07:01
The order on Lap 18
Leclerc, Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Perez, Hamilton, Sainz, Alonso, Piastri, Magnussen, Bottas, Sargeant, Tsunoda, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Ocon and Gasly.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 leads at the start of the race…
2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix - As it happened
A recap of what happened in the Japanese Grand Prix.
- The race will start at 6am BST.
- How to watch F1 Japanese Grand Prix: Live stream for free
Follow all of the action from Suzuka here with the Crash.net live blog.
07 Apr 2024
06:59
Verstappen pits
He rejoins behind Russell but quickly gets back ahead of the Mercedes driver.
06:58
More pit stops
Perez and Sainz come into the pit lane for fresh rubber. Medium for the Red Bull; hard for the Ferrari.
06:54
Hamilton radio
"Shall I let George by?"
He lets his teammate through into the final chicane.
06:51
Norris into the pit lane
Norris is the first of the leading pack to come into the pit lane for fresh rubber.
He switches to the hards.
06:49
Order on Lap 11
Verstappen, Perez, Norris, Sainz, Alonso, Piastri, Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Stroll, Ocon, Magnussen, Sargeant, Gasly, Bottas, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg and Zhou.
06:46
A few early stops
Bottas comes into the pit lane to undercut Tsunoda. Despite a 4.0s pit stop, he gets ahead of Tsunoda who comes in a lap later.
06:45
Lap 1 at Suzuka
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 leads at the start of the race…
06:41
A mistake from Perez
He runs wide on the exit of Degna 2, losing a few tenths to Verstappen in the process.
06:38
Current order on Lap 4
Verstappen, Perez, Norris, Sainz, Alonso, Piastri, Leclerc, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Russell, Ocon, Bottas, Stroll, Gasly, Magnussen, Zhou, Hulkenberg and Sargeant.
06:37
Verstappen leads
Verstappen keeps his lead over Perez, Norris, Sainz and Alonso.
06:35
Race back underway
Here we go again...
06:34
Formation lap underway
Verstappen leads the pack out of the pit lane...
06:33
Tyres
Mediums for Verstappen, Perez, Norris, Sainz, Piastri, Magnussen.
Softs for Alonso, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Tsunoda, Stroll and Zhou.
Hards for Hamilton, Russell, Ocon, Gasly and Sargeant.
06:22
News from the FIA
The race will restart at 6:32am UK time.
06:17
Restart order
Confirmed by the FIA: Verstappen, Perez, Norris, Sainz, Alonso, Piastri, Hamilton, Leclerc, Russell, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Tsunoda, Ocon, Gasly, Stroll, Magnussen, Sargeant and Zhou.
06:08
Order at the red flag
Verstappen, Perez, Norris, Sainz, Alonso, Piastri, Hamilton, Leclerc, Russell, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Tsunoda, Ocon, Gasly, Stroll, Magnussen, Sargeant and Zhou.
06:07
Ricciardo
Replays show Ricciardo drifting over into Albon's path, causing the pair to collide and sent into the tyre barrier.
The tyre barrier will need to be repaired hence the red flag.
06:05
Red flag
Albon and Ricciardo are out of the race.
06:04
Verstappen leads
Verstappen keeps the lead into Turn 1 from Perez, Norris and Alonso.
06:03
Start
Here we go then...
05:58
Tyres
Softs for Alonso, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Albon, Ocon, Stroll, Gasly and Sargeant.
Mediums for everyone else.
05:56
Five minutes to go now
Our prediction for the race... Verstappen, Perez and Norris.
So we're not expecting an exciting one!
05:48
The grid
Verstappen, Perez, Norris, Sainz, Alonso, Piastri, Hamilton, Leclerc, Russell, Tsunoda, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Albon, Ocon, Stroll, Gasly, Magnussen, Sargeant and Zhou.
05:46
How to watch the race at Suzuka
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Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 on the drivers' parade. Formula 1…