Japanese Grand Prix
Round 17 of 2018
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 7, 2018
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 | 53 | 1:27:17.062 | 25 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | +12.919 | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull | 3 | 53 | +14.295 | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull | 15 | 53 | +19.495 | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +50.998 | 10 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 8 | 53 | +1:09.873 | 8 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 9 | 53 | +1:19.379 | 6 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Haas F1 Team | 5 | 53 | +1:27.198 | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Force India | 11 | 53 | +1:28.055 | 2 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Renault | 13 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Toro Rosso | 7 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Brendon Hartley HAR | Toro Rosso | 6 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Stoffel Vandoorne VAN | McLaren | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Sergey Sirotkin SIR | Williams | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll STR | Williams | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Sauber | 10 | 38 | Mechanical | 0 |
| 19 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Renault | 16 | 37 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas F1 Team | 12 | 8 | Collision damage | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:28.702 | 1:28.017 | 1:27.760 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:29.297 | 1:27.987 | 1:28.059 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen VER | 1:29.480 | 1:28.849 | 1:29.057 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:29.631 | 1:28.595 | 1:29.521 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:29.724 | 1:29.678 | 1:29.761 |
| 6 | Brendon Hartley HAR | 1:30.248 | 1:29.848 | 1:30.023 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:30.137 | 1:29.810 | 1:30.093 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:29.899 | 1:29.538 | 1:30.126 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:29.049 | 1:28.279 | 1:32.192 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:30.247 | 1:29.567 | 1:37.229 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:29.706 | 1:29.864 | — |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | 1:30.219 | 1:30.226 | — |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:30.236 | 1:30.490 | — |
| 14 | Lance Stroll STR | 1:30.317 | 1:30.714 | — |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:29.806 | — | — |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:30.361 | — | — |
| 17 | Sergey Sirotkin SIR | 1:30.372 | — | — |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:30.573 | — | — |
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne VAN | 1:31.041 | — | — |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | 1:31.213 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:32.785
Lap 51
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
1:33.110
Lap 46
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:33.367
Lap 50
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:33.187
Lap 50
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:34.223
Lap 28
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:32.318
Lap 53
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:34.073
Lap 43
Romain Grosjean
Haas F1 Team
1:34.786
Lap 47
Esteban Ocon
Force India
1:34.670
Lap 50
Carlos Sainz
Renault
1:34.197
Lap 50
Pierre Gasly
Toro Rosso
1:34.133
Lap 35
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:36.294
Lap 8
Brendon Hartley
Toro Rosso
1:34.857
Lap 30
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:33.943
Lap 28
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren
1:35.023
Lap 25
Sergey Sirotkin
Williams
1:33.985
Lap 41
Lance Stroll
Williams
1:33.354
Lap 41
Charles Leclerc
Sauber
1:34.515
Lap 37
Nico Hülkenberg
Renault
1:34.934
Lap 32
Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team
1:39.908
Lap 6
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 2 | 29.007 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 4 | 38.891 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 4 | 23.660 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 5 | 23.244 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 14 | 23.657 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 17 | 22.781 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 21 | 28.789 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 23 | 22.777 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 23 | 22.864 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 23 | 23.159 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 24 | 22.614 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 24 | 23.635 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 26 | 23.316 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 26 | 22.748 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 26 | 27.454 |
| Brendon Hartley | 1 | 28 | 23.110 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 29 | 23.692 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 29 | 23.376 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 30 | 23.555 |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | 32 | 23.477 |
| Charles Leclerc | 2 | 35 | 26.672 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 2 | 38 | 23.647 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 39 | 29.804 |
Race Summary
- Round: 17 of 2018
- Circuit: Suzuka Circuit — Suzuka, Japan
- Date: Oct 7, 2018
- Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), started P1.
- Pole position: Lewis Hamilton (1:27.760)
- Fastest lap: Sebastian Vettel (1:32.318, lap 53)
- Podium: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 2. Valtteri Bottas, 3. Max Verstappen
- Classified finishers: 17