Japanese Grand Prix
2024 · Round 4 · Suzuka, Japan · Apr 5-7, 2024Race summary
Verstappen won the race from 1st on the grid, 12.5s ahead of Pérez. Magnussen was the standout mover, climbing from 18th to 13th. Norris lost the most ground, from 3rd on the grid down to 5th (down 2 places). The race was stopped with a red flag on laps 1-2. The winner made 3 pit stops: on lap 1 (medium → medium), on lap 16 (medium → medium), on lap 34 (medium → hard). The fastest pit stop went to Piastri (McLaren) on lap 32, with 22.8s pit lane time. Verstappen set the fastest lap, in 1:33.706.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen 1:33.706 | Red Bull | 1 | 53 | 1:54:23.566 | 26 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 2 | 53 | +12.535 | 18 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +20.866 | 15 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 8 | 53 | +26.522 | 12 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | 53 | +29.700 | 10 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 5 | 53 | +44.272 | 8 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 9 | 53 | +45.951 | 6 |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 6 | 53 | +47.525 | 4 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7 | 53 | +48.626 | 2 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 10 | 52 | +1.602 | 1 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 12 | 52 | +7.168 | 0 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 16 | 52 | +11.233 | 0 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 18 | 52 | +17.919 | 0 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 13 | 52 | +18.893 | 0 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 15 | 52 | +41.152 | 0 |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 17 | 52 | +55.066 | 0 |
| 17 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 19 | 52 | +1:12.765 | 0 |
| – | Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 20 | 12 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Daniel Ricciardo | RB F1 Team | 11 | 0 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Alexander Albon | Williams | 14 | 0 | Retired | 0 |