2023 Season - Round 16 - 2023-09-24
Max Verstappen won the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Lando Norris (McLaren) and Oscar Piastri (McLaren) home for Red Bull.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:34.183. Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P13 at the flag â a 6-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 16 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:34.183 | 26 |
| 2 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 1:35.247 | 18 |
| 3 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 1:36.328 | 15 |
| 4 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:36.362 | 12 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7 | Finished | 1:35.611 | 10 |
| 6 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 1:36.187 | 8 |
| 7 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 8 | Finished | 1:37.653 | 6 |
| 8 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 10 | Finished | 1:37.203 | 4 |
| 9 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 14 | Finished | 1:37.398 | 2 |
| 10 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 12 | Finished | 1:36.371 | 1 |
| 11 | 30Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 11 | Lapped | 1:38.267 | 0 |
| 12 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 9 | Lapped | 1:37.768 | 0 |
| 13 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 19 | Lapped | 1:37.791 | 0 |
| 14 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 18 | Lapped | 1:37.250 | 0 |
| 15 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 15 | Lapped | 1:37.842 | 0 |
| 16 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 13 | Retired | 1:39.185 | 0 |
| 17 | 2Logan Sargeant | Williams | 20 | Retired | 1:38.848 | 0 |
| 18 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 17 | Retired | 1:39.050 | 0 |
| 19 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 5 | Retired | 1:39.704 | 0 |
| 20 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Retired | 2:02.755 | 0 |