Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time | Best lap | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:30:58.421 | 1:34.183 | Fastest | 26 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | +19.387 | 1:35.247 | +1.064 | 18 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 2 | +36.494 | 1:36.328 | +2.145 | 15 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | +43.998 | 1:36.362 | +2.179 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7 | +49.376 | 1:35.611 | +1.428 | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 6 | +50.221 | 1:36.187 | +2.004 | 8 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 8 | +57.659 | 1:37.653 | +3.470 | 6 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 10 | +1:14.725 | 1:37.203 | +3.020 | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 14 | +1:19.678 | 1:37.398 | +3.215 | 2 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 12 | +1:23.155 | 1:36.371 | +2.188 | 1 |
| 11 | Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 11 | Lapped | 1:38.267 | +4.084 | 0 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 9 | Lapped | 1:37.768 | +3.585 | 0 |
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 19 | Lapped | 1:37.791 | +3.608 | 0 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 18 | Lapped | 1:37.250 | +3.067 | 0 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 15 | Lapped | 1:37.842 | +3.659 | 0 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 13 | Retired | 1:39.185 | +5.002 | 0 |
| 17 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 20 | Retired | 1:38.848 | +4.665 | 0 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 17 | Retired | 1:39.050 | +4.867 | 0 |
| 19 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 5 | Retired | 1:39.704 | +5.521 | 0 |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Retired | 1:46.852 | +12.669 | 0 |
Lap-by-lap analysis
Lap pace
Lap-by-lap pace for every driver classified in Race at the Japanese Grand Prix, round 16 of the 2023 Formula 1 season, including Max Verstappen's fastest lap of 1:34.183.
Open lap paceStints and tyre strategy
Tyre stints and pit stops through Race at the Japanese Grand Prix, the session Max Verstappen won.
Open stints and tyre strategyTelemetry comparison
Speed, throttle and brake traces compared lap for lap between any two drivers in Race at the Japanese Grand Prix, round 16 of the 2023 Formula 1 season.
Open telemetry comparisonFastest laps of the Japanese Grand Prix 2023 — every session of the weekend compared, with sectors and tyres.
Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka, Japan
the only figure-eight circuit in Formula 1. Famous for 130R and the S-shaped Esses, demanding precision as much as speed.
The track
- Length
- 5.807 km
- Turns
- 18
- Lap record
- 1:30.983 (Lewis Hamilton, 2019)
- First held
- 1987
- Races held
- 35
What its races show
- Safety car
- 80% (4 of 5 races)
- Virtual safety car
- 20% (1 of 5 races)
- Pit lane time
- 26.2 s
- Pit stop time loss
- 25.0 s
- Pit stop loss under safety car
- 20.8 s
Figures from 5 races at this track in our data (2022–2026).