Japanese Grand Prix 2026 F1 practice results
George Russell led Kimi Antonelli in a Mercedes 1-2 in Formula 1's opening Japanese Grand Prix session at Suzuka, with Lando Norris's McLaren their closest challenger.
Results
1 George Russell (Mercedes) 1m31.666s
2 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.026s
3 Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.132s
4 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.199s
5 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.289s
6 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.374s
7 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.791s
8 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.863s
9 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +0.935s
10 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +0.999s
11 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +1.093s
12 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +1.132s
13 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +1.137s
14 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +1.234s
15 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +1.312s
16 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +1.695s
17 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +1.717s
18 Alex Albon (Williams) +2.031s
19 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) +2.555s
20 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +2.824s
21 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +3.628s
22 Jak Crawford (Aston Martin) +4.696s