2019 Japanese Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas won the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit on 13 Oct 2019 for Mercedes, from 3rd on the grid; Sebastian Vettel was second and Lewis Hamilton third. Pole position: Sebastian Vettel.

Bottas took the lead for good on lap 43 of 52, from Lewis Hamilton; the lead changed hands 4 times in all. Bottas stopped 2 times, on laps 17 and 36; 10 of 17 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 18. The fastest lap was Lewis Hamilton's, 1:30.983 on lap 45. 17 of 20 starters were classified; 3 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton led the championship with 338 points, 64 ahead of Valtteri Bottas, with 4 rounds left.

Date

13 Oct 2019

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan

Round

17 of 21

Winner

Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)

Tyre compounds

C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft source

Pole position

Sebastian Vettel (1:27.064)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 1 driver: Robert Kubica qualified 20th, started from the pit lane. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Valtteri Bottas: 2 stops (laps 17, 36), stints of 17, 19, 16 laps

2nd

Sebastian Vettel: 2 stops (laps 16, 31), stints of 16, 15, 21 laps

3rd

Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 21, 42), stints of 21, 21, 10 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 6 · 2 stops: 10 · 3 or more: 1

First stops

median lap 18 of 52

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2019 standings