Season 2026 · Round 3

Japanese Grand Prix

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2026-03-29 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix
Winner
12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT
1:28:03.403
Pole Position
12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT
Grid P1
Fastest Lap
12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT
1:32.432 · L49
DNF
5
DNFs · starters 22 cars
Weather
19°/34°
air/track avg · dry · humidity 52%
Safety Car
1
SC·VSC deployments
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT FL Mercedes 1 53 1:28:03.403 25
2 81 Oscar Piastri PIA McLaren 3 53 +13.722 18
3 16 Charles Leclerc LEC Ferrari 4 53 +15.270 15
4 63 George Russell RUS Mercedes 2 53 +15.754 12
5 1 Lando Norris NOR McLaren 5 53 +23.479 10
6 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM Ferrari 6 53 +25.037 8
7 10 Pierre Gasly GAS Alpine F1 Team 7 53 +32.340 6
8 3 Max Verstappen VER Red Bull 11 53 +32.677 4
9 30 Liam Lawson LAW RB F1 Team 14 53 +50.180 2
10 31 Esteban Ocon OCO Haas F1 Team 12 53 +51.216 1
11 27 Nico Hülkenberg HUL Audi 13 53 +52.280
12 6 Isack Hadjar HAD Red Bull 8 53 +56.154
13 5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR Audi 9 53 +59.078
14 41 Arvid Lindblad LIN RB F1 Team 10 53 +59.848
15 55 Carlos Sainz SAI Williams 16 53 +1:05.008
16 43 Franco Colapinto COL Alpine F1 Team 15 53 +1:05.773
17 11 Sergio Pérez PER Cadillac F1 Team 19 53 +1:32.453
18 14 Fernando Alonso ALO Aston Martin 21 52 +26.548
19 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT Cadillac F1 Team 20 52 +42.621
20 23 Alexander Albon ALB Williams 17 51 +5.067
R 18 Lance Stroll STR Aston Martin 22 30 Retired
R 87 Oliver Bearman BEA Haas F1 Team 18 20 Retired
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT Mercedes 1:30.035 1:29.048 1:28.778
2 63 George Russell RUS Mercedes 1:29.967 1:29.686 1:29.076
3 81 Oscar Piastri PIA McLaren 1:30.200 1:29.451 1:29.132
4 16 Charles Leclerc LEC Ferrari 1:29.915 1:29.303 1:29.405
5 1 Lando Norris NOR McLaren 1:30.401 1:29.795 1:29.409
6 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM Ferrari 1:30.309 1:29.589 1:29.567
7 10 Pierre Gasly GAS Alpine F1 Team 1:30.584 1:29.874 1:29.691
8 6 Isack Hadjar HAD Red Bull 1:30.662 1:30.104 1:29.978
9 5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR Audi 1:30.359 1:29.990 1:30.274
10 41 Arvid Lindblad LIN RB F1 Team 1:30.781 1:30.109 1:30.319
11 3 Max Verstappen VER Red Bull 1:30.519 1:30.262 —
12 31 Esteban Ocon OCO Haas F1 Team 1:30.915 1:30.309 —
13 27 Nico Hülkenberg HUL Audi 1:30.358 1:30.387 —
14 30 Liam Lawson LAW RB F1 Team 1:30.657 1:30.495 —
15 43 Franco Colapinto COL Alpine F1 Team 1:30.931 1:30.627 —
16 55 Carlos Sainz SAI Williams 1:30.927 1:31.033 —
17 23 Alexander Albon ALB Williams 1:31.088 — —
18 87 Oliver Bearman BEA Haas F1 Team 1:31.090 — —
19 11 Sergio Pérez PER Cadillac F1 Team 1:32.206 — —
20 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT Cadillac F1 Team 1:32.330 — —
21 14 Fernando Alonso ALO Aston Martin 1:32.646 — —
22 18 Lance Stroll STR Aston Martin 1:32.920 — —
PosDriverBest lapGapLaps
1 63 George Russell RUS 1:31.666 — 26
2 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT 1:31.692 +0.026 25
3 1 Lando Norris NOR 1:31.798 +0.132 20
4 81 Oscar Piastri PIA 1:31.865 +0.199 23
5 16 Charles Leclerc LEC 1:31.955 +0.289 25
6 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM 1:32.040 +0.374 23
7 3 Max Verstappen VER 1:32.457 +0.791 26
8 30 Liam Lawson LAW 1:32.529 +0.863 27
9 31 Esteban Ocon OCO 1:32.601 +0.935 23
10 41 Arvid Lindblad LIN 1:32.665 +0.999 29
11 5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR 1:32.759 +1.093 27
12 27 Nico Hülkenberg HUL 1:32.798 +1.132 26
13 6 Isack Hadjar HAD 1:32.803 +1.137 26
14 87 Oliver Bearman BEA 1:32.900 +1.234 27
15 10 Pierre Gasly GAS 1:32.978 +1.312 25
16 43 Franco Colapinto COL 1:33.361 +1.695 24
17 55 Carlos Sainz SAI 1:33.383 +1.717 26
18 23 Alexander Albon ALB 1:33.697 +2.031 22
19 11 Sergio Pérez PER 1:34.221 +2.555 18
20 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT 1:34.490 +2.824 24
21 18 Lance Stroll STR 1:35.294 +3.628 22
Classified by best lap · source OpenF1 (2023+)
PosDriverBest lapGapLaps
1 81 Oscar Piastri PIA 1:30.133 — 29
2 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT 1:30.225 +0.092 28
3 63 George Russell RUS 1:30.338 +0.205 29
4 1 Lando Norris NOR 1:30.649 +0.516 17
5 16 Charles Leclerc LEC 1:30.846 +0.713 28
6 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM 1:30.980 +0.847 27
7 27 Nico Hülkenberg HUL 1:31.441 +1.308 27
8 23 Alexander Albon ALB 1:31.496 +1.363 30
9 87 Oliver Bearman BEA 1:31.498 +1.365 28
10 3 Max Verstappen VER 1:31.509 +1.376 29
11 31 Esteban Ocon OCO 1:31.532 +1.399 30
12 30 Liam Lawson LAW 1:31.590 +1.457 30
13 55 Carlos Sainz SAI 1:31.608 +1.475 30
14 10 Pierre Gasly GAS 1:31.734 +1.601 29
15 6 Isack Hadjar HAD 1:31.759 +1.626 29
16 5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR 1:31.933 +1.800 11
17 43 Franco Colapinto COL 1:32.438 +2.305 28
18 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT 1:32.615 +2.482 28
19 14 Fernando Alonso ALO 1:33.596 +3.463 24
20 11 Sergio Pérez PER 1:33.689 +3.556 14
21 18 Lance Stroll STR 1:33.951 +3.818 21
22 41 Arvid Lindblad LIN — 1
Classified by best lap · source OpenF1 (2023+)
PosDriverBest lapGapLaps
1 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT 1:29.362 — 18
2 63 George Russell RUS 1:29.616 +0.254 18
3 16 Charles Leclerc LEC 1:30.229 +0.867 20
4 81 Oscar Piastri PIA 1:30.364 +1.002 19
5 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM 1:30.383 +1.021 23
6 1 Lando Norris NOR 1:30.600 +1.238 13
7 27 Nico Hülkenberg HUL 1:30.658 +1.296 21
8 3 Max Verstappen VER 1:30.910 +1.548 22
9 5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR 1:31.000 +1.638 21
10 10 Pierre Gasly GAS 1:31.082 +1.720 20
11 6 Isack Hadjar HAD 1:31.094 +1.732 21
12 30 Liam Lawson LAW 1:31.097 +1.735 21
13 41 Arvid Lindblad LIN 1:31.288 +1.926 17
14 31 Esteban Ocon OCO 1:31.326 +1.964 22
15 87 Oliver Bearman BEA 1:31.558 +2.196 18
16 23 Alexander Albon ALB 1:31.733 +2.371 20
17 43 Franco Colapinto COL 1:31.759 +2.397 25
18 55 Carlos Sainz SAI 1:31.829 +2.467 26
19 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT 1:32.503 +3.141 20
20 11 Sergio Pérez PER 1:32.540 +3.178 18
21 18 Lance Stroll STR 1:33.485 +4.123 19
22 14 Fernando Alonso ALO 1:33.529 +4.167 14
Classified by best lap · source OpenF1 (2023+)
#DriverLap timeLap
1 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT 1:32.432 L49
2 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT 1:32.538 L43
3 63 George Russell RUS 1:32.549 L53
4 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT 1:32.570 L44
5 16 Charles Leclerc LEC 1:32.634 L53
6 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT 1:32.722 L46
7 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT 1:32.731 L39
8 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT 1:32.736 L41
9 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM 1:32.777 L48
10 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT 1:32.819 L45
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
87 Oliver Bearman BEA 1 16 14:39:59 25.081s
1 Lando Norris NOR 1 16 14:39:31 23.316s
16 Charles Leclerc LEC 1 17 14:41:04 22.992s
43 Franco Colapinto COL 1 17 14:41:34 23.649s
41 Arvid Lindblad LIN 1 18 14:43:08 26.335s
81 Oscar Piastri PIA 1 18 14:42:34 23.444s
6 Isack Hadjar HAD 1 19 14:44:44 23.698s
77 Valtteri Bottas BOT 1 19 14:45:33 25.129s
31 Esteban Ocon OCO 1 19 14:44:42 24.629s
14 Fernando Alonso ALO 1 21 14:48:57 26.458s
11 Sergio Pérez PER 1 21 14:48:37 27.307s
63 George Russell RUS 1 21 14:47:19 22.937s
18 Lance Stroll STR 1 21 14:48:49 25.083s
55 Carlos Sainz SAI 1 22 14:50:11 24.396s
30 Liam Lawson LAW 1 22 14:50:03 24.165s
44 Lewis Hamilton HAM 1 22 14:49:21 22.891s
3 Max Verstappen VER 1 22 14:49:41 24.490s
23 Alexander Albon ALB 1 22 14:50:19 24.600s
10 Pierre Gasly GAS 1 22 14:49:37 24.304s
5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR 1 22 14:50:04 24.630s
12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT 1 22 14:49:12 23.288s
27 Nico Hülkenberg HUL 1 23 14:52:12 23.999s
14 Fernando Alonso ALO 2 23 14:53:15 24.014s
18 Lance Stroll STR 2 24 14:54:49 23.501s
23 Alexander Albon ALB 2 45 15:30:35 23.072s
23 Alexander Albon ALB 3 46 15:32:32 24.103s
23 Alexander Albon ALB 4 47 15:34:30 26.053s
23 Alexander Albon ALB 5 48 15:36:29 32.736s
23 Alexander Albon ALB 6 49 15:38:36 24.337s
stops
10 20 30 40 L53
12
1
M22
H31
81
1
M18
H35
16
1
M17
H36
63
1
M21
H32
1
1
M16
H37
44
1
M22
H31
10
1
M22
H31
3
1
M22
H31
30
1
M22
H31
31
1
M19
H34
27
1
M23
H30
6
1
M19
H34
5
1
M22
H31
41
1
M18
H35
55
1
M22
H31
43
1
M17
H36
11
1
M21
H32
14
2
M21
H2
M29
77
1
H19
M33
23
6
M22
H23
S1
S1·+1
S1·+2
S1·+3
M2
18
2
M21
H3
M6
87
1
M16
H4
S Soft M Medium H Hard I Intermediate W Wet SC·VSC
Race session · bar width = laps on that set, ·+N = fitted used with N prior laps · source OpenF1 (2023+)
DriverTypeLapIssuedReasonSession
44 Lewis Hamilton HAM Black-and-white flag warning DRIVING UNNECESSARILY SLOWLY IN PIT EXIT ROAD QUALI
41 Arvid Lindblad LIN Black-and-white flag warning 15 MOVING UNDER BRAKING RACE
18 Lance Stroll STR Deleted laps 4 TRACK LIMITS RACE
extracted from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+) · fines and licence points FIA decision-document parsing.
LapTypeSubjectMessage
1 Other FORMATION LAP WILL START AT 14:10
1 CLEAR CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 18
1 CLEAR CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 24
1 CLEAR CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 19
1 GREEN GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
1 Other PIT EXIT CLOSED
1 Other RISK OF RAIN FOR THE F1 RACE IS 0%
1 Other OVERTAKE DISABLED
1 SessionStatus SESSION STARTED
1 GREEN GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
1 Other OVERTAKE ENABLED
4 Lap deleted 18 Lance Stroll STR CAR 18 (STR) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 13 LAP 1 14:15:19
12 Lap deleted 87 Oliver Bearman BEA CAR 87 (BEA) TIME 1:37.790 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 13 LAP 11 14:31:24
15 BLACK AND WHITE 41 Arvid Lindblad LIN BLACK AND WHITE FLAG FOR CAR 41 (LIN) - MOVING UNDER BRAKING
21 Lap deleted 11 Sergio Pérez PER CAR 11 (PER) TIME 1:38.735 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 13 LAP 20 14:46:19
22 YELLOW YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 21
22 YELLOW YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 20
22 SC SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED
22 Other MEDICAL CAR DEPLOYED
23 DOUBLE YELLOW DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 21
23 DOUBLE YELLOW DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 20
23 Other RECOVERY VEHICLE ON TRACK AT TURN 13
26 SC LAPPED CARS MAY NOW OVERTAKE THE SAFETY CAR: 77
26 CLEAR CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 20
26 CLEAR CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 21
27 SC SAFETY CAR IN THIS LAP
27 CLEAR TRACK CLEAR
28 Other OVERTAKE ENABLED
30 Investigation 43 Franco Colapinto COL TURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 43 (COL) AND 87 (BEA) NOTED
31 Investigation 43 Franco Colapinto COL FIA STEWARDS: TURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 43 (COL) AND 87 (BEA) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION
31 Lap deleted 41 Arvid Lindblad LIN CAR 41 (LIN) TIME 1:35.724 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 17 LAP 30 15:06:35
32 Lap deleted 43 Franco Colapinto COL CAR 43 (COL) TIME 1:43.165 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 13 LAP 21 14:47:52
45 Investigation 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM TURN 16 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) NOTED - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE
45 BLUE 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT WAVED BLUE FLAG FOR CAR 77 (BOT) TIMED AT 15:29:34
46 Lap deleted 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM CAR 44 (HAM) TIME 1:33.636 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 17 LAP 44 15:28:16
47 BLUE 14 Fernando Alonso ALO WAVED BLUE FLAG FOR CAR 14 (ALO) TIMED AT 15:32:10
48 Investigation 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM FIA STEWARDS: TURN 16 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE
48 BLUE 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT WAVED BLUE FLAG FOR CAR 77 (BOT) TIMED AT 15:33:41
48 BLUE 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT WAVED BLUE FLAG FOR CAR 77 (BOT) TIMED AT 15:33:57
48 BLUE 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT WAVED BLUE FLAG FOR CAR 77 (BOT) TIMED AT 15:34:13
51 BLUE 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT WAVED BLUE FLAG FOR CAR 77 (BOT) TIMED AT 15:37:26
51 BLUE 14 Fernando Alonso ALO WAVED BLUE FLAG FOR CAR 14 (ALO) TIMED AT 15:37:52
51 Lap deleted 14 Fernando Alonso ALO CAR 14 (ALO) TIME 1:37.112 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 17 LAP 49 15:37:30
51 BLUE 14 Fernando Alonso ALO WAVED BLUE FLAG FOR CAR 14 (ALO) TIMED AT 15:38:39
53 BLUE 14 Fernando Alonso ALO WAVED BLUE FLAG FOR CAR 14 (ALO) TIMED AT 15:41:21
53 BLUE 14 Fernando Alonso ALO WAVED BLUE FLAG FOR CAR 14 (ALO) TIMED AT 15:41:48
53 CHEQUERED CHEQUERED FLAG
53 SessionStatus SESSION FINISHED
53 Other ALL PASS HOLDERS MAY ACCESS THE PIT LANE
race session only · Source OpenF1 (2023+) · penalty badges parsed from message text
DocTitleSubjectPublished(CET)
2 Competition Notes - Pirelli Preview ↗ 2026-03-25 08:47
3 Post-Race Checks on Car 16, 2026 Chinese GP ↗ 16 Charles Leclerc LEC 2026-03-26 01:41
4 Power Unit Information ↗ 2026-03-26 01:49
5 Race Director's Competition Notes ↗ 2026-03-26 07:42
6 Competition Notes - Circuit Map, Pit Lane Drawing, Emergency Exits Map, Battery Containment Area and Red Zone ↗ 2026-03-26 07:52
7 Car Display Procedure ↗ 2026-03-26 09:36
8 Competition Visa V2 ↗ 2026-03-26 11:15
9 PU elements used per driver up to now ↗ 2026-03-27 00:07
10 Self Scrutineering ↗ 2026-03-27 00:36
11 Car Presentation Submissions ↗ 2026-03-27 01:02
12 Entry List ↗ 2026-03-27 01:01
13 New PU elements for this Competition ↗ 2026-03-27 03:42
14 Free Practice 1 Classification ↗ 2026-03-27 04:48
15 Summons - Car 23 - Alleged incident with car 11 ↗ 23 Alexander Albon ALB 2026-03-27 04:53
16 Summons - Car 11 - Alleged incident with car 23 ↗ 11 Sergio Pérez PER 2026-03-27 04:56
17 Summons - Car 30 - Alleged incident with car 55 ↗ 30 Liam Lawson LAW 2026-03-27 05:01
18 Summons - Car 55 - Alleged incident with car 30 ↗ 55 Carlos Sainz SAI 2026-03-27 05:02
19 Summons - Car 44 - Alleged incident with car 3 ↗ 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM 2026-03-27 05:03
20 Summons - Car 3 - Alleged incident with car 44 ↗ 3 Max Verstappen VER 2026-03-27 05:06
21 Race Director's Competition Notes V2 ↗ 2026-03-27 05:17
22 Infringement - Free Practice 1 Deleted Lap Times ↗ 2026-03-27 05:50
23 Decision - Car 30 - Alleged incident with car 55 ↗ 30 Liam Lawson LAW 2026-03-27 07:18
24 Timetable V3 ↗ 2026-03-27 07:18
25 Decision - Car 23 - Alleged incident with car 11 ↗ 23 Alexander Albon ALB 2026-03-27 07:29
26 Decision - Car 44 - Alleged incident with car 3 ↗ 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM 2026-03-27 07:49
27 Summons - Car 43 - Alleged impeding of Car 3 ↗ 43 Franco Colapinto COL 2026-03-27 07:56
28 Summons - Car 3 - Alleged impeding by Car 43 ↗ 3 Max Verstappen VER 2026-03-27 07:56
29 Free Practice 2 Classification ↗ 2026-03-27 08:18
30 Infringement - Free Practice 2 Deleted Lap Times ↗ 2026-03-27 08:25
31 Infringement - Free Practice 2 Deleted Lap Times (Yellow Flags) ↗ 2026-03-27 08:32
32 Race Director Notes - SC2 - SC1 Times ↗ 2026-03-27 08:46
33 Infringement - Car 43 - Impeding of Car 3 ↗ 43 Franco Colapinto COL 2026-03-27 09:23
34 P1 and P2 Scrutineering ↗ 2026-03-27 14:24
35 Competition Notes - Pirelli Preview V2 ↗ 2026-03-27 23:55
36 Post-Qualifying Procedure ↗ 2026-03-28 01:53
37 Curfew ↗ 2026-03-28 03:29
38 Summons - Car 81 - Alleged impeding of Car 27 ↗ 81 Oscar Piastri PIA 2026-03-28 04:00
39 Summons - Car 27 - Alleged impeding by Car 81 ↗ 27 Nico Hülkenberg HUL 2026-03-28 04:16
40 New PU elements for this Competition ↗ 2026-03-28 04:16
41 Free Practice 3 Classification ↗ 2026-03-28 04:45
42 Infringement - Free Practice 3 Deleted Lap Times ↗ 2026-03-28 04:55
43 Infringement - Free Practice 3 Deleted Lap Times (Yellow Flags) ↗ 2026-03-28 04:55
44 Infringement - Car 81 - Impeding of Car 27 ↗ 81 Oscar Piastri PIA 2026-03-28 05:34
45 Provisional Qualifying Classification ↗ 2026-03-28 08:13
47 Decision - Qualifying SC2-SC1 Times ↗ 2026-03-28 10:17
48 Infringement - Qualifying Deleted Lap Times ↗ 2026-03-28 09:15
49 P3 and Qualifying Scrutineering ↗ 2026-03-28 11:03
50 Final Qualifying Classification ↗ 2026-03-28 11:13
51 Provisional Starting Grid ↗ 2026-03-28 11:15
52 Pre-Race Procedure ↗ 2026-03-29 03:35
53 Post-Race Procedure ↗ 2026-03-29 03:38
54 Parts and Parameters been replaced and or changed during Parc Fermé ↗ 2026-03-29 05:52
55 Final Starting Grid ↗ 2026-03-29 06:00
56 Provisional Race Classification ↗ 2026-03-29 08:54
57 Infringement - Race Deleted Lap Times ↗ 2026-03-29 09:00
58 Race Scrutineering ↗ 2026-03-29 12:07
59 Final Race Classification ↗ 2026-03-29 12:10
60 Championship Points ↗ 2026-03-29 12:16
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: 2026-07-21 14:15