Round 16 of the season · 24 September 2023Official result

Japanese Grand Prix 2023

Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka

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Relive the race

Lap – / 530:00:00

Events Race
Time	Lap	Event
0:00:00		Start
0:00:07	1	Norris overtakes Verstappen – P1
0:00:14	1	Verstappen overtakes Norris – P1
0:01:12	1	Safety Car
0:03:07	2	Pit stop Ocon: Medium → Hard
0:10:25	4	Safety Car coming in
0:17:12	9	Retirement Bottas
0:17:25	9	Penalty Sargeant: 5 s
0:18:31	9	Penalty Pérez: 5 s
0:22:30	12	Pit stop Alonso: Soft → Hard
0:25:28	14	Virtual Safety Car (VSC)
0:25:44	14	Pit stop Piastri: Medium → Hard
0:26:30	14	Virtual Safety Car (VSC) ending
0:27:35	15	Penalty Pérez: 5 s
0:30:51	17	Pit stop Verstappen: Medium → Medium
0:31:09	17	Pit stop Hamilton: Medium → Hard
0:32:39	18	Pit stop Norris: Medium → Hard
0:32:42	18	Pit stop Leclerc: Medium → Medium
0:34:22	19	Pit stop Sainz: Medium → Medium
0:34:40	19	Pit stop Gasly: Medium → Hard
0:38:01	21	Retirement Stroll
0:42:34	24	Retirement Sargeant
0:44:24	25	Pit stop Russell: Medium → Hard
0:46:27	26	Pit stop Alonso: Hard → Hard
0:48:35	27	Retirement Albon
0:51:27	29	Pit stop Ocon: Hard → Hard
1:00:56	35	Pit stop Leclerc: Medium → Hard
1:01:02	35	Pit stop Hamilton: Hard → Hard
1:01:23	35	Pit stop Gasly: Hard → Hard
1:02:30	36	Pit stop Piastri: Hard → Hard
1:04:01	37	Pit stop Norris: Hard → Hard
1:05:24	38	Pit stop Verstappen: Medium → Hard
1:07:34	39	Pit stop Sainz: Medium → Hard
1:13:24	43	Retirement Pérez
1:30:58		Chequered flag

Data: OpenF1 (positions twice per second, movement in between calculated; telemetry of the selected car 4 times per second including revs; race control messages; safety car position approximated). Reconstruction from measured data, not a broadcast.

Schedule · UK time (BST)

✓Free Practice 1Live
Fri 22 Sep · 03:30
Local time 11:30
✓Free Practice 2Live
Fri 22 Sep · 07:00
Local time 15:00
✓Free Practice 3Live
Sat 23 Sep · 03:30
Local time 11:30
✓QualifyingLive
Sat 23 Sep · 07:00
Local time 15:00
✓RaceLive
Sun 24 Sep · 06:00
Local time 14:00

Other time zones

Session	US Eastern (ET)	US Pacific (PT)	Australia (Sydney)	India (IST)	Local time
Free Practice 1	Thu 10:30 pm	Thu 7:30 pm	12:30	08:00	11:30
Free Practice 2	2:00 am	Thu 11:00 pm	16:00	11:30	15:00
Free Practice 3	Fri 10:30 pm	Fri 7:30 pm	12:30	08:00	11:30
Qualifying	2:00 am	Fri 11:00 pm	16:00	11:30	15:00
Race	1:00 am	Sat 10:00 pm	15:00	10:30	14:00

Result

Race

Race result
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / gap	Points
1	Max VerstappenFastest lap	Red Bull Racing	1	53	1:30:58.421	26
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	3	53	+19.387s	18
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	2	53	+36.494s	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	53	+43.998s	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	7	53	+49.376s	10
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	6	53	+50.221s	8
7	George Russell	Mercedes	8	53	+57.659s	6
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	10	53	+74.725s	4
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	14	53	+79.678s	2
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	12	53	+83.155s	1
11	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	11	52	+3.089s	0
12	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	9	52	+3.974s	0
13	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	19	52	+6.340s	0
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	18	52	+9.598s	0
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	15	52	+29.570s	0
16	Alexander Albon	Williams	13	26	Retired	0
17	Logan Sargeant	Williams	20	22	Retired	0
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	17	20	Retired	0
19	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing	5	15	Retired	0
20	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	16	7	Retired	0

Qualifying

Qualifying result
Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Eliminated in
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:29.878	1:29.964	1:28.877
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:30.439	1:30.122	1:29.458
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:30.063	1:30.296	1:29.493
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:30.393	1:29.940	1:29.542
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing	1:30.652	1:29.965	1:29.650
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:30.651	1:30.067	1:29.850
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:30.811	1:30.040	1:29.908
8	George Russell	Mercedes	1:30.811	1:30.268	1:30.219
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:30.733	1:30.204	1:30.303
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:30.971	1:30.465	1:30.560
11	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	1:30.425	1:30.508	–	Q2
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:30.843	1:30.509	–	Q2
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:30.941	1:30.537	–	Q2
14	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:30.960	1:30.586	–	Q2
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:30.976	1:30.665	–	Q2
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:31.049	–	–	Q1
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:31.181	–	–	Q1
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	1:31.299	–	–	Q1
19	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1:31.398	–	–	Q1
20	Logan Sargeant	Williams	–	–	–	Q1

Free Practice 1

Free Practice 1 result
Pos	Driver	Team	Best time	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:31.647		25
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:32.273	+0.626s	24
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:32.392	+0.745s	24
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:32.574	+0.927s	25
5	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:32.597	+0.950s	21
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:32.650	+1.003s	23
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:32.713	+1.066s	26
8	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:32.991	+1.344s	24
9	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	1:33.005	+1.358s	28
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:33.040	+1.393s	17
11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing	1:33.043	+1.396s	25
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:33.129	+1.482s	23
13	George Russell	Mercedes	1:33.310	+1.663s	24
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	1:33.448	+1.801s	24
15	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:33.516	+1.869s	22
16	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:33.699	+2.052s	22
17	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:33.860	+2.213s	24
18	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:33.975	+2.328s	23
19	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:34.212	+2.565s	27
20	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1:34.831	+3.184s	23

Free Practice 2

Free Practice 2 result
Pos	Driver	Team	Best time	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:30.688		19
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:31.008	+0.320s	23
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:31.152	+0.464s	22
4	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:31.237	+0.549s	22
5	George Russell	Mercedes	1:31.328	+0.640s	22
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:31.492	+0.804s	22
7	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:31.555	+0.867s	23
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:31.662	+0.974s	22
9	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing	1:31.710	+1.022s	24
10	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:31.739	+1.051s	22
11	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:31.771	+1.083s	22
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:31.794	+1.106s	22
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	1:31.797	+1.109s	24
14	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:31.829	+1.141s	21
15	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	1:32.141	+1.453s	23
16	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1:32.165	+1.477s	16
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:32.169	+1.481s	23
18	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:32.178	+1.490s	26
19	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:32.179	+1.491s	22
20	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:32.320	+1.632s	25

Free Practice 3

Free Practice 3 result
Pos	Driver	Team	Best time	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:30.267		12
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:30.507	+0.240s	16
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:30.555	+0.288s	15
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing	1:31.004	+0.737s	12
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:31.022	+0.755s	20
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:31.137	+0.870s	20
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:31.159	+0.892s	13
8	George Russell	Mercedes	1:31.505	+1.238s	9
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:31.549	+1.282s	16
10	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1:31.668	+1.401s	15
11	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:31.699	+1.432s	15
12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:31.880	+1.613s	16
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:31.924	+1.657s	13
14	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:31.951	+1.684s	18
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	1:31.979	+1.712s	13
16	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:32.002	+1.735s	13
17	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	1:32.048	+1.781s	18
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:32.113	+1.846s	12
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:32.154	+1.887s	19
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:32.199	+1.932s	15

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Watch the pole lap

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Throttle

Brake

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Corner data for the lap
Corner	Max Verstappen (1:28.877)	Oscar Piastri (1:29.458)
The first corner: right-left chicane	braking from 330 · 175 km/h · gear 5	braking from 280 · 165 km/h · gear 4
The second corner: fast right-hander	235 km/h · gear 6	braking from 245 · 225 km/h · gear 6
The third corner: left-right chicane	braking from 215 · 195 km/h · gear 5	200 km/h · gear 5
The fourth corner: fast left-hander	245 km/h · gear 6	240 km/h · gear 6
The fifth corner: fast right-hander	braking from 290 · 265 km/h · gear 7	braking from 285 · 255 km/h · gear 6
The sixth corner: right-left chicane	braking from 270 · 145 km/h · gear 4	braking from 220 · 145 km/h · gear 4
The seventh corner: right-left chicane	braking from 245 · 75 km/h · gear 3	braking from 245 · 75 km/h · gear 2
The eighth corner: fast right-hander	braking from 245 · 225 km/h · gear 5	braking from 245 · 225 km/h · gear 5
The ninth corner: slight right kink	255 km/h · gear 6	260 km/h · gear 6
The tenth corner: right-left chicane	braking from 290 · 235 km/h · gear 6	braking from 275 · 235 km/h · gear 6
The eleventh corner: fast left-hander	305 km/h · gear 8	305 km/h · gear 8
The twelfth corner: right-left chicane	braking from 300 · 90 km/h · gear 3	braking from 245 · 90 km/h · gear 3
The thirteenth corner: medium-speed right-hander	braking from 300 · 165 km/h · gear 4	braking from 245 · 160 km/h · gear 4

Data: OpenF1 (telemetry, approx. 4 data points per second, movement in between calculated).

Starting grid

Starting grid
Grid position	Driver	Penalty
1	Max Verstappen
2	Oscar Piastri
3	Lando Norris
4	Charles Leclerc
5	Sergio Pérez
6	Carlos Sainz
7	Lewis Hamilton
8	George Russell
9	Yuki Tsunoda
10	Fernando Alonso
11	Liam Lawson
12	Pierre Gasly
13	Alexander Albon
14	Esteban Ocon
15	Kevin Magnussen
16	Valtteri Bottas
17	Lance Stroll
18	Nico Hülkenberg
19	Guanyu Zhou
20	Logan Sargeant

Penalties

Penalties
Lap	Driver	Type	Reason
9	Logan Sargeant	Time penalty 5 s	CAUSING A COLLISION
9	Sergio Pérez	Time penalty 5 s	SAFETY CAR INFRINGEMENT
15	Sergio Pérez	Time penalty 5 s	CAUSING A COLLISION

The race in numbers

Pole position

1:28.877

Max Verstappen

Fastest lap

1:34.183

Max Verstappen

pit stops

across the whole field

Safety Car period

plus 1 × VSC

Weather at the start

27 °C

Air · track 45 °C

Tyres

Hard · Medium · Soft

compounds used

Standings after this race

1
Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
400 points
Leader
2
Sergio PérezRed Bull Racing
223 points
−177
3
Lewis HamiltonMercedes
190 points
−210
4
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
174 points
−226
5
Carlos SainzFerrari
150 points
−250
6
Charles LeclercFerrari
135 points
−265
7
Lando NorrisMcLaren
115 points
−285 ▲1
8
George RussellMercedes
115 points
−285 ▼1
9
Oscar PiastriMcLaren
57 points
−343 ▲2
10
Lance StrollAston Martin
47 points
−353 ▼1

1
Red Bull RacingKonstrukteure
623 points
Leader
2
MercedesKonstrukteure
305 points
−318
3
FerrariKonstrukteure
285 points
−338
4
Aston MartinKonstrukteure
221 points
−402
5
McLarenKonstrukteure
172 points
−451

Full standings →

Suzuka Circuit

Length

approx. 5.79 km

Lap record

1:34.183

Safety car rate

50 %

Win from pole

56 %

Full throttle

67.8 %

Top speed

329 km/h

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Frequently asked questions

Who won the Japanese Grand Prix 2023?

Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) won the Japanese Grand Prix 2023.

Who was on pole position?

Max Verstappen started from pole position.