2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Verstappen wins in Mexico, breaks Clark's record.
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 held on 30 October 2022 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the 20th round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship and marked the 22nd edition of the Mexican Grand Prix, run under the name Mexico City Grand Prix for the second time. The race was won by defending champion Max Verstappen, followed by Lewis Hamilton in second and Sergio Pérez in third.
Quick Facts
- Event
- 2022 Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix
- Circuit
- Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
- Team achievement
- Second double points finish for Haas F1 Team (after 2018 Austrian GP)
- Drivers involved
- Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen
- Final positions
- Schumacher (P8), Magnussen (P9)
- Points scored
- Total of 4 points for the team
Lore & Background
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.
Reader's Guide
The event was held across the weekend of 28–30 October. Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively). 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. Kevin Magnussen received a five-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. Mick Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel set identical lap times in qualifying; Schumacher was classified ahead as he set the lap earlier.
Did You Know?
- By winning the race, Verstappen passed Jim Clark (three wins) for the most wins at Mexico.
- Pietro Fittipaldi drove for Haas in place of Kevin Magnussen during the first practice session.
- Jack Doohan drove for Alpine in place of Esteban Ocon in the first practice session, making his Formula One practice debut.
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