Round 3 · 2026

Japanese Grand Prix

CircuitSuzuka CircuitLocationSuzuka, JapanDates27 Mar – 29 Mar 2026Final

Official event name: Aramco Japanese Grand Prix

WinnerANTMercedes · from P1

PoleANT1:28.778

Fastest lap1:32.432Antonelli · L49

Most laps led1Antonelli

Biggest gain+5Lawson P14→P9

Retirements2of 22 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1	0	53	1:28:03.403 FL	1	25
2	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	3	+1	53	+13.722	1	18
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	4	+1	53	+15.270	1	15
4	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	2	-2	53	+15.754	1	12
5	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	5	0	53	+23.479	1	10
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	6	0	53	+25.037	1	8
7	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	7	0	53	+32.340	1	6
8	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	11	+3	53	+32.677	1	4
9	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	14	+5	53	+50.180	1	2
10	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	12	+2	53	+51.216	1	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	13	+2	53	+52.280	1
12	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	8	-4	53	+56.154	1
13	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	9	-4	53	+59.078	1
14	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	10	-4	53	+59.848	1
15	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	16	+1	53	+1:05.008	1
16	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	15	-1	53	+1:05.773	1
17	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	19	+2	53	+1:32.453	1
18	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	21	+3	52	+1 lap	2
19	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	20	+1	52	+1 lap	1
20	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	17	-3	51	+2 laps	6
—	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	22		30	DNF · L30	3
—	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	18		20	DNF · L20	1

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:30.035	1:29.048	1:28.778	15
2	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:29.967	1:29.686	1:29.076	21
3	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:30.200	1:29.451	1:29.132	20
4	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:29.915	1:29.303	1:29.405	18
5	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:30.401	1:29.795	1:29.409	20
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:30.309	1:29.589	1:29.567	20
7	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:30.584	1:29.874	1:29.691	18
8	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:30.662	1:30.104	1:29.978	17
9	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:30.359	1:29.990	1:30.274	20
10	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:30.781	1:30.109	1:30.319	21
11	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.519	1:30.262	—	12
12	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	1:30.915	1:30.309	—	15
13	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	1:30.358	1:30.387	—	14
14	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:30.657	1:30.495	—	15
15	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:30.931	1:30.627	—	12
16	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:30.927	1:31.033	—	15
17	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:31.088	—	—	9
18	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	1:31.090	—	—	9
19	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	1:32.206	—	—	6
20	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:32.330	—	—	9
21	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:32.646	—	—	9
22	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:32.920	—	—	9

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:29.362		18
2	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:29.616	+0.254	18
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:30.229	+0.867	20
4	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:30.364	+1.002	19
5	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:30.383	+1.021	23
6	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:30.600	+1.238	13
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	1:30.658	+1.296	21
8	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.910	+1.548	22
9	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:31.000	+1.638	21
10	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:31.082	+1.720	20
11	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:31.094	+1.732	21
12	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:31.097	+1.735	21
13	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:31.288	+1.926	17
14	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	1:31.326	+1.964	22
15	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	1:31.558	+2.196	18
16	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:31.733	+2.371	20
17	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:31.759	+2.397	25
18	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:31.829	+2.467	26
19	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:32.503	+3.141	20
20	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	1:32.540	+3.178	18
21	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:33.485	+4.123	19
22	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:33.529	+4.167	14

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:30.133		29
2	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:30.225	+0.092	28
3	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:30.338	+0.205	29
4	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:30.649	+0.516	17
5	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:30.846	+0.713	28
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:30.980	+0.847	27
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	1:31.441	+1.308	27
8	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:31.496	+1.363	30
9	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	1:31.498	+1.365	28
10	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:31.509	+1.376	29
11	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	1:31.532	+1.399	30
12	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:31.590	+1.457	31
13	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:31.608	+1.475	30
14	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:31.734	+1.601	29
15	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:31.759	+1.626	29
16	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:31.933	+1.800	11
17	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:32.438	+2.305	28
18	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:32.615	+2.482	28
19	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:33.596	+3.463	24
20	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	1:33.689	+3.556	14
21	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:33.951	+3.818	21
22	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	—		1

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:31.666		27
2	Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:31.692	+0.026	26
3	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:31.798	+0.132	20
4	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:31.865	+0.199	23
5	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:31.955	+0.289	25
6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:32.040	+0.374	23
7	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:32.457	+0.791	27
8	Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:32.529	+0.863	27
9	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas	1:32.601	+0.935	23
10	Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:32.665	+0.999	29
11	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:32.759	+1.093	27
12	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	1:32.798	+1.132	26
13	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:32.803	+1.137	27
14	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas	1:32.900	+1.234	27
15	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:32.978	+1.312	25
16	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:33.361	+1.695	24
17	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:33.383	+1.717	26
18	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:33.697	+2.031	22
19	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac	1:34.221	+2.555	18
20	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:34.490	+2.824	24
21	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:35.294	+3.628	22
22	Jak Crawford CRA	Aston Martin	1:36.362	+4.696	11

Session schedule

Practice 1Final27 Mar 2026 02:30 UTC

Practice 2Final27 Mar 2026 06:00 UTC

Practice 3Final28 Mar 2026 02:30 UTC

QualifyingFinal28 Mar 2026 06:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal29 Mar 2026 05:00 UTC

Championship after round 3

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Kimi Antonelli ANT	72	▲1
2	George Russell RUS	63	▼1
3	Charles Leclerc LEC	49
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	41
5	Lando Norris NOR	25	▲1
6	Oscar Piastri PIA	21	▲6
7	Oliver Bearman BEA	17	▼2
8	Pierre Gasly GAS	15	▼1

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	Kimi Antonelli ANT	+0.336%	George Russell RUS
McLaren	Oscar Piastri PIA	+0.311%	Lando Norris NOR
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc LEC	+0.181%	Lewis Hamilton HAM
Alpine	Pierre Gasly GAS	+0.838%	Franco Colapinto COL
Red Bull Racing	Isack Hadjar HAD	+0.175%	Max Verstappen VER
Audi	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	+0.441%	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
Racing Bulls	Arvid Lindblad LIN	+0.428%	Liam Lawson LAW
Haas	Esteban Ocon OCO	+0.192%	Oliver Bearman BEA
Williams	Carlos Sainz SAI	+0.177%	Alexander Albon ALB
Cadillac	Sergio Pérez PER	+0.134%	Valtteri Bottas BOT
Aston Martin	Fernando Alonso ALO	+0.296%	Lance Stroll STR

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Circuit Fit

Driver × circuit profile

George Russell RUS

▲ Qualifying × track position 90 · Car qualifying speed (season) 95 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 54 · Low

Max Verstappen VER

▲ Qualifying × track position 98 · Race gains × overtaking 98 ▼ Car qualifying speed (season) 68 · Low

Charles Leclerc LEC

▲ Race gains × overtaking 85 · Car qualifying speed (season) 86 ▼ Qualifying × track position 73 · Low

Lando Norris NOR

▲ Race gains × overtaking 93 · Car qualifying speed (season) 77 ▼ Qualifying × track position 52 · Low

Arvid Lindblad LIN

▲ Qualifying × track position 69 · Race gains × overtaking 59 ▼ Car qualifying speed (season) 59 · Low

Pierre Gasly GAS

▲ Qualifying × track position 94 · Car qualifying speed (season) 41 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 15 · Low

Lewis Hamilton HAM

▲ Race gains × overtaking 89 · Car qualifying speed (season) 86 ▼ Qualifying × track position 35 · Low

Oscar Piastri PIA

▲ Race gains × overtaking 67 · Car qualifying speed (season) 77 ▼ Qualifying × track position 48 · Low

Isack Hadjar HAD

▲ Qualifying × track position 60 · Car qualifying speed (season) 68 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 33 · Low

Oliver Bearman BEA

▲ Qualifying × track position 81 · Race gains × overtaking 72 ▼ Car qualifying speed (season) 32 · Low

Kimi Antonelli ANT

▲ Race gains × overtaking 80 · Car qualifying speed (season) 95 ▼ Qualifying × track position 15 · Low

Carlos Sainz SAI

▲ Qualifying × track position 77 · Race gains × overtaking 37 ▼ Car qualifying speed (season) 23 · Low

Nico Hülkenberg HUL

▲ Race gains × overtaking 76 · Car qualifying speed (season) 50 ▼ Qualifying × track position 44 · Low

Gabriel Bortoleto BOR

▲ Qualifying × track position 56 · Car qualifying speed (season) 50 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 20 · Low

Fernando Alonso ALO

▲ Qualifying × track position 85 · Race gains × overtaking 24 ▼ Car qualifying speed (season) 5 · Low

Liam Lawson LAW

▲ Race gains × overtaking 46 · Car qualifying speed (season) 59 ▼ Qualifying × track position 23 · Low

Sergio Pérez PER

▲ Qualifying × track position 65 · Race gains × overtaking 28 ▼ Car qualifying speed (season) 14 · Low

Esteban Ocon OCO

▲ Race gains × overtaking 50 · Car qualifying speed (season) 32 ▼ Qualifying × track position 27 · Low

Alexander Albon ALB

▲ Qualifying × track position 31 · Race gains × overtaking 63 ▼ Car qualifying speed (season) 23 · Low

Valtteri Bottas BOT

▲ Qualifying × track position 40 · Car qualifying speed (season) 14 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 2 · Low

Franco Colapinto COL

▲ Qualifying × track position 10 · Car qualifying speed (season) 41 ▼ Race gains × overtaking 7 · Low

Lance Stroll STR

▲ Qualifying × track position 19 · Race gains × overtaking 41 ▼ Car qualifying speed (season) 5 · Low

Descriptive fit of current Driver/Constructor DNA to this circuit’s profile. Not a prediction or betting signal. f1-dna-1.0.0.

Recent winners at Suzuka Circuit

Circuit DNA

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2025	Japanese Grand Prix	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1
2024	Japanese Grand Prix	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1
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