F1 Circuit - Japan: Suzuka

Previous seasons

2024

Race winner: Max Verstappen Red Bull
Max Verstappen took pole position ahead of his Red Bull team mate and comfortably won the race from Sergio Perez ahead of the two Ferrari's. Charles Leclerc finished 4th using a one stop strategy instead of the 2 stops of the rest of the field.

2023

Race winner: Max Verstappen Red Bull
Max Verstappen took pole position and won the race giving Red Bull their 6th Constructors Championship. McLaren continued their improved form with their first double podium finish of the season. Oscar Piastri took his first podium finish in his first season in F1. George Russell tried an unusual 1-stop strategy but ended up 7th loosing places in the last few laps of the race.

2022

Race winner: Max Verstappen Red Bull
Max Verstappen took pole position in a wet qualifying. The race start was delayed due to heavy rain and then red flagged. It finally restarted with a race time of just over 40 minutes. Max Verstappen was a class above the rest and won comfortably. Behind it was a case of making the decision to change from wets to intermediates at the right time that made the difference and helped Nicholas Latiffi score his first points of the season. The win was enough to give Max Verstappen his second drivers championship.

2021

No race due to COVID 19

2020

No race due to COVID 19

2019

Race winner: Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
Qualifying was held on the Sunday morning due to heavy rain on the Saturday. Valtteri Bottas won from Sebastian Vettel who started on pole but had a poor start. Lewis Hamilton was third in the other Mercedes.

2018

Race winner: Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton won from pole position from team mate Valtteri Bottas after Sebastian Vettel spun to the back of the field trying to pass Max Verstappen.

2017

Race winner: Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton won from pole position ahead of the two Red Bull's of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo.

2016

Race winner: Nico Rosberg Mercedes
Nico Rosberg won from pole position ahead of Max Verstappen in the Red Bull and Lewis Hamilton on the other Mercedes who had to fight back after a poor start.

2015

Race winner: Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Nico Rosberg took pole position in 2015, but Lewis Hamilton won the race after taking the lead on the second corner. Nico Rosberg dropped to fourth but recovered to finish second ahead of the Ferrari's of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. Lotus had a strong race with both cars in the top 10 although McLaren/Honda continued to struggle.

2014

Race winner: Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton won in 2014 from team mate Nico Rosberg in a wet race that was delayed due to rain. They were followed by the Red Bull's of Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo and a good race from Jenson Button in 5th. Sadly the race was overshadowed by a serious accident of Jules Bianchi in his Marussia.

2013

Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
Mark Webber took pole position for 2013, but Sebastian Vettel won the race from Mark Webber and Romain Grosjean who drove a good race for third in his Lotus.

2012

Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel won the 2012 race from pole position from Felipe Massa and Kamui Kobayashi after Fernando Alonso retired with a puncture on the first lap.

2011

Race winner: Jenson Button McLaren
Jenson Button won the 2011 race from Fernando Alonso in the improved Ferrari, but third place for Sebastian Vettel was enough for him to take the drivers championship with another four races still to go.

2010

Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
The 2010 qualifying was delayed until Sunday morning because of rain. The race itself was dry and Sebastian Vettel won from pole ahead of his team mate Mark Webber.

2009

Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
The qualifying for 2009 was disrupted by several accidents. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel took pole and won from an improved Jano Trulli, whilst the championship leading Brawn's of Jenson Button and Reubens Barrichello were back in 7th and 8th.

2008

Race winner: No race here this year

2007

Race winner: No race here this year

2006

Race winner: Fernando Alonso Renault
Fernando Alonso won the race ahead of Felipe Massa in a Ferrari. Fernando Alonso was behind Michael Schumacher for most of the race until Schumacher had an engine failure late in the race giving the win to Fernando Alonso.

2005

Race winner: Kimi Raikkonen McLaren
Kimi Raikkonen won the race having started in 17th place. Giancarlo Fisichella was second having been passed by Kimi Raikkonen on the final lap.

2004

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Michael Schumacher won comfortably from pole position. This was his 11th win of the season. Ralph Schumacher was second in a Williams with Jenson Button third in the BAR.

2003

Race winner: Reubens Barrichello Ferrari
Reubens Barrichello won from pole position. Kimi Raikkonen finished second in a McLaren having started 8th. David Coultard was third in the other McLaren.

2002

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Michael Schumacher won from pole position ahead of team mate Rubens Barrichello and Kimi Raikkonen in the McLaren.

2001

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Michael Schumacher won from pole position ahead of the Williams of Juan Pablo Montoya and Davis Coultard in the McLaren.

2000

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Michael Schumacher won having taken pole position and battled although the race with second placed Mika Hakkinen in a McLaren. David Coultard was third in the other McLaren.

1999

Race winner: Mika Hakkinen McLaren
Michael Schumacher took pole position but finished the race second behind Mikka Hakkinen who took the Drivers Championship. The Stewart team were 7th and 8th in their final race before becoming Jaguar.

1998

Race winner: Mika Hakkinen McLaren
Mikka Hakkinen won the race after qualifying second ahead of the Ferrari of Eddie Irvine and team mate David Coultard. The win gave Mikka Hakkinen the drivers championship. This was the last race for Tyrrell before they became BAR.

1997

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Michael Schumacher won from second on the grid with Jacques Villeneuve taking pole position but later disqualified for not slowing down under waved yellow flags. Heinz-Harald Frentzen was second in the Williams well ahead of the other Ferrari of Eddie Irvine.

1996

Race winner: Damon Hill Williams
Damon Hill won the race having started behind team mate Jacques Villeneuve and the win gave Damon Hill the Drivers Championship. Martin Brundle finished 5th in his final F1 race. This was also the last race for Ligier before it became Prost

1995

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Benetton
Michael Schumacher won from pole position in a race that started with wet tyres and then changed to slick tyres. His main rivals Jean Alesi and Damon Hill retired which helped Schumacher.

1994

Race winner: Damon Hill Williams
Damon Hill won from Michael Schumacher in a wet race that was red flagged in the middle and the race winner was decided on the aggregate of the times of the two parts. This was the last race decided by this method. Only half the field completed the race.

1993

Race winner: Ayrton Senna McLaren
Ayrton Senna won having started second on the grid in a wet and dry race. Alain Prost was second having taken pole position.

1992

Race winner: Riccardo Patresse Williams
Riccardo Patresse won from second on the grid. Nigel Mansell had taken pole but retired with engine failure. This Patresse's final F1 win.

1991

Race winner: Gerhard Berger McLaren
Gerhard Berger won from pole position after team mate Ayrton Senna let him through into first place on the last lap. Martin Brundle scored Brabham's last points as a team.

1990

Race winner: Nelson Piquet Benetton
Nelson Piquet won the race from 6th position. The race is remembered for Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost colliding in the first corner causing both to retire and giving Ayrton Senna the drivers championship in a controversial end to the championship.

1989

Race winner: Alessandro Nannini Benetton
Alessandro Nannini won a controversial race. The rivalry between team mates Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna came to head when they collided on lap 47. Prost was out of the race but Senna restarted and finished first but was later disqualified. This gave the drivers championship to Alain Prost.

1988

Race winner: Ayrton Senna McLaren
Ayrton Senna won from pole position and took the drivers championship. The race was a mix of wet and dry. His main rival for the championship was Alain Prost who finished second.

1987

Race winner: Gerhard Berger Ferrari
Gerhard Berger won comfortably from pole position and was the first Ferrari race win in 38 races.