HRT driver Pedro de le Rosa was delighted to escape the back row of the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix, after he beat Charles Pic and Vitaly Petrov in qualifying. read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi says it would be a dream come true to secure his first ever podium in front of his home fans, after he achieved the "maximum possible" during... read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi is adamant that he does not deserve a penalty after qualifying at Suzuka. The local favourite was delighted with his performance, managing third on the grid for... read more »
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Suzuka stewards have given Jean-Éric Vergne a three-place grid penalty for holding up Bruno Senna at the end of Q1. The Toro Rosso driver, who claimed to have been... read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi is hoping to turn his third place grid position into a podium at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday read more »
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Jean-Eric Vergne has been demoted three places on the grid following a stewards decision that he blocked Bruno Senna during Q1. The Toro Rosso driver will only actually drop to... read more »
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Jean-Eric Vergne has been handed a three-place grid penalty following his incident with Bruno Senna in Q1 at Suzuka read more »
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Jenson Button is refusing to give up on the Japanese Grand Prix victory despite dropping from third to eighth on the grid... read more »
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Jenson Button believes his McLaren is quick enough to still salvage a strong Japanese Grand Prix result despite his gearbox-change penalty dropping him to eighth on the grid read more »
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Red Bull looked dangerously confident right from the start of qualifying, and they cemented their control of the grid at Suzuka with emphatic early fliers in Q3. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel will lead a Red Bull at the front of the Japanese Grand Prix grid after proving unbeatable in qualifying at Suzuka. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel claimed his fourth straight pole at the Suzuka circuit, beating Mark Webber to the coveted grid slot... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel has claimed his fourth consecutive Japanese Grand Prix pole position. Never beaten in qualifying at Suzuka, the German edged out team-mate Mark Webber as Kamui... read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg will lose five places on the starting grid for the Japanese Grand Prix following a gearbox penalty read more »
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Sebastian Vettel has brilliantly converted the potential of the Red Bull RB8 at Suzuka by taking pole position for the Japanese GP. Mark Webber will start from second place.... read more »
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Heikki Kovalainen's ongoing negotiations with Caterham have led to suggestions that all is not well between the two parties - but the Finn is confident he'll be on... read more »
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Paul di Resta is hoping his off in Friday's second practice won't dent his chances of a top-ten grid slot come Saturday's qualifying... read more »
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McLaren is confident it will not suffer a repeat of the gearbox problem that forced Lewis Hamilton to retire from the Singapore Grand Prix and has resulted in a grid penalty... read more »
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Sergio Pérez has admitted he has his work cut-out if he's to fill the shoes left by Lewis Hamilton when the 22-year-old Mexican takes the 2008... read more »
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Jenson Button is still eyeing victory in the Japanese Grand Prix despite being faced with a five place grid penalty read more »
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Rubens Barrichello believes Williams are paying the price for fielding such an inexperienced driver line-up in the form of Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna. The Grove outfit... read more »
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Martin Whitmarsh believes his McLaren team put forward a higher contract offer than any driver receives on the grid when it attempted to keep Lewis Hamilton on board for 2013 read more »
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Jenson Button handed a five place grid penalty in Japan after McLaren is forced to change his gearbox prior to the race read more »
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Jenson Button will take a five-place grid penalty this weekend after his team was forced to change his gearbox following last week's Singapore Grand Prix. read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | George Russell | 51 |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | 47 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 34 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 33 |
| 5 | Oliver Bearman | 17 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 15 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | 9 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | 8 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 8 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 98 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 67 |
| 3 | McLaren | 18 |
| 4 | Haas F1 Team | 17 |
| 5 | Red Bull Racing | 12 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 12 |
| 7 | Alpine | 10 |
| 8 | Audi | 2 |
| 9 | Williams | 2 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |