In 2021, there had been 21 motorists who competed in at minimum one particular race. In 2022, that symmetry ongoing with Nico Hulkenberg and Nyck de Vries having to race for Sebastian Vettel and Alexander Albon, respectively.
So as 2022 arrives to a near, it is time to seem again all 22 motorists and provide a telling stat for just about every that encapsulates their period throughout the 73rd jogging of the Formulation one globe championship.
Max VerstappenMost wins in a period (fifteen), most details at any time scored in a one period (454) and very first driver in forty yrs to match John Watson’s history of various victories in a period from tenth or reduced on the grid
Sergio PerezAs nicely as his very first pole and getting various wins in a period for the very first time in his job, Perez managed to rating forty% of Pink Bull’s overall details in 2022 – an enhance above 2021, the place his share was only 32.forty five%
Charles LeclercLeclerc’s 9 pole positions in the course of the 2022 period had been the most any Ferrari driver has taken given that Michael Schumacher secured pole eleven instances in 2001. Only Niki Lauda in 1974 took as a lot of poles for Ferrari but unsuccessful to acquire the title
Carlos Sainz Jnr3rd location turned Sainz’s placement in 2022. He started off 3rd extra than anybody else (7 instances), concluded 3rd 5 instances and put in extra laps in 3rd than any other driver (328). He also turned the 2nd Spanish driver at any time to acquire and get pole in F1
George RussellIn his very first period at Mercedes, Russell attained what only Alonso has at any time accomplished in advance of – concluded in advance of Hamilton at extra races (eleven) than Hamilton conquer him (nine) – which includes his Brazil acquire
Lewis HamiltonAs nicely as heading winless for the pretty very first period in his job, Hamilton also went without the need of a pole placement for the very first time, only commencing from the entrance row when in Brazil
Esteban OconOcon equalled his greatest at any time championship placement in eighth and established his best details tally. But even with ending in advance of Alonso, he was out-competent by him twelve-nine and put in 177 extra laps guiding him above the 12 months
Fernando AlonsoAlonso retired from extra races owing to car or truck failure than any other driver in 2022. He retired 5 instances from his car or truck breaking down and was eradicated from Imola owing to injury just after getting strike by Mick Schumacher
Lando NorrisNorris took ‘best of the rest’ honours as best-positioned midfield driver 8 instances in qualifying and 8 instances in grands prix and took the only midfield podium of the 12 months in Imola
Daniel RicciardoOnly managed an normal ending placement of eleven.six – the most significant deficit to his workforce mate of any driver on the grid (Norris: seven.eight)
Valtteri BottasBottas missing extra sites on the opening lap than any other driver in 2022, dropping a overall of 35 blended sites above the very first laps of the 22 rounds
Zhou GuanyuWith only 6 details, Zhou accounted for only ten.nine% of Alfa Romeo’s overall details tally – the cheapest contribution of any driver relative to their workforce mate
Sebastian VettelThe last period for Vettel was his very first as a entire-time driver in which he unsuccessful to stand on the podium. Soon after lacking the very first two rounds with Covid, Vettel skipped out on becoming a member of the special club of motorists who started off three hundred grands prix by just one particular race
Lance StrollNo one particular was superior than sniping the last issue this period than Stroll. Of his 8 finishes in the details, 6 of them arrived from Stroll ending in tenth
Kevin MagnussenMagnussen took his very first job pole in the Brazil dash race and the very first for Haas. He turned the 106th driver to sit on pole in F1 and, at the age of thirty, the oldest very first-time pole winner given that Mark Webber in 2009 (32)
Mick SchumacherSchumacher’s two details finishes in 2022 had been the fewest leading 10 appearances of any driver on the grid, bar Nicholas Latifi, and only one particular extra than Nyck de Vries, who manufactured a one commence
Pierre GaslyGasly’s 10 superlicence penalty details acquired concerning the Spanish and Mexican GPs had been the most any driver has accrued throughout the identical timespan given that the method was released in 2014, placing him at threat of a race ban
Yuki TsunodaNo driver was investigated by the stewards as usually as Tsunoda in 2022. He was investigated for a overall of sixteen incidents – thirteen driving linked and a few for exceeding electricity device element boundaries
Alexander AlbonOn his way to scoring a shock issue in Melbourne, Albon’s fifty seven laps on the identical established of tyres was the finest race length at any time coated on a established of dry Pirelli tyres (three hundred.846km)
Nicholas LatifiLatifi put in 966 laps in positions sixteen-twenty this period – extra than double that of any other driver. He only put in sixteen.36% of his one,one hundred fifty five racing laps inside of the leading fifteen positions throughout 22 rounds
Nico HulkenbergThough he did not rating details in his two races, Hulkenberg did prolong his individual history for most races without the need of a podium to 181
Nyck de VriesAs nicely as scoring details on his surprising debut with Williams at Monza, De Vries drove two various automobiles in the identical weekend – the very first given that Harald Ertl in Monza 1978
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