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[[Max Verstappen]] leads the Drivers' Championship by 104 points from [[Charles Leclerc]], second, and teammate [[Sergio Pérez]], third, by 102. [[Red Bull Racing]] team leads the Constructors' Championship, leading [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] by 137 points and [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] by 203 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2022/singapour/championnat.aspx|title=Singapore 2022 – Championship|website=Stats F1|date=2 October 2022|access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref> |
[[Max Verstappen]] leads the Drivers' Championship by 104 points from [[Charles Leclerc]], second, and teammate [[Sergio Pérez]], third, by 102. [[Red Bull Racing]] team leads the Constructors' Championship, leading [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] by 137 points and [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] by 203 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2022/singapour/championnat.aspx|title=Singapore 2022 – Championship|website=Stats F1|date=2 October 2022|access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref> |
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Verstappen can secure his second World Drivers' Championship in a row. |
Verstappen can secure his second World Drivers' Championship in a row, should he extend his lead to 113 points. |
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Revision as of 19:02, 2 October 2022
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Race 18 of 22 in the 2022 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Suzuka International Racing Course | |||||
| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 9 October 2022 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022 | ||||
| Location |
Suzuka International Racing Course Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.807 km (3.608 miles) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 53 laps, 307.471 km (191.054 miles) | ||||
The 2022 Japanese Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022) is a Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on 9 October 2022 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Japan.
Background
The event is due to be held across the weekend of the 7–9 October. It will be the eighteenth round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship and the first time the event had been held since 2019, with the 2020 and 2021 races cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Valtteri Bottas enters as the defending race winner.
Championship standings before the race
Max Verstappen leads the Drivers' Championship by 104 points from Charles Leclerc, second, and teammate Sergio Pérez, third, by 102. Red Bull Racing team leads the Constructors' Championship, leading Ferrari by 137 points and Mercedes by 203 points.[2]
Verstappen can secure his second World Drivers' Championship in a row, should he extend his lead to 113 points.
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli will bring the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.[3]
Penalties
Williams' Nicholas Latifi carries a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Zhou Guanyu at the previous round, the Singapore Grand Prix.[4]
References
- ^ "Japanese Grand Prix 2022 – F1 Race". formula1.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Singapore 2022 – Championship". Stats F1. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 tyre compound choices – Singapore and Japan". pirelli.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Latifi hit with 5-place grid penalty for Japanese GP after clash with Zhou in Singapore". Formula1.com. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.