Full results from qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, round 16 of the 2023 Formula 1 season.

2023 Japanese Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:29.878s 1:29.964s 1:28.877s
2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:30.439s 1:30.122s 1:29.458s
3 Lando Norris McLaren 1:30.063s 1:30.296s 1:29.493s
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:30.393s 1:29.940s 1:29.542s
5 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:30.652s 1:29.965s 1:29.650s
6 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:30.651s 1:30.067s 1:29.850s
7 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:30.811s 1:30.040s 1:29.908s
8 George Russell Mercedes 1:30.811s 1:30.268s 1:30.219s
9 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:30.733s 1:30.204s 1:30.303s
10 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:30.971s 1:30.465s 1:30.560s
11 Liam Lawson AlphaTauri 1:30.425s 1:30.508s
12 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:30.843s 1:30.509s
13 Alexander Albon Williams 1:30.941s 1:30.537s
14 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:30.960s 1:30.586s
15 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:30.976s 1:30.665s
16 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:31.049s
17 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:31.181s
18 Nico Hülkenberg Haas 1:31.299s
19 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1:31.398s
20 Logan Sargeant Williams

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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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