The contours of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship season are starting to be defined. Indeed, the revelation of a first version of the official calendar reports 23 dates, concentrated from March to November. Initially, the 2021 financial year also provided for 23 rounds, but the health crisis is on the way to reduce this total to 22. However, this constitutes a record, exceeding the threshold of 21 Grands Prix reached three times in recent years ( 2016, 2018 and 2019).
Therefore, at the end of the 2022 vintage, a new benchmark in this area will be established, provided that the 23 race course is maintained. But more than the number of Grands Prix contested in the same season, it is the density of this calendar that challenges. The end of the championship deadline being reduced from December to November, the 23 Grands Prix in question are gathered over a period of barely eight months. Thus, we identify the trifle of three triplets, in other words three series of races over three consecutive weekends, all gathered from early July to early October. As for the simple sequences over two weekends in a row, they are five in number.
In 2022, it is important to note that the French public is not sure of benefiting from its national Grand Prix. Indeed, to date, the meeting organized on the Paul Ricard circuit would be in direct competition with its Italian counterpart Imola, theater for two seasons of the Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna. In any case, if the balance tips in its favor, the Grand Prix of France is expected to abandon its usual June slot. According to the first version of this calendar, the next edition would be credited with the date of July 17.
The championship will kick off twice in the Middle East, starting with the Grand Prix opening planned in Bahrain, next March 20. A week later, heading for the circuit of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, which will soon celebrate its debut in F1 as the penultimate event of the 2021 season. In April, we note the return of two rounds, the last edition of which dates back to 2019, namely Australia and China . In addition, the major novelty of the 2022 financial year concerns the introduction of the Miami Grand Prix, on May 8. From then on, there will be two races organized on US soil, a first since 1984.
No surprises at the height of the season, with the expected return of the Canadian Grand Prix, June 19. For the rest, we find all the usual European events, until the end of the summer. At the beginning of October, a meeting to be defined between Singapore and Turkey will be followed by the emblematic trip to the Suzuka 8 circuit in Japan. The end of the season will have an American accent for three reasons, with the United States Grand Prix in Austin, then those of Mexico and Brazil. As for the final round, it is scheduled in Abu Dhabi, on November 20, or exactly eight months after the start of the season. This provisional calendar will have to be approved at a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council (CMSA) of the International Automobile Federation (FIA).
Discover the first version of the F1 2022 calendar below, with the dates and times of qualifying and races, in France and in local time.
PLEASE NOTE: the dates and times indicated on this page are provisional, pending confirmations from the FIA concerning each race.
March 20, 2022: Bahrain Grand Prix – Sakhir
Qualifying time in France: Saturday March 19, 4 p.m. (local time: 6 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday March 20, 4 p.m. (local time: 6 p.m.)
March 27, 2022: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Jeddah
Qualifying time in France: Saturday March 26, 5 p.m. (local time: 7 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday March 27, 6 p.m. (local time: 7 p.m.)
Watch out for the time change! (in the night from Saturday to Sunday, change to summer time, it is necessary to advance by one hour)
April 10, 2022: Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 09 April, 7 a.m. (local time: 3 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday April 10, 7 a.m. (local time: 3 p.m.)
April 24, 2022: Chinese Grand Prix – Shanghai
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 23 April, 9 a.m. (local time: 3 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday April 24, 9 a.m. (local time: 3 p.m.)
May 08, 2022: Miami Grand Prix – United States
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 07 May, 9 p.m. (local time: 3 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday 08 May, 9 p.m. (local time: 3 p.m.)
May 22, 2022: Spanish Grand Prix – Barcelona
Qualifying time in France: Saturday May 21, 3 p.m.
Departure time in France: Sunday May 22, 3 p.m.
May 29, 2022: Monaco Grand Prix – Monte-Carlo
Qualifying time in France: Saturday May 28, 3 p.m.
Departure time in France: Sunday May 29, 3 p.m.
June 12, 2022: Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 11 June, 3 p.m. (local time: 5 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday June 12, 2 p.m. (local time: 4 p.m.)
June 19, 2022: Canadian Grand Prix – Montreal
Qualifying time in France: Saturday June 18, 8 p.m. (local time: 2 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday June 19, 8 p.m. (local time: 2 p.m.)
July 03, 2022: British Grand Prix – Silverstone
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 02 July, 4 p.m. (local time: 3 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday 03 July, 4 p.m. (local time: 3 p.m.)
July 10, 2022: Austrian Grand Prix – Spielberg
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 09 July, 3 p.m.
Departure time in France: Sunday July 10, 3 p.m.
July 17, 2022: Grand Prix to be defined – Le Castellet (France) or Imola (Italy)
Qualifying time in France: Saturday July 16, 3 p.m.
Departure time in France: Sunday July 17, 3 p.m.
July 31, 2022: Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring
Qualifying time in France: Saturday July 30, 3 p.m.
Departure time in France: Sunday July 31, 3 p.m.
August 28, 2022: Belgian Grand Prix – Spa-Francorchamps
Qualifying time in France: Saturday August 27, 3 p.m.
Departure time in France: Sunday August 28, 3 p.m.
04 September 2022: Dutch Grand Prix – Zandvoort
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 03 September, 3 p.m.
Departure time in France: Sunday 04 September, 3 p.m.
September 11, 2022: Italian Grand Prix – Monza
Qualifying time in France: Saturday September 10, 3 p.m.
Departure time in France: Sunday, September 11, 3 p.m.
September 25, 2022: Russian Grand Prix – Sochi
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 24 September, 2 p.m. (local time: 3 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday, September 25, 2 p.m. (local time: 3 p.m.)
02 October 2022: Grand Prix to be defined – Marina Bay (Singapore) or Istanbul (Turkey)
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 01 October, 3 p.m. (local time: 9 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday 02 October, 2 p.m. (local time: 8 p.m.)
October 09, 2022: Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 08 October, 8 a.m. (local time: 3 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday 09 October, 7 a.m. (local time: 2 p.m.)
October 23, 2022: United States Grand Prix – Austin
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 22 October, 11 p.m. (local time: 4 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday 23 October, 9 p.m. (local time: 2 p.m.)
October 30, 2022: Mexican Grand Prix – Mexico City
Qualifying time in France: Saturday, October 29, 9 p.m. (local time: 2 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday October 30, 8 p.m. (local time: 1 p.m.)
November 13, 2022: Brazilian Grand Prix – Interlagos
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 12 November, 7 p.m. (local time: 3 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday, November 13, 6 p.m. (local time: 2 p.m.)
November 20, 2022: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina
Qualifying time in France: Saturday 19 November, 2 p.m. (local time: 5 p.m.)
Departure time in France: Sunday 20 November, 2 p.m. (local time: 5 p.m.)
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