Circuits/Round 3 · Japanese Grand Prix

Suzuka

Suzuka International Racing Course29 MarchRaced
5.807
Lap · km
53
Laps
18
Corners
300
Run to turn 1 · m
Permanent circuitOvertaking lowTyre wear high
TURN 1TURN 4TURN 7TURN 10TURN 13

What a lap is made of

From lap telemetry
64%Full throttle
4%Fast corners
23%Medium corners
9%Slow corners

How races go here

6 races since 2019
5/6
Won from the front
5 from the front row
P1.3
Average winning slot
1.9
Places changed
per finisher
2.7
Retirements
per race

Furthest back to win: Valtteri Bottas from P3 in 2019.

60%
5 races since 2022 · average 55%
20%
share of races · average 49%
40%
share of races · average 12%
Lap-one incident60%
share of races · average 51%

The simulator plays a safety car in 58% of races here. That’s the record above, pulled toward the average because 5 races is a small sample.

Winners here

With the model's pick for each
YearWinnerStartedPodiumModel before / after quali
2026Kimi AntonelliMercedesP1ANT · PIA · LECRUS/ANT
2025Max VerstappenRed Bull RacingP1VER · NOR · PIAPIA/VER
2024Max VerstappenRed Bull RacingP1VER · PER · SAIVER/VER
2023Max VerstappenRed Bull RacingP1VER · NOR · PIAVER/VER
2022Max VerstappenRed Bull RacingP1VER · PER · LECLEC/VER
2019Valtteri BottasMercedesP3BOT · VET · HAMbefore tracking

Who’s good here

Today's drivers, every start here
DriverStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing644P2.4
Kimi AntonelliMercedes211P3.5
Valtteri BottasCadillac511P12.2
Oscar PiastriMcLaren403P4
Charles LeclercFerrari602P4
Lando NorrisMcLaren602P5.8
Sergio PerezCadillac502P7.2
Lewis HamiltonFerrari601P5.8