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2026 Japanese Grand Prix race: Kimi Antonelli wins

Kimi Antonelli won ahead of Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc in the top-10 race classification at Suzuka.

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

Reviewed race report

Winner
Kimi Antonelli
Winning team
Mercedes
Podium
Kimi Antonelli, Oscar Piastri, and Charles Leclerc
Classification
Top 10
Round
3
Circuit
Suzuka
Session date
March 29, 2026

The result at the front

Kimi Antonelli finished first for Mercedes. Oscar Piastri was second for McLaren, while Charles Leclerc completed the podium for Ferrari.

Movement through the order

The published top-10 classification continued with George Russell, Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, Pierre Gasly, Max Verstappen, Liam Lawson, and Esteban Ocon from P4 through P10. Liam Lawson made the biggest recorded gain among the available recap rows, moving from P14 to P9 (5 places).

The top-10 picture

Across the available top 10, Ferrari placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Alpine placed 1 car, Haas placed 1 car, Racing Bulls placed 1 car, and Red Bull placed 1 car. The report stays within the classification and recap facts supplied by the Race Calendar API; it does not assign causes that the data cannot support.

Based on the published classification. If the official result changes, this report is reviewed again before it returns. Source: FIA classification review · updated Mar 29, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructor
P1Kimi AntonelliMercedes
P2Oscar PiastriMcLaren
P3Charles LeclercFerrari
P4George RussellMercedes
P5Lando NorrisMcLaren
P6Lewis HamiltonFerrari
P7Pierre GaslyAlpine
P8Max VerstappenRed Bull
P9Liam LawsonRacing Bulls
P10Esteban OconHaas