2018 Japanese Grand Prix Results

Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka

October 7, 2018

Round 17

Race Winner

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Suzuka, Japan

Fastest Race Lap

1:32.318

Sebastian Vettel (Lap 53)

Fastest Qualifying

1:27.760

Lewis Hamilton (Q3)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:28.702	1:28.017	1:27.760
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:29.297	1:27.987	1:28.059
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:29.480	1:28.849	1:29.057
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:29.631	1:28.595	1:29.521
5	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:29.724	1:29.678	1:29.761
6	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:30.248	1:29.848	1:30.023
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:30.137	1:29.810	1:30.093
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:29.899	1:29.538	1:30.126
9	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:29.049	1:28.279	1:32.192
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:30.247	1:29.567	1:37.229
11	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	1:29.706	1:29.864	1:29.864
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:30.219	1:30.226	1:30.226
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:30.236	1:30.490	1:30.490
14	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:30.317	1:30.714	1:30.714
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:29.806	-	1:29.806
16	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:30.361	-	1:30.361
17	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:30.372	-	1:30.372
18	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:30.573	-	1:30.573
19	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:31.041	-	1:31.041
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:31.213	-	1:31.213

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Japanese Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	53	1:27:17.062	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	53	+12.919	18
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	53	+14.295	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	53	+19.495	12
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	53	+50.998	10
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	53	+1:09.873	8
7	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	53	+1:19.379	6
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	53	+1:27.198	4
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	53	+1:28.055	2
10	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	52	+1 Lap	1
11	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	52	+1 Lap	0
12	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	52	+1 Lap	0
13	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	52	+1 Lap	0
14	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	52	+1 Lap	0
15	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	52	+1 Lap	0
16	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	52	+1 Lap	0
17	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	52	+1 Lap	0
18	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	38	Mechanical	0
19	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	37	Engine	0
20	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	8	Collision damage	0

Race Statistics

Location:Suzuka, Japan

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used