October 11-13 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2019
Track:
Suzuka Circuit
Track History | Locate | Weather
Where to Watch
Race start: October 13, 2019, 1:05a EST
T.V.: ESPN
online: ESPN.com
JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
Past Winners
2019 Valtteri Bottas/Mercedes-AMG
2018 Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes-AMG
2017 Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes-AMG
2016 Nico Rosberg/Mercedes-AMG
PODIUM
2019
1. Valtteri Bottas/Mercedes-AMG
2. Sebastian Vettel/Ferrari
3. Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes-AMG*
*Also earned fastest lap of the race point
FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2019
Final Race Results
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Fastest Lap Point | ||||
| 1 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes-AMG | 1:21:46.755 | 25 |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +13.343s | 18 |
| 3 | #44 Lewis Hamilton* | Mercedes-AMG | +13.858s | 16 |
| 4 | #23 Alexander Albon | Red Bull | +59.537s | 12 |
| 5 | #55 Carlos Sainz, Jr. | McLaren | +69.101s | 10 |
| DQ | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | +1 lap | 0 |
| 6 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +1 lap | 8 |
| 7 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda | +1 lap | 6 |
| 8 | #11 Sergio Perez | Racing Point F1 Team | +1 lap | 4 |
| DQ | #27 Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | #18 Lance Stroll | Racing Point F1 Team | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | #7 Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo Racing | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | #63 George Russell | Williams | +2 laps | 0 |
| 17 | #88 Robert Kubica | Williams | +2 laps | 0 |
| NC | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | DNF | 0 |
Bottas Wins in Japan; 6th Straight Constructor's Title for Mercedes-AMG
After starting in Row 2 ahead of the all Ferrari lockout on Row 1, Valtteri Bottas for Mercedes-AMG starts the race by overtaking both Ferraris before Turn 1 and goes on to win the FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2019. Sebastian Vettel for Ferrari, who started on Pole finished 2nd and Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes-AMG finished 3rd. --more--
video: Race Highlights
Lights out and Turn 1.
It's Lights Out with the Ferraris in Row 1 and the Mercedes-AMG cars in Row 2.
Mercedes-AMG's Valtteri Bottas makes an outside move to overtake Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari. Both teams started on Pirelli's Soft compound tires.
After overtaking Vettel Bottas starts to angle his car to defend his new position heading towards Turn 1.
Bottas completes the overtake and the block of Vettel preparing for Turn 1. Lewis Hamilton in the other Mercedes-AMG car positions his car on the inside of Charles Leclerc in the other Ferrari to attempt an overtake before Turn 1.
It's Bottas, Vettel, Leclerc, Verstappen for Red Bull and Hamilton.
Japanese Grand Prix 2019
Japanese Grand Prix 2019
Japanese Grand Prix 2019
Valtteri Bottas wins for Mercedes-AMG.
Leader of the Mercedes-AMG team, Toto Wolff, celebrates the win and also on winning the Constructor's Championship for 2019, their 6th straight.
The Podium
FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2019
Starting Grid
| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Set new track record. | |||
| 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:27.064 |
| 2 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:27.253 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes-AMG | 1:27.293 |
| 4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | 1:27.302 |
| 5 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27.851 |
| 6 | #23 Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:27.851 |
| 7 | #55 Carlos Sainz, Jr. | McLaren | 1:28.304 |
| 8 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:28.464 |
| 9 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda | 1:28.836 |
| 10 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:29.341 |
| 11 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing | 1:29.254 |
| 12 | #18 Lance Stroll | Racing Point F1 Team | 1:29.345 |
| 13 | #7 Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo Racing | 1:29.358 |
| 14 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda | 1:29.563 |
| 15 | #27 Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:30.112 |
| 16 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:29.822 |
| 17 | #11 Sergio Perez | Racing Point F1 Team | 1:30.344 |
| 18 | #63 George Russell | Williams | 1:30.364 |
| NC | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas | DNF |
| NC | #88 Robert Kubica | Williams | DNS |
FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2019
Tire Allocations
The Pirelli tire allocations for the FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2019 are: (See chart on left.)
Dry Weather
Red (C4) - Soft - Fastest
Yellow (C3) - Medium - .6 seconds per lap slower
White (C2) - Hard - 1.2 seconds per lap slower
Wet Weather
Green - Intermediates - Used when track conditions are wet and starting to dry
Blue - Full Wets - Used when it's actually raining
