P1 Predictions

2026 · Round 3 · March 29, 2026

Japanese Grand Prix

Season score after this race: Matt 6, Tommy 14.

Points this weekend

Matt 2
Tommy Won 6

Predictions

Matt
Tommy
Good surprise Who beats expectations. A team scores two, a driver one.
Red Bull

Verstappen finished eighth and Hadjar 12th.

McLaren+2

Piastri second and Norris fifth. Scored as two points because the pick was a team.

Big flop Who falls short. A team scores two, a driver one.
Kimi Antonelli

Antonelli took pole and won.

Pierre Gasly

Gasly finished seventh, best of the midfield.

Pole Fastest in qualifying.
George Russell

Russell qualified second.

Kimi Antonelli+1

Had Russell written down, changed to Antonelli because Matt picked first.

P3 Third in the race.
Charles Leclerc+1

Had Norris written down, changed to Leclerc because Tommy picked first.

Lando Norris

Norris finished fifth.

P2 Second in the race.
Lando Norris

The other McLaren, Piastri, finished second.

Kimi Antonelli

Antonelli won.

Winner First in the race.
Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton finished sixth.

George Russell

Russell finished fourth.

P-What P20 Who finishes in a randomly drawn position. One point for closest, two for exact, nothing for a tie.
Franco Colapinto

Finished 16th.

Fernando Alonso+1

Finished 18th. Closest to 20th, so one point.

Crazy prediction One long shot each.
Mercedes pole margin to the next team is less than a quarter of a second

The margin was about three and a half tenths.

Ferrari do not lead on the first lap+1

Piastri led the opening lap.

Patreon pick A prediction adopted from a Patreon member.
McLaren on the podium+1
All 22 cars start the race+1

Family top three

A side league. Each host phones a relative for a podium. One point per driver in the right spot.

Matt's dad
Tommy's dad
P1
George Russell
Lewis Hamilton
P2
Lewis Hamilton
Charles Leclerc
P3
Charles Leclerc+1
Kimi Antonelli

Family points: Matt 1 · Tommy 0

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