Abu Dhabi 2022! Everything you need to know...
Updated: Nov 20, 2022
Welcome to the final grand prix of the season. Emotions running high as we lose 4 of the current 20 drivers: with Sebastian Vettel's retirement (Danke, Seb!); and Mick Schumacher, Daniel Ricciardo, and Nicholas Latifi not securing seats next seasons.
There's still 2nd place in the Championship being an extremely tight battle as Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez are at equal standin (290 points). Let's see what this weekend has in store...
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Race Schedule (GMT)
Friday 18th November 2022:
Free Practice 1: 10:00-11:00
Free Practice 2: 13:00-14:00
Saturday 19th November 2022:
Free Practice 3: 11:00-12:00
Qualifying: 14:00-15:00
Sunday 20th November 2022:
The Race: 13:00
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About The Track
The drivers will complete 53 laps of the 5.281km Yas Marina Circuit.
The lap record was set by Max Verstappen in 2021 at 1:26.103.
The first GP was held here in 2009.
Image taken from offical F1 site.
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Free Practice Updates
Free Practice 1:
Times by Teams -
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P9. 1:37.655. Completed 23 laps.
Robert Kubica driving Zhou Guanyu's car: P14. 1:28.064. Completed 22 laps.
AlphaTauri
Pierre Gasly: P11. 1:27.845. Completed 28 laps.
Yuki Tsunoda: P13. 1:27.991. Completed 28 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P12. 1:27.891. Completed 27 laps.
Jack Doohan driving Fernando Alonso's car: P19. 1:28.484. Completed 25 laps.
Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel: P6. 1:27.268. Completed 20 laps.
Felipe Drugovich driving Lance Strol's carl: P20. 1:28.672. Completed 23 laps.
Ferrari
Robert Schwartzman driving Carlos Sainz's car: P7. 1:27.429. Completed 24 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P3. 1:26.888. Completed 22 laps.
Haas
Pietro Fittipaldi driving Mick Schumacher's car: P17. 1:28.204. Completed 26 laps.
Kevin Magnussen: P16. 1:28.142. Completed 20 laps.
McLaren
Patrcio O'Ward driving Lando Norris' car: P18. 1:28.350. Completed 22 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: P8. 1:27.619. Completed 21 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P1. 1:26.633. Completed 21 laps.
George Russell: P2. 1:26.853. Completed 30 laps.
Red Bull
Liam Lawson driving Max Verstappen's car: P5. 1:27.201. Completed 22 laps.
Sergio Perez: P4. 1:26.967. Completed 23 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P10. 1:27.840. Completed 26 laps.
Logan Sargeant driving Nicholas Latifi's car: P15. 1:20.098. Completed 23 laps.
OVERALL RANKING OF FP1 -
Position | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:26.633 |
2 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.220 |
3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.255 |
4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.334 |
5 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull | +0.568 |
6 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | +0.635 |
7 | Robert Schwartzman | Ferrari | +0.796 |
8 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +0.986 |
9 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1.022 |
10 | Alex Albon | Williams | +1.207 |
11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +1.212 |
12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +1.258 |
13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.358 |
14 | Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo | +1.431 |
15 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | +1.465 |
16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.509 |
17 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas | +1.571 |
18 | Patricio O'Ward | McLaren | +1.717 |
19 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | +1.851 |
20 | Felipe Drugovich | Aston Martin | +2.039 |
Free Practice 2:
Times By Teams -
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P10. 1:26.300. Completed 28 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P13. 1:26.479. Completed 29 laps.
AlphaTauri
Pierre Gasly: P19. 1:27.036. Completed 29 laps.
Yuki Tsunoda: P15. 1:26.680. Completed 29 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P7. 1:26.038. Completed 27 laps.
Fernando Alonso: P8. 1:26.043. Completed 28 laps.
Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel: P12. 1:26.395. Completed 27 laps.
Lance Stroll: P14. 1:26.547. Completed 26 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P6. 1:25.932. Completed 30 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P3. 1:25.599. Completed 29 laps.
Haas
Mick Schumacher: P17. 1:26.839. Completed 25 laps.
Kevin Magnussen: P18. 1:26.915. Completed 24 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P11. 1:26.124. Completed 13 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: P9. 1:26.377. Completed 27 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P4. 1:25.761. Completed 23 laps.
George Russell: P2. 1:25.487. Completed 26 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P1. 1:25.146. Completed 24 laps.
Sergio Perez: P5. 1:25.852. Completed 25 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P16. 1:26.750. Completed 28 laps.
Nicholas Latifi: P20. 1:27.262. Completed 29 laps.
OVERALL RESULTS FOR FP2 -
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:25.146 |
2 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.341 |
3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.453 |
4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.615 |
5 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.706 |
6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.786 |
7 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +0.892 |
8 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | +0.897 |
9 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +0.978 |
10 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1.154 |
11 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +1.231 |
12 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | +1.249 |
13 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +1.333 |
14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1.401 |
15 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.534 |
16 | Alex Albon | Williams | +1.604 |
17 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | +1.693 |
18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.769 |
19 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +1.890 |
20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | +2.116 |
Free Practice 3:
Times By Teams -
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P14. 1:26.189. Completed 16 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P19. 1:26.482. Completed 17 laps.
AlphaTauri
Pierre Gasly: P15. 1:26.239. Completed 12 laps.
Yuki Tsunoda: P13. 1:26.170. Completed 19 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P11. 1:26.073. Completed 16 laps.
Fernando Alonso: P12. 1:26.076. Completed 18 laps.
Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel: P9. 1:26.012. Completed 13 laps.
Lance Stroll: P16. 1:26.298. Completed 20 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P7. 1:25.605. Completed 22 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P6. 1:25.571. Completed 23 laps.
Haas
Mick Schumacher: P18. 1:26.473. Completed 20 laps.
Kevin Magnussen: P17. 1:26.356. Completed 19 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P5. 1:25.518. Completed 16 laps.
Daniel Ricciardo: P8. 1:25.950. Completed 17 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P3. 1:25.222. Completed 19 laps.
George Russell: P4. 1:25.395. Completed 14 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P2. 1:24.982. Completed 14 laps.
Sergio Perez: P1. 1:25.134. Completed 14 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P10. 1:26.051. Completed 16 laps.
Nicholas Latifi: P20. 1:27.646. Completed 13 laps.
OVERALL RESULT OF FP3 -
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:24.982 |
2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.152 |
3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.240 |
4 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.413 |
5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.536 |
6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.589 |
7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.623 |
8 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +0.968 |
9 | ​Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | +1.030 |
10 | Alex Albon | Williams | +1.069 |
11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +1.091 |
12 | Frenando Alonso | Alpine | +1.094 |
13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.188 |
14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1.207 |
15 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +1.257 |
16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1.316 |
17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.374 |
18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | +1.491 |
19 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +1.500 |
20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | +1.664 |
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Qualifying Updates
Eliminated in Q1 -
Kevin Magnussen
Pierre Gasly
Valtteri Bottas
Alex Albon
Nicholas Latifi
Eliminated in Q2 -
Fernando Alonso
Yuki Tsunoda
Mick Schumacher
Lance Stroll
Zhou Guanyu
Through to Q3 -
Max Verstappen
Sergio Perez
Charles Leclerc
Carlos Sainz
Lewis Hamilton
George Russell
Lando Norris
Esteban Ocon
Sebastian Vettel
Daniel Ricciardo
OVERALL QUALIFYING RESULTS -
*this does not take into account any penalties, final starting grid can be found under 'The Race' section*
The time listed shows the driver's fastest qualifying lap for their respective final qualifying sessions. Blue is for Q3, red is for Q2, and no background colour is Q1. For the driver's times for Q1, Q2, Q3, see below in 'Qualifying Results by Team'
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:23.824 |
2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:24.052 |
3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:24.092 |
4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:24.242 |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:24.508 |
6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:24.511 |
7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:24.769 |
8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:24.830 |
9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:24.961 |
10 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:25.045 |
11 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:25.096 |
12 | Yuki Tsunoda | ALphaTauri | 1:25.219 |
13 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:25.225 |
14 | Lance Stroll | Aston MArtin | 1:25.359 |
15 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.408 |
16 | ​Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:25.834 |
17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:25.859 |
18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.892 |
19 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:26.028 |
20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:26.054 |
Times By Teams -
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P18. Q1 = 1:25.892.
Zhou Guanyu: P15. Q1 = 1:25.594. Q2 = 1:25.408.
AlphaTauri
Pierre Gasly: P17. Q1 = 1:25.859.
Yuki Tsunoda: P12. Q1 = 1:25.630. Q2 = 1:25.219.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P8. Q1 = 1:25.735. Q2 = 1:25.007. Q3 = 1:24.830.
Fernando Alonso: P11. Q1 = 1:25.782. Q2 = 1:25.096.
Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel: P9. Q1 = 1:25.523. Q2 = 1:24.974. Q3 = 1:24.961
Lance Stroll: P14. Q1 = 1:25.741. Q2 = 1:25.359.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P4. Q1 = 1:25.090. Q2 = 1:24.521. Q3 = 1:24.242.
Charles Leclerc: P3. Q1 = 1:25.211. Q2 = 1:24.517. Q3 = 1:24.092.
Haas
Mick Schumacher: P13. Q1 = 1:25.711. Q2 = 1:25.225
Kevin Magnussen: P16. Q1 = 1:25.834.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P7. Q1 = 1:25.387. Q2 = 1:24.903. Q3 = 1:24.769.
Daniel Ricciardo: P10. Q1 = 1:25.766. Q2 = 1:25.068. Q3 = 1:25.045
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P5. Q1 = 1:25.594. Q2 = 1:24.774. Q3 = 1:24.508.
George Russell: P6. 1:25.545. Q2 = 1:24.940. Q3 = 1:24.511.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P1. Q1 = 1:24.754. Q2 = 1:24.622. Q3 = 1:23.824.
Sergio Perez: P2. Q1 = 1:24.820. Q2 = 1:24.419. Q3 = 1:24.052.
Williams
Alex Albon: P19. Q1 = 1:26.028.
Nicholas Latifi: P20. Q1 = 1:26.054.
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Pre-race Penalties
3 place grid drop for Daniel Ricciardo for causing the collision last week in Brazil.
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The Race
Starting Grid -
Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull |
3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
6 | George Russell | Mercedes |
7 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine |
9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin |
10 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine |
11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri |
12 | Mick Schumacher | Haas |
13 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren |
14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
15 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo |
16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas |
17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri |
18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo |
19 | Alex Albon | Williams |
20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams |
Fastest Lap - Lando Norris - 1:28.391
Lap 1 - Good start for Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton have a squabble with race control noting an incident with Sainz 'forcing' Hamilton off of the track.
Lap 2 - Race control say that there will be no further investigation necessary for the Sainz/Hamilton incident.
Lap 17 - George has a slow stop (5.2s) and then has an unsafe release making the McLaren of Lando Norris brake when he too tries to pit.
Lap 18 - Sainz pits.
Lap 19 - Hamilton pits, suspicion he has a broken floor causing him issues after he went off the track on Lap 1.
Lap 21 - George Russell given a 5 second time penalty for his unsafe release. Charles Leclerc pits.
Lap 28 - Alonso has to retire the car due to mechanical issues.
Lap 33 - Sergio Perez pits.
Lap 39 - Mick Schumacher and Nicholas Latifi make contact and both spin. However, both are able to carry on with the race.
Lap 42 - Mick Schumacher given a 5 second time penalty for causing the collision.
Lap 45 - Hamilton and Perez battle for third, eventually, Perez claims the place.
Lap 55 - Hamilton reports a shifts problem, he is powerless stuck in 7th gear with a hydraulic issue as Sainz is able to just fly pass. Perez is still chasing Leclerc for second position.
Lap 57 - Hamilton has to retire with a mechanical issue (Mercede's first of the season), which pushes Vettel up into points. Leclerc and Perez are still fighting for second place not just in the race, but in the championship too.
Results -
Position | Driver | Team | Gap | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | ​ | 1 |
2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +8.771 | 1 |
3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +10.093 | 2 |
4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +24.892 | ​ |
5 | George Russell | Mercedes | +35.888 | ​ |
6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +56.234 | ​ |
7 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +57.240 | ​ |
8 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +76.931 | ​ |
9 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +83.268 | ​ |
10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | +83.898 | ​ |
11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | ​+89.371 | ​ |
12 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +1 lap | ​ |
13 | Alex Albon | Williams | +1 lap | ​ |
14 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +1 lap | ​ |
15 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1 lap | ​ |
16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | +1 lap | ​ |
17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1 lap | ​ |
DNF -
Fernando Alonso - Alpine
Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
Nicholas Latifi - Williams
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Any Other News
Nico Hulkeberg confirmed as Haas' second driver for next season.
Daniel Ricciardo rumoured to be signing for Red Bull as a reserve driver.
Mick Schumacher rumoured to be signing for Mercedes as a reserve driver.
Only 105 days until the 2023 season!!
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Championship Standings
World Driver Championship
Position | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | 454 |
2 | Charles leclerc | 308 |
3 | Sergio Perez | 305 |
4 | Feorge Russell | 275 |
5 | Carlos Sainz | 246 |
6 | Lewis Hamilton | 240 |
7 | Lando Norris | 122 |
8 | Esteban Ocon | 92 |
9 | Fernando Alonso | 81 |
10 | Valtteri Bottas | 49 |
11 | Daniel Ricciardo | 37 |
12 | Sebastian vettel | 37 |
13 | Kevin Magnussen | 25 |
14 | Pierre Gasly | 23 |
15 | Lance Stroll | 18 |
16 | Mick Schumacher | 12 |
17 | Yuki Tsunoda | 12 |
18 | Zhou Guanyu | 6 |
19 | Alex Albon | 4 |
20 | Nicholas Latifi | 2 |
21 | Nyck De Vries | 2 |
22 | Nico Hulkenberg | 0 |
World Constructor Championship
Position | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
1 | Red Bull | 759 |
2 | Ferrari | 554 |
3 | Mercedes | 515 |
4 | Alpine | 183 |
5 | McLaren | 159 |
6 | Alfa Romeo | 55 |
7 | Aston Martin | 55 |
8 | Haas | 37 |
9 | AlphaTauri | 35 |
10 | Williams | 8 |