Japanese Grand Prix — Race Timeline

2026 Season — Round 3

Japanese Grand Prix

Lap 53 / 53

REPLAY

Air 17.3°CTrack 29.2°CHumidity 60.9%☀ DryWind 1.2 km/h

Classification

ANTKimi Antonelli

LEADER

1:34.063

PIAOscar Piastri

1:33.294

LECCharles Leclerc

1:32.634

RUSGeorge Russell

1:32.549

NORLando Norris

1:33.560

HAMLewis Hamilton

1:33.669

GASPierre Gasly

1:34.169

VERMax Verstappen

1:34.007

LAWLiam Lawson

1:34.230

OCOEsteban Ocon

1:34.256

HULNico Hulkenberg

+10

1:33.796

HADIsack Hadjar

+11

1:33.837

BORGabriel Bortoleto

+12

1:35.123

LINArvid Lindblad

+13

1:34.314

SAICarlos Sainz

+14

1:34.539

COLFranco Colapinto

+15

1:34.685

PERSergio Perez

+16

1:35.637

ALOFernando Alonso

+17

1:38.953

BOTValtteri Bottas

+18

1:36.269

ALBAlexander Albon

+19

1:33.427

-✕

BEAOliver Bearman

DNF

RETIRED

-✕

STRLance Stroll

DNF

RETIRED

Race Events

LAP 1

Race Start

LAP 2

ANT overtook HAM for P5

STR overtook BOT for P21

VER overtook LIN for P9

LIN overtook HAD for P8

BEA overtook SAI for P15

LAP 3

HUL overtook PER for P18

OCO overtook HAD for P10

COL overtook BOR for P13

RUS overtook NOR for P3

BEA overtook COL for P14

LAP 4

HUL overtook ALB for P17

RUS overtook LEC for P2

LAP 5

VER overtook LIN for P8

LAP 6

OCO overtook LIN for P9

LAP 7

BOR overtook BEA for P14

LAP 8

STR overtook ALO for P20

RUS overtook PIA for P1

LAP 9

PIA overtook RUS for P1

LAP 11

ANT overtook NOR for P4

LAP 15

ANT overtook LEC for P3

HUL overtook SAI for P16

LAP 16

NOR pit stop → HARD

BEA pit stop → HARD

LEC overtook ANT for P3

HUL overtook BEA for P15

HAM overtook NOR for P5

LAP 17

LEC pit stop → HARD

COL pit stop → HARD

GAS overtook NOR for P6

PER overtook ALB for P18

ANT overtook LEC for P3

ALB overtook SAI for P17

VER overtook GAS for P7

HAM overtook ANT for P4

BOR overtook COL for P13

SAI overtook BEA for P16

LAP 18

LIN pit stop → HARD

PIA pit stop → HARD

GAS overtook LEC for P5

ALB overtook SAI for P16

HUL overtook COL for P14

VER overtook GAS for P6

LAW overtook HAD for P11

SAI overtook HUL for P15

HAD overtook LIN for P10

RUS overtook PIA for P1

LAP 19

OCO pit stop → HARD

HAD pit stop → HARD

BOT pit stop → MEDIUM

GAS overtook HAM for P4

ANT overtook PIA for P2

ALB overtook SAI for P15

HUL overtook BOR for P13

VER overtook GAS for P5

HAM overtook ANT for P3

BOR overtook LIN for P12

SAI overtook HUL for P14

BEA overtook PER for P18

LAP 20

ALB overtook HUL for P13

HUL overtook LAW for P11

LAW overtook OCO for P9

BOR overtook HAD for P10

SAI overtook BOR for P12

LAP 21

BEA RETIRED (Lap 21)

PER pit stop → HARD

ALO pit stop → HARD

STR pit stop → HARD

RUS pit stop → HARD

PER overtook BEA for P18

ANT overtook RUS for P1

ALO overtook STR for P20

STR overtook PER for P19

BOT overtook ALO for P21

PIA overtook VER for P5

LAP 22

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 21 - Sector 21.0

YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 20 - Sector 20.0

Safety Car Deployed

GAS pit stop → HARD

ANT pit stop → HARD

ALB pit stop → HARD

VER pit stop → HARD

LAW pit stop → HARD

HAM pit stop → HARD

BOR pit stop → HARD

SAI pit stop → HARD

HUL overtook LAW for P9

HAM overtook RUS for P2

PIA overtook HAM for P3

LAP 23

DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 21 - Sector 21.0

DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 20 - Sector 20.0

ALO pit stop → MEDIUM

HUL pit stop → HARD

NOR overtook VER for P6

LEC overtook RUS for P5

OCO overtook SAI for P12

LIN overtook OCO for P14

COL overtook LIN for P16

HAD overtook ALB for P13

RUS overtook PIA for P3

PIA overtook HAM for P2

LAP 24

STR pit stop → MEDIUM

LAW overtook HUL for P9

OCO overtook BOR for P11

BOR overtook LAW for P10

LAP 26

Safety Car Deployed

LAP 28

HAM overtook RUS for P3

LAP 29

OCO overtook BOR for P10

HAD overtook HUL for P12

LAP 30

STR RETIRED (Lap 30)

STR pit stop → MEDIUM

ALO overtook STR for P19

LIN overtook HUL for P13

LAP 31

HUL overtook LIN for P13

BOT overtook STR for P20

LAP 36

HAD overtook BOR for P11

LAP 37

LEC overtook RUS for P4

LAP 38

HUL overtook BOR for P12

LAP 42

LEC overtook HAM for P3

LAP 43

RUS overtook HAM for P4

LAP 45

ALB pit stop → SOFT

LAP 46

ALB pit stop → SOFT

PER overtook ALB for P17

LAP 47

ALB pit stop → SOFT

NOR overtook HAM for P5

ALO overtook ALB for P18

HUL overtook HAD for P11

LAP 48

ALB pit stop → SOFT

VER overtook GAS for P7

HAM overtook NOR for P5

BOT overtook ALB for P19

LAP 49

ALB pit stop → MEDIUM

GAS overtook VER for P7

LAP 50

NOR overtook HAM for P5

RUS overtook LEC for P3

LAP 51

LEC overtook RUS for P3

LAP 53

CHEQUERED FLAG

Race Finish