Michael Schumacher will drop ten places from his qualifying position for the Japanese Grand Prix. Schumacher collided with Jean Eric Vergne on Lap 38 of the Singapore Grand... read more »
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Fernando Alonso says that Ferrari still needs to bring a more competitive car to the Japanese Grand Prix, despite salvaging third place in Singapore read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi has admitted that he has no confidence in his Sauber C31 in Singapore. The Japanese driver was 0.9s slower than team mate Sergio Perez in Q1 and failed to make... read more »
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Pirelli has revealed which compounds it will take to the Japanese, Korean and Indian grands prix. Japan will see the soft and hard compounds in use around the Suzuka circuit.... read more »
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Pirelli has announced its tyre nominations for the Japanese, Korean and Indian Grands Prix read more »
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Pirelli has announced the tyre nominations for the Japanese, Korean and Indian of the 2012 world championship, all of which take place in October. read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi could not repeat his heroics of seven days ago but was nevertheless satisfied with making the final part of qualifying. The Japanese driver will start the race... read more »
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Lotus will not be racing their ‘Double DRS’ until the Japanese Grand Prix at the earliest. On reflection, the Spa weather of Friday comes as a major blow... read more »
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Lotus's double-DRS concept won't make its race debut until the Japanese Grand Prix at the very earliest, technical director James Allison has confirmed. The team had... read more »
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Lotus technical director James Allison says that his team will not be making use of their double DRS device until the Japanese GP... read more »
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Lotus will not use its double DRS device again until the Japanese Grand Prix, when it might make a reappearance on the car read more »
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Jacques Villeneuve, F1 World Champion of 1997, has signed up for the City Challenge GT Race in Azerbaijan. The event will be staged in early October, on the weekend of the... read more »
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What looked like a promising Belgian Grand Prix for the Sauber F1 Team turned into a disappointing one, with both Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez involved in a first corner... read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi became just the second Japanese driver to qualify on the front row when he set the second fastest time during yesterday's session. read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi has hailed Sauber's efforts after making history at Spa as the first Japanese driver to grab a front row grid slot in F1... read more »
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Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi says he never expected to qualify second for the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix. The Japanese driver is only the second to start on the front-row... read more »
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By qualifying second on the grid at Spa, Kamui Kobayashi has become only the second Japanese driver to manage the feat – after Takuma Sato at the 2004 European Grand... read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi set the fastest time in first practice for the Belgian Grand Prix. The Japanese driver’s time of 2:11.389 was the best in a session affected by heavy... read more »
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Giedo van der Garde will be back in the Caterham cockpit for Free Practice 1 at the Japanese Grand Prix, GPUpdate.net can report. So far this year, the Dutch reserve driver has... read more »
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In anticipation of possible rain during the Grand Prix of Belgium in Spa, the Sauber F1 Team and Checo’s race engineer Marco Schüpbach played a special prank on Checo... read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi admits that the lack of a podium finish is the fact most aggravating him so far in the 2012 Formula 1 season. While team-mate Sergio Pérez has... read more »
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Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi has targeted a maiden podium in the remaining nine races of the 2012 season. The Japanese driver sits tenth in the championship and all nine... read more »
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Both Sauber drivers were more than disappointed with their Hungarian finishes, with Sergio Pérez and Kamui Kobayashi ending the weekend in 14th and 18th positions.... read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi is well aware of Sauber’s track record in Hungary, with the team’s best result there having been scored 15 years ago. Despite that fact, the... read more »
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Pirelli will now wait until the Japanese Grand Prix before they supply the experimental hard tyres during a practice session after two failed tests. The tyre supplier had hoped... 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 |