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Fastest Lap Qualifying

Suzuka Circuit

Year	Driver	Team	Q3
2024	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:28.197
2023	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:28.877
2022	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing RBPT	1:29.304
2019	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:27.064
2018	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:27.760
2017	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:27.319
2016	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:30.647
2015	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:32.584
2014	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:32.506
2013	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:30.915
2012	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:30.839
2011	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	1:30.466
2010	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	1:30.785
2009	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	1:32.160
2008	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:18.404
2007	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:25.368
2006	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:29.599
2005	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:46.106
2004	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:33.542
2003	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:31.713
2002	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.317
2001	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:32.484
2000	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:35.825
1999	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:37.470
1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams Renault	1:36.071
1996	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams Renault	1:38.909
1995	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Renault	1:38.023
1994	Michael Schumacher	Benetton Ford	1:37.209
1993	Alain Prost	Williams Renault	1:37.154
1992	Nigel Mansell	Williams Renault	1:37.360
1991	Gerhard Berger	McLaren Honda	1:34.700
1990	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	1:36.996
1989	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	1:38.041
1988	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	1:41.853
1987	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:40.042
1977	Mario Andretti	Lotus Ford	1:12.230
1976	Mario Andretti	Lotus Ford	1:12.770