Japanese Grand Prix 2023 Completed
2023 Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying
Suzuka 23 Sept 2023, 15:00 local
Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Piastri qualified second, ahead of Norris. Qualifying ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 37°C.
- Session
- Qualifying
- Date
- 23 Sept 2023
- Start
- 15:00 local
Qualifying result
Best time in each segment
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Max Verstappen VER | 1:29.878 | 1:29.964 | 1:28.877 |
| 2 | 81 Oscar Piastri PIA | 1:30.439 | 1:30.122 | 1:29.458 |
| 3 | 4 Lando Norris NOR | 1:30.063 | 1:30.296 | 1:29.493 |
| 4 | 16 Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:30.393 | 1:29.940 | 1:29.542 |
| 5 | 11 Sergio Perez PER | 1:30.652 | 1:29.965 | 1:29.650 |
| 6 | 55 Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:30.651 | 1:30.067 | 1:29.850 |
| 7 | 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:30.811 | 1:30.040 | 1:29.908 |
| 8 | 63 George Russell RUS | 1:30.811 | 1:30.268 | 1:30.219 |
| 9 | 22 Yuki Tsunoda TSU | 1:30.733 | 1:30.204 | 1:30.303 |
| 10 | 14 Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:30.971 | 1:30.465 | 1:30.560 |
| 11 | 40 Liam Lawson LAW | 1:30.425 | 1:30.508 | — |
| 12 | 10 Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:30.843 | 1:30.509 | — |
| 13 | 23 Alexander Albon ALB | 1:30.941 | 1:30.537 | — |
| 14 | 31 Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:30.960 | 1:30.586 | — |
| 15 | 20 Kevin Magnussen MAG | 1:30.976 | 1:30.665 | — |
| 16 | 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:31.049 | — | — |
| 17 | 18 Lance Stroll STR | 1:31.181 | — | — |
| 18 | 27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL | 1:31.299 | — | — |
| 19 | 24 Zhou Guanyu ZHO | 1:31.398 | — | — |
| — | 2 Logan Sargeant SAR | — | — | — |
Conditions
Representative weather across the session
- Air temp
- 26.1°C
- Track temp
- 36.6°C
- Humidity
- 48%
- Rainfall
- None
- Wind
- 3.5 m/s W
- Pressure
- 1009 mbar
Session details
- Meeting
- Japanese Grand Prix 2023
- Circuit
- Suzuka
- Session
- Qualifying
- Date
- 23 Sept 2023
- Start
- 15:00 local
- Status
- Completed
Team radio
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 15:00
Lance Stroll #18 · Aston Martin 15:01
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 15:05
Logan Sargeant #2 · Williams 15:05
Lance Stroll #18 · Aston Martin 15:05
Liam Lawson #40 · AlphaTauri 15:06
Alexander Albon #23 · Williams 15:07
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 15:08
Lewis Hamilton #44 · Mercedes 15:08
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 15:10
Liam Lawson #40 · AlphaTauri 15:23
Liam Lawson #40 · AlphaTauri 15:24
Carlos Sainz #55 · Ferrari 15:24
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 15:27
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 15:27
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 15:27
Lewis Hamilton #44 · Mercedes 15:27
Esteban Ocon #31 · Alpine 15:28
Lance Stroll #18 · Aston Martin 15:29
Alexander Albon #23 · Williams 15:29
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 15:31
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 15:32
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 15:32
Zhou Guanyu #24 · Alfa Romeo 15:33
Valtteri Bottas #77 · Alfa Romeo 15:34
Valtteri Bottas #77 · Alfa Romeo 15:34
Valtteri Bottas #77 · Alfa Romeo 15:35
Lance Stroll #18 · Aston Martin 15:35
Valtteri Bottas #77 · Alfa Romeo 15:35
Nico Hulkenberg #27 · Haas F1 Team 15:35
Lance Stroll #18 · Aston Martin 15:36
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 15:39
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 15:40
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 15:41
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 15:43
Alexander Albon #23 · Williams 15:44
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 15:47
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 15:47
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 15:47
Liam Lawson #40 · AlphaTauri 15:47
Kevin Magnussen #20 · Haas F1 Team 15:50
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 15:52
Oscar Piastri #81 · McLaren 15:52
Carlos Sainz #55 · Ferrari 15:54
Liam Lawson #40 · AlphaTauri 15:54
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 15:55
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 15:56
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 15:56
Liam Lawson #40 · AlphaTauri 15:57
Esteban Ocon #31 · Alpine 15:57
Liam Lawson #40 · AlphaTauri 15:57
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 15:58
Yuki Tsunoda #22 · AlphaTauri 16:04
Fernando Alonso #14 · Aston Martin 16:09
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 16:09
Yuki Tsunoda #22 · AlphaTauri 16:09
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 16:10
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 16:11
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 16:12
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 16:13
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 16:14
Lewis Hamilton #44 · Mercedes 16:15
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 16:15
Oscar Piastri #81 · McLaren 16:15
Oscar Piastri #81 · McLaren 16:17
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 16:17
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 16:17
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 16:17
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 16:17
Lewis Hamilton #44 · Mercedes 16:17
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 16:17
Yuki Tsunoda #22 · AlphaTauri 16:17