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2022 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 28 laps
Round18 of 22
Race numbers

The 2022 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,075th World Championship race
  • 36th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix (first since 2019)
  • 32nd World Championship race at Suzuka (first since 2019)
  • 2022 Drivers’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-RBPT283hr 01m 44.004s25
2+2(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-RBPT28+27.066s18
3-1(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari28+31.763s (5.000s)15
4+1(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault28+39.685s12
5+1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes28+40.326s10
6+3(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes28+46.358s8
7 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault28+46.369s6
8 (GBR) George RussellMercedes28+47.661s4
9+10(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes28+1m 10.143s2
10 (GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes28+1m 10.782s1
11 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes28+1m 12.877s 
12+6(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes28+1m 13.904s 
13 (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-RBPT28+1m 15.599s 
14+3(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari28+1m 26.016s 
15-3(FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari28+1m 26.496s 
16-2(CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari28+1m 27.043s 
17-2(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari28+1m 32.523s 
18PL(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-RBPT28+1m 48.091s (20.000s) 
R (THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes0DNF 
R (ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari0DNF 

Notes

  • Charles Leclerc received a post-race five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. He originally finished P2.
  • Pierre Gasly received a post-race 20-second time penalty for speeding under red flag conditions. He originally finished P17.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-RBPT
2 (MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari
3 (ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari
4 (MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-RBPT
5 (FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault
6 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
7 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault
8 (GBR) George RussellMercedes
9 (DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes
10 (GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes
11 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes
12 (FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
13 (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-RBPT
14 (CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
15 (DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari
16 (THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes
17   
18 (DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
19 (CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes
20-5(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes
Started from the pit lane
  (FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-RBPT

Notes

  • Pierre Gasly was required to start from the pit lane after changes were made to his car under parc ferme conditions.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-RBPT1:29.304 
2(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:29.3140.010
3(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:29.3610.057
4(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-RBPT1:29.7090.405
5(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:30.1650.861
6(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:30.2610.957
7(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAlpine-Renault1:30.3221.018
8(GBR) George RussellMercedes1:30.3891.085
9(DEU) Sebastian VettelAston Martin-Mercedes1:30.5541.250
10(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:31.0031.699
Q2
11(AUS) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.659 
12(FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:30.709 
13(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-RBPT1:30.808 
14(CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:30.953 
15(DEU) Mick SchumacherHaas-Ferrari1:31.439 
Q1
16(THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:31.311 
17(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri-RBPT1:31.322 
18(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:31.352 
19(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:31.419 
20(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes1:31.511 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(NLD) Max Verstappen366
2(MEX) Sergio Perez253
3(MCO) Charles Leclerc252
4(GBR) George Russell207
5(ESP) Carlos Sainz202
6(GBR) Lewis Hamilton180
7(GBR) Lando Norris101
8(FRA) Esteban Ocon78
9(ESP) Fernando Alonso65
10(FIN) Valtteri Bottas46
11(DEU) Sebastian Vettel32
12(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo29
13(FRA) Pierre Gasly23
14(DNK) Kevin Magnussen22
15(CAN) Lance Stroll13
16(DEU) Mick Schumacher12
17(JPN) Yuki Tsunoda11
18(CHN) Guanyu Zhou6
19(THA) Alexander Albon4
20(CAN) Nicholas Latifi2
21(NLD) Nyck de Vries2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-RBPT619
2Ferrari454
3Mercedes387
4Alpine-Renault143
5McLaren-Mercedes130
6Alfa Romeo-Ferrari52
7Aston Martin-Mercedes45
8Haas-Ferrari34
9AlphaTauri-RBPT34
10Williams-Mercedes8

Stats & milestones

World Champion
2nd title for Max Verstappen (17th driver to win two championships, 1st Dutch driver)
Wins
32nd for Max Verstappen
89th for Red Bull
Race 1-2
22nd for Red Bull
Podiums
74th for Max Verstappen
24th for Sergio Perez
22nd for Charles Leclerc
795th for Ferrari
228th & 229th for Red Bull
Poles
18th for Max Verstappen
79th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
1st for Guanyu Zhou (136th different fastest lap setter, 1st Chinese driver)
15th for Alfa Romeo (first since 1983)
Points finishes
3rd and last for Nicholas Latifi
Front row starts
39th for Max Verstappen
23rd for Charles Leclerc