Season 2018 · Round 17

Japanese Grand Prix

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2018-10-07 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 53Lap · 307.471km
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:27:17.062
Team win 43pt P1 · P2 1-2
77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes +12.919
33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull +14.295
Fastest Lap
5 Sebastian Vettel
1:32.318 · L53
DNF
3
Charles Leclerc L38 Nico Hülkenberg L37 Kevin Magnussen L8
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
53Lap 307.471km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P3 Max Verstappen 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
P3 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 starts · GP #1
P4 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 Kimi Räikkönen 17 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Hamilton · pit stop L24 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Bottas · pit stop L23 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Verstappen · pit stop L21 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Ricciardo · pit stop L23 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Räikkönen · pit stop L17 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Vettel · pit stop L26 Vettel VET Vettel VET Pérez · pit stop L24 Pérez PER Pérez PER Grosjean · pit stop L29 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Ocon · pit stop L26 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Sainz · pit stop L32 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Gasly · pit stop L29 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS Ericsson · pit stop L5 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Hartley · pit stop L28 Hartley HAR Hartley HAR Alonso · pit stop L26 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Vandoorne · pit stop L23 Vandoorne VAN Vandoorne VAN Sirotkin · pit stop L4 Sirotkin · pit stop L38 Sirotkin SIR Sirotkin SIR Stroll · pit stop L14 Stroll · pit stop L39 Stroll STR Stroll STR Leclerc · pit stop L4 Leclerc · pit stop L35 Leclerc · retired L38 Leclerc LEC Leclerc LEC Hülkenberg · pit stop L30 Hülkenberg · retired L37 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Magnussen · pit stop L2 Magnussen · retired L8 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 53 1:27:17.062 25
2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 2 53 +12.919 18
3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 3 53 +14.295 15
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 15 53 +19.495 12
5 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 4 53 +50.998 10
6 5 Sebastian Vettel FL Ferrari 8 53 +1:09.873 8
7 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 9 53 +1:19.379 6
8 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 5 53 +1:27.198 4
9 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 11 53 +1:28.055 2
10 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 13 52 +1 Lap 1
11 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 7 52 +1 Lap
12 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 20 52 +1 Lap
13 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 6 52 +1 Lap
14 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 18 52 +1 Lap
15 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 19 52 +1 Lap
16 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 17 52 +1 Lap
17 18 Lance Stroll Williams 14 52 +1 Lap
R 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 10 38 Mechanical
R 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 16 37 Engine
R 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 12 8 Collision damage
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:28.702 1:28.017 1:27.760 POLE Q3
2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:29.297 1:27.987 1:28.059 +0.227 Q2
3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:29.480 1:28.849 1:29.057 +1.089 Q2
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:29.631 1:28.595 1:29.521 +0.835 Q2
5 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 1:29.724 1:29.678 1:29.761 +1.918 Q2
6 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 1:30.248 1:29.848 1:30.023 +2.088 Q2
7 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:30.137 1:29.810 1:30.093 +2.050 Q2
8 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:29.899 1:29.538 1:30.126 +1.778 Q2
9 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:29.049 1:28.279 1:32.192 +0.519 Q2
10 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:30.247 1:29.567 1:37.229 +1.807 Q2
11 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 1:29.706 1:29.864 — +1.946 Q1
12 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 1:30.219 1:30.226 — +2.459 Q1
13 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 1:30.236 1:30.490 — +2.476 Q1
14 18 Lance Stroll Williams 1:30.317 1:30.714 — +2.557 Q1
15 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:29.806 — — +2.046 Q1
16 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:30.361 — — +2.601 Q1
17 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 1:30.372 — — +2.612 Q1
18 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:30.573 — — +2.813 Q1
19 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:31.041 — — +3.281 Q1
20 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:31.213 — — +3.453 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
44 Lewis Hamilton
2
77 Valtteri Bottas
3
33 Max Verstappen
4
7 Kimi Räikkönen
5
8 Romain Grosjean
6
28 Brendon Hartley
7
10 Pierre Gasly
8
5 Sebastian Vettel ▲1
9
11 Sergio Pérez ▲1
10
16 Charles Leclerc ▲1
11
31 Esteban Ocon ▼3
12
20 Kevin Magnussen
13
55 Carlos Sainz
14
18 Lance Stroll
15
3 Daniel Ricciardo
16
27 Nico Hülkenberg
17
35 Sergey Sirotkin
18
14 Fernando Alonso
19
2 Stoffel Vandoorne
20
9 Marcus Ericsson
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:32.318 L53
2 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:32.670 L52
3 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:32.785 L51
4 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:32.959 L44
5 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:33.079 L50
6 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:33.110 L46
7 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:33.118 L47
8 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:33.131 L46
9 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:33.187 L50
10 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:33.189 L45
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
25s 30s 35s median 23.6s Lewis Hamilton · L24 · 22.614s Sebastian Vettel · L26 · 22.748s Valtteri Bottas · L23 · 22.777s Kimi Räikkönen · L17 · 22.781s Daniel Ricciardo · L23 · 22.864s Brendon Hartley · L28 · 23.110s Stoffel Vandoorne · L23 · 23.159s Marcus Ericsson · L5 · 23.244s Esteban Ocon · L26 · 23.316s Pierre Gasly · L29 · 23.376s Carlos Sainz · L32 · 23.477s Nico Hülkenberg · L30 · 23.555s Sergio Pérez · L24 · 23.635s Sergey Sirotkin · L38 · 23.647s Lance Stroll · L14 · 23.657s Sergey Sirotkin · L4 · 23.660s Romain Grosjean · L29 · 23.692s Charles Leclerc · L35 · 26.672s Fernando Alonso · L26 · 27.454s Max Verstappen · L21 · 28.789s Kevin Magnussen · L2 · 29.007s Lance Stroll · L39 · 29.804s Charles Leclerc · L4 · 38.891s
fastest 22.614s Lewis Hamilton slowest 38.891s Charles Leclerc pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 2 14:17:48 29.007s
35 Sergey Sirotkin 1 4 14:20:51 23.660s
16 Charles Leclerc 1 4 14:20:44 38.891s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 5 14:23:11 23.244s
18 Lance Stroll 1 14 14:39:30 23.657s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 17 14:43:53 22.781s
33 Max Verstappen 1 21 14:50:08 28.789s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 23 14:53:24 22.864s
2 Stoffel Vandoorne 1 23 14:54:14 23.159s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 23 14:53:12 22.777s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 24 14:54:41 22.614s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 24 14:55:30 23.635s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 26 14:58:49 22.748s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 26 14:58:57 27.454s
31 Esteban Ocon 1 26 14:58:45 23.316s
28 Brendon Hartley 1 28 15:02:08 23.110s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 29 15:03:29 23.692s
10 Pierre Gasly 1 29 15:03:37 23.376s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 30 15:05:33 23.555s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 32 15:08:30 23.477s
16 Charles Leclerc 2 35 15:13:39 26.672s
35 Sergey Sirotkin 2 38 15:18:43 23.647s
18 Lance Stroll 2 39 15:20:25 29.804s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
5
Sebastian Vettel
+19
P8→P6
16
Charles Leclerc
+15
P10→P—
11
Sergio Pérez
+13
P9→P7
9
Marcus Ericsson
+13
P20→P12
3
Daniel Ricciardo
+11
P15→P4
55
Carlos Sainz
+10
P13→P10
14
Fernando Alonso
+10
P18→P14
31
Esteban Ocon
+9
P11→P9
Most positions lost
Sebastian Vettel −21 Charles Leclerc −20 Sergio Pérez −12
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
31 Esteban Ocon Grid penalty ▼3 (P8 → P11)
▼3 (P8 → P11)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15