Japanese Grand Prix 2026 Results – won by Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Race result

Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1	53	1:28:03.403 FL	25
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	3	53	+13.722	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	53	+15.270	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	2	53	+15.754	12
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	5	53	+23.479	10
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	6	53	+25.037	8
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	7	53	+32.340	6
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	11	53	+32.677	4
9	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	14	53	+50.180	2
10	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	12	53	+51.216	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	13	53	+52.280	0
12	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	8	53	+56.154	0
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	9	53	+59.078	0
14	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	10	53	+59.848	0
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	16	53	+1:05.008	0
16	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	15	53	+1:05.773	0
17	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	19	53	+1:32.453	0
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	21	52	+26.548	0
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	20	52	+42.621	0
20	Alexander Albon	Williams	17	51	+5.067	0
R	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	22	30	Retired	0
R	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	18	20	Retired	0

Qualifying

Qualifying results
Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:30.035	1:29.048	1:28.778
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1:29.967	1:29.686	1:29.076
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:30.200	1:29.451	1:29.132
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:29.915	1:29.303	1:29.405
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:30.401	1:29.795	1:29.409
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:30.309	1:29.589	1:29.567
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.584	1:29.874	1:29.691
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:30.662	1:30.104	1:29.978
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:30.359	1:29.990	1:30.274
10	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	1:30.781	1:30.109	1:30.319
11	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:30.519	1:30.262	–
12	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:30.915	1:30.309	–
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	1:30.358	1:30.387	–
14	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	1:30.657	1:30.495	–
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	1:30.931	1:30.627	–
16	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:30.927	1:31.033	–
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:31.088	–	–
18	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:31.090	–	–
19	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	1:32.206	–	–
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	1:32.330	–	–
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:32.646	–	–
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:32.920	–	–

About the Grand Prix

The 2026 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that was held on 29 March 2026 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Japan. It was the third round of the 2026 Formula One World Championship. Kimi Antonelli converted the pole position to a win for Mercedes, ahead of Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari). Antonelli took the lead of the Drivers' Championship for the first time in his career, becoming the youngest World Drivers' Championship leader at 19 years and 216 days. Doing this, he also became Italy's first Drivers' Championship leader since Giancarlo Fisichella led the 2005 championship.