The 2022 F1 Abu Dhabi test was held at the Yas Marina Circuit on Tuesday, November 22, and Carlos Sainz Jr. (Ferrari) marked the top time.
After the final F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ended on Sunday, the team remained at the Yas Marina Circuit for post-season testing, the last official test of the year. Aimed at testing Pirelli’s 2023 tyres, each team ran two cars, one for race drivers and one for rookie drivers who started two races or less.
For drivers who will transfer teams in 2023 and drivers who will make their F1 debut, it will be the first opportunity to get used to the environment while driving in the new team’s F1 machine. Fernando Alonso (Alpine to Aston Martin), Pierre Gasly (Alpine to Alpine), Nick de Vries (AlphaTauri), Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) for the first time with the new team did the work.
10 sets (C1 x 1, C2 x 1, C3 x 3, C4 x 3, C5 x 2) for race drivers, 8 sets (C3 x 2, C4 x 4, C5 x 2) and different numbers for rookie drivers 2023 tires were assigned.
2022 F1 Abu Dhabi test rankings and lap times
1. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 1:25.245 (65 laps)
2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1:25.383 (56 laps)
3. Robert Schwartzman (Ferrari) – 1:25.400 (116 laps)
Four. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 1:25.689 (130 laps)
Five. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1:25.845 (76 laps)
6. Alexander Albon (Williams) – 1:25.959 (118 laps)
7. Logan Sargent (Williams) – 1:26.063 (82 laps)
8. Nick de Vries (AlphaTauri) – 1:26.111 (151 laps)
9. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 1:26.263 (70 laps)
Ten. Liam Lawson (Red Bull) – 1:26.281 (111 laps)
11. Jack Doohan (Alpine) – 1:26.297 (111 laps)
12. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 1’26.312 (97 laps)
13. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) – 1:26.333 (88 laps)
14. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 1:26.340 (123 laps)
15. Felipe Dolgovic (Aston Martin) – 1’26.595 (106 laps)
16. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) – 1:26.709 (129 laps)
17. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1:26.750 (67 laps)
18. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 1:26.890 (115 laps)
19. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) – 1:27.000 (110 laps)
20. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) – 1 minute 27 seconds 123 (135 laps)
twenty one. Pietro Fittipaldi (Haas) – 1:27.172 (99 laps)
twenty two. Frédéric Besti (Mercedes) – 1:27.216 (124 laps)
twenty three. George Russell (Mercedes) – 1:27.240 (73 laps)
twenty four. Theo Purcher (Alfa Romeo) – 1:27.591 (106 laps)
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