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2018 Japanese Grand Prix
Round
17/21
Date
Oct 7, 2018 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Circuit
Circuit length
5.807 m
Race distance
307.471 km (53 laps)
Hamilton
Winner
1:27:17.062
Winning time
Hamilton
Pole position
Vettel
Fastest lap
1:32.318
Fastest lap time
Hamilton
Fastest pitstop
22.614
Fastest pitstop time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27:17.062 | 1st | 53 | 25 |
| 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +12.919 | 2nd | 53 | 18 |
| 3 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +14.295 | 3rd | 53 | 15 |
| 4 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +19.495 | 15th | 53 | 12 |
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +50.998 | 4th | 53 | 10 |
| 6 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +1:09.873 | 8th | 53 | 8 |
| 7 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1:19.379 | 9th | 53 | 6 |
| 8 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas | +1:27.198 | 5th | 53 | 4 |
| 9 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | +1:28.055 | 11th | 53 | 2 |
| 10 | #55 Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | +1 lap | 13th | 52 | 1 |
| 11 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | 7th | 52 | |
| 12 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1 lap | 20th | 52 | |
| 13 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | +1 lap | 6th | 52 | |
| 14 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1 lap | 18th | 52 | |
| 15 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +1 lap | 19th | 52 | |
| 16 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | +1 lap | 17th | 52 | |
| 17 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | +1 lap | 14th | 52 | |
| DNF | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Mechanical | 10th | 38 | |
| DNF | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Engine | 16th | 37 | |
| DNF | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Collision damage | 12th | 8 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.702 | 1:28.017 | 1:27.760 | 11 | |
| 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:29.297 | 1:27.987 | 1:28.059 | +0.299 | 12 |
| 3 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.480 | 1:28.849 | 1:29.057 | +1.297 | 10 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.631 | 1:28.595 | 1:29.521 | +1.761 | 13 |
| 5 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:29.724 | 1:29.678 | 1:29.761 | +2.001 | 17 |
| 6 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:30.248 | 1:29.848 | 1:30.023 | +2.263 | 15 |
| 7 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:30.137 | 1:29.810 | 1:30.093 | +2.333 | 15 |
| 8 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:29.899 | 1:29.538 | 1:30.126 | +2.366 | 13 |
| 9 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.049 | 1:28.279 | 1:32.192 | +4.432 | 13 |
| 10 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:30.247 | 1:29.567 | 1:37.229 | +9.469 | 16 |
| 11 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:29.706 | 1:29.864 | 12 | ||
| 12 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:30.219 | 1:30.226 | 13 | ||
| 13 | #55 Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:30.236 | 1:30.490 | 12 | ||
| 14 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:30.317 | 1:30.714 | 10 | ||
| 15 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:29.806 | 4 | |||
| 16 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.361 | 7 | |||
| 17 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:30.372 | 8 | |||
| 18 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:30.573 | 6 | |||
| 19 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:31.041 | 10 | |||
| 20 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:31.213 | 4 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | 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 Jr. | Renault | 1:31.513 | +1.914 | 14 |
| 10 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:31.521 | +1.922 | 13 |
| 11 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas | 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 | Constructor | Time | Gap | 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 | 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 Jr. | Renault | 1:30.904 | +2.687 | 31 |
| 15 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:30.906 | +2.689 | 26 |
| 16 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 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 | Constructor | Time | Gap | 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 | 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 Jr. | Renault | 1:31.100 | +2.409 | 23 |
| 13 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:31.272 | +2.581 | 29 |
| 14 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 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 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:32.318 | 53 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.785 | +0.467 | 51 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:33.110 | +0.792 | 46 |
| 4 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:33.187 | +0.869 | 50 |
| 5 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:33.354 | +1.036 | 41 |
| 6 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.367 | +1.049 | 50 |
| 7 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:33.943 | +1.625 | 28 |
| 8 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:33.985 | +1.667 | 41 |
| 9 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:34.073 | +1.755 | 43 |
| 10 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:34.133 | +1.815 | 35 |
| 11 | #55 Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:34.197 | +1.879 | 50 |
| 12 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34.223 | +1.905 | 28 |
| 13 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:34.515 | +2.197 | 37 |
| 14 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:34.670 | +2.352 | 50 |
| 15 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:34.786 | +2.468 | 47 |
| 16 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:34.857 | +2.539 | 30 |
| 17 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:34.934 | +2.616 | 32 |
| 18 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:35.023 | +2.705 | 25 |
| 19 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:36.294 | +3.976 | 8 |
| 20 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:39.908 | +7.590 | 6 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9 | 14 | 331 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 10 | 264 | -67 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 0 | 8 | 207 | -124 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 9 | 196 | -135 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 7 | 173 | -158 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | 2 | 146 | -185 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 0 | 1 | 53 | -278 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 0 | 0 | 53 | -278 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 0 | 0 | 53 | -278 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 50 | -281 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 0 | 0 | 49 | -282 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 0 | 0 | 39 | -292 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 0 | 0 | 31 | -300 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 0 | 0 | 28 | -303 |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 0 | 0 | 21 | -310 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 8 | -323 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 0 | 0 | 6 | -325 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 0 | 0 | 6 | -325 |
| 19 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 0 | 0 | 2 | -329 |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | -330 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | Mercedes | 9 | 22 | 538 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 5 | 19 | 460 | -78 |
| 3 | Red Bull | TAG Heuer | 3 | 9 | 319 | -219 |
| 4 | Renault | Renault | 0 | 0 | 92 | -446 |
| 5 | Haas | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 84 | -454 |
| 6 | McLaren | Renault | 0 | 0 | 58 | -480 |
| 7 | Force India | Mercedes | 0 | 1 | 43 | -495 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | Honda | 0 | 0 | 30 | -508 |
| 9 | Sauber | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 27 | -511 |
| 10 | Williams | Mercedes | 0 | 0 | 7 | -531 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 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 | 1:33.408 - Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.125 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | 1:36.944 - Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | 1:39.189 - Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | 1:41.319 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | 1:40.190 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | 1:38.942 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | 1:44.043 - Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | 1:42.976 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | 1:56.597 - Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | 1:41.176 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | 1:40.646 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1991 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | 1:41.532 - Ayrton Senna | Gerhard Berger |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Roberto Moreno | Aguri Suzuki | 1:44.233 - Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | 1:43.506 - Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | 1:46.326 - Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | 1:43.844 - Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | 1:14.300 - Jody Scheckter | Mario Andretti |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | 1:19.970 - Jacques Laffite | Mario Andretti |
The 2018 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 7, 2018 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Valtteri Bottas next to him. Max Verstappen started from third place.
In 1 hour, 27 minutes and 17 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Valtteri Bottas in second and Max Verstappen in third place.
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.