Japanese Grand Prix 2025 Race gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Kimi Antonelli’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Suzuka, round 3.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:30.965 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:31.039 | +0.074 | 6.2 m |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.041 | +0.076 | 6.4 m |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:31.106 | +0.141 | 11.8 m |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:31.116 | +0.151 | 12.6 m |
| 6 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:31.125 | +0.160 | 13.4 m |
| 7 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:31.317 | +0.352 | 29.4 m |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:31.357 | +0.392 | 32.8 m |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:31.406 | +0.441 | 36.9 m |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.469 | +0.504 | 42.1 m |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:31.770 | +0.805 | 67.3 m |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:31.820 | +0.855 | 71.5 m |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.871 | +0.906 | 75.8 m |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.967 | +1.002 | 83.8 m |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.006 | +1.041 | 87.0 m |
| 16 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:32.034 | +1.069 | 89.4 m |
| 17 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:32.043 | +1.078 | 90.1 m |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:32.052 | +1.087 | 90.9 m |
| 19 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:32.572 | +1.607 | 134.4 m |
| 20 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1:32.685 | +1.720 | 143.8 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Kimi Antonelli set the race fastest lap at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:30.965. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Jack Doohan the field covers 143.8 m.
Japanese Grand Prix 2025 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) set the fastest lap at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025 race with a 1:30.965 at Suzuka.
- How close was race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025?
- Kimi Antonelli beat Oscar Piastri to fastest lap by 0.074s. At racing speed that margin is 6.2 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Jack Doohan in P20, the spread is 1.720s or 143.8 m.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) qualified P2 in race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:31.039, 0.074s behind Kimi Antonelli's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 6.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) qualified P3 in race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:31.041, 0.076s behind Kimi Antonelli's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 6.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025?
- Carlos Sainz (Williams) qualified P4 in race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:31.106, 0.141s behind Kimi Antonelli's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 11.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) qualified P5 in race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:31.116, 0.151s behind Kimi Antonelli's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 12.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Alexander Albon at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025?
- Alexander Albon (Williams) qualified P6 in race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:31.125, 0.160s behind Kimi Antonelli's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 13.4 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Suzuka?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.4 m of track. That is why Oscar Piastri's 0.074s at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025 puts 6.2 m between the cars on the finish line.