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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

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 44 HAMLewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 53 1:27:17.062 25
2 77 BOTValtteri Bottas Mercedes 2 53 +12.919 18
3 33 VERMax Verstappen Red Bull 3 53 +14.295 15
4 3 RICDaniel Ricciardo Red Bull 15 53 +19.495 12
5 7 RAIKimi Räikkönen Ferrari 4 53 +50.998 10
6 5 VETSebastian Vettel Ferrari 8q9 53 +69.873 1:32.318 8
7 11 PERSergio Pérez Force India 9q10 53 +79.379 6
8 8 GRORomain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 5 53 +87.198 4
9 31 OCOEsteban Ocon Force India 11q8 53 +88.055 2
10 55 SAICarlos Sainz Renault 13 52 +1 Lap 1
11 10 GASPierre Gasly Toro Rosso 7 52 +1 Lap 0
12 9 ERIMarcus Ericsson Sauber 20 52 +1 Lap 0
13 28 HARBrendon Hartley Toro Rosso 6 52 +1 Lap 0
14 14 ALOFernando Alonso McLaren 18 52 +1 Lap 0
15 2 VANStoffel Vandoorne McLaren 19 52 +1 Lap 0
16 35 SIRSergey Sirotkin Williams 17 52 +1 Lap 0
17 18 STRLance Stroll Williams 14 52 +1 Lap 0
R 16 LECCharles Leclerc Sauber 10q11 38 Mechanical 0
R 27 HULNico Hülkenberg Renault 16 37 Engine 0
R 20 MAGKevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 12 8 Collision damage 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Esteban Ocon qualified 8th, started 11th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 9th, started 8th; Sergio Pérez qualified 10th, started 9th; Charles Leclerc qualified 11th, started 10th. 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 3 to 8 1234567891011121314151617181920 Lap 1Lap 13Lap 27Lap 40Lap 53 Kevin Magnussen: pit stop on lap 2Charles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 4Sergey Sirotkin: pit stop on lap 4Marcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 5Lance Stroll: pit stop on lap 14Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 17Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 21Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 23Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 23Stoffel Vandoorne: pit stop on lap 23Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 24Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 24Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 26Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 26Esteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 26Brendon Hartley: pit stop on lap 28Romain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 29Pierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 29Nico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 30Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 32Charles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 35Sergey Sirotkin: pit stop on lap 38Lance Stroll: pit stop on lap 39 HAMBOTVERVETRAIGROGASPEROCOHARSAIMAGLECRICALOHULSTRSIRVANERI
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 3 to 8 +0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 8Lap 16Lap 23Lap 31Lap 38Lap 46Lap 53 Kevin Magnussen: pit stop on lap 2, 29.0 s in the pit laneCharles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 4, 38.9 s in the pit laneSergey Sirotkin: pit stop on lap 4, 23.7 s in the pit laneMarcus Ericsson: pit stop on lap 5, 23.2 s in the pit laneLance Stroll: pit stop on lap 14, 23.7 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 17, 22.8 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 21, 28.8 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 23, 22.9 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 23, 22.8 s in the pit laneStoffel Vandoorne: pit stop on lap 23, 23.2 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 24, 22.6 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 24, 23.6 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 26, 27.5 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 26, 22.7 s in the pit laneEsteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 26, 23.3 s in the pit laneBrendon Hartley: pit stop on lap 28, 23.1 s in the pit laneRomain Grosjean: pit stop on lap 29, 23.7 s in the pit lanePierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 29, 23.4 s in the pit laneNico Hülkenberg: pit stop on lap 30, 23.6 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 32, 23.5 s in the pit laneCharles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 35, 26.7 s in the pit laneSergey Sirotkin: pit stop on lap 38, 23.6 s in the pit laneLance Stroll: pit stop on lap 39, 29.8 s in the pit lane HAMBOTVERVETRAIGROGASPEROCOHARSAIMAGLECRICALOHULSTRSIRVANERI
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 114 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 24), stints of 24, 29 laps
2nd
Valtteri Bottas: 1 stop (lap 23), stints of 23, 30 laps
3rd
Max Verstappen: 1 stop (lap 21), stints of 21, 32 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 15 · 2 stops: 2
First stops
median lap 24 of 53

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
HAMLewis Hamilton124 (22.6 s)
2429
BOTValtteri Bottas123 (22.8 s)
2330
VERMax Verstappen121 (28.8 s)
2132
RICDaniel Ricciardo123 (22.9 s)
2330
RAIKimi Räikkönen117 (22.8 s)
1736
VETSebastian Vettel126 (22.7 s)
2627
PERSergio Pérez124 (23.6 s)
2429
GRORomain Grosjean129 (23.7 s)
2924
OCOEsteban Ocon126 (23.3 s)
2627
SAICarlos Sainz132 (23.5 s)
3220
GASPierre Gasly129 (23.4 s)
2923
ERIMarcus Ericsson15 (23.2 s)
547
HARBrendon Hartley128 (23.1 s)
2824
ALOFernando Alonso126 (27.5 s)
2626
VANStoffel Vandoorne123 (23.2 s)
2329
SIRSergey Sirotkin24 (23.7 s), 38 (23.6 s)
43414
STRLance Stroll214 (23.7 s), 39 (29.8 s)
142513
LECCharles Leclerc24 (38.9 s), 35 (26.7 s)
4313
HULNico Hülkenberg130 (23.6 s)
307
MAGKevin Magnussen12 (29.0 s)
6

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:28.7021:28.0171:27.760fastest Q3
2Valtteri BottasMercedes1:29.2971:27.9871:28.059+0.227 Q2
3Max VerstappenRed Bull1:29.4801:28.8491:29.057+1.089 Q2
4Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:29.6311:28.5951:29.521+0.835 Q2
5Romain GrosjeanHaas F1 Team1:29.7241:29.6781:29.761+1.918 Q2
6Brendon HartleyToro Rosso1:30.2481:29.8481:30.023+2.088 Q2
7Pierre GaslyToro Rosso1:30.1371:29.8101:30.093+2.050 Q2
8Esteban OconForce India1:29.8991:29.5381:30.126+1.778 Q2
9Sebastian VettelFerrari1:29.0491:28.2791:32.192+0.519 Q2
10Sergio PérezForce India1:30.2471:29.5671:37.229+1.807 Q2
11Charles LeclercSauber1:29.7061:29.864+1.946 Q1
12Kevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team1:30.2191:30.226+2.459 Q1
13Carlos SainzRenault1:30.2361:30.490+2.476 Q1
14Lance StrollWilliams1:30.3171:30.714+2.557 Q1
15Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:29.806+2.046 Q1
16Nico HülkenbergRenault1:30.361+2.601 Q1
17Sergey SirotkinWilliams1:30.372+2.612 Q1
18Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:30.573+2.813 Q1
19Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren1:31.041+3.281 Q1
20Marcus EricssonSauber1:31.213+3.453 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 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

PosConstructorWinsPoints
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

Full 2018 standings