Dutch- Championship
- 1st2022 champion
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- 454pts22 rounds started
Max Verstappen, a Dutch driver, raced for Red Bull in the 2022 Formula 1 season with car number 1. Verstappen was born on 30 September 1997. Verstappen won the 2022 drivers' championship with 454 points, 15 wins and 17 podiums – 146 points ahead of Charles Leclerc.
Verstappen won 15 Grands Prix, the last of them the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen's teammate was Sergio Pérez; Verstappen led their qualifying head-to-head 18–4 and led the race head-to-head 17–5.
Verstappen scored points in 20 of 22 Grands Prix, with a best run of 19 points finishes in a row; 21 points came from 3 sprints. Verstappen's average qualifying position was 2.6, with 8 pole positions and 5 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Verstappen gained a net 14 places across 21 classified finishes. Verstappen scored 60% of Red Bull's 2022 total of 759 points.
Final 2022 results after 22 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
15
win rate
68%
Podiums
17
podium rate
77%
Poles
8
pole rate
Max Verstappen: quick facts
Short answers about Verstappen's 2022 season.
What team did Max Verstappen drive for in 2022?
Max Verstappen drove for Red Bull in the 2022 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Max Verstappen use in 2022?
Max Verstappen raced with car number 1 in 2022. Verstappen's permanent number is 3.
How many points did Max Verstappen score in 2022?
Max Verstappen scored 454 points in 2022 and finished 1st in the drivers' championship, 146 points ahead of Charles Leclerc.
How many races did Max Verstappen win in 2022?
Max Verstappen won 15 Grands Prix in 2022. Verstappen scored 17 podium finishes in 22 races.
Who was Max Verstappen's teammate in 2022?
Sergio Pérez was Max Verstappen's teammate at Red Bull in 2022. Verstappen led the qualifying head-to-head 18–4 and led the race head-to-head 17–5.
Max Verstappen biography
Max Verstappen was born in Hasselt, Belgium, in 1997 and races under the Dutch flag of his father, former F1 driver Jos Verstappen. After a single season of car racing in Formula 3, he made his F1 debut with Toro Rosso in 2015 at 17, the youngest driver ever to start a Grand Prix.
Promoted to Red Bull in 2016, he won on his debut for the team in Spain at 18. He became world champion in 2021 and retained the title in 2022, 2023 and 2024, then missed a fifth crown by two points in 2025. He races for Red Bull Racing in 2026 with the number 3.
