Japanese Grand Prix
Round 18 of 2022
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 9, 2022
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull | 1 | 28 | 3:01:44.004 | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull | 4 | 28 | +27.066 | 18 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 2 | 28 | +31.763 | 15 |
| 4 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine F1 Team | 5 | 28 | +39.685 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 6 | 28 | +40.326 | 10 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 9 | 28 | +46.358 | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine F1 Team | 7 | 28 | +46.369 | 6 |
| 8 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 8 | 28 | +47.661 | 4 |
| 9 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 20 | 28 | +1:10.143 | 2 |
| 10 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 10 | 28 | +1:10.782 | 1 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 11 | 28 | +1:12.877 | 0 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 19 | 28 | +1:13.904 | 0 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 13 | 28 | +1:15.599 | 0 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas F1 Team | 18 | 28 | +1:26.016 | 0 |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 28 | +1:26.496 | 0 |
| 16 | Guanyu Zhou ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 28 | +1:27.043 | 0 |
| 17 | Mick Schumacher MSC | Haas F1 Team | 15 | 28 | +1:32.523 | 0 |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 17 | 28 | +1:48.091 | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 16 | 0 | Hydraulics | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | 1:30.224 | 1:30.346 | 1:29.304 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:30.402 | 1:30.486 | 1:29.314 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:30.336 | 1:30.444 | 1:29.361 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:30.622 | 1:29.925 | 1:29.709 |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:30.696 | 1:30.357 | 1:30.165 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:30.906 | 1:30.443 | 1:30.261 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:30.603 | 1:30.343 | 1:30.322 |
| 8 | George Russell RUS | 1:30.865 | 1:30.465 | 1:30.389 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:31.256 | 1:30.656 | 1:30.554 |
| 10 | Lando Norris NOR | 1:30.881 | 1:30.473 | 1:31.003 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:30.880 | 1:30.659 | — |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:31.226 | 1:30.709 | — |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | 1:31.130 | 1:30.808 | — |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou ZHO | 1:30.894 | 1:30.953 | — |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher MSC | 1:31.152 | 1:31.439 | — |
| 16 | Alexander Albon ALB | 1:31.311 | — | — |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:31.322 | — | — |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | 1:31.352 | — | — |
| 19 | Lance Stroll STR | 1:31.419 | — | — |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | 1:31.511 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Red Bull
1:44.911
Lap 10
Red Bull
1:46.120
Lap 11
Ferrari
1:44.489
Lap 10
Alpine F1 Team
1:46.559
Lap 11
Mercedes
1:45.530
Lap 11
Aston Martin
1:46.964
Lap 13
Alpine F1 Team
1:44.412
Lap 25
Mercedes
1:47.004
Lap 21
Williams
1:48.371
Lap 12
McLaren
1:48.175
Lap 8
McLaren
1:47.843
Lap 11
Aston Martin
1:45.205
Lap 21
AlphaTauri
1:45.893
Lap 22
Haas F1 Team
1:48.072
Lap 10
Alfa Romeo
1:47.820
Lap 11
Alfa Romeo
1:44.411
Lap 20
Haas F1 Team
1:45.387
Lap 22
AlphaTauri
1:46.545
Lap 13
Race Overview
The 2022 Japanese Grand Prix took place at Suzuka Circuit in Japan. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
20 drivers completed the race, with Max Verstappen taking the victory.