2024 Japanese Grand Prix

The (officially the Formula 1 MSC Cruise Japanese Grand Prix) was the fourth race of the FIA Formula One World Championship, held at Suzuka International Racing Course on the weekend of April 4 to April 6, .
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==Background==
In , the Japanese Grand Prix retained its status as a cornerstone of the Formula 1 calendar, showcasing the perfect blend of tradition, innovation, and passion for motorsport. Held at the iconic Suzuka Circuit, nestled amidst the picturesque landscapes of Mie Prefecture, the event captivated fans with its legendary track layout and electrifying atmosphere.
The Suzuka Circuit, renowned for its demanding figure-eight configuration and challenging corners, provided the ultimate test of skill and bravery for drivers and teams alike. From the infamous esses to the exhilarating 130R corner, every section of the track posed a unique challenge, separating the best from the rest in the quest for victory.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
Official Entry list of the 
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Max Verstappen 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB20 	 	RBPTH002 1.6 V6T 	
2 	Logan Sargeant 	Williams Racing 	 	FW46 	 	F1 M15 1.6 V6T 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team 	 	VCARB 01 	 	RBPTH002 1.6 V6T 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL38 	 	F1 M15 1.6 V6T 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A524 	 	E-Tech RE24 1.6 V6T 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB20 	 	RBPTH002 1.6 V6T 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team 	Aramco 	AMR24 	 	F1 M15 1.6 V6T 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF-24 	 	066/12 1.6 V6T 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team 	Aramco 	AMR24 	 	F1 M15 1.6 V6T 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-24 	 	066/10 1.6 V6T 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team 	 	VCARB 01 	 	RBPTH002 1.6 V6T 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Williams Racing 	 	FW46 	 	F1 M15 1.6 V6T 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 	 	C44 	 	066/12 1.6 V6T 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-24 	 	066/10 1.6 V6T 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A524 	 	E-Tech RE24 1.6 V6T 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team 	 	F1 W15 	 	F1 M15 1.6 V6T 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF-24 	 	066/12 1.6 V6T 	
63 	George Russell 	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team 	 	F1 W15 	 	F1 M15 1.6 V6T 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 	 	C44 	 	066/12 1.6 V6T 	
81 	Oscar Piastri 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL38 	 	F1 M15 1.6 V6T 	
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40 	Ayumu Iwasa 	Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team 	 	VCARB 01 	 	RBPTH002 1.6 V6T 	
Source: %20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
==Practice==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	FP1 	FP2 	FP2 	FP3 	FP3
No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos
1 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:30.056 	1 	 	1:29.563 	1 	
2 	Logan Sargeant 	 	1:33.204 	20 	 	1:31.452 	19 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	1:41.913 	5 	1:30.682 	13 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:31.240 	10 	No time set 	12 	1:30.137 	6
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:32.277 	17 	 	1:31.141 	17 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:30.237 	2 	 	1:29.832 	2 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:30.599 	7 	 	1:30.082 	5 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:30.558 	6 	1:38.760 	3 	1:30.383 	10
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:32.055 	15 	 	1:31.342 	18 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:32.803 	19 	No time set 	9 	1:31.462 	20
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:31.230 	9 	1:40.946 	4 	1:30.341 	9
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:31.943 	12 	No time set 	8 	1:30.533 	11
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	1:32.638 	18 	No time set 	6 	1:31.067 	15
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1.31.958 	13 	No time set 	10 	1:31.129 	16
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:31.935 	11 	No time set 	13 	1:32.022 	14
40 	Ayumu Iwasa 	 	1:32.103 	16 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:30.543 	5 	1:35.226 	2 	1:30.037 	4
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:30.269 	3 	No time set 	11 	1:30.171 	7
63 	George Russell 	 	1:30.530 	4 	 	1:29.918 	3 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:32.054 	14 	No time set 	7 	1:30.546 	12
81 	Oscar Piastri 	 	1:31.165 	8 	1:34.725 	1 	1:30.226 	8
Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Report===
====Q1====
====Q2====
====Q3====
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	1 	1:28.866 	 	1 	1:28.740 	 	1 	1:28.197 	1
2 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	3 	1:29.303 	 	2 	1:28.752 	 	2 	1:28.263 	2
3 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	7 	1:29.536 	 	4 	1:28.940 	 	3 	1:28.489 	3
4 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	 	6 	1:29.513 	 	6 	1:29.099 	 	4 	1:28.682 	4
5 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	2 	1:29.254 	 	5 	1:29.082 	 	5 	1:28.686 	5
6 	81 	Oscar Piastri 	 	 	5 	1:29.425 	 	8 	1:29.148 	 	6 	1:28.760 	6
7 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	9 	1:29.661 	 	3 	1:28.887 	 	7 	1:28.766 	7
8 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	4 	1:29.338 	 	9 	1:29.196 	 	8 	1:28.786 	8
9 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	12 	1:29.799 	 	7 	1:29.140 	 	9 	1:29.008 	9
10 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	11 	1:29.775 	 	10 	1:29.417 	 	10 	1:29.413 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	10 	1:29.727 	 	11 	1:29.472 	 	 	 	11
12 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	14 	1:29.821 	 	12 	1:29.494 	 	 	 	12
13 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	8 	1:29.602 	 	13 	1:29.593 	 	 	 	13
14 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	15 	1:29.963 	 	14 	1:29.714 	 	 	 	14
15 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	13 	1:29.811 	 	15 	1:29.816 	 	 	 	15
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	16 	1:30.024 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	17 	1:30.119 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	18 	1:30.131 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	2 	Logan Sargeant 	 	 	19 	1:30.139 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	 	20 	1:30.143 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
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Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
Show Grid
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full race results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	53 	1:54:23.566 	1 	26
2 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	53 	+12.535 	2 	18
3 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	53 	+20.866 	4 	15
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	53 	+26.522 	8 	12
5 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	53 	+29.700 	3 	10
6 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	53 	+44.272 	5 	8
7 	63 	George Russell 	 	53 	+45.951 	9 	6
8 	81 	Oscar Piastri 	 	53 	+47.525 	6 	4
9 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	53 	+48.626 	7 	2
10 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	10 	1
11 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	12 	
12 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	16 	
13 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	18 	
14 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	13 	
15 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	15 	
16 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	17 	
17 	2 	Logan Sargeant 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	19 	
 	24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	12 	Gearbox 	20 	
 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	0 	Accident 	11 	
 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	0 	Accident 	14 	
Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
==Milestones==
*1 one-two start of the season for Red Bull Racing.
** Red Bull Racing's last one-two front row lock out was at the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix.
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
 	Max Verstappen 	77 	
 	Sergio Pérez 	64 	1
 	Charles Leclerc 	59 	1
4th 	Carlos Sainz 	55 	
5th 	Lando Norris 	37 	1
6th 	Oscar Piastri 	32 	1
7th 	George Russell 	24 	
8th 	Fernando Alonso 	24 	
9th 	Lewis Hamilton 	10 	1
10th 	Lance Stroll 	9 	1
11th 	Yuki Tsunoda 	7 	1
12th 	Oliver Bearman 	6 	1
13th 	Nico Hülkenberg 	3 	
14th 	Kevin Magnussen 	1 	
Only point-scoring drivers are shown.
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
 	 	141 	
 	 	120 	
 	 	69 	
4th 	 	34 	
5th 	 	33 	
6th 	 	7 	
7th 	 	4 	
Only point-scoring constructors are shown.
==References==
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