It was the seventeenth round of the 2022 Formula One World Championship and the first time the event had been held since 2019, with the 2020 and 2021 races cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[7] The Grand Prix marked the 350th race start for Fernando Alonso, breaking the record previously held by Kimi Räikkönen.

Championship Leader Max Verstappen was in contention for pole position, but had to abandon his final lap after running short of fuel, leading to him qualifying eighth.

Alonso's retirement caused a virtual safety car, leading to Mercedes pitting George Russell for dry medium tyres.

An additional two virtual safety car periods followed, the first when Alexander Albon struck the wall, resulting in the loss of the front wing and his retirement due to damage, and the second after Esteban Ocon suffered an engine failure.

In an attempt to overtake Norris into turn 7, Verstappen locked up, initially falling to eighth, then requiring an extra pitstop for fresh soft tyres.

This briefly placed Verstappen in last until a minor collision between Russell and Mick Schumacher, resulting in both pitting for soft tyres.

Despite Leclerc gaining DRS assistance and coming within two tenths of a second behind Pérez, he was unable to retake the lead of the race.

[17] Latifi received a five-place grid penalty for the Japanese Grand Prix, for causing the collision with Zhou on lap seven.