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2022 F1 Japanese Grand Prix: Schedule, Timings and Live Streaming details

The Formula One Japanese Grand Prix weekend starts on Friday October 7th with two practice sessions for the drivers FP1 starts at 8:30 am IST.

By Niranjan Shivalkar | Oct 6, 2022 | 2 Min Read

The Japanese Grand Prix is a motor racing event in the calendar of the Formula One World Championship. Historically, Japan has been one of the last races of the season, and as such the Japanese Grand Prix has been the venue for many title-deciding races, with 12 World Drivers’ Champions being crowned over the 35 World Championship Japanese Grand Prix that have been hosted. Japan was the only Asian nation to host a Formula One race until Malaysia joined the calendar in 1999. The first two Formula One Japanese Grand Prix in 1976 and 1977 were held at the Fuji Speedway, before Japan was taken off the calendar. It returned in 1987 at Suzuka, which hosted the Grand Prix exclusively for 20 years and gained a reputation as one of the most challenging Formula One circuits.

In 1994 and 1995, Japan also hosted the Pacific Grand Prix at the TI Circuit, making Japan one of only nine countries to host more than one Grand Prix in the same season. In 2007 the Grand Prix moved back to the newly redesigned Fuji Speedway. After a second race at Fuji in 2008, the race returned to Suzuka in 2009, as part of an alternating agreement between the owners of Fuji Speedway and Suzuka Circuit, perennial rivals Toyota and Honda. However, in July 2009, Toyota announced it would not host the race at Fuji Speedway in 2010 and beyond due to a downturn in the global economy, and so the Japanese Grand Prix was held at Suzuka instead and has hosted the Japanese Grand Prix every year since 2009.

Schedule

The Formula One Japanese Grand Prix weekend starts on Friday October 7th with two practice sessions for the drivers FP1 starts at 8:30 am IST and FP2 starts at 11:30 am IST. The next day starts with free practice 3 at 8:30 am IST and is followed by the qualifying. Sunday is the day for some high octane racing drama at the Suzuka Circuit as the race starts at 10:30 am IST.