Round 18 of 222022Finished

JapaneseGrand Prix 2022

Suzuka Circuit, Japan

Chequered flag · Race winner

Max Verstappen

Red Bull3:01:44.00428 laps

P2Sergio Pérez+27.066
P3Charles Leclerc+31.763

Full classification Session times

Suzuka Circuit

Weekend, local dates: 7–9 Oct 2022
Lap length: 5.807 km
Format: Conventional
Location: Suzuka, Japan

Round 18 · Race weekend

Weekend

Times in UTC

Fri 7 Oct
Practice 1Finished
03:00
17°C · rain · 12.2 mm rain
Practice 2Finished
06:00
17°C · rain · 9.0 mm rain
Sat 8 Oct
Practice 3Finished
03:00
22°C · overcast · no rain
QualifyingFinished
06:00
21°C · overcast · no rain
P1VERP2LECP3SAI
Sun 9 Oct
RaceFinished
05:00
20°C · rain · 8.2 mm rain
P1VERP2PERP3LEC

Weather per session as recorded nearest the circuit.

Timing

Results

Final classification of the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix, with qualifying and pit stops.

Japanese Grand Prix 2022: race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Gap · ptsTime / gap	Pts
1	Max VerstappenRed Bull	Red Bull	1	No change	28	3:01:44.00425 pts	25
2	Sergio PérezRed Bull	Red Bull	4	Gained 2	28	+27.06618 pts	18
3	Charles LeclercFerrari	Ferrari	2	Lost 1	28	+31.76315 pts	15
4	Esteban OconAlpine F1 Team	Alpine F1 Team	5	Gained 1	28	+39.68512 pts	12
5	Lewis HamiltonMercedes	Mercedes	6	Gained 1	28	+40.32610 pts	10
6	Sebastian VettelAston Martin	Aston Martin	9	Gained 3	28	+46.3588 pts	8
7	Fernando AlonsoAlpine F1 Team	Alpine F1 Team	7	No change	28	+46.3696 pts	6
8	George RussellMercedes	Mercedes	8	No change	28	+47.6614 pts	4
9	Nicholas LatifiWilliams	Williams	20	Gained 11	28	+1:10.1432 pts	2
10	Lando NorrisMcLaren	McLaren	10	No change	28	+1:10.7821 pt	1
11	Daniel RicciardoMcLaren	McLaren	11	No change	28	+1:12.8770 pts	0
12	Lance StrollAston Martin	Aston Martin	19	Gained 7	28	+1:13.9040 pts	0
13	Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri	AlphaTauri	13	No change	28	+1:15.5990 pts	0
14	Kevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team	Haas F1 Team	18	Gained 4	28	+1:26.0160 pts	0
15	Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	12	Lost 3	28	+1:26.4960 pts	0
16	Guanyu ZhouAlfa RomeoFastest lap 1:44.411lap 20	Alfa Romeo	14	Lost 2	28	+1:27.0430 pts	0
17	Mick SchumacherHaas F1 Team	Haas F1 Team	15	Lost 2	28	+1:32.5230 pts	0
18	Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri	AlphaTauri	17	Lost 1	28	+1:48.0910 pts	0
DNF	Carlos SainzFerrari · Accident	Ferrari	3	–	0	Accident0 pts	0
DNF	Alexander AlbonWilliams · Hydraulics	Williams	16	–	0	Hydraulics0 pts	0

Winning time: 3:01:44.004; Verstappen, 28 laps
Fastest lap: 1:44.411; Zhou, lap 20
Classified: 18of 20
Pit stops: 42; Quickest pit lane 23.756 s, Tsunoda

Japanese Grand Prix 2022: qualifying
Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Best
1	Max VerstappenRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:30.224 (quickest in Q1)	1:30.346	1:29.304 (quickest in Q3)	1:29.304
2	Charles LeclercFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:30.402	1:30.486	1:29.314	1:29.314+0.010
3	Carlos SainzFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:30.336	1:30.444	1:29.361	1:29.361+0.057
4	Sergio PérezRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:30.622	1:29.925 (quickest in Q2)	1:29.709	1:29.709+0.405
5	Esteban OconAlpine F1 Team · Reached Q3	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.696	1:30.357	1:30.165	1:30.165+0.861
6	Lewis HamiltonMercedes · Reached Q3	Mercedes	1:30.906	1:30.443	1:30.261	1:30.261+0.957
7	Fernando AlonsoAlpine F1 Team · Reached Q3	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.603	1:30.343	1:30.322	1:30.322+1.018
8	George RussellMercedes · Reached Q3	Mercedes	1:30.865	1:30.465	1:30.389	1:30.389+1.085
9	Sebastian VettelAston Martin · Reached Q3	Aston Martin	1:31.256	1:30.656	1:30.554	1:30.554+1.250
10	Lando NorrisMcLaren · Reached Q3	McLaren	1:30.881	1:30.473	1:31.003	1:31.003+1.699
11 (out in Q2)	Daniel RicciardoMcLaren · Out in Q2	McLaren	1:30.880	1:30.659	No time	1:30.659+1.355
12	Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo · Out in Q2	Alfa Romeo	1:31.226	1:30.709	No time	1:30.709+1.405
13	Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri · Out in Q2	AlphaTauri	1:31.130	1:30.808	No time	1:30.808+1.504
14	Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo · Out in Q2	Alfa Romeo	1:30.894	1:30.953	No time	1:30.953+1.649
15	Mick SchumacherHaas F1 Team · Out in Q2	Haas F1 Team	1:31.152	1:31.439	No time	1:31.439+2.135
16 (out in Q1)	Alexander AlbonWilliams · Out in Q1	Williams	1:31.311	No time	No time	1:31.311+2.007
17	Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri · Out in Q1	AlphaTauri	1:31.322	No time	No time	1:31.322+2.018
18	Kevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team · Out in Q1	Haas F1 Team	1:31.352	No time	No time	1:31.352+2.048
19	Lance StrollAston Martin · Out in Q1	Aston Martin	1:31.419	No time	No time	1:31.419+2.115
20	Nicholas LatifiWilliams · Out in Q1	Williams	1:31.511	No time	No time	1:31.511+2.207

The quickest time in each part is marked. A red line falls where drivers were knocked out. A dash: no time in that part.

Stops by lap · lap 1 to 28

VERVerstappenStopped on laps 2, 72
PERPérezStopped on laps 2, 72
LECLeclercStopped on laps 2, 72
OCOOconStopped on laps 2, 72
HAMHamiltonStopped on laps 2, 72
VETVettelStopped on laps 2, 52
ALOAlonsoStopped on laps 2, 8, 223
RUSRussellStopped on laps 2, 72
LATLatifiStopped on laps 2, 52
NORNorrisStopped on laps 2, 62
RICRicciardoStopped on laps 2, 82
STRStrollStopped on laps 2, 7, 193
TSUTsunodaStopped on laps 2, 7, 203
MAGMagnussenStopped on laps 2, 72
BOTBottasStopped on laps 2, 62
ZHOZhouStopped on laps 2, 9, 183
MSCSchumacherStopped on laps 2, 112
GASGaslyStopped on laps 1, 2, 7, 194

Each mark is a stop. Purple: the quickest pit-lane time of the race.

Japanese Grand Prix 2022: pit stops
Lap	Driver	Stop	Time	Pit lane
1	Pierre Gasly	1	05:06	41.319 s
2	Max Verstappen	1	05:08	387.399 s
2	Charles Leclerc	1	05:08	389.973 s
2	Sergio Pérez	1	05:08	392.517 s
2	Esteban Ocon	1	05:08	393.601 s
2	Lewis Hamilton	1	05:08	396.504 s
2	Fernando Alonso	1	05:08	396.837 s
2	George Russell	1	05:08	401.057 s
2	Daniel Ricciardo	1	05:08	401.749 s
2	Yuki Tsunoda	1	05:09	402.478 s
2	Mick Schumacher	1	05:09	400.857 s
2	Lance Stroll	1	05:09	400.463 s
2	Kevin Magnussen	1	05:09	402.029 s
2	Lando Norris	1	05:09	406.256 s
2	Valtteri Bottas	1	05:09	407.553 s
2	Nicholas Latifi	1	05:09	407.673 s
2	Sebastian Vettel	1	05:09	409.647 s
2	Guanyu Zhou	1	05:09	410.005 s
2	Pierre Gasly	2	05:09	409.011 s
5	Nicholas Latifi	2	07:23	24.785 s
5	Sebastian Vettel	2	07:23	24.218 s
6	Lando Norris	2	07:25	24.595 s
6	Valtteri Bottas	2	07:25	24.869 s
7	Max Verstappen	2	07:27	24.308 s
7	Charles Leclerc	2	07:27	25.899 s
7	Sergio Pérez	2	07:27	25.322 s
7	Esteban Ocon	2	07:27	25.172 s
7	Lewis Hamilton	2	07:27	25.059 s
7	George Russell	2	07:27	28.728 s
7	Yuki Tsunoda	2	07:27	24.439 s
7	Kevin Magnussen	2	07:27	25.594 s
7	Lance Stroll	2	07:27	24.005 s
7	Pierre Gasly	3	07:27	24.966 s
8	Fernando Alonso	2	07:29	24.106 s
8	Daniel Ricciardo	2	07:29	25.377 s
9	Guanyu Zhou	2	07:31	24.563 s
11	Mick Schumacher	2	07:35	24.608 s
18	Guanyu Zhou	3	07:48	24.266 s
19	Lance Stroll	3	07:50	23.870 s
19	Pierre Gasly	4	07:50	23.966 s
20	Yuki Tsunoda	3	07:51	23.756 s
22	Fernando Alonso	3	07:55	24.123 s

Pit lane is the time from pit entry to pit exit, not the stationary time. Times follow the clock chosen for the weekend.

The race

Lap by lap

Weather at the circuit

Conditions

Suzuka, Japan

The circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Circuit: Suzuka Circuit
Location: Suzuka, Japan
Lap length: 5.807 km
Format: Conventional weekend
Round: 18 of 22
Coordinates: 34.843° N, 136.541° E

Lap length by year

2003–today20225.807 km
20025.821 km
1987–20015.86 km
1983–19865.945 km

Pos

Driver

Gap · ptsTime / gap

Max VerstappenRed Bull

3:01:44.00425 pts

Sergio PérezRed Bull

+27.06618 pts

Charles LeclercFerrari

+31.76315 pts

Esteban OconAlpine F1 Team

+39.68512 pts

Lewis HamiltonMercedes

+40.32610 pts

Sebastian VettelAston Martin

+46.3588 pts

Fernando AlonsoAlpine F1 Team

+46.3696 pts

George RussellMercedes

+47.6614 pts

Nicholas LatifiWilliams

+1:10.1432 pts

Lando NorrisMcLaren

+1:10.7821 pt

Daniel RicciardoMcLaren

+1:12.8770 pts

Lance StrollAston Martin

+1:13.9040 pts

Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri

+1:15.5990 pts

Kevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team

+1:26.0160 pts

Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo

+1:26.4960 pts

Guanyu ZhouAlfa RomeoFastest lap 1:44.411lap 20

+1:27.0430 pts

Mick SchumacherHaas F1 Team

+1:32.5230 pts

Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri

+1:48.0910 pts

DNF

Carlos SainzFerrari · Accident

Accident0 pts

DNF

Alexander AlbonWilliams · Hydraulics

Hydraulics0 pts

Lap

Driver

Stop

Pit lane

Pierre Gasly

41.319 s

Max Verstappen

387.399 s

Charles Leclerc

389.973 s

Sergio Pérez

392.517 s

Esteban Ocon

393.601 s

Lewis Hamilton

396.504 s

Fernando Alonso

396.837 s

George Russell

401.057 s

Daniel Ricciardo

401.749 s

Yuki Tsunoda

402.478 s

Mick Schumacher

400.857 s

Lance Stroll

400.463 s

Kevin Magnussen

402.029 s

Lando Norris

406.256 s

Valtteri Bottas

407.553 s

Nicholas Latifi

407.673 s

Sebastian Vettel

409.647 s

Guanyu Zhou

410.005 s

Pierre Gasly

409.011 s

Nicholas Latifi

24.785 s

Sebastian Vettel

24.218 s

Lando Norris

24.595 s

Valtteri Bottas

24.869 s

Max Verstappen

24.308 s

Charles Leclerc

25.899 s

Sergio Pérez

25.322 s

Esteban Ocon

25.172 s

Lewis Hamilton

25.059 s

George Russell

28.728 s

Yuki Tsunoda

24.439 s

Kevin Magnussen

25.594 s

Lance Stroll

24.005 s

Pierre Gasly

24.966 s

Fernando Alonso

24.106 s

Daniel Ricciardo

25.377 s

Guanyu Zhou

24.563 s

Mick Schumacher

24.608 s

Guanyu Zhou

24.266 s

Lance Stroll

23.870 s

Pierre Gasly

23.966 s

Yuki Tsunoda

23.756 s

Fernando Alonso

24.123 s

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 28
Max Verstappen	1	1	1	1	1
Sergio Pérez	4	3	3	3	3
Charles Leclerc	2	2	2	2	2
Esteban Ocon	5	4	4	4	4
Lewis Hamilton	6	5	5	5	5
Sebastian Vettel	9	16	7	6	6
Fernando Alonso	7	6	8	7	7
George Russell	8	7	12	8	8
Nicholas Latifi	20	15	9	9	9
Lando Norris	10	13	10	10	10
Daniel Ricciardo	11	8	14	12	11
Lance Stroll	19	11	13	16	12
Yuki Tsunoda	13	9	11	11	13
Kevin Magnussen	18	12	15	13	14
Valtteri Bottas	12	14	16	14	15
Guanyu Zhou	14	17	18	17	16
Mick Schumacher	15	10	6	15	18
Pierre Gasly	17	18	17	18	17
Carlos Sainz	3	–	–	–	–
Alexander Albon	16	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 28

Max Verstappen

Sergio Pérez

Charles Leclerc

Esteban Ocon

Lewis Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel

Fernando Alonso

George Russell

Nicholas Latifi

Lando Norris

Daniel Ricciardo

Lance Stroll

Yuki Tsunoda

Kevin Magnussen

Valtteri Bottas

Guanyu Zhou

Mick Schumacher

Pierre Gasly

Carlos Sainz

–

Alexander Albon

–

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 28
Max Verstappen	1	1	1	1	1
Sergio Pérez	4	3	3	3	3
Charles Leclerc	2	2	2	2	2
Esteban Ocon	5	4	4	4	4
Lewis Hamilton	6	5	5	5	5
Sebastian Vettel	9	16	7	6	6
Fernando Alonso	7	6	8	7	7
George Russell	8	7	12	8	8
Nicholas Latifi	20	15	9	9	9
Lando Norris	10	13	10	10	10
Daniel Ricciardo	11	8	14	12	11
Lance Stroll	19	11	13	16	12
Yuki Tsunoda	13	9	11	11	13
Kevin Magnussen	18	12	15	13	14
Valtteri Bottas	12	14	16	14	15
Guanyu Zhou	14	17	18	17	16
Mick Schumacher	15	10	6	15	18
Pierre Gasly	17	18	17	18	17
Carlos Sainz	3	–	–	–	–
Alexander Albon	16	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 28

Max Verstappen

Sergio Pérez

Charles Leclerc

Esteban Ocon

Lewis Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel

Fernando Alonso

George Russell

Nicholas Latifi

Lando Norris

Daniel Ricciardo

Lance Stroll

Yuki Tsunoda

Kevin Magnussen

Valtteri Bottas

Guanyu Zhou

Mick Schumacher

Pierre Gasly

Carlos Sainz

–

Alexander Albon

–