Welcome to our index page of the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix. From here you will find links to all our latest reports, pictures and results from Suzuka.
Session Reports
FP1: Alonso leads washed out first practice in Suzuka
FP2: Russell tops extra-long wet Suzuka second practice
FP3: Verstappen leads Ferrari pair in final Japanese GP practice
Qualifying: Verstappen sets sights on title with Suzuka pole
Race: Verstappen crowned champion after cruising to Suzuka win
Photos
Gallery: All the pictures from Thursday's build-up in Suzuka
Gallery: All the pictures from practice day in Suzuka
Gallery: All the pictures from qualifying day in Suzuka
Gallery: All the pictures from race day in Suzuka
Results
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 |
Free Practice 2 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:41.935s | 23 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:42.170s | + 0.235s | 21 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:42.786s | + 0.851s | 23 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:42.834s | + 0.899s | 26 |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:43.187s | + 1.252s | 16 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:43.204s | + 1.269s | 23 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:43.533s | + 1.598s | 14 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:43.733s | + 1.798s | 20 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:43.884s | + 1.949s | 12 |
| 10 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1:44.525s | + 2.590s | 16 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:44.709s | + 2.774s | 10 |
| 12 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:44.962s | + 3.027s | 16 |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:45.039s | + 3.104s | 15 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:45.257s | + 3.322s | 26 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:45.261s | + 3.326s | 23 |
| 16 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:45.885s | + 3.950s | 11 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:46.030s | + 4.095s | 9 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:46.776s | + 4.841s | 20 |
| 19 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:47.109s | + 5.174s | 13 |
| 20 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 0 |
Free Practice 3 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.671s | 21 | |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:30.965s | + 0.294s | 27 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.980s | + 0.309s | 26 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:31.320s | + 0.649s | 20 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:31.514s | + 0.843s | 24 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:31.530s | + 0.859s | 28 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.589s | + 0.918s | 25 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:31.747s | + 1.076s | 26 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:31.750s | + 1.079s | 21 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.838s | + 1.167s | 24 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:31.860s | + 1.189s | 27 |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:31.946s | + 1.275s | 26 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.971s | + 1.300s | 23 |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:32.222s | + 1.551s | 24 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:32.290s | + 1.619s | 22 |
| 16 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:32.366s | + 1.695s | 23 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:32.377s | + 1.706s | 26 |
| 18 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.385s | + 1.714s | 23 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:32.868s | + 2.197s | 25 |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:32.881s | + 2.210s | 24 |
Qualifying results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.224s | 1:30.346s | 1:29.304s |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.402s | 1:30.486s | 1:29.314s |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:30.336s | 1:30.444s | 1:29.361s |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:30.622s | 1:29.925s | 1:29.709s |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:30.696s | 1:30.357s | 1:30.165s |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.906s | 1:30.443s | 1:30.261s |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:30.603s | 1:30.343s | 1:30.322s |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.865s | 1:30.465s | 1:30.389s |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:31.256s | 1:30.656s | 1:30.554s |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.881s | 1:30.473s | 1:31.003s |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:30.880s | 1:30.659s | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.226s | 1:30.709s | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:31.130s | 1:30.808s | |
| 14 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.894s | 1:30.953s | |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:31.152s | 1:31.439s | |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:31.311s | ||
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:31.322s | ||
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:31.352s | ||
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.419s | ||
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:31.511s |
Race results
2022 Japanese Grand Prix - Race results
| 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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