The 2018 Japanese Grand Prix started October 7th, 2018 at 07:10 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Valtteri Bottas next to him. Max Verstappen started from third place.
After 1 hour, 27 minutes and 17 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Valtteri Bottas in second and Max Verstappen in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:32.318.
After the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 331 points. Hamilton is 67 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
After 1 hour, 27 minutes and 17 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Valtteri Bottas in second and Max Verstappen in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:32.318.
After the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 331 points. Hamilton is 67 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
October 7th, 2018 at 07:10
Round
17/21
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:27:17.062
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel 1:32.318
Fastest pitstop
Lewis Hamilton 22.614 (lap 24)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27:17.062 | 1 | 53 | 25 |
| 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +12.919 | 2 | 53 | 18 |
| 3 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +14.295 | 3 | 53 | 15 |
| 4 11 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +19.495 | 15 | 53 | 12 |
| 5 1 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +50.998 | 4 | 53 | 10 |
| 6 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +1:09.873 | 8 | 53 | 8 |
| 7 2 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1:19.379 | 9 | 53 | 6 |
| 8 3 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | +1:27.198 | 5 | 53 | 4 |
| 9 2 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | +1:28.055 | 11 | 53 | 2 |
| 10 3 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | +1 Lap | 13 | 52 | 1 |
| 11 4 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 7 | 52 | 0 |
| 12 8 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1 Lap | 20 | 52 | 0 |
| 13 7 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 6 | 52 | 0 |
| 14 4 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1 Lap | 18 | 52 | 0 |
| 15 4 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +1 Lap | 19 | 52 | 0 |
| 16 1 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | +1 Lap | 17 | 52 | 0 |
| 17 3 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | +1 Lap | 14 | 52 | 0 |
| - | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | DNF (Mechanical) | 10 | 38 | 0 |
| - | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 16 | 37 | 0 |
| - | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | DNF (Collision damage) | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | +0.299 |
| 3 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.480 | 1:28.849 | 1:29.057 | +1.297 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.631 | 1:28.595 | 1:29.521 | +1.761 |
| 5 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.724 | 1:29.678 | 1:29.761 | +2.001 |
| 6 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:30.248 | 1:29.848 | 1:30.023 | +2.263 |
| 7 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:30.137 | 1:29.810 | 1:30.093 | +2.333 |
| 8 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:29.899 | 1:29.538 | 1:30.126 | +2.366 |
| 9 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.049 | 1:28.279 | 1:32.192 | +4.432 |
| 10 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:30.247 | 1:29.567 | 1:37.229 | +9.469 |
| 11 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:29.706 | 1:29.864 | ||
| 12 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.219 | 1:30.226 | ||
| 13 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:30.236 | 1:30.490 | ||
| 14 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:30.317 | 1:30.714 | ||
| 15 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:29.806 | |||
| 16 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.361 | |||
| 17 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:30.372 | |||
| 18 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:30.573 | |||
| 19 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:31.041 | |||
| 20 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:31.213 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.599 | 13 | |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.715 | +0.116 | 14 |
| 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:30.054 | +0.455 | 13 |
| 4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.304 | +0.705 | 13 |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:30.422 | +0.823 | 13 |
| 6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:30.474 | +0.875 | 10 |
| 7 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:31.088 | +1.489 | 12 |
| 8 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:31.483 | +1.884 | 12 |
| 9 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:31.513 | +1.914 | 14 |
| 10 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.521 | +1.922 | 13 |
| 11 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.636 | +2.037 | 14 |
| 12 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:31.760 | +2.161 | 14 |
| 13 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:32.030 | +2.431 | 13 |
| 14 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:32.201 | +2.602 | 14 |
| 15 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:32.224 | +2.625 | 12 |
| 16 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:32.442 | +2.843 | 10 |
| 17 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:32.608 | +3.009 | 14 |
| 18 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:32.631 | +3.032 | 14 |
| 19 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:33.034 | +3.435 | 13 |
| 20 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:33.105 | +3.506 | 10 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.217 | 31 | |
| 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:28.678 | +0.461 | 30 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.050 | +0.833 | 36 |
| 4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.257 | +1.040 | 32 |
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.498 | +1.281 | 33 |
| 6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:29.513 | +1.296 | 27 |
| 7 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:30.035 | +1.818 | 32 |
| 8 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.440 | +2.223 | 32 |
| 9 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:30.478 | +2.261 | 33 |
| 10 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:30.502 | +2.285 | 27 |
| 11 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:30.510 | +2.293 | 28 |
| 12 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.644 | +2.427 | 36 |
| 13 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:30.795 | +2.578 | 10 |
| 14 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:30.904 | +2.687 | 31 |
| 15 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:30.906 | +2.689 | 26 |
| 16 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.956 | +2.739 | 25 |
| 17 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:30.988 | +2.771 | 34 |
| 18 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:31.087 | +2.870 | 39 |
| 19 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:31.215 | +2.998 | 32 |
| 20 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:31.981 | +3.764 | 32 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.691 | 25 | |
| 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:29.137 | +0.446 | 26 |
| 3 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:29.373 | +0.682 | 32 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.627 | +0.936 | 20 |
| 5 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.685 | +0.994 | 20 |
| 6 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.841 | +1.150 | 30 |
| 7 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:30.591 | +1.900 | 28 |
| 8 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.814 | +2.123 | 22 |
| 9 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:30.929 | +2.238 | 27 |
| 10 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:31.073 | +2.382 | 29 |
| 11 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:31.073 | +2.382 | 20 |
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:31.100 | +2.409 | 23 |
| 13 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:31.272 | +2.581 | 29 |
| 14 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.274 | +2.583 | 28 |
| 15 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:31.418 | +2.727 | 18 |
| 16 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:31.508 | +2.817 | 27 |
| 17 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:31.908 | +3.217 | 23 |
| 18 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:32.034 | +3.343 | 21 |
| 19 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:32.513 | +3.822 | 26 |
| 20 | #47 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.683 | +3.992 | 30 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9 | 14 | 331 | |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 10 | 264 | -67 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 8 | 207 | -124 | |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 9 | 196 | -135 | |
| 5 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 7 | 173 | -158 |
| 6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | 2 | 146 | -185 |
| 7 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1 | 53 | -278 | |
| 8 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 53 | -278 | ||
| 9 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 53 | -278 | ||
| 10 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 50 | -281 | ||
| 11 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 49 | -282 | ||
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 39 | -292 | ||
| 13 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 31 | -300 | ||
| 14 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 28 | -303 | ||
| 15 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 21 | -310 | ||
| 16 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 8 | -323 | ||
| 17 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 6 | -325 | ||
| 18 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 6 | -325 | ||
| 19 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 2 | -329 | ||
| 20 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1 | -330 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 9 | 22 | 538 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 5 | 19 | 460 | -78 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 3 | 9 | 319 | -219 |
| 4 | Renault | 92 | -446 | ||
| 5 | Haas F1 Team | 84 | -454 | ||
| 6 | McLaren | 58 | -480 | ||
| 7 | Force India | 1 | 43 | -495 | |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 30 | -508 | ||
| 9 | Sauber | 27 | -511 | ||
| 10 | Williams | 7 | -531 |
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 |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:33.144 - Valtteri Bottas | 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 |