The F1 Commission confirmed sprint races for the Emilia Romagna, Austrian and Brazilian Grands Prix in 2022 on Monday. PHOTO: F1.com

FORMULA 1’s Sprint races have undergone a shake-up after the FIA and F1 Commission met in London on Monday.

After a review of the three sprint events that took place in 2021 three Sprint events were proposed for the Emilia Romagna, Austrian and Brazilian Grands Prix in 2022.

The FIA acknowledged “this as a sensible number in light of the pressures already on the teams for this season with the introduction of major changes to the regulations”.

Based on feedback of fans, media and teams the Fia unanimously approved the races with format changes to the points allocation.

Among the key changes, pole position will now be awarded to the fastest driver in qualifying on Friday, while the rest of the field will race for remaining spots determining Sunday’s grid.  

World Championship points will be awarded to the top-eight finishers with eight points for the winner down to one point for eighth position.

Following the fallout from the weather-affected 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, the Commission approved proposed updates to the Sporting Regulations.

No points will be awarded unless a minimum of two laps have been completed by the leader without a Safety Car and/or Virtual Safety Car intervention.

If the leader has completed more than two laps but less than 25 per-cent of the scheduled race distance, the top five finishers will be awarded points as follows:

1^st – 6 points

2^nd – 4 points

3^rd – 3 points

4^th – 2 points

5^th – 1 point

If the leader has completed 25 per-cent but less than 50 per-cent of the scheduled race distance, points will be awarded as follows:

1^st – 13 points

2^nd – 10 points

3^rd – 8 points

4^th – 6 points

5^th – 5 point

6^th – 4 points

7^th – 3 points

8^th – 2 points

9^th – 1 point

If the leader has completed 50 per-cent but less than 75 per-cent of the scheduled race distance, points will be awarded as follows:

1^st – 19 points

2^nd – 14 points

3^rd – 12 points

4^th – 9 points

5^th – 8 point

6^th – 6 points

7^th – 5 points

8^th – 3 points

9^th – 2 points

10^th – 1 point