Japanese Grand Prix 2026 results

What happened

Winner

Kimi Antonelli won by 13.722 s from Oscar Piastri, with Charles Leclerc third. It was his second win in a row and made him the youngest championship leader in Formula 1 history.

Source: Formula1.com: race report

Safety Car

Piastri led from the start. A heavy crash for Ollie Bearman brought out the Safety Car on lap 22, after the leaders had pitted, letting Antonelli make his stop and rejoin in front.

Source: Formula1.com: race report

Championship

After round 3, Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers' championship on 72 points, 9 ahead of George Russell. Mercedes lead the constructors on 135 points to Ferrari's 90.

Sources: Jolpica F1 API: driver standings · Jolpica F1 API: constructor standings

Race result

Pos.	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1	53	1:28:03.403	25
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	3	53	+13.722	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	53	+15.270	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	2	53	+15.754	12
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	5	53	+23.479	10
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	6	53	+25.037	8
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	7	53	+32.340	6
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	11	53	+32.677	4
9	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	14	53	+50.180	2
10	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	12	53	+51.216	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	13	53	+52.280	0
12	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	8	53	+56.154	0
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	9	53	+59.078	0
14	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	10	53	+59.848	0
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	16	53	+1:05.008	0
16	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	15	53	+1:05.773	0
17	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	19	53	+1:32.453	0
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	21	52	+26.548	0
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	20	52	+42.621	0
20	Alexander Albon	Williams	17	51	+5.067	0
Ret	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	22	30	Retired	0
Ret	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	18	20	Retired	0

Source: Jolpica F1 API: race result

Championship standings

Drivers’ championship after round 3

Pos.	Driver	Team	Wins	Pts.
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	2	72
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1	63
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	0	49
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	0	41
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	0	25
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	0	21
7	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	0	17
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	0	15
9	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	0	12
10	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	0	10
11	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	0	4
12	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	0	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	0	2
14	Carlos Sainz	Williams	0	2
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	0	1
16	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	0	1
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	0	0
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	0	0
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	0	0
20	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	0	0
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	0	0
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	0	0

Source: Jolpica F1 API: driver standings

Constructors’ championship after round 3

Pos.	Team	Wins	Pts.
1	Mercedes	3	135
2	Ferrari	0	90
3	McLaren	0	46
4	Haas F1 Team	0	18
5	Alpine F1 Team	0	16
6	Red Bull	0	16
7	RB F1 Team	0	14
8	Audi	0	2
9	Williams	0	2
10	Cadillac F1 Team	0	0
11	Aston Martin	0	0

Source: Jolpica F1 API: constructor standings

Other sessions

Qualifying

Pos.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:30.035	1:29.048	1:28.778
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1:29.967	1:29.686	1:29.076
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:30.200	1:29.451	1:29.132
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:29.915	1:29.303	1:29.405
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:30.401	1:29.795	1:29.409
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:30.309	1:29.589	1:29.567
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.584	1:29.874	1:29.691
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:30.662	1:30.104	1:29.978
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:30.359	1:29.990	1:30.274
10	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	1:30.781	1:30.109	1:30.319
11	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:30.519	1:30.262
12	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:30.915	1:30.309
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	1:30.358	1:30.387
14	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	1:30.657	1:30.495
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.931	1:30.627
16	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:30.927	1:31.033
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:31.088
18	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:31.090
19	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	1:32.206
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	1:32.330
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:32.646
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:32.920

Source: Jolpica F1 API: qualifying

Practice 3

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:29.362	18
2	63	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.254s	18
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.867s	20
4	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+1.002s	19
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+1.021s	23
6	1	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.238s	13
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1.296s	21
8	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.548s	22
9	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.638s	21
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.720s	20
11	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	+1.732s	21
12	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.735s	21
13	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1.926s	17
14	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+1.964s	22
15	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+2.196s	18
16	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	+2.371s	20
17	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.397s	25
18	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+2.467s	26
19	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+3.141s	20
20	11	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+3.178s	18
21	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+4.123s	19
22	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+4.167s	14

Source: Formula1.com: Practice 3

Practice 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:30.133	29
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.092s	28
3	63	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.205s	29
4	1	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.516s	17
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.713s	28
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.847s	27
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1.308s	27
8	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	+1.363s	30
9	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+1.365s	28
10	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.376s	29
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+1.399s	30
12	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.457s	31
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.475s	30
14	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.601s	29
15	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	+1.626s	29
16	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.800s	11
17	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.305s	28
18	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+2.482s	28
19	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+3.463s	24
20	11	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+3.556s	14
21	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+3.818s	21
22	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls		1

Source: Formula1.com: Practice 2

Practice 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:31.666	27
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.026s	26
3	1	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.132s	20
4	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.199s	23
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.289s	25
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.374s	23
7	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.791s	27
8	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+0.863s	27
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+0.935s	23
10	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+0.999s	29
11	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.093s	27
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1.132s	26
13	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	+1.137s	27
14	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+1.234s	27
15	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.312s	25
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1.695s	24
17	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.717s	26
18	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	+2.031s	22
19	11	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+2.555s	18
20	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+2.824s	24
21	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+3.628s	22
22	34	Jak Crawford	Aston Martin	+4.696s	11

Source: Formula1.com: Practice 1

Results fetched 2026-10-17. All races

JAPANESE GRAND PRIXSUZUKA 2026