2019 Japanese Grand Prix

The 2019 Japanese Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix 2019) was the seventeenth race of the 2019 Formula One season, the thirty-fifth time the Japanese Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar, and the thirty-first time it was held at the Suzuka Circuit. It was held between 11 October and 13 October 2019.
In qualifying, postponed until Sunday, Sebastian Vettel took pole position ahead of Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas.
In the race, Vettel jumped the start, but immediately stalled, giving Bottas the lead. Max Verstappen also moved ahead of Lewis Hamilton, and tried to pass Leclerc, but the two of them made contact at Turn 2, sending Verstappen to the back of the field whilst Leclerc had to pit for a new front wing at the end of lap 3. In the closing stages, Hamilton closed the gap to Vettel with fresher tyres, but could not find a way past, whilst Bottas went on to take his sixth victory. Vettel and Hamilton finished second and third respectively, while Hamilton and Bottas' double podium finish gave their sixth constructors' title.
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==Background==
Driver tyre allocations
Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft 	Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft
Hamilton 	1 	4 	8 	Bottas 	1 	4 	8
Vettel 	1 	3 	9 	Leclerc 	1 	3 	9
Verstappen	1 	3 	9 	Albon 	1 	3 	9
Ricciardo 	1 	2 	10 	Hülkenberg	2 	1 	10
Magnussen 	1 	2 	10 	Grosjean 	1 	2 	10
Sainz 	1 	3 	9 	Norris 	1 	3 	9
Pérez 	2 	2 	9 	Stroll 	2 	2 	9
Räikkönen 	1 	3 	9 	Giovinazzi	1 	3 	9
Kvyat 	1 	3 	9 	Gasly 	1 	3 	9
Russell 	2 	2 	9 	Kubica 	1 	3 	9
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With news of Typhoon Hagibis approaching, race stewards declared that FP3 would not occur and qualifying would be postponed until Sunday, otherwise the drivers would qualify with the fastest times from FP2.
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport 	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport 	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
63 	George Russell 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+ 	
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38 	Naoki Yamamoto 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
Cancelled due to bad weather.
===Practice Results===
No. 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	FP1 	FP2 	FP2 	 	 	 	 	
No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:31.563	14 	1:29.859	17 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:31.001	10 	1:29.358	10 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:29.720	3 	1:28.376	5 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:31.307	12 	1:29.477	11 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:31.283	11 	1:29.553	13 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	1:29.354	9 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:30.810	8 	1:29.299	8 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:29.912	4 	1:28.141	4 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:30.959	9 	1:29.597	14 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:31.785	15 	1:29.749	16 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:30.375	6 	1:28.402	6 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:31.920	16 	1:29.512	12 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:31.426	13 	1:30.334	18 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:30.046	5 	1:28.066	3 	 	 	 	 	
38 	Naoki Yamamoto 	 	1:32.018	17 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:28.807	2 	1:27.885	2 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:30.702	7 	1:29.051	7 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:32.800	18 	1:31.071	20 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:28.731	1 	1:27.785	1 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:33.484	19 	1:30.916	19 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:36.887	20 	1:29.651	15 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	 	1:28.988 	 	 	1:28.174 	 	1 	1:27.064 	1
2 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	1 	1:28.405 	 	 	1:28.179 	 	2 	1:27.253 	2
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	 	1:28.896 	 	1 	1:27.688 	 	3 	1:27.293 	3
4 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	 	1:28.735 	 	 	1:27.826 	 	4 	1:27.302 	4
5 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	 	1:28.754 	 	 	1:28.499 	 	5 	1:27.851 	5
6 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	 	1:29.351 	 	 	1:28.156 	 	6 	1:27.851 	6
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	 	1:29.018 	 	 	1:28.577 	 	7 	1:28.304 	7
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	 	1:28.873 	 	 	1:28.571 	 	8 	1:28.464 	8
9 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	 	1:29.411 	 	 	1:28.779 	 	9 	1:28.836 	9
10 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	 	1:29.572 	 	 	1:29.144 	 	10 	1:29.341 	10
11 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	 	1:29.604 	 	11 	1:29.254 	 	 	 	11
12 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	 	1:29.594 	 	12 	1:29.345 	 	 	 	12
13 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	 	1:29.636 	 	13 	1:29.358 	 	 	 	13
14 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	 	1:29.723 	 	14 	1:29.563 	 	 	 	14
15 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	 	1:29.619 	 	15 	1:30.112 	 	 	 	15
16 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	16 	1:29.822 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	17 	1:30.344 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	18 	1:30.364 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593	107% time: 1:34.593
NC 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	20 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19*
NC 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	20 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL†
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** Magnussen failed to set a lap time within the 107% rule after crashing in Q1, but was given permission from the stewards to race. He was then given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*† Kubica failed to set a lap time within the 107% rule after crashing in Q1, but was given permission from the stewards to race. He was then forced to start from the pit lane after changing his chassis.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Post-race===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	52 	1h 21m 46.755s 	3 	25
2 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	52 	+13.343s 	1 	18
3 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	52 	+13.858s 	4 	16*
4 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	52 	+59.537s 	6 	12
5 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	52 	+69.101s 	7 	10
DSQ 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	51 	+ 1 Lap§ 	16 	
6 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	51 	+ 1 Lap† 	2 	8
7 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	51 	+ 1 Lap 	9 	6
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	51 	+ 1 Lap‡ 	17 	4
DSQ 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	51 	+1 Lap§ 	15 	
9 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	12 	2
10 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	14 	1
11 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	8 	
12 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	13 	
13 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	10 	
14 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	51 	+1 Lap 	11 	
15 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	51 	+1 Lap 	19 	
16 	63 	George Russell 	 	50 	+2 Laps 	18 	
17 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	50 	+2 Laps 	PL 	
Ret 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	14 	Collision damage	5 	
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** 15 points for third place and 1 point for the fastest lap.
*† Leclerc originally finished sixth, but was given a fifteen-second time penalty for causing a collision with Verstappen and driving his car in an unsafe condition.
*‡ Pérez crashed after colliding with Gasly on the final lap, but because the chequered flag signal was shown a lap early, the race was classified to have finished with fifty-two laps instead of fifty-three, thus allowing Pérez to keep ninth place.
*§ Both cars were disqualified on October 23, following a protest by regarding brake balance adjustments being altered without driver input.
==Milestones==
*The fifth time a qualifying session has been postponed to race day.
* clinched their sixth consecutive Constructor's Championship, putting them on level with for the record of most consecutive constructors' championships.
*'s 99th race victory.
*Valtteri Bottas's 100th points finish.
*Carlos Sainz, Jr.'s 50th points finish.
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	338 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	274 	
3 	Charles Leclerc 	223 	
4 	Sebastian Vettel 	212 	1
5 	Max Verstappen 	212 	1
6 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	76 	1
7 	Pierre Gasly 	75 	1
8 	Alexander Albon 	64 	
9 	Sergio Pérez 	37 	3
10 	Lando Norris 	35 	1
11 	Daniil Kvyat 	34 	2
12 	Nico Hülkenberg 	34 	2
13 	Daniel Ricciardo 	34 	2
14 	Kimi Räikkönen 	31 	
15 	Lance Stroll 	21 	1
16 	Kevin Magnussen 	20 	1
17 	Romain Grosjean 	8 	
18 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	4 	
19 	Robert Kubica 	1 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	612 	
2 	 	435 	
3 	 	323 	
4 	 	111 	
5 	 	68 	
6 	 	62 	
7 	 	58 	
8 	 	35 	
9 	 	28 	
10 	 	1 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==Notes==
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