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2026 Japanese Grand Prix

27 March 2026 — Suzuka, Japan — Won by Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)

The story in three sentences

Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) won the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Oscar PIASTRI by +13.722s. The winning car also had the fastest median race pace on clean laps at 1:33.478 per lap.

Final classification (top 10)

Pos	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Kimi ANTONELLI	Mercedes	0
2	Oscar PIASTRI	McLaren	13.722
3	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	15.27
4	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	15.754
5	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	23.479
6	Lewis HAMILTON	Ferrari	25.037
7	Pierre GASLY	Alpine	32.34
8	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	32.677
9	Liam LAWSON	Racing Bulls	50.18
10	Esteban OCON	Haas F1 Team	51.216

Top pace (median lap time, clean laps)

#	Driver	Team	Median	Gap
1	ANT	Mercedes	1:33.478	—
2	PIA	McLaren	1:33.712	+0.234s
3	LEC	Ferrari	1:33.915	+0.437s
4	NOR	McLaren	1:34.131	+0.653s
5	RUS	Mercedes	1:34.139	+0.661s

"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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