Japanese Grand Prix
Round 16 of 2017
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 8, 2017
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 | 53 | 1:27:31.194 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull | 4 | 53 | +1.211 | 18 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull | 3 | 53 | +9.679 | 15 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 6 | 53 | +10.580 | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Ferrari | 10 | 53 | +32.622 | 10 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Force India | 5 | 53 | +1:07.788 | 8 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 7 | 53 | +1:11.424 | 6 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas F1 Team | 12 | 53 | +1:28.953 | 4 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Haas F1 Team | 13 | 53 | +1:29.883 | 2 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jolyon Palmer PAL | Renault | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Toro Rosso | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Stoffel Vandoorne VAN | McLaren | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Pascal Wehrlein WEH | Sauber | 17 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll STR | Williams | 15 | 45 | Wheel | 0 |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Renault | 11 | 40 | Front wing | 0 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 16 | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 19 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | Spark plugs | 0 |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Toro Rosso | 19 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:29.047 | 1:27.819 | 1:27.319 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:29.332 | 1:28.543 | 1:27.651 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:29.352 | 1:28.225 | 1:27.791 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:29.475 | 1:28.935 | 1:28.306 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen VER | 1:29.181 | 1:28.747 | 1:28.332 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:29.163 | 1:29.079 | 1:28.498 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:30.115 | 1:29.199 | 1:29.111 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:29.696 | 1:29.343 | 1:29.260 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:30.352 | 1:29.687 | 1:29.480 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:30.525 | 1:29.749 | 1:30.687 |
| 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne VAN | 1:30.654 | 1:29.778 | — |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:30.252 | 1:29.879 | — |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | 1:30.774 | 1:29.972 | — |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer PAL | 1:30.516 | 1:30.022 | — |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:30.565 | 1:30.413 | — |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:30.849 | — | — |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:31.317 | — | — |
| 18 | Lance Stroll STR | 1:31.409 | — | — |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | 1:31.597 | — | — |
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein WEH | 1:31.885 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:33.780
Lap 43
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:33.730
Lap 51
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:33.694
Lap 52
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
1:33.144
Lap 50
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:33.175
Lap 50
Esteban Ocon
Force India
1:34.843
Lap 50
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:34.744
Lap 23
Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team
1:35.338
Lap 50
Romain Grosjean
Haas F1 Team
1:35.347
Lap 50
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:35.943
Lap 50
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:35.111
Lap 45
Jolyon Palmer
Renault
1:34.095
Lap 50
Pierre Gasly
Toro Rosso
1:34.533
Lap 45
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren
1:33.724
Lap 49
Pascal Wehrlein
Sauber
1:36.430
Lap 27
Lance Stroll
Williams
1:34.548
Lap 37
Nico Hülkenberg
Renault
1:35.883
Lap 28
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:38.596
Lap 7
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
2:06.457
Lap 2
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Wehrlein | 1 | 2 | 24.424 |
| Pascal Wehrlein | 2 | 3 | 24.918 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 4 | 23.475 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 9 | 23.430 |
| Felipe Massa | 1 | 17 | 22.956 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 19 | 23.065 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 20 | 24.078 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 21 | 22.620 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 21 | 23.634 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 22 | 22.724 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 22 | 23.344 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 23 | 22.781 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 25 | 23.796 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 25 | 24.636 |
| Pascal Wehrlein | 3 | 25 | 24.952 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 28 | 23.699 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 30 | 22.876 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 2 | 34 | 23.399 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 35 | 22.736 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 38 | 23.199 |
| Jolyon Palmer | 1 | 39 | 25.618 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 39 | 24.413 |
Race Summary
- Round: 16 of 2017
- Circuit: Suzuka Circuit — Suzuka, Japan
- Date: Oct 8, 2017
- Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), started P1.
- Pole position: Lewis Hamilton (1:27.319)
- Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas (1:33.144, lap 50)
- Podium: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 2. Max Verstappen, 3. Daniel Ricciardo
- Classified finishers: 15