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ARAMCO JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Suzuka Circuit

Sunday, March 29, 2026 ยท Japan

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Race Result

Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix by +13.722, with Oscar Piastri (McLaren) second and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) third over 53 laps.

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Final Classification โ€” Top 10

PosDriverTime / GapPts
P1Andrea Kimi Antonelli1:28:03.40325
P2Oscar Piastri+13.72218
P3Charles Leclerc+15.27015
P4George Russell+15.75412
P5Lando Norris+23.47910
P6Lewis Hamilton+25.0378
P7Pierre Gasly+32.3406
P8Max Verstappen+32.6774
P9Liam Lawson+50.1802
P10Esteban Ocon+51.2161
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Qualifying โ€” Top 5

Andrea Kimi Antonelli took pole position with a Q3 lap of 1:28.778.

P1Andrea Kimi Antonelli1:28.778
P2George Russell1:29.076+0.298s
P3Oscar Piastri1:29.132+0.354s
P4Charles Leclerc1:29.405+0.627s
P5Lando Norris1:29.409+0.631s
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Fastest Lap

Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) set the race's fastest lap, a 1:32.432 on lap 49.

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Championship Standings โ€” After ARAMCO JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Andrea Kimi Antonelli takes over the drivers' championship lead with 72 points, 9 ahead of George Russell. Mercedes extends the constructors' lead to 135 points, 45 ahead of Ferrari.

Drivers' Championship โ€” Top 5

P1Andrea Kimi Antonelli72 pts
P2George Russell63 pts
P3Charles Leclerc49 pts
P4Lewis Hamilton41 pts
P5Lando Norris25 pts

Constructors' Championship

P1Mercedes135 pts
P2Ferrari90 pts
P3McLaren46 pts
P4Haas F1 Team18 pts
P5Alpine F1 Team16 pts
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Race Notes

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    2 drivers did not finish: Lance Stroll (retired), Oliver Bearman (retired).

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    Biggest grid-to-finish gain: Liam Lawson climbed from P14 to P9 (+5 places).

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    20 of 22 cars were classified at the Japanese Grand Prix chequered flag; 2 did not finish.

Race results sourced from public records via the jolpi.ca/Ergast API.

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