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Take a look at the full results from the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The Dutchman confirmed a second successive Constructors' championship for Red Bull with the result to bounce back from a disappointing weekend in Singapore. Lando Norris finished second for McLaren ahead of rookie teammate Oscar Piastri, who clinched his first F1 podium finish. George Russell was a frustrated seventh after numerous tussles with Hamilton and Mercedes team orders, with Fernando Alonso a lonely eighth for Aston Martin. Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon secured a double points finish for Alpine after a difficult start to the weekend as only 15 cars reached the finish line. Don't miss out on any of the F1 action thanks to this handy F1 calendar that can be easily loaded into your smartphone or PC.

F1 japanese grand prix results

Get quick access to your favorite articles. Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers. Make your voice heard with article commenting. Piastri got ahead of Norris when he benefited from a virtual safety car while in the pits, but Norris was faster in the middle stages of the race, so McLaren swapped their positions. Polesitter Verstappen, who started on mediums like most of the top 10, was almost beaten to the first corner by the fast-starting McLarens of Piastri and Norris, the latter sweeping through to second ahead of his team-mate. Leclerc held fourth from Sainz, with soft-shod Fernando Alonso Aston Martin getting ahead of Hamilton — who had sustained slight damage — and Russell Mercedes. A lap after the restart, Russell and Hamilton swapped places at the chicane and Turn 1, while Bottas was punted into a spin at the hairpin by the other Williams of Logan Sargeant. Piastri pitted from third on lap 14, just as a brief virtual safety car was required to allow track cleaning. Under green, Verstappen pitted on lap 17 for more mediums, as Norris stayed out to lead for a lap from the Ferraris of Leclerc and Sainz. Sainz led for a lap before pitting, and then Russell inherited the lead for half a lap before Verstappen regained top spot at the hairpin. Russell was the last of the frontrunners to stop on lap 25, going for a one-stop strategy, dropping to ninth. Verstappen was 11s clear of Piastri by half distance, with Norris — who set fastest lap at this point despite running hards — running right behind his team-mate. Leclerc and Hamilton pitted again on lap 35, with Piastri stopping a lap later and Norris the tour after that. Verstappen made his final stop on lap 38, setting fastest lap to lead by over 15s from Norris, with Sainz stopping with 15 laps to go. The fresher-tyred Piastri grabbed third from Russell around the outside of Turn 1 on lap 42, and Leclerc did likewise a couple of laps later to take fourth.

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Verstappen was attacked by Piastri and Norris at the start but kept both of them at bay, navigated Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car periods and then romped into the distance, taking the chequered flag first for the 13th time this season. Russell fell into the clutches of team mate Lewis Hamilton in the closing laps and was instructed to let him by, which he agreed to do, after the Mercedes drivers had gone wheel-to-wheel and almost collided earlier in the race. With their cars starting ninth and 11th, AlphaTauri had been points contenders in the opening exchanges, but faded as the various strategies played out — F1 newcomer Liam Lawson beating home favourite Yuki Tsunoda to the flag in 11th and 12th respectively. Zhou Guanyu was another to bounce back from Lap 1 drama as he crossed the line 13th, the only Alfa Romeo driver to finish after team mate Valtteri Bottas was punted into the gravel by Williams rival Logan Sargeant. Haas pair Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen were the final finishers in P14 and P15 respectively, a theme of their season amid tyre degradation struggles, with a gaggle of cars behind retiring at different stages. Williams suffered a double DNF as Sargeant returned his car to the garage after clashing with Bottas, having been penalised pre-race and given a pit lane start for major car changes following his qualifying crash, while Albon retired with damage after his own Lap 1 incident involving the Alfa Romeo.

Lewis Hamilton 44 , Mercedes — 4. Fernando Alonso 14 , Aston Martin-Mercedes — 5. Carlos Sainz 55 , Ferrari — 6. Charles Leclerc 16 , Ferrari — 7. Lando Norris 4 , McLaren-Mercedes — 8. George Russell 63 , Mercedes — 9. Oscar Piastri 81 , McLaren-Mercedes — 57 Lance Stroll 18 , Aston Martin-Mercedes — 47

F1 japanese grand prix results

Get quick access to your favorite articles. Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers. Make your voice heard with article commenting. Verstappen just held his lead from pole position at the start in wet conditions, which quickly worsened and led to Carlos Sainz Ferrari to crashing heavily. The race was red flagged on Lap 3, which led to a lengthy delay as the heavy rain continued. That pushed him back to third and was enough for Verstappen to be confirmed as champion as full points were awarded despite the race only running to 28 laps. On a wet track, with all the cars in the field starting on intermediate tyres, Verstappen just held on to his pole advantage on the run to Turn 1 despite a poor initial getaway. Sebastian Vettel spun his Aston Martin after he clashed with the Alpine of Fernando Alonso on the chaotic dash to Turn 1, then Sainz aquaplaned off at the right-hander following the hairpin, causing a safety car.

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Verstappen and Red Bull shortlisted for illustrious awards. Current edition Autosport. Most read. Hidden categories: Pages using the EasyTimeline extension Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Use dmy dates from October All articles with failed verification Articles with failed verification from October Valtteri Bottas. Charles Leclerc. Archived from the original on 8 October Use motorsport. Debris on the circuit from the incident led to the virtual safety car being briefly deployed on lap 14 in order to allow the marshals to remove the debris. Hulkenberg quickly lost Suzuka 'dream' as Haas trend struck 26 September

The Dutchman won with a flawless drive from pole unchallenged once he had kept his nose in front at the first corner. But Thanks for following along. Verstappen gives the trophy a kiss and it responds by lighting up in the colours of the Dutch flag, some new-fangled technology matching his lip prints to a trigger to do so.

Verstappen remained in a league of his own as the race developed, while Norris gradually pulled away from Piastri, the Ferrari and Mercedes drivers ran line astern Russell aiming to make a one-stop work and Gasly, Alonso after a second stop for hard tyres and Tsunoda completed the top Feature F1 Unlocked. You can revoke your consent at any time via the data protection page. Debris on the circuit from the incident led to the virtual safety car being briefly deployed on lap 14 in order to allow the marshals to remove the debris. Hamilton and Sainz caught Russell with five laps to go, with Russell being ordered to give up fifth to Hamilton. Three free practice sessions were held for the event. Discover prime content. Pierre Gasly. Share Or Save This Story. Williams suffered a double DNF as Sargeant returned his car to the garage after clashing with Bottas, having been penalised pre-race and given a pit lane start for major car changes following his qualifying crash, while Albon retired with damage after his own Lap 1 incident involving the Alfa Romeo. Saturday a. Verstappen was attacked by Piastri and Norris at the start but kept both of them at bay, navigated Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car periods and then romped into the distance, taking the chequered flag first for the 13th time this season. More news. Esteban Ocon 31 , Alpine-Renault — 38