07/10/2022
NEWS STORY
Times from today's opening free practice session for the Honda Japanese Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Alonso | Alpine | 1:42.248 | 127.043 mph |
| 2 | Sainz | Ferrari | 1:42.563 | 0.315 |
| 3 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:42.634 | 0.386 |
| 4 | Ocon | Alpine | 1:43.022 | 0.774 |
| 5 | Magnussen | Haas | 1:43.258 | 1.010 |
| 6 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:43.362 | 1.114 |
| 7 | Schumacher | Haas | 1:43.761 | 1.513 |
| 8 | Norris | McLaren | 1:43.889 | 1.641 |
| 9 | Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:43.969 | 1.721 |
| 10 | Perez | Red Bull | 1:44.234 | 1.986 |
| 11 | Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:44.429 | 2.181 |
| 12 | Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:44.486 | 2.238 |
| 13 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:44.558 | 2.310 |
| 14 | Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:44.570 | 2.322 |
| 15 | Albon | Williams | 1:44.791 | 2.543 |
| 16 | Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:44.878 | 2.630 |
| 17 | Latifi | Williams | 1:45.424 | 3.176 |
| 18 | Russell | Mercedes | 1:46.103 | 3.855 |
| 19 | Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:46.192 | 3.944 |
| 20 | Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:48.090 | 5.842 |
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