FIA Formula One World Championship 2022 --------------------------------------------- MARCH 20 – NOVEMBER 20 A new Formula 1 World Championship signals the return of a season of thrills, spills and breathtaking drama across more than 20 Grands Prix that span the globe Race calendar European races World races Inaugural Miami Grand Prix set to go ahead, while races in Australia, Canada, Japan and Singapore return to calendar Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18* Max Verstappen will defend his title in Red Bull’s RB18 car, built to accommodate F1’s new technical regulations for the 2022 season – changes which will impact all teams in the championship KEY 1 Timing sector DRS DRS detection F1 DRIVER WORLD CHAMPIONS BY COUNTRY Britain 20 Germany 12 Brazil 8 Argentina 5 Australia 4 Austria 4 France 4 Finland 4 Italy 3 United States, Spain 2 New Zealand, S. Africa, Canada, Netherlands 1 --------------------------------------------- 1 MAR 20: Bahrain, Sakhir BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT Distance: 57 laps – 308.238km 2 MAR 27: Saudi Arabia, Jeddah JEDDAH1 203 CORNICHE CIRCUIT Distance: 50 laps – 308.45km 3 APR 10: Australia, Melbourne MELBOURNE GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT Distance: 58 laps – 307.574km 4 APR 24: E. Romagna, Imola AUTODROMO ENZO E DINO FERRARI Distance: 63 laps – 309.049km 5 MAY 8: Miami, Miami MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AUTODROME Distance: 57 laps – 308.370km 6 MAY 22: Spain, Barcelona CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA Distance: 66 laps – 308.424km 7 MAY 29: Monaco, Monte Carlo CIRCUIT DE MONACO Distance: 78 laps – 260.286km 8 JUN 12: Azerbaijan, Baku BAKU CITY CIRCUIT Distance: 51 laps – 306.049km 9 JUN 19: Canada, Montreal CIRCUIT GILLES VILLENEUVE Distance: 70 laps – 305.270km 10 JUL 3: Britain, Silverstone SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT Distance: 52 laps – 306.198km 11 JUL 10: Austria, Spielberg RED BULL RING Distance: 71 laps – 306.452km 12 JUL 24: France, Le Castellet CIRCUIT PAUL RICARD Distance: 53 laps – 309.690km 13 JUL 31: Hungary, Budapest HUNGARORING Distance: 70 laps – 306.630km 14 AUG 28: Belgium, Spa CIRCUIT DE SPA- FRANCORCHAMPS Distance: 44 laps – 308.052km 15 SEP 4: Netherlands, Zandvoort CIRCUIT 2 ZANDVOORT Distance: 72 laps – 306.587km 16 SEP 11: Italy, Monza AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA Distance: 53 laps – 306.720km 17 SEP 25: Russia, Sochi SOCHI AUTODROM Distance: 53 laps – 309.745km 18 OCT 2: Singapore, Marina Bay MARINA BAY STREET CIRCUIT Distance: 61 laps – 308.706km 19 OCT 9: Japan, Suzuka SUZUKA INTERNATIONAL RACING COURSE Distance: 53 laps – 307.471km 20 OCT 23:United States, Austin CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS Distance: 56 laps – 308.405km 21 OCT 30: Mexico, Mexico City AUTÓDROMO HERMANOS RODRÍGUEZ Distance: 71 laps – 305.354km 22 NOV 13: Brazil, Sao Paulo AUTÓDROMO JOSÉ CARLOS PACE Distance: 71 laps – 305.879km 23 NOV 20: Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina YAS MARINA CIRCUIT Distance: 58 laps – 306.183km ----------------------------------------- Source: FIA Pictures: Getty Images *Car design likely to evolve ahead of first race © GRAPHIC NEWS