Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two in Japan after crash halts race
Max Verstappencontrolled the Japanese Grand Prix to take a comfortable victory ahead of team mate Sergio Perez at Suzuka.
Japanese GP
Race Results
Pos No. Driver Team Model Laps Time Gap Pts
1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda RB20 53 1:54:23.566s - 26
2 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull-Honda RB20 53 1:54:36.101s 12.535s 18
3 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-24 53 1:54:44.432s 20.866s 15
4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-24 53 1:54:50.088s 26.522s 12
5 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 53 1:54:53.266s 29.700s 10
6 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 53 1:55:07.838s 44.272s 8
7 63 George Russell Mercedes W15 53 1:55:09.517s 45.951s 6
8 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 53 1:55:11.091s 47.489s 4
9 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W15 53 1:55:12.192s 48.626s 2
10 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda VCARB01 52 1 Lap 1
11 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas-Ferrari VF-24 52 1 Lap
12 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 52 1 Lap
13 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari VF-24 52 1 Lap
14 77 Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari C44 52 1 Lap
15 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault A524 52 1 Lap
16 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault A524 52 1 Lap
17 2 Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes FW46 52 1 Lap
dnf 24 Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari C44 12 41 Laps
dnf 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda VCARB01 0
dnf 23 Alex Albon Williams-Mercedes FW46 0
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen 1:33.706s
Here is the World Standings after the Japanese GP:
World Championships Standings
Driver Standings
Pos Driver Pts
1 Max Verstappen 77
2 Sergio Perez 64
3 Charles Leclerc 59
4 Carlos Sainz Jnr 55
5 Lando Norris 37
6 Oscar Piastri 32
7 George Russell 24
8 Fernando Alonso 24
9 Lewis Hamilton 10
10 Lance Stroll 9
11 Yuki Tsunoda 7
12 Oliver Bearman 6
13 Nico Hulkenberg 3
14 Kevin Magnussen 1
15 Alexander Albon 0
16 Zhou Guanyu 0
17 Daniel Ricciardo 0
18 Esteban Ocon 0
19 Pierre Gasly 0
20 Valtteri Bottas 0
21 Logan Sargeant 0
Constructor Standings
Pos Team Pts
1 Red Bull 141
2 Ferrari 120
3 McLaren 69
4 Mercedes 34
5 Aston Martin 33
6 RB 7
7 Haas 4
8 Williams 0
9 Sauber 0
10 Alpine 0
Japanese Grand Prix red-flagged on first lap after Ricciardo and Albon crash
The Japanese Grand Prix was red-flagged on the first lap after a collision between Daniel Ricciardo and Alexander Albon damaged a barrier.
Sainz thought podium finish would be “very difficult” early in race
Carlos Sainz Jnr said he was pleased with his podium finish in the Japanese Grand Prix as he thought it would be difficult to pull off early in the race.
Suzuka “couldn’t have been any better” for Red Bull, says Verstappen
Championship leader Max Verstappen was pleased to return to winning ways in Japan after his retirement in the previous race in Melbourne.
Ricciardo and Albon avoid penalty over crash which stopped race
Daniel Ricciardo and Alexander Albon will not face a penalty over their collision which brought the Japanese Grand Prix to a stop on the first lap.
“Atrocious” first stint masked Mercedes’ gains in race – Wolff
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff insists that he is happy with the performance of his team at Suzuka despite scoring just eight points.
Both Alpines ‘lost significant downforce’ due to damage from collision
Alpine’s point-less season continued at Suzuka as their drivers’ races were ruined after they made contact at the restart.
Stewards take no action against Russell over Piastri chicane incident
Japanese Grand Prix stewards have taken no further action against George Russell for allegedly forcing Oscar Piastri off the track.
Japan ‘one of my best weekends but everyone will forget it tomorrow’ – Alonso
Fernando Alonso says he produced one of his best performances in the Japanese Grand Prix but believes it is likely to be overlooked.
Russell calls Alonso’s DRS tactics with Piastri a “smart move”
George Russell had no complaints about Fernando Alonso’s tactical slowing in the Japanese Grand Prix following the clash between the pair two weeks ago.
Mercedes had no alternative to using “really terrible hard tyres” – Hamilton
Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton said they endured a “challenging” Japanese Grand Prix after running two hard tyre stints.