The 2019 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One racing event held on 13 October 2019 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka in the Mie Prefecture, Japan. The race was the 17th round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship and marked the 45th running of the Japanese Grand Prix. The 2019 event was the 35th time that the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950, and the 31st time that it had been held at Suzuka. Round 17 of 21 · 2019 Formula One World Championship October 13, 2019 at 05:05 UTC Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Japan Podium: 1. Valtteri Bottas · 2. Sebastian Vettel · 3. Lewis Hamilton Pole position: Sebastian Vettel Wiki link