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Japanese Grand Prix F1 stats

Grand Prix info

Races held

36

First race

1976 Japanese Grand Prix

Last race

2022 Japanese Grand Prix

Most wins (driver)

Michael Schumacher (6)

Most wins (constructor)

McLaren (9)

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Circuits

#CircuitRacesYear(s)
1Fuji41976-77, 2007-08
2Suzuka321987-2006, 2009-19, 2022
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Races

Find race results, starting grids, qualifying results (from 1987 onwards), post-race championship standings, and milestones for every Japanese Grand Prix held.

#DateCircuitResult
124 October 1976 (drivers’ title decider)FujiResult
223 October 1977FujiResult
301 November 1987 (drivers’ title decider)SuzukaResult
430 October 1988 (drivers’ title decider)SuzukaResult
522 October 1989 (drivers’ title decider)SuzukaResult
621 October 1990 (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)SuzukaResult
720 October 1991 (drivers’ title decider)SuzukaResult
825 October 1992SuzukaResult
924 October 1993SuzukaResult
1006 November 1994SuzukaResult
1129 October 1995 (constructors’ title decider)SuzukaResult
1213 October 1996 (drivers’ title decider)SuzukaResult
1312 October 1997 (constructors’ title decider)SuzukaResult
1401 November 1998 (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)SuzukaResult
1531 October 1999 (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)SuzukaResult
1608 October 2000 (drivers’ title decider)SuzukaResult
1714 October 2001SuzukaResult
1813 October 2002SuzukaResult
1912 October 2003 (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)SuzukaResult
2010 October 2004SuzukaResult
2109 October 2005SuzukaResult
2208 October 2006SuzukaResult
2330 September 2007FujiResult
2412 October 2008FujiResult
2504 October 2009SuzukaResult
2610 October 2010SuzukaResult
2709 October 2011 (drivers’ title decider)SuzukaResult
2807 October 2012SuzukaResult
2913 October 2013SuzukaResult
3005 October 2014SuzukaResult
3127 September 2015SuzukaResult
3209 October 2016 (constructors’ title decider)SuzukaResult
3308 October 2017SuzukaResult
3407 October 2018SuzukaResult
3513 October 2019 (constructors’ title decider)SuzukaResult
3609 October 2022 (drivers’ title decider)SuzukaResult
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Wins by grid position

Below are the grid positions of every race winner at the Japanese Grand Prix and the number of wins per position.

Grid positionWins
Pole17
2nd12
3rd1
4th1
5th1
6th2
17th1

For more information see Japanese Grand Prix race winners.

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Maiden wins

The following drivers won their first F1 race at the Japanese Grand Prix.

DriverYear
Alessandro Nannini (Benetton)1989
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Title deciders

The Japanese Grand Prix has hosted the following championship title deciders:

Drivers’ title

  1. 1976: James Hunt (1st title)
  2. 1987: Nelson Piquet (3rd title)
  3. 1988: Ayrton Senna (1st title)
  4. 1989: Alain Prost (3rd title)
  5. 1990: Ayrton Senna (2nd title)
  6. 1991: Ayrton Senna (3rd title)
  7. 1996: Damon Hill (1st title)
  8. 1998: Mika Hakkinen (1st title)
  9. 1999: Mika Hakkinen (2nd title)
  10. 2000: Michael Schumacher (3rd title)
  11. 2003: Michael Schumacher (6th title)
  12. 2011: Sebastian Vettel (2nd title)
  13. 2022:  Max Verstappen (2nd title)

Constructors’ title

  1. 1990: McLaren (6th title)
  2. 1995: Benetton (1st title)
  3. 1997: Williams (9th title)
  4. 1998: McLaren (8th title)
  5. 1999: Ferrari (9th title)
  6. 2003: Ferrari (13th title)
  7. 2016: Mercedes (3rd title)
  8. 2019: Mercedes (6th title)
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