Formula 1 Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix 2023

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

2023-09-24 · time TBA

Suzuka Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · first ten positions
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest lap · Race · 1:30:58.421 · 53 laps	26
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 1:31:17.808 · 53 laps	18
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Race · 1:31:34.915 · 53 laps	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · 1:31:42.419 · 53 laps	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:31:47.797 · 53 laps	10
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Race · 1:31:48.642 · 53 laps	8
7	George Russell	Mercedes	Race · 1:31:56.080 · 53 laps	6
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Race · 1:32:13.146 · 53 laps	4
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Race · 1:32:18.099 · 53 laps	2
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Race · 1:32:21.576 · 53 laps	1

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Remaining classified entries and nonstarters
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
11	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · Undertray · Time not recorded · 26 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Race · Undertray · Time not recorded · 22 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · Rear wing · Time not recorded · 20 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Race · Withdrew · Time not recorded · 15 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Race · Undertray · Time not recorded · 7 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors recorded in this weekend’s race or qualifying results.

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Lando Norris · McLaren

Oscar Piastri · McLaren

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Ferrari

George Russell · Mercedes

Fernando Alonso · Aston Martin

Esteban Ocon · Alpine

Pierre Gasly · Alpine

Liam Lawson · AlphaTauri

Yuki Tsunoda · AlphaTauri

Guanyu Zhou · Alfa Romeo

Nico Hülkenberg · Haas

Kevin Magnussen · Haas

Alexander Albon · Williams

Logan Sargeant · Williams

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Sergio Pérez · Red Bull

Valtteri Bottas · Alfa Romeo

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.878 · Q2 1:29.964 · Q3 1:28.877 · 12 laps
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.439 · Q2 1:30.122 · Q3 1:29.458 · 14 laps
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.063 · Q2 1:30.296 · Q3 1:29.493 · 12 laps
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.393 · Q2 1:29.940 · Q3 1:29.542 · 14 laps
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.652 · Q2 1:29.965 · Q3 1:29.650 · 18 laps
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.651 · Q2 1:30.067 · Q3 1:29.850 · 14 laps
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.811 · Q2 1:30.040 · Q3 1:29.908 · 18 laps
8	George Russell	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.811 · Q2 1:30.268 · Q3 1:30.219 · 15 laps
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.733 · Q2 1:30.204 · Q3 1:30.303 · 18 laps
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.971 · Q2 1:30.465 · Q3 1:30.560 · 15 laps
11	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.425 · Q2 1:30.508 · 16 laps
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.843 · Q2 1:30.509 · 12 laps
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.941 · Q2 1:30.537 · 12 laps
14	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.960 · Q2 1:30.586 · 12 laps
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.976 · Q2 1:30.665 · 9 laps
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.049 · 5 laps
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.181 · 7 laps
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.299 · 6 laps
19	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.398 · 6 laps
NC	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Qualifying · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:28.877
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:29.458
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:29.493
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:29.542
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:29.650
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:29.850
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:29.908
8	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:30.219
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:30.303
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:30.560
11	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:30.508
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:30.509
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · 1:30.537
14	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:30.586
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Starting grid · 1:30.665
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:31.049
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:31.181
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Starting grid · 1:31.299
19	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:31.398
PL	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Starting grid · Time not recorded

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.647 · 25 laps
2	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.273 · 24 laps
3	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.392 · 24 laps
4	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.574 · 25 laps
5	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.597 · 21 laps
6	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.650 · 23 laps
7	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.713 · 26 laps
8	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.991 · 24 laps
9	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.005 · 28 laps
10	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.040 · 17 laps
11	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.043 · 25 laps
12	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.129 · 23 laps
13	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.310 · 24 laps
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.448 · 24 laps
15	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.516 · 22 laps
16	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.699 · 22 laps
17	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.860 · 24 laps
18	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.975 · 23 laps
19	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.212 · 27 laps
20	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.831 · 23 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.688 · 19 laps
2	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.008 · 23 laps
3	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.152 · 22 laps
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.237 · 22 laps
5	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.328 · 22 laps
6	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.492 · 22 laps
7	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.555 · 23 laps
8	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.662 · 22 laps
9	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.710 · 24 laps
10	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.739 · 22 laps
11	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.771 · 22 laps
12	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.794 · 22 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.797 · 24 laps
14	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.829 · 21 laps
15	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.141 · 23 laps
16	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.165 · 16 laps
17	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.169 · 23 laps
18	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.178 · 26 laps
19	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.179 · 22 laps
20	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.320 · 25 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.267 · 12 laps
2	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.507 · 16 laps
3	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.555 · 15 laps
4	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.004 · 12 laps
5	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.022 · 20 laps
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.137 · 20 laps
7	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.159 · 13 laps
8	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.505 · 9 laps
9	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.549 · 16 laps
10	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.668 · 15 laps
11	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.699 · 15 laps
12	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.880 · 16 laps
13	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.924 · 13 laps
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.951 · 18 laps
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.979 · 13 laps
16	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.002 · 13 laps
17	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.048 · 18 laps
18	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.113 · 12 laps
19	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.154 · 19 laps
20	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.199 · 15 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:34.183
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:35.247
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:35.611
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:36.187
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:36.328
6	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:36.362
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:36.371
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:37.203
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:37.250
10	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:37.398
11	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:37.653
12	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:37.768
13	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:37.791
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:37.842
15	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:38.267
16	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:38.848
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:39.050
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:39.185
19	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:39.704
20	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 2:02.755

Recorded pit stops

Pit stops
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Alexander Albon	1	1	50.143
Guanyu Zhou	1	1	41.041
Esteban Ocon	1	1	27.056
Valtteri Bottas	1	1	55.802
Sergio Pérez	1	2	32.450
Logan Sargeant	1	2	32.715
Logan Sargeant	2	5	43.868
Valtteri Bottas	2	6	53.512
Nico Hülkenberg	1	8	23.520
Yuki Tsunoda	1	9	22.944
Liam Lawson	1	10	23.136
Guanyu Zhou	2	10	24.091
Fernando Alonso	1	11	24.086
Sergio Pérez	2	12	41.499
Kevin Magnussen	1	12	23.816
Oscar Piastri	1	13	24.455
Alexander Albon	2	13	52.165
Lance Stroll	1	14	23.441
Sergio Pérez	3	13	41:25.913
Max Verstappen	1	16	24.382
Lewis Hamilton	1	16	24.841
Lando Norris	1	17	23.523
Charles Leclerc	1	17	23.197
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	18	23.075
Pierre Gasly	1	18	24.488
Nico Hülkenberg	2	21	23.660
Logan Sargeant	3	21	35.182
George Russell	1	24	24.034
Fernando Alonso	2	25	24.294
Liam Lawson	2	25	23.671
Esteban Ocon	2	28	23.789
Guanyu Zhou	3	29	24.116
Yuki Tsunoda	2	30	23.327
Kevin Magnussen	2	31	23.858
Charles Leclerc	2	34	22.926
Lewis Hamilton	2	34	23.631
Pierre Gasly	2	34	24.651
Oscar Piastri	2	35	23.198
Lando Norris	2	36	23.182
Max Verstappen	2	37	23.696
Nico Hülkenberg	3	37	23.338
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	38	23.374
Sergio Pérez	4	14	30.651

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Championship points after this round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	400
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	223
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	190
4	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	174
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	150
6	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	135
7	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	115
8	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	115
9	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	57
10	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	47
11	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	46
12	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	38
13	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	21
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
15	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
16	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
17	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
18	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
19	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
20	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Constructor championship points after this round
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Red Bull Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	623
2	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	305
3	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	285
4	Aston Martin Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	221
5	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	172
6	Alpine Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	84
7	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	21
8	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
9	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
10	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	5

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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