2026 Japanese Grand Prix: Results, Podium and Standings

The 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit was won by from pole position, ahead of Antonelli. The gap to second was 13.722 seconds.

The race was held on 29 March 2026, as round 3 of the season. That is win number 2 of the season for Antonelli with Mercedes.

Qualifying

Pole position went to Antonelli (Mercedes): 1:28.778. Second place went to Russell, 0.298 seconds behind.

Completing the front of the grid: 3. Piastri, 4. Leclerc, 5. Norris, 6. Hamilton.

Race

The race ran to 53 laps, roughly 307.8 kilometres. The winner Antonelli was credited with a total race time of 1:28:03.403.

Second on the podium was Piastri (McLaren), with Leclerc (Ferrari) third.

Antonelli turned Saturday’s pole into a win. The biggest mover was Lawson, who started P14 and finished P9, a gain of 5 places.

The fastest lap of the race also went to Antonelli (1:32.432). Stroll ve Bearman did not finish; 20 drivers saw the chequered flag.

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / Gap	Points
1	Antonelli	Mercedes	1	1:28:03.403	25
2	Piastri	McLaren	3	+13.722	18
3	Leclerc	Ferrari	4	+15.270	15
4	Russell	Mercedes	2	+15.754	12
5	Norris	McLaren	5	+23.479	10
6	Hamilton	Ferrari	6	+25.037	8
7	Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	7	+32.340	6
8	Verstappen	Red Bull	11	+32.677	4
9	Lawson	RB F1 Team	14	+50.180	2
10	Ocon	Haas F1 Team	12	+51.216	1
11	Hülkenberg	Audi	13	+52.280	–
12	Hadjar	Red Bull	8	+56.154	–
13	Bortoleto	Audi	9	+59.078	–
14	Lindblad	RB F1 Team	10	+59.848	–
15	Sainz	Williams	16	+1:05.008	–
16	Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	15	+1:05.773	–
17	Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	19	+1:32.453	–
18	Alonso	Aston Martin	21	+26.548	–
19	Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	20	+42.621	–
20	Albon	Williams	17	+5.067	–
DNF	Stroll	Aston Martin	22	Yarış dışı	–
DNF	Bearman	Haas F1 Team	18	Yarış dışı	–

About Suzuka Circuit

Suzuka Circuit is a circuit 5.807 kilometres long. The circuit lies near Suzuka, within Japan. By the records in our archive, 5 Formula 1 races have been held here since 2022.

The fastest race lap we hold for the circuit is 1:30.965, set by Antonelli in 2025. The most successful driver here is Verstappen, with 4 wins. Among the teams, Red Bull leads with 4 wins. Pole matters here: the driver starting first won 5 of the 5 races on record, roughly %100 of them.

Championship Standings

After round 3 the drivers’ championship is led by Antonelli on 72 points. Russell is second on 63, a gap of 9 points.

In the constructors’ championship Mercedes leads on 135 points, with Ferrari second, 45 points behind.

Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Antonelli	Mercedes	72
2	Russell	Mercedes	63
3	Leclerc	Ferrari	49
4	Hamilton	Ferrari	41
5	Norris	McLaren	25
6	Piastri	McLaren	21
7	Bearman	Haas F1 Team	17
8	Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	15
9	Verstappen	Red Bull	12
10	Lawson	RB F1 Team	10

The 2026 Japanese Grand Prix race page: qualifying, the weekend schedule and circuit information