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Suzuka Circuit Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Nico Rosberg won the Japanese Grand Prix 2016 at Suzuka Circuit on 9 October 2016, starting from pole position. Max Verstappen finished second for Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium for Mercedes. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap with a time of 1:35.118.
Key Links
- WinnerNico Rosberg
- CircuitSuzuka Circuit
- Winning teamMercedes
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Nico Rosberg ROS Win |  Mercedes | 1 | 25 | Finished | |
2 |  Max Verstappen VER +4.978 |  Red Bull | 3 | 18 | Finished | |
3 |  Lewis Hamilton HAM +5.776 | Mercedes | 2 | 15 | Finished | |
4 |  Sebastian Vettel VET +20.269 |  Ferrari | 6 | 12 | ⚡ 1:35.118 | Finished |
5 |  Kimi Räikkönen RAI +28.370 | Ferrari | 8 | 10 | Finished | |
6 |  Daniel Ricciardo RIC +33.941 | Red Bull | 4 | 8 | Finished | |
7 |  Sergio Pérez PER +57.495 |  Force India | 5 | 6 | Finished | |
8 |  Nico Hülkenberg HUL +59.177 | Force India | 9 | 4 | Finished | |
9 |  Felipe Massa MAS +1:37.763 |  Williams | 12 | 2 | Finished | |
10 |  Valtteri Bottas BOT +1:38.323 | Williams | 11 | 1 | Finished | |
11 |  Romain Grosjean GRO +1:39.254 |  Haas F1 Team | 7 | 0 | Finished | |
12 |  Renault | 16 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
13 |  Toro Rosso | 13 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
14 | Renault | 17 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
15 |  Sauber | 18 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
16 |  McLaren | 15 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
17 | Toro Rosso | 14 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
18 | McLaren | 22 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
19 | Sauber | 19 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
20 | Haas F1 Team | 10 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
21 |  Manor Marussia | 20 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
22 | Manor Marussia | 21 | 0 | +1 Lap |
Classification22 drivers
Grid
6
Points
12
Grid
10
Points
0
Grid
21
Points
0
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nico Rosberg ROS Pole | Mercedes | 1:31.858 | 1:30.714 | 1:30.647 |
2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM +0.013 | Mercedes | 1:32.218 | 1:31.129 | 1:30.660 |
3 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI +0.302 | Ferrari | 1:31.674 | 1:31.406 | 1:30.949 |
4 | Sebastian Vettel VET +0.381 | Ferrari | 1:31.659 | 1:31.227 | 1:31.028 |
5 | Max Verstappen VER +0.531 | Red Bull | 1:32.487 | 1:31.489 | 1:31.178 |
6 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC +0.593 | Red Bull | 1:32.538 | 1:31.719 | 1:31.240 |
7 | Sergio Pérez PER +1.314 | Force India | 1:32.682 | 1:32.237 | 1:31.961 |
8 | Romain Grosjean GRO +1.314 | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.458 | 1:32.176 | 1:31.961 |
9 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL +1.495 | Force India | 1:32.448 | 1:32.200 | 1:32.142 |
10 |  Esteban Gutiérrez GUT +1.900 | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.620 | 1:32.155 | 1:32.547 |
11 | Valtteri Bottas BOT +1.668 | Williams | 1:32.383 | 1:32.315 | - |
12 | Felipe Massa MAS +1.733 | Williams | 1:32.562 | 1:32.380 | - |
13 |  Daniil Kvyat KVY +1.976 | Toro Rosso | 1:32.645 | 1:32.623 | - |
14 |  Carlos Sainz SAI +2.038 | Toro Rosso | 1:32.789 | 1:32.685 | - |
15 |  Fernando Alonso ALO +2.042 | McLaren | 1:32.819 | 1:32.689 | - |
16 |  Jolyon Palmer PAL +2.149 | Renault | 1:32.796 | 1:32.807 | - |
17 |  Jenson Button BUT +2.204 | McLaren | 1:32.851 | - | - |
18 |  Kevin Magnussen MAG +2.376 | Renault | 1:33.023 | - | - |
19 |  Marcus Ericsson ERI +2.575 | Sauber | 1:33.222 | - | - |
20 |  Felipe Nasr NAS +2.685 | Sauber | 1:33.332 | - | - |
21 |  Esteban Ocon OCO +2.706 | Manor Marussia | 1:33.353 | - | - |
22 |  Pascal Wehrlein WEH +2.914 | Manor Marussia | 1:33.561 | - | - |
Grid order22 drivers