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Japanese Grand Prix

Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix 2019

Round 17 of 21Suzuka Circuit, SuzukaOct 13 201952 laps

Podium

VETFerrari

BOTMercedes

HAMMercedes

Key facts

WinnerBOT1:21:46.755 from P3

PoleVET1:27.064

Fastest lapHAM1:30.983 on lap 45

Pit stops31recorded stops

Finishers17 / 20classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap	Stops
1	BOTValtteri Bottas	Mercedes	3	▲2	52	1:21:46.755	25	1:31.862	2
2	VETSebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1	▼1	52	+13.343s	18	1:32.122	2
3	HAMLewis Hamilton	Mercedes	4	▲1	52	+13.858s	16	1:30.983	2
4	ALBAlexander Albon	Red Bull	6	▲2	52	+59.537s	12	1:32.775	2
5	SAICarlos Sainz Jr.	McLaren	7	▲2	52	+69.101s	10	1:33.563	1
6	LECCharles Leclerc	Ferrari	2	▼4	51	+1 lap	8	1:31.611	3
7	GASPierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	9	▲2	51	+1 lap	6	1:35.321	1
8	PERSergio Pérez	Racing Point	17	▲9	51	+1 lap	4	1:32.621	2
9	STRLance Stroll	Racing Point	12	▲3	51	+1 lap	2	1:34.713	1
10	KVYDaniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	14	▲4	51	+1 lap	1	1:33.239	1
11	NORLando Norris	McLaren	8	▼3	51	+1 lap		1:34.116	2
12	RAIKimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	13	▲1	51	+1 lap		1:33.190	2
13	GRORomain Grosjean	Haas	10	▼3	51	+1 lap		1:34.988	1
14	GIOAntonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	11	▼3	51	+1 lap		1:32.369	2
15	MAGKevin Magnussen	Haas	19	▲4	51	+1 lap		1:31.732	2
16	RUSGeorge Russell	Williams	18	▲2	50	+2 laps		1:35.458	1
17	KUBRobert Kubica	Williams	PL		50	+2 laps		1:36.332	2
DNF	VERMax Verstappen	Red Bull	5		14	Collision damage		1:37.249
DSQ	RICDaniel Ricciardo	Renault	16		51	Brake bias		1:33.481	1
DSQ	HULNico Hülkenberg	Renault	15		51	Brake bias		1:34.921	1

Fastest pit stops

#	Driver	Lap	Pit lane
1	PER	19	22.9s
2	KUB	33	23.0s
3	BOT	17	23.0s
4	BOT	36	23.2s
5	RAI	36	23.2s
6	GAS	18	23.2s
7	VET	31	23.2s
8	LEC	46	23.3s
9	STR	18	23.3s
10	RIC	29	23.3s
11	KVY	27	23.3s
12	ALB	34	23.3s

Time from pit entry to pit exit. 31 stops in total.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap to pole
1	VETSebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:28.988	1:28.174	1:27.064
2	LECCharles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:28.405	1:28.179	1:27.253	+0.189s
3	BOTValtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:28.896	1:27.688	1:27.293	+0.229s
4	HAMLewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:28.735	1:27.826	1:27.302	+0.238s
5	VERMax Verstappen	Red Bull	1:28.754	1:28.499	1:27.851	+0.787s
6	ALBAlexander Albon	Red Bull	1:29.351	1:28.156	1:27.851	+0.787s
7	SAICarlos Sainz Jr.	McLaren	1:29.018	1:28.577	1:28.304	+1.240s
8	NORLando Norris	McLaren	1:28.873	1:28.571	1:28.464	+1.400s
9	GASPierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:29.411	1:28.779	1:28.836	+1.772s
10	GRORomain Grosjean	Haas	1:29.572	1:29.144	1:29.341	+2.277s
11	GIOAntonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:29.604	1:29.254	–	+2.190s
12	STRLance Stroll	Racing Point	1:29.594	1:29.345	–	+2.281s
13	RAIKimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:29.636	1:29.358	–	+2.294s
14	KVYDaniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:29.723	1:29.563	–	+2.499s
15	HULNico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:29.619	1:30.112	–	+3.048s
16	RICDaniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:29.822	–	–	+2.758s
17	PERSergio Pérez	Racing Point	1:30.344	–	–	+3.280s
18	RUSGeorge Russell	Williams	1:30.364	–	–	+3.300s
19	MAGKevin Magnussen	Haas	–	–	–
20	KUBRobert Kubica	Williams	–	–	–

Suzuka Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 2019. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

2018	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2017	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2016	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2013	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2012	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2011	Jenson Button	McLaren
2010	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2009	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull

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