26-year-old Max Verstappen also set the fastest lap of the race, bringing his total to his fifty-seventh Formula One victory.
The Dutch driver Max Verstappen extended his lead in the Formula One World Championship by winning the Japanese Grand Prix, his fourth victory of the season. The race took place at the Suzuka Circuit, where Verstappen crossed the finish line ahead of his teammate, Mexican Sergio Pérez, who regained second place in the championship, and Spain’s Carlos Sainz of Ferrari, who finished third.
26-year-old Verstappen also set the fastest lap of the race, bringing his total to his fifty-seventh Formula One victory and his third of the season. The race also saw Sainz earn his twenty-first podium in the category, while two-time world champion Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin finished sixth.
Charles Leclerc of Ferrari finished fourth, followed by Lando Norris of McLaren in fifth place. Other drivers who scored points included George Russell of Mercedes in seventh place and Oscar Piastri of McLaren in eighth.
The seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finished ninth, while Yuki Tsunoda of Red Bull crossed the finish line in tenth place.
With this victory, Verstappen leads the championship with 77 points, thirteen ahead of Pérez and eighteen ahead of Leclerc, who is third in the overall standings.
The next race will be the Chinese Grand Prix, held at the Shanghai Circuit on April 21 and will be the first of six sprint-format races.
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