Japanese Grand Prix

Round 18 · Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan

2022-10-09

Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Sergio Pérez

Red Bull · +27.066

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari · +31.763

Who won the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix?

The 2022 Japanese Grand Prix was won by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull, starting from pole position. Sergio Pérez finished second, +27.066 behind, with Charles Leclerc completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Guanyu Zhou with a time of 1:44.411. 2 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 18 of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Nicholas Latifi was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 11 positions from P20 to finish P9.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1	—	3:01:44.004	Finished	25
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	4	▲2	+27.066	Finished	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	2	▼1	+31.763	Finished	15
4	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	5	▲1	+39.685	Finished	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	6	▲1	+40.326	Finished	10
6	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	9	▲3	+46.358	Finished	8
7	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	7	—	+46.369	Finished	6
8	George Russell	Mercedes	8	—	+47.661	Finished	4
9	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	20	▲11	+1:10.143	Finished	2
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	10	—	+1:10.782	Finished	1
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	11	—	+1:12.877	Finished	0
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	19	▲7	+1:13.904	Finished	0
13	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	13	—	+1:15.599	Finished	0
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	18	▲4	+1:26.016	Finished	0
15	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	12	▼3	+1:26.496	Finished	0
16	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	14	▼2	+1:27.043	Finished	0
17	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	15	▼2	+1:32.523	Finished	0
18	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	17	▼1	+1:48.091	Finished	0
R	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	3	—	—	Accident	0
R	Alexander Albon	Williams	16	—	—	Hydraulics	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:30.224	1:30.346	1:29.304
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:30.402	1:30.486	1:29.314
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:30.336	1:30.444	1:29.361
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:30.622	1:29.925	1:29.709
5	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.696	1:30.357	1:30.165
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:30.906	1:30.443	1:30.261
7	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.603	1:30.343	1:30.322
8	George Russell	Mercedes	1:30.865	1:30.465	1:30.389
9	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:31.256	1:30.656	1:30.554
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:30.881	1:30.473	1:31.003
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:30.880	1:30.659	—
12	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:31.226	1:30.709	—
13	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:31.130	1:30.808	—
14	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1:30.894	1:30.953	—
15	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	1:31.152	1:31.439	—
16	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:31.311	—	—
17	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:31.322	—	—
18	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:31.352	—	—
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:31.419	—	—
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:31.511	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Verstappen

2 stops

P2Pérez

2 stops

P3Leclerc

2 stops

P4Ocon

2 stops

P5Hamilton

2 stops

P6Vettel

2 stops

P7Alonso

3 stops

P8Russell

2 stops

P9Latifi

2 stops

P10Norris

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 28

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	Final
Verstappen	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Pérez	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P2
Leclerc	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P3
Ocon	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Hamilton	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2022 Japanese Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix on 2022-10-09 at Suzuka Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix?+

P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull). P2: Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), +27.066 behind. P3: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), +31.763 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix?+

Guanyu Zhou set the fastest lap of the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix with a time of 1:44.411.

Which team won the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix with Max Verstappen taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Pierre Gasly	1	1	14:06:24	41.319
Max Verstappen	1	2	14:08:39	6:27.399
Charles Leclerc	1	2	14:08:41	6:29.973
Sergio Pérez	1	2	14:08:44	6:32.517
Esteban Ocon	1	2	14:08:46	6:33.601
Lewis Hamilton	1	2	14:08:49	6:36.504
Fernando Alonso	1	2	14:08:52	6:36.837
George Russell	1	2	14:08:54	6:41.057
Daniel Ricciardo	1	2	14:08:57	6:41.749
Yuki Tsunoda	1	2	14:09:00	6:42.478
Mick Schumacher	1	2	14:09:04	6:40.857
Lance Stroll	1	2	14:09:07	6:40.463
Kevin Magnussen	1	2	14:09:08	6:42.029
Lando Norris	1	2	14:09:10	6:46.256
Valtteri Bottas	1	2	14:09:11	6:47.553
Nicholas Latifi	1	2	14:09:14	6:47.673
Sebastian Vettel	1	2	14:09:17	6:49.647
Guanyu Zhou	1	2	14:09:20	6:50.005
Pierre Gasly	2	2	14:09:22	6:49.011
Nicholas Latifi	2	5	16:23:57	24.785
Sebastian Vettel	2	5	16:23:58	24.218
Lando Norris	2	6	16:25:53	24.595
Valtteri Bottas	2	6	16:25:56	24.869
Max Verstappen	2	7	16:27:26	24.308
Charles Leclerc	2	7	16:27:27	25.899
Sergio Pérez	2	7	16:27:32	25.322
Esteban Ocon	2	7	16:27:34	25.172
Lewis Hamilton	2	7	16:27:36	25.059
George Russell	2	7	16:27:40	28.728
Yuki Tsunoda	2	7	16:27:44	24.439
Kevin Magnussen	2	7	16:27:47	25.594
Lance Stroll	2	7	16:27:48	24.005
Pierre Gasly	3	7	16:27:52	24.966
Fernando Alonso	2	8	16:29:28	24.106
Daniel Ricciardo	2	8	16:29:36	25.377
Guanyu Zhou	2	9	16:31:37	24.563
Mick Schumacher	2	11	16:35:25	24.608
Guanyu Zhou	3	18	16:48:24	24.266
Lance Stroll	3	19	16:50:04	23.870
Pierre Gasly	4	19	16:50:13	23.966
Yuki Tsunoda	3	20	16:51:53	23.756
Fernando Alonso	3	22	16:55:11	24.123