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Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022 · race

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Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022 · race
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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/1075-race

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022 · Suzuka Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2022 Formula 1 World Championship · round 18

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull3:01:44.004 · 28 laps · rbpt25
2Sergio PérezRed Bull3:02:11.070 · 28 laps · rbpt18
3Charles LeclercFerrari3:02:15.767 · 28 laps · ferrari15
4Esteban OconAlpine3:02:23.689 · 28 laps · renault12
5Lewis HamiltonMercedes3:02:24.330 · 28 laps · mercedes10
6Sebastian VettelAston Martin3:02:30.362 · 28 laps · mercedes8
7Fernando AlonsoAlpine3:02:30.373 · 28 laps · renault6
8George RussellMercedes3:02:31.665 · 28 laps · mercedes4
9Nicholas LatifiWilliams3:02:54.147 · 28 laps · mercedes2
10Lando NorrisMcLaren3:02:54.786 · 28 laps · mercedes1
11Daniel RicciardoMcLaren3:02:56.881 · 28 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
12Lance StrollAston Martin3:02:57.908 · 28 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
13Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri3:02:59.603 · 28 laps · rbptUnknown / not applicable
14Kevin MagnussenHaas3:03:10.020 · 28 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
15Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo3:03:10.500 · 28 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
16Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo3:03:11.047 · 28 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
17Mick SchumacherHaas3:03:16.527 · 28 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
18Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri3:03:32.095 · 28 laps · rbptUnknown / not applicable
DNFCarlos Sainz Jr.FerrariAccident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFAlexander AlbonWilliamsCollision damage · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenRed BullQ1 1:30.224 · 13 laps · rbpt
2Charles LeclercFerrariQ1 1:30.402 · 13 laps · ferrari
3Carlos Sainz Jr.FerrariQ1 1:30.336 · 13 laps · ferrari
4Sergio PérezRed BullQ1 1:30.622 · 15 laps · rbpt
5Esteban OconAlpineQ1 1:30.696 · 18 laps · renault
6Lewis HamiltonMercedesQ1 1:30.906 · 20 laps · mercedes
7Fernando AlonsoAlpineQ1 1:30.603 · 15 laps · renault
8George RussellMercedesQ1 1:30.865 · 19 laps · mercedes
9Sebastian VettelAston MartinQ1 1:31.256 · 15 laps · mercedes
10Lando NorrisMcLarenQ1 1:30.881 · 18 laps · mercedes
11Daniel RicciardoMcLarenQ1 1:30.880 · 11 laps · mercedes
12Valtteri BottasAlfa RomeoQ1 1:31.226 · 12 laps · ferrari
13Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauriQ1 1:31.130 · 15 laps · rbpt
14Guanyu ZhouAlfa RomeoQ1 1:30.894 · 12 laps · ferrari
15Mick SchumacherHaasQ1 1:31.152 · 12 laps · ferrari
16Alexander AlbonWilliamsQ1 1:31.311 · 6 laps · mercedes
17Pierre GaslyAlphaTauriQ1 1:31.322 · 9 laps · rbpt
18Kevin MagnussenHaasQ1 1:31.352 · 6 laps · ferrari
19Lance StrollAston MartinQ1 1:31.419 · 6 laps · mercedes
20Nicholas LatifiWilliamsQ1 1:31.511 · 8 laps · mercedes

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull1:29.304 · rbpt
2Charles LeclercFerrari1:29.314 · ferrari
3Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:29.361 · ferrari
4Sergio PérezRed Bull1:29.709 · rbpt
5Esteban OconAlpine1:30.165 · renault
6Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:30.261 · mercedes
7Fernando AlonsoAlpine1:30.322 · renault
8George RussellMercedes1:30.389 · mercedes
9Sebastian VettelAston Martin1:30.554 · mercedes
10Lando NorrisMcLaren1:31.003 · mercedes
11Daniel RicciardoMcLaren1:30.659 · mercedes
12Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo1:30.709 · ferrari
13Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri1:30.808 · rbpt
14Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo1:30.953 · ferrari
15Mick SchumacherHaas1:31.439 · ferrari
16Alexander AlbonWilliams1:31.311 · mercedes
17Kevin MagnussenHaas1:31.352 · ferrari
18Lance StrollAston Martin1:31.419 · mercedes
19Nicholas LatifiWilliams1:31.511 · mercedes
PLPierre GaslyAlphaTauri1:31.322 · rbpt

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded366
2Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded253
3Charles LeclercNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded252
4George RussellNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded207
5Carlos Sainz Jr.Not applicable / not recordedTime not recorded202
6Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded180
7Lando NorrisNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded101
8Esteban OconNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded78
9Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded65
10Valtteri BottasNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded46
11Sebastian VettelNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded32
12Daniel RicciardoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded29
13Pierre GaslyNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded23
14Kevin MagnussenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded22
15Lance StrollNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded13
16Mick SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded12
17Yuki TsunodaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded11
18Guanyu ZhouNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
19Alexander AlbonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
20Nicholas LatifiNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
21Nyck de VriesNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
22Nico HülkenbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsFernando Alonso11:42.248
freePractice1ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.21:42.563
freePractice1ResultsCharles Leclerc31:42.634
freePractice1ResultsEsteban Ocon41:43.022
freePractice1ResultsKevin Magnussen51:43.258
freePractice1ResultsMax Verstappen61:43.362
freePractice1ResultsMick Schumacher71:43.761
freePractice1ResultsLando Norris81:43.889
freePractice1ResultsValtteri Bottas91:43.969
freePractice1ResultsSergio Pérez101:44.234
freePractice1ResultsGuanyu Zhou111:44.429
freePractice1ResultsDaniel Ricciardo121:44.486
freePractice1ResultsLewis Hamilton131:44.558
freePractice1ResultsLance Stroll141:44.570
freePractice1ResultsAlexander Albon151:44.791
freePractice1ResultsPierre Gasly161:44.878
freePractice1ResultsNicholas Latifi171:45.424
freePractice1ResultsGeorge Russell181:46.103
freePractice1ResultsYuki Tsunoda191:46.192
freePractice1ResultsSebastian Vettel201:48.090
freePractice2ResultsGeorge Russell11:41.935
freePractice2ResultsLewis Hamilton21:42.170
freePractice2ResultsMax Verstappen31:42.786
freePractice2ResultsSergio Pérez41:42.834
freePractice2ResultsKevin Magnussen51:43.187
freePractice2ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.61:43.204
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso71:43.533
freePractice2ResultsValtteri Bottas81:43.733
freePractice2ResultsEsteban Ocon91:43.884
freePractice2ResultsGuanyu Zhou101:44.525
freePractice2ResultsCharles Leclerc111:44.709
freePractice2ResultsNicholas Latifi121:44.962
freePractice2ResultsAlexander Albon131:45.039
freePractice2ResultsYuki Tsunoda141:45.257
freePractice2ResultsSebastian Vettel151:45.261
freePractice2ResultsLando Norris161:45.885
freePractice2ResultsDaniel Ricciardo171:46.030
freePractice2ResultsLance Stroll181:46.776
freePractice2ResultsPierre Gasly191:47.109
freePractice3ResultsMax Verstappen11:30.671
freePractice3ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.21:30.965
freePractice3ResultsCharles Leclerc31:30.980
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso41:31.320
freePractice3ResultsSergio Pérez51:31.514
freePractice3ResultsGeorge Russell61:31.530
freePractice3ResultsLewis Hamilton71:31.589
freePractice3ResultsLando Norris81:31.747
freePractice3ResultsEsteban Ocon91:31.750
freePractice3ResultsLance Stroll101:31.838
freePractice3ResultsDaniel Ricciardo111:31.860
freePractice3ResultsAlexander Albon121:31.946
freePractice3ResultsValtteri Bottas131:31.971
freePractice3ResultsSebastian Vettel141:32.222
freePractice3ResultsKevin Magnussen151:32.290
freePractice3ResultsMick Schumacher161:32.366
freePractice3ResultsYuki Tsunoda171:32.377
freePractice3ResultsGuanyu Zhou181:32.385
freePractice3ResultsNicholas Latifi191:32.868
freePractice3ResultsPierre Gasly201:32.881

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
Pierre Gasly1141.319
Max Verstappen126:27.399
Charles Leclerc126:29.973
Sergio Pérez126:32.517
Esteban Ocon126:33.601
Lewis Hamilton126:36.504
Fernando Alonso126:36.837
George Russell126:41.057
Daniel Ricciardo126:41.749
Yuki Tsunoda126:42.478
Mick Schumacher126:40.857
Lance Stroll126:40.463
Kevin Magnussen126:42.029
Lando Norris126:46.256
Valtteri Bottas126:47.553
Nicholas Latifi126:47.673
Sebastian Vettel126:49.647
Guanyu Zhou126:50.005
Pierre Gasly226:49.011
Nicholas Latifi2524.785
Sebastian Vettel2524.218
Lando Norris2624.595
Valtteri Bottas2624.869
Max Verstappen2724.308
Charles Leclerc2725.899
Sergio Pérez2725.322
Esteban Ocon2725.172
Lewis Hamilton2725.059
George Russell2728.728
Yuki Tsunoda2724.439
Kevin Magnussen2725.594
Lance Stroll2724.005
Pierre Gasly3724.966
Fernando Alonso2824.106
Daniel Ricciardo2825.377
Guanyu Zhou2924.563
Mick Schumacher21124.608
Guanyu Zhou31824.266
Lance Stroll31923.870
Pierre Gasly41923.966
Yuki Tsunoda32023.756
Fernando Alonso32224.123