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2026 Japanese GP – Suzuka – Practice 1 Final Results

Duke

March 27, 2026
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With new liveries today at Suzuka, we had some new helmets as well, but will those aesthetic changes help the drivers?

We have Mercedes dominating the track once again, while Perez is causing mayhem all around. You can read all about Perez’s accident today in our detailed article about incidents in FP1.

🏁 Practice 1 Results · Japanese GP 2026 · Suzuka
P	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:31.666	27
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.026s	26
3	1	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.132s	20
4	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.199s	23
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.289s	25
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.374s	23
7	3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.791s	27
8	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+0.863s	27
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+0.935s	23
10	41	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+0.999s	29
11	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1.093s	27
12	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	+1.132s	26
13	6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	+1.137s	27
14	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+1.234s	27
15	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.312s	25
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1.695s	24
17	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.717s	26
18	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	+2.031s	22
19	11	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	+2.555s	18
20	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+2.824s	24
21	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+3.628s	22
22	34	Jak Crawford	Aston Martin	+4.696s	11

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What started as background research for a client project quickly turned into something I never expected. One race led to another, one practice session led to hours of analysis, and before long, Formula 1 had gone from a work assignment to a full-blown obsession. The strategy, the engineering, the drama on and off the track, there was always another layer to dig into. These days, it is safe to say F1 is no longer just a subject. It is a passion.

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