Round 18 · 2022
Honda Japanese Grand Prix
WinnerVERRed Bull Racing · from P1
PoleVER
Fastest lap1:44.411Guanyu · L20
Most laps led1Verstappen
Biggest gain+11Latifi P20→P9
Retirements2of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3:01:44.004 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 4 | +2 | 28 | +27.066 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 2 | -1 | 28 | +31.763 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 5 | +1 | 28 | +39.685 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 6 | +1 | 28 | +40.326 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 9 | +3 | 28 | +46.358 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | 7 | 0 | 28 | +46.369 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 8 | 0 | 28 | +47.661 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 20 | +11 | 28 | +1:10.143 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 10 | 0 | 28 | +1:10.782 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 11 | 0 | 28 | +1:12.827 | 2 | |
| 12 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 19 | +7 | 28 | +1:13.904 | 3 | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 13 | 0 | 28 | +1:15.599 | 3 | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 18 | +4 | 28 | +1:26.016 | 2 | |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 12 | -3 | 28 | +1:26.496 | 2 | |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 14 | -2 | 28 | +1:27.043 FL | 3 | |
| 17 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | 15 | -2 | 28 | +1:32.523 | 2 | |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 17 | -1 | 28 | +1:48.091 | 4 | |
| — | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 16 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 13 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | — | — | — | 13 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 13 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 15 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | — | — | — | 18 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 20 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | — | — | — | 15 |
| 8 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 19 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 15 |
| 10 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | — | — | — | 18 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | — | — | — | 11 |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 15 |
| 14 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 12 |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | — | — | — | 12 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | — | — | — | 6 |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 9 |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | — | — | — | 6 |
| 19 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 6 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | — | — | — | 8 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.671 | 22 | |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:30.965 | +0.294 | 27 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:30.980 | +0.309 | 27 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | 1:31.320 | +0.649 | 20 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.514 | +0.843 | 25 |
| 6 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:31.530 | +0.859 | 28 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:31.589 | +0.918 | 25 |
| 8 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:31.747 | +1.076 | 27 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:31.750 | +1.079 | 22 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:31.838 | +1.167 | 25 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 1:31.860 | +1.189 | 28 |
| 12 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:31.946 | +1.275 | 26 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.971 | +1.300 | 24 |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 1:32.222 | +1.551 | 25 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:32.290 | +1.619 | 23 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | 1:32.366 | +1.695 | 24 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:32.377 | +1.706 | 26 |
| 18 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.385 | +1.714 | 24 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 1:32.868 | +2.197 | 26 |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 1:32.881 | +2.210 | 24 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:41.935 | 23 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:42.170 | +0.235 | 22 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:42.786 | +0.851 | 24 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:42.834 | +0.899 | 26 |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:43.187 | +1.252 | 17 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:43.204 | +1.269 | 23 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | 1:43.533 | +1.598 | 14 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:43.733 | +1.798 | 20 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:43.884 | +1.949 | 13 |
| 10 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:44.525 | +2.590 | 17 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:44.709 | +2.774 | 10 |
| 12 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 1:44.962 | +3.027 | 16 |
| 13 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:45.039 | +3.104 | 15 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:45.257 | +3.322 | 27 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 1:45.261 | +3.326 | 24 |
| 16 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:45.885 | +3.950 | 11 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 1:46.030 | +4.095 | 9 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:46.776 | +4.841 | 21 |
| 19 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 1:47.109 | +5.174 | 13 |
| 20 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | — | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine | 1:42.248 | 7 | |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:42.563 | +0.315 | 15 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:42.634 | +0.386 | 16 |
| 4 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:43.022 | +0.774 | 5 |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:43.258 | +1.010 | 15 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:43.362 | +1.114 | 4 |
| 7 | Mick Schumacher SCH | Haas | 1:43.761 | +1.513 | 13 |
| 8 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:43.889 | +1.641 | 7 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:43.969 | +1.721 | 13 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:44.234 | +1.986 | 4 |
| 11 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:44.429 | +2.181 | 15 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 1:44.486 | +2.238 | 8 |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:44.558 | +2.310 | 6 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:44.570 | +2.322 | 10 |
| 15 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:44.791 | +2.543 | 9 |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 1:44.878 | +2.630 | 12 |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 1:45.424 | +3.176 | 11 |
| 18 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:46.103 | +3.855 | 4 |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:46.192 | +3.944 | 16 |
| 20 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 1:48.090 | +5.842 | 8 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Practice 2Final
Practice 3Final
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 18
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | 366 | |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | 253 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 252 | ▼1 |
| 4 | George Russell RUS | 207 | |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 202 | |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 180 | |
| 7 | Lando Norris NOR | 101 | |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon OCO | 78 |
Running totals from published race points.
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen VER | — | Sergio Pérez PER |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc LEC | — | Carlos Sainz SAI |
| Alpine | Esteban Ocon OCO | — | Fernando Alonso ALO |
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton HAM | — | George Russell RUS |
| Aston Martin | Sebastian Vettel VET | — | Lance Stroll STR |
| McLaren | Lando Norris NOR | — | Daniel Ricciardo RIC |
| Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas BOT | — | Zhou Guanyu ZHO |
| AlphaTauri | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | — | Pierre Gasly GAS |
| Haas | Mick Schumacher SCH | — | Kevin Magnussen MAG |
| Williams | Alexander Albon ALB | — | Nicholas Latifi LAT |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Suzuka Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Japanese Grand Prix | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 3 |
| 2018 | Japanese Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2017 | Japanese Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2016 | Japanese Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2015 | Japanese Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2 |
| 2014 | Japanese Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2 |
| 2013 | Japanese Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 2 |
| 2012 | Japanese Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing | 1 |