Round 3 of the season · 29 March 2026Official result

Japanese Grand Prix 2026

Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka

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Relive the race

Lap – / 530:00:00
Events Race
TimeLapEvent
0:00:00Start
0:12:459Piastri overtakes Russell – P1
0:25:5317Pit stop Norris: Medium → Hard
0:27:2618Pit stop Leclerc: Medium → Hard
0:28:5619Pit stop Piastri: Medium → Hard
0:31:0520Pit stop Ocon: Medium → Hard
0:33:4122Pit stop Russell: Medium → Hard
0:33:4822Retirement Bearman
0:34:0822Safety Car
0:35:3423Pit stop Antonelli: Medium → Hard
0:35:4323Pit stop Hamilton: Medium → Hard
0:35:5923Pit stop Gasly: Medium → Hard
0:36:0423Pit stop Verstappen: Medium → Hard
0:36:2623Pit stop Lawson: Medium → Hard
0:47:4527Safety Car coming in
0:52:5831Retirement Stroll
1:28:03Chequered 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

  1. ✓Free Practice 1Live
    GMT
    Local time 11:30
  2. ✓Free Practice 2Live
    GMT
    Local time 15:00
  3. ✓Free Practice 3Live
    GMT
    Local time 11:30
  4. ✓QualifyingLive
    GMT
    Local time 15:00
  5. ✓RaceLive
    BST
    Local time 14:00
Other time zones
SessionUS Eastern (ET)US Pacific (PT)Australia (Sydney)India (IST)Local time
Free Practice 1Thu 10:30 pmThu 7:30 pm13:3008:0011:30
Free Practice 22:00 amThu 11:00 pm17:0011:3015:00
Free Practice 3Fri 10:30 pmFri 7:30 pm13:3008:0011:30
Qualifying2:00 amFri 11:00 pm17:0011:3015:00
Race1:00 amSat 10:00 pm16:0010:3014:00

Result

Race

Race result
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / gapPoints
1Andrea Kimi AntonelliFastest lapMercedes1531:28:03.40325
2Oscar PiastriMcLaren353+13.722s18
3Charles LeclercFerrari453+15.270s15
4George RussellMercedes253+15.754s12
5Lando NorrisMcLaren553+23.479s10
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari653+25.037s8
7Pierre GaslyAlpine753+32.340s6
8Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1153+32.677s4
9Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1453+50.180s2
10Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1253+51.216s1
11Nico HülkenbergAudi1353+52.280s0
12Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing853+56.154s0
13Gabriel BortoletoAudi953+59.078s0
14Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1053+59.848s0
15Carlos SainzWilliams1653+65.008s0
16Franco ColapintoAlpine1553+65.773s0
17Sergio PérezCadillac1953+92.453s0
18Fernando AlonsoAston Martin2152+26.548s0
19Valtteri BottasCadillac2052+42.621s0
20Alexander AlbonWilliams1751+5.067s0
21Lance StrollAston Martin2230Retired0
22Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1820Retired0

Qualifying

Qualifying result
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Eliminated in
1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:30.0351:29.0481:28.778
2George RussellMercedes1:29.9671:29.6861:29.076
3Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:30.2001:29.4511:29.132
4Charles LeclercFerrari1:29.9151:29.3031:29.405
5Lando NorrisMcLaren1:30.4011:29.7951:29.409
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:30.3091:29.5891:29.567
7Pierre GaslyAlpine1:30.5841:29.8741:29.691
8Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:30.6621:30.1041:29.978
9Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:30.3591:29.9901:30.274
10Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:30.7811:30.1091:30.319
11Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:30.5191:30.262–Q2
12Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:30.9151:30.309–Q2
13Nico HülkenbergAudi1:30.3581:30.387–Q2
14Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:30.6571:30.495–Q2
15Franco ColapintoAlpine1:30.9311:30.627–Q2
16Carlos SainzWilliams1:30.9271:31.033–Q2
17Alexander AlbonWilliams1:31.088––Q1
18Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:31.090––Q1
19Sergio PérezCadillac1:32.206––Q1
20Valtteri BottasCadillac1:32.330––Q1
21Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:32.646––Q1
22Lance StrollAston Martin1:32.920––Q1

Free Practice 1

Free Practice 1 result
PosDriverTeamBest timeGapLaps
1George RussellMercedes1:31.66627
2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:31.692+0.026s26
3Lando NorrisMcLaren1:31.798+0.132s20
4Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:31.865+0.199s23
5Charles LeclercFerrari1:31.955+0.289s25
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:32.040+0.374s23
7Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:32.457+0.791s27
8Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:32.529+0.863s27
9Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:32.601+0.935s23
10Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:32.665+0.999s29
11Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:32.759+1.093s27
12Nico HülkenbergAudi1:32.798+1.132s26
13Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:32.803+1.137s27
14Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:32.900+1.234s27
15Pierre GaslyAlpine1:32.978+1.312s25
16Franco ColapintoAlpine1:33.361+1.695s24
17Carlos SainzWilliams1:33.383+1.717s26
18Alexander AlbonWilliams1:33.697+2.031s22
19Sergio PérezCadillac1:34.221+2.555s18
20Valtteri BottasCadillac1:34.490+2.824s24
21Lance StrollAston Martin1:35.294+3.628s22
22Jak CrawfordAston Martin1:36.362+4.696s11

Free Practice 2

Free Practice 2 result
PosDriverTeamBest timeGapLaps
1Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:30.13329
2Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:30.225+0.092s28
3George RussellMercedes1:30.338+0.205s29
4Lando NorrisMcLaren1:30.649+0.516s17
5Charles LeclercFerrari1:30.846+0.713s28
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:30.980+0.847s27
7Nico HülkenbergAudi1:31.441+1.308s27
8Alexander AlbonWilliams1:31.496+1.363s30
9Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:31.498+1.365s28
10Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:31.509+1.376s29
11Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:31.532+1.399s30
12Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:31.590+1.457s31
13Carlos SainzWilliams1:31.608+1.475s30
14Pierre GaslyAlpine1:31.734+1.601s29
15Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:31.759+1.626s29
16Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:31.933+1.800s11
17Franco ColapintoAlpine1:32.438+2.305s28
18Valtteri BottasCadillac1:32.615+2.482s28
19Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:33.596+3.463s24
20Sergio PérezCadillac1:33.689+3.556s14
21Lance StrollAston Martin1:33.951+3.818s21
22Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1

Free Practice 3

Free Practice 3 result
PosDriverTeamBest timeGapLaps
1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:29.36218
2George RussellMercedes1:29.616+0.254s18
3Charles LeclercFerrari1:30.229+0.867s20
4Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:30.364+1.002s19
5Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:30.383+1.021s23
6Lando NorrisMcLaren1:30.600+1.238s13
7Nico HülkenbergAudi1:30.658+1.296s21
8Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:30.910+1.548s22
9Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:31.000+1.638s21
10Pierre GaslyAlpine1:31.082+1.720s20
11Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:31.094+1.732s21
12Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:31.097+1.735s21
13Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:31.288+1.926s17
14Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:31.326+1.964s22
15Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:31.558+2.196s18
16Alexander AlbonWilliams1:31.733+2.371s20
17Franco ColapintoAlpine1:31.759+2.397s25
18Carlos SainzWilliams1:31.829+2.467s26
19Valtteri BottasCadillac1:32.503+3.141s20
20Sergio PérezCadillac1:32.540+3.178s18
21Lance StrollAston Martin1:33.485+4.123s19
22Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:33.529+4.167s14
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Watch the pole lap

0km/h
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Throttle
Brake
0:00.0000,00 km
Corner data for the lap
CornerAndrea Kimi Antonelli (1:28.778)George Russell (1:29.076)
The first corner: right-left chicanebraking from 260 · 170 km/h · gear 4braking from 245 · 165 km/h · gear 4
The second corner: fast right-hander220 km/h · gear 5220 km/h · gear 5
The third corner: left-right chicanebraking from 220 · 195 km/h · gear 4braking from 220 · 195 km/h · gear 5
The fourth corner: fast left-hander240 km/h · gear 6235 km/h · gear 6
The fifth corner: fast right-handerbraking from 275 · 240 km/h · gear 6braking from 275 · 235 km/h · gear 6
The sixth corner: right-left chicanebraking from 225 · 145 km/h · gear 3braking from 230 · 150 km/h · gear 3
The seventh corner: right-left chicanebraking from 240 · 80 km/h · gear 1braking from 215 · 80 km/h · gear 1
The eighth corner: fast right-handerbraking from 240 · 220 km/h · gear 5220 km/h · gear 5
The ninth corner: slight right kink270 km/h · gear 7270 km/h · gear 7
The tenth corner: right-left chicanebraking from 280 · 225 km/h · gear 5braking from 255 · 225 km/h · gear 5
The eleventh corner: fast left-hander190 km/h · gear 4290 km/h · gear 7
The twelfth corner: right-left chicane190 km/h · gear 4braking from 270 · 95 km/h · gear 2
The thirteenth corner: medium-speed right-hander165 km/h · gear 3

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

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Starting grid

Starting grid
Grid positionDriverPenalty
1Andrea Kimi Antonelli
2George Russell
3Oscar Piastri
4Charles Leclerc
5Lando Norris
6Lewis Hamilton
7Pierre Gasly
8Isack Hadjar
9Gabriel Bortoleto
10Arvid Lindblad
11Max Verstappen
12Esteban Ocon
13Nico Hülkenberg
14Liam Lawson
15Franco Colapinto
16Carlos Sainz
17Alexander Albon
18Oliver Bearman
19Sergio Pérez
20Valtteri Bottas
21Fernando Alonso
22Lance Stroll

The race in numbers

Pole position
1:28.778
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Fastest lap
1:32.432
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
pit stops
29
across the whole field
Safety Car period
1
no Virtual Safety Car
Weather at the start
18 °C
Air · track 36 °C
Tyres
Hard · Medium · Soft
compounds used

Standings after this race

Drivers

  1. 1
    Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes
    72 points
    Leader ▲1
  2. 2
    George RussellMercedes
    63 points
    −9 ▼1
  3. 3
    Charles LeclercFerrari
    49 points
    −23
  4. 4
    Lewis HamiltonFerrari
    41 points
    −31
  5. 5
    Lando NorrisMcLaren
    25 points
    −47 ▲1
  6. 6
    Oscar PiastriMcLaren
    21 points
    −51 ▲6
  7. 7
    Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team
    17 points
    −55 ▼2
  8. 8
    Pierre GaslyAlpine
    15 points
    −57 ▼1
  9. 9
    Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
    12 points
    −60 ▼1
  10. 10
    Liam LawsonRacing Bulls
    10 points
    −62 ▼1

Teams

  1. 1
    MercedesKonstrukteure
    135 points
    Leader
  2. 2
    FerrariKonstrukteure
    90 points
    −45
  3. 3
    McLarenKonstrukteure
    46 points
    −89
  4. 4
    Haas F1 TeamKonstrukteure
    18 points
    −117
  5. 5
    AlpineKonstrukteure
    16 points
    −119 ▲2
Full standings →

Suzuka Circuit

Length
approx. 5.79 km
Lap record
1:32.432
Safety car rate
50 %
Win from pole
56 %
Full throttle
67.8 %
Top speed
329 km/h
A lap of Suzuka Circuit →Go to circuit page →

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Japanese Grand Prix 2026?

Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won the Japanese Grand Prix 2026.

Who was on pole position?

Andrea Kimi Antonelli started from pole position.