The 2017 Japanese Grand Prix started October 8th, 2017 at 07:00 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Sebastian Vettel next to him. Daniel Ricciardo started from third place.
After 1 hour, 27 minutes and 31 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Max Verstappen in second and Daniel Ricciardo in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Valtteri Bottas in a time of 1:33.144.
After the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 306 points. Hamilton is 59 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
After 1 hour, 27 minutes and 31 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Max Verstappen in second and Daniel Ricciardo in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Valtteri Bottas in a time of 1:33.144.
After the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 306 points. Hamilton is 59 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
October 8th, 2017 at 07:00
Round
16/20
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:27:31.194
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Valtteri Bottas 1:33.144
Fastest pitstop
Max Verstappen 22.620 (lap 21)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27:31.194 | 1 | 53 | 25 |
| 2 2 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +1.211 | 4 | 53 | 18 |
| 3 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +9.679 | 3 | 53 | 15 |
| 4 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +10.580 | 6 | 53 | 12 |
| 5 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +32.622 | 10 | 53 | 10 |
| 6 1 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | +1:07.788 | 5 | 53 | 8 |
| 7 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1:11.424 | 7 | 53 | 6 |
| 8 4 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | +1:28.953 | 12 | 53 | 4 |
| 9 4 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | +1:29.883 | 13 | 53 | 2 |
| 10 2 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | +1 Lap | 8 | 52 | 1 |
| 11 9 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1 Lap | 20 | 52 | 0 |
| 12 6 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | +1 Lap | 18 | 52 | 0 |
| 13 1 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 14 | 52 | 0 |
| 14 5 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +1 Lap | 9 | 52 | 0 |
| 15 2 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | +2 Laps | 17 | 51 | 0 |
| - | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | DNF (Wheel) | 15 | 45 | 0 |
| - | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | DNF (Front wing) | 11 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | DNF (Accident) | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | DNF (Spark plugs) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| - | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | DNF (Accident) | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.047 | 1:27.819 | 1:27.319 | |
| 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:29.332 | 1:28.543 | 1:27.651 | +0.332 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.352 | 1:28.225 | 1:27.791 | +0.472 |
| 4 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:29.475 | 1:28.935 | 1:28.306 | +0.987 |
| 5 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.181 | 1:28.747 | 1:28.332 | +1.013 |
| 6 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.163 | 1:29.079 | 1:28.498 | +1.179 |
| 7 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:30.115 | 1:29.199 | 1:29.111 | +1.792 |
| 8 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:29.696 | 1:29.343 | 1:29.260 | +1.941 |
| 9 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:30.352 | 1:29.687 | 1:29.480 | +2.161 |
| 10 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:30.525 | 1:29.749 | 1:30.687 | +3.368 |
| 11 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:30.654 | 1:29.778 | ||
| 12 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.252 | 1:29.879 | ||
| 13 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.774 | 1:29.972 | ||
| 14 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:30.516 | 1:30.022 | ||
| 15 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:30.565 | 1:30.413 | ||
| 16 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.849 | |||
| 17 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:31.317 | |||
| 18 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:31.409 | |||
| 19 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:31.597 | |||
| 20 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 1:31.885 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:29.055 | 9 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.069 | +0.014 | 19 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.379 | +0.324 | 23 |
| 4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.910 | +0.855 | 15 |
| 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:30.018 | +0.963 | 13 |
| 6 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:30.109 | +1.054 | 12 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.315 | +1.260 | 19 |
| 8 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:30.424 | +1.369 | 13 |
| 9 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:30.563 | +1.508 | 12 |
| 10 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:30.764 | +1.709 | 22 |
| 11 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:30.764 | +1.709 | 21 |
| 12 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:30.770 | +1.715 | 18 |
| 13 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:30.799 | +1.744 | 23 |
| 14 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.982 | +1.927 | 12 |
| 15 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:31.011 | +1.956 | 20 |
| 16 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:31.353 | +2.298 | 25 |
| 17 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.459 | +2.404 | 13 |
| 18 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:32.579 | +3.524 | 22 |
| 19 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 1:32.698 | +3.643 | 21 |
| 20 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.962 | +4.907 | 12 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:48.719 | 4 | |
| 2 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:49.518 | +0.799 | 3 |
| 3 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:51.345 | +2.626 | 3 |
| 4 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:52.146 | +3.427 | 3 |
| 5 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:52.343 | +3.624 | 4 |
| 6 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1 | ||
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1 | ||
| 8 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1 | ||
| 9 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 3 | ||
| 10 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | ||
| 11 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 2 | ||
| 12 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 2 | ||
| 13 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1 | ||
| 14 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.166 | 23 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.377 | +0.211 | 29 |
| 3 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:29.541 | +0.375 | 27 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.638 | +0.472 | 22 |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:30.151 | +0.985 | 30 |
| 6 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.762 | +1.596 | 26 |
| 7 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:30.899 | +1.733 | 22 |
| 8 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.974 | +1.808 | 24 |
| 9 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.032 | +1.866 | 22 |
| 10 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:31.202 | +2.036 | 24 |
| 11 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.216 | +2.050 | 15 |
| 12 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:31.235 | +2.069 | 19 |
| 13 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:31.530 | +2.364 | 23 |
| 14 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:31.602 | +2.436 | 22 |
| 15 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:31.757 | +2.591 | 22 |
| 16 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:31.912 | +2.746 | 20 |
| 17 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:32.252 | +3.086 | 14 |
| 18 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:32.501 | +3.335 | 18 |
| 19 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 1:32.897 | +3.731 | 29 |
| 20 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:33.397 | +4.231 | 28 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 8 | 11 | 306 | |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | 10 | 247 | -59 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 10 | 234 | -72 |
| 4 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1 | 9 | 192 | -114 |
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | 148 | -158 | |
| 6 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 3 | 111 | -195 |
| 7 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 82 | -224 | ||
| 8 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 65 | -241 | ||
| 9 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 48 | -258 | ||
| 10 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 34 | -272 | ||
| 11 | #19 Felipe Massa | Williams | 34 | -272 | ||
| 12 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1 | 32 | -274 | |
| 13 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 28 | -278 | ||
| 14 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 15 | -291 | ||
| 15 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 13 | -293 | ||
| 16 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 10 | -296 | ||
| 17 | #30 Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 8 | -298 | ||
| 18 | #94 Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 5 | -301 | ||
| 19 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 4 | -302 | ||
| 20 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 0 | -306 | ||
| 21 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 0 | -306 | ||
| 22 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 0 | -306 | ||
| 23 | #22 Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | -306 | ||
| 24 | Paul di Resta | Williams | 0 | -306 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 10 | 21 | 540 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 4 | 14 | 395 | -145 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 2 | 12 | 303 | -237 |
| 4 | Force India | 147 | -393 | ||
| 5 | Williams | 1 | 66 | -474 | |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 52 | -488 | ||
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 43 | -497 | ||
| 8 | Renault | 42 | -498 | ||
| 9 | McLaren | 23 | -517 | ||
| 10 | Sauber | 5 | -535 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:33.706 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | 1:34.183 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | 1:44.411 - Guanyu Zhou | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.983 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:32.318 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:35.118 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.145 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.600 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Romain Grosjean | 1:34.587 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:35.774 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #4 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.568 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.474 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.569 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Robert Kubica | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.426 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Heikki Kovalainen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.193 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.676 - Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso | 1:31.540 - Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:32.730 - Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Roberto Moreno | Aguri Suzuki | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | Mario Andretti |