2019 Japanese Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres

2019 Japanese Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton was unhappy with his Japanese Grand Prix strategy, pointing out he could have finished the race without having to make a second pit stop.

Is he right? On the face of it, it was a realistic strategy. Other drivers who, like Hamilton, started on the soft tyres, were able to run to the end of a set of mediums. However Pierre Gasly was the only one who began the race on used rubber, rather than new, as Hamilton did.

If Hamilton had stayed out he would have had to reduce his pace to ensure the mediums lasted until the end. Team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed Mercedes would have had told Hamilton to let Valtteri Bottas overtake him.

The question then would have been whether Hamilton would have been quick enough to keep Sebastian Vettel at bay. The concern for Mercedes was that medium compound rubber was degrading very quickly towards the end of its life, and Hamilton could have fallen victim to ‘the cliff’.

Even so, in that scenario he would likely have been far enough ahead of Alexander Albon to make an extra pit stop and still finish third, so you have to wonder why Mercedes didn’t at least try it. Particularly when you consider that Gasly, who was also coping with suspension damage, managed to keep a pair of quick cars behind him even when his lap times rose by up to two seconds at the end of the race.

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2019 Japanese Grand Prix lap chart

The positions of each driver on every lap. Click name to highlight, right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:

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2019 Japanese Grand Prix race chart

The gaps between each driver on every lap compared to the leader’s average lap time. Very large gaps omitted. Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:

Position change

Driver Start position Lap one position change Race position change
Lewis Hamilton 4 0 1
Valtteri Bottas 3 2 2
Sebastian Vettel 1 -1 -1
Charles Leclerc 2 -1 -4
Max Verstappen 5 -13
Alexander Albon 6 -1 2
Daniel Ricciardo 16 0 9
Nico Hulkenberg 15 5 5
Romain Grosjean 10 -4 -5
Kevin Magnussen 19 6 2
Carlos Sainz Jnr 7 2 2
Lando Norris 8 2 -5
Sergio Perez 17 6 8
Lance Stroll 12 3 1
Kimi Raikkonen 13 -2 -1
Antonio Giovinazzi 11 -1 -5
Daniil Kvyat 14 -3 2
Pierre Gasly 9 1 1
George Russell 18 -1 0
Robert Kubica 20 0 1

2019 Japanese Grand Prix lap times

All the lap times by the drivers (in seconds, very slow laps excluded). Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and toggle drivers using the control below:

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2019 Japanese Grand Prix fastest laps

Each driver’s fastest lap:

Rank Driver Car Fastest lap Gap On lap
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’30.983 45
2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’31.611 0.628 48
3 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1’31.732 0.749 49
4 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1’31.862 0.879 49
5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1’32.122 1.139 38
6 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1’32.369 1.386 51
7 Sergio Perez Racing Point-Mercedes 1’32.621 1.638 46
8 Alexander Albon Red Bull-Honda 1’32.775 1.792 36
9 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1’33.190 2.207 50
10 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Honda 1’33.239 2.256 47
11 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1’33.481 2.498 48
12 Carlos Sainz Jnr McLaren-Renault 1’33.563 2.580 46
13 Lando Norris McLaren-Renault 1’34.116 3.133 31
14 Lance Stroll Racing Point-Mercedes 1’34.713 3.730 26
15 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1’34.921 3.938 47
16 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1’34.988 4.005 18
17 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso-Honda 1’35.321 4.338 43
18 George Russell Williams-Mercedes 1’35.458 4.475 27
19 Robert Kubica Williams-Mercedes 1’36.332 5.349 44
20 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda 1’37.249 6.266 10

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2019 Japanese Grand Prix tyre strategies

The tyre strategies for each driver:

Stint 1 Stint 2 Stint 3 Stint 4
Valtteri Bottas C3 (17) C2 (19) C3 (16)
Sebastian Vettel C3 (16) C3 (15) C2 (21)
Lewis Hamilton C3 (21) C2 (21) C3 (10)
Alexander Albon C3 (15) C2 (19) C3 (18)
Carlos Sainz Jnr C3 (26) C2 (26)
Charles Leclerc C3 (3) C2 (22) C3 (21) C3 (5)
Daniel Ricciardo C2 (29) C3 (22)
Pierre Gasly C3 (18) C2 (33)
Sergio Perez C3 (19) C2 (22) C3 (10)
Nico Hulkenberg C3 (19) C2 (32)
Lance Stroll C3 (18) C2 (33)
Daniil Kvyat C3 (27) C2 (24)
Lando Norris C3 (4) C2 (21) C1 (26)
Kimi Raikkonen C2 (15) C1 (21) C3 (15)
Romain Grosjean C3 (16) C1 (35)
Antonio Giovinazzi C2 (18) C1 (31) C3 (2)
Kevin Magnussen C2 (17) C1 (30) C3 (4)
George Russell C2 (25) C1 (25)
Robert Kubica C2 (22) C1 (11) C2 (17)
Max Verstappen C3 (14)

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2019 Japanese Grand Prix pit stop times

How long each driver’s pit stops took:

Driver Team Pit stop time Gap On lap
1 Sergio Perez Racing Point 22.880 19
2 Robert Kubica Williams 22.970 0.090 33
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 23.000 0.120 17
4 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 23.157 0.277 36
5 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo 23.164 0.284 36
6 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 23.180 0.300 18
7 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 23.213 0.333 31
8 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 23.280 0.400 46
9 Lance Stroll Racing Point 23.292 0.412 18
10 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 23.292 0.412 29
11 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 23.293 0.413 27
12 Alexander Albon Red Bull 23.301 0.421 34
13 Sergio Perez Racing Point 23.301 0.421 41
14 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 23.351 0.471 18
15 Alexander Albon Red Bull 23.354 0.474 15
16 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 23.412 0.532 49
17 Carlos Sainz Jnr McLaren 23.476 0.596 26
18 Romain Grosjean Haas 23.478 0.598 16
19 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 23.580 0.700 25
20 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 23.582 0.702 21
21 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 23.591 0.711 42
22 George Russell Williams 23.792 0.912 25
23 Lando Norris McLaren 23.949 1.069 25
24 Kevin Magnussen Haas 23.973 1.093 47
25 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 24.032 1.152 16
26 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 24.132 1.252 19
27 Kevin Magnussen Haas 24.156 1.276 17
28 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo 24.468 1.588 15
29 Lando Norris McLaren 25.347 2.467 4
30 Robert Kubica Williams 26.734 3.854 22
31 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 30.502 7.622 3

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1 comments on “2019 Japanese Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres”

  1. I hope Mercedes will learn from today’s mistakes. A 1-2 win was wasted. Still, congratulations for the 6th Constructor’s title!

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