Round 3 · 29 March 2026
2026 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 29 March 2026 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Andrea Kimi Antonelli (1:32.432).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1 | 1:28:03.403 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 3 | +13.722 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | +15.270 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 2 | +15.754 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 5 | +23.479 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 6 | +25.037 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 7 | +32.340 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 11 | +32.677 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 14 | +50.180 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 12 | +51.216 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 13 | +52.280 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 8 | +56.154 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 9 | +59.078 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 10 | +59.848 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 16 | +65.008 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 15 | +65.773 s | — | Finished |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 19 | +92.453 s | — | Finished |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 21 | — | — | Lapped |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 20 | — | — | Lapped |
| 20 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 17 | — | — | Lapped |
| 21 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 22 | — | — | Retired |
| 22 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 18 | — | — | Retired |
Tyres and strategy at the Japanese Grand Prix 2026
Andrea Kimi Antonelli won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-22), hard (laps 23-53). Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 51 ± 4, hard 43 ± 3.
- 1. Andrea Kimi Antonelli: medium (laps 1-22), hard (laps 23-53)
- 2. Oscar Piastri: medium (laps 1-18), hard (laps 19-53)
- 3. Charles Leclerc: medium (laps 1-17), hard (laps 18-53)
- 4. George Russell: medium (laps 1-21), hard (laps 22-53)
- 5. Lando Norris: medium (laps 1-16), hard (laps 17-53)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.