Round 16 · 2023

Japanese Grand Prix

CircuitSuzuka CircuitLocationSuzuka, JapanDates22 Sep – 24 Sep 2023Final

Official event name: Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix

WinnerVERRed Bull Racing · from P1

PoleVER

Fastest lap1:34.183Verstappen · L39

Most laps led1Verstappen

Biggest gain+6Guanyu P19→P13

Retirements5of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1	0	53	1:30:58.421 FL	2	26
2	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	3	+1	53	+19.387	2	18
3	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	2	-1	53	+36.494	2	15
4	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	4	0	53	+43.998	2	12
5	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	7	+2	53	+49.376	2	10
6	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	6	0	53	+50.221	2	8
7	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	8	+1	53	+57.659	1	6
8	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	10	+2	53	+1:14.725	2	4
9	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	14	+5	53	+1:19.678	2	2
10	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	12	+2	53	+1:23.155	2	1
11	Liam Lawson LAW	AlphaTauri	11	0	52	+1 lap	2
12	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	9	-3	52	+1 lap	2
13	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo	19	+6	52	+1 lap	3
14	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	18	+4	52	+1 lap	3
15	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	15	0	52	+1 lap	2
—	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	13		26	DNF · L26	3
—	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	20		22	DNF · L22	4
—	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	17		20	DNF · L20	2
—	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	5		15	DNF · L15	5
—	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo	16		7	DNF · L7	3

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	12
2	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	—	—	—	14
3	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	—	—	—	12
4	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	—	—	—	14
5	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	18
6	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	14
7	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	18
8	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	—	—	—	15
9	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	18
10	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	—	—	—	15
11	Liam Lawson LAW	AlphaTauri	—	—	—	16
12	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	—	—	—	12
13	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	—	—	—	12
14	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	—	—	—	12
15	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—	—	—	9
16	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	5
17	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	—	—	—	7
18	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	—	—	—	6
19	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	6
20	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	—	—	—	2

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.267		12
2	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:30.507	+0.240	16
3	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:30.555	+0.288	15
4	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:31.004	+0.737	12
5	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:31.022	+0.755	20
6	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:31.137	+0.870	20
7	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:31.159	+0.892	13
8	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:31.505	+1.238	9
9	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:31.549	+1.282	16
10	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo	1:31.668	+1.401	15
11	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo	1:31.699	+1.432	15
12	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:31.880	+1.613	16
13	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:31.924	+1.657	13
14	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:31.951	+1.684	18
15	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	1:31.979	+1.712	13
16	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	1:32.002	+1.735	13
17	Liam Lawson LAW	AlphaTauri	1:32.048	+1.781	18
18	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:32.113	+1.846	12
19	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:32.154	+1.887	19
20	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:32.199	+1.932	15

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.688		19
2	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:31.008	+0.320	23
3	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:31.152	+0.464	22
4	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:31.237	+0.549	22
5	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:31.328	+0.640	22
6	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:31.492	+0.804	22
7	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:31.555	+0.867	23
8	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:31.662	+0.974	22
9	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:31.710	+1.022	24
10	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo	1:31.739	+1.051	22
11	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:31.771	+1.083	22
12	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:31.794	+1.106	22
13	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	1:31.797	+1.109	24
14	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:31.829	+1.141	21
15	Liam Lawson LAW	AlphaTauri	1:32.141	+1.453	23
16	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo	1:32.165	+1.477	16
17	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:32.169	+1.481	23
18	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:32.178	+1.490	26
19	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:32.179	+1.491	22
20	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	1:32.320	+1.632	25

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:31.647		25
2	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:32.273	+0.626	24
3	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:32.392	+0.745	24
4	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:32.574	+0.927	25
5	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	1:32.597	+0.950	21
6	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:32.650	+1.003	23
7	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:32.713	+1.066	26
8	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:32.991	+1.344	24
9	Liam Lawson LAW	AlphaTauri	1:33.005	+1.358	28
10	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:33.040	+1.393	17
11	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:33.043	+1.396	25
12	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:33.129	+1.482	23
13	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:33.310	+1.663	24
14	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	1:33.448	+1.801	24
15	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:33.516	+1.869	22
16	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:33.699	+2.052	22
17	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo	1:33.860	+2.213	24
18	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:33.975	+2.328	23
19	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	1:34.212	+2.565	27
20	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo	1:34.831	+3.184	23

Session schedule

Practice 1Final22 Sep 2023 02:30 UTC

Practice 2Final22 Sep 2023 06:00 UTC

Practice 3Final23 Sep 2023 02:30 UTC

QualifyingFinal23 Sep 2023 06:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal24 Sep 2023 05:00 UTC

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen VER	—	Sergio Pérez PER
McLaren	Oscar Piastri PIA	—	Lando Norris NOR
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc LEC	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	George Russell RUS
AlphaTauri	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	—	Liam Lawson LAW
Aston Martin	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Lance Stroll STR
Alpine	Pierre Gasly GAS	—	Esteban Ocon OCO
Williams	Alexander Albon ALB	—	Logan Sargeant SAR
Haas	Kevin Magnussen MAG	—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
Alfa Romeo	Valtteri Bottas BOT	—	Zhou Guanyu ZHO

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2022	Honda Japanese Grand Prix	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1
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