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Max Verstappen won the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won for Red Bull ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri at Suzuka.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Winner
Max Verstappen
Team
Red Bull
Podium
Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri
Classified finishers
15
Round
17
Circuit
Suzuka
Race date
September 24, 2023

The decisive result

Max Verstappen finished first for Red Bull. Lando Norris was second for McLaren, while Oscar Piastri completed the podium for McLaren.

Grid to finish

P4 through P10 were Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz Jr., George Russell, Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon, and Pierre Gasly. Guanyu Zhou made the biggest move, climbing from P19 to P13 for a gain of 6 places.

Teams and result status

Alpine placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 1 car, and Red Bull placed 1 car in the top ten. The recap marks Alexander Albon as DNF, Logan Sargeant as DNF, Lance Stroll as DNF, and Sergio Pérez as DNF. The classification does not state why.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jun 17, 2024.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructor
P1Max VerstappenRed Bull
P2Lando NorrisMcLaren
P3Oscar PiastriMcLaren
P4Charles LeclercFerrari
P5Lewis HamiltonMercedes
P6Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari
P7George RussellMercedes
P8Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
P9Esteban OconAlpine
P10Pierre GaslyAlpine