F1 Results Today: Verstappen roars again as Hamilton's Ferrari struggles continue in Japan

Max Verstappen in Japan — Photo: © IMAGO

Japanese Grand Prix

F1 Results Today: Verstappen roars again as Hamilton's Ferrari struggles continue in Japan

The full results from the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix

Originally written by Kerry Violet. This version is a translation.

Sunday 6 April 2025 09:07

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen has taken his first win of the 2025 season after a strong drive at the Japanese Grand Prix.

The Red Bull star produced a stunning lap in qualifying on Saturday to snatch pole position away from McLaren's Lando Norris and that appeared to be half the battle at Suzuka, with Norris ultimately unable to make any significant ground on the reigning champion throughout the race.

Norris did, however, come under some pressure from his team-mate Oscar Piastri in Japan. The Aussie got well within DRS range in the closing stages of the race, but was ultimately unable to pass the Brit, such is the difficulty to do so at Suzuka.

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Elsewhere, Ferrari bounced back from their DNF disaster in China to gain some solid points at Suzuka, although it was a much more challenging day for Lewis Hamilton than it was Charles Leclerc, with the Brit finishing seventh, three places behind his team-mate.

The Ferrari duo were separated by Mercedes pair George Russell and Kimi Antontelli, whilst Isack Hadjar, Alex Albon and Ollie Bearman rounded out the top 10.

F1 2025: Japanese Grand Prix results

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:31.548
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.423 sec
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+2.129 sec
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+16.097 sec
5	George Russell	Mercedes	+17.362 sec
6	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+18.671 sec
7	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+29.182 sec
8	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+37.134 sec
9	Alex Albon	Williams	+40.367 sec
10	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+54.529 sec
11	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+57.333 sec
12	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+58.401 sec
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+62.122 sec
14	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+74.129 sec
15	Jack Doohan	Alpine	+81.314 sec
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+81.957 sec
17	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+82.734 sec
18	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+83.438 sec
19	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+83.897 sec
20	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1 Lap

2025 rule change removes fastest lap point

Fastest lap points have been banished for 2025. Since 2019, drivers have picked up an extra point if they finish in the top 10 and achieve the fastest lap.

However, it did lead to some drivers abandoning their races to pit and fit a set of new tyres at the end in order to claim the fastest lap point, or to stop a rival from getting the extra point.

The most famous example of this in 2024 came during Daniel Ricciardo's final F1 race, when the Australian finished last but claimed the fastest lap on the final lap of the Singapore GP, taking the extra point away from Lando Norris and helping Max Verstappen's title bid.