Japanese Grand Prix 2026 Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Kimi Antonelli’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Qualifying at Suzuka, round 3.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:28.778 | Pole | — |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.076 | +0.298 | 23.3 m |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.132 | +0.354 | 27.7 m |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.303 | +0.525 | 41.1 m |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.409 | +0.631 | 49.4 m |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:29.567 | +0.789 | 61.8 m |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:29.691 | +0.913 | 71.5 m |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:29.978 | +1.200 | 94.0 m |
| 9 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:29.990 | +1.212 | 94.9 m |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:30.109 | +1.331 | 104.3 m |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.262 | +1.484 | 116.2 m |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.309 | +1.531 | 119.9 m |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:30.358 | +1.580 | 123.8 m |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:30.495 | +1.717 | 134.5 m |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:30.627 | +1.849 | 144.8 m |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:30.927 | +2.149 | 168.3 m |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:31.088 | +2.310 | 180.9 m |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.090 | +2.312 | 181.1 m |
| 19 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:32.206 | +3.428 | 268.5 m |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:32.330 | +3.552 | 278.2 m |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:32.646 | +3.868 | 303.0 m |
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:32.920 | +4.142 | 324.5 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Kimi Antonelli took qualifying pole at the Japanese Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:28.778. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Lance Stroll the field covers 324.5 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.