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
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.
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 |