The 2023 Japanese GP had 29 overtakes. 23 of these were shown in the live broadcast. Last years race had 28 overtakes, the 2019 event had 58 overtakes and the 2018 event had 60 overtakes. The circuit average in the hybrid era is 41.

2023 Japanese GP Overtakes

• Lap 5 Russell overtook Hamilton for P 7
• Lap 5 Perez overtook Albon for P 17
• Lap 6 Hamilton overtook Russell for P 7
• Lap 7 Perez overtook Zhou for P 16
• Lap 11 Ocon overtook Magnussen for P 11
• Lap 13 Alonso overtook Albon for P 11
• Lap 15 Piastri overtook Gasly for P 7
• Lap 18 Norris overtook Ocon for P 6
• Lap 18 Stroll overtook Hulkenberg for P 13
• Lap 19 Verstappen overtook Russell for P 1
• Lap 19 Leclerc overtook Ocon for P 5
• Lap 19 Leclerc overtook Alonso for P 6
• Lap 20 Sainz overtook Alonso for P 7
• Lap 20 Gasly overtook Zhou for P 14
• Lap 21 Sainz overtook Ocon for P 6
• Lap 21 Hamilton overtook Alonso for P 8
• Lap 22 Hamilton overtook Ocon for P 7
• Lap 23 Gasly overtook Lawson for P 11
• Lap 24 Gasly overtook Tsunoda for P 11
• Lap 25 Russell overtook Ocon for P 7
• Lap 25 Russell overtook Alonso for P 8
• Lap 27 Alonso overtook Zhou for P 11
• Lap 29 Alonso overtook Tsunoda for P 9
• Lap 30 Lawson overtook Magnussen for P 13
• Lap 36 Gasly overtook Hulkenberg for P 10
• Lap 38 Norris overtook Russell for P 3
• Lap 42 Piastri overtook Russell for P 3
• Lap 45 Leclerc overtook Russell for P 4
• Lap 50 Sainz overtook Russell for P 6

Some Stats

• Gasly did the most overtakes this race with 4
• Russell was the most overtaken driver this race with 6
• Perez has done the most overtakes this season with 67 followed by Russell with 50 and Verstappen with 47
• Hulkenberg is the most overtaken driver this season with 78 followed by Magnussen with 73 and Bottas with 69.

Turn Data

• Turn 1 – 15 overtakes
• Turn 10 – 3 overtakes
• Spoon – 4 overtakes
• 130r – 2 overtakes
• Chicane – 5 overtakes

Quick Analysis

This was a fairly run of the mill race in Suzuka in terms of overtakes. The total will have been knocked back by the lengthy safety car period at the start which made it a more comfortable 2 stop and reduced the strategical variation needed to get similar totals to the 2018 and 2019 races. The amount of attrition early on in the race won’t have helped either. Nonetheless there were a number of engaging battles particularly between the Mercedes drivers and drivers were rarely unable to make the move when they were behind a slower car.

Numbers for the Season so far

• Bahrain – 37
• Saudi Arabia – 36
• Australia – 29
• Azerbaijan – 23 (Sprint – 20)
• Miami – 62
• Monaco – 22
• Spain – 65
• Canada – 20
• Austria – 63 (Sprint – 46)
• Great Britain – 26
• Hungary – 16
• Belgium – 75 (Sprint – 13)
• Netherlands – 188
• Italy – 31
• Singapore – 42
• Japan – 29

Please see the rules and FAQ’s sections for more info on how this data is put together.