Japanese Grand Prix info
Races held: 35
First race: 1976 Japanese Grand Prix
Last race: 2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Most wins (driver): Michael Schumacher (6)
Most wins (constructor): McLaren (9)
Circuits
- Fuji 4 races (1976-77, 2007-08)
- Suzuka 31 races (1987-2006, 2009-19)
Wins by grid position
Below are the grid positions of every race winner at the Japanese Grand Prix and the number of wins per position.
Grid position | Wins |
---|---|
Pole | 17 |
2nd | 12 |
3rd | 1 |
4th | 1 |
5th | 1 |
6th | 2 |
17th | 1 |
Circuit: Suzuka Circuit
Length: 5.807km
Laps: 53
Race distance: 307.771km
Corners: 17
Races: 31
Wins from pole: 15/48.390%
Number of winners: 16
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Lap record: 1:30.983, set by Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes in 2019
Lap record average speed: 230kph, 143mph
2019 Stats
Pole: 1:27.064 Sebastian Vettel
Fastest Lap: 1:30.983 Lewis Hamilton
The Suzuka circuit is well-known for its tricky high-speed corners and unusual figure-of-eight layout. It has become one of the most challenging tracks in the world and is a favourite amongst the drivers, teams and fans. In addition to this, it always produces some exciting racing.
Japanese Formula 1 fans are undoubtedly some of the most enthusiastic on the Formula 1 calendar. The grandstands at Suzuka are always packed and with Ferrari always a fan favourite here, expect them to be a sea of red. Also, look out for plenty of wacky home-made hats, signs and posters.
The circuit, that hosted its maiden Formula 1 event back in 1987, is packed full of twisty, medium and high-speed corners. There are only a few straights and the lap is a very busy one for the drivers. In fact, around 60 per cent of it is spent cornering and almost all of them are taken over 60mph. There are lots of elevation changes, it’s very narrow, and the sweeping high-speed corners break the current track conventions of long straights followed by slow corners.
The Suzuka circuit is 3.608 miles in length and contains 18 corners – 10 right and eight left. It is both clockwise and anti-clockwise and the race distance is 53 laps.
Title deciders
The Japanese Grand Prix has hosted the following championship title deciders:
Drivers’ title
- 1976: James Hunt (1st title)
- 1987: Nelson Piquet (3rd title)
- 1988: Ayrton Senna (1st title)
- 1989: Alain Prost (3rd title)
- 1990: Ayrton Senna (2nd title)
- 1991: Ayrton Senna (3rd title)
- 1996: Damon Hill (1st title)
- 1998: Mika Hakkinen (1st title)
- 1999: Mika Hakkinen (2nd title)
- 2000: Michael Schumacher (3rd title)
- 2003: Michael Schumacher (6th title)
- 2011: Sebastian Vettel (2nd title)
Constructors’ title
- 1990: McLaren (6th title)
- 1995: Benetton (1st title)
- 1997: Williams (9th title)
- 1998: McLaren (8th title)
- 1999: Ferrari (9th title)
- 2003: Ferrari (13th title)
- 2016: Mercedes (3rd title)
- 2019: Mercedes (6th title)
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