Japan Quali result : Max on Pole
Max Verstappen secured pole position for the 2022 Japan GP by the narrowest of margins as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc missed out by just 0.01s. He starts second ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz, who starts alongside Sergio Perez.
| 2022 F1 Japanese Grand Prix – QUALIFYING RESULTS | ||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Nat. | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m30.224s | 1m30.346s | 1m29.304s |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m30.402s | 1m30.486s | 1m29.314s |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m30.336s | 1m30.444s | 1m29.361s |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Oracle Bull Racing | 1m30.622s | 1m29.925s | 1m29.709s |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m30.696s | 1m30.357s | 1m30.165s |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | 1m30.906s | 1m30.443s | 1m30.261s |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m30.603s | 1m30.343s | 1m30.322s |
| 8 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | 1m30.865s | 1m30.465s | 1m30.389s |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team | 1m31.256s | 1m30.656s | 1m30.554s |
| 10 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m30.881s | 1m30.473s | 1m31.003s |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m30.880s | 1m30.659s | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen | 1m31.226s | 1m30.709s | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 1m31.130s | 1m30.808s | |
| 14 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen | 1m30.894s | 1m30.953s | |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | GER | Haas F1 Team | 1m31.152s | 1m31.439s | |
| 16 | Alex Albon | THA | Williams Racing | 1m31.311s | ||
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 1m31.322s | ||
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | Haas F1 Team | 1m31.352s | ||
| 19 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team | 1m31.419s | ||
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | CAN | Williams Racing | 1m31.511s |