When is the Japanese Grand Prix 2026?

The 2026 Japanese Grand Prix takes place on 29 March 2026. Practice sessions are held on 27 March, with qualifying on 28 March.

Where is the Japanese Grand Prix held?

The Japanese Grand Prix is held at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Japan.

How long is the Suzuka International Racing Course Japanese Grand Prix?

The Suzuka International Racing Course measures 5.807 km per lap and features 18 corners.

What is the lap record at Suzuka?

The current lap record at Suzuka is 1:30.983, set by Lewis Hamilton in 2019.

Who won the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix?

Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix driving for Mercedes. He started from pole position and also recorded the fastest lap of the race.

Who was on the podium at the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix?

The podium was Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) in first, Oscar Piastri (McLaren) in second, and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) in third.

Who took pole position at the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix?

Andrea Kimi Antonelli took pole position for Mercedes at the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix.

Who retired from the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix?

Oliver Bearman retired from the race on lap 20 while driving for Haas F1 Team. Lance Stroll also retired on lap 30 with Aston Martin.

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Japanese Grand Prix — Full Telemetry

Data via openf1.org · Updated 16 Jul 2026 16:56 UTC · Meeting #1281

Practice 1 — overview

Session

Practice 1

27 Mar · 02:30 UTC

Laps completed

22 drivers on track

Track temp

36.9°C avg

39.1°C peak

Air temp

16.4°C

49.3% humidity

Conditions

Dry

1.8 m/s wind

Fastest lap per driver

Rank	Driver	Team	Tyre	Lap	Time	Gap	S1	S2	S3	Speed trap
1	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	S	14	1:31.666	—	33.058	40.322	18.286	278 km/h
2	Kimi ANTONELLI	Mercedes	S	12	1:31.692	+0.026	33.547	40.258	17.887	278 km/h
3	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	S	14	1:31.798	+0.132	33.176	40.719	17.903	277 km/h
4	Oscar PIASTRI	McLaren	S	15	1:31.865	+0.199	33.133	40.689	18.043	277 km/h
5	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	S	17	1:31.955	+0.289	33.129	40.590	18.236	280 km/h
6	Lewis HAMILTON	Ferrari	S	13	1:32.040	+0.374	33.249	40.798	17.993	280 km/h
7	Liam LAWSON	Racing Bulls	S	18	1:32.529	+0.863	33.679	40.807	18.043	276 km/h
8	Esteban OCON	Haas F1 Team	S	15	1:32.601	+0.935	33.759	40.923	17.919	281 km/h
9	Arvid LINDBLAD	Racing Bulls	S	21	1:32.665	+0.999	33.697	41.095	17.873	281 km/h
10	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	S	13	1:32.740	+1.074	33.433	41.223	18.084	278 km/h
11	Gabriel BORTOLETO	Audi	S	17	1:32.759	+1.093	33.494	41.252	18.013	279 km/h
12	Nico HULKENBERG	Audi	S	12	1:32.798	+1.132	33.803	41.143	17.852	278 km/h
13	Isack HADJAR	Red Bull Racing		12	1:32.803	+1.137	33.491	41.261	18.051	278 km/h
14	Oliver BEARMAN	Haas F1 Team	S	13	1:32.900	+1.234	33.440	41.389	18.071	279 km/h
15	Pierre GASLY	Alpine	S	15	1:32.978	+1.312	33.351	41.588	18.039	277 km/h
16	Franco COLAPINTO	Alpine	S	16	1:33.361	+1.695	34.122	41.118	18.121	273 km/h
17	Carlos SAINZ	Williams	M	8	1:33.383	+1.717	34.159	41.170	18.054	286 km/h
18	Alexander ALBON	Williams	S	17	1:33.697	+2.031	34.089	41.333	18.275	276 km/h
19	Sergio PEREZ	Cadillac	S	12	1:34.221	+2.555	34.127	41.697	18.397	282 km/h
20	Valtteri BOTTAS	Cadillac	S	15	1:34.490	+2.824	34.401	41.739	18.350	285 km/h
21	Lance STROLL	Aston Martin	S	19	1:35.294	+3.628	34.508	42.324	18.462	270 km/h
22	#34		H	10	1:36.362	+4.696	34.927	42.791	18.644	268 km/h

Practice 2 — overview

Session

Practice 2

27 Mar · 06:00 UTC

Laps completed

21 drivers on track

Track temp

28.6°C avg

35°C peak

Air temp

17.2°C

46.4% humidity

Conditions

Dry

1.8 m/s wind

Fastest lap per driver

Rank	Driver	Team	Tyre	Lap	Time	Gap	S1	S2	S3	Speed trap
1	Oscar PIASTRI	McLaren	S	9	1:30.133	—	32.412	39.990	17.731	280 km/h
2	Kimi ANTONELLI	Mercedes	S	10	1:30.225	+0.092	32.653	39.958	17.614	283 km/h
3	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	S	12	1:30.338	+0.205	32.470	40.001	17.867	280 km/h
4	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	S	10	1:30.649	+0.516	32.627	40.243	17.779	283 km/h
5	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	S	10	1:30.846	+0.713	32.811	40.150	17.885	280 km/h
6	Lewis HAMILTON	Ferrari	S	15	1:30.980	+0.847	32.774	40.346	17.860	278 km/h
7	Nico HULKENBERG	Audi	S	11	1:31.441	+1.308	33.203	40.513	17.725	279 km/h
8	Alexander ALBON	Williams	S	12	1:31.496	+1.363	33.146	40.589	17.761	285 km/h
9	Oliver BEARMAN	Haas F1 Team	S	12	1:31.498	+1.365	32.966	40.642	17.890	276 km/h
10	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	S	10	1:31.509	+1.376	33.053	40.720	17.736	288 km/h
11	Esteban OCON	Haas F1 Team	S	14	1:31.532	+1.399	33.058	40.601	17.873	279 km/h
12	Liam LAWSON	Racing Bulls	S	14	1:31.590	+1.457	33.181	40.425	17.984	280 km/h
13	Carlos SAINZ	Williams	S	12	1:31.608	+1.475	33.250	40.617	17.741	289 km/h
14	Pierre GASLY	Alpine	S	15	1:31.734	+1.601	33.529	40.417	17.788	281 km/h
15	Isack HADJAR	Red Bull Racing	S	11	1:31.759	+1.626	33.251	40.775	17.733	283 km/h
16	Gabriel BORTOLETO	Audi	S	8	1:31.933	+1.800	33.257	40.884	17.792	284 km/h
17	Franco COLAPINTO	Alpine	S	10	1:32.438	+2.305	33.525	40.942	17.971	281 km/h
18	Valtteri BOTTAS	Cadillac	S	9	1:32.615	+2.482	33.664	41.069	17.882	290 km/h
19	Fernando ALONSO	Aston Martin	S	16	1:33.596	+3.463	34.091	41.483	18.022	288 km/h
20	Sergio PEREZ	Cadillac	S	4	1:33.689	+3.556	33.977	41.347	18.365	277 km/h
21	Lance STROLL	Aston Martin	S	15	1:33.951	+3.818	34.104	41.662	18.185	274 km/h

Practice 3 — overview

Session

Practice 3

28 Mar · 02:30 UTC

Laps completed

22 drivers on track

Track temp

36.7°C avg

39°C peak

Air temp

16.1°C

53.9% humidity

Conditions

Dry

1.8 m/s wind

Fastest lap per driver

Rank	Driver	Team	Tyre	Lap	Time	Gap	S1	S2	S3	Speed trap
1	Kimi ANTONELLI	Mercedes	S	11	1:29.362	—	32.159	39.646	17.557	280 km/h
2	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	S	11	1:29.616	+0.254	32.029	39.945	17.642	282 km/h
3	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	S	6	1:30.229	+0.867	32.385	40.228	17.616	286 km/h
4	Oscar PIASTRI	McLaren	S	10	1:30.364	+1.002	32.759	39.869	17.736	282 km/h
5	Lewis HAMILTON	Ferrari	S	18	1:30.383	+1.021	32.407	40.138	17.838	277 km/h
6	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	S	8	1:30.600	+1.238	32.643	40.146	17.811	279 km/h
7	Nico HULKENBERG	Audi	S	12	1:30.658	+1.296	32.678	40.327	17.653	286 km/h
8	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	S	15	1:30.910	+1.548	32.659	40.516	17.735	284 km/h
9	Gabriel BORTOLETO	Audi	S	14	1:31.000	+1.638	32.811	40.384	17.805	282 km/h
10	Pierre GASLY	Alpine	S	16	1:31.082	+1.720	32.971	40.346	17.765	280 km/h
11	Isack HADJAR	Red Bull Racing	S	14	1:31.094	+1.732	32.756	40.566	17.772	287 km/h
12	Liam LAWSON	Racing Bulls	S	18	1:31.097	+1.735	33.061	40.412	17.624	287 km/h
13	Arvid LINDBLAD	Racing Bulls	S	7	1:31.288	+1.926	33.088	40.578	17.622	285 km/h
14	Esteban OCON	Haas F1 Team	S	18	1:31.326	+1.964	33.126	40.375	17.825	283 km/h
15	Oliver BEARMAN	Haas F1 Team	M	8	1:31.558	+2.196	33.368	40.445	17.745	281 km/h
16	Alexander ALBON	Williams	S	14	1:31.733	+2.371	33.446	40.533	17.754	285 km/h
17	Franco COLAPINTO	Alpine	S	23	1:31.759	+2.397	33.311	40.617	17.831	279 km/h
18	Carlos SAINZ	Williams	S	19	1:31.829	+2.467	33.223	40.911	17.695	286 km/h
19	Valtteri BOTTAS	Cadillac	S	15	1:32.503	+3.141	33.663	40.931	17.909	287 km/h
20	Sergio PEREZ	Cadillac	S	13	1:32.540	+3.178	33.471	40.963	18.106	282 km/h
21	Lance STROLL	Aston Martin	S	12	1:33.485	+4.123	33.791	41.577	18.117	275 km/h
22	Fernando ALONSO	Aston Martin	S	10	1:33.529	+4.167	33.877	41.483	18.169	282 km/h

Qualifying — overview

Session

Qualifying

28 Mar · 06:00 UTC

Laps completed

22 drivers on track

Track temp

29.7°C avg

32.7°C peak

Air temp

16.5°C

51.6% humidity

Conditions

Dry

1.7 m/s wind

Fastest lap per driver

Rank	Driver	Team	Tyre	Lap	Time	Gap	S1	S2	S3	Speed trap
1	Kimi ANTONELLI	Mercedes	S	11	1:28.778	—	31.855	39.439	17.484	282 km/h
2	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	S	17	1:29.076	+0.298	31.853	39.607	17.616	282 km/h
3	Oscar PIASTRI	McLaren	S	16	1:29.132	+0.354	31.963	39.557	17.612	283 km/h
4	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	S	11	1:29.303	+0.525	31.778	39.855	17.670	283 km/h
5	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	S	16	1:29.409	+0.631	32.049	39.716	17.644	281 km/h
6	Lewis HAMILTON	Ferrari	S	16	1:29.567	+0.789	31.762	39.934	17.871	276 km/h
7	Pierre GASLY	Alpine	S	17	1:29.691	+0.913	32.143	40.029	17.519	285 km/h
8	Isack HADJAR	Red Bull Racing	S	14	1:29.978	+1.200	32.164	40.137	17.677	285 km/h
9	Gabriel BORTOLETO	Audi	S	13	1:29.990	+1.212	32.349	40.149	17.492	285 km/h
10	Arvid LINDBLAD	Racing Bulls	S	14	1:30.109	+1.331	32.565	40.043	17.501	287 km/h
11	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	S	11	1:30.262	+1.484	32.369	40.196	17.697	283 km/h
12	Esteban OCON	Haas F1 Team	S	14	1:30.309	+1.531	32.561	40.048	17.700	281 km/h
13	Nico HULKENBERG	Audi	S	7	1:30.358	+1.580	32.486	40.231	17.641	282 km/h
14	Liam LAWSON	Racing Bulls	S	14	1:30.495	+1.717	32.791	40.175	17.529	285 km/h
15	Franco COLAPINTO	Alpine	S	11	1:30.627	+1.849	32.584	40.433	17.610	282 km/h
16	Carlos SAINZ	Williams	S	8	1:30.927	+2.149	32.917	40.434	17.576	291 km/h
17	Alexander ALBON	Williams	S	8	1:31.088	+2.310	32.858	40.489	17.741	283 km/h
18	Oliver BEARMAN	Haas F1 Team	S	8	1:31.090	+2.312	32.824	40.421	17.845	277 km/h
19	Sergio PEREZ	Cadillac	S	5	1:32.206	+3.428	33.512	40.667	18.027	283 km/h
20	Valtteri BOTTAS	Cadillac	S	8	1:32.330	+3.552	33.362	41.021	17.947	285 km/h
21	Fernando ALONSO	Aston Martin	S	8	1:32.646	+3.868	33.536	41.206	17.904	280 km/h
22	Lance STROLL	Aston Martin	S	5	1:32.920	+4.142	33.631	41.341	17.948	277 km/h

Race — overview

Session

Race

29 Mar · 05:00 UTC

Laps completed

22 drivers on track

Track temp

34.1°C avg

38.3°C peak

Air temp

18.6°C

52.5% humidity

Conditions

Dry

2 m/s wind

Interventions

1 SC · 0 VSC

26 race control events

Fastest lap per driver

Rank	Driver	Team	Tyre	Lap	Time	Gap	S1	S2	S3	Speed trap
1	Kimi ANTONELLI	Mercedes	H	49	1:32.432	—	33.720	40.986	17.726	280 km/h
2	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	H	53	1:32.549	+0.117	33.932	41.039	17.578	302 km/h
3	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	H	53	1:32.634	+0.202	33.905	40.919	17.810	289 km/h
4	Lewis HAMILTON	Ferrari	H	48	1:32.777	+0.345	33.962	41.108	17.707	291 km/h
5	Oscar PIASTRI	McLaren	H	49	1:32.996	+0.564	33.887	41.221	17.888	281 km/h
6	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	H	52	1:33.208	+0.776	33.929	41.363	17.916	282 km/h
7	Alexander ALBON	Williams	M	51	1:33.427	+0.995	34.368	41.228	17.831	283 km/h
8	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	H	41	1:33.552	+1.120	34.037	41.637	17.878	289 km/h
9	Pierre GASLY	Alpine	H	39	1:33.691	+1.259	34.194	41.592	17.905	283 km/h
10	Nico HULKENBERG	Audi	H	47	1:33.732	+1.300	33.840	41.717	18.175	281 km/h
11	Isack HADJAR	Red Bull Racing	H	53	1:33.837	+1.405	34.419	41.801	17.617	304 km/h
12	Gabriel BORTOLETO	Audi	H	40	1:34.164	+1.732	34.600	41.773	17.791	297 km/h
13	Liam LAWSON	Racing Bulls	H	53	1:34.230	+1.798	34.632	41.733	17.865	289 km/h
14	Esteban OCON	Haas F1 Team	H	53	1:34.256	+1.824	34.859	41.560	17.837	292 km/h
15	Arvid LINDBLAD	Racing Bulls	H	53	1:34.314	+1.882	34.946	41.569	17.799	292 km/h
16	Franco COLAPINTO	Alpine	H	41	1:34.512	+2.080	34.744	41.851	17.917	288 km/h
17	Carlos SAINZ	Williams	H	38	1:34.514	+2.082	34.883	41.694	17.937	293 km/h
18	Oliver BEARMAN	Haas F1 Team	H	20	1:35.604	+3.172	35.253	42.310	18.041	294 km/h
19	Sergio PEREZ	Cadillac	H	53	1:35.637	+3.205	35.104	42.095	18.438	277 km/h
20	Fernando ALONSO	Aston Martin	M	47	1:36.221	+3.789	35.495	42.453	18.273	276 km/h
21	Valtteri BOTTAS	Cadillac	M	52	1:36.269	+3.837	35.731	42.270	18.268	285 km/h
22	Lance STROLL	Aston Martin	M	29	1:37.217	+4.785	35.981	42.879	18.357	280 km/h

Tyre strategy

Lando NORRIS NOR

Max VERSTAPPEN VER

Gabriel BORTOLETO BOR

Isack HADJAR HAD

Pierre GASLY GAS

Sergio PEREZ PER

Kimi ANTONELLI ANT

Charles LECLERC LEC

Nico HULKENBERG HUL

Liam LAWSON LAW

Esteban OCON OCO

Arvid LINDBLAD LIN

Franco COLAPINTO COL

Lewis HAMILTON HAM

Carlos SAINZ SAI

George RUSSELL RUS

Oscar PIASTRI PIA

Fernando ALONSO ALO

Valtteri BOTTAS BOT

Alexander ALBON ALB

Lance STROLL STR

Oliver BEARMAN BEA

Pit stops · shortest lane time first

Full pit-lane transit (entry → exit), not stationary tyre-change time — OpenF1 doesn't expose the latter separately.

Rank	Driver	Team	Lap	Lane time
1	Lewis HAMILTON	Ferrari	L22	22.89s
2	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	L21	22.94s
3	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	L17	22.99s
4	Alexander ALBON	Williams	L45	23.07s
5	Kimi ANTONELLI	Mercedes	L22	23.29s
6	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	L16	23.32s
7	Oscar PIASTRI	McLaren	L18	23.44s
8	Lance STROLL	Aston Martin	L24	23.50s
9	Franco COLAPINTO	Alpine	L17	23.65s
10	Isack HADJAR	Red Bull Racing	L19	23.70s
11	Nico HULKENBERG	Audi	L23	23.90s
12	Fernando ALONSO	Aston Martin	L23	24.01s
13	Liam LAWSON	Racing Bulls	L22	24.10s
14	Alexander ALBON	Williams	L46	24.10s
15	Alexander ALBON	Williams	L49	24.30s
16	Pierre GASLY	Alpine	L22	24.30s
17	Carlos SAINZ	Williams	L22	24.40s
18	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	L22	24.49s
19	Alexander ALBON	Williams	L22	24.60s
20	Esteban OCON	Haas F1 Team	L19	24.63s
21	Gabriel BORTOLETO	Audi	L22	24.63s
22	Oliver BEARMAN	Haas F1 Team	L16	25.00s
23	Lance STROLL	Aston Martin	L21	25.08s
24	Valtteri BOTTAS	Cadillac	L19	25.13s
25	Alexander ALBON	Williams	L47	26.00s
26	Arvid LINDBLAD	Racing Bulls	L18	26.30s
27	Fernando ALONSO	Aston Martin	L21	26.46s
28	Sergio PEREZ	Cadillac	L21	27.31s
29	Alexander ALBON	Williams	L48	32.70s

Position by lap

Hover a driver chip below to spotlight their line. Endpoint labels show finishing order.

Lap-by-lap telemetry

Pick up to 4 drivers and a lap — live from openf1.org. Speed · Throttle · Brake · Gear · RPM sampled ~4× per second along the lap.

Drivers (max 4)

Lap

Speed km/h

Throttle %

Brake %

Gear

Engine RPM