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The 2022 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) was a 500-mile (804.7 km, 200 lap) race in the 2022 IndyCar Series, held on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana.
The 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars, which was the 73rd running of the Formula One World Championship.It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars.
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing series administered by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name alludes to a series of rules set by the FIA to which all participants and vehicles are required to conform.
The race serves as a lead-in to the Indianapolis 500, and includes support races from the Road to Indy, including Indy NXT, USF Pro 2000 Championship and USF2000 Championship. The race is run on a newer, modified layout of the circuit previously used for the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and later the Moto GP motorcycle event.
Unhappy with the impending engine regulations in Formula One (which stipulated that the engine must be a V8 configuration), Enzo Ferrari commissioned the design of an Indy car. He made no secret of his desire to win the Indianapolis 500 ; however, many believe that his threat to leave F1 for CART was merely a bargaining tool to make the FIA ...
However, certain engine sizes were common, and could be considered the "standard" Offenhauser engines: [7] 97 cu in (1.59 L) - to meet the displacement rule in many midget series; 220 cu in (3.6 L) - displacement rule in AAA (later USAC) sprint cars; 270 cu in (4.4 L) - displacement rule for the Indianapolis 500 under AAA rules [11]
As the leader was about to capture the white flag this Saturday, Marco Andretti's truck lost its complete rear axle in the Xpel 225 NASCAR Truck Race at the Circuit of The Americas.
Most (driving) penalties in one race: 5: Esteban Ocon (2023 Austrian Grand Prix) [36] Most grid-place (engine) penalties for one race: 70: Jenson Button (2015 Mexican Grand Prix) [37] Youngest average age of podium finishers: 23 years, 256 days: 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix (Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Carlos Sainz Jr.) [38] Oldest average age ...