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Valtteri Bottas won the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas won the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton at Suzuka Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Valtteri Bottas
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel, and Lewis Hamilton
Race date
October 13, 2019
Pole
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit

The decisive result

Valtteri Bottas finished first for Mercedes. Sebastian Vettel is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton 3 for Mercedes.

Grid to finish

Sergio Pérez from P17 to P8 (+9), Daniil Kvyat from P14 to P10 (+4), and Kevin Magnussen from P19 to P15 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Sebastian Vettel started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 10 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 2 +2 laps, 2 Brake bias, and 1 Collision damage. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:30.983 on lap 45. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Valtteri BottasMercedes1:21:46.75525
2Sebastian VettelFerrari1:22:00.09818
3Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:22:00.61316
4Alexander AlbonRed Bull1:22:46.29212
5Carlos Sainz Jr.McLaren1:22:55.85610
6Charles LeclercFerrari+1 lap8
7Pierre GaslyToro Rosso+1 lap6
8Sergio PérezRacing Point+1 lap4
9Lance StrollRacing Point+1 lap2
10Daniil KvyatToro Rosso+1 lap1
11Lando NorrisMcLaren+1 lap0
12Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
13Romain GrosjeanHaas+1 lap0
14Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
15Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap0
16George RussellWilliams+2 laps0
17Robert KubicaWilliams+2 laps0
DNFMax VerstappenRed BullCollision damage0
DSQDaniel RicciardoRenault+1 lap0
DSQNico HülkenbergRenault+1 lap0