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Japanese Grand Prix

Formula 1 2018 Honda Japanese Grand Prix

Round 17 of 21Suzuka Circuit, SuzukaOct 7 201853 laps

Podium

BOTMercedes

HAMMercedes

VERRed Bull

Key facts

WinnerHAM1:27:17.062 from P1

PoleHAM1:27.760

Fastest lapVET1:32.318 on lap 53

Pit stops23recorded stops

Finishers17 / 20classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap	Stops
1	HAMLewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	–	53	1:27:17.062	25	1:32.785	1
2	BOTValtteri Bottas	Mercedes	2	–	53	+12.919s	18	1:33.110	1
3	VERMax Verstappen	Red Bull	3	–	53	+14.295s	15	1:33.367	1
4	RICDaniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	15	▲11	53	+19.495s	12	1:33.187	1
5	RAIKimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	4	▼1	53	+50.998s	10	1:34.223	1
6	VETSebastian Vettel	Ferrari	8	▲2	53	+69.873s	8	1:32.318	1
7	PERSergio Pérez	Force India	9	▲2	53	+79.379s	6	1:34.073	1
8	GRORomain Grosjean	Haas	5	▼3	53	+87.198s	4	1:34.786	1
9	OCOEsteban Ocon	Force India	11	▲2	53	+88.055s	2	1:34.670	1
10	SAICarlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	13	▲3	52	+1 lap	1	1:34.197	1
11	GASPierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	7	▼4	52	+1 lap		1:34.133	1
12	ERIMarcus Ericsson	Sauber	20	▲8	52	+1 lap		1:36.294	1
13	HARBrendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	6	▼7	52	+1 lap		1:34.857	1
14	ALOFernando Alonso	McLaren	18	▲4	52	+1 lap		1:33.943	1
15	VANStoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	19	▲4	52	+1 lap		1:35.023	1
16	SIRSergey Sirotkin	Williams	17	▲1	52	+1 lap		1:33.985	2
17	STRLance Stroll	Williams	14	▼3	52	+1 lap		1:33.354	2
DNF	LECCharles Leclerc	Sauber	10		38	Mechanical		1:34.515	2
DNF	HULNico Hülkenberg	Renault	16		37	Engine		1:34.934	1
DNF	MAGKevin Magnussen	Haas	12		8	Collision damage		1:39.908	1

Fastest pit stops

#	Driver	Lap	Pit lane
1	HAM	24	22.6s
2	VET	26	22.7s
3	BOT	23	22.8s
4	RAI	17	22.8s
5	RIC	23	22.9s
6	HAR	28	23.1s
7	VAN	23	23.2s
8	ERI	5	23.2s
9	OCO	26	23.3s
10	GAS	29	23.4s
11	SAI	32	23.5s
12	HUL	30	23.6s

Time from pit entry to pit exit. 23 stops in total.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap to pole
1	HAMLewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:28.702	1:28.017	1:27.760
2	BOTValtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:29.297	1:27.987	1:28.059	+0.299s
3	VERMax Verstappen	Red Bull	1:29.480	1:28.849	1:29.057	+1.297s
4	RAIKimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:29.631	1:28.595	1:29.521	+1.761s
5	GRORomain Grosjean	Haas	1:29.724	1:29.678	1:29.761	+2.001s
6	HARBrendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:30.248	1:29.848	1:30.023	+2.263s
7	GASPierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:30.137	1:29.810	1:30.093	+2.333s
8	OCOEsteban Ocon	Force India	1:29.899	1:29.538	1:30.126	+2.366s
9	VETSebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:29.049	1:28.279	1:32.192	+4.432s
10	PERSergio Pérez	Force India	1:30.247	1:29.567	1:37.229	+9.469s
11	LECCharles Leclerc	Sauber	1:29.706	1:29.864	–	+2.104s
12	MAGKevin Magnussen	Haas	1:30.219	1:30.226	–	+2.466s
13	SAICarlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	1:30.236	1:30.490	–	+2.730s
14	STRLance Stroll	Williams	1:30.317	1:30.714	–	+2.954s
15	RICDaniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:29.806	–	–	+2.046s
16	HULNico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:30.361	–	–	+2.601s
17	SIRSergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:30.372	–	–	+2.612s
18	ALOFernando Alonso	McLaren	1:30.573	–	–	+2.813s
19	VANStoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:31.041	–	–	+3.281s
20	ERIMarcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:31.213	–	–	+3.453s

Suzuka Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 2018. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

2017	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2016	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2013	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2012	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2011	Jenson Button	McLaren
2010	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2009	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2006	Fernando Alonso	Renault

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