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Verstappen on brink of title after easy Japan win
Max Verstappen moved to the brink of winning his third world championship after a comfortable victory at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Race Positions
1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:30:58.421
Laps: 53
Pits: 2
2
Lando Norris
McLaren
+19.387
Laps: 53
Pits: 2
3
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
+36.494
Laps: 53
Pits: 2
4
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
+43.998
Laps: 53
Pits: 2
5
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
+49.376
Laps: 53
Pits: 2
6
Carlos Sainz
Ferrari
+50.221
Laps: 53
Pits: 2
Circuit Information
| Circuit Suzuka International Racing Course | |
| Location Suzuka, Japan | Circuit Type Track |
| Circuit Length 5.807 km | Circuit Distance 307.471 km |
| No. of Laps 53 | No. of Turns 18 |
Lap Record: 1:31.540
Kimi Raikkonen (2005)
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Sessions
FP1
Max Verstappen
1:31.647
Sep 21, 2023
Finished
FP2
Max Verstappen
1:30.688
Sep 21, 2023
Finished
FP3
Max Verstappen
1:30.267
Sep 22, 2023
Finished
Qual
Max Verstappen
1:28.877
Sep 22, 2023
Finished
Race
Max Verstappen
1:30:58.421
Sep 23, 2023
Finished
Top Headlines
Horner: Impossible to improve on Red Bull's 'golden moment'
Christian Horner doubts Red Bull will ever be able to repeat the success it has had this season after his team won the constructors' championship.
Mercedes needs 'best development ever' to beat Red Bull, says Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes needs the best six months of car development it has ever produced to have any hope of stopping Red Bull's dominance in 2024.
Charles Leclerc thought he had Suzuka podium after mistaking Sergio Perez for Max Verstappen
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc thought he was on his way to a podium at the Japanese Grand Prix after mistaking Sergio Perez's retiring Red Bull for that of race-winner Max Verstappen.