Official F1 Journal Track Guide- Suzuka 2024

I LOVE THIS RACE TRACK. Suzuka is a law onto it's self and has become a hub of brilliant 2 & 4 wheel racing. There have been so many controversial, monumental and truly saddening moments here and its hard to come here without thinking of Jules Bianchi and his  tragic accident that lead to his passing. But we race in his honor and  hopefully the racing will be up to its normal top notch standards.

Race Stats

Laps- 53
Circuit Length- 5.807km
Race Distance- 307.471km
Corners- 18      8 Left      10 Right
DRS Zones- 1  Activation- Exit Turn 15
                         Deployment- Exit Turn 18
Downforce Level- Med/High
Tyre Degradation- High 
Time @ Full Throttle- 66%
Time Lost in Pitlane- 17.65secs
Gear Changes per Lap- 48
Pole Side- Left
Tyre Compounds- 
       Hard           Medium        Soft 
        C1                C2              C3
Minimum Starting Tyre Pressures- 
           Front          Rear 
          25.0psi        23.0psi 
Maximum Starting Tyre Camber-
          Front          Rear
         -2.75º          -1.50º

Weekend Schedule 

Track Stats 

Times Held- 33
First Time Held- 1987
Laps Raced- 1704 laps
Finishing Percentage- 71%
Pole Record- 1'27.064 VET 2019
Lap Record- 1'30.983 HAM 2019
Winners- 17
Pole Sitters- 14
Podium Finishers-41 
Most Driver Poles- 8 SCH 
Most Team Poles- 10 Ferrari 
Most Driver Wins- 6 SCH 
Most Team Wins- 7 Ferrari/Mclaren 
Most Driver Podiums- 9 SCH 
Most Team Podiums- 24 Mclaren 
Most Fastest Laps(Driver)- 4 SCH
Most Fastest Laps(Team)-  8 Williams   
Most Consecutive Wins(Driver)- 4 SCH   
Most Consecutive Wins (Team)- 3 Ferrari
Most 1-2 Finishes- 3 Mercedes/Redbull 
Times Won From Pole- 17
Times Won from Front Row- 29 
Lowest Starting Position to Win- 17th RAI '05
Smallest Pole Margin-0.009 SCH '00
Smallest Win Margin- 0.344 BER '91
Largest Pole Margin- 1.730 SEN '89
Largest Win Margin- 27.066 VER '22
Safety Cars-11
Red Flags- 4 '94, '14 & 2022 (2 in 2022 race)

Previous Results 

2019

Qualifying-
              1 VET 1'27.064
               2 LEC 1'27.253
                3 BOT 1'27.293
Race-
​          1 BOT (2stop)
           2 VET (2stop)
            3 HAM (2stop)
Fastest Lap- 1'30.983 HAM L45

2022

​Qualifying-
              1 VER 1'29.304
                2 LEC 1'29.314
                 3 SAI 1'29.361
Race-
​          1 VER (2stop)
           2 PER (2stop)
            3LEC (2stop)
Fastest Lap- 1'44.411 ZHO L20

2023

Qualifying-
              1 VER 1'28.877
               2 PIA  1'29.458
                3 NOR 1'29.493
Race-
         1 VER (2stop)
           2 NOR (2stop)
            3 PIA (2stop)
Fastest Lap- 1'34.183 VER L 39

LETS GOOOO SUZUKA 

Joanna Blackmore 
Writer @f1journal.co.uk