ImolaEmilia Romagna GP
Qualifying
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]Yuki Tsunoda · Formula 1
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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.
13
solo spins & crashes logged, 2021–2025
— days since the last logged one
3
at Imola alone
7
in qualifying
2
"assisted" spins
1
barrel roll
01 // THE LOGEvery logged spin and solo crash
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 entries
ImolaEmilia Romagna GP
Race
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]
BakuAzerbaijan GP
Qualifying
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]Paul RicardFrench GP
Qualifying
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]IstanbulTurkish GP
Race
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]
2022 AlphaTauri · 3 entries
MonacoMonaco GP
Qualifying
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]MontréalCanadian GP
Race
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]Marina BaySingapore GP
Race
Race
2023 AlphaTauri · a clean year in this log
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).
2024 RB · 4 entries
SpielbergAustrian GP
Sprint qualifying
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]MontréalCanadian GP
Race
Race
HungaroringHungarian GP
Qualifying
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]Mexico CityMexico City GP
Qualifying
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]2025 Racing Bulls, then Red Bull · 1 entry, a big one
ImolaEmilia Romagna GP · 17 May
Qualifying
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]
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]
02 // STATSBy the numbers
Per season
Per session
Circuit leaderboard
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.
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
Race
Shanghai2024 · Race
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]
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.
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 tracked (yet).
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.
REFSources
- PlanetF1: Tsunoda's Imola mistakes were "not acceptable" (Apr 2021)
- Wikipedia: Yuki Tsunoda
- Formula1.com: Tsunoda spin brings out early red flag in French GP qualifying (2021)
- The Race: Does Tsunoda's Hamilton duel make up for another non-score? (2021)
- Wikipedia: 2022 Canadian Grand Prix
- Formula1.com: Tsunoda spins but still makes it out of SQ1 (2024 Austrian GP)
- Formula1.com: Hulkenberg swerves to avoid Tsunoda spin (2024 Canadian GP)
- Pit Debrief: Tsunoda laments the mistake that saw him spin out of the points (2024 Canadian GP)
- The Race: Imola F1 qualifying interrupted twice by huge crashes (May 2025)
- GrandPrix247: Tsunoda: I put myself into the wall with such a stupid mistake (May 2025)
- PlanetF1: Tsunoda sends F1 2027 message after Dutch GP (2026)
- Wikipedia: 2022 Dutch Grand Prix