2023 Japanese Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit on 24 Sept 2023 for Red Bull, from pole position; Lando Norris was second and Oscar Piastri third. Pole position: Max Verstappen.

Verstappen took the lead for good on lap 19 of 53, from Carlos Sainz; the lead changed hands 3 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 1 to 5). Verstappen stopped 2 times, on laps 16 and 37 (16 laps on medium, then 21 laps on medium, then 16 laps on hard); 12 of 15 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 13. The fastest lap was Max Verstappen's, 1:34.183 on lap 39. 15 of 20 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Max Verstappen led the championship with 400 points, 177 ahead of Sergio Pérez, with 6 rounds left.

Date

24 Sept 2023

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan

Round

16 of 22

Winner

Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Tyre compounds

C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft source

Pole position

Max Verstappen (1:28.877)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 1 driver: Logan Sargeant 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

Max Verstappen: 2 stops (laps 16, 37), stints of 16 medium, 21 medium, 16 hard laps

2nd

Lando Norris: 2 stops (laps 17, 36), stints of 17 medium, 19 hard, 17 hard laps

3rd

Oscar Piastri: 2 stops (laps 13, 35), stints of 13 medium, 22 hard, 18 hard laps

Finishers

1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 12 · 3 or more: 2

First stops

median lap 13 of 53

Pit stops

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

Bar colours are the tyre compound of each stint: hard medium soft intermediate wet not known (the records disagree). Compounds from Pirelli's post-race pit-stop graphic (press.pirelli.com).

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 2023 standings