Jakartakita.com – Pebalap tim Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen meraih pole position F1 GP Jepang 2023 usai mencatatkan waktu tercepat 1 menit 28,877 detik dalam sesi Q3 babak kualifikasi yang berlangsung di Sirkuit Suzuka, Sabtu (23/9/2023).
Pole position yang diraih merupakan yang ke-29 bagi pebalap Belanda tersebut di ajang F1, yang kesembilan musim ini.
Pebalap McLaren Oscar Piastri start dari posisi kedua dalam balapan yang berlangsung Minggu (24/9/2023) usai mencatatkan waktu 1 menit 29,458 detik di Q3. Rekan setim Piastri, Lando Norris, start dari posisi ketiga.
Pebalap Ferrari Charles Leclerc start dari posisi keempat. Rekan setim Verstappen, Sergio Perez, start dari urutan kelima.
| 2023 F1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX – QUALIFYING RESULTS | ||||||
| POS. | DRIVER | NAT. | TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m29.878s | 1m29.964s | 1m28.877s |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m30.439s | 1m30.122s | 1m29.458s |
| 3 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m30.063s | 1m30.296s | 1m29.493s |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m30.393s | 1m29.940s | 1m29.542s |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Oracle Bull Racing | 1m30.652s | 1m29.965s | 1m29.650s |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m30.651s | 1m30.067s | 1m29.850s |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m30.811s | 1m30.040s | 1m29.908s |
| 8 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m30.811s | 1m30.268s | 1m30.219s |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 1m30.733s | 1m30.204s | 1m30.303s |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team | 1m30.971s | 1m30.465s | 1m30.560s |
| 11 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 1m30.425s | 1m30.508s | |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m30.843s | 1m30.509s | |
| 13 | Alex Albon | THA | Williams Racing | 1m30.941s | 1m30.537s | |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m30.960s | 1m30.586s | |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m30.976s | 1m30.665s | |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake | 1m31.049s | ||
| 17 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team | 1m31.181s | ||
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m31.299s | ||
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake | 1m31.398s | ||
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Racing | No Time Set | ||