Japanese Grand Prix
Round 16 of 2023
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka
Country
Japan
Date
Sep 24, 2023
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull | 1 | 53 | 1:30:58.421 | 26 |
| 2 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 3 | 53 | +19.387 | 18 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 2 | 53 | +36.494 | 15 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +43.998 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 7 | 53 | +49.376 | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 6 | 53 | +50.221 | 8 |
| 7 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 8 | 53 | +57.659 | 6 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 10 | 53 | +1:14.725 | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine F1 Team | 14 | 53 | +1:19.678 | 2 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine F1 Team | 12 | 53 | +1:23.155 | 1 |
| 11 | Liam Lawson LAW | AlphaTauri | 11 | 52 | +3.089 | 0 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 9 | 52 | +3.974 | 0 |
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 52 | +6.340 | 0 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas F1 Team | 18 | 52 | +9.598 | 0 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas F1 Team | 15 | 52 | +29.570 | 0 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 13 | 26 | Retired | 0 |
| 17 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 20 | 22 | Retired | 0 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 17 | 20 | Retired | 0 |
| 19 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull | 5 | 15 | Retired | 0 |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 7 | Retired | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | 1:29.878 | 1:29.964 | 1:28.877 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri PIA | 1:30.439 | 1:30.122 | 1:29.458 |
| 3 | Lando Norris NOR | 1:30.063 | 1:30.296 | 1:29.493 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:30.393 | 1:29.940 | 1:29.542 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:30.652 | 1:29.965 | 1:29.650 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:30.651 | 1:30.067 | 1:29.850 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:30.811 | 1:30.040 | 1:29.908 |
| 8 | George Russell RUS | 1:30.811 | 1:30.268 | 1:30.219 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | 1:30.733 | 1:30.204 | 1:30.303 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:30.971 | 1:30.465 | 1:30.560 |
| 11 | Liam Lawson LAW | 1:30.425 | 1:30.508 | — |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:30.843 | 1:30.509 | — |
| 13 | Alexander Albon ALB | 1:30.941 | 1:30.537 | — |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:30.960 | 1:30.586 | — |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | 1:30.976 | 1:30.665 | — |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:31.049 | — | — |
| 17 | Lance Stroll STR | 1:31.181 | — | — |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:31.299 | — | — |
| 19 | Guanyu Zhou ZHO | 1:31.398 | — | — |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant SAR | — | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:34.183
Lap 39
Lando Norris
McLaren
1:35.247
Lap 40
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
1:36.328
Lap 38
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
1:36.362
Lap 40
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:35.611
Lap 36
Carlos Sainz
Ferrari
1:36.187
Lap 40
George Russell
Mercedes
1:37.653
Lap 27
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
1:37.203
Lap 28
Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team
1:37.398
Lap 34
Pierre Gasly
Alpine F1 Team
1:36.371
Lap 36
Liam Lawson
AlphaTauri
1:38.267
Lap 50
Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
1:37.768
Lap 36
Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo
1:37.791
Lap 45
Nico Hülkenberg
Haas F1 Team
1:37.250
Lap 44
Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team
1:37.842
Lap 41
Alexander Albon
Williams
1:39.185
Lap 15
Logan Sargeant
Williams
1:38.848
Lap 7
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
1:39.050
Lap 16
Sergio Pérez
Red Bull
1:39.704
Lap 8
Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo
2:02.755
Lap 5
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Albon | 1 | 1 | 50.143 |
| Guanyu Zhou | 1 | 1 | 41.041 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 1 | 27.056 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1 | 55.802 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 2 | 32.450 |
| Logan Sargeant | 1 | 2 | 32.715 |
| Logan Sargeant | 2 | 5 | 43.868 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 6 | 53.512 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 8 | 23.520 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 1 | 9 | 22.944 |
| Liam Lawson | 1 | 10 | 23.136 |
| Guanyu Zhou | 2 | 10 | 24.091 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 11 | 24.086 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 12 | 41.499 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 12 | 23.816 |
| Oscar Piastri | 1 | 13 | 24.455 |
| Alexander Albon | 2 | 13 | 52.165 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 14 | 23.441 |
| Sergio Pérez | 3 | 13 | 41:25.913 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 16 | 24.382 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 16 | 24.841 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 17 | 23.523 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 17 | 23.197 |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | 18 | 23.075 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 18 | 24.488 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 21 | 23.660 |
| Logan Sargeant | 3 | 21 | 35.182 |
| George Russell | 1 | 24 | 24.034 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 25 | 24.294 |
| Liam Lawson | 2 | 25 | 23.671 |
Race Summary
- Round: 16 of 2023
- Circuit: Suzuka Circuit — Suzuka, Japan
- Date: Sep 24, 2023
- Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), started P1.
- Pole position: Max Verstappen (1:28.877)
- Fastest lap: Max Verstappen (1:34.183, lap 39)
- Podium: 1. Max Verstappen, 2. Lando Norris, 3. Oscar Piastri
- Classified finishers: 15