Japanese Grand Prix 2026 F1 practice results
Below you'll find all the practice results from Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix weekend.
FP3
Mercedes moved clear of its rivals in the final session before qualifying, with Kimi Antonelli ahead of George Russell again.
1 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 1m29.362s
2 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.254s
3 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.867s
4 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +1.002s
5 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +1.021s
6 Lando Norris (McLaren) +1.238s
7 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +1.296s
8 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +1.548s
9 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +1.638s
10 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +1.720s
11 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +1.732s
12 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +1.735s
13 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +1.926s
14 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.964s
15 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +2.196s
16 Alex Albon (Williams) +2.371s
17 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +2.397s
18 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +2.467s
19 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +3.141s
20 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) +3.178s
21 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +4.123s
22 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +4.167s
FP2
McLaren's Oscar Piastri topped second practice ahead of the Mercedes duo of Antonelli and Russell.
Results
1 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 1m30.133s
2 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.092s
3 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.205s
4 Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.516s
5 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.713s
6 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.847s
7 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +1.308s
8 Alex Albon (Williams) +1.363s
9 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +1.365s
10 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +1.376s
11 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.399s
12 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +1.457s
13 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +1.475s
14 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +1.601s
15 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +1.626s
16 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +1.93
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17 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +2.305s
18 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +2.482s
19 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +3.463s
20 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) +3.556s
21 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +3.818s
22 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) No time
FP1
Russell led Antonelli in a Mercedes 1-2 in F1's opening practice 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
