Japanese GP Results: Max Verstappen Takes Pole Position In Suzuka

The results of the Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying session.

Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix at the legendary Suzuka circuit. 

Completely the top three are McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris who will start from second and third in the Grand Prix tomorrow, respectively. 

As the session got underway, AlphaTauri's Liam Lawson was the first out on track. Logan Sargeant put a red flag on the session as he oversteered and crashed into the race wall at the last corner, ending his session. 

Track limits was clearly an issues for some drivers with Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, and Alex Albon having lap times deleted. 

Out in Q1

1. Valtteri Bottas
2. Lance Stroll
3. Nico Hulkenberg
4. Zhou Guanyu
5. Logan Sargeant

Fernando Alonso narrowly missed out on elimination in Q2 and Charles Leclerc put his SF-23 on provisional pole.

Out in Q2

1. Liam Lawson
2. Pierre Gasly
3. Alex Albon
4. Esteban Ocon
5. Kevin Magnussen

Japanese GP Qualifying Results

1. Max Verstappen
2. Oscar Piastri
3. Lando Norris
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Sergio Perez
6. Carlos Sainz
7. Lewis Hamilton
8. George Russell
9. Yuki Tsunoda
10. Fernando Alonso
11. Liam Lawson
12. Pierre Gasly
13. Alex Albon
14. Esteban Ocon
15. Kevin Magnussen
16. Valtteri Bottas
17. Lance Stroll
18. Nico Hulkenberg
19. Zhou Guanyu
20. Logan Sargeant