Full race results from the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, round 18 of the 2022 Formula 1 season.

Pos Driver Team Gap Stops
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 28 laps - 3:01:44.004s 2
2 Sergio Pérez Red Bull + 27.066s 2
3 Charles Leclerc * Ferrari + 31.763s 2
4 Esteban Ocon Alpine + 39.685s 2
5 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes + 40.326s 2
6 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin + 46.358s 2
7 Fernando Alonso Alpine + 46.369s 3
8 George Russell Mercedes + 47.661s 2
9 Nicholas Latifi Williams + 70.143s 2
10 Lando Norris McLaren + 70.782s 2
11 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren + 72.877s 2
12 Lance Stroll Aston Martin + 73.904s 3
13 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri + 75.599s 3
14 Kevin Magnussen Haas + 86.016s 2
15 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo + 86.496s 2
16 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo + 87.043s 3
17 Mick Schumacher Haas + 92.523s 2
18 Pierre Gasly ** AlphaTauri + 108.091s 4
Carlos Sainz Ferrari DNF 0
Alexander Albon Williams DNF 0

* Five-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage
** Drive-through penalty for speeding under Red Flag conditions, converted into 20-second penalty

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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