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This high downforce track will average 55 gear shifts per lap, is raced at 63% full throttle with 2 DRS Zones and a pit stop will cost, approximately, 22.0 seconds.  

Yas Marina Circuit

Location  :  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

First Grand Prix  :  2009

Number of Laps  :  58

Circuit Length  :  5.281 km

Race Distance  :  306.1834 km

Lap Record  : 1:26.103 Max Verstappen (2021)

2022 Tyre Selection  :  C3, C4 & C5. Read about the selection here

No Team or Driver Home Race in 2022

Check out the Yas Marina website – here

The Autodromo José Carlos Pace is 4.3 kilometres long and driven in an anti-clockwise direction. The layout features plenty of changes in gradient, which makes it particularly demanding for the drivers and it’s not short of overtaking opportunities, such as the first corner or in the braking zone for Turn 4. The pit straight and the “Reta Oposta,” or back straight, are both designated as DRS zones, which means slipstreaming comes into play.

The Interlagos track is 700 metres above sea level, so the air is more rarified. The transmission systems come in for a hard time, with a driver making around 3,200 gear changes during the Brasilian Grand Prix, so gearbox reliability is a key factor.

This high downforce track will average 36 gear shifts per lap, is raced at 64% full throttle with 2 DRS Zones and a pit stop will cost 18.6 seconds.  

Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Location  :  São Paulo, Brazil

First Grand Prix  :  1973

Number of Laps  :  71

Circuit Length  :  4.309 km

Race Distance  :  305.354 km

Lap Record  :  1:10.540 Valtteri Bottas (2018)

Sprint Race Weekend 

Number of Laps  : 24 (Or 40 minutes) 

Race Distance  :  100 km

2022 Tyre Selection  :  C2, C3 & C4. Read about the selection here

Home race, of sorts, for Lewis Hamilton in 2022 (Lewis was made an honourary citizen of Brazil in 2022)

Check out the Autódromo José Carlos Pace on f1.fandom.com – here

Mexico City Grand Prix is a motor racing event held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. It first appeared as a non-championship event in 1962 before being held as a championship event in 1963–1970 and 1986–1992.

The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez sits over 2km above sea level, providing teams with the additional challenge of cooling the cars with thinner air. The track follows the outline of the original 1959 circuit. The section through the Foro Sol baseball stadium is like nothing else in motorsport, with the crowd’s noise almost drowning out the racing cars!

This maximum downforce track will average 52 gear shifts per lap, is raced at 45% full throttle with 3 DRS Zones and a pit stop will cost 16 seconds.  

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

Location  :  México City, México

First Grand Prix  :  1971

Number of Laps  :  63

Circuit Length  :  4.304 km

Race Distance  :  305.354 km

Lap Record  :  1:17.774 Valtteri Bottas (2021)

2022 Tyre Selection  :  C2, C3 & C4. Read about the selection here

Home race for Sergio Perez

Check out the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez website – here (translation required)

Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a Grade 1 FIA-specification 3.426-mile (5.514 km) motor racing track in Austin, Texas, in the United States.

Following a five-year absence, the sport returned to the United States with COTA, the USA’s tenth F1 circuit, hosting the United States Grand Prix in November 2012.

This medium downforce track will average 66 gear shifts per lap, is raced at 59% full throttle and a pit stop will cost 18.6 seconds. The track’s distinctive features include the steep climb towards turn one, and the triple-apex right-hander which forms turns 16, 17 and 18.

Circuit of the Americas

Location  :  Austin, Texas

First Grand Prix  :  2012

Number of Laps  :  56

Circuit Length  :  5.513 km

Race Distance  :  308.405 km

Lap Record  : 1:36.169 (Charles Leclerc 2019)

2022 Tyre Selection  :  C2, C3 & C4.

Team Home race for Haas F1 Team

Check out the COTA website – here

The 2022 Japanese Grand Prix is scheduled for 9 October 2022 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Japan. The previous outing was in 2019. 

Making its debut on the calendar in 1987, the 5.807 Km ‘cross-over’, high-speed track remains one of the ultimate driving challenges, with the snaking ‘S’ Curves, the two commitment-rewarding Degners and the white-knuckle ride of 130R. 

This high downforce track will average 48 gear shifts per lap, is raced at 66% full throttle and a pit stop will cost 17.65 seconds. 

Suzuka International Racing Course

Location  :  Suzuka, Japan

First Grand Prix  :  1987

Number of Laps  :  53

Circuit Length  :  5.063 km

Race Distance  :  307.471 km

Lap Record  :  1:30.983 Lewis Hamilton (2019)

2022 Tyre Selection  :  C1, C2 & C3.

Driver home race for Yuki Tsunoda and Team Home race (of sorts) for Honda  

Check out the Suzuka GP website – here

Making its debut on the calendar in 2008, the 5.063 Km Marina Bay Street Circuit is a physically demanding night race with 23 corners, a bumpy track surface and humid conditions for the drivers to master. 

This maximum downforce track will average 70 gear shifts per lap, is raced at 49% full throttle and a pit stop will cost 20.94 seconds. 

Track updates coming for 2023, check out the details – here

Marina Bay Street Circuit

Location : Marina Bay, Singapore

First Grand Prix : 2008

Number of Laps : 61

Circuit Length : 5.063 km

Race Distance : 308.706 km

Lap Record :1:41.905 Kevin Magnussen, 2018

2022 Tyre Selection  : C3, C4 & C5.

No Team or Driver home race for 2022 

Check out the Singapore GP website – here

The Monza Circuit is a historic 5.793 km race track near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy.

Built in 1922, it was the world’s third purpose-built motor racing circuit after Brooklands and Indianapolis and the oldest in mainland Europe. Often referred to as The Temple of Speed with 83% of the track at full throtle. 

Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Location : Monza, Italy

First Grand Prix : 1950

Number of Laps : 53

Circuit Length : 5.793 km

Race Distance : 306.72 km

Lap Record : 1:12.046 Rubens Barrichello (2004)

2022 Tyre Selection  : C2, C3 & C4.

Team home race for 2022 : Ferrari

Check out the Monza Circuit website – here

Zandvoort opened in 1948, part of the wave of post-war motorsport enthusiasm that swept across Europe.

Circuit Zandvoort is known as a real ‘old school’ track with fast, banked and challenging corners, shaped by the natural dunes. With a circuit length of 4.3 kilometres, it ranks among the shorter tracks on the F1 calendar.

Hardly anywhere else, drivers zoom past the race fans this often! The short pit lane allows for three-stop strategies. Action guaranteed.

Circuit Zandvoort

Location : Zandvoort, Netherlands

First Grand Prix : 1952

Number of Laps : 72

Circuit Length : 4.259 km

Race Distance : 306.587 km

Lap Record : 1:11.097 Lewis Hamilton (2021)

Home race for 2022 : Max Verstappen and his orange army

Check out the DutchGP website – here

and the Circuit Zandvoort website – here

 

 

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, or Spa as it is commonly known, is set in 300 acres of forest in the mountains of Belgium and is one of Formula 1’s most challenging and historic race tracks.

This fan favourite circuit first hosted the Belgian Grand Prix in 1925., and has held a Grand Prix every year since 1985. Another circuit with iconic track names. You can get put to speed with them – here. 

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Location : Stavelot, Belgium

First Grand Prix : 1925

Number of Laps : 44

Circuit Length : 7.004 km

Race Distance : 308.052 km

Lap Record :1:46.286 Valtteri Bottas (2018)

No official Driver or Team home race for 2022 : a pseudo home race for Lando Norris as his mum is from Belgium and he spends a lot of time there with family. 

Check out the Spa-Francorchamps website – here

Spa

The Hungaroring is the home of the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix.

In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone wanted a race in the USSR, but a Hungarian friend recommended Budapest.

The tight and twisty Hungaroring circuit has delivered some memorable racing moments over the years.

Hungaroring

Location : Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary 

First Grand Prix : 1986

Number of Laps : 53

Circuit Length : 4.381 km

Race Distance : 306.63 km

Lap Record :1:16.627 Lewis Hamilton (2020)

No Driver or Team home race for 2022

Check out the Hungaroring website – here