Japan 2024
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Event Ended
P20
finished
A. Albon
P17
finished
L. Sargeant
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix 2024
Times displayed in your local time zone.
Fri, 5 April, 02:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 5 April, 06:00
Free Practice 2
Sat, 6 April, 02:30
Free Practice 3
Sat, 6 April, 06:00
Qualifying
Sun, 7 April, 05:00
Race
Welcome to the Suzuka International Racing Course, a favourite among drivers and fans alike for its figure-eight layout and challenging corners.
Located in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, this circuit has ‘only’ been part of the Formula 1 calendar since 1987, despite it feeling like one of the sport's revered lifelong tracks.
Suzuka offers little margin for error and has been the scene of dramatic races and championship-deciding moments, making it a quintessential part of the Formula 1 World Championship.
Circuit Overview:
Suzuka stretches over 5.807 km (3.608 miles) with 18 turns, and it all starts with the flowing, intricate 'S' curves that challenge the car's aerodynamics and the driver's precision.
The figure-of-eight layout features a crossover bridge that the second sector races underneath en route to the track's slowest point at a tight left-hand hairpin.
The final sector includes the breathtaking and flat-out 130R as the circuit snakes back over itself before the Casio Triangle chicane offers late-braking overtaking ahead of the sprint to the finish line.
Fast Facts
Circuit Name: Suzuka International Racing Course
Location: Suzuka
First Grand Prix: 1987 (first Japanese GP: 1976, Fuji)
Circuit Length: 5.807 km (3.608 miles)
Race Distance: 307.471 km (191.054 miles)
Laps: 53
Lap Record: 1:30.983 (Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 2019)
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: DNF
Fastest Lap: 1:39.185 (Lap 15)
Qualifying: P13 (1:30.537)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Medium-Soft
Logan Sargeant Last Year
Race: DNF
Fastest Lap: 1:38.848 (Lap 7)
Qualifying: P20 (No time set)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Medium
Williams Racing's Japanese GP History
Best Finish: P1 (Riccardo Patrese, 1992 / Damon Hill, 1994 & 1996)
Best Qualifying: P1 (Nigel Mansell, 1992 / Alain Prost, 1993 / Jacques Villeneuve, 1996 & 1997)
Alex's Best Finish: P4 (2019)
Logan's Best Finish: P17 (2023)
Williams Racing Highlight: Damon and Jacques locked out the front row in 1996 ahead of the championship-deciding race, which Damon won to famously cause Murray Walker to get a lump in his throat.
Japan At A Glance
Capital: Tokyo
Population: 126 million
Size: 377,975 sq km
Language: Japanese
Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY)
Japan 2024
Race Weekend
Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix 2024
Times displayed in your local time zone.
Fri, 5 April, 02:30
Free Practice 1
Fri, 5 April, 06:00
Free Practice 2
Sat, 6 April, 02:30
Free Practice 3
Sat, 6 April, 06:00
Qualifying
Sun, 7 April, 05:00
Race
Welcome to the Suzuka International Racing Course, a favourite among drivers and fans alike for its figure-eight layout and challenging corners.
Located in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, this circuit has ‘only’ been part of the Formula 1 calendar since 1987, despite it feeling like one of the sport's revered lifelong tracks.
Suzuka offers little margin for error and has been the scene of dramatic races and championship-deciding moments, making it a quintessential part of the Formula 1 World Championship.
Circuit Overview:
Suzuka stretches over 5.807 km (3.608 miles) with 18 turns, and it all starts with the flowing, intricate 'S' curves that challenge the car's aerodynamics and the driver's precision.
The figure-of-eight layout features a crossover bridge that the second sector races underneath en route to the track's slowest point at a tight left-hand hairpin.
The final sector includes the breathtaking and flat-out 130R as the circuit snakes back over itself before the Casio Triangle chicane offers late-braking overtaking ahead of the sprint to the finish line.
Fast Facts
Circuit Name: Suzuka International Racing Course
Location: Suzuka
First Grand Prix: 1987 (first Japanese GP: 1976, Fuji)
Circuit Length: 5.807 km (3.608 miles)
Race Distance: 307.471 km (191.054 miles)
Laps: 53
Lap Record: 1:30.983 (Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 2019)
Alex Albon Last Year
Race: DNF
Fastest Lap: 1:39.185 (Lap 15)
Qualifying: P13 (1:30.537)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Medium-Soft
Logan Sargeant Last Year
Race: DNF
Fastest Lap: 1:38.848 (Lap 7)
Qualifying: P20 (No time set)
Tyre Strategy: Medium-Medium
Williams Racing's Japanese GP History
Best Finish: P1 (Riccardo Patrese, 1992 / Damon Hill, 1994 & 1996)
Best Qualifying: P1 (Nigel Mansell, 1992 / Alain Prost, 1993 / Jacques Villeneuve, 1996 & 1997)
Alex's Best Finish: P4 (2019)
Logan's Best Finish: P17 (2023)
Williams Racing Highlight: Damon and Jacques locked out the front row in 1996 ahead of the championship-deciding race, which Damon won to famously cause Murray Walker to get a lump in his throat.
Japan At A Glance
Capital: Tokyo
Population: 126 million
Size: 377,975 sq km
Language: Japanese
Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY)
Event Ended
P20
finished
A. Albon
P17
finished
L. Sargeant
James reacts to the Japanese Grand Prix
Hear from our Team Principal after the race in Suzuka.
07 Apr 2024
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JV on F1TV
"Alex is physically ok, thankfully."
"We sent someone out to the car at Turn 5. It looks like a bit of damage on the front right. Let's see how bad it is when we get there [to Grove]."
"The main thing is this; one of the huge strengths of this organisation is resilience. We're going to pick ourselves up and get going again."
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07 Apr 2024
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07 Apr 2024
JV to Logan
"Lots of positives to take away today. There were moments when you were very much in the hunt in the racing. Let's come back in two weeks stronger."
07 Apr 2024
Logan to PIT
"Sorry man, stupid mistake."
"There were positives to take. Lots of learnings."
07 Apr 2024
That's it 🏁
Not the race we would have wanted. Logan demonstrated some good racing, but ultimately could not recover from the trip into the gravel at Turn 9.
07 Apr 2024
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