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Japanese Grand Prix

Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan

Round

3

Date

29 March 2026

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit →

Location

Suzuka, Japan

Format

Grand Prix

Status

Completed

Session schedule — your local time

Practice 1Loading local time…FastestGeorge Russell
Practice 2Loading local time…FastestOscar Piastri
Practice 3Loading local time…FastestAndrea Kimi Antonelli
QualifyingLoading local time…PoleAndrea Kimi Antonelli
RaceLoading local time…WinnerAndrea Kimi Antonelli

Source: f1calendar.com (UTC session schedule) and Wikipedia per-race articles for rounds already run, cross-checked against this site's own calendar dates.

Grand Prix

P1

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes

P2

Oscar Piastri

McLaren

+13.722

P3

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari

+15.270

PosDriverTeamGapPts
1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:28:03.403252Oscar PiastriMcLaren+13.722183Charles LeclercFerrari+15.270154George RussellMercedes+15.754125Lando NorrisMcLaren+23.479106Lewis HamiltonFerrari+25.03787Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team+32.34068Max VerstappenRed Bull+32.67749Liam LawsonRB F1 Team+50.180210Esteban OconHaas F1 Team+51.216111Nico HülkenbergAudi+52.28012Isack HadjarRed Bull+56.15413Gabriel BortoletoAudi+59.07814Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team+59.84815Carlos SainzWilliams+1:05.00816Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team+1:05.77317Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team+1:32.45318Fernando AlonsoAston Martin+1 lap19Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team+1 lap20Alexander AlbonWilliams+2 lapsRetLance StrollAston MartinWater pressureRetOliver BearmanHaas F1 TeamAccident

Source: Wikipedia (per-race classification tables), 2026 F1 season

Qualifying

PosDriverQ1Q2Q3Grid
1Andrea Kimi Antonelli1:30.0351:29.0481:28.77812George Russell1:29.9671:29.6861:29.07623Oscar Piastri1:30.2001:29.4511:29.13234Charles Leclerc1:29.9151:29.3031:29.40545Lando Norris1:30.4011:29.7951:29.40956Lewis Hamilton1:30.3091:29.5891:29.56767Pierre Gasly1:30.5841:29.8741:29.69178Isack Hadjar1:30.6621:30.1041:29.97889Gabriel Bortoleto1:30.3591:29.9901:30.274910Arvid Lindblad1:30.7811:30.1091:30.3191011Max Verstappen1:30.5191:30.262—1112Esteban Ocon1:30.9151:30.309—1213Nico Hülkenberg1:30.3581:30.387—1314Liam Lawson1:30.6571:30.495—1415Franco Colapinto1:30.9311:30.627—1516Carlos Sainz1:30.9271:31.033—1617Alexander Albon1:31.088——1718Oliver Bearman1:31.090——1819Sergio Pérez1:32.206——1920Valtteri Bottas1:32.330——2021Fernando Alonso1:32.646——2122Lance Stroll1:32.920——22

Source: Wikipedia (per-race qualifying classification tables), 2026 F1 season. 2026-07-20: corrected round-10 (Belgian GP) grid positions for Sainz, Bearman, Albon, Ocon, Bottas, and Perez — Sainz's grid penalty had been omitted, leaving those five one place too high — per the FIA's Final Starting Grid document (BEL Doc 56). 2026-07-26: corrected round-11 (Hungarian GP) grid positions for Hamilton, Leclerc, Antonelli, Piastri, Max Verstappen, and Russell — Hamilton (3 places, impeding Piastri in Q3) and Antonelli (3 places, insufficient slowing under yellow flags after Verstappen's Q3 spin) each received post-qualifying grid penalties not reflected in the initially recorded grid, per Formula1.com/Sky Sports/RacingNews365/Crash.net.

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