Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
Round 3
Circuit: Suzuka International Racing Course
Country: Japan
Date: Sunday, March 29, 2026
Time: 07:00:00 (Local)
Official Results - Top 5
| Pos | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ANT) | Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri (PIA) | McLaren Mastercard F1 Team |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc (LEC) | Scuderia Ferrari HP |
| 4 | George Russell (RUS) | Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 5 | Lando Norris (NOR) | McLaren Mastercard F1 Team |
Race Story
Antonelli's dominant win at Suzuka was the chalk pick for most of the room (7 out of 8 P1 votes), but that didn't stop a four-way tie at the top—Jon, Lynne_Chan, FozzieB, and Ian all nailed two exact finishes and two close calls for 12 points each. The real story was how bunched up the rest of the field got: everyone else landed exactly one exact finish, meaning the difference between 12 and 8 points came down to who had the other four spots sorted. Russell sneaking into the top 5 (P4) was the day's only real curveball.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonelli ANT | Mercedes | 1:28:03.403 |
| 2 | Piastri PIA | McLaren | +13.722 |
| 3 | Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | +15.270 |
| 4 | Russell RUS | Mercedes | +15.754 |
| 5 | Norris NOR | McLaren | +23.479 |
| 6 | Hamilton HAM | Ferrari | +25.037 |
| 7 | Gasly GAS | Alpine F1 Team | +32.340 |
| 8 | Verstappen VER | Red Bull | +32.677 |
| 9 | Lawson LAW | RB F1 Team | +50.180 |
| 10 | Ocon OCO | Haas F1 Team | +51.216 |
| 11 | Hülkenberg HUL | Audi | +52.280 |
| 12 | Hadjar HAD | Red Bull | +56.154 |
| 13 | Bortoleto BOR | Audi | +59.078 |
| 14 | Lindblad LIN | RB F1 Team | +59.848 |
| 15 | Sainz SAI | Williams | +1:05.008 |
| 16 | Colapinto COL | Alpine F1 Team | +1:05.773 |
| 17 | Pérez PER | Cadillac F1 Team | +1:32.453 |
| 18 | Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | +26.548 |
| 19 | Bottas BOT | Cadillac F1 Team | +42.621 |
| 20 | Albon ALB | Williams | +5.067 |
| 21 | Stroll STR | Aston Martin | Retired |
| 22 | Bearman BEA | Haas F1 Team | Retired |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonelli ANT | Mercedes | 1:30.035 | 1:29.048 | 1:28.778 |
| 2 | Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:29.967 | 1:29.686 | 1:29.076 |
| 3 | Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:30.200 | 1:29.451 | 1:29.132 |
| 4 | Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:29.915 | 1:29.303 | 1:29.405 |
| 5 | Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:30.401 | 1:29.795 | 1:29.409 |
| 6 | Hamilton HAM | Ferrari | 1:30.309 | 1:29.589 | 1:29.567 |
| 7 | Gasly GAS | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.584 | 1:29.874 | 1:29.691 |
| 8 | Hadjar HAD | Red Bull | 1:30.662 | 1:30.104 | 1:29.978 |
| 9 | Bortoleto BOR | Audi | 1:30.359 | 1:29.990 | 1:30.274 |
| 10 | Lindblad LIN | RB F1 Team | 1:30.781 | 1:30.109 | 1:30.319 |
| 11 | Verstappen VER | Red Bull | 1:30.519 | 1:30.262 | — |
| 12 | Ocon OCO | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.915 | 1:30.309 | — |
| 13 | Hülkenberg HUL | Audi | 1:30.358 | 1:30.387 | — |
| 14 | Lawson LAW | RB F1 Team | 1:30.657 | 1:30.495 | — |
| 15 | Colapinto COL | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.931 | 1:30.627 | — |
| 16 | Sainz SAI | Williams | 1:30.927 | 1:31.033 | — |
| 17 | Albon ALB | Williams | 1:31.088 | — | — |
| 18 | Bearman BEA | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.090 | — | — |
| 19 | Pérez PER | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:32.206 | — | — |
| 20 | Bottas BOT | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:32.330 | — | — |
| 21 | Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:32.646 | — | — |
| 22 | Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:32.920 | — | — |
All Predictions
| Pos | Predicted | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ANT) | |
| 2 | George Russell (RUS) | In top 5 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc (LEC) | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton (HAM) | George Russell |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri (PIA) | In top 5 |
| Pos | Predicted | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ANT) | |
| 2 | George Russell (RUS) | In top 5 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc (LEC) | |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri (PIA) | In top 5 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton (HAM) | Lando Norris |
| Pos | Predicted | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc (LEC) | In top 5 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri (PIA) | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen (VER) | Charles Leclerc |
| 4 | Lando Norris (NOR) | In top 5 |
| 5 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ANT) | In top 5 |
| Pos | Predicted | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ANT) | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc (LEC) | In top 5 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri (PIA) | In top 5 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton (HAM) | George Russell |
| 5 | George Russell (RUS) | In top 5 |
| Pos | Predicted | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ANT) | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc (LEC) | In top 5 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri (PIA) | In top 5 |
| 4 | George Russell (RUS) | |
| 5 | Max Verstappen (VER) | Lando Norris |
| Pos | Predicted | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ANT) | |
| 2 | George Russell (RUS) | In top 5 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton (HAM) | Charles Leclerc |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri (PIA) | In top 5 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc (LEC) | In top 5 |
| Pos | Predicted | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ANT) | |
| 2 | George Russell (RUS) | In top 5 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc (LEC) | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton (HAM) | George Russell |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri (PIA) | In top 5 |
| Pos | Predicted | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ANT) | |
| 2 | George Russell (RUS) | In top 5 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri (PIA) | In top 5 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc (LEC) | In top 5 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton (HAM) | Lando Norris |