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2022 Japanese Grand Prix Free Practice 1 - Results

Full results from Free Practice 1 for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, round 18 of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship.

2022 Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:42.248s 7
2 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:42.563s + 0.315s 15
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:42.634s + 0.386s 16
4 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:43.022s + 0.774s 5
5 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:43.258s + 1.010s 15
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:43.362s + 1.114s 4
7 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:43.761s + 1.513s 13
8 Lando Norris McLaren 1:43.889s + 1.641s 7
9 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:43.969s + 1.721s 13
10 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:44.234s + 1.986s 4
11 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1:44.429s + 2.181s 15
12 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:44.486s + 2.238s 8
13 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:44.558s + 2.310s 6
14 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:44.570s + 2.322s 10
15 Alexander Albon Williams 1:44.791s + 2.543s 9
16 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:44.878s + 2.630s 12
17 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:45.424s + 3.176s 11
18 George Russell Mercedes 1:46.103s + 3.855s 4
19 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:46.192s + 3.944s 16
20 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:48.090s + 5.842s 8
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