F1 Records: All the statistics broken or equalled at the Japanese Grand Prix

Max Verstappen took his first victory of the season at Suzuka, following from his impressive pole position in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix the day before. He achieved his 64th career victory at Honda’s home circuit, in the final year before the Japanese engine provider partners with Aston Martin.

McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished second and third, respectively, with the papaya duo failing to make it three consecutive wins for the team in the first three grands prix of the 2025 season. 

Verstappen makes it four in a row at Suzuka 

This result means reigning champion Max Verstappen has won the Japanese Grand Prix over the last four consecutive visits to the track. He won his first race here in 2022, claiming his second drivers’ title in the process, before securing victory at the event in 2023, 2024 and now in 2025. 

His impressive achievement makes him the 11th driver to take four consecutive wins at a circuit, and now equals the record he holds for his four back-to-back wins at the Yas Marina Circuit for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from 2020 until 2023. 

Verstappen is also the first driver to complete four consecutive wins at the Japanese circuit. He also joins the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel in having four wins at this venue – with Michael Schumacher the only driver above them all with six victories at Suzuka. 

Red Bull has also become the first team to win eight times at the legendary circuit, with McLaren and Ferrari both on seven victories each after today.

Antonelli becomes youngest race leader in F1 history

Mercedes’ latest signing Kimi Antonelli had another solid race, finishing sixth behind team-mate George Russell. During the Japanese Grand Prix, the young Italian broke not one but two records.

The first was becoming the youngest race leader in F1 history, aged just 18 years 224 days – beating the record previously set by Verstappen by just three days. Antonelli took charge of the pack after an impressive stint on the medium tyres, with those around him all opting to make earlier pitstops. 

Verstappen had held onto this record for almost a decade, achieving the stat when he won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix. Antonelli, who became the third-youngest driver to start an F1 race at the Australian Grand Prix last month, managed to get the record at his final opportunity.

Youngest fastest lap holder record for Antonelli 

As well as leading the race, Kimi Antonelli seemed very comfortable behind the wheel of his Mercedes and left Suzuka with the fastest lap of the race – the youngest F1 driver to earn this achievement. Although there are no points for fastest lap anymore, after they scrapped from this season, it is another impressive accolade for the 18-year-old. 

The Mercedes star also equalled a record last set by Lewis Hamilton in 2007, achieving points in all three of his first grands prix appearances. 

It’s a great start to the season for the Italian, who sits fifth in the drivers’ standings after the first three rounds.

Alonso equals Schumacher at Suzuka 

The Japanese Grand Prix was kinder to Fernando Alonso than the first two races of the season, as the Aston Martin driver was finally able to see the chequered flag (or rather the two of them waved at the finish line) this afternoon. 

This weekend also saw Alonso match a record that was previously held by Michael Schumacher, with the most appearances at the Suzuka venue. Both drivers started this race on 19 occasions over their respective careers.