Max Verstappen (Red Bull) will start first in the Japanese Grand Prix. Checo Pérez will start from second position and Lando Norris, from third.
The Spaniards Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) willstart from the fourth and fifth places on the grid, respectively. 'Mad Max' leads the World Championship with 51 points, four more than the Monegasque Charles Leclerc and five ahead of Checo.