Max Verstappen also dominates last free practice

Formula 1, times

Max Verstappen also dominated the third free practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix, the sixteenth round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship.

At Suzuka, the world champion set the best time of 1:30.267 ahead of Lando Norris second in 1:30.507 at 240 thousandths and Oscar Piastri third at 288.

Fourth position for Sergio Perez with a gap of 737 thousandths from his teammate, fifth for Charles Leclerc in 1:31.022 at 755 thousandths from the top, ahead of Carlos Sainz, sixth in 1:31.137 at 870 thousandths.

These are all the times:

1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing1:30.267 4
2 Lando NORRIS McLaren+0.240 4
3 Oscar PIASTRI McLaren+0.288 4
4 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing+0.737 4
5 Charles LECLERC Ferrari+0.755 4
6 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari+0.870 5
7 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes+0.892 4
8 George RUSSELL Mercedes+1.238 3
9 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin+1.282 4
10 Guanyu ZHOU Alfa Romeo+1.401 5
11 Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo+1.432 4
12 Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team+1.613 4
13 Esteban OCON Alpine+1.657 4
14 Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri+1.684 3
15 Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team+1.712 4
16 Logan SARGEANT Williams+1.735 4
17 Liam LAWSON AlphaTauri+1.781 3
18 Alexander ALBON Williams+1.846 4
19 Lance STROLL Aston Martin+1.887 5
20 Pierre GASLY Alpine+1.932 5