F1 2022 Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (1)

Results from the first practice session at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix, Round 18 of the 2022 F1 world championship.

07 Oct 2022

2022 F1 Japanese Grand Prix - FREE PRACTICE RESULTS (1)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time
1	Fernando Alonso	ESP	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m42.248s
2	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Scuderia Ferrari	1m42.563s
3	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari	1m42.634s
4	Esteban Ocon	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m43.022s
5	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas F1 Team	1m43.258s
6	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m43.362s
7	Mick Schumacher	GER	Haas F1 Team	1m43.761s
8	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team	1m43.889s
9	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen	1m43.969s
10	Sergio Perez	MEX	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m44.234s
11	Zhou Guanyu	CHN	Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen	1m44.429s
12	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	McLaren F1 Team	1m44.486s
13	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team	1m44.558s
14	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team	1m44.570s
15	Alex Albon	THA	Williams Racing	1m44.791s
16	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Scuderia AlphaTauri	1m44.878s
17	Nicholas Latifi	CAN	Williams Racing	1m45.424s
18	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team	1m46.103s
19	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Scuderia AlphaTauri	1m46.192s
20	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team	1m48.090s

Fernando Alonso set the pace in first practice on F1's return to Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Heavy rain fell ahead of FP1 meaning it was a slow start to the session.

However, it wasn't too long of a wait before all of the teams took to the track to gather crucial data for race day, which could be wet.

Alonso ended the session on top ahead of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.

Recent F1 Japanese GP winners

2019 - Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)

2018 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2017 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2016 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)

2015 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2014 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

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