What are the possible strategies for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix?

The manufacturer of the Formula 1Pirelli has revealed the various possible strategies for the Japanese GP. According to the Italian supplier, the teams are expected to opt for a one-stop strategy at Suzuka, using only the hardest tires available.

However, Pirelli is also proposing alternative strategies... and all of this is, of course, contingent on the possibility of rain that could occur before and during the Grand Prix in the Land of the Rising Sun. If the race remains dry from start to finish, then Pirelli is considering four possible strategies: two with one stop, and two with two pit stops.

• Strategy #1 at a stop : Start on Medium tires, pit stop around the 22nd lap to fit Hard tires (fastest strategy according to Pirelli).
• Strategy #2 at a stop : Start on Soft tires, pit stop around the 13th lap to fit Hard tires
• Two-Stop Strategy #3 : Start on Soft tires, first pit stop around lap 11 to fit Medium tires, second pit stop around lap 31 to fit Hard tires.
• Two-Stop Strategy #4 : Start on Medium tires, first pit stop around lap 16 to fit Hard tires, second pit stop around lap 37 to fit Medium tires.

Regarding the remaining sets of tires for the Japanese GP, all drivers, except the Aston Martin, still have at least one unused set of Medium tires. Sixteen drivers also have a new set of Hard tires: Oliver Bearman (Haas), Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Esteban Ocon (Haas) and Lance stroll (Aston Martin) will have to deal with already broken-in Hard tires. Finally, all the drivers eliminated before Q3 still have at least one unused set of Soft tires, even if there is little chance of us seeing them during the race.

As a reminder, Pirelli brought the hardest tires in its range to Japan on the Suzuka track: the C1 (hard), the C2 (medium) and the C3 (soft).

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