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Suzuka Circuit

Suzuka, Japan

Drawing the layout from the official telemetry… the first time it can take up to half a minute.

Races
36
Pole → win
67%
of 24 with a recorded pole
Winner's average grid slot
P2.19
4 won from outside the top 3
Safety Car · VSC · Red
4 · 0 · 2
in 7 races with detail
Most wins
Michael Schumacher 6Sebastian Vettel 4Lewis Hamilton 4Max Verstappen 4Gerhard Berger 2
Usual weather
Air
20.5°
de 12.5° a 29.2°
Track
30.7°
Humidity
61.5%
Rain
14%
of sessions

It is usually run in octubre (it has also been run in abril, marzo, noviembre, septiembre).

Layout style
Slow corners 21 %Medium corners 32 %Fast corners 28 %Straights 19 %
Full throttle
44.4%
Braking
21.2%
Circuits with similar corners
Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitSochi AutodromBahrain International CircuitHockenheimring
Since 2018
Lap-time evolution

Best qualifying and race lap by year. Regulation and condition changes show up as jumps.

1:30.0001:35.0001:40.0001:45.000201820192020202120222023202420252026ClassificationRaceYear

Pit stops per driver in the race: 2018: 1.15 · 2019: 1.55 · 2022: 2.1 · 2023: 2.15 · 2024: 2.7 · 2025: 1.05 · 2026: 1.32.

History
YearWinnerTeamStartedPole
2026Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedesP1Andrea Kimi Antonelli ✓
2025Max VerstappenRed BullP1Max Verstappen ✓
2024Max VerstappenRed BullP1Max Verstappen ✓
2023Max VerstappenRed BullP1Max Verstappen ✓
2022Max VerstappenRed BullP1Max Verstappen ✓
2019Valtteri BottasMercedesP3Sebastian Vettel
2018Lewis HamiltonMercedesP1Lewis Hamilton ✓
2017Lewis HamiltonMercedesP1Lewis Hamilton ✓
2016Nico RosbergMercedesP1Nico Rosberg ✓
2015Lewis HamiltonMercedesP2Nico Rosberg
2014Lewis HamiltonMercedesP2Nico Rosberg
2013Sebastian VettelRed BullP2Mark Webber
2012Sebastian VettelRed BullP1Sebastian Vettel ✓
2011Jenson ButtonMcLarenP2Sebastian Vettel
2010Sebastian VettelRed BullP1Sebastian Vettel ✓
2009Sebastian VettelRed BullP1Sebastian Vettel ✓
2006Fernando AlonsoRenaultP5Felipe Massa
2005Kimi RäikkönenMcLarenP17Ralf Schumacher
2004Michael SchumacherFerrariP1Michael Schumacher ✓
2003Rubens BarrichelloFerrariP1Rubens Barrichello ✓
2002Michael SchumacherFerrariP1Michael Schumacher ✓
2001Michael SchumacherFerrariP1—
2000Michael SchumacherFerrariP1Michael Schumacher ✓
1999Mika HäkkinenMcLarenP2—
1998Mika HäkkinenMcLarenP2—
1997Michael SchumacherFerrariP2—
1996Damon HillWilliamsP2—
1995Michael SchumacherBenettonP1Michael Schumacher ✓
1994Damon HillWilliamsP2Michael Schumacher
1993Ayrton SennaMcLarenP2—
1992Riccardo PatreseWilliamsP2—
1991Gerhard BergerMcLarenP1—
1990Nelson PiquetBenettonP6—
1989Alessandro NanniniBenettonP6—
1988Ayrton SennaMcLarenP1—
1987Gerhard BergerFerrariP1—