2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix - Final Practice Results

Results from final practice at the Japanese Grand Prix, Round 4 of the 2024 F1 world championship.

Updated: 06 Apr 2024

2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (3)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time
1	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m29.563s
2	Sergio Perez	MEX	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m29.832s
3	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m29.918s
4	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m30.037s
5	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m30.082s
6	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team	1m30.137s
7	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Scuderia Ferrari	1m30.171s
8	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren F1 Team	1m30.226s
9	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Visa Cash App RB F1 Team	1m30.341s
10	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari	1m30.383s
11	Alex Albon	THA	Williams Racing	1m30.533s
12	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	1m30.546s
13	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Visa Cash App RB F1 Team	1m30.682s
14	Esteban Ocon	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m31.022s
15	Zhou Guanyu	CHN	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	1m31.067s
16	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	1m31.139s
17	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m31.141s
18	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m31.342
19	Logan Sargeant	USA	Williams Racing	1m31.452s
20	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	1m31.462s

Max Verstappen led a 1-2 for Red Bull as their strong start to the weekend in Japan continued.

Mercedes were their closest rival, with George Russell the only non-Red Bull driver to dip into the 1m29s.

Lewis Hamilton headed the timesheets for much of the session but failed to find significant gains on his second soft tyre run.

Fernando Alonso was fifth in the upgraded Aston Martin, leading the McLaren duo.

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