Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
| Row 1 | 1. (1) Max Verstappen 1’28.877 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB19 | |
| 2. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’29.458 McLaren-Mercedes MCL60 | ||
| Row 2 | 3. (4) Lando Norris 1’29.493 McLaren-Mercedes MCL60 | |
| 4. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’29.542 Ferrari SF-23 | ||
| Row 3 | 5. (11) Sergio Perez 1’29.650 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB19 | |
| 6. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’29.850 Ferrari SF-23 | ||
| Row 4 | 7. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’29.908 Mercedes W14 | |
| 8. (63) George Russell 1’30.219 Mercedes W14 | ||
| Row 5 | 9. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’30.303 AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT AT04 | |
| 10. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’30.560 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 | ||
| Row 6 | 11. (40) Liam Lawson 1’30.508 AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT AT04 | |
| 12. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’30.509 Alpine-Renault A523 | ||
| Row 7 | 13. (23) Alexander Albon 1’30.537 Williams-Mercedes FW45 | |
| 14. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’30.586 Alpine-Renault A523 | ||
| Row 8 | 15. (20) Kevin Magnussen 1’30.665 Haas-Ferrari VF-23 | |
| 16. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’31.049 Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43 | ||
| Row 9 | 17. (18) Lance Stroll 1’31.181 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 | |
| 18. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’31.299 Haas-Ferrari VF-23 | ||
| Row 10 | 19. (24) Zhou Guanyu 1’31.398 Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43 | |
| 20. (2) Logan Sargeant No time Williams-Mercedes FW45 |
Penalties
Sargeant: Granted permission to start after failing to set a time within 107% of the fastest lap in Q1. Required to start from the pit lane due to change of component specifications.
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