Round 3 · 2026

Japanese Grand Prix

Suzuka, Japan · 29 Mar 2026

The main event. Most laps wins; points go to the top 10.

How the race went

Kimi Antonelli won the race from pole, finishing 13.722s ahead of Oscar Piastri.

The Safety Car came out once.
Liam Lawson was the big mover, climbing from P14 to P9.
Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap: 1:32.432 on lap 49.
29 pit stops in total; most drivers stopped once. Quickest stop: Lewis Hamilton, 2.0s.
Kimi Antonelli's tyres: Medium → Hard.
2 drivers didn't finish: Lance Stroll and Oliver Bearman.
A dry race, with the track around 34°C.
218 overtakes recorded.

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / gap	Pts
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1	1:28:03.403	25
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	3 ▲1	+13.722s	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4 ▲1	+15.27s	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	2 ▼2	+15.754s	12
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	5	+23.479s	10
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	6	+25.037s	8
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	7	+32.34s	6
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	11 ▲3	+32.677s	4
9	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	14 ▲5	+50.18s	2
10	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	12 ▲2	+51.216s	1
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	13 ▲2	+52.28s	0
12	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	8 ▼4	+56.154s	0
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	9 ▼4	+59.078s	0
14	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	10 ▼4	+59.848s	0
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	16 ▲1	+65.008s	0
16	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	15 ▼1	+65.773s	0
17	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	19 ▲2	+92.453s	0
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	21 ▲3	+1 LAP	0
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	20 ▲1	+1 LAP	0
20	Alexander Albon	Williams	17 ▼3	+2 LAPS	0
–	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	22	DNF	0
–	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	18	DNF	0

Reading this table

Grid is where the driver started. ▲ means they gained places during the race, ▼ means they lost places. DNF = did not finish, DNS = did not start, DSQ = disqualified. The winner's time is the total race time; everyone else is shown as the gap behind the winner.