2022 Japanese Grand Prix

Championship standings

Max Verstappen leads the Drivers’ Championship by 104 points from Charles Leclerc in second and 106 from Sergio Pérez in third after the Singapore Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing leads Ferrari by 137 points and Mercedes by 203 in the Constructors’ Championship.

Previous race

Pérez won Singapore, with Leclerc second and Sainz third. Verstappen, who needed to outscore Leclerc by 22 points to clinch the title at that race, finished seventh — the championship remains open for another round.

Championship permutations

Verstappen can win his second consecutive Drivers’ Championship at this race. He needs to outscore Leclerc by eight points and Pérez by six.

Penalties

Nicholas Latifi carries a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Zhou Guanyu at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Tyre choices

Pirelli brings the C1, C2, and C3 compounds (hard, medium, soft) — the hardest selection available.

Milestones

This is the first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019; the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Valtteri Bottas enters as the defending race winner from 2019.