2022 Japanese V-Prix

2022 Japanese V-Prix Race details Race 1 of 16 in the 2022 Formula Virtual World Championship Date 1 May 2022 Location Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Sunto District, Shizuoka, Japan Course Permanent racing facility 4.563 km (2.835 mi) Distance 50 laps, 228.150 km (141.750 mi) Weather Dry Pole position Driver Enrique Ruiz Mathershaw Porsche Time 1:13.047 Fastest lap Driver Enrique Ruiz Mathershaw Porsche Time 1:12.609 on lap 22 Podium First Matteo Zetticci Downton Second Klaas van Snelheid Downton Third Maximilian Thunström Lucas-Downton

The 2022 Japanese V-Prix was a Formula Virtual World Championship race that was held at the Fuji Speedway in Fuji, Oyama, Japan. The race was contested over 50 laps and was the opening round of the 2022 Formula Virtual World Championship.

Classification

Practice

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Constructor	Time
1	21	Enrique Ruiz	Mathershaw Porsche	1:12.371
2	13	Klaas van Snelheid	Downton	1:12.501
3	14	Matteo Zetticci	Downton	1:12.633
4	22	Adrien Simon	Mathershaw Porsche	1:12.716
5	1	Nathaniel Powers	Lucas-Downton	1:12.904
6	41	Allar Kangur	Phoenix-Downton	1:12.906
7	42	Will Taylor	Phoenix-Downton	1:13.002
8	37	James Vasquez	Ingram-Jaguar	1:13.012
9	2	Maximilian Thunström	Lucas-Downton	1:13.061
10	38	Jean Mattson	Ingram-Jaguar	1:13.145
11	82	Hunter Ryan	Ocelot-Alfa Romeo	1:13.258
12	3	Yakumi Takahashi	Arrow-Honda	1:13.258
13	4	Nick Addison	Arrow-Honda	1:13.461
14	10	Brock Kidd	North Star-Ford	1:13.489
15	91	Oleksandr Zozulya	AMR-Jaguar	1:13.517
16	92	Finn Schnyder	AMR-Jaguar	1:13.533
17	73	Felix Pérez	FIRST-Ford	1:13.627
18	81	Puccio Giodano	Ocelot-Alfa Romeo	1:13.631
19	69	Tumo Kinnumen	Westwood-Peugeot	1:13.697
20	25	Max Meyer	Lopez-Porsche	1:13.773
21	18	Thierry Xylander	Highwind-Alfa Romeo	1:13.783
22	12	Will Hoskins	Franklin-Honda	1:13.784
23	11	Danilo Forini	Franklin-Honda	1:13.804
24	70	Jules Barclay	Westwood-Peugeot	1:13.850
25	9	Johan Halvosen	North Star-Ford	1:13.874
26	74	Stefan Klien	FIRST-Ford	1:13.875
27	26	Sergio Álvarez	Lopez-Porsche	1:13.897
28	17	Daniel Zientek	Highwind-Alfa Romeo	1:13.958
29	6	Enzo Domenicalli	Meteor-Lamborghini	1:14.240
30	5	Felix Beyer	Meteor-Lamborghini	1:14.325

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Constructor	PQ	Q	Grid
1	21	Enrique Ruiz	Mathershaw Porsche	N/A	1:13.047	1
2	13	Klaas van Snelheid	Downton	N/A	1:13.086	2
3	22	Adrien Simon	Mathershaw Porsche	N/A	1:13.103	3
4	14	Matteo Zetticci	Downton	N/A	1:13.187	4
5	1	Nathaniel Powers	Lucas-Downton	N/A	1:13.381	5
6	37	James Vasquez	Ingram-Jaguar	N/A	1:13.501	6
7	2	Maximilian Thunström	Lucas-Downton	N/A	1:13.532	7
8	41	Allar Kangur	Phoenix-Downton	N/A	1:13.627	8
9	38	Jean Mattson	Ingram-Jaguar	N/A	1:13.655	9
10	81	Puccio Giodano	Ocelot-Alfa Romeo	N/A	1:13.788	10
11	3	Yakumi Takahashi	Arrow-Honda	1:14.210	1:13.810	11
12	4	Nick Addison	Arrow-Honda	1:14.441	1:13.874	12
13	42	Will Taylor	Phoenix-Downton	N/A	1:13.888	13
14	10	Brock Kidd	North Star-Ford	1:14.464	1:13.924	14
15	73	Felix Pérez	FIRST-Ford	N/A	1:14.055	15
16	25	Max Meyer	Lopez-Porsche	N/A	1:14.162	16
17	92	Finn Schnyder	AMR-Jaguar	1:14.582	1:14.181	17
18	69	Tumo Kinnumen	Westwood-Peugeot	N/A	1:14.230	18
19	91	Oleksandr Zozulya	AMR-Jaguar	1:14.425	1:14.290	19
20	26	Sergio Álvarez	Lopez-Porsche	N/A	1:14.296	20
21	18	Thierry Xylander	Highwind-Alfa Romeo	1:14.588	1:14.319	21
22	70	Jules Barclay	Westwood-Peugeot	N/A	1:14.330	22
23	82	Hunter Ryan	Ocelot-Alfa Romeo	N/A	1:14.340	23
24	11	Danilo Forini	Franklin-Honda	N/A	1:14.346	24
25	74	Stefan Klien	FIRST-Ford	N/A	1:14.362	25
26	12	Will Hoskins	Franklin-Honda	N/A	1:14.383	26
Did Not Qualify
27	9	Johan Halvosen	North Star-Ford	1:14.749	N/A	DNQ
28	17	Daniel Zientek	Highwind-Alfa Romeo	1:14.983	N/A	DNQ
29	5	Felix Beyer	Meteor-Lamborghini	1:15.255	N/A	DNQ
30	6	Enzo Domenicalli	Meteor-Lamborghini	1:15.376	N/A	DNQ

Race

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Matteo Zetticci	Downton		50	1:02:32.247	4	25
2	13	Klaas van Snelheid	Downton		50	+13.199	2	18
3	2	Maximilian Thunström	Lucas-Downton		50	+14.498	7	15
4	21	Enrique Ruiz	Mathershaw Porsche		50	+14.539	1	12
5	1	Nathaniel Powers	Lucas-Downton		50	+26.051	5	10
6	22	Adrien Simon	Mathershaw Porsche		50	+31.884	3	8
7	37	James Vasquez	Ingram-Jaguar		50	+32.218	6	6
8	42	Will Taylor	Phoenix-Downton		50	+35.632	13	4
9	41	Allar Kangur	Phoenix-Downton		50	+37.060	8	2
10	81	Puccio Giodano	Ocelot-Alfa Romeo		50	+50.055	10	1
11	3	Yakumi Takahashi	Arrow-Honda		50	+1:02.421	11
12	26	Sergio Álvarez	Lopez-Porsche		50	+1:05.981	20
13	69	Tumo Kinnumen	Westwood-Peugeot		50	+1:07.512	18
14	92	Finn Schnyder	AMR-Jaguar		50	+1:08.269	17
15	18	Thierry Xylander	Highwind-Alfa Romeo		50	+1:11.204	21
16	70	Jules Barclay	Westwood-Peugeot		50	+1:11.637	22
17	73	Felix Pérez	FIRST-Ford		49	+1 lap	15
18	11	Danilo Forini	Franklin-Honda		49	+1 lap	24
19	91	Oleksandr Zozulya	AMR-Jaguar		49	+1 lap	19
20	82	Hunter Ryan	Ocelot-Alfa Romeo		49	+1 lap	23
21	12	Will Hoskins	Franklin-Honda		49	+1 lap	26
22	25	Max Meyer	Lopez-Porsche		49	+1 lap	16
23	74	Stefan Klien	FIRST-Ford		49	+1 lap	25
24	4	Nick Addison	Arrow-Honda		47	Engine	12
Ret	38	Jean Mattson	Ingram-Jaguar		29	Gearbox	9
Ret	10	Brock Kidd	North Star-Ford		22	Gearbox	14

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Matteo Zetticci 25 2 Klaas van Snelheid 18 3 Maximilian Thunström 15 4 Enrique Ruiz 12 5 Nathaniel Powers 10

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Downton 43 2 Lucas-Downton 25 3 Mathershaw Porsche 20 4 Ingram-Jaguar 6 5 Phoenix-Downton 6

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

Previous race: 2021 Brazilian V-Prix	Formula Virtual World Championship 2022 season	Next race: 2022 Australian V-Prix
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