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Max Verstappen starts the final race of the 2022 season in Abu Dhabi on pole position ahead of teammate Sergio Perez.

Red Bull are looking to secure their first 1-2 in the Drivers' Championship, with both Perez and Charles Leclerc entering the race level on points for P2.

Perez must outscore Leclerc to take the honours, so it will be critical for the Red Bull pair to stay ahead of the Ferrari driver during the race.

Daniel Ricciardo takes a three-place grid drop for this race after his collision with Kevin Magnussen during the Brazilian Grand Prix.

This promotes Fernando Alonso up to P10 starting alongside Sebastian Vettel, who makes his final F1 start before retirement.

Revised starting grid for the 2022 F1 Abu Dhabi GP
Pos.	Driver	Team
1.	Verstappen	Red Bull
2.	Perez	Red Bull
3.	Leclerc	Ferrari
4.	Sainz	Ferrari
5.	Hamilton	Mercedes
6.	Russell	Mercedes
7.	Norris	Mclaren
8.	Ocon	Alpine
9.	Vettel	Aston Martin
10.	Alonso	Alpine
11.	Tsunoda	AlphaTauri
12.	Schumacher	Haas
13.	Ricciardo*	McLaren
14.	Stroll	Aston Martin
15.	Zhou	Alfa Romeo
16.	Magnussen	Haas
17.	Gasly	AlphaTauri
18.	Bottas	Alfa Romeo
19.	Albon	Williams
20.	Latifi	Williams

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