G2GGRID_TO_GREEN

Suzuka, Japan

JAPANESE GP

Suzuka Circuit

8

Races (last 10 yrs)

88%

Pole to win rate

Verstappen

Most wins (4)

Red Bull

Top team (4 wins)

RACE WINNERS

// HISTORY

Year	Winner	Team	Grid	Laps
2025	VER Max Verstappen	Red Bull	P1	53
2024	VER Max Verstappen	Red Bull	P1	53
2023	VER Max Verstappen	Red Bull	P1	53
2022	VER Max Verstappen	Red Bull	P1	28
2019	BOT Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	P3	52
2018	HAM Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	P1	53
2017	HAM Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	P1	53
2016	ROS Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	P1	53

PODIUM RESULTS

// TOP_3_BY_YEAR

2025Japanese Grand Prix

P1VERMax Verstappen1:22:06.983

P2NORLando Norris+1.423

P3PIAOscar Piastri+2.129

2024Japanese Grand Prix

P1VERMax Verstappen1:54:23.566

P2PERSergio Pérez+12.535

P3SAICarlos Sainz+20.866

2023Japanese Grand Prix

P1VERMax Verstappen1:30:58.421

P2NORLando Norris+19.387

P3PIAOscar Piastri+36.494

2022Japanese Grand Prix

P1VERMax Verstappen3:01:44.004

P2PERSergio Pérez+27.066

P3LECCharles Leclerc+31.763

2019Japanese Grand Prix

P1BOTValtteri Bottas1:21:46.755

P2VETSebastian Vettel+13.343

P3HAMLewis Hamilton+13.858

2018Japanese Grand Prix

P1HAMLewis Hamilton1:27:17.062

P2BOTValtteri Bottas+12.919

P3VERMax Verstappen+14.295

2017Japanese Grand Prix

P1HAMLewis Hamilton1:27:31.194

P2VERMax Verstappen+1.211

P3RICDaniel Ricciardo+9.679

2016Japanese Grand Prix

P1ROSNico Rosberg1:26:43.333

P2VERMax Verstappen+4.978

P3HAMLewis Hamilton+5.776

BRIEFINGS

// JAPANESE

Suzuka/Mar 27, 2026

Japanese Grand Prix

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