Japanese Grand Prix 2026 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.
Open the interactive 3D Gap Visualizer →| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:32.432 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:32.549 | +0.117 | 9.1 m |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:32.634 | +0.202 | 15.7 m |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:32.777 | +0.345 | 26.8 m |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:32.996 | +0.564 | 43.9 m |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:33.208 | +0.776 | 60.4 m |
| 7 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:33.427 | +0.995 | 77.4 m |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.552 | +1.120 | 87.1 m |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:33.691 | +1.259 | 97.9 m |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:33.732 | +1.300 | 101.1 m |
| 11 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.837 | +1.405 | 109.3 m |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:34.164 | +1.732 | 134.7 m |
| 13 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:34.230 | +1.798 | 139.8 m |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.256 | +1.824 | 141.9 m |
| 15 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:34.314 | +1.882 | 146.4 m |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:34.512 | +2.080 | 161.8 m |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:34.514 | +2.082 | 161.9 m |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:35.604 | +3.172 | 246.7 m |
| 19 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:35.637 | +3.205 | 249.3 m |
| 20 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:36.221 | +3.789 | 294.7 m |
| 21 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:36.269 | +3.837 | 298.4 m |
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:37.217 | +4.785 | 372.2 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Kimi Antonelli set the race fastest lap at the Japanese Grand Prix 2026 with a 1:32.432. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Lance Stroll the field covers 372.2 m. Open the 3D visualizer to see it to scale, car by car.