2023 Japanese Grand Prix
The 2023 Japanese Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix 2023) was a Formula One motor race held on 24 September 2023 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Japan. It was the sixteenth round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship.
| 2023 Japanese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 16 of 22 in the 2023 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Suzuka International Racing Course | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 24 September 2023 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix 2023 | ||||
| Location |
Suzuka International Racing Course Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.807 km (3.608 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 53 laps, 307.471 km (191.054 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Attendance | 222,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |
| Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | |||
| Time | 1:28.877 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | |||
| Time | 1:34.183 on lap 39 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | |||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Max Verstappen started from pole position, set the fastest lap and won the race for Red Bull Racing, allowing the Austrian constructor to win their sixth Constructors' Championship, their second consecutive win after 2022. Mathematically, the team also effectively secured the Drivers' Championship, with Verstappen securing the championship at the Qatar Grand Prix sprint event. At that point, Sergio Pérez remained in the title contest behind Verstappen. Additionally, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both finished on the podium for McLaren, marking the team's first double podium since the 2021 Italian Grand Prix and Piastri's first career podium.