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2023 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 53 laps
Round16 of 22
Race numbers

The 2023 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,095th World Championship race
  • 37th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 33rd World Championship race at Suzuka
  • 2023 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT531hr 30m 58.421s26 FL
2+1(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes53+19.387s18
3-1(AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes53+36.494s15
4 (MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari53+43.998s12
5+2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes53+49.376s10
6 (ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari53+50.221s8
7+1(GBR) George RussellMercedes53+57.659s6
8+2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes53+1m 14.725s4
9+5(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault53+1m 19.678s2
10+2(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault53+1m 23.155s1
11 (NZL) Liam LawsonAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT52+1 lap 
12-3(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT52+1 lap  
13+6(CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari52+1 lap 
14+4(DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari52+1 lap 
15 (DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari52+1 lap 
R (THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes26DNF 
R (USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes22DNF 
R (CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes20DNF 
R (MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT15DNF 
R (FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari7DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT
2 (AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes
3 (GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes
4 (MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari
5 (MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT
6 (ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari
7 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
8 (GBR) George RussellMercedes
9 (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
10 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes
11 (FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault
12 (NZL) Liam LawsonAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
13 (THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes
14 (FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault
15 (DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
16 (FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
17 (CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes
18 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari
19 (CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
Started from the pit lane
  (USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes

Notes

  • Logan Sargeant was required to start from the pit lane due to changes made to his car under parc ferme conditions.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:28.877 
2(AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:29.4580.581
3(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:29.4930.616
4(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:29.5420.665
5(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:29.6500.773
6(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:29.8500.973
7(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:29.9081.031
8(GBR) George RussellMercedes1:30.2191.342
9(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT1:30.3031.426
10(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes1:30.5601.683
Q2
11(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:30.508 
12(NZL) Liam LawsonAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT1:30.509 
13(THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:30.537 
14(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:30.586 
15(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:30.665 
Q1
16(FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:31.049 
17(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:31.181 
18(DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari1:31.299 
19(CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:31.398 
20(USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes– 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(NLD) Max Verstappen400
2(MEX) Sergio Perez223
3(GBR) Lewis Hamilton190
4 (ESP) Fernando Alonso174
5(ESP) Carlos Sainz150
6 (MCO) Charles Leclerc135
7(GBR) Lando Norris115
8(GBR) George Russell115
9(AUS) Oscar Piastri57
10(CAN) Lance Stroll47
11(FRA) Pierre Gasly46
12(FRA) Esteban Ocon38
13(THA) Alexander Albon21
14(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg9
15(FIN) Valtteri Bottas6
16(CHN) Guanyu Zhou4
17(JPN) Yuki Tsunoda3
18(DNK) Kevin Magnussen3
19(NZL) Liam Lawson2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Honda RBPT623
2Mercedes305
3Ferrari285
4Aston Martin-Mercedes221
5McLaren-Mercedes172
6Alpine-Renault84
7Williams-Mercedes21
8Haas-Ferrari12
9Alfa Romeo-Ferrari10
10AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT5

Stats & milestones

Wins
48th for Max Verstappen
107th for Red Bull
Podiums
92nd for Max Verstappen
10th for Lando Norris (80th driver to score ten podiums, 17th British driver)
1st for Oscar Piastri (216th different podium finisher, 6th Australian driver; first Australian podium finisher since 2021)
498th & 499th for McLaren
257th for Red Bull
Poles
29th for Max Verstappen
92nd for Red Bull
Fastest laps
28th for Max Verstappen
93rd for Red Bull
Front row starts
54th for Max Verstappen
1st for Oscar Piastri (157th different front row starter, 5th Australian driver; first Australian front row starter since 2021)
Pole & win
24th for Max Verstappen
Win & fastest lap
15th for Max Verstappen
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
9th for Max Verstappen