Japanese Grand Prix 2025 · Race

Max Verstappen won Race at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, Japan on 6 April 2025, round 3 of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Lando Norris was second and Oscar Piastri third. The fastest lap of the session was 1:30.965, set by Kimi Antonelli.

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridTimeBest lapGapPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing11:22:06.9831:31.041+0.07625
2Lando NorrisMcLaren2+1.4231:31.116+0.15118
3Oscar PiastriMcLaren3+2.1291:31.039+0.07415
4Charles LeclercFerrari4+16.0971:31.469+0.50412
5George RussellMercedes5+17.3621:31.357+0.39210
6Kimi AntonelliMercedes6+18.6711:30.965Fastest8
7Lewis HamiltonFerrari8+29.1821:31.406+0.4416
8Isack HadjarRacing Bulls7+37.1341:31.317+0.3524
9Alexander AlbonWilliams9+40.3671:31.125+0.1602
10Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team10+54.5291:32.006+1.0411
11Fernando AlonsoAston Martin12+57.3331:31.770+0.8050
12Yuki TsunodaRed Bull Racing14+58.4011:31.871+0.9060
13Pierre GaslyAlpine11+1:02.1221:31.820+0.8550
14Carlos SainzWilliams15+1:14.1291:31.106+0.1410
15Jack DoohanAlpine19+1:21.3141:32.685+1.7200
16Nico HulkenbergKick Sauber16+1:21.9571:32.572+1.6070
17Liam LawsonRacing Bulls13+1:22.7341:32.043+1.0780
18Esteban OconHaas F1 Team18+1:23.4381:31.967+1.0020
19Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber17+1:23.8971:32.034+1.0690
20Lance StrollAston Martin20Lapped1:32.052+1.0870

Lap-by-lap analysis

Lap pace

Lap-by-lap pace for every driver classified in Race at the Japanese Grand Prix, round 3 of the 2025 Formula 1 season, including Kimi Antonelli's fastest lap of 1:30.965.

Open lap pace

Stints and tyre strategy

Tyre stints and pit stops through Race at the Japanese Grand Prix, the session Max Verstappen won.

Open stints and tyre strategy

Telemetry comparison

Speed, throttle and brake traces compared lap for lap between any two drivers in Race at the Japanese Grand Prix, round 3 of the 2025 Formula 1 season.

Open telemetry comparison

Fastest laps of the Japanese Grand Prix 2025 — every session of the weekend compared, with sectors and tyres.

Suzuka Circuit

Suzuka, Japan

Suzuka Circuit track map

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)

Figures from 5 races at this track in our data (2022–2026).

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