Formula 1 MSC Cruises Japanese Grand Prix 2024

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

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

Past session

Practice 1

Fri 05 Apr 2024 · 04:30 SAST

Suzuka Circuit

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Practice 2

Fri 05 Apr 2024 · 08:00 SAST

Suzuka Circuit

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Past session

Practice 3

Sat 06 Apr 2024 · 04:30 SAST

Suzuka Circuit

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Qualifying

Sat 06 Apr 2024 · 08:00 SAST

Suzuka Circuit

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Past session

Race

Sun 07 Apr 2024 · 07:00 SAST

Suzuka Circuit

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest lap · Race · 1:54:23.566 · 53 laps	26
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Race · 1:54:36.101 · 53 laps	18
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Race · 1:54:44.432 · 53 laps	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · 1:54:50.088 · 53 laps	12
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 1:54:53.266 · 53 laps	10
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Race · 1:55:07.838 · 53 laps	8
7	George Russell	Mercedes	Race · 1:55:09.517 · 53 laps	6
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Race · 1:55:11.091 · 53 laps	4
9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:55:12.192 · 53 laps	2
10	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Guanyu Zhou	Kick Sauber	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 12 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Sergio Pérez · Red Bull

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Ferrari

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

Lando Norris · McLaren

Fernando Alonso · Aston Martin

George Russell · Mercedes

Oscar Piastri · McLaren

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Yuki Tsunoda · RB

Nico Hülkenberg · Haas

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Kevin Magnussen · Haas

Valtteri Bottas · Kick Sauber

Esteban Ocon · Alpine

Pierre Gasly · Alpine

Logan Sargeant · Williams

Guanyu Zhou · Kick Sauber

Daniel Ricciardo · RB

Alexander Albon · Williams

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:28.866 · Q2 1:28.740 · Q3 1:28.197 · 12 laps
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.303 · Q2 1:28.752 · Q3 1:28.263 · 12 laps
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.536 · Q2 1:28.940 · Q3 1:28.489 · 13 laps
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.513 · Q2 1:29.099 · Q3 1:28.682 · 12 laps
5	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.254 · Q2 1:29.082 · Q3 1:28.686 · 12 laps
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.425 · Q2 1:29.148 · Q3 1:28.760 · 12 laps
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.661 · Q2 1:28.887 · Q3 1:28.766 · 15 laps
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.338 · Q2 1:29.196 · Q3 1:28.786 · 12 laps
9	George Russell	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.799 · Q2 1:29.140 · Q3 1:29.008 · 15 laps
10	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.775 · Q2 1:29.417 · Q3 1:29.413 · 18 laps
11	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.727 · Q2 1:29.472 · 12 laps
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.821 · Q2 1:29.494 · 12 laps
13	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.602 · Q2 1:29.593 · 12 laps
14	Alexander Albon	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.963 · Q2 1:29.714 · 9 laps
15	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.811 · Q2 1:29.816 · 12 laps
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.024 · 6 laps
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.119 · 6 laps
18	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.131 · 9 laps
19	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.139 · 6 laps
20	Guanyu Zhou	Kick Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.143 · 6 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:28.197
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:28.263
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:28.489
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:28.682
5	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:28.686
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:28.760
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:28.766
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:28.786
9	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:29.008
10	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	Starting grid · 1:29.413
11	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	Starting grid · 1:29.472
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Starting grid · 1:29.494
13	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	Starting grid · 1:29.593
14	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · 1:29.714
15	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:29.816
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:30.024
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:30.119
18	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Starting grid · 1:30.131
19	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Starting grid · 1:30.139
20	Guanyu Zhou	Kick Sauber	Starting grid · 1:30.143

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.056 · 18 laps
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.237 · 18 laps
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.269 · 20 laps
4	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.530 · 18 laps
5	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.543 · 23 laps
6	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.558 · 18 laps
7	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.599 · 20 laps
8	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.165 · 23 laps
9	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.230 · 20 laps
10	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.240 · 22 laps
11	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.935 · 19 laps
12	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.943 · 18 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.958 · 19 laps
14	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.054 · 17 laps
15	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.055 · 17 laps
16	Ayumu Iwasa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.103 · 22 laps
17	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.277 · 23 laps
18	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.638 · 18 laps
19	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.803 · 21 laps
20	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.204 · 10 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.725 · 7 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.226 · 6 laps
3	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.760 · 4 laps
4	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.946 · 8 laps
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.913 · 9 laps
6	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 7 laps
7	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 7 laps
8	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 5 laps
9	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 4 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 5 laps
11	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 3 laps
12	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 3 laps
13	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 3 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.563 · 23 laps
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.832 · 25 laps
3	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.918 · 24 laps
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.037 · 21 laps
5	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.082 · 24 laps
6	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.137 · 14 laps
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.171 · 27 laps
8	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.226 · 19 laps
9	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.341 · 21 laps
10	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.383 · 25 laps
11	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.533 · 23 laps
12	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.546 · 26 laps
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.682 · 24 laps
14	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.022 · 18 laps
15	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.067 · 16 laps
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.139 · 21 laps
17	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.141 · 19 laps
18	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.342 · 23 laps
19	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.452 · 20 laps
20	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.462 · 22 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 · 1:33.706
2	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:33.841
3	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:33.945
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:33.952
5	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:34.404
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:34.726
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:34.802
8	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:34.900
9	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:35.044
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:35.186
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:35.325
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:35.798
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:36.232
14	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	Fastest laps · 1:36.342
15	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:36.608
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:36.642
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:36.654
18	Guanyu Zhou	Kick Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:37.160

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Max Verstappen	1	1	26:15.603
Sergio Pérez	1	1	26:17.661
Lando Norris	1	1	26:20.116
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	1	26:20.097
Fernando Alonso	1	1	26:20.924
Oscar Piastri	1	1	26:20.204
Lewis Hamilton	1	1	26:20.696
Charles Leclerc	1	1	26:23.333
George Russell	1	1	26:21.238
Nico Hülkenberg	1	1	26:20.886
Valtteri Bottas	1	1	26:22.542
Yuki Tsunoda	1	1	26:24.553
Esteban Ocon	1	1	26:26.095
Pierre Gasly	1	1	26:26.793
Lance Stroll	1	1	26:25.911
Kevin Magnussen	1	1	26:24.630
Logan Sargeant	1	1	26:25.267
Guanyu Zhou	1	1	26:22.912
Nico Hülkenberg	2	5	23.622
Valtteri Bottas	2	6	24.824
Yuki Tsunoda	2	7	23.358
Guanyu Zhou	2	7	23.910
Lando Norris	2	11	23.049
Guanyu Zhou	3	11	26.653
Oscar Piastri	2	12	23.420
Lance Stroll	2	12	23.358
Fernando Alonso	2	13	22.998
Sergio Pérez	2	15	22.990
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	15	23.136
Max Verstappen	2	16	23.177
Pierre Gasly	2	16	23.844
Esteban Ocon	2	19	23.394
George Russell	2	22	23.577
Kevin Magnussen	2	22	26.198
Valtteri Bottas	3	22	25.946
Logan Sargeant	2	22	25.530
Yuki Tsunoda	3	22	23.486
Lance Stroll	3	22	23.238
Lewis Hamilton	2	23	23.333
Charles Leclerc	2	26	23.285
Lando Norris	3	26	23.232
Oscar Piastri	3	32	22.848
Pierre Gasly	3	32	23.102
Sergio Pérez	3	33	22.956
Fernando Alonso	3	33	23.157
Nico Hülkenberg	3	33	23.993
Esteban Ocon	3	33	24.181
Max Verstappen	3	34	23.234
Lance Stroll	4	34	22.911
Logan Sargeant	3	34	24.220
Carlos Sainz Jr.	3	36	23.591
George Russell	3	37	22.991
Lewis Hamilton	3	39	23.956
Logan Sargeant	4	41	23.287

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

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	77
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	64
3	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	59
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	55
5	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	37
6	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	32
7	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	24
8	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	24
9	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
10	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
11	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
12	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
14	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
15	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Red Bull Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	141
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	120
3	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	69
4	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	34
5	Aston Martin Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	33
6	RB Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	7
7	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
8	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
9	Kick Sauber Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Alpine Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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