Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams |