Max Verstappen has won the Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz Jnr.
| P. | # | Driver | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | RB20 |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | RB20 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Ferrari | SF-24 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | SF-24 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | MCL38 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | AMR24 |
| 7 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | W15 |
| 8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | MCL38 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | W15 |
| 10 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB-Honda RBPT | 01 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | VF-24 |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | AMR24 |
| 13 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | VF-24 |
| 14 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber-Ferrari | C44 |
| 15 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | A524 |
| 16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | A524 |
| 17 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | FW46 |
| 18 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber-Ferrari | C44 |
| 19 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB-Honda RBPT | 01 |
| 20 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | FW46 |
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Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 13 points from Sergio Perez after the Japanese Grand Prix.
2024 F1 drivers championship standings
| Position | Driver | Points | Gap to leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 77 | |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | 64 | 13 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 59 | 18 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | 55 | 22 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 37 | 40 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | 32 | 45 |
| 7 | George Russell | 24 | 53 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | 24 | 53 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | 10 | 67 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | 9 | 68 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | 7 | 70 |
| 12 | Oliver Bearman | 6 | 71 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | 3 | 74 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 76 |
| 15 | Alexander Albon | 0 | 77 |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu | 0 | 77 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | 0 | 77 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | 0 | 77 |
| 19 | Pierre Gasly | 0 | 77 |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | 0 | 77 |
| 21 | Logan Sargeant | 0 | 77 |
Points available over remaining rounds: 568
2024 F1 constructors championship standings
| Position | Team | Points | Gap to leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 141 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 120 | 21 |
| 3 | McLaren | 69 | 72 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 34 | 107 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 33 | 108 |
| 6 | RB | 7 | 134 |
| 7 | Haas | 4 | 137 |
| 8 | Williams | 0 | 141 |
| 9 | Sauber | 0 | 141 |
| 10 | Alpine | 0 | 141 |
Points available over remaining rounds: 970
Standings with 4 out of 24 races complete.
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2024 Japanese Grand Prix
- “Am I in a race here or what?”: How Ferrari aced their Suzuka strategies
- Suzuka showed Mercedes “have a more stable platform” now
- Ferrari’s strategy gains in 2024 are “purely down to the car” – Sainz
- Tsunoda ‘at Verstappen and Alonso’s level’ with Suzuka performance – Marko
- Japan was first race where Red Bull’s winning margin was bigger than last year
F1 race results
- 2024 Chinese Grand Prix race result and championship points
- 2024 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race result and championship points
- 2024 Japanese Grand Prix race result and championship points
- 2024 Australian Grand Prix race result and championship points
- 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix race result and championship points
Ajaxn
7th April 2024, 8:34
The prize for best strategy should go to Ferrari, with Leclerc going from 8th to 4th.
The Mercedes who should have done better only managed to swap places ie 7th & 9th.
Alonso meanwhile remains an enigma.
earthling (@34rthl1ng)
7th April 2024, 8:56
Even with the Charles cavalcade Carlos is only 4 points behind with one missing race
notagrumpyfan
7th April 2024, 9:45
Best of the Rest Championship*:
1) Haas 133 (HUL 69, MAG 64)
2) RB 103 (TSU 72, RIC 31)
3) Sauber 58 (ZHO 32, BOT 26)
4) Williams 57 (ALB 40, SAR 17)
5) Alpine 50 (OCO 30, GAS 20)
* regular points structure for bottom 5 teams, incl. FLAP
grapmg
7th April 2024, 9:53
Interesting. Alpine and Sergeant shocking poor performance.
notagrumpyfan
7th April 2024, 10:12
Sauber overtook Williams for third position.
Tsunoda overtook Hulkenberg for the lead in the 2nd tier WDC.
Asd
7th April 2024, 11:50
Great job, keep it going! :)
knightameer (@knightameer)
7th April 2024, 22:42
For an interesting championship we need a Max retirement after every two or three races.