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Formula 1 Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix 2022
24 Sep 2023
Suzuka
307.471 km (5807 m x 53 Laps - 300 m)
Pole Position
: Max Verstappen, Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT, 1:28.877 (235.215 km/h)
Fastest Lap
: Max Verstappen, Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT, 1:34.183 (221.964 km/h lap 39)
Race Results:
Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:30:58.421 202.787 km/h 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:31:17.808 202.069 km/h 3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:31:34.915 201.440 km/h 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 1:31:42.419 201.165 km/h 5 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W14 1:31:47.797 200.969 km/h 6 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 1:31:48.642 200.938 km/h 7 63 George Russell Mercedes F1 W14 1:31:56.080 200.667 km/h 8 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:32:13.146 200.048 km/h 9 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A523-Renault 1:32:18.099 199.869 km/h 10 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine A523-Renault 1:32:21.576 199.744 km/h 11 40 Liam Lawson AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT -1 Lap 12 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT -1 Lap 13 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari -1 Lap 14 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas VF-23-Ferrari -1 Lap 15 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-23-Ferrari -1 Lap Did Not Finish: 23 Alexander Albon Williams FW45-Mercedes 26 Collision damage 2 Logan Sargeant Williams FW45-Mercedes 22 Collision damage 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 20 Rear wing 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 15 Collision damage 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 7 Collision damage
Lap Leaders:
Car# Driver Car Laps Total Safety Car 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1-16 51 1-4, 14 (VSC) 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 17 1 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 18 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 19-53
Fastest Laps:
Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Lap 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:34.183 221.964 39 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:35.247 219.484 40 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W14 1:35.611 218.648 36 4 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 1:36.187 217.339 40 5 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:36.328 217.021 38 6 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 1:36.362 216.944 40 7 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine A523-Renault 1:36.371 216.924 36 8 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:37.203 215.067 28 9 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:37.250 214.963 44 10 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A523-Renault 1:37.398 214.637 34 11 63 George Russell Mercedes F1 W14 1:37.653 214.076 27 12 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:37.768 213.825 36 13 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:37.791 213.774 45 14 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:37.842 213.663 41 15 40 Liam Lawson AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:38.267 212.739 50 16 2 Logan Sargeant Williams FW45-Mercedes 1:38.848 211.488 7 17 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:39.050 211.057 16 18 23 Alexander Albon Williams FW45-Mercedes 1:39.185 210.770 15 19 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:39.704 209.673 8 20 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 2:02.755 170.300 5
Final Qualifying Times:
Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:28.877 235.215 Oracle Red Bull Racing 2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:29.458 233.687 McLaren F1 Team 3 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:29.493 233.596 McLaren F1 Team 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 1:29.542 233.468 Scuderia Ferrari 5 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:29.650 233.187 Oracle Red Bull Racing 6 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 1:29.850 232.668 Scuderia Ferrari 7 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W14 1:29.908 232.518 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 8 63 George Russell Mercedes F1 W14 1:30.219 231.716 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 9 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:30.303 231.501 Scuderia AlphaTauri 10 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:30.560 230.844 Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 11 40 Liam Lawson AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:30.508 230.976 Scuderia AlphaTauri 12 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine A523-Renault 1:30.509 230.974 BWT Alpine F1 Team 13 23 Alexander Albon Williams FW45-Mercedes 1:30.537 230.902 Williams Racing 14 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A523-Renault 1:30.586 230.777 BWT Alpine F1 Team 15 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:30.665 230.576 MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 16 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:31.049 229.604 Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake 17 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:31.181 229.271 Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 18 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:31.299 228.975 MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 19 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:31.398 228.727 Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake 20 2 Logan Sargeant Williams FW45-Mercedes - - Williams Racing
Starting Order:
Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:28.877 235.215 2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:29.458 233.687 3 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:29.493 233.596 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 1:29.542 233.468 5 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:29.650 233.187 6 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 1:29.850 232.668 7 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W14 1:29.908 232.518 8 63 George Russell Mercedes F1 W14 1:30.219 231.716 9 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:30.303 231.501 10 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:30.560 230.844 11 40 Liam Lawson AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:30.508 230.976 12 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine A523-Renault 1:30.509 230.974 13 23 Alexander Albon Williams FW45-Mercedes 1:30.537 230.902 14 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A523-Renault 1:30.586 230.777 15 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:30.665 230.576 16 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:31.049 229.604 17 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:31.181 229.271 18 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:31.299 228.975 19 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:31.398 228.727 20 2 Logan Sargeant Williams FW45-Mercedes - - Penalty/Pit lane
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Qualifying Session:
Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:29.878 232.595 3 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:30.063 232.118 3 3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 1:30.393 231.270 5 4 40 Liam Lawson AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:30.425 231.188 10 5 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:30.439 231.152 5 6 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 1:30.651 230.612 5 7 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:30.652 230.609 6 8 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:30.733 230.403 6 9 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W14 1:30.811 230.206 6 10 63 George Russell Mercedes F1 W14 1:30.811 230.206 6 11 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine A523-Renault 1:30.843 230.125 6 12 23 Alexander Albon Williams FW45-Mercedes 1:30.941 229.877 6 13 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A523-Renault 1:30.960 229.828 6 14 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:30.971 229.801 6 15 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:30.976 229.788 6 16 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:31.049 229.604 5 17 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:31.181 229.271 7 18 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:31.299 228.975 6 19 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:31.398 228.727 6 1:36.169 107% 20 2 Logan Sargeant Williams FW45-Mercedes - - 2
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Qualifying Session:
Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 1:29.940 232.435 6 2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:29.964 232.373 3 3 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:29.965 232.370 6 4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W14 1:30.040 232.177 6 5 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 1:30.067 232.107 6 6 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:30.122 231.966 3 7 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:30.204 231.755 6 8 63 George Russell Mercedes F1 W14 1:30.268 231.590 6 9 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:30.296 231.519 3 10 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:30.465 231.086 6 11 40 Liam Lawson AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:30.508 230.976 6 12 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine A523-Renault 1:30.509 230.974 6 13 23 Alexander Albon Williams FW45-Mercedes 1:30.537 230.902 6 14 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A523-Renault 1:30.586 230.777 6 15 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:30.665 230.576 3
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Qualifying Session:
Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:28.877 235.215 6 2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:29.458 233.687 6 3 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:29.493 233.596 6 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 1:29.542 233.468 3 5 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:29.650 233.187 6 6 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 1:29.850 232.668 3 7 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W14 1:29.908 232.518 6 8 63 George Russell Mercedes F1 W14 1:30.219 231.716 3 9 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:30.303 231.501 6 10 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:30.560 230.844 3
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Friday Practice:
Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:31.647 228.106 25 2 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 1:32.273 226.558 24 3 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:32.392 226.266 24 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 1:32.574 225.822 25 5 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:32.597 225.765 21 6 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:32.650 225.636 23 7 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:32.713 225.483 26 8 23 Alexander Albon Williams FW45-Mercedes 1:32.991 224.809 24 9 40 Liam Lawson AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:33.005 224.775 28 10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:33.040 224.690 17 11 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:33.043 224.683 25 12 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine A523-Renault 1:33.129 224.476 23 13 63 George Russell Mercedes F1 W14 1:33.310 224.040 24 14 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:33.448 223.709 24 15 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A523-Renault 1:33.516 223.547 22 16 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W14 1:33.699 223.110 22 17 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:33.860 222.727 24 18 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:33.975 222.455 23 19 2 Logan Sargeant Williams FW45-Mercedes 1:34.212 221.895 27 20 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:34.831 220.447 23
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Friday Practice:
Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:30.688 230.518 19 2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 1:31.008 229.707 23 3 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:31.152 229.344 22 4 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 1:31.237 229.131 22 5 63 George Russell Mercedes F1 W14 1:31.328 228.902 22 6 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:31.492 228.492 22 7 23 Alexander Albon Williams FW45-Mercedes 1:31.555 228.335 23 8 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:31.662 228.068 22 9 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:31.710 227.949 24 10 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:31.739 227.877 22 11 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:31.771 227.797 22 12 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A523-Renault 1:31.794 227.740 22 13 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:31.797 227.733 24 14 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W14 1:31.829 227.654 21 15 40 Liam Lawson AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:32.141 226.883 23 16 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:32.165 226.824 16 17 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:32.169 226.814 23 18 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:32.178 226.792 26 19 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine A523-Renault 1:32.179 226.789 22 20 2 Logan Sargeant Williams FW45-Mercedes 1:32.320 226.443 25
Saturday Practice:
Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:30.267 231.593 12 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:30.507 230.979 16 3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren MCL60-Mercedes 1:30.555 230.856 15 4 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull RB19-Honda RBPT 1:31.004 229.717 12 5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 1:31.022 229.672 20 6 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 1:31.137 229.382 20 7 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W14 1:31.159 229.327 13 8 63 George Russell Mercedes F1 W14 1:31.505 228.460 9 9 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:31.549 228.350 16 10 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:31.668 228.053 15 11 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo C43-Ferrari 1:31.699 227.976 15 12 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:31.880 227.527 16 13 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine A523-Renault 1:31.924 227.418 13 14 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:31.951 227.352 18 15 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas VF-23-Ferrari 1:31.979 227.282 13 16 2 Logan Sargeant Williams FW45-Mercedes 1:32.002 227.225 13 17 40 Liam Lawson AlphaTauri AT04-Honda RBPT 1:32.048 227.112 18 18 23 Alexander Albon Williams FW45-Mercedes 1:32.113 226.952 12 19 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin AMR23-Mercedes 1:32.154 226.851 19 20 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine A523-Renault 1:32.199 226.740 15
Notes:
Sargeant started from pit lane (modification of car under parc fermé).
Sargeant was allowed to start despite failing 107% barrier as he had set satisfactory times in practice.
Sargeant got 10 second penalty (having a third chassis available).
Pérez got 5 second penalty (overtaking Alonso under safety car).
Sargeant got 5 second penalty (causing a collision with Bottas).
Pérez got 5 second penalty (causing a collision with Magnussen).
Weather: Sunny, Dry.
Race Results
Lap Leaders
Fastest Laps
Final Qualifying Times
Starting Order
Qualifying Sessions
Friday Practice
Saturday Practice
Notes