Formula 1 Aramco Japanese Grand Prix 2026

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

Past session

Practice 1

Fri 27 Mar 2026 · 04:30 SAST

Suzuka Circuit

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Practice 2

Fri 27 Mar 2026 · 08:00 SAST

Suzuka Circuit

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Practice 3

Sat 28 Mar 2026 · 04:30 SAST

Suzuka Circuit

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Past session

Qualifying

Sat 28 Mar 2026 · 08:00 SAST

Suzuka Circuit

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Past session

Race

Sun 29 Mar 2026 · 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	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Fastest lap · Race · 1:28:03.403 · 53 laps	25
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Race · 1:28:17.125 · 53 laps	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · 1:28:18.673 · 53 laps	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	Race · 1:28:19.157 · 53 laps	12
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 1:28:26.882 · 53 laps	10
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Race · 1:28:28.440 · 53 laps	8
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Race · 1:28:35.743 · 53 laps	6
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Race · 1:28:36.080 · 53 laps	4
9	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Race · 1:28:53.583 · 53 laps	2
10	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Race · 1:28:54.619 · 53 laps	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Race · 1:28:55.683 · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Race · 1:28:59.557 · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Race · 1:29:02.481 · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Race · 1:29:03.251 · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Race · 1:29:08.411 · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Race · 1:29:09.176 · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Race · 1:29:35.856 · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Race · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
20	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 51 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · Mechanical · Time not recorded · 30 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 20 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.

Kimi Antonelli · Mercedes

Oscar Piastri · McLaren

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

George Russell · Mercedes

Lando Norris · McLaren

Lewis Hamilton · Ferrari

Pierre Gasly · Alpine

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Liam Lawson · Racing Bulls

Esteban Ocon · Haas

Nico Hülkenberg · Audi

Isack Hadjar · Red Bull

Gabriel Bortoleto · Audi

Arvid Lindblad · Racing Bulls

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Williams

Franco Colapinto · Alpine

Sergio Pérez · Cadillac

Fernando Alonso · Aston Martin

Valtteri Bottas · Cadillac

Alexander Albon · Williams

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Oliver Bearman · Haas

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.035 · Q2 1:29.048 · Q3 1:28.778 · 15 laps
2	George Russell	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.967 · Q2 1:29.686 · Q3 1:29.076 · 21 laps
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.200 · Q2 1:29.451 · Q3 1:29.132 · 20 laps
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.915 · Q2 1:29.303 · Q3 1:29.405 · 18 laps
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.401 · Q2 1:29.795 · Q3 1:29.409 · 20 laps
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.309 · Q2 1:29.589 · Q3 1:29.567 · 20 laps
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.584 · Q2 1:29.874 · Q3 1:29.691 · 18 laps
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.662 · Q2 1:30.104 · Q3 1:29.978 · 17 laps
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.359 · Q2 1:29.990 · Q3 1:30.274 · 20 laps
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.781 · Q2 1:30.109 · Q3 1:30.319 · 21 laps
11	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.519 · Q2 1:30.262 · 12 laps
12	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.915 · Q2 1:30.309 · 15 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.358 · Q2 1:30.387 · 14 laps
14	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.657 · Q2 1:30.495 · 15 laps
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.931 · Q2 1:30.627 · 12 laps
16	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.927 · Q2 1:31.033 · 15 laps
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.088 · 9 laps
18	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.090 · 9 laps
19	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.206 · 6 laps
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.330 · 9 laps
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.646 · 9 laps
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.920 · 9 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:28.778
2	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:29.076
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:29.132
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:29.405
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:29.409
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:29.567
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:29.691
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:29.978
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Starting grid · 1:30.274
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Starting grid · 1:30.319
11	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:30.262
12	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Starting grid · 1:30.309
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Starting grid · 1:30.387
14	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Starting grid · 1:30.495
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:30.627
16	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Starting grid · 1:31.033
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · 1:31.088
18	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Starting grid · 1:31.090
19	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Starting grid · 1:32.206
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Starting grid · 1:32.330
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:32.646
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:32.920

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.666 · 27 laps
2	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.692 · 26 laps
3	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.798 · 20 laps
4	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.865 · 23 laps
5	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.955 · 25 laps
6	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.040 · 23 laps
7	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.457 · 27 laps
8	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.529 · 27 laps
9	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.601 · 23 laps
10	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.665 · 29 laps
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.759 · 27 laps
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.798 · 26 laps
13	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.803 · 27 laps
14	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.900 · 27 laps
15	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.978 · 25 laps
16	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.361 · 24 laps
17	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.383 · 26 laps
18	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.697 · 22 laps
19	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.221 · 18 laps
20	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.490 · 24 laps
21	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.294 · 22 laps
22	Jak Crawford	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.362 · 11 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.133 · 29 laps
2	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.225 · 28 laps
3	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.338 · 29 laps
4	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.649 · 17 laps
5	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.846 · 28 laps
6	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.980 · 27 laps
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.441 · 27 laps
8	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.496 · 30 laps
9	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.498 · 28 laps
10	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.509 · 29 laps
11	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.532 · 30 laps
12	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.590 · 31 laps
13	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.608 · 30 laps
14	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.734 · 29 laps
15	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.759 · 29 laps
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.933 · 11 laps
17	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.438 · 28 laps
18	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.615 · 28 laps
19	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.596 · 24 laps
20	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.689 · 14 laps
21	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.951 · 21 laps
22	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 1 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.362 · 18 laps
2	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.616 · 18 laps
3	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.229 · 20 laps
4	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.364 · 19 laps
5	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.383 · 23 laps
6	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.600 · 13 laps
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.658 · 21 laps
8	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.910 · 22 laps
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.000 · 21 laps
10	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.082 · 20 laps
11	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.094 · 21 laps
12	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.097 · 21 laps
13	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.288 · 17 laps
14	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.326 · 22 laps
15	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.558 · 18 laps
16	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.733 · 20 laps
17	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.759 · 25 laps
18	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.829 · 26 laps
19	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.503 · 20 laps
20	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.540 · 18 laps
21	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.485 · 19 laps
22	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.529 · 14 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:32.432
2	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:32.549
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:32.634
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:32.777
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:32.996
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:33.208
7	Alexander Albon	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:33.427
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:33.552
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:33.691
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Fastest laps · 1:33.732
11	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:33.837
12	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Fastest laps · 1:34.164
13	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Fastest laps · 1:34.230
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:34.256
15	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Fastest laps · 1:34.314
16	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:34.512
17	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:34.514
18	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:35.604
19	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Fastest laps · 1:35.637
20	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:36.221
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Fastest laps · 1:36.269
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:37.217

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Lando Norris	1	16	23.316
Oliver Bearman	1	16	25.081
Charles Leclerc	1	17	22.992
Franco Colapinto	1	17	23.649
Oscar Piastri	1	18	23.444
Arvid Lindblad	1	18	26.335
Esteban Ocon	1	19	24.629
Isack Hadjar	1	19	23.698
Valtteri Bottas	1	19	25.129
George Russell	1	21	22.937
Sergio Pérez	1	21	27.307
Lance Stroll	1	21	25.083
Fernando Alonso	1	21	26.458
Kimi Antonelli	1	22	23.288
Lewis Hamilton	1	22	22.891
Pierre Gasly	1	22	24.304
Max Verstappen	1	22	24.490
Liam Lawson	1	22	24.165
Gabriel Bortoleto	1	22	24.630
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	22	24.396
Alexander Albon	1	22	24.600
Nico Hülkenberg	1	23	23.999
Fernando Alonso	2	23	24.014
Lance Stroll	2	24	23.501
Alexander Albon	2	45	23.072
Alexander Albon	3	49	24.337

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	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	72
2	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	63
3	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	49
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	41
5	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	25
6	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	21
7	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	17
8	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
9	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	12
10	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
11	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
12	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
14	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
15	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
16	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Lance Stroll	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	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	135
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	90
3	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	46
4	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	18
5	Alpine Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	16
6	Red Bull Red Bull Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	16
7	Racing Bulls Red Bull Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	14
8	Audi Audi	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
9	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
10	Cadillac Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
11	Aston Martin Honda	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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