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2025 Japanese Grand Prix

4 April 2025 — Suzuka, Japan — Won by Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)

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Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) won the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Lando NORRIS by +1.423s. Fastest median race pace went to NOR (McLaren) at 1:32.176 per lap on clean laps — track position and strategy decided the result.

Final classification (top 10)

Pos	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	0
2	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	1.423
3	Oscar PIASTRI	McLaren	2.129
4	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	16.097
5	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	17.362
6	Kimi ANTONELLI	Mercedes	18.671
7	Lewis HAMILTON	Ferrari	29.182
8	Isack HADJAR	Racing Bulls	37.134
9	Alexander ALBON	Williams	40.367
10	Oliver BEARMAN	Haas F1 Team	54.529

Top pace (median lap time, clean laps)

#	Driver	Team	Median	Gap
1	NOR	McLaren	1:32.176	—
2	PIA	McLaren	1:32.181	+0.005s
3	LEC	Ferrari	1:32.312	+0.136s
4	VER	Red Bull Racing	1:32.346	+0.170s
5	RUS	Mercedes	1:32.411	+0.235s

"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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