Round 17 · 2018

Japanese Grand Prix

CircuitSuzuka CircuitLocationSuzuka, JapanDates5 Oct – 7 Oct 2018Final

WinnerHAMMercedes · from P1

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:32.318Vettel · L53

Most laps led53Hamilton

Biggest gain+11Ricciardo P15→P4

Retirements3of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	0	53	1:27:17.062	1	25
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	2	0	53	+12.919	1	18
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	3	0	53	+14.295	1	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	15	+11	53	+19.495	1	12
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	4	-1	53	+50.998	1	10
6	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	8	+2	53	+1:09.873 FL	1	8
7	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	9	+2	53	+1:19.379	1	6
8	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	5	-3	53	+1:27.198	1	4
9	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	11	+2	53	+1:28.055	1	2
10	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	13	+3	52	+1 lap	1	1
11	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	7	-4	52	+1 lap	1
12	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	20	+8	52	+1 lap	1
13	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	6	-7	52	+1 lap	1
14	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	18	+4	52	+1 lap	1
15	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	19	+4	52	+1 lap	1
16	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	17	+1	52	+1 lap	2
17	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	14	-3	52	+1 lap	2
—	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	10		38	DNF · L38	2
—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	16		37	DNF · L37	2
—	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	12		8	DNF · L8	2

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	11
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	—	—	—	12
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	10
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	13
5	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	—	—	17
6	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	15
7	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	15
8	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	—	—	—	13
9	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	13
10	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	—	—	16
11	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	—	—	—	12
12	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—	—	—	13
13	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	12
14	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	—	—	—	10
15	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	4
16	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	7
17	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	—	—	—	8
18	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	—	—	—	6
19	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	—	—	—	10
20	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	—	—	4

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:29.599		13
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:29.715	+0.116	14
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:30.054	+0.455	13
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:30.304	+0.705	13
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:30.422	+0.823	13
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:30.474	+0.875	10
7	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:31.088	+1.489	12
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:31.483	+1.884	12
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:31.513	+1.914	14
10	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:31.521	+1.922	13
11	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:31.636	+2.037	14
12	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	1:31.760	+2.161	14
13	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:32.030	+2.431	13
14	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:32.201	+2.602	14
15	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:32.224	+2.625	12
16	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:32.442	+2.843	10
17	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:32.608	+3.009	14
18	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	1:32.631	+3.032	14
19	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:33.034	+3.435	13
20	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:33.105	+3.506	10

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:28.217		31
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:28.678	+0.461	30
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:29.050	+0.833	36
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:29.257	+1.040	32
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:29.498	+1.281	33
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:29.513	+1.296	27
7	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:30.035	+1.818	32
8	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:30.440	+2.223	32
9	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:30.478	+2.261	33
10	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:30.502	+2.285	27
11	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:30.510	+2.293	28
12	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:30.644	+2.427	36
13	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:30.795	+2.578	10
14	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:30.904	+2.687	31
15	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	1:30.906	+2.689	26
16	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:30.956	+2.739	25
17	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:30.988	+2.771	34
18	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	1:31.087	+2.870	39
19	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:31.215	+2.998	32
20	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:31.981	+3.764	32

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:28.691		25
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:29.137	+0.446	26
3	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:29.373	+0.682	32
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:29.627	+0.936	20
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:29.685	+0.994	20
6	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:29.841	+1.150	30
7	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:30.591	+1.900	28
8	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:30.814	+2.123	22
9	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	1:30.929	+2.238	27
10	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:31.073	+2.382	29
11	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:31.073	+2.382	20
12	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:31.100	+2.409	23
13	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:31.272	+2.581	29
14	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:31.274	+2.583	28
15	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:31.418	+2.727	18
16	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:31.508	+2.817	27
17	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:31.908	+3.217	23
18	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:32.034	+3.343	21
19	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	1:32.513	+3.822	26
20	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:32.683	+3.992	30

Session schedule

Practice 1Final5 Oct 2018 01:00 UTC

Practice 2Final5 Oct 2018 05:00 UTC

Practice 3Final6 Oct 2018 03:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal6 Oct 2018 06:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal7 Oct 2018 05:00 UTC

Championship after round 17

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	331
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	264
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	207
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	196
5	Max Verstappen VER	173
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	146
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	53
8	Sergio Pérez PER	53	▲2

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Valtteri Bottas BOT
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen VER	—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC
Ferrari	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	—	Sebastian Vettel VET
Haas	Romain Grosjean GRO	—	Kevin Magnussen MAG
Toro Rosso	Brendon Hartley HAR	—	Pierre Gasly GAS
Force India	Esteban Ocon OCO	—	Sergio Pérez PER
Sauber	Charles Leclerc LEC	—	Marcus Ericsson ERI
Renault (2016–20)	Carlos Sainz SAI	—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL
Williams	Lance Stroll STR	—	Sergey Sirotkin SIR
McLaren	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Stoffel Vandoorne VND

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2017	Japanese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2016	Japanese Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1
2015	Japanese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2014	Japanese Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2013	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2
2012	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2011	Japanese Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	2
2010	Japanese Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1