F1 2022 Japanese Grand Prix - FP1 results

Fernando Alonso topped the timesheets in a wet Free Practice 1 for the Japanese Grand Prix.

The Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were second and third, with the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez sixth and tenth.

With heavy rain falling at the start of the session, every driver headed out initially on Wet tyres, before improving conditions and tumbling lap times prompted a change to Intermediate tyres halfway through the session.

However, the rain picked up again towards the end of the hour, with no drivers attempting any serious running in the session's final ten minutes.

The wet conditions are expected to remain around Suzuka for Free Practice 2 later in the day.