2026 Japanese Grand Prix Practice 1
Suzuka 27 Mar 2026, 11:30 local
George Russell set the fastest time in practice 1 for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The session ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 37°C.
- Session
- Practice 1
- Date
- 27 Mar 2026
- Start
- 11:30 local
Classification
Ordered by fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | Fastest lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 George Russell RUS | 1:31.666 | — |
| 2 | 12 Kimi Antonelli ANT | 1:31.692 | +0.026 |
| 3 | 1 Lando Norris NOR | 1:31.798 | +0.132 |
| 4 | 81 Oscar Piastri PIA | 1:31.865 | +0.199 |
| 5 | 16 Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:31.955 | +0.289 |
| 6 | 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:32.040 | +0.374 |
| 7 | 3 Max Verstappen VER | 1:32.457 | +0.791 |
| 8 | 30 Liam Lawson LAW | 1:32.529 | +0.863 |
| 9 | 31 Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:32.601 | +0.935 |
| 10 | 41 Arvid Lindblad LIN | 1:32.665 | +0.999 |
| 11 | 5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR | 1:32.759 | +1.093 |
| 12 | 27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL | 1:32.798 | +1.132 |
| 13 | 6 Isack Hadjar HAD | 1:32.803 | +1.137 |
| 14 | 87 Oliver Bearman BEA | 1:32.900 | +1.234 |
| 15 | 10 Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:32.978 | +1.312 |
| 16 | 43 Franco Colapinto COL | 1:33.361 | +1.695 |
| 17 | 55 Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:33.383 | +1.717 |
| 18 | 23 Alexander Albon ALB | 1:33.697 | +2.031 |
| 19 | 11 Sergio Perez PER | 1:34.221 | +2.555 |
| 20 | 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:34.490 | +2.824 |
| 21 | 18 Lance Stroll STR | 1:35.294 | +3.628 |
| 22 | 34 Jak Crawford CRA | 1:36.362 | +4.696 |
Conditions
Representative weather across the session
- Air temp
- 16.4°C
- Track temp
- 36.9°C
- Humidity
- 49%
- Rainfall
- None
- Wind
- 1.8 m/s SE
- Pressure
- 1008 mbar
Session details
- Meeting
- Japanese Grand Prix 2026
- Circuit
- Suzuka
- Session
- Practice 1
- Date
- 27 Mar 2026
- Start
- 11:30 local
- Status
- Completed