Round 4 · 2024

Japanese Grand Prix

CircuitSuzuka CircuitLocationSuzuka, JapanDates5 Apr – 7 Apr 2024Final

Official event name: MSC Cruises Japanese Grand Prix

WinnerVERRed Bull Racing · from P1

PoleVER1:28.197

Fastest lap1:33.706Verstappen · L50

Most laps led1Verstappen

Biggest gain+5Magnussen P18→P13

Retirements3of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1	0	53	1:54:23.566 FL	3	26
2	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	2	0	53	+12.535	3	18
3	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	4	+1	53	+20.866	3	15
4	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	8	+4	53	+26.522	2	12
5	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	3	-2	53	+29.700	3	10
6	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	5	-1	53	+44.272	3	8
7	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	9	+2	53	+45.951	3	6
8	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	6	-2	53	+47.525	3	4
9	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	7	-2	53	+48.626	3	2
10	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	Racing Bulls	10	0	52	+1 lap	3	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	12	+1	52	+1 lap	3
12	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	16	+4	52	+1 lap	4
13	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	18	+5	52	+1 lap	2
14	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Kick Sauber	13	-1	52	+1 lap	3
15	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	15	0	52	+1 lap	3
16	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	17	+1	52	+1 lap	3
17	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	19	+2	52	+1 lap	4
—	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Kick Sauber	20		12	DNF · L12	3
—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Racing Bulls	11		0	DNF · L0	—
—	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	14		0	DNF · L0	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:28.866	1:28.740	1:28.197	12
2	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:29.303	1:28.752	1:28.263	12
3	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:29.536	1:28.940	1:28.489	13
4	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:29.513	1:29.099	1:28.682	12
5	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:29.254	1:29.082	1:28.686	12
6	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:29.425	1:29.148	1:28.760	12
7	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:29.661	1:28.887	1:28.766	15
8	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:29.338	1:29.196	1:28.786	12
9	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:29.799	1:29.140	1:29.008	15
10	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	Racing Bulls	1:29.775	1:29.417	1:29.413	18
11	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Racing Bulls	1:29.727	1:29.472	—	12
12	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	1:29.821	1:29.494	—	12
13	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Kick Sauber	1:29.602	1:29.593	—	12
14	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:29.963	1:29.714	—	9
15	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:29.811	1:29.816	—	12
16	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:30.024	—	—	6
17	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:30.119	—	—	6
18	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:30.131	—	—	9
19	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	1:30.139	—	—	6
20	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Kick Sauber	1:30.143	—	—	6

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:29.563		23
2	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:29.832	+0.269	25
3	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:29.918	+0.355	24
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:30.037	+0.474	21
5	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:30.082	+0.519	24
6	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:30.137	+0.574	14
7	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:30.171	+0.608	27
8	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:30.226	+0.663	19
9	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	Racing Bulls	1:30.341	+0.778	21
10	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:30.383	+0.820	25
11	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:30.533	+0.970	23
12	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Kick Sauber	1:30.546	+0.983	26
13	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Racing Bulls	1:30.682	+1.119	24
14	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:31.022	+1.459	18
15	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Kick Sauber	1:31.067	+1.504	16
16	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	1:31.139	+1.576	21
17	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:31.141	+1.578	19
18	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:31.342	+1.779	23
19	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	1:31.452	+1.889	20
20	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:31.462	+1.899	22

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:34.725		7
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:35.226	+0.501	6
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:38.760	+4.035	4
4	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	Racing Bulls	1:40.946	+6.221	8
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Racing Bulls	1:41.913	+7.188	9
6	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Kick Sauber	—		7
7	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Kick Sauber	—		7
8	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	—		5
9	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—		4
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	—		5
11	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	—	+17.854	3
12	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	—	+10.252	3
13	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	—		3
14	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—		0
15	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	—		0
16	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	—		0
17	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	—		0
18	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	—		0
19	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	—		0
20	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	—		0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.056		18
2	Sergio Pérez PER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.237	+0.181	18
3	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	1:30.269	+0.213	20
4	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:30.530	+0.474	18
5	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:30.543	+0.487	23
6	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:30.558	+0.502	18
7	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:30.599	+0.543	20
8	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:31.165	+1.109	23
9	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	Racing Bulls	1:31.230	+1.174	20
10	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:31.240	+1.184	22
11	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	1:31.935	+1.879	19
12	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:31.943	+1.887	18
13	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Haas	1:31.958	+1.902	19
14	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Kick Sauber	1:32.054	+1.998	17
15	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:32.055	+1.999	17
16	Ayumu Iwasa IWA	Racing Bulls	1:32.103	+2.047	22
17	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:32.277	+2.221	23
18	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Kick Sauber	1:32.638	+2.582	18
19	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:32.803	+2.747	21
20	Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	1:33.204	+3.148	10

Session schedule

Practice 1Final5 Apr 2024 02:30 UTC

Practice 2Final5 Apr 2024 06:00 UTC

Practice 3Final6 Apr 2024 02:30 UTC

QualifyingFinal6 Apr 2024 06:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal7 Apr 2024 05:00 UTC

Championship after round 4

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Max Verstappen VER	77
2	Sergio Pérez PER	64	▲1
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	59	▼1
4	Carlos Sainz SAI	55
5	Lando Norris NOR	37	▲1
6	Oscar Piastri PIA	32	▼1
7	George Russell RUS	24
8	Fernando Alonso ALO	24

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen VER	+0.075%	Sergio Pérez PER
McLaren	Lando Norris NOR	+0.306%	Oscar Piastri PIA
Ferrari	Carlos Sainz SAI	+0.117%	Charles Leclerc LEC
Aston Martin	Fernando Alonso ALO	+0.863%	Lance Stroll STR
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton HAM	+0.273%	George Russell RUS
Racing Bulls	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	+0.062%	Daniel Ricciardo RIC
Haas	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	+0.345%	Kevin Magnussen MAG
Kick Sauber	Valtteri Bottas BOT	+0.604%	Zhou Guanyu ZHO
Williams	Alexander Albon ALB	+0.196%	Logan Sargeant SAR
Alpine	Esteban Ocon OCO	+0.343%	Pierre Gasly GAS

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2023	Japanese Grand Prix	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1
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