2022 F1 pre-season test
One of the biggest changes to the Technical Rules comes to F1 this season with the introduction of a brand new car set to usher the World Championship into a new era.
It’s hoped the package, with all-new rules for 2022, including a tighter budget cap, will help level the playing field and produce cars that are more raceable on the track to ensure more overtaking and excitement.
The teams worked on their designs for nearly two years after the rules were pushed back a year to implement in 2022 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
To give teams and drivers as much time as possible to get their cars running furious ahead of the new season, there will be a total of six days of pre-season, split between two separate tests.
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The new generation F1 car will make its official track debut during the first three-day test from February 23-25 at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya in Spain.
F1 will then head to the Middle East for a further three days in Bahrain from March 10-12 before the season opener at Sakhir on March 20.
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| 2022 Formula 1 pre-season test | |
| exam 1 | date |
| Spain (Barcelona) | 23-25 February |
| EXAMINATION 2 | |
| Bahrain (Sahir) | 10-12 March |
2022 F1 racing calendar
After a hectic 22-race schedule last year, things will get even busier this season as F1 is set to embark on a record-breaking 23-round season in 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced a complete rewrite of the 2020 calendar and also resulted in a refocusing of the 2021 campaign. F1 remains wary that 2022 could also be affected but has shown its flexibility and adaptability over the past 18 months.
Whilst the threat of a disruption due to COVID-19 still looms, F1 is hoping to run its 2022 season as planned.
F1’s biggest calendar to date sees the first-ever Miami Grand Prix taking place in Florida in early May, while the Australian, Canadian, Singapore and Japanese Grands Prix are all set to return to the schedule after a two-year absence.
As in 2021, Bahrain will once again have the honor of kicking off the new F1 season, which will conclude on November 20th with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The packed calendar features 23 races held over eight months, including back-to-back triple-headers and six sprint events.
| 2022 Formula 1 racing calendar | ||
| Round | race | date |
| 1 | Bahrain GP (Sakhir) | March, 20th |
| 2 | Saudi Arabian GP (Jedda) | 27th of March |
| 3 | Austrian GP (Melbourne) | 10th of April |
| 4 | Emilia Romagna GP (Imola) | April 24th |
| 5 | Miami GP (Miami) | 8th of May |
| 6 | Spanish GP (Barcelona) | May 22 |
| 7 | Monaco GP (Monaco) | May 29th |
| 8th | Azerbaijan GP (Baku) | 12th of June |
| 9 | Canadian GP (Montreal) | June 19th |
| 10 | British GP (Silverstone) | 3rd of July |
| 11 | Austrian GP (Spielberg) | 10th of July |
| 12 | French GP (Le Castellet) | 24th July |
| 13 | Hungarian GP (Budapest) | July 31st |
| 14 | Belgian GP (Spa) | 28.8 |
| fifteen | Dutch GP (Zandvoort) | September 4th |
| 16 | Italian GP (Monza) | September 11 |
| 17 | Russian GP (Sochi) | 09/25 |
| 18 | Singapore GP (Marina Bay) | October 2nd |
| 19 | Japanese GP (Suzuka) | 9th October |
| 20 | United States GP (Austin) | 23rd October |
| 21 | Mexico City GP (Mexico City) | 30th of October |
| 22 | Sao Paulo GP (Interlagos) | 13.11 |
| 23 | Abu Dhabi GP (Yas Marina) | 20th November |
F1 car launch dates 2022
Aston Martin was the first team to confirm its car launch plans for 2022. The Silverstone-based company will unveil its challenger, the AMR22, on February 10th.
McLaren will unveil its MCL36 at a presentation the following day, February 11 at 19:00 GMT, while Ferrari will unveil its 2022 F1 Challenger on February 17.
The Mercedes 2022 challenger will be unveiled in a “special digital launch” on February 18, before taking to the track at Silverstone for a shakedown test later in the day.
| 2022 Introduction of Formula 1 cars | |
| team | date |
| Aston-Martin | February 10th |
| McLaren | February 11th |
| Ferrari | February 17th |
| Mercedes | February 18th |
| red bull | TB |
| alpine | TB |
| AlphaTauri | TB |
| Williams | TB |
| Alfa Romeo | TB |
| haas | TB |
This article will be updated as more launch dates are confirmed.
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