WELCOME TO THE
2O22 FIA PRIZE GIVING
Dear friends,
I am delighted to welcome you to the 2022 FIA Prize Giving ceremony, an evening of celebration for the remarkable achievements of competitors from around the world.
It is an honour that this 2022 edition, my first as FIA President, will take place in Bologna, at the heart of ‘Motor Valley’. It is a city and a region rich in motor sport and automotive history, and I am sure that the passion and enthusiasm of the people here will make this an evening to remember. My warmest thanks to the Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI), Regione Emilia-Romagna and the Italian Trade Agency for hosting us, and to our partners Rolex, Hankook, Brembo, Marelli, OMP and Bell for their support.
Tonight, we honour the stars of our sport – our World Champions, and I would also like to thank all the manufacturers teams and promoters who provide such strong support. Most of all, I would like to thank the thousands of volunteers and marshals who freely dedicate their time to ensure the safety and success of events all over the world. Without them, motor sport would not be possible.
This year we have taken significant steps forward on regulations and advanced technology, with the debut of the hybrid-powered Rally 1 category in WRC, a second successful year of the Hypercar category in the FIA World Endurance Championship, the dawn of the electric Rallycross era, the launch of the Formula E Gen3 car and approval by the FIA World Motor Sport Council of the 2026 F1 Power Unit Regulations.
Across the entire FIA motor sport portfolio, we are promoting environmental sustainability – towards our goal of net-zero by 2030.
I believe, as we all do, that sport is an accelerator of progress. That is why we have launched a campaign to address online abuse. I call on the whole motor sport community to join us in this mission. We have also celebrated FIA Members’ achievements in the fields of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Climate Action and Road Safety, with three new dedicated President’s Awards at our Annual General meeting.
For those unable to be with us in person tonight, the ceremony will be broadcast across the FIA’s Facebook and YouTube channels and will be available to watch on our new TikTok account for the first time.
I look forward to celebrating the 2022 champions and I extend to our entire motor sport family my very best wishes for your continued health and well being.
Yours sincerely,
Mohammed Ben Sulayem FIA President
CONTENTS
CEREMONY PROGRAMME 6
MASTERS OF CEREMONIES
Derin Adetosoye 8
Zoran Filicic 9
FIA AWARDS
FIA Karting World Championships 12
FIA World Rally-Raid Championship 14
FIA Motorspor t Games 16
FIA Rookie of the Year 17
ABB FIA For mula E World Championship 18
FIA World Rallycross Championship 20
FIA Action of the Year 23
FIA World Endurance Championship 26
FIA World Rally Championship 28
FIA Formula One World Championship 30
OTHER FIA CHAMPIONS
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The FIA is grateful to its Official Partners Rolex, Brembo, Hankook, Marelli and Racing Force Group for their contribution to the 2022 FIA Prize Giving.
CEREMONY PROGRAMME
OVERTURE
PART I
FIA Outstanding Official of the Year
FIA Motorspor t Games
FIA Karting World Championships
FIA Formula 2 & FIA Formula 3 Championships
FIA World Rally-Raid Championship
PART II
FIA Founding Members’ Club Heritage Cup
FIA Tribute
FIA World Rallycross Championship
FIA Rookie of the Year
ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
FIA Action of the Year
FIA World Endurance Championships
FINALE
FIA World Rally Championship
FIA President’s Innovation Awards
FIA Formula One World Championship
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MASTERS OF CEREMONIES
DERIN ADETOSOYE
23-year-old Derin Adetosoye rose onto the scene after winning the Formula E Open Talent Call for Presenters in 2020, where out of 800 applicants she was selected to join the presenting line up of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and made history as the first black female presenter for an international motor sport rights holder.
With her background as a Content Creator on YouTube where she’s built up a large following of Gen Z audiences on her platform, Derin is also the face of Formula E’s digital and social media channels. She can be seen hosting a variety of their online shows and content series, including Esports, and draws on her expertise to drive engagement and connect the sport with new, younger audiences.
Derin also regularly works with teams, partners and manufacturers across motor sports as a presenter and live events host, such as for Oracle Red Bull Racing, Jaguar TCS Racing, Liberty Global, DHL Motorsports, Nissan, UNICEF UK and was the host of this year’s FIA eConference in Paris.
Alongside her passions of motor sport, Derin can be seen working across the fashion and entertainment scene as a presenter for BAFTA, NBC Universal and London Fashion Week and is also a live stadium host within Rugby.
On top of it all, she is a UK Ambassador for Adobe and sits on their Creative Council board as a consultant to help engage the brand with Gen Z audiences.
ZORAN FILICIC
Zoran Filicic has been a presenter and sports commentator for SKY Sports Italy and Warner Bros. Discovery during his career, as well as a live reporter and writer for TV shows.
Croatian born and raised in Milano, Zoran has been based in Venezia for over a decade. He grew up practicing several sports before switching to live commentary and, finally, TV commentary. He is fluent in Italian, Croatian, French, English and some Spanish.
Zoran has covered no fewer than eight Olympic Games so far: as Official Announcer in Torino 2006, TV Commentator for both Winter and Summer Olympics and reporter in Tokyo 2020, he continues to be a multi-sport enthusiast and flexible expert involved in different roles and events.
Most widely known for his five years in MotoGP with Sky Sports Italy, Zoran is now lead commentator for Men’s Alpine Skiing World Cup and Olympic Games Live Studios for Eurosport Italy.
As multilingual MC and presenter, beside a long list of World Cup and World Championships events, Zoran hosted the unveiling of Ferrari SF90 Formula 1 single-seater, the Ducati World Premiere and LEN Aquatics European Championships as well as the Nitto ATP Finals 2022.
Interested in every aspect of the sport, he says “I’m just a storyteller, the athletes are the main actors, and the sport is their stage.”
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KARTING WORLD CHAMPION - OK
MATHEUS MORGATTO
Matheus Morgatto started karting in his native country before enriching his experience in the United States. He then competed in Europe within several big teams and consistently improved his ranking across the years in World Championship events. He secured the ultimate prize at the age of 19 during the 2022 Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship - OK. At the wheel of a KR / IAME / MG from Spanish team DPK Racing, Morgatto dominated the Qualifying Heats with four victories and confirmed his form during the Super Heat A. He led the Final from start to finish and became the first Brazilian World Champion in 24 years following his compatriot Ruben Carrapatoso.
KARTING WORLD CHAMPION - OK-JUNIOR
ENZO TARNVANICHKUL
At the age of 13, Enzo Tarnvanichkul was already in the top five of his first full season in the 2022 FIA Karting European Championship - OK-Junior. In Sarno, Italy he started the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship - OK-Junior in 17th place in Qualifying in his Tony Kart / Vortex / Vega. He made a brilliant comeback to 1st place during the Qualifying Heats with five wins out of seven races. After a crash in the Super Heat A, Tarnvanichkul started 6th in the Final, but showed determination as he overtook his rivals one by one to become the first Thai Karting World Champion.
VIKTOR GUSTAFSSON
Viktor Gustafsson achieved great results in KZ2, as he won the 2020 FIA Karting European Championship before moving up to KZ the following year. In 2022, the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship - KZ took place in Le Mans. Gustafsson finished the Qualifying Heats with two victories in his official CRG / TM Racing / LeCont. Winner of Super Heat B, a subsequent five-second penalty relegated him to 5th. Nevertheless, he started from 2nd on the grid in the Final and immediately took the lead. Gustafsson held on to clinch the World Championship aged 18, ahead of the defending champion and compatriot, Noah Milell.
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FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPION - KZ
FIA
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
Toyota Gazoo Racing clinched the inaugural FIA W2RC Manufacturers’ title by 28 points after a season-long battle with Bahrain Raid Xtreme was settled in their favour at the final round in Spain.
The South Africa-based operation worked in conjunction with Belgium’s Overdrive Racing and ran the latest specification Toyota GR DKR Hilux for Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel on the Dakar Rally, Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Rally of Morocco and the Andalucia Rally. Also nominated for Manufacturers points at all events, Yazeed Al-Rajhi made an effective contribution to the title.
Al-Attiyah began the season in spectacular fashion by winning his fourth Dakar and a second with Toyota Gazoo Racing. That success gave the Japanese manufacturer a 35-point cushion to take to the UAE, where the lead was extended by a further three points.
Bahrain Raid Xtreme trimmed that advantage to 20 points after a strong effort from Guerlain Chicherit and Sébastien Loeb in Morocco, but Al-Attiyah and
CHAMPION MANUFACTURER
NASSER AL-ATTIYAH & MATHIEU BAUMEL
Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah and his Andorra-based French co-driver Mathieu Baumel won the first FIA W2RC Drivers’ and Co-drivers’ Championships by 20 points.
A fourth Dakar Rally win for Al-Attiyah and a third for Baumel got their W2RC campaign off to a perfect start, but the duo struggled at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. They scored points for 11th after damaging a lower suspension arm, a front-right wheel and collecting 16 hours in time penalties.
The outcome meant they trailed rivals, Sébastien Loeb and Fabian Lurquin, by a single point heading to the Rally of Morocco. Technical issues hampered their rivals in North Africa, however, and Al-Attiyah reached the finish in third place to take a good advantage to the last round in Spain.
Loeb won the weather-affected finale but Al-Attiyah managed his pace to perfection with Baumel reading the road book precisely to secure second overall and their respective FIA W2RC titles.
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CHAMPION DRIVER AND CO-DRIVER
FIA MOTORSPORT GAMES
The second edition of the FIA Motorsport Games took place across three venues at and around France’s Circuit Paul Ricard, in front of an enthusiastic audience of 42,000 spectators.
In an expanded 72-nation field – 29 of whom were new to the event – 463 drivers battled for glory in 16 disciplines.
24 nations achieved medals, with Italy –runner-up in the 2019 Games on home soil in Rome – topping the table with gold in Rally4, Historic Rally and KCMG Formula 4 and silver in GT Sprint.
Host nation France placed second –picking up three golds – with Belgium third. Spain achieved the most medals with eight overall, while there was a notable gold for newcomer Peru in Karting Sprint Junior.
FIA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
The FIA Rookie of the Year award is for drivers who have just completed their first season in a given FIA championship. In 2017 Charles Leclerc, who later went on to win five grands prix with Scuderia Ferrari, claimed the prize for his Formula 2 title-winning campaign. He was recognised again the following year, this time for his Formula 1 debut season. The 2019 accolade went to the current Williams Formula 1 driver Alexander Albon. After an impressive debut season in FIA Formula 2, Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda won the 2020 Award. Next year’s McLaren Formula 1 driver, Oscar Piastri, won last year’s award. For 2022 there are a number of emerging talents who have made their mark in their first season in FIA championships, varying from off-road competitions to top-level single-seater categories.
Led by the Commission President, 11-time Grand Prix winner and former Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa (BRA), the Drivers’ Commission and judging panel is also comprised of:
• 2003 FIA Rally World Champion, double FIA World Rallycross Champion and Commission Vice President, Petter Solberg (NOR)
• Former IndyCar driver, Felipe Giaffone (BRA)
• Former Formula 1 and Formula E driver, Karun Chandhok (IND)
• Five-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, Emanuele Pirro (ITA)
• Two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, Manuel Reuter (DEU)
• Former racing driver and founder of TOM’S racing team, Nobuhide Tachi (JPN)
• Four-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, Yannick Dalmas (FRA)
• Former Formula 1 and current World Endurance Championship driver, Esteban Gutiérrez (MEX)
• Former sports car, touring car and rally driver, Marc Duez (BEL)
• Former touring car and GT, 24 Hours of Le Mans participant, Ni Amorim (PRT)
• Former GT driver and British GT Champion, Andrew Howard (GBR)
• 14-time European Rallycross Champion, Kenneth Hansen (SWE)
• DTM race winner, Ellen Lohr (DEU)
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CHAMPION TEAM MERCEDES-EQ
As one of only five teams to enter the 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with an unchanged driver line-up, it was little surprise to see Mercedes-EQ hit the ground running in the Saudi Arabia season-opener, where reigning champion Nyck de Vries and Stoffel Vandoorne were the class of the field.
The Belgian returned to the rostrum in Rome, with victory in Monaco subsequently vaulting him into the championship lead. De Vries similarly triumphed a fortnight later in Berlin, as his team-mate tallied a top three double.
The following single-headers in Jakarta and Marrakech would provide slimmer pickings, but Vandoorne scooped the runner-up spoils on day two in New York before both drivers ascended the podium in London.
De Vries then handed over his Drivers’ crown to Vandoorne in the Seoul season finale, where Mercedes-EQ successfully retained the Teams’ title in its last race prior to bowing out of the all-electric series.
CHAMPION DRIVERSTOFFEL VANDOORNE
Stoffel Vandoorne started as he meant to go on in the 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, setting the pace in qualifying for the Diriyah curtain-raiser – although the race did not go quite to plan.
The Belgian converted another pole position into third at the chequered flag in Rome, before taking charge with a tactical masterclass to triumph in Monaco. A brace of hard-fought rostrum appearances in Berlin doubled Vandoorne’s margin from six points to 12, prior to conceding the championship lead following a troubled weekend in Marrakech.
The Mercedes-EQ ace then tallied a quartet of top four finishes – including two runner-up results – in New York and London to carry a 36-point advantage into the Seoul title-decider, where he confidently held his nerve to seal the deal.
With a 50 per cent podium strike rate over the course of the campaign, the 30-year-old’s peerless consistency was ultimately too much for his rivals to handle – and made him a very deserving champion indeed.
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CHAMPION TEAM
KRISTOFFERSSON MOTORSPORT
Conceiving the VW RX1e from a clean sheet of paper, having multiple World RX champion and lead driver Johan Kristoffersson’s design input from day one and using all the team’s vast knowledge and experience to ensure that the all-electric car came out of the box with outstanding speed and reliability were all instrumental in Kristoffersson Motorsport winning the 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship.
As the exciting electric World RX era commenced at Hell in Norway, Kristoffersson was a blistering 0.8 seconds quicker over the year’s first singlelap SuperPole shootout and won the final by over two seconds, establishing an early precedent that would be duplicated several times during the season. Kristoffersson stole the driver winning headlines, but the Teams’ title was secured thanks also to the skill of stable mates Ole Christian Veiby, the Norwegian driver returning to World RX for the first time since 2015, and Swedish teenager Gustav Bergström, who scored a trio of podium finishes in his rookie season.
Kristoffersson Motorsport was only outscored once in 10 rounds and ended the 2022 World RX season with 306 points, 47 more than its nearest rival.
CHAMPION DRIVER
JOHAN KRISTOFFERSSON
Sweden’s Johan Kristoffersson was, quite literally, on electrifying form in 2022, winning his fifth FIA World Rallycross Championship title in dominant style –scoring eight wins from 10 rounds.
Having won the title in 2017,’18, ’20 and ’21 in an internal combustion engined car, Kristoffersson was able to instantly and effortlessly transfer his trademark spectacular driving style over to the new all-electric Kristoffersson Motorsport VW RX1e, giving him an early advantage that he would continue throughout the season.
His speed was remarkable, scoring an unbeaten 10 out of 10 standing-start single-lap SuperPole shootout victories and recording the fastest lap time in nine finals.
Kristoffersson secured the 2022 World RX title after winning the penultimate round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and ended the season by scoring his 35th World RX victory at the Nürburgring.
He ended the season on 182 points, 46 points ahead of second-placed Timmy Hansen (Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 RX1e) and 52 points clear of third-placed Niclas Grönholm (Construction Equipment Dealer Team PWR RX1e), who both won a race.
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FIA ACTION OF THE YEAR
The FIA Action of the Year award gives fans the opportunity to have their say. The award celebrates the most spectacular moments of the past racing year and is the only prize of the evening voted for by motor sport devotees around the world.
From the wheel-to-wheel battles of circuit racing, airborne rally cars to the relentless demands of endurance racing, 2022 has witnessed motor sport action at its best.
Different categories impress in their own way, and scenery plays a part, whether it is the diverse terrains of the World Rally Championship or the imposing walls of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship street circuits.
Video clips of some of the most dramatic moments in motor sport from the 2022 season were put to public vote on the FIA website, with fans choosing from the action from different FIA championships:
• FIA Formula 3 Championship
• FIA World Rallycross Championship
• FIA European Rally Championship
• FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup
• FIA Formula One World Championship
• ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
• FIA World Rally-Raid Championship
• FIA World Endurance Championship – HYPERCAR
• FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro
• FIA World Rally Championship
• FIA World Touring Car Cup
The winner of the public vote is announced at the FIA Prize Giving.
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The FIA thanks all the volunteers and officials who made the 2022 motor sport season possible.
BRANDS THAT BEAT WITH THE SAME RACING HEART
HYPERCAR MANUFACTURERS’ CHAMPION
TOYOTA
In the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship season Toyota has written yet another chapter of its domination in the top class of the world’s premier endurance racing series. The Japanese manufacturer clinched its fourth title in a row and second of the Hypercar era that commenced in 2021.
Once again, continuity and experience proved key to the success of the Cologne-based operation. For the fifth consecutive campaign the #7 entry was driven by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López, while the second of the Toyota GR010 Hybrid Le Mans Hypercars, the #8 entry, was headlined by the manufacturer’s longest-serving driver, Sébastien Buemi, who has been with the outfit since 2012. The Swiss racer again teamed up with Brendon Hartley, now in his third season with the squad. With Kazuki Nakajima calling time on his glittering endurance racing career at the end of last year and moving into a management role with the manufacturer, the only new face in the line-up was 28-year-old Super GT and Super Formula graduate Ryo Hirakawa.
Having completed a clean sweep of six victories in 2021, the second year in competition was a much tougher campaign for the outfit’s GR010 Hybrid. The Japanese manufacturer started on the back foot, with the glory at the seasonopening 1000 Miles of Sebring going to its main opponent, Alpine. Toyota then bounced back at Spa-Franchorchamps to clinch its first victory of the year. From then on, the battle continued across the season, with the highlight being the fifth consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans victory for the brand.
Overall, Toyota has beaten its closest rival Alpine 4-2 on victories and 186 144 on points in what has been a closely contested season throughout.
HYPERCAR DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONS
BRENDON HARTLEY, RYŌ HIRAKAWA, SÉBASTIEN BUEMI
The battle for the FIA Hypercar World Endurance Drivers’ Championship title has been the closest the FIA WEC’s top class has seen in years.
In the end it was the Brendon Hartley/Ryo Hirakawa/Sébastien Buemi trio who prevailed, but their season was anything but straightforward, having only clinched the first victory midway through the campaign, at Le Mans, where they benefited from a healthy reward of 50 points, double the amount granted for a six-hour race victory.
Yet, the title fight went down to the wire and the #8 car crew arrived at the season-concluding 8 Hours of Bahrain level on points with Alpine ELF Team’s Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxivière and André Negrão, and with the #7 Toyota line-up of for Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José Maria Lopez also in contention.
Eventually, it was the latter trio who went on to take their second win of the season following a faultless display at Bahrain International Circuit. However, second place was enough for Buemi, Hartley and Hirakawa to secure the championship.
Both Buemi and Hartely completed their hattricks of WEC titles, with the Swiss adding to his 2014 and 2018-19 triumphs and the New Zealander crowned for the first time as a Toyota driver, having tasted overall success twice before as a Porsche driver. FIA WEC’s newcomer Hirakawa enjoyed a dream debut season in the series, clinching the title and winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans en route.
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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing claimed a second consecutive FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers and its sixth in total during a season when its young star Kalle Rovanperä racked up six wins and claimed the Drivers’ crown with two events to spare.
With 2022 marking the start of the WRC’s hybrid-powered, sustainably fuelled Rally1 era, the build-up to the season highlighted the extensive work undertaken by the FIA and manufacturers to deliver the new rules.
After M-Sport Ford World Rally Team won the calendar-opening Rallye MonteCarlo with a return to the top for nine-time WRC champion Sébastien Loeb in its Puma Rally1 Hybrid, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing went on a three-event winning streak, courtesy of Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Haltunnen. They triumphed in Sweden, Croatia and Portugal in their Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid, and would go on to claim another trio of wins by finishing first in Kenya, Estonia and in New Zealand, where a dominant victory earned them the Drivers’ and Co-drivers’ title respectively.
A seventh win on RallyRACC Catalunya Rally de España by Sébastien Ogier and Benjamin Veillas ensured the Manufacturers’ crown, making the season-deciding FORUM8 Rally Japan a high-speed lap of honour for the Japanese company.
CHAMPION MANUFACTURER
KALLE ROVANPERÄ & JONNE HALTTUNEN
Kalle Rovanperä made FIA World Rally Championship history in 2022 by becoming the youngest winner of the coveted title. The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing driver was 22 years and one day old when he secured the sport’s biggest prize with his sixth victory of the season on Rally New Zealand. With Jonne Halttunen navigating, Rovanperä broke Colin McRae’s record of 27 years, three months and 17 days that had stood since 1995.
Although Rovanperä’s title triumph was impressive – with 255 points in total and 70 stage wins from 13 starts – it was the manner of his and co-driver Halttunen’s achievement that mattered most.
Rovanperä is renowned for his ice-cool character and combined with Halttunen’s calm but assertive approach, they were able to win on asphalt, rough and smooth gravel and on snow, cementing their reputation as perfect all-rounders in the process.
The son of one-time WRC event winner Harri, Rovanperä will defend his title with TOYOTA in 2023, when he will also aim to add to his tally of event wins, which currently stands at eight. His effort means Finland now has 14 WRC titles claimed by seven different drivers.
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DRIVER & CO-DRIVER
ORACLE RED BULL RACING
The 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship marked the dawn of a new era of Technical Regulations with a new Constructors’ Champion – Oracle Red Bull Racing.
As with every major change in regulations, the start of the season was full of unknowns. Soon it became apparent that two teams would be doing battle out front, with Red Bull’s RB18 trading blows with a resurgent Scuderia Ferrari, who had fought back from two difficult seasons with a striking F1-75 that showed exceptional speed.
Reliability issues marred the first few races for Red Bull, with Max Verstappen dropping out of a close fight with Charles Leclerc in Bahrain and Sergio Pérez also suffering the same issue. Verstappen exited with more reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix, and the momentum seemed to be with Ferrari. However, a dominant performance in the Sprint and Grand Prix at Imola put the ball back in Verstappen and Red Bull’s court. More wins followed at the new Miami Grand Prix and in Spain, where it was Ferrari’s turn to experience reliability issues, with Leclerc retiring from the lead. Pérez chalked up his first victory of the season in Monaco, and though Leclerc fought back with a strong victory in Austria, it was clear that Ferrari were fighting a losing battle. No fewer than 15 wins for Verstappen, plus two for Pérez, ensured that Red Bull moved beyond Ferrari’s reach at the United States Grand Prix. It is the most victories, podiums and points ever scored by Red Bull and a towering return to winning ways, the likes of which have not been seen from the team in almost a decade.
CHAMPION CONSTRUCTOR
MAX VERSTAPPEN
The first year of a new era in Formula 1 will be remembered for the remarkable and unrelenting success of Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen, who sealed his second World Drivers’ Championship in emphatic style.
Verstappen went into the new season facing a new rival, Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. After two difficult years, the Maranello squad produced a car that was often at the top of the time sheets, and thanks to reliability issues for Red Bull in the early part of the season, Leclerc comfortably topped the standings after the opening three rounds. Verstappen, however, hit back and romped to victory in the first Sprint of the season and the subsequent Grand Prix in Imola, and from then on, a new pattern of Red Bull dominance began to emerge. Verstappen took his third win of the season at the new Miami Grand Prix and added a fourth in Spain. The Dutchman was victorious again in Baku and Montreal and though Leclerc fought back with a strong victory in Austria, it would be an isolated attempt at resistance.
Verstappen was back on the top step at the next round in France and thereafter lost just once, to team-mate Pérez in Singapore, before wrapping the F1 Drivers’ title in Japan, where he scored his 12th win of the season. Two weeks later and thanks to Verstappen’s 13th victory at the US Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing clinched its first Constructors’ title since 2013. The champion-elect won again in both Mexico City and the season finale in Abu Dhabi, rounding off a truly impressive campaign with a record tally of 15 top-placed finishes in a single season.
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CHAMPION DRIVER
OTHER FIA CHAMPIONS
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT NG
FIA WRC2 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Emil LINDHOLM & Reeta HÄMÄLÄINEN
FIA WRC2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
Toksport WRT
FIA WRC2 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
Emil LINDHOLM
FIA WRC2 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CO-DRIVERS
James FULTON
FIA WRC2 MASTERS CUP FOR DRIVERS
Mauro MIELE
FIA WRC2 MASTERS CUP FOR CO-DRIVERS
Laurent MAGAT
FIA WRC3 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
Lauri JOONA
FIA WRC3 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CO-DRIVERS
Enni MÄLKÖNEN
FIA WRC3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS JAN CERNÝ
FIA WRC3 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
Robert VIRVES
FIA WRC3 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CO DRIVERS
Brian HOY
FIA AFRICAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Leroy GOMES & Urshlla GOMES
FIA ASIA PACIFIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Hayden PADDON & John KENNARD
FIA CODASUR RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Gustavo SABA & Fernando MUSSANO
FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Efrén LLARENA & Sara FERNÁNDEZ
FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
Team MRF Tyres
FIA EUROPEAN RALLY TROPHY FOR DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Tom KRISTENSSON & Andreas JOHANSSON
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FIA MIDDLE EAST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Nasser AL-ATTIYAH & Mathieu BAUMEL
FIA NACAM RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Ricardo CORDERO & Marco HERNÁNDEZ
FIA R-GT CUP FOR DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Raphaël ASTIER & Frédéric VAUCLARE
FIA WORLD RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP – T3 DRIVERS Francisco "Chaleco" LÓPEZ CONTARDO
FIA WORLD RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP – T3 CO-DRIVERS François CAZALET
FIA WORLD RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP – T4 DRIVERS Rokas BACIUŠKA
FIA WORLD RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP – T4 CO-DRIVERS Łukasz ŁASKAWIEC
FIA WORLD RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP – T5 DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Kees KOOLEN & Wouter DE GRAAFF
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSS COUNTRY BAJAS –DRIVERS
Yazeed AL-RAJHI
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSSCOUNTRY BAJAS – CO-DRIVERS Marek SÝKORA
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSSCOUNTRY BAJAS – TEAMS South Racing Can-Am
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSSCOUNTRY BAJAS – T3 DRIVERS Fernando ÁLVAREZ
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSSCOUNTRY BAJAS – T4 DRIVERS Cristiano DE SOUSA BATISTA
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSSCOUNTRY BAJAS – T4 TEAMS South Racing Can-Am
FIA EUROPEAN CUP FOR CROSSCOUNTRY BAJAS – DRIVERS João FERREIRA
FIA EUROPEAN CUP FOR CROSSCOUNTRY BAJAS – CO-DRIVERS Łukasz KURZEJA
FIA EUROPEAN CUP FOR CROSSCOUNTRY BAJAS – TEAMS X-Raid MINI JCW Team
FIA EUROPEAN CUP FOR CROSSCOUNTRY BAJAS – T3 DRIVERS Santiago NAVARRO FREIXAS
FIA EUROPEAN CUP FOR CROSSCOUNTRY BAJAS – T4 DRIVERS Amerigo VENTURA
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FIA EUROPEAN CUP FOR CROSS COUNTRY BAJAS –T4 TEAMS
Quaddy Racing
FIA MIDDLE-EAST CUP FOR CROSS-COUNTRY BAJASDRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
Aliyyah KOLOC & Stéphane DUPLÉ
FIA MIDDLE-EAST CUP FOR CROSS-COUNTRY BAJAS - TEAMS Buggyra ZM Racing
FIA MIDDLE-EAST CUP FOR CROSS-COUNTRY BAJAST3 DRIVERS
Aliyyah KOLOC
FIA MIDDLE-EAST CUP FOR CROSS-COUNTRY BAJAST4 DRIVERS Camélia LIPAROTI
FIA MIDDLE-EAST CUP FOR CROSS-COUNTRY BAJAST4 TEAMS Quaddy Racing
FIA EUROPEAN RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – RX1 Anton MARKLUND
FIA EUROPEAN RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – RX3 Kobe PAUWELS
FIA RX2e CHAMPIONSHIP Viktor VRANCKX
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LMGTE DRIVERS
Alessandro PIER GUIDI & James CALADO
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR LMGTE AM DRIVERS
Ben KEATING & Marco SØRENSEN
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP LMGTE FOR MANUFACTURERS FERRARI
FIA ENDURANCE TROPHY FOR LMP2 DRIVERS
Antonio Felix DA COSTA, Roberto GONZALEZ & William STEVENS
WTCR – FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP FOR DRIVERS Mikel AZCONA
WTCR – FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP FOR TEAMS BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse
FIA ETCR eTOURING CAR WORLD CUP FOR DRIVERS Adrien TAMBAY
FIA ETCR eTOURING CAR WORLD CUP FOR TEAM –MANUFACTURERS Cupra EKS
GOODYEAR FIA EUROPEAN TRUCK RACING CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS Norbert KISS
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GOODYEAR FIA EUROPEAN
TRUCK RACING CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
Révész & T Sport
FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS Felipe DRUGOVICH
FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS MP Motorsport
FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS Victor MARTINS
FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS PREMA Racing
FORMULA REGIONAL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP BY ALPINE CERTIFIED BY FIA Dino BEGANOVIC
FORMULA REGIONAL AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY HONDA CERTIFIED BY FIA Raoul HYMAN
FORMULA REGIONAL JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
Title decided 11 December
FORMULA REGIONAL ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA Arthur LECLERC
F4 US CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA Lochie HUGHES
F4 SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA Nikola TSOLOV
F4 UAE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA Charlie WURZ
F4 ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI
F4 GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI
F4 BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA Alexander DUNNE
F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA Shun KOIDE
F4 FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA Alessandro GIUSTI
F4 CHINESE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA Title decided 11 December
F4 NACAM CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA Juan Felipe PEDRAZA
F4 BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA Title decided 11 December
FIA KARTING EUROPEAN CHAMPION – KZ2 Tom LEUILLET
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FIA KARTING EUROPEAN CHAMPION – KZ Paolo IPPOLITO
FIA KARTING EUROPEAN CHAMPION – JUNIOR Anatoly KHAVALKIN
FIA KARTING EUROPEAN CHAMPION – OK Kean NAKAMURA-BERTA
FIA KARTING ACADEMY TROPHY Arthur DORISON
FIA KARTING INTERNATIONAL MASTERS SUPER CUP – KZ2 Thomas LETAILLEUR
FIA KARTING WORLD CUP – KZ2 Arthur CARBONNEL
FIA KARTING ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Kean NAKAMURA-BERTA
FIA EUROPEAN AUTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – NATIONS CUP CZECH REPUBLIC
FIA EUROPEAN AUTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – CROSS CAR ACADEMY TROPHY Miguel GAYOSO VAZQUEZ
FIA EUROPEAN AUTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – JUNIORBUGGY ARNOŠT FLORIÁN
FIA EUROPEAN AUTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – CROSS CAR David MÉAT
FIA EUROPEAN AUTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – BUGGY1600 Kevin PETERS
FIA EUROPEAN AUTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP – SUPERBUGGY Petr NIKODÉM
FIA HISTORIC HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP – CATEGORY 1 Harald MÖSSLER
FIA HISTORIC HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP – CATEGORY 2 Ildebrando MOTTI
FIA HISTORIC HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP – CATEGORY 3 Giorgio TESSORE
FIA HISTORIC HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP – CATEGORY 4 Piero LOTTINI
FIA HISTORIC HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP – CATEGORY 5 Jean-Marc DEBEAUNE
FIA HISTORIC HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP – NATIONS CUP ITALY
FIA HISTORIC FORMULA 3 EUROPEAN CUP – CATEGORY 1 Davide LEONE
FIA HISTORIC FORMULA 3 EUROPEAN CUP – CATEGORY 2 David THORBURN
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FIA EUROPEAN HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP –TEAM TROPHY
Flexifly Rally Team
FIA EUROPEAN HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS – CATEGORY 1
Ernie GRAHAM & Karen GRAHAM
FIA EUROPEAN HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS – CATEGORY 2
Pietro CORREDIG & Sonia BORGHESE
FIA EUROPEAN HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS –CATEGORY 3 "Zippo"
FIA EUROPEAN HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CO-DRIVERS – CATEGORY 3
Renate MAYR
FIA EUROPEAN HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS CATEGORY 4 Ville SILVASTI
FIA EUROPEAN HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CO-DRIVERS – CATEGORY 4 Esko JUNTTILA
FIA EUROPEAN DRAG RACING CHAMPIONSHIP – TOP FUEL Antti HORTO
FIA EUROPEAN DRAG RACING CHAMPIONSHIP –TOP METHANOL Sandro BELLIO
FIA EUROPEAN DRAG RACING CHAMPIONSHIP –PRO MODIFIED Jan ERICSSON
FIA EUROPEAN DRAG RACING CHAMPIONSHIP – PRO STOCK Jimmy ÅLUND
FIA TROPHY FOR HISTORIC REGULARITY RALLIES FOR DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS Patrick LAMBERT & Yves NOELANDERS
FIA FOUNDING MEMBERS’ CLUB HERITAGE CUP Gordon MURRAY
FIA PRESIDENT INNOVATION MEDAL Benedetto CAMERANA
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