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Third round of the 2025 F1 season
Motor car race
The 2025 Japanese Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix 2025) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 April 2025 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Japan. It was the third round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship.
Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing took pole position for the race, which he went on to win, with the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri completing the podium. Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes became both the youngest driver to lead a race and to set a fastest lap in Formula One history.
The event was held at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka for the 35th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 4–6 April.[3] The Grand Prix was the third round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the 39th running of the Japanese Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[4]
This race was Scuderia Ferrari's 1100th start in a World Championship event as a team.[5]
Championship standings before the race[edit]Going into the event, Lando Norris led the Drivers' Championship with 44 points, 8 points ahead of Max Verstappen in second, and 9 ahead of George Russell in third. McLaren, with 78 points, entered the race as the leader in the Constructors' Championship from Mercedes in second with 57 points, and Red Bull Racing third with 36 points.[6]
The drivers and teams were the same as published in the season entry list with one exception.[7] Liam Lawson, who previously raced for Red Bull Racing, swapped teams with Yuki Tsunoda of Racing Bulls. Tsunoda made his Red Bull Racing debut.[8] Ryō Hirakawa took part in the first free practice session for Alpine in place of Jack Doohan.[9]
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (the three hardest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[10]
Grass fires prompted several red flag periods throughout free practice.Three free practice sessions were held for the event.[1] The first free practice session was held on 4 April 2025, at 11:30 local time (UTC+9), and was topped by Lando Norris of McLaren ahead of George Russell of Mercedes, and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.[11] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 15:00 local time, and was topped by Oscar Piastri of McLaren ahead of his teammate Norris and Isack Hadjar of Racing Bulls. Four red flags were observed, heavily disrupting the session: the first due to Jack Doohan of Alpine crashing heavily into the barriers at turn 1, the second due to Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin spinning into the gravel around the Degner corners, and the final two due to two separate grass fires.[12]
The third free practice session was held on 5 April 2025, at 11:30 local time, and was topped by Norris ahead of his teammate Piastri and Russell. Two more patches of grass, this time at turns 12 and 15, respectively, caught fire, facilitating two red flags.[13]
Qualifying was held on 5 April 2025, at 15:00 local time (UTC+9), and determined the starting grid order for the race.[1]
Qualifying classification[edit]Notes
The race was held on 6 April 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC+9), and was run for 53 laps.[1]
Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing from pole position went on to win the race, with the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri completing the podium. Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes became both the youngest driver to lead a race and to set a fastest lap in Formula One history.[17]
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