The 2022 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 18 of the 2022 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 9 October 2022. Max Verstappen started on pole position in the Red Bull and was the race winner. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 2022 Drivers’ Championship and Max Verstappen won the title for the second time.
FORMULA 1 HONDA JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2022 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | VER | Netherlands | Red Bull RBPT | Pirelli | 28 | 3:01:44.004 | - | - | 1:44.911 | 10 | 53.582 | 25 |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Red Bull RBPT | Pirelli | 28 | 3:02:11.070 | +27.066 | +27.066 | 1:46.120 | 11 | 53.449 | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | LEC | Monaco | Scuderia Ferrari | Pirelli | 28 | 3:02:15.767 | +31.763 | +4.697 | 1:44.489 | 10 | 53.427 | 15 |
| 4 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | OCO | France | Alpine Renault | Pirelli | 28 | 3:02:23.689 | +39.685 | +7.922 | 1:46.559 | 11 | 53.388 | 12 |
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 28 | 3:02:24.330 | +40.326 | +0.641 | 1:45.530 | 11 | 53.385 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Aston Martin Mercedes | Pirelli | 28 | 3:02:30.362 | +46.358 | +6.032 | 1:46.964 | 13 | 53.355 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Alpine Renault | Pirelli | 28 | 3:02:30.373 | +46.369 | +0.011 | 1:44.412 | 25 | 53.355 | 6 |
| 8 | 63 | George Russell | RUS | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 28 | 3:02:31.665 | +47.661 | +1.292 | 1:47.004 | 21 | 53.349 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | LAT | Canada | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 28 | 3:02:54.147 | +1:10.143 | +22.482 | 1:48.371 | 12 | 53.240 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Lando Norris | NOR | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 28 | 3:02:54.786 | +1:10.782 | +0.639 | 1:48.175 | 8 | 53.237 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 28 | 3:02:56.881 | +1:12.877 | +2.095 | 1:47.843 | 11 | 53.226 | |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | STR | Canada | Aston Martin Mercedes | Pirelli | 28 | 3:02:57.908 | +1:13.904 | +1.027 | 1:45.205 | 21 | 53.221 | |
| 13 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | TSU | Japan | AlphaTauri RBPT | Pirelli | 28 | 3:02:59.603 | +1:15.599 | +1.695 | 1:45.893 | 22 | 53.213 | |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Denmark | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 28 | 3:03:10.020 | +1:26.016 | +10.417 | 1:48.072 | 10 | 53.163 | |
| 15 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | Pirelli | 28 | 3:03:10.500 | +1:26.496 | +0.480 | 1:47.820 | 11 | 53.160 | |
| 16 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | ZHO | China | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | Pirelli | 28 | 3:03:11.047 | +1:27.043 | +0.547 | 1:44.411 | 20 | 53.158 | |
| 17 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 28 | 3:03:16.527 | +1:32.523 | +5.480 | 1:46.545 | 13 | 53.131 | |
| 18 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | GAS | France | AlphaTauri RBPT | Pirelli | 28 | 3:03:32.095 | +1:48.091 | +15.568 | 1:45.387 | 22 | 53.056 | |
| DNF | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Scuderia Ferrari | Pirelli | ||||||||
| DNF | 23 | Alexander Albon | ALB | Thailand | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli |