2022 Japanese Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 9 October 2022 |
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| Circuit | Suzuka, 28 laps |
| Round | 18 of 22 |
| Race numbers | The 2022 Japanese Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | 28 | 3hr 01m 44.004s | 25 | |
| 2 | +2 |  Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | 28 | +27.066s | 18 |
| 3 | -1 |  Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 28 | +31.763s (5.000s) | 15 |
| 4 | +1 |  Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 28 | +39.685s | 12 |
| 5 | +1 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 28 | +40.326s | 10 |
| 6 | +3 |  Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 28 | +46.358s | 8 |
| 7 |  Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 28 | +46.369s | 6 | |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 28 | +47.661s | 4 | |
| 9 | +10 |  Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 28 | +1m 10.143s | 2 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 28 | +1m 10.782s | 1 | |
| 11 |  Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 28 | +1m 12.877s | ||
| 12 | +6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 28 | +1m 13.904s | |
| 13 |  Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 28 | +1m 15.599s | ||
| 14 | +3 |  Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 28 | +1m 26.016s | |
| 15 | -3 |  Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 28 | +1m 26.496s | |
| 16 | -2 |  Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 28 | +1m 27.043s | |
| 17 | -2 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 28 | +1m 32.523s | |
| 18 | PL | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 28 | +1m 48.091s (20.000s) | |
| R |  Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
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
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | |
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| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 20 | -5 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes |
| Started from the pit lane | |||
| Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-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
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-RBPT | 1:29.304 | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.314 | 0.010 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:29.361 | 0.057 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-RBPT | 1:29.709 | 0.405 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:30.165 | 0.861 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.261 | 0.957 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1:30.322 | 1.018 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.389 | 1.085 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:30.554 | 1.250 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.003 | 1.699 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:30.659 | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:30.709 | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:30.808 | |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1:30.953 | |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1:31.439 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1:31.311 | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 1:31.322 | |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:31.352 | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:31.419 | |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1:31.511 | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Max Verstappen | 366 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | 253 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 252 |
| 4 | George Russell | 207 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | 202 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 180 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | 101 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | 78 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | 65 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | 46 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | 32 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | 29 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | 23 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | 22 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | 13 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | 12 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | 11 |
| 18 | Guanyu Zhou | 6 |
| 19 | Alexander Albon | 4 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | 2 |
| 21 | Nyck de Vries | 2 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 |  Red Bull-RBPT | 619 |
| 2 |  Ferrari | 454 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 387 |
| 4 | Alpine-Renault | 143 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 130 |
| 6 |  Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 52 |
| 7 | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 45 |
| 8 |  Haas-Ferrari | 34 |
| 9 | AlphaTauri-RBPT | 34 |
| 10 | Williams-Mercedes | 8 |
Statistics & 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