Round 17 · 7 October 2018
2018 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix, round 17 of the championship, held on 7 October 2018 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 1. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Sebastian Vettel (1:32.318).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1:27:17.062 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | +12.919 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | +14.295 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 15 | +19.495 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | +50.998 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 8 | +69.873 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 9 | +79.379 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 5 | +87.198 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 11 | +88.055 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 13 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 6 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 10 | — | — | Mechanical |
| 19 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 12 | — | — | Collision damage |