Where did Yuki Tsunoda crash most often?

Imola. He crashed in qualifying there in 2021, spun in the race the next day, and crashed heavily in qualifying again in 2025, when his Red Bull rolled after hitting the barrier at the Villeneuve chicane.

What was Yuki Tsunoda's worst crash?

The 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying crash on 17 May 2025: he lost the rear at the Villeneuve chicane, went backwards into the tyre barrier and the car rolled. He walked away, started from the pit lane and finished 10th.

Is Yuki Tsunoda still in Formula 1?

For 2026 he lost his Red Bull race seat and became test and reserve driver for Red Bull and Racing Bulls. He made one start in 2026, at the Dutch Grand Prix for Racing Bulls, finishing 11th.

Yuki Tsunoda · Formula 1

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Q: How many times has Yuki Tsunoda spun or crashed on his own in F1?

This log counts 13 solo spins and crashes across qualifying, sprint qualifying and races from 2021 to 2025, not counting incidents where another car caused the spin.

The Yuki Tsunoda spin & crash log

Yuki Tsunoda is fast, funny and famously honest on the radio. He also has a habit of finding the wall at Imola. This is a friendly, sourced log of every spin and solo crash we could verify, from his rookie season to his Red Bull days.

solo spins & crashes logged, 2021–2025

— days since the last logged one

at Imola alone

in qualifying

"assisted" spins

barrel roll

01 // THE LOGEvery logged spin and solo crash, and every race

Only incidents of his own making count here: a spin, a lost rear, a kiss with the wall. Collisions with other cars are not in the main log; spins caused by someone else are in Spin Assist.

2021 AlphaTauri · rookie year · 5 entriesAlphaTauri · rookie year · 22 races · 32 pts · 14th in the championship

R1Bahrain GP · SakhirAlphaTauriP9

R2Emilia Romagna GP · Imola● spinAlphaTauriP12

ImolaEmilia Romagna GP
Qualifying

The first big one

One of the first cars out in Q1, he crashed heavily at the final chicane on his flying lap and brought out the red flag. He started from the back.

cost: back of the grid [1]

ImolaEmilia Romagna GP
Race

And again the next day

In wet conditions he spun without any contact. Add a five-second penalty for track limits and he finished outside the points, with Gasly seventh in the sister car.

cost: points [1]

"Not acceptable. Really not acceptable."Tsunoda on his two mistakes in two days, via RaceFans [1]

R3Portuguese GP · PortimãoAlphaTauriP15

R4Spanish GP · BarcelonaAlphaTauriRet

R5Monaco GP · MonacoAlphaTauriP16

R6Azerbaijan GP · Baku● spinAlphaTauriP7

BakuAzerbaijan GP
Qualifying

Q3 into the wall

A crash in Q3 caused a red flag. The race went much better: seventh place.

cost: a better grid slot [2]

R7French GP · Paul Ricard● spinAlphaTauriP13

Paul RicardFrench GP
Qualifying

Early Q1 spin, early red flag

He spun early in Q1 and brought out the red flag, leaving him at the very back of the grid. He finished 13th.

cost: grid position [3]

R8Styrian GP · SpielbergAlphaTauriP10

R9Austrian GP · SpielbergAlphaTauriP12

R10British GP · SilverstoneAlphaTauriP10

R11Hungarian GP · HungaroringAlphaTauriP6

R12Belgian GP · SpaAlphaTauriP15

R13Dutch GP · ZandvoortAlphaTauriRet

R14Italian GP · MonzaAlphaTauriDNS

R15Russian GP · SochiAlphaTauriP17

R16Turkish GP · Istanbul● spinAlphaTauriP14

IstanbulTurkish GP
Race

Lap 22, Turn 1

Fresh from an eight-lap defence against Lewis Hamilton, he spun on the power at the exit of Turn 1 on lap 22. He had been on course for points and dropped behind Vettel, Ocon and Giovinazzi, finishing 14th.

cost: points [4]

"The spin ruined my whole race, so it's a shame."Tsunoda, via The Race [4]

R17United States GP · AustinAlphaTauriP9

R18Mexico City GP · Mexico CityAlphaTauriRet

R19São Paulo GP · InterlagosAlphaTauriP15

R20Qatar GP · LusailAlphaTauriP13

R21Saudi Arabian GP · JeddahAlphaTauriP14

R22Abu Dhabi GP · Yas MarinaAlphaTauriP4

2022 AlphaTauri · 3 entriesAlphaTauri · 22 races · 12 pts · 17th in the championship

R1Bahrain GP · SakhirAlphaTauriP8

R2Saudi Arabian GP · JeddahAlphaTauriDNS

R3Australian GP · MelbourneAlphaTauriP15

R4Emilia Romagna GP · ImolaAlphaTauriP7

R5Miami GP · MiamiAlphaTauriP12

R6Spanish GP · BarcelonaAlphaTauriP10

R7Monaco GP · Monaco● spinAlphaTauriP17

MonacoMonaco GP
Qualifying

A touch of barrier

He hit the wall in qualifying but still made it into Q2. Monaco forgives nobody, but it forgave him a little.

cost: a scuffed car [2]

R8Azerbaijan GP · BakuAlphaTauriP13

R9Canadian GP · Montréal● spinAlphaTauriRet

MontréalCanadian GP
Race

Straight out of the pits, straight into Turn 2

Starting from the back after an engine penalty, he locked up on the pit exit on lap 48 and crashed at Turn 2, bringing out the safety car.

cost: DNF [5]

R10British GP · SilverstoneAlphaTauriP14

R11Austrian GP · SpielbergAlphaTauriP16

R12French GP · Paul RicardAlphaTauriRet

R13Hungarian GP · HungaroringAlphaTauriP19

R14Belgian GP · SpaAlphaTauriP13

R15Dutch GP · ZandvoortAlphaTauriRet

R16Italian GP · MonzaAlphaTauriP14

R17Singapore GP · Marina Bay● spinAlphaTauriRet

Marina BaySingapore GP
Race

Alone on lap 35

A solo crash on lap 35 ended his night race.

cost: DNF [2]

R18Japanese GP · SuzukaAlphaTauriP13

R19United States GP · AustinAlphaTauriP10

R20Mexico City GP · Mexico CityAlphaTauriRet

R21São Paulo GP · InterlagosAlphaTauriP17

R22Abu Dhabi GP · Yas MarinaAlphaTauriP11

2023 AlphaTauri · a clean year in this logAlphaTauri · 22 races · 17 pts · 14th in the championship

No solo spins or crashes that we could verify. 2023 did have plenty of contact with other cars, and one spin courtesy of someone else (see Spin Assist).

R1Bahrain GP · SakhirAlphaTauriP11

R2Saudi Arabian GP · JeddahAlphaTauriP11

R3Australian GP · MelbourneAlphaTauriP10

R4Azerbaijan GP · BakuAlphaTauriP10

R5Miami GP · MiamiAlphaTauriP11

R6Monaco GP · MonacoAlphaTauriP15

R7Spanish GP · BarcelonaAlphaTauriP12

R8Canadian GP · MontréalAlphaTauriP14

R9Austrian GP · SpielbergAlphaTauriP19

R10British GP · SilverstoneAlphaTauriP16

R11Hungarian GP · HungaroringAlphaTauriP15

R12Belgian GP · SpaAlphaTauriP10

R13Dutch GP · ZandvoortAlphaTauriP15

R14Italian GP · MonzaAlphaTauriDNS

R15Singapore GP · Marina BayAlphaTauriRet

R16Japanese GP · SuzukaAlphaTauriP12

R17Qatar GP · LusailAlphaTauriP15

R18United States GP · AustinAlphaTauriP8

R19Mexico City GP · Mexico City● assistedAlphaTauriP12

R20São Paulo GP · InterlagosAlphaTauriP9sprint P6

R21Las Vegas GP · Las VegasAlphaTauriP18†retired, classified

R22Abu Dhabi GP · Yas MarinaAlphaTauriP8

2024 RB · 4 entriesRB · 24 races · 30 pts · 12th in the championship

R1Bahrain GP · SakhirRBP14

R2Saudi Arabian GP · JeddahRBP15

R3Australian GP · MelbourneRBP7

R4Japanese GP · SuzukaRBP10

R5Chinese GP · Shanghai● assistedRBRet

R6Miami GP · MiamiRBP7sprint P8

R7Emilia Romagna GP · ImolaRBP10

R8Monaco GP · MonacoRBP8

R9Canadian GP · Montréal● spinRBP14

MontréalCanadian GP
Race

Hülkenberg's quick hands

Late in the race he spun into the middle of the track; Nico Hülkenberg only just avoided him. The spin dropped him out of the points to 14th.

cost: points [7] [8]

R10Spanish GP · BarcelonaRBP19

R11Austrian GP · Spielberg● spinRBP14

SpielbergAustrian GP
Sprint qualifying

A spin, but still through

He spun in sprint qualifying and still made it out of SQ1. A spin with no cost: rare.

cost: none [6]

R12British GP · SilverstoneRBP10

R13Hungarian GP · Hungaroring● spinRBP9

HungaroringHungarian GP
Qualifying

A big one in Q3

A heavy crash in Q3. He bounced back to score points in ninth.

cost: a long night for the mechanics [2]

R14Belgian GP · SpaRBP16

R15Dutch GP · ZandvoortRBP17

R16Italian GP · MonzaRBRet

R17Azerbaijan GP · BakuRBRet

R18Singapore GP · Marina BayRBP12

R19United States GP · AustinRBP14

R20Mexico City GP · Mexico City● spinRBRet

Mexico CityMexico City GP
Qualifying

Out in qualifying

He crashed out of qualifying and started at the back. The race lasted one lap: contact with Albon at the start.

cost: back of the grid [2]

R21São Paulo GP · InterlagosRBP7

R22Las Vegas GP · Las VegasRBP9

R23Qatar GP · LusailRBP13

R24Abu Dhabi GP · Yas MarinaRBP12

2025 Racing Bulls, then Red Bull · 1 entry, a big oneRacing Bulls, then Red Bull · 24 races · 33 pts · 17th in the championship

R1Australian GP · MelbourneRacing BullsP12

R2Chinese GP · ShanghaiRacing BullsP16sprint P6

R3Japanese GP · SuzukaRed BullP12

R4Bahrain GP · SakhirRed BullP9

R5Saudi Arabian GP · JeddahRed BullRet

R6Miami GP · MiamiRed BullP10sprint P6

R7Emilia Romagna GP · Imola● spinRed BullP10

ImolaEmilia Romagna GP · 17 May
Qualifying

The barrel roll

Early in his Red Bull stint, on his first flying lap in Q1 he hit the apex kerb at the entry to the Villeneuve chicane, lost the rear and went backwards into the tyre barrier. The car climbed the barrier and rolled before landing in the gravel. He walked away. The rebuild meant a pit-lane start, and he still recovered to tenth.

cost: one RB21, pit-lane start [9] [2]

"I put myself into the wall with such a stupid mistake."Tsunoda after qualifying, via GrandPrix247 [10]

R8Monaco GP · MonacoRed BullP17

R9Spanish GP · BarcelonaRed BullP13

R10Canadian GP · MontréalRed BullP12

R11Austrian GP · SpielbergRed BullP16

R12British GP · SilverstoneRed BullP15

R13Belgian GP · SpaRed BullP13

R14Hungarian GP · HungaroringRed BullP17

R15Dutch GP · ZandvoortRed BullP9

R16Italian GP · MonzaRed BullP13

R17Azerbaijan GP · BakuRed BullP6

R18Singapore GP · Marina BayRed BullP12

R19United States GP · AustinRed BullP7sprint P7

R20Mexico City GP · Mexico CityRed BullP11

R21São Paulo GP · InterlagosRed BullP17

R22Las Vegas GP · Las VegasRed BullP12

R23Qatar GP · LusailRed BullP10sprint P5

R24Abu Dhabi GP · Yas MarinaRed BullP14

2026 no race seat · one stand-in start · no spinno race seat · one stand-in start · 1 races · 0 pts

2026: no race seat, but one start as a stand-in for Racing Bulls at the Dutch Grand Prix, where he finished 11th. No spin. [2] [11]

—Dutch GP · ZandvoortRacing Bulls (stand-in)P11

Result colours: P1–P10 points · his best, P4 · retired · DNS did not start · † retired but classified. Results from Wikipedia's results table [2].

02 // STATSBy the numbers

Per season

20215

20223

20230

20244

20251

Per session

Qualifying7

Race5

Sprint quali1

Circuit leaderboard

Imola3

Montréal2

Everywhere else1 each

What it cost

2 race retirements (Canada 2022, Singapore 2022)
3 races where a spin cost points (Imola 2021, Turkey 2021, Canada 2024)
1 Red Bull RB21, rebuilt overnight-ish
0 injuries. That one matters most.

Yuki Tsunoda in numbers →Starts, points, retirements, best results and spins per season, every circuit.

03 // SPIN ASSISTSpins that weren't his fault

Not every pirouette was self-made. These don't count towards the total.

Mexico City2023 · Race
Race

Tagged by Piastri

Oscar Piastri tagged him into a spin, costing him a likely 12th place.

[2]

Shanghai2024 · Race
Race

Magnussen at the restart

After a safety-car restart, contact from Kevin Magnussen spun him around; he retired.

[2]

Honourable mention: Zandvoort 2022

Not a spin at all. With a car problem, he pulled over and loosened his belts, then was told to carry on and drove to the pits with his belts undone. The stewards gave him a reprimand. [12]

05 // PRACTICEPractice moments (not counted)

Practice is where you are supposed to find the limit, so these stay out of the total. For completeness, the 2025 ones that made the highlights:

JeddahSaudi Arabian GP · 2025
FP2

Late crash, red flag

Sixth fastest, then a crash late in second practice that brought out the red flag. He apologised to the team.

[13]

SpielbergAustrian GP · 2025
FP3

One of several

A spin in final practice brought out the yellow flags, in a session where several drivers spun.

[14]

InterlagosSão Paulo GP · 2025
FP1

Kerb, wide, wall

In the weekend's only practice session he hit the kerb, ran wide and hit the barrier, damaging the car. He said it did not explain his early exit in sprint qualifying.

[15] [16]

04 // FAIR'S FAIRThe good days

4th at Abu Dhabi 2021, his best Grand Prix finish.
3rd on the grid at São Paulo 2024, his best qualifying.
12th in the 2024 championship with 30 points, his best season.
A seat at Red Bull Racing alongside Max Verstappen from the 2025 Japanese GP: his home race.
Called the "best rookie for years" by Ross Brawn after his debut in Bahrain 2021.

Sources: [2] [1]

FAQQuestions

How many times has Yuki Tsunoda spun or crashed on his own?

This log counts 13 solo spins and crashes from 2021 to 2025, across qualifying, sprint qualifying and races. Spins caused by other drivers and ordinary collisions are not counted.

Why Imola?

Nobody knows, but the numbers don't lie: a qualifying crash and a race spin in 2021, and the barrel roll in qualifying in 2025. Three of the thirteen.

What was his worst crash?

Imola 2025 qualifying: backwards into the tyre barrier at the Villeneuve chicane, onto the barrier and over. He walked away, started from the pit lane and finished tenth.

Is he still in Formula 1?

In 2026 he is test and reserve driver for Red Bull and Racing Bulls, after losing his race seat to Isack Hadjar. He raced once in 2026, as a stand-in at the Dutch GP (11th).

Is this site making fun of him?

A little, and with love. Every driver spins; few do it with as much radio commentary. The good days are on here too.

Did I miss one?

Probably. We only list incidents we could confirm in a published source. Practice-session spins are not counted; the 2025 ones are listed under Practice moments.

Spinoda is an unofficial fan site. It is not affiliated with Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull, Racing Bulls, Formula 1 or the FIA. Facts are taken from the sources below; quotes are as reported there.