2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit on 20 Nov 2022 for Red Bull, from pole position; Charles Leclerc was second and Sergio Pérez third. Pole position: Max Verstappen.

Verstappen took the lead for good on lap 22 of 58, from Charles Leclerc; the lead changed hands 2 times in all. Verstappen stopped once, on lap 20; 11 of 19 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 15. The fastest lap was Lando Norris's, 1:28.391 on lap 44. 19 of 20 starters were classified; 1 retired or were not classified. After the race Max Verstappen won the championship with 454 points, 146 ahead of Charles Leclerc.

Date

20 Nov 2022

Circuit

Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Round

22 of 22

Winner

Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Tyre compounds

C3 hard C4 medium C5 soft source

Pole position

Max Verstappen (1:23.824)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Daniel Ricciardo qualified 10th, started 13th; Fernando Alonso qualified 11th, started 10th; Yuki Tsunoda qualified 12th, started 11th; Mick Schumacher qualified 13th, started 12th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Max Verstappen: 1 stop (lap 20), stints of 20, 38 laps

2nd

Charles Leclerc: 1 stop (lap 21), stints of 21, 37 laps

3rd

Sergio Pérez: 2 stops (laps 15, 33), stints of 15, 18, 25 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 8 · 2 stops: 11

First stops

median lap 15 of 58

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2022 standings