Last year, the Spaniard outperformed his highly-rated teammate Charles Leclerc, finishing best of the rest behind only the Mercedes and Red Bull drivers.
The new F1-75 retains the team's iconic red colours, but features black front and rear wings, harkening back to the 1990s.
Lewis Hamilton was on course for a record eighth F1 championship before a safety car deployment saw his huge race lead cut.
For the final eight races of the 2021 season, Ferrari installed a new engine specification into their car, which helped Sainz to two podiums.
Sainz gave no hints about his new car during Ferrari's warm-up sessions at Fiorano this week, but he did offer a good tease.
With both Leclerc and Sainz putting some early mileage on their 2022 clocks, Thursday saw the return of one of Formula One's strongest driver lineups.
It's the Maranello team's first track action in 2022, and it'll serve as a warm-up for the upcoming season, which kicks off in March in Bahrain.
Ferrari, who finished third in the 2021 Formula 1 constructor's championship, are the second team to announce the launch date of their 2022 car.
After the retirement of Maurizio Arrivabene in 2019, Binotto was confirmed to be the Scuderia team principal and he will continue at his post.
With four podium places and no retirements, the Spaniard got closer to the team as the 2021 season continued and outscored Leclerc.