2018 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Oct 2018
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 17 of 21
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:27.760)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 53 | 1:27:17.062 | 25 | |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | +12.919 | 18 | |
| 3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | 53 | +14.295 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 15 | 53 | +19.495 | 12 | |
| 5 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +50.998 | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 8 | 53 | +69.873 | 1:32.318 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 9 | 53 | +79.379 | 6 | |
| 8 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 5 | 53 | +87.198 | 4 | |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 11 | 53 | +88.055 | 2 | |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 13 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 7 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 6 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 10 | 38 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 16 | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 12 | 8 | Collision damage | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.702 | 1:28.017 | 1:27.760 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:29.297 | 1:27.987 | 1:28.059 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.480 | 1:28.849 | 1:29.057 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.631 | 1:28.595 | 1:29.521 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.724 | 1:29.678 | 1:29.761 |
| 6 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:30.248 | 1:29.848 | 1:30.023 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:30.137 | 1:29.810 | 1:30.093 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:29.899 | 1:29.538 | 1:30.126 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.049 | 1:28.279 | 1:32.192 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:30.247 | 1:29.567 | 1:37.229 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:29.706 | 1:29.864 | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.219 | 1:30.226 | |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:30.236 | 1:30.490 | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:30.317 | 1:30.714 | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:29.806 | ||
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.361 | ||
| 17 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:30.372 | ||
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:30.573 | ||
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:31.041 | ||
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:31.213 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9 | 331 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 264 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 0 | 207 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 196 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 173 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | 146 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 0 | 53 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 53 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 0 | 53 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 0 | 50 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 9 | 538 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 5 | 460 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 3 | 319 |
| 4 | Renault | 0 | 92 |
| 5 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 84 |
| 6 | McLaren | 0 | 58 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 43 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | Sauber | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Williams | 0 | 7 |