Starting grid for F1 Japanese GP: How the race will begin
How the grid will line up for Sunday’s F1 Japanese Grand Prix, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen starting on pole position.
| 2023 F1 Japanese Grand Prix - STARTING GRID | |||
| Pos. | Driver | Nat. | Team |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team |
| 3 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Oracle Bull Racing |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 8 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Scuderia AlphaTauri |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team |
| 11 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Scuderia AlphaTauri |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| 13 | Alex Albon | THA | Williams Racing |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Racing |
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