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Japanese Grand Prix

Japanese Grand Prix

Round 4 of 24Suzuka Circuit, SuzukaApr 7 202453 lapsQualifying telemetry →

Podium

PERRed Bull
2
VERRed Bull
1
SAIFerrari
3

Key facts

WinnerVER1:54:23.566 from P1
PoleVER1:28.197
Fastest lapVER1:33.706 on lap 50
On-track passes236position changes on track
Pit stops540 SC · 0 VSC · red flag
Finishers17 / 20classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lapStops
1VERMax VerstappenRed Bull1–531:54:23.566261:33.7063
2PERSergio PérezRed Bull2–53+12.535s181:33.9453
3SAICarlos SainzFerrari4▲153+20.866s151:33.8413
4LECCharles LeclercFerrari8▲453+26.522s121:35.0442
5NORLando NorrisMcLaren3▼253+29.700s101:35.1863
6ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin5▼153+44.272s81:34.7263
7RUSGeorge RussellMercedes9▲253+45.951s61:34.4043
8PIAOscar PiastriMcLaren6▼253+47.525s41:34.8023
9HAMLewis HamiltonMercedes7▼253+48.626s21:33.9523
10TSUYuki TsunodaRB F1 Team10–52+1.602s11:36.3423
11HULNico HülkenbergHaas F1 Team12▲152+7.168s1:35.3253
12STRLance StrollAston Martin16▲452+11.233s1:35.7984
13MAGKevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team18▲552+17.919s1:36.6542
14BOTValtteri BottasSauber13▼152+18.893s1:36.6083
15OCOEsteban OconAlpine F1 Team15–52+41.152s1:36.2323
16GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team17▲152+55.066s1:36.6423
17SARLogan SargeantWilliams19▲252+72.765s1:34.9004
DNFZHOGuanyu ZhouSauber2012Retired1:37.1603
DNFRICDaniel RicciardoRB F1 Team110Retired–
DNFALBAlexander AlbonWilliams140Retired–

Lap chart

Red flagP1P5P10P15P200510152025303540455053LapVERPERSAILECNORALORUSPIAHAMTSUHULRICSTRMAGBOTALBOCOGASSARZHO
Running order at the end of each lap (lap 0 = starting grid). Shaded laps: safety car (amber), virtual safety car (blue), red flag.

Gap to leader

Red flag0s20s40s60s80s510152025303540455053LapVERPERSAILECNORALORUSPIAHAMZHOTSUHULSTRMAGBOTOCOGASSAR
Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends. Gaps above 90s are clipped (lapped cars).

Tyre strategy

MMediumHHardSSoftStriped = used set
1VER
15
18
19
2PER
14
18
20
3SAI
14
21
17
4LEC
25
27
5NOR
10
15
27
6ALO
12
20
20
7RUS
21
15
16
8PIA
11
20
21
9HAM
22
16
14
10TSU
6
15
30
11HUL
4
28
19
12STR
11
10
12
18
13MAG
21
30
14BOT
5
16
30
15OCO
18
14
19
16GAS
15
16
20
17SAR
21
12
7
11
RZHO
6
4
Lap 12753

Race pace

Drivers

1:341:361:381:401:42NOR: median 1:36.358, middle half 1:35.845–1:36.962, best 1:35.186 (46 laps)NOR1:36.358VER: median 1:36.393, middle half 1:34.966–1:36.853, best 1:33.706 (46 laps)VER+0.035LEC: median 1:36.519, middle half 1:35.858–1:37.945, best 1:35.044 (48 laps)LEC+0.162PER: median 1:36.571, middle half 1:35.031–1:37.297, best 1:33.945 (46 laps)PER+0.213HAM: median 1:36.611, middle half 1:35.436–1:38.636, best 1:33.952 (46 laps)HAM+0.254RUS: median 1:36.702, middle half 1:35.425–1:38.392, best 1:34.404 (46 laps)RUS+0.344SAI: median 1:36.901, middle half 1:35.020–1:37.320, best 1:33.841 (46 laps)SAI+0.543PIA: median 1:37.021, middle half 1:35.889–1:37.762, best 1:34.802 (46 laps)PIA+0.663ALO: median 1:37.291, middle half 1:35.839–1:37.630, best 1:34.726 (46 laps)ALO+0.933TSU: median 1:37.498, middle half 1:37.184–1:38.692, best 1:36.342 (45 laps)TSU+1.141STR: median 1:37.633, middle half 1:36.529–1:38.862, best 1:35.798 (43 laps)STR+1.276BOT: median 1:38.007, middle half 1:37.451–1:38.722, best 1:36.608 (45 laps)BOT+1.649SAR: median 1:38.094, middle half 1:36.126–1:39.597, best 1:34.900 (43 laps)SAR+1.736MAG: median 1:38.332, middle half 1:37.608–1:39.573, best 1:36.654 (47 laps)MAG+1.974HUL: median 1:38.352, middle half 1:36.151–1:39.261, best 1:35.325 (45 laps)HUL+1.994OCO: median 1:38.702, middle half 1:37.129–1:40.294, best 1:36.232 (45 laps)OCO+2.345GAS: median 1:38.781, middle half 1:37.656–1:40.223, best 1:36.642 (45 laps)GAS+2.424
Clean laps only: lap 1, in/out laps, safety car laps and laps slower than 107% of the driver's median are dropped. Box = middle half, line = median.

Teams

1:341:361:381:401:42Red Bull: median 1:36.437, middle half 1:34.982–1:37.109, best 1:33.706 (92 laps)Red Bull1:36.437McLaren: median 1:36.612, middle half 1:35.873–1:37.687, best 1:34.802 (92 laps)McLaren+0.175Mercedes: median 1:36.660, middle half 1:35.430–1:38.480, best 1:33.952 (92 laps)Mercedes+0.224Ferrari: median 1:36.825, middle half 1:35.687–1:37.806, best 1:33.841 (94 laps)Ferrari+0.388Aston Martin: median 1:37.341, middle half 1:36.270–1:38.125, best 1:34.726 (89 laps)Aston Martin+0.904RB: median 1:37.498, middle half 1:37.184–1:38.692, best 1:36.342 (45 laps)RB+1.061Sauber: median 1:38.007, middle half 1:37.451–1:38.722, best 1:36.608 (45 laps)Sauber+1.570Williams: median 1:38.094, middle half 1:36.126–1:39.597, best 1:34.900 (43 laps)Williams+1.657Haas: median 1:38.346, middle half 1:37.414–1:39.378, best 1:35.325 (92 laps)Haas+1.909Alpine: median 1:38.752, middle half 1:37.477–1:40.242, best 1:36.232 (90 laps)Alpine+2.315
Both drivers' clean laps combined, ordered by median lap.

Fastest pit stops

#DriverLapPit lane
1PIA3222.8s
2ALO1322.9s
3PER1522.9s
4PER3322.9s
5STR3422.9s
6RUS3722.9s
7NOR1123.0s
8SAI1523.1s
9VER1623.1s
10GAS3223.1s
11ALO3323.1s
12STR2223.2s

Time from pit entry to pit exit. 54 stops in total.

Overtakes

STR
24 made · 20 lostTSU
19 made · 19 lostHUL
18 made · 17 lostSAR
18 made · 16 lostOCO
16 made · 16 lostRUS
15 made · 13 lostMAG
15 made · 10 lostBOT
15 made · 16 lostLEC
12 made · 8 lostNOR
12 made · 14 lostHAM
12 made · 14 lostSAI
11 made · 10 lostPIA
11 made · 13 lostGAS
10 made · 9 lost

On-track position changes recorded by the timing system (pit stops excluded).

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1VERMax VerstappenRed Bull1:28.8661:28.7401:28.197
2PERSergio PérezRed Bull1:29.3031:28.7521:28.263+0.066s
3NORLando NorrisMcLaren1:29.5361:28.9401:28.489+0.292s
4SAICarlos SainzFerrari1:29.5131:29.0991:28.682+0.485s
5ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin1:29.2541:29.0821:28.686+0.489s
6PIAOscar PiastriMcLaren1:29.4251:29.1481:28.760+0.563s
7HAMLewis HamiltonMercedes1:29.6611:28.8871:28.766+0.569s
8LECCharles LeclercFerrari1:29.3381:29.1961:28.786+0.589s
9RUSGeorge RussellMercedes1:29.7991:29.1401:29.008+0.811s
10TSUYuki TsunodaRB F1 Team1:29.7751:29.4171:29.413+1.216s
11RICDaniel RicciardoRB F1 Team1:29.7271:29.472–+1.275s
12HULNico HülkenbergHaas F1 Team1:29.8211:29.494–+1.297s
13BOTValtteri BottasSauber1:29.6021:29.593–+1.396s
14ALBAlexander AlbonWilliams1:29.9631:29.714–+1.517s
15OCOEsteban OconAlpine F1 Team1:29.8111:29.816–+1.619s
16STRLance StrollAston Martin1:30.024––+1.827s
17GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:30.119––+1.922s
18MAGKevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team1:30.131––+1.934s
19SARLogan SargeantWilliams1:30.139––+1.942s
20ZHOGuanyu ZhouSauber1:30.143––+1.946s

Sectors & speed

#DriverS1S2S3Ideal lap
1SAI33.31042.10718.1891:33.606
2VER33.40442.06918.1611:33.634
3HAM33.63341.85118.2131:33.697
4PER33.43342.19118.2701:33.894
5RUS33.81041.90218.2931:34.005
6ALO33.92442.33218.2791:34.535
7SAR34.22442.14018.3711:34.735
8PIA34.13342.28918.3781:34.800
9STR34.43041.94718.4681:34.845
10LEC34.14142.49218.3741:35.007
11HUL34.32542.48618.2251:35.036
12NOR34.11942.60418.3321:35.055
13BOT34.46442.82218.4391:35.725
14OCO34.51242.97318.5701:36.055
15TSU34.77942.92118.5571:36.257
16GAS34.84743.04418.5871:36.478
17MAG35.15243.00718.4151:36.574
18ZHO35.18643.25718.7091:37.152

Speed trap (race best)

HUL
309 km/hTSU
308 km/hSAI
307 km/hRUS
307 km/hMAG
307 km/hSAR
306 km/hPER
305 km/hGAS
305 km/hPIA
304 km/hALO
303 km/hHAM
303 km/hLEC
303 km/hSTR
303 km/hVER
302 km/hNOR
302 km/hBOT
302 km/hOCO
302 km/hZHO
302 km/h

Best race sectors per driver; the ideal lap adds them up. Purple = fastest in that sector.

Weather

Temperature

20°25°30°35°40°-40′-10′20′50′80′110′°C
Minutes from the race start.

Conditions

Track31–40°°C
Air22°average °C
Humidity44%average
Wind2.3m/s average
RainNodry race

Suzuka Circuit

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Racing line from the pole lap (VER); the amber dot is the start/finish line. Corner numbers from MultiViewer.

Previous winners here

2023Max VerstappenRed Bull
2022Max VerstappenRed Bull
2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2016Nico RosbergMercedes
2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2014Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2013Sebastian VettelRed Bull
2012Sebastian VettelRed Bull

Race control

L1 04:04PINK HEAD PADDING MATERIAL MUST BE USED
L1 04:20GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 04:30PIT EXIT CLOSED
L1 04:45RISK OF RAIN FOR F1 RACE IS 0%
L1 04:57DRS DISABLED
L1 05:03GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 05:03SESSION STARTED
L1 05:04YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L1 05:04YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L1 05:04RED FLAG
L1 05:04SESSION ABORTED
L1 05:04CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L1 05:04CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L1 05:04CARS 3 (RIC) AND 23 (ALB) STOPPED AT TURN 2
L2 05:11ORDER FOR RESTART: 1, 11, 4, 55, 14, 81, 44, 16, 63, 27, 77, 22, 31, 10, 18, 20, 2, 24
L2 05:15TURN 2 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 3 (RIC) AND 23 (ALB) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
L2 05:20RACE WILL RESUME AT 14:32
L2 05:21FIA STEWARDS: TURN 2 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 3 (RIC) AND 23 (ALB) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - CAUSING A COLLISION
L2 05:22TRACK CLEAR
L2 05:30RACE WILL RESUME AT 14:32 - STANDING START PROCEDURE
L2 05:31ALL CARS MAY OVERTAKE THE SAFETY CAR
L2 05:32SESSION STARTED
L2 05:32STANDING START PROCEDURE
L4 05:37DRS ENABLED
L7 05:42CAR 11 (PER) TIME 1:37.693 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 6 14:41:12
L12 05:51CAR 2 (SAR) TIME 1:39.348 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 11 14:50:21
L23 06:08CAR 4 (NOR) TIME 1:38.888 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 22 15:07:32
L24 06:11INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) NOTED - PIT LANE INFRINGEMENT
L27 06:15CAR 16 (LEC) TIME 1:43.175 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 26 15:14:02
L32 06:22CAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:37.946 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 17 LAP 30 15:21:36
L33 06:25FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - PIT LANE INFRINGEMENT
L34 06:27FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) NO FURTHER ACTION - PIT LANE INFRINGEMENT
L36 06:30CAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:36.948 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 17 LAP 35 15:29:29
L42 06:39YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 10
L42 06:39DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 10
L42 06:39YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L42 06:40CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L42 06:40CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 10
L42 06:40TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 10
L42 06:40TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L43 06:41CAR 2 (SAR) TIME 2:23.782 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 41 15:40:11
L44 06:43CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L44 06:43CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 10
L46 06:46CAR 44 (HAM) TIME 1:34.791 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 45 15:45:46
L50 06:53TURN 17 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 81 (PIA) AND 63 (RUS) NOTED - FORCING ANOTHER DRIVER OFF THE TRACK
L51 06:53CAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:36.179 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 17 LAP 49 15:52:21
L53 06:58CHEQUERED FLAG
L53 06:58SESSION FINISHED
L53 06:59CAR 2 (SAR) TIME 1:37.715 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 9 LAP 52 15:58:22
L53 07:00FIA STEWARDS: TURN 17 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 81 (PIA) AND 63 (RUS) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - FORCING ANOTHER DRIVER OFF THE TRACK

Blue flags omitted. Times are UTC.

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