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2017 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
8 Oct 2017
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
Round
16 of 20
Winner
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton (1:27.319)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 44 HAMLewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 53 1:27:31.194 25
2 33 VERMax Verstappen Red Bull 4q5 53 +1.211 18
3 3 RICDaniel Ricciardo Red Bull 3q4 53 +9.679 15
4 77 BOTValtteri Bottas Mercedes 6q2 53 +10.580 1:33.144 12
5 7 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 10q6 53 +32.622 10
6 31 OCOEsteban Ocon Force India 5q7 53 +67.788 8
7 11 PERSergio Pérez Force India 7q8 53 +71.424 6
8 20 MAGKevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 12q13 53 +88.953 4
9 8 GRORomain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 13q16 53 +89.883 2
10 19 MASFelipe Massa Williams 8q9 52 +1 Lap 1
11 14 ALOFernando Alonso McLaren 20q10 52 +1 Lap 0
12 30 PALJolyon Palmer Renault 18q14 52 +1 Lap 0
13 10 GASPierre Gasly Toro Rosso 14q17 52 +1 Lap 0
14 2 VANStoffel Vandoorne McLaren 9q11 52 +1 Lap 0
15 94 WEHPascal Wehrlein Sauber 17q20 51 +2 Laps 0
R 18 STRLance Stroll Williams 15q18 45 Wheel 0
R 27 HULNico Hülkenberg Renault 11q12 40 Front wing 0
R 9 ERIMarcus Ericsson Sauber 16q19 7 Accident 0
R 5 VETSebastian Vettel Ferrari 2q3 4 Spark plugs 0
R 55 SAICarlos Sainz Toro Rosso 19q15 0 Accident 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 19 drivers: Valtteri Bottas qualified 2nd, started 6th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 4th, started 3rd; Max Verstappen qualified 5th, started 4th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 6th, started 10th; Esteban Ocon qualified 7th, started 5th; Sergio Pérez qualified 8th, started 7th; Felipe Massa qualified 9th, started 8th; Fernando Alonso qualified 10th, started 20th; Stoffel Vandoorne qualified 11th, started 9th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 12th, started 11th; Kevin Magnussen qualified 13th, started 12th; Jolyon Palmer qualified 14th, started 18th; Carlos Sainz qualified 15th, started 19th; Romain Grosjean qualified 16th, started 13th; Pierre Gasly qualified 17th, started 14th; Lance Stroll qualified 18th, started 15th; Marcus Ericsson qualified 19th, started 16th; Pascal Wehrlein qualified 20th, started 17th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Safety car, laps 1 to 4 12345678910111213141516171819 Lap 1Lap 13Lap 27Lap 40Lap 53 Pascal Wehrlein: pit stop on lap 2Pascal Wehrlein: pit stop on lap 3Lance Stroll: pit stop on lap 4Stoffel Vandoorne: pit stop on lap 9Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 17Kevin Magnussen: pit stop on lap 19Esteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 20Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 21Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 21Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 22Pierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 22Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 23Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 25Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 25Pascal Wehrlein: pit stop on lap 25Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 28Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 30Stoffel Vandoorne: pit stop on lap 34Lance Stroll: pit stop on lap 35Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 38Jolyon Palmer: pit stop on lap 39Pierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 39 RICVERVETRAIALOVANHULPALHAMBOTWEHERIPEROCOMASSTRGASGROMAG
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Safety car, laps 1 to 4 +0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 8Lap 16Lap 23Lap 31Lap 38Lap 46Lap 53 Pascal Wehrlein: pit stop on lap 2, 24.4 s in the pit lanePascal Wehrlein: pit stop on lap 3, 24.9 s in the pit laneLance Stroll: pit stop on lap 4, 23.5 s in the pit laneStoffel Vandoorne: pit stop on lap 9, 23.4 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 17, 23.0 s in the pit laneKevin Magnussen: pit stop on lap 19, 23.1 s in the pit laneEsteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 20, 24.1 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 21, 23.6 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 21, 22.6 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 22, 22.7 s in the pit lanePierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 22, 23.3 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 23, 22.8 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 25, 24.6 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 25, 23.8 s in the pit lanePascal Wehrlein: pit stop on lap 25, 25.0 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 28, 23.7 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 30, 22.9 s in the pit laneStoffel Vandoorne: pit stop on lap 34, 23.4 s in the pit laneLance Stroll: pit stop on lap 35, 22.7 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 38, 23.2 s in the pit laneJolyon Palmer: pit stop on lap 39, 25.6 s in the pit lanePierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 39, 24.4 s in the pit lane RICVERVETRAIALOVANHULPALHAMBOTWEHERIPEROCOMASSTRGASGROMAG
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 109 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 22), stints of 22, 31 laps
2nd
Max Verstappen: 1 stop (lap 21), stints of 21, 32 laps
3rd
Daniel Ricciardo: 1 stop (lap 25), stints of 25, 28 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 12 · 2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 1
First stops
median lap 22 of 53

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
HAMLewis Hamilton122 (22.7 s)
2231
VERMax Verstappen121 (22.6 s)
2132
RICDaniel Ricciardo125 (23.8 s)
2528
BOTValtteri Bottas130 (22.9 s)
3023
RAIKimi Räikkönen128 (23.7 s)
2825
OCOEsteban Ocon120 (24.1 s)
2033
PERSergio Pérez121 (23.6 s)
2132
MAGKevin Magnussen119 (23.1 s)
1934
GRORomain Grosjean123 (22.8 s)
2330
MASFelipe Massa117 (23.0 s)
1735
ALOFernando Alonso125 (24.6 s)
2527
PALJolyon Palmer139 (25.6 s)
3913
GASPierre Gasly222 (23.3 s), 39 (24.4 s)
221713
VANStoffel Vandoorne29 (23.4 s), 34 (23.4 s)
92518
WEHPascal Wehrlein32 (24.4 s), 3 (24.9 s), 25 (25.0 s)
2226
STRLance Stroll24 (23.5 s), 35 (22.7 s)
43110
HULNico Hülkenberg138 (23.2 s)
38

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:29.0471:27.8191:27.319fastest Q3
2Valtteri BottasMercedes1:29.3321:28.5431:27.651+0.332 Q3
3Sebastian VettelFerrari1:29.3521:28.2251:27.791+0.472 Q3
4Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:29.4751:28.9351:28.306+0.987 Q3
5Max VerstappenRed Bull1:29.1811:28.7471:28.332+1.013 Q3
6Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:29.1631:29.0791:28.498+1.179 Q3
7Esteban OconForce India1:30.1151:29.1991:29.111+1.792 Q3
8Sergio PérezForce India1:29.6961:29.3431:29.260+1.941 Q3
9Felipe MassaWilliams1:30.3521:29.6871:29.480+2.161 Q3
10Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:30.5251:29.7491:30.687+2.430 Q2
11Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren1:30.6541:29.778+2.459 Q2
12Nico HülkenbergRenault1:30.2521:29.879+2.560 Q2
13Kevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team1:30.7741:29.972+2.653 Q2
14Jolyon PalmerRenault1:30.5161:30.022+2.703 Q2
15Carlos SainzToro Rosso1:30.5651:30.413+3.094 Q2
16Romain GrosjeanHaas F1 Team1:30.849+3.530 Q1
17Pierre GaslyToro Rosso1:31.317+3.998 Q1
18Lance StrollWilliams1:31.409+4.090 Q1
19Marcus EricssonSauber1:31.597+4.278 Q1
20Pascal WehrleinSauber1:31.885+4.566 Q1

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 8 306
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 4 247
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 2 234
4 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1 192
5 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0 148
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1 111
7 Sergio Pérez Force India 0 82
8 Esteban Ocon Force India 0 65
9 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 0 48
10 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 0 34

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Mercedes 10 540
2 Ferrari 4 395
3 Red Bull 2 303
4 Force India 0 147
5 Williams 0 66
6 Toro Rosso 0 52
7 Haas F1 Team 0 43
8 Renault 0 42
9 McLaren 0 23
10 Sauber 0 5

Full 2017 standings