Japanese Grand Prix 2026 Highlights: Kimi Antonelli Wins as Oscar Piastri Finishes Second at Suzuka

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Kimi Antonelli at the age of 19 years 7 months, and 4 days becomes the youngest ever driver to take lead in the drivers’ championship after winning the Japanese Grand Prix. He is on top with 72 points, 9 points ahead of his teammate George Russell. 

Pos Driver Team Grid Laps Status Points 1 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes-AMG Petronas 1 53 Finished 25 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mastercard 3 53 Finished 18 3 Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari HP 4 53 Finished 15 4 George Russell Mercedes-AMG Petronas 2 53 Finished 12 5 Lando Norris McLaren Mastercard 5 53 Finished 10 6 Lewis Hamilton Scuderia Ferrari HP 6 53 Finished 8 7 Pierre Gasly BWT Alpine 7 53 Finished 6 8 Max Verstappen Oracle Red Bull Racing 11 53 Finished 4 9 Liam Lawson Visa Cash App RB 14 53 Finished 2 10 Esteban Ocon TGR Haas 12 53 Finished 1 11 Nico Hülkenberg Audi Revolut 13 53 Finished 0 12 Isack Hadjar Oracle Red Bull Racing 8 53 Finished 0 13 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi Revolut 9 53 Finished 0 14 Arvid Lindblad Visa Cash App RB 10 53 Finished 0 15 Carlos Sainz Jr. Atlassian Williams 16 53 Finished 0 16 Franco Colapinto BWT Alpine 15 53 Finished 0 17 Sergio Pérez Cadillac 19 53 Finished 0 18 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco 21 52 Finished 0 19 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 20 52 Finished 0 20 Alexander Albon Atlassian Williams 17 51 Finished 0 — Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco 22 30 Retired 0 — Oliver Bearman TGR Haas 18 20 Retired 0 ...

1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
4. George Russell (Mercedes)
5. Lando Norris (McLaren)

KIMI ANTONELLI WINS THE JAPANESE GRAND PRIX!!! 🏁🏆🥳#F1 #JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/yZ7Ozd2k1e

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