Circuit · Suzuka, Japan
Suzuka Circuit
Built by Honda in 1962 as a test track, designed by Dutchman John Hugenholtz. Has decided more championships than any other venue. Jules Bianchi was fatally injured here in 2014.
- Championship races
- 36
- Seasons
- 1987–202636 seasons
- Length
- 5.807 kmcurrent layout
- Turns
- 18
- Direction
- clockwise
- Type
- permanent
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The only figure-of-eight in the championship; the Esses and 130R reward commitment above all
Most wins here
| Driver | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Schumacher | 6 | 1995–2004 |
| Max Verstappen | 4 | 2022–2025 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 2009–2013 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 2014–2018 |
| Ayrton Senna | 2 | 1988–1993 |
| Damon Hill | 2 | 1994–1996 |
| Gerhard Berger | 2 | 1987–1991 |
| Mika Hakkinen | 2 | 1998–1999 |
| Alessandro Nannini | 1 | 1989 |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 1 | 2026 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 2006 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 2011 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 1 | 2005 |
| Nelson Piquet | 1 | 1990 |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 2016 |
| Riccardo Patrese | 1 | 1992 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 2003 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 2019 |
Constructors here
Where winners start here
All 36 races won here, counted together. No layout timeline is recorded for this circuit.
- Won from first on the grid
- 20 of 36 (56%), against 362 of 732 (49%) at every circuit, 1987–2026
- Won from the first two slots
- 31 of 36 (86%), against 543 of 732 (74%) at every circuit
- Lowest winning grid slot
- 17th — Kimi Raikkonen, 2005
- Most wins by a driver
- Michael Schumacher, 6
- Most wins by a team
- Red Bull Racing, 8
A dot is a race won from that slot; over eight, the box shows the count. Boxes stand two abreast, as grids do now. Coloured by winner: the team’s own livery. A hollow dot has no colour on record.
| Grid slot | Wins | Races won |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 20 | 1987 Gerhard Berger (Ferrari); 1988 Ayrton Senna (McLaren); 1991 Gerhard Berger (McLaren); 1995 Michael Schumacher (Benetton); 2000 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari); 2001 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari); 2002 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari); 2003 Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari); 2004 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari); 2009 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing); 2010 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing); 2012 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing); 2016 Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 2017 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2018 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2022 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing); 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing); 2024 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing); 2025 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing); 2026 Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) |
| 2nd | 11 | 1992 Riccardo Patrese (Williams); 1993 Ayrton Senna (McLaren); 1994 Damon Hill (Williams); 1996 Damon Hill (Williams); 1997 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari); 1998 Mika Hakkinen (McLaren); 1999 Mika Hakkinen (McLaren); 2011 Jenson Button (McLaren); 2013 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing); 2014 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2015 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 3rd | 1 | 2019 Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) |
| 5th | 1 | 2006 Fernando Alonso (Renault) |
| 6th | 2 | 1989 Alessandro Nannini (Benetton); 1990 Nelson Piquet (Benetton) |
| 17th | 1 | 2005 Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren) |
Race by race
- 1980s
- 1987 Japanese Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 1988 Japanese Grand Prix McLaren 1st
- 1989 Japanese Grand Prix Benetton 6th
- 1990s
- 1990 Japanese Grand Prix Benetton 6th
- 1991 Japanese Grand Prix McLaren 1st
- 1992 Japanese Grand Prix Williams 2nd
- 1993 Japanese Grand Prix McLaren 2nd
- 1994 Japanese Grand Prix Williams 2nd
- 1995 Japanese Grand Prix Benetton 1st
- 1996 Japanese Grand Prix Williams 2nd
- 1997 Japanese Grand Prix Ferrari 2nd
- 1998 Japanese Grand Prix McLaren 2nd
- 1999 Japanese Grand Prix McLaren 2nd
- 2000s
- 2000 Japanese Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2001 Japanese Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2002 Japanese Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2003 Japanese Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2004 Japanese Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2005 Japanese Grand Prix McLaren 17th
- 2006 Japanese Grand Prix Renault 5th
- 2009 Japanese Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2010s
- 2010 Japanese Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2011 Japanese Grand Prix McLaren 2nd
- 2012 Japanese Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2013 Japanese Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 2nd
- 2014 Japanese Grand Prix Mercedes 2nd
- 2015 Japanese Grand Prix Mercedes 2nd
- 2016 Japanese Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
- 2017 Japanese Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
- 2018 Japanese Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
- 2019 Japanese Grand Prix Mercedes 3rd
- 2020s
- 2022 Japanese Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2023 Japanese Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2025 Japanese Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2026 Japanese Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
Every layout raced here 2
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. Each one is fitted to its own box, so these are not to scale: a longer layout is not drawn larger, and none of them carries a direction, a position or a start line. The drawing that opens the page is the latest layout raced or on the calendar here, not the longest.
1 more layout
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
Every race here 36 · 1 to come
Held here as the Japanese Grand Prix (36 races).
The same on all 37 rows: Layout — not established.
Show all 37 racesShow the first 10, Every race here
Where this comes from
- Official name
- Suzuka International Racing Course
- Location
- Suzuka, Japan
- Confidence
- high