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Formula 1 Aramco Japanese Grand Prix 2026 · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- Formula 1 Aramco Japanese Grand Prix 2026 · race
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/1152-race
Original reference ↗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 Aramco Japanese Grand Prix 2026 · Suzuka Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2026 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:28:03.403 · 53 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:28:17.125 · 53 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28:18.673 · 53 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28:19.157 · 53 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:28:26.882 · 53 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:28:28.440 · 53 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:28:35.743 · 53 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28:36.080 · 53 laps · red-bull-ford | 4 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:28:53.583 · 53 laps · red-bull-ford | 2 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:28:54.619 · 53 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:28:55.683 · 53 laps · audi | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:28:59.557 · 53 laps · red-bull-ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:29:02.481 · 53 laps · audi | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:29:03.251 · 53 laps · red-bull-ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams | 1:29:08.411 · 53 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:29:09.176 · 53 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:29:35.856 · 53 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | Time not recorded · 52 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 20 | Alexander Albon | Williams | Time not recorded · 51 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Mechanical · Time not recorded · 30 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Oliver Bearman | Haas | Accident · Time not recorded · 20 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | Q1 1:30.035 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | Q1 1:29.967 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | Q1 1:30.200 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:29.915 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:30.401 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | Q1 1:30.309 · 20 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | Q1 1:30.584 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | Q1 1:30.662 · 17 laps · red-bull-ford | |
| 9 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | Q1 1:30.359 · 20 laps · audi | |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | Q1 1:30.781 · 21 laps · red-bull-ford | |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:30.519 · 12 laps · red-bull-ford | |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | Q1 1:30.915 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | Q1 1:30.358 · 14 laps · audi | |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | Q1 1:30.657 · 15 laps · red-bull-ford | |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | Q1 1:30.931 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams | Q1 1:30.927 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | Q1 1:31.088 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | Q1 1:31.090 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | Q1 1:32.206 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | Q1 1:32.330 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | Q1 1:32.646 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q1 1:32.920 · 9 laps · honda |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:28.778 · mercedes | |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.076 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.132 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.405 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.409 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:29.567 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:29.691 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:29.978 · red-bull-ford | |
| 9 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:30.274 · audi | |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:30.319 · red-bull-ford | |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.262 · red-bull-ford | |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:30.309 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:30.387 · audi | |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:30.495 · red-bull-ford | |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:30.627 · mercedes | |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams | 1:31.033 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:31.088 · mercedes | |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:31.090 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:32.206 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:32.330 · ferrari | |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:32.646 · honda | |
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:32.920 · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 72 |
| 2 | George Russell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 63 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 49 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 41 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 7 | Oliver Bearman | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 10 | Liam Lawson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 11 | Arvid Lindblad | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 12 | Isack Hadjar | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | George Russell | 1 | 1:31.666 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Antonelli | 2 | 1:31.692 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 3 | 1:31.798 |
| freePractice1Results | Oscar Piastri | 4 | 1:31.865 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 5 | 1:31.955 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 6 | 1:32.040 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 7 | 1:32.457 |
| freePractice1Results | Liam Lawson | 8 | 1:32.529 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 9 | 1:32.601 |
| freePractice1Results | Arvid Lindblad | 10 | 1:32.665 |
| freePractice1Results | Gabriel Bortoleto | 11 | 1:32.759 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 12 | 1:32.798 |
| freePractice1Results | Isack Hadjar | 13 | 1:32.803 |
| freePractice1Results | Oliver Bearman | 14 | 1:32.900 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 15 | 1:32.978 |
| freePractice1Results | Franco Colapinto | 16 | 1:33.361 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 17 | 1:33.383 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Albon | 18 | 1:33.697 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 19 | 1:34.221 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 20 | 1:34.490 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 21 | 1:35.294 |
| freePractice1Results | Jak Crawford | 22 | 1:36.362 |
| freePractice2Results | Oscar Piastri | 1 | 1:30.133 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Antonelli | 2 | 1:30.225 |
| freePractice2Results | George Russell | 3 | 1:30.338 |
| freePractice2Results | Lando Norris | 4 | 1:30.649 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 5 | 1:30.846 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 6 | 1:30.980 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 1:31.441 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Albon | 8 | 1:31.496 |
| freePractice2Results | Oliver Bearman | 9 | 1:31.498 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 10 | 1:31.509 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 11 | 1:31.532 |
| freePractice2Results | Liam Lawson | 12 | 1:31.590 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 13 | 1:31.608 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 14 | 1:31.734 |
| freePractice2Results | Isack Hadjar | 15 | 1:31.759 |
| freePractice2Results | Gabriel Bortoleto | 16 | 1:31.933 |
| freePractice2Results | Franco Colapinto | 17 | 1:32.438 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 18 | 1:32.615 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 19 | 1:33.596 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 20 | 1:33.689 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 21 | 1:33.951 |
| freePractice2Results | Arvid Lindblad | 22 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Antonelli | 1 | 1:29.362 |
| freePractice3Results | George Russell | 2 | 1:29.616 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 3 | 1:30.229 |
| freePractice3Results | Oscar Piastri | 4 | 1:30.364 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 1:30.383 |
| freePractice3Results | Lando Norris | 6 | 1:30.600 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 1:30.658 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 8 | 1:30.910 |
| freePractice3Results | Gabriel Bortoleto | 9 | 1:31.000 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 10 | 1:31.082 |
| freePractice3Results | Isack Hadjar | 11 | 1:31.094 |
| freePractice3Results | Liam Lawson | 12 | 1:31.097 |
| freePractice3Results | Arvid Lindblad | 13 | 1:31.288 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 14 | 1:31.326 |
| freePractice3Results | Oliver Bearman | 15 | 1:31.558 |
| freePractice3Results | Alexander Albon | 16 | 1:31.733 |
| freePractice3Results | Franco Colapinto | 17 | 1:31.759 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 18 | 1:31.829 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 19 | 1:32.503 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 20 | 1:32.540 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 21 | 1:33.485 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 22 | 1:33.529 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| 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 |