The Red Bull of Max Verstappen dominated a shortened 2022 Japanese Grand Prix, finishing over 27 seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Perez, meaning the Dutchman wins the 2022 F1 Drivers’ Championship.
Just three laps were completed before the red flag was brought out at the end of the race, with conditions causing Carlos Sainz and others to spin out, with Pierre Gasly coming close to colliding with a tractor on track.
The 2022 Japanese GP did get underway over two hours before the initial start, and no one could live with Verstappen as he raced off into the distance, with Charles Leclerc crossing the line second, but being given a five-second penalty after the race, dropped him to third.
F1 2022 Japanese GP Full Race Results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3:01:44.004 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +27.066 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +31.763 |
| 4 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +39.685 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +40.326 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | +46.358 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | +46.369 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | +47.661 |
| 9 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | +70.143 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +70.782 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +72.877 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +73.904 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +75.599 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +86.016 |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +86.496 |
| 16 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | +87.043 |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +88.091 |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | +92.523 |
| 19 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | DNF |
| 20 | Alex Albon | Williams | DNF |
