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Japanese Grand Prix

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

  1. Fuji 4 races (1976-77, 2007-08)
  2. Suzuka 32 races (1987-2006, 2009-19, 2022)
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Races

Find race results, starting grids, qualifying results (from 1983 onwards), post-race championship standings, and milestones for every Japanese Grand Prix held.

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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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