Formula 1 / 2026 / Japanese Grand Prix / Fastest laps Japanese Grand Prix 2026 — fastest laps Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend in Suzuka, Japan: 1:28.778 in Qualifying. Below, every driver's quickest lap of each session with the gap to the fastest, the three sector times and the tyre it was set on.
Round 3 · 29 March 2026 · Suzuka, Japan
# Driver Team Best lap Gap S1 S2 S3 Tyre Lap 1 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:28.778 31.855 39.439 17.484 soft 11 2 George Russell Mercedes 1:29.076 +0.298 31.853 39.607 17.616 soft 17 3 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:29.132 +0.354 31.963 39.557 17.612 soft 16 4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:29.303 +0.525 31.778 39.855 17.670 soft 11 5 Lando Norris McLaren 1:29.409 +0.631 32.049 39.716 17.644 soft 16 6 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:29.567 +0.789 31.762 39.934 17.871 soft 16 7 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:29.691 +0.913 32.143 40.029 17.519 soft 17 8 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:29.978 +1.200 32.164 40.137 17.677 soft 14 9 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:29.990 +1.212 32.348 40.149 17.492 soft 13 10 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:30.109 +1.331 32.564 40.043 17.501 soft 14 11 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:30.262 +1.484 32.369 40.196 17.697 soft 11 12 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:30.309 +1.531 32.561 40.048 17.700 soft 14 13 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:30.358 +1.580 32.485 40.231 17.641 soft 7 14 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:30.495 +1.717 32.791 40.175 17.529 soft 14 15 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:30.627 +1.849 32.584 40.433 17.610 soft 11 16 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:30.927 +2.149 32.917 40.434 17.576 soft 8 17 Alexander Albon Williams 1:31.088 +2.310 32.858 40.489 17.741 soft 8 18 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:31.090 +2.312 32.824 40.421 17.845 soft 8 19 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:32.206 +3.428 33.512 40.667 18.027 soft 5 20 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:32.330 +3.552 33.362 41.021 17.947 soft 8 21 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:32.646 +3.868 33.536 41.206 17.904 soft 8 22 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:32.920 +4.142 33.631 41.341 17.948 soft 5
# Driver Team Best lap Gap S1 S2 S3 Tyre Lap 1 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:32.432 33.720 40.986 17.726 hard 49 2 George Russell Mercedes 1:32.549 +0.117 33.932 41.039 17.578 hard 53 3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:32.634 +0.202 33.905 40.919 17.810 hard 53 4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:32.777 +0.345 33.962 41.108 17.707 hard 48 5 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:32.996 +0.564 33.887 41.221 17.888 hard 49 6 Lando Norris McLaren 1:33.208 +0.776 33.929 41.363 17.916 hard 52 7 Alexander Albon Williams 1:33.427 +0.995 34.368 41.228 17.831 medium 51 8 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:33.552 +1.120 34.037 41.637 17.878 hard 41 9 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:33.691 +1.259 34.194 41.592 17.905 hard 39 10 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:33.732 +1.300 33.840 41.717 18.175 hard 47 11 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:33.837 +1.405 34.419 41.801 17.617 hard 53 12 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:34.164 +1.732 34.600 41.773 17.791 hard 40 13 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:34.230 +1.798 34.632 41.733 17.865 hard 53 14 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:34.256 +1.824 34.859 41.560 17.837 hard 53 15 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:34.314 +1.882 34.946 41.569 17.799 hard 53 16 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:34.512 +2.080 34.744 41.851 17.917 hard 41 17 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:34.514 +2.082 34.883 41.694 17.937 hard 38 18 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:35.604 +3.172 35.253 42.310 18.041 hard 20 19 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:35.637 +3.205 35.104 42.095 18.438 hard 53 20 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:36.221 +3.789 35.495 42.453 18.273 medium 47 21 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:36.269 +3.837 35.731 42.270 18.268 medium 52 22 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:37.217 +4.785 35.981 42.879 18.357 medium 29
