Season 2022 · Round 18

Japanese Grand Prix

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2022-10-09 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 28Lap · 162.296km
1 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 3:01:44.004
Team win 43pt P1 · P2 1-2
11 Sergio Pérez
Red Bull +27.066
16 Charles Leclerc
Ferrari +31.763
Fastest Lap
24 Guanyu Zhou
1:44.411 · L20
DNF
2
Carlos Sainz L0 Alexander Albon L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
28Lap 162.296km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P3 Max Verstappen 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
P3 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 starts · GP #1
P4 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P7 Sebastian Vettel 14 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -3
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 Verstappen · pit stop L2 Verstappen · pit stop L7 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Pérez · pit stop L2 Pérez · pit stop L7 Pérez PER Pérez PER Leclerc · pit stop L2 Leclerc · pit stop L7 Leclerc LEC Leclerc LEC Ocon · pit stop L2 Ocon · pit stop L7 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Hamilton · pit stop L2 Hamilton · pit stop L7 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Vettel · pit stop L2 Vettel · pit stop L5 Vettel VET Vettel VET Alonso · pit stop L2 Alonso · pit stop L8 Alonso · pit stop L22 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Russell · pit stop L2 Russell · pit stop L7 Russell RUS Russell RUS Latifi · pit stop L2 Latifi · pit stop L5 Latifi LAT Latifi LAT Norris · pit stop L2 Norris · pit stop L6 Norris NOR Norris NOR Ricciardo · pit stop L2 Ricciardo · pit stop L8 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Stroll · pit stop L2 Stroll · pit stop L7 Stroll · pit stop L19 Stroll STR Stroll STR Tsunoda · pit stop L2 Tsunoda · pit stop L7 Tsunoda · pit stop L20 Tsunoda TSU Tsunoda TSU Magnussen · pit stop L2 Magnussen · pit stop L7 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Bottas · pit stop L2 Bottas · pit stop L6 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Zhou · pit stop L2 Zhou · pit stop L9 Zhou · pit stop L18 Zhou ZHO Zhou ZHO Schumacher · pit stop L2 Schumacher · pit stop L11 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Gasly · pit stop L1 Gasly · pit stop L7 Gasly · pit stop L19 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS Sainz · retired L0 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Albon · retired L0 Albon ALB Albon ALB
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1 28 3:01:44.004 25
2 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 4 28 +27.066 18
3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 2 28 +31.763 15
4 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine F1 Team 5 28 +39.685 12
5 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 6 28 +40.326 10
6 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 9 28 +46.358 8
7 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine F1 Team 7 28 +46.369 6
8 63 George Russell Mercedes 8 28 +47.661 4
9 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams 20 28 +1:10.143 2
10 4 Lando Norris McLaren 10 28 +1:10.782 1
11 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 11 28 +1:12.877
12 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 19 28 +1:13.904
13 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 13 28 +1:15.599
14 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 18 28 +1:26.016
15 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 12 28 +1:26.496
16 24 Guanyu Zhou FL Alfa Romeo 14 28 +1:27.043
17 47 Mick Schumacher Haas F1 Team 15 28 +1:32.523
18 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 17 28 +1:48.091
R 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 3 0 Accident
R 23 Alexander Albon Williams 16 0 Hydraulics
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:30.224 1:30.346 1:29.304 POLE Q3
2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:30.402 1:30.486 1:29.314 +0.010 Q3
3 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:30.336 1:30.444 1:29.361 +0.057 Q3
4 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:30.622 1:29.925 1:29.709 +0.405 Q3
5 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine F1 Team 1:30.696 1:30.357 1:30.165 +0.861 Q3
6 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:30.906 1:30.443 1:30.261 +0.957 Q3
7 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine F1 Team 1:30.603 1:30.343 1:30.322 +1.018 Q3
8 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:30.865 1:30.465 1:30.389 +1.085 Q3
9 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:31.256 1:30.656 1:30.554 +1.250 Q3
10 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:30.881 1:30.473 1:31.003 +1.169 Q2
11 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:30.880 1:30.659 — +1.355 Q2
12 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:31.226 1:30.709 — +1.405 Q2
13 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:31.130 1:30.808 — +1.504 Q2
14 24 Guanyu Zhou Alfa Romeo 1:30.894 1:30.953 — +1.590 Q1
15 47 Mick Schumacher Haas F1 Team 1:31.152 1:31.439 — +1.848 Q1
16 23 Alexander Albon Williams 1:31.311 — — +2.007 Q1
17 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:31.322 — — +2.018 Q1
18 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 1:31.352 — — +2.048 Q1
19 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:31.419 — — +2.115 Q1
20 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:31.511 — — +2.207 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Max Verstappen
2
16 Charles Leclerc
3
55 Carlos Sainz
4
11 Sergio Pérez
5
31 Esteban Ocon
6
44 Lewis Hamilton
7
14 Fernando Alonso
8
63 George Russell
9
5 Sebastian Vettel
10
4 Lando Norris
11
3 Daniel Ricciardo
12
77 Valtteri Bottas
13
22 Yuki Tsunoda
14
24 Guanyu Zhou
15
47 Mick Schumacher
16
23 Alexander Albon
17
10 Pierre Gasly
18
20 Kevin Magnussen
19
18 Lance Stroll
20
6 Nicholas Latifi
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 24 Guanyu Zhou 1:44.411 L20
2 14 Fernando Alonso 1:44.412 L25
3 14 Fernando Alonso 1:44.469 L24
4 16 Charles Leclerc 1:44.489 L10
5 1 Max Verstappen 1:44.911 L10
6 1 Max Verstappen 1:45.011 L11
7 14 Fernando Alonso 1:45.047 L26
8 1 Max Verstappen 1:45.148 L9
9 18 Lance Stroll 1:45.205 L21
10 10 Pierre Gasly 1:45.387 L22
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
25s 30s 35s 40s median 24.6s Yuki Tsunoda · L20 · 23.756s Lance Stroll · L19 · 23.870s Pierre Gasly · L19 · 23.966s Lance Stroll · L7 · 24.005s Fernando Alonso · L8 · 24.106s Fernando Alonso · L22 · 24.123s Sebastian Vettel · L5 · 24.218s Guanyu Zhou · L18 · 24.266s Max Verstappen · L7 · 24.308s Yuki Tsunoda · L7 · 24.439s Guanyu Zhou · L9 · 24.563s Lando Norris · L6 · 24.595s Mick Schumacher · L11 · 24.608s Nicholas Latifi · L5 · 24.785s Valtteri Bottas · L6 · 24.869s Pierre Gasly · L7 · 24.966s Lewis Hamilton · L7 · 25.059s Esteban Ocon · L7 · 25.172s Sergio Pérez · L7 · 25.322s Daniel Ricciardo · L8 · 25.377s Kevin Magnussen · L7 · 25.594s Charles Leclerc · L7 · 25.899s George Russell · L7 · 28.728s Pierre Gasly · L1 · 41.319s
fastest 23.756s Yuki Tsunoda slowest 41.319s Pierre Gasly pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
10 Pierre Gasly 1 1 14:06:24 41.319s
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 2 14:09:08 —
11 Sergio Pérez 1 2 14:08:44 —
63 George Russell 1 2 14:08:54 —
18 Lance Stroll 1 2 14:09:07 —
1 Max Verstappen 1 2 14:08:39 —
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 2 14:08:57 —
22 Yuki Tsunoda 1 2 14:09:00 —
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 2 14:09:17 —
24 Guanyu Zhou 1 2 14:09:20 —
6 Nicholas Latifi 1 2 14:09:14 —
47 Mick Schumacher 1 2 14:09:04 —
31 Esteban Ocon 1 2 14:08:46 —
4 Lando Norris 1 2 14:09:10 —
16 Charles Leclerc 1 2 14:08:41 —
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 2 14:09:11 —
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 2 14:08:49 —
14 Fernando Alonso 1 2 14:08:52 —
6 Nicholas Latifi 2 5 16:23:57 24.785s
5 Sebastian Vettel 2 5 16:23:58 24.218s
77 Valtteri Bottas 2 6 16:25:56 24.869s
4 Lando Norris 2 6 16:25:53 24.595s
44 Lewis Hamilton 2 7 16:27:36 25.059s
63 George Russell 2 7 16:27:40 28.728s
11 Sergio Pérez 2 7 16:27:32 25.322s
22 Yuki Tsunoda 2 7 16:27:44 24.439s
18 Lance Stroll 2 7 16:27:48 24.005s
20 Kevin Magnussen 2 7 16:27:47 25.594s
31 Esteban Ocon 2 7 16:27:34 25.172s
1 Max Verstappen 2 7 16:27:26 24.308s
16 Charles Leclerc 2 7 16:27:27 25.899s
10 Pierre Gasly 3 7 16:27:52 24.966s
14 Fernando Alonso 2 8 16:29:28 24.106s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 2 8 16:29:36 25.377s
24 Guanyu Zhou 2 9 16:31:37 24.563s
47 Mick Schumacher 2 11 16:35:25 24.608s
24 Guanyu Zhou 3 18 16:48:24 24.266s
18 Lance Stroll 3 19 16:50:04 23.870s
10 Pierre Gasly 4 19 16:50:13 23.966s
22 Yuki Tsunoda 3 20 16:51:53 23.756s
14 Fernando Alonso 3 22 16:55:11 24.123s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
24
Guanyu Zhou
+14
P14→P16
5
Sebastian Vettel
+12
P9→P6
47
Mick Schumacher
+12
P15→P17
6
Nicholas Latifi
+11
P20→P9
14
Fernando Alonso
+9
P7→P7
3
Daniel Ricciardo
+9
P11→P11
4
Lando Norris
+8
P10→P10
63
George Russell
+7
P8→P8
Most positions lost
Mick Schumacher −20 Guanyu Zhou −13 Daniel Ricciardo −12
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
DocTitleSubjectPublished(CET)
Event Notes - Circuit Map ↗ 2022-10-05 03:57
2022-10-05 03:57 CET
Event Notes - Pit Lane Drawing, Red Zone and Pirelli Preview. ↗ 2022-10-06 06:52
2022-10-06 06:52 CET
Race Director's Event Notes ↗ 2022-10-06 08:51
2022-10-06 08:51 CET
Event Notes - Circuit Map v2 ↗ 2022-10-06 09:08
2022-10-06 09:08 CET
Event Note - Curfew Extension ↗ 2022-10-06 11:15
2022-10-06 11:15 CET
Car Display Procedure ↗ 2022-10-06 11:32
2022-10-06 11:32 CET
PU elements used per driver up to now ↗ 2022-10-07 01:02
2022-10-07 01:02 CET
RNCs used per driver up to now ↗ 2022-10-07 01:08
2022-10-07 01:08 CET
Curfew ↗ 2022-10-07 01:09
2022-10-07 01:09 CET
Entry List ↗ 2022-10-07 03:00
2022-10-07 03:00 CET
New RNCs for this Event ↗ 2022-10-07 05:23
2022-10-07 05:23 CET
Offence - Car 77 - Pit lane speeding ↗ 77 Valtteri Bottas 2022-10-07 06:16
77 Valtteri Bottas 2022-10-07 06:16 CET
P1 Classification ↗ 2022-10-07 06:21
2022-10-07 06:21 CET
Dry-Weather Tyre Test ↗ 2022-10-07 07:40
2022-10-07 07:40 CET
P2 Classification ↗ 2022-10-07 09:54
2022-10-07 09:54 CET
P1 and P2 scrutineering ↗ 2022-10-07 11:12
2022-10-07 11:12 CET
Race Director's Note - SC2 - SC1 Time ↗ 2022-10-07 11:21
2022-10-07 11:21 CET
New PU elements for this Event ↗ 2022-10-08 05:19
2022-10-08 05:19 CET
Initial Scrutineering ↗ 2022-10-08 05:19
2022-10-08 05:19 CET
P3 Classification ↗ 2022-10-08 06:20
2022-10-08 06:20 CET
Post Qualifying Procedure ↗ 2022-10-08 06:29
2022-10-08 06:29 CET
Use of a mixed tyre set ↗ 2022-10-08 06:45
2022-10-08 06:45 CET
Summons - Williams - Car 23 use of tyres ↗ 23 Alexander Albon 2022-10-08 06:49
23 Alexander Albon 2022-10-08 06:49 CET
Offence - Wiliams - Car 23 use of tyres ↗ 23 Alexander Albon 2022-10-08 07:35
23 Alexander Albon 2022-10-08 07:35 CET
Summons - Car 1 - Incident with car 4 ↗ 1 Max Verstappen 2022-10-08 09:12
1 Max Verstappen 2022-10-08 09:12 CET
Summons - Car 4 - Incident with car 1 ↗ 4 Lando Norris 2022-10-08 09:12
4 Lando Norris 2022-10-08 09:12 CET
Provisional Qualifying Classification ↗ 2022-10-08 09:26
2022-10-08 09:26 CET
Offence - Car 1 - T15 Incident with car 4 ↗ 1 Max Verstappen 2022-10-08 10:30
1 Max Verstappen 2022-10-08 10:30 CET
Qualifying Deleted Lap Times ↗ 2022-10-08 11:19
2022-10-08 11:19 CET
P3 and Qualifying scrutineering ↗ 2022-10-08 11:31
2022-10-08 11:31 CET
Final Qualifying Classification ↗ 2022-10-08 11:35
2022-10-08 11:35 CET
Provisional Starting Grid ↗ 2022-10-08 11:40
2022-10-08 11:40 CET
Pre-Race Procedure ↗ 2022-10-09 02:17
2022-10-09 02:17 CET
Post-Race Procedure ↗ 2022-10-09 02:21
2022-10-09 02:21 CET
Parts and parameters been replaced or changed during the Parc Fermé ↗ 2022-10-09 04:56
2022-10-09 04:56 CET
Final Starting Grid ↗ 2022-10-09 05:01
2022-10-09 05:01 CET
Clarification - Rolling Start ↗ 2022-10-09 05:55
2022-10-09 05:55 CET
Parc Fermé issues ↗ 2022-10-09 06:06
2022-10-09 06:06 CET
Offence - Car 10 - Changes under Parc Ferme ↗ 10 Pierre Gasly 2022-10-09 06:19
10 Pierre Gasly 2022-10-09 06:19 CET
Revised Final Starting Grid ↗ 2022-10-09 06:27
2022-10-09 06:27 CET
Summons - Car 10 - Red Flag Incident in Turn 12 ↗ 10 Pierre Gasly 2022-10-09 08:20
10 Pierre Gasly 2022-10-09 08:20 CET
Provisional Race Classification ↗ 2022-10-09 10:35
2022-10-09 10:35 CET
Offence - Car 16 - Leaving the track and gaining an advantage ↗ 16 Charles Leclerc 2022-10-09 10:57
16 Charles Leclerc 2022-10-09 10:57 CET
Offence - Car 10 - Red Flag Incident in T12 ↗ 10 Pierre Gasly 2022-10-09 11:47
10 Pierre Gasly 2022-10-09 11:47 CET
Race scrutineering ↗ 2022-10-09 12:41
2022-10-09 12:41 CET
Final Race Classification ↗ 2022-10-09 12:50
2022-10-09 12:50 CET
Championship Points ↗ 2022-10-09 12:56
2022-10-09 12:56 CET
FIA official decisions and documents (fia.com) · PDF original PDF links
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-06 00:20