Max Verstappen fended off Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to claim his first victory of the 2025 Formula 1 season in a tense finish to the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen
| Team | Red Bull Racing |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Podiums | 30 |
| Points | 930 |
| Grands Prix entered | 101 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 1 (x8) |
| Highest grid position | 1 |
| Date of birth | 30/09/1997 |
| Place of birth | Hasselt, Belgium |
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Max Verstappen has won the Japanese Grand Prix in style by virtually leading the race throughout. As he remained under consistent pressure, the Red Bull driver didn't put... read more »
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Max Verstappen held off the two McLarens throughout the Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his first Formula 1 victory of 2025 in a flawless performance, crossing the line with a... read more »
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen kept both McLarens at bay to take a fourth successive victory at the F1 Japanese GP. The post Max Verstappen keeps McLaren at bay to win F1... read more »
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Max Verstappen secured his first victory of the 2025 Formula 1 season after soaking up race-long pressure from McLarens two drivers to win the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen has won the 2025 F1 Japanese GP, converting pole position to prevail over the two McLaren drivers. The post F1 2025 Japanese Grand Prix – Race... read more »
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Max Verstappen took a commanding win at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, dominating from pole in a performance at the Suzuka International Circuit which certainly announced a... read more »
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Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were involved in a pivotal battle in the pit-lane as they fought for the lead in the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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EARLY REPORT: Max Verstappen and Lando Norris positioned themselves for an early battle at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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Having dominated the practice sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix, Lando Norris finished only second behind reigning champion Max Verstappen. However, the Briton has revealed... read more »
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Reigning champion Max Verstappen took a surprise pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix, beating the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri who had looked untouchable... read more »
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Despite his surprise pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix, reigning champion Max Verstappen insisted that he still wants to solve a few issues with his Red Bull RB21 that... read more »
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Max Verstappen took what is surely one of the greatest of his 41 pole positions to date, with a fantastic final run to set a best time of 1'26"983, a record for this... read more »
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Formula 1 stewards have issued a statement which threatens to add a new penalty verdict for future incidents following multiple pit lane breaches this weekend at Suzuka. read more »
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Max Verstappen took what is surely one of the greatest of his 41 pole positions to date, with a fantastic final run to set a best time of 1'26"983, a record for this... read more »
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Max Verstappen took what is surely one of the greatest of his 41 pole positions to date, with a fantastic final run to set a best time of 1'26"983, a record for this... read more »
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Following a tough practice day at Suzuka, Max Verstappen bounced back in the all-important qualifying session, nailing his last effort to grab a slightly surprising pole position. read more »
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Max Verstappen took a stunning pole position during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, setting a new lap record at Suzuka in the process. read more »
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Max Verstappen has maintained that he possesses no plans to "sit there and accept" Red Bull's disadvantage in pace to McLaren in F1's Japanese Grand Prix.... read more »
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Coming into Q3, McLaren had topped every session of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend - free practice, Q1, and Q2 - positioning the Woking-based team as the clear favourite for... read more »
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Fernando Alonso hailed a "magical" and "outstanding" Max Verstappen, who took a stunning pole position at the F1 Japanese GP. The post Fernando Alonso hails... read more »
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Red Bull still has work to do to fix the underlying issues affecting its 2025 F1 challenger, according to its star driver. read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. read more »
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Mark Mann-Bryans and Jake Boxall-Legge review Qualifying on Day 3 of their Japanese Grand Prix coverage from the Suzuka International Circuit. Mark and Jake talk about... read more »
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McLaren's Lando Norris could do little but tip his hat to Max Verstappen after a sensational qualifying lap put the Dutchman on pole for the Japanese Grand Prix but was... read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 2026
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- Drivers list
- Sebastian Vettel
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lewis Hamilton
- Nico Rosberg
- Fernando Alonso
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Romain Grosjean
- Pastor Maldonado
- Jenson Button
- Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Will Stevens
- Roberto Merhi
- Felipe Nasr
- Max Verstappen
- Kevin Magnussen
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Sergio Perez
- Adrian Sutil
- Esteban Gutierrez
- Jean-Eric Vergne
- Daniil Kvyat
- Felipe Massa
- Valtteri Bottas
- Jules Bianchi
- Max Chilton
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Marcus Ericsson
- Robert Kubica
- Michael Schumacher
- Paul di Resta
- Heikki Kovalainen
| 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 |
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| 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 |