Japanese Grand Prix
2025 · Round 3 · Suzuka, Japan · Apr 4-6, 2025Race summary
Victory went to Verstappen (from 1st on the grid), with a 1.423s margin. Doohan made the biggest gain, from 19th on the grid to 15th (up 4 places). Lawson had a difficult race, dropping from 13th to 17th. The winner made one pit stop: on lap 21 (medium → hard). The fastest pit stop went to Piastri (McLaren) on lap 20, with 2.1s stationary time. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Antonelli (1:30.965).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 53 | 1:22:06.983 | 25 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 2 | 53 | +1.423 | 18 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 3 | 53 | +2.129 | 15 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +16.097 | 12 |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 5 | 53 | +17.362 | 10 |
| 6 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1:30.965 | Mercedes | 6 | 53 | +18.671 | 8 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 8 | 53 | +29.182 | 6 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 7 | 53 | +37.134 | 4 |
| 9 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 9 | 53 | +40.367 | 2 |
| 10 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 10 | 53 | +54.529 | 1 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 12 | 53 | +57.333 | 0 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 14 | 53 | +58.401 | 0 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | 53 | +1:02.122 | 0 |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 15 | 53 | +1:14.129 | 0 |
| 15 | Jack Doohan | Alpine F1 Team | 19 | 53 | +1:21.314 | 0 |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 16 | 53 | +1:21.957 | 0 |
| 17 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 13 | 53 | +1:22.734 | 0 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 18 | 53 | +1:23.438 | 0 |
| 19 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 17 | 53 | +1:23.897 | 0 |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 20 | 52 | +12.929 | 0 |