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 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin |
| 11 | Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Williams |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team |
| 19 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams |