| align="center" |16

scope="row" |18

| align="center" |18

| data-sort-value="str" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Lance Stroll

|Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes

|1:20.520

| data-sort-value="20" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| data-sort-value="20" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| align="center" |20{{ref|3|3}}

scope="row" |19

| align="center" |23

| data-sort-value="alb" |{{flagicon|THA}} Alexander Albon

|Williams-Mercedes

|1:20.859

| data-sort-value="20" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| data-sort-value="20" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| align="center" |17

align="center" |20

| align="center" |6

| data-sort-value="lat" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholas Latifi

|Williams-Mercedes

|1:21.167

| data-sort-value="20" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| data-sort-value="20" align="center" style="background: silver" |N/A

| align="center" |18

colspan="8" |107% time: 1:24.710
colspan="8" |Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2022/races/1136/mexico/qualifying.html|title=Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022 – Qualifying|website=Formula 1.com|date=29 October 2022|access-date=29 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2022/races/1136/mexico/starting-grid.html|title=Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022 – Starting Grid|website=Formula 1.com|date=29 October 2022|access-date=29 October 2022}}

  • {{note|1|1}} – Kevin Magnussen received a five-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.magnussen-hit-with-5-place-grid-drop-in-mexico-city-after-taking-on-new-ice.OQDxFYexk4Kj0ZsMhvpBT.html|title=Magnussen hit with 5-place grid drop in Mexico City after taking on new ICE|website=Formula1.com|date=28 October 2022|access-date=28 October 2022}}
  • {{note|2|2}} – Mick Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel set the identical lap time. Schumacher was classified ahead of Vettel as he set the lap earlier.
  • {{note|3|3}} – Lance Stroll received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Fernando Alonso at the previous round.

Race

= Race classification =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"

!scope="col"|{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!scope="col"|{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!scope="col"|Driver

!scope="col"|Constructor

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}}

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Time/Retired

!scope="col"|{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

!scope="col"|Points

1

| style="text-align:center" |1

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen

|Red Bull Racing-RBPT

|71

|1:38:36.729

| style="text-align:center" |1

|style="text-align:center" |25

2

| style="text-align:center" |44

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton

|Mercedes

|71

| +15.186

| style="text-align:center" |3

|style="text-align:center" |18

3

| style="text-align:center" |11

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{Flagicon|MEX}} Sergio Pérez

|Red Bull Racing-RBPT

|71

| +18.097

| style="text-align:center" |4

| style="text-align:center" |15

4

| style="text-align:center" |63

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|GBR}} George Russell

|Mercedes

|71

| +49.431

| style="text-align:center" |2

|style="text-align:center" |13{{ref|4|1}}

5

| style="text-align:center" |55

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Sainz Jr.

|Ferrari

|71

| +58.123

| style="text-align:center" |5

| style="text-align:center" |10

6

| style="text-align:center" |16

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{Flagicon|MON}} Charles Leclerc

|Ferrari

|71

| +1:08.774

| style="text-align:center" |7

| style="text-align:center" |8

7

| style="text-align:center" |3

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Ricciardo

|McLaren-Mercedes

|70

| +1 lap{{ref|5|2}}

| style="text-align:center" |11

| style="text-align:center" |6

8

| style="text-align:center" |31

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Esteban Ocon

|Alpine-Renault

|70

| +1 lap

| style="text-align:center" |10

| style="text-align:center" |4

9

| style="text-align:center" |4

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Lando Norris

|McLaren-Mercedes

|70

| +1 lap

| style="text-align:center" |8

| style="text-align:center" |2

10

| style="text-align:center" |77

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas

| nowrap="" |Alfa Romeo-Ferrari

|70

| +1 lap

| style="text-align:center" |6

| style="text-align:center" |1

11

| style="text-align:center" |10

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Gasly

|AlphaTauri-RBPT

|70

| +1 lap

| style="text-align:center" |14

| style="text-align:center" |

12

| style="text-align:center" |23

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|THA}} Alexander Albon

|Williams-Mercedes

|70

| +1 lap

| style="text-align:center" |17

|

13

| style="text-align:center" |24

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Guanyu

|{{nowrap|Alfa Romeo-Ferrari}}

|70

| +1 lap

| style="text-align:center" |12

|

14

| style="text-align:center" |5

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel

|{{nowrap|Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes}}

|70

| +1 lap

| style="text-align:center" |16

|

15

| style="text-align:center" |18

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Lance Stroll

|{{nowrap|Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes}}

|70

| +1 lap

| style="text-align:center" |20

|

16

| style="text-align:center" |47

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} Mick Schumacher}}

|Haas-Ferrari

|70

| +1 lap

| style="text-align:center" |15

|

17

| style="text-align:center" |20

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{Flagicon|DEN}} Kevin Magnussen

|Haas-Ferrari

|70

| +1 lap

| style="text-align:center" |19

|

18

| style="text-align:center" |6

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholas Latifi

|Williams-Mercedes

|69

| +2 laps

| style="text-align:center" |18

|

19{{ref|6|3}}

| style="text-align:center" |14

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso

|Alpine-Renault

|63

| Engine

| style="text-align:center" |9

|

Ret

| style="text-align:center" |22

| data-sort-value="aaa" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Tsunoda

|AlphaTauri-RBPT

|50

| {{nowrap|Collision damage}}

| style="text-align:center" |13

|

class="sortbottom"

|colspan="8" style="text-align:center"|Fastest lap: {{Flagicon|GBR}} George Russell (Mercedes) – 1:20.153 (lap 71)

colspan="8" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"|Source::{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2022/races/1136/mexico/race-result.html|title=Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022 – Race Result|website=Formula 1.com|date=30 October 2022|access-date=30 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2022/races/1136/mexico/fastest-laps.html|title=Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2022 – Fastest Laps|website=Formula 1.com|date=30 October 2022|access-date=30 October 2022}}{{failed verification|date=February 2024|reason=Does not give reasons for retirements}}

Notes

  • {{note|4|1}} – Includes one point for fastest lap.
  • {{note|5|2}} – Daniel Ricciardo received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Yuki Tsunoda. His final position was not affected by the penalty.{{failed verification|date=February 2024|reason=Does not mention Tsunoda}}
  • {{note|6|3}} – Fernando Alonso was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! scope="col" |

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align="left"|10px

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen*

|align="left"|416

align="left"|10px 1

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Sergio Pérez

|align="left"|280

align="left"|10px 1

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|MON}} Charles Leclerc

|align="left"|275

align="left"|10px

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|GBR}} George Russell

|align="left"|231

align="left"|10px 1

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton

|align="left"|216

colspan=4|Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2022/mexico-city/championnat.aspx|title=Mexico City 2022 – Championship|website=Stats F1|date=30 October 2022|access-date=30 October 2022}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! scope="col" |

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | Constructor

! scope="col" | Points

align="left"|10px

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull Racing-RBPT*

|align="left"|696

align="left"|10px

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align="left"|487

align="left"|10px

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|GER}} Mercedes

|align="left"|447

align="left"|10px

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Alpine-Renault

|align="left"|153

align="left"|10px

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|GBR}} McLaren-Mercedes

|align="left"|146

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk are the 2022 world champions.

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = Mexico City Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 2022

| Previous_race_in_season = 2022 United States Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix

}}

{{F1GP 2020–29}}

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