2023 Japanese Grand Prix

The (officially the Formula 1 Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix 2023) was the seventeenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Suzuka International Racing Course on the weekend of September 22 to September 24 2023.
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==Background==
===Pre-Race Championship Standings===
Going into the race weekend, Max Verstappen leads the Drivers' Championship by 151 points from teammate Sergio Pérez, with Lewis Hamilton following with 29 points behind Pérez. Red Bull Racing leads the Constructors' Championship from by 308 points with following with 24 points behind .<P/>Current Constructors' Championship leader Red Bull Racing is able to secure their sixth title, second in a row as long as they outscore by just one point.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
Official Entry List of 
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Max Verstappen 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB19 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
2 	Logan Sargeant 	Gulf Williams Racing 	 	FW45 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL37 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A523 	 	E-Tech RE23 1.6L V6t 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB19 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR23 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF-23 	 	066/10 1.6L V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR23 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-23 	 	066/10 1.6L V6t 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT04 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Gulf Williams Racing 	 	FW45 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team Kick 	 	C43 	 	066/10 1.6L V6t 	
27 	Nico Hulkenberg 	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-23 	 	066/10 1.6L V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A523 	 	E-Tech RE23 1.6L V6t 	
40 	Liam Lawson 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT04 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W14 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF-23 	 	066/10 1.6L V6t 	
63 	George Russell 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W14 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team Kick 	 	C43 	 	066/10 1.6L V6t 	
81 	Oscar Piastri 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL37 	 	F1 M14 1.6L 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 	 	1:31.647 	1 	1:30.688 	1 	1:30.267 	1
2 	Logan Sargeant 	 	1:34.212 	19 	1:32.320 	20 	1:32.002 	16
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:32.392 	3 	1:31.152 	3 	1:30.507 	2
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:33.129 	12 	1:32.179 	19 	1:32.199 	20
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:33.043 	11 	1:31.710 	9 	1:31.004 	4
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:32.650 	6 	1:31.492 	6 	1:31.549 	9
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:32.574 	4 	1:31.008 	2 	1:31.022 	5
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:33.040 	10 	1:31.771 	11 	1:32.154 	19
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:33.975 	18 	1:32.169 	17 	1:31.880 	12
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:32.597 	5 	1:32.178 	18 	1:31.951 	14
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:32.991 	8 	1:31.555 	7 	1:32.113 	18
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	1:34.831 	20 	1:32.165 	16 	1:31.668 	10
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:33.448 	14 	1:31.797 	13 	1:31.979 	15
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:33.516 	15 	1:31.794 	12 	1:31.924 	13
40 	Liam Lawson 	 	1:33.005 	9 	1:32.141 	15 	1:32.048 	17
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:33.699 	16 	1:31.829 	14 	1:31.159 	7
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:32.273 	2 	1:31.237 	4 	1:31.137 	6
63 	George Russell 	 	1:33.310 	13 	1:31.328 	5 	1:31.505 	8
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:33.860 	17 	1:31.739 	10 	1:31.699 	11
81 	Oscar Piastri 	 	1:32.713 	7 	1:31.662 	8 	1:30.555 	2
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 	Q2 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Time 	Time 	Grid
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:29.878 	1:29.964 	1:28.877 	1
2 	81 	Oscar Piastri 	 	1:30.439 	1:30.122 	1:29.458 	2
3 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:30.063 	1:30.296 	1:29.433 	3
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:30.393 	1:29.940 	1:29.542 	4
5 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:30.652 	1:29.965 	1:29.650 	5
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:30.651 	1:30.067 	1:29.850 	6
7 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:30.811 	1:30.040 	1:29.908 	7
8 	63 	George Russell 	 	1:30.811 	1:30.268 	1:30.219 	8
9 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:30.733 	1:30.204 	1:30.303 	9
10 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:30.971 	1:30.465 	1:30.560 	10
11 	40 	Liam Lawson 	 	1:30.425 	1:30.508 	N/A 	11
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:30.843 	1:30.509 	N/A 	12
13 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:30.941 	1:30.537 	N/A 	13
14 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:30.960 	1:30.586 	N/A 	14
15 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:30.976 	1:30.665 	N/A 	15
16 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:31.049 	N/A 	N/A 	16
17 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:31.181 	N/A 	N/A 	17
18 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:31.299 	N/A 	N/A 	18
19 	24 	Zhou Guanyu 	 	1:31.398 	N/A 	N/A 	19
107% Time: 1:36.169 	107% Time: 1:36.169 	107% Time: 1:36.169 	107% Time: 1:36.169 	107% Time: 1:36.169 	107% Time: 1:36.169 	107% Time: 1:36.169 	107% Time: 1:36.169
 	2 	Logan Sargeant 	 	No Time 	N/A 	N/A 	
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
====Grid Penalty====
*Logan Sargeant did not set any lap time in qualifying, but he was permitted to start the grand prix from the pit land with an additional 10-second time penalty as he modified the parts or changed the setup during Parc Fermé conditions and have assembled a chassis to more than assembly comprising a survival cell, thus had a third car available to the competitor. %20Changes%20made%20during%20Parc%20Ferme.pdf - Infringement - Car 2 - Changes made during Parc Ferme (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
==Race==
===Report ===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	53 	1:30:58.421 	1 	25
2 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	53 	+19.387s 	3 	18
3 	81 	Oscar Piastri 	 	53 	+36.494s 	2 	15
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	53 	+43.998s 	4 	12
5 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	53 	+49.376s 	7 	10
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	53 	+50.221s 	6 	8
7 	63 	George Russell 	 	53 	+57.659s 	8 	6
8 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	53 	+74.725s 	10 	4
9 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	53 	+79.678s 	14 	2
10 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	53 	+83.155s 	12 	1
11 	40 	Liam Lawson 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	11 	
12 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	9 	
13 	24 	Zhou Guanyu 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	19 	
14 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	18 	
15 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	15 	
Ret 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	26 	Collision 	13 	
Ret 	2 	Logan Sargeant 	 	22 	Collision 	 	
Ret 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	15 	Accident 	17 	
Ret 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	15 	Collision 	5 	
Ret 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	7 	Collision 	16 	
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen () - 1:34.183 on lap 39 +1 point 	Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen () - 1:34.183 on lap 39 +1 point 	Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen () - 1:34.183 on lap 39 +1 point 	Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen () - 1:34.183 on lap 39 +1 point 	Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen () - 1:34.183 on lap 39 +1 point 	Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen () - 1:34.183 on lap 39 +1 point 	Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen () - 1:34.183 on lap 39 +1 point 	Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen () - 1:34.183 on lap 39 +1 point
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==
*15 win of Honda RBPT
*107 win of Red Bull Racing
*40 Career win of Max Verstappen
*10 podium finish of Lando Norris
*Maiden podium finish of Oscar Piastri
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
 	Max Verstappen 	400 	
 	Sergio Pérez 	223 	
 	Lewis Hamilton 	190 	
4th 	Fernando Alonso 	174 	
5th 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	150 	
6th 	Charles Leclerc 	135 	
7th 	Lando Norris 	115 	1
8th 	George Russell 	115 	1
9th 	Oscar Piastri 	57 	2
10th 	Lance Stroll 	47 	1
11th 	Pierre Gasly 	46 	1
12th 	Esteban Ocon 	38 	
13th 	Alexander Albon 	21 	
14th 	Nico Hülkenberg 	9 	
15th 	Valtteri Bottas 	6 	
16th 	Zhou Guanyu 	4 	
17th 	Yuki Tsunoda 	3 	
18th 	Kevin Magnussen 	3 	
19th 	Liam Lawson 	2 	
Only point-scoring drivers are shown.
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
 	 	623 	
 	 	305 	
 	 	285 	
4th 	 	221 	
5th 	 	172 	
6th 	 	84 	
7th 	 	21 	
8th 	 	12 	
9th 	 	10 	
10th 	-Honda RBPT 	5 	
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