2022 Season - Round 18 - 2022-10-09
Max Verstappen won the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) home for Red Bull.
Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:44.411. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P9 at the flag â a 11-place improvement. 2 drivers retired from the race.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 18 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:44.911 | 25 |
| 2 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 4 | Finished | 1:46.120 | 18 |
| 3 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 1:44.489 | 15 |
| 4 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 5 | Finished | 1:46.559 | 12 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 6 | Finished | 1:45.530 | 10 |
| 6 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 9 | Finished | 1:46.964 | 8 |
| 7 | 14Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 7 | Finished | 1:44.412 | 6 |
| 8 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 8 | Finished | 1:47.004 | 4 |
| 9 | 6Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 20 | Finished | 1:48.371 | 2 |
| 10 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 10 | Finished | 1:48.175 | 1 |
| 11 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 11 | Finished | 1:47.843 | 0 |
| 12 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 19 | Finished | 1:45.205 | 0 |
| 13 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 13 | Finished | 1:45.893 | 0 |
| 14 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 18 | Finished | 1:48.072 | 0 |
| 15 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 12 | Finished | 1:47.820 | 0 |
| 16 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 14 | Finished | 1:44.411 | 0 |
| 17 | 47Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 15 | Finished | 1:45.387 | 0 |
| 18 | 10Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 17 | Finished | 1:46.545 | 0 |
| 19 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 16 | Hydraulics | 0 |