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2023 Japanese Grand Prix

22 September 2023 — Suzuka, Japan — Won by Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)

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Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) won the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Lando NORRIS by +19.387s. The winning car also had the fastest median race pace on clean laps at 1:37.599 per lap.

Final classification (top 10)

Pos	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	0
2	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	19.387
3	Oscar PIASTRI	McLaren	36.494
4	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	43.998
5	Lewis HAMILTON	Mercedes	49.376
6	Carlos SAINZ	Ferrari	50.221
7	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	57.659
8	Fernando ALONSO	Aston Martin	74.725
9	Esteban OCON	Alpine	79.678
10	Pierre GASLY	Alpine	83.155

Top pace (median lap time, clean laps)

#	Driver	Team	Median	Gap
1	VER	Red Bull Racing	1:37.599	—
2	NOR	McLaren	1:37.767	+0.168s
3	LEC	Ferrari	1:38.277	+0.678s
4	HAM	Mercedes	1:38.357	+0.758s
5	PIA	McLaren	1:38.506	+0.907s

"Median pace" filters out outlaps, in-laps, and slow laps (over 7% above the field median). It's the single best indicator of true race pace.

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