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2026 · R3 · Japanese Grand PrixDATABASE REPLAY
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McLaren
Lando Norris
RACE HEADLINE
Position returned during the race
Lando Norris finished P5, where the race started. Lewis Hamilton surrendered P5 to Lando Norris on lap 47 after race control recorded an off-track or gained-advantage incident.RACE ARCP5 → P5+0 positions · medium confidence
VIEW EVIDENCE
+0 positions · medium confidence
GRIDP5
FINISHP5
EVENTS2
Lando Norris finished P5, where the race started. Lewis Hamilton surrendered P5 to Lando Norris on lap 47 after race control recorded an off-track or gained-advantage incident.
RACE RESULT
Race classification
P5+0 positions52 timed laps1:33.208FINALSEE DETAILS
RACE RESULT
Race classification
P5+0 positions52 timed laps1:33.208
STARTP5
FINISHP5
BEST LAP1:33.208
STINTS2
QUALIFYING
Qualified P5
Q1 P8 · Q2 P6 · Q3 P5P5FINAL
QUALIFYING
Qualified P5
Q1 P8 · Q2 P6 · Q3 P5QUALIFYING SEGMENTS
Q1, Q2 and Q3 progression
Q1P81:30.401
Q2P61:29.795
Q3P51:29.409
GAINED 2 POSITIONS ON LAP 1
P5 → P3 · MEDIUM
End of L1: P3 · 1 canonical opening-lap eventMEDIUMSTART TYRE
GAINED 2 POSITIONS ON LAP 1
P5 → P3 · MEDIUM
End of L1: P3 · 1 canonical opening-lap eventGRIDP5
START TYREMEDIUM
END OF L1P3
L1
Start: Oscar Piastri took the lead from Kimi Antonelli by the first reconstructed post-start state. Top-five changes: Kimi Antonelli P1->P6; Oscar Piastri P3->P1; George Russell P2->P4; Charles Leclerc P4->P2.
start
PACE BATTLE
Lando Norris vs Lewis Hamilton
1 canonical battle event · L47, L50, L51, L52 · 4 comparable laps-0.890sAVG / LAP
PACE BATTLE
Lando Norris vs Lewis Hamilton
1 canonical battle event · L47, L50, L51, L52 · 4 comparable lapsEVIDENCE
Battle-window lap comparison
NORHAMLando Norris quicker
Lando Norris gained the recorded position from Lewis Hamilton near the start of the late battle window; Lewis Hamilton then remained close behind: recorded close-following periods within 1.5s totaled 3m 27s, including 1m 10s within 1.0s; minimum recorded interval 0.056s. A provider-recorded position exchange corroborates that order change; the mechanism of the exchange is not classified
LAPNORHAMΔ
L521:33.2081:34.193-0.985
L511:35.0071:34.927+0.080
L501:34.0871:35.689-1.602
L471:33.6241:34.676-1.052
STRATEGY
Tyre strategy
MEDIUM → HARD · 2 stints · 1 stop2STINTS
STRATEGY
Tyre strategy
MEDIUM → HARD · 2 stints · 1 stopTYRE TIMELINE
Race stint progression
ML1–L16
HL17–L53
L1L13L27L40L53
MEDIUMHARDPIT STOP
STINTS
#COMPOUNDLAPSLENGTHSTART AGE
1MEDIUML1–L1616L0L
2HARDL17–L5337L0L
PIT STOPS
L162.500s stationary23.316s pit lane
KEY EVENTS
Race progression
L1Start: Oscar Piastri took the lead from Kimi Antonelli by the first reconstructed post-start state. Top-five changes: Kimi Antonelli P1->P6; Oscar Piastri P3->P1; George Russell P2->P4; Charles Leclerc P4->P2.start
EVIDENCE
start
TYPEstart
CONFIDENCEHIGH
IMPORTANCE96
L47Lando Norris gained the recorded position from Lewis Hamilton near the start of the late battle window; Lewis Hamilton then remained close behind: recorded close-following periods within 1.5s totaled 3m 27s, including 1m 10s within 1.0s; minimum recorded interval 0.056s. A provider-recorded position exchange corroborates that order change; the mechanism of the exchange is not classifiedbattle
EVIDENCE
battle
TYPEbattle
CONFIDENCEHIGH
IMPORTANCE91
DRIVER STORY
Position returned during the race
Lando Norris qualified P5 (Q1 P8, Q2 P6, Q3 P5). Lando Norris started P5 on MEDIUM and completed lap 1 in P3. Lando Norris made 1 pit stop on L16, using MEDIUM → HARD. Canonical race events show battles with Lewis Hamilton. Lando Norris finished P5, where the race started. Lewis Hamilton surrendered P5 to Lando Norris on lap 47 after race control recorded an off-track or gained-advantage incident.