Japanese Grand Prix

Round 16 · Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan

2023-09-24

Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Lando Norris

McLaren · +19.387

Oscar Piastri

McLaren · +36.494

Who won the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix?

The 2023 Japanese Grand Prix was won by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull, starting from pole position. Lando Norris finished second, +19.387 behind, with Oscar Piastri completing the podium. Max Verstappen also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:34.183. It was an attrition-heavy race with 10 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 16 of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Guanyu Zhou was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 6 positions from P19 to finish P13.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1	—	1:30:58.421	Finished	26
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	3	▲1	+19.387	Finished	18
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	2	▼1	+36.494	Finished	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	—	+43.998	Finished	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	7	▲2	+49.376	Finished	10
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	6	—	+50.221	Finished	8
7	George Russell	Mercedes	8	▲1	+57.659	Finished	6
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	10	▲2	+1:14.725	Finished	4
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	14	▲5	+1:19.678	Finished	2
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	12	▲2	+1:23.155	Finished	1
11	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	11	—	+3.089	Lapped	0
12	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	9	▼3	+3.974	Lapped	0
13	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	19	▲6	+6.340	Lapped	0
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	18	▲4	+9.598	Lapped	0
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	15	—	+29.570	Lapped	0
R	Alexander Albon	Williams	13	—	—	Retired	0
R	Logan Sargeant	Williams	20	—	—	Retired	0
R	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	17	—	—	Retired	0
R	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	5	—	—	Retired	0
R	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	16	—	—	Retired	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:29.878	1:29.964	1:28.877
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:30.439	1:30.122	1:29.458
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:30.063	1:30.296	1:29.493
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:30.393	1:29.940	1:29.542
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:30.652	1:29.965	1:29.650
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:30.651	1:30.067	1:29.850
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:30.811	1:30.040	1:29.908
8	George Russell	Mercedes	1:30.811	1:30.268	1:30.219
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:30.733	1:30.204	1:30.303
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:30.971	1:30.465	1:30.560
11	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	1:30.425	1:30.508	—
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.843	1:30.509	—
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:30.941	1:30.537	—
14	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.960	1:30.586	—
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:30.976	1:30.665	—
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:31.049	—	—
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:31.181	—	—
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	1:31.299	—	—
19	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1:31.398	—	—
20	Logan Sargeant	Williams	—	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Verstappen

2 stops

P2Norris

2 stops

P3Piastri

2 stops

P4Leclerc

2 stops

P5Hamilton

2 stops

P6Sainz

2 stops

P7Russell

1 stop

P8Alonso

2 stops

P9Ocon

2 stops

P10Gasly

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 53

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	Final
Verstappen	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Norris	P2	P2	P2	P4	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Piastri	P3	P3	P7	P3	P2	P3	P3	P4	P3	P3	P3
Leclerc	P4	P4	P3	P5	P4	P4	P6	P5	P4	P4	P4
Hamilton	P8	P7	P5	P9	P6	P6	P7	P6	P6	P5	P5

2023 Japanese Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix on 2023-09-24 at Suzuka Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix?+

P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull). P2: Lando Norris (McLaren), +19.387 behind. P3: Oscar Piastri (McLaren), +36.494 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen set the fastest lap of the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix with a time of 1:34.183.

Which team won the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix with Max Verstappen taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Guanyu Zhou	1	1	14:06:34	41.041
Esteban Ocon	1	1	14:06:45	27.056
Valtteri Bottas	1	1	14:06:58	55.802
Alexander Albon	1	1	14:06:29	50.143
Sergio Pérez	1	2	14:08:56	32.450
Logan Sargeant	1	2	14:09:11	32.715
Logan Sargeant	2	5	14:16:24	43.868
Valtteri Bottas	2	6	14:18:28	53.512
Nico Hülkenberg	1	8	14:21:18	23.520
Yuki Tsunoda	1	9	14:22:56	22.944
Liam Lawson	1	10	14:24:35	23.136
Guanyu Zhou	2	10	14:24:44	24.091
Fernando Alonso	1	11	14:26:10	24.086
Kevin Magnussen	1	12	14:28:23	23.816
Sergio Pérez	2	12	14:28:22	41.499
Oscar Piastri	1	13	14:29:24	24.455
Alexander Albon	2	13	14:29:58	52.165
Sergio Pérez	3	13	14:31:50	41:25.913
Lance Stroll	1	14	14:31:37	23.441
Sergio Pérez	4	14	15:14:59	30.651
Max Verstappen	1	16	14:34:31	24.382
Lewis Hamilton	1	16	14:34:49	24.841
Lando Norris	1	17	14:36:20	23.523
Charles Leclerc	1	17	14:36:23	23.197
Pierre Gasly	1	18	14:38:20	24.488
Carlos Sainz	1	18	14:38:04	23.075
Nico Hülkenberg	2	21	14:43:39	23.660
Logan Sargeant	3	21	14:44:16	35.182
George Russell	1	24	14:48:05	24.034
Liam Lawson	2	25	14:50:20	23.671
Fernando Alonso	2	25	14:50:07	24.294
Esteban Ocon	2	28	14:55:08	23.789
Guanyu Zhou	3	29	14:57:06	24.116
Yuki Tsunoda	2	30	14:58:41	23.327
Kevin Magnussen	2	31	15:00:39	23.858
Lewis Hamilton	2	34	15:04:43	23.631
Pierre Gasly	2	34	15:05:03	24.651
Charles Leclerc	2	34	15:04:38	22.926
Oscar Piastri	2	35	15:06:11	23.198
Lando Norris	2	36	15:07:43	23.182
Max Verstappen	2	37	15:09:05	23.696
Nico Hülkenberg	3	37	15:10:23	23.338
Carlos Sainz	2	38	15:11:15	23.374