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Suzuka Circuit Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix 2018 at Suzuka Circuit on 7 October 2018, starting from pole position. Valtteri Bottas finished second for Mercedes, with Max Verstappen completing the podium for Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap with a time of 1:32.318.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 53 | 1:27:17.062 | 25 | |
| 2 | 2 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 53 | +12.919 | 18 | |
| 3 | 3 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull | 53 | +14.295 | 15 | |
| 4 | 15 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull | 53 | +19.495 | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 53 | +50.998 | 10 | |
| 6 | 8 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 53 | +1:09.873 | 8 | ⚡ 1:32.318 |
| 7 | 9 | Sergio PérezPER | Force India | 53 | +1:19.379 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas F1 Team | 53 | +1:27.198 | 4 | |
| 9 | 11 | Esteban OconOCO | Force India | 53 | +1:28.055 | 2 | |
| 10 | 13 | Carlos SainzSAI | Renault | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 7 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Toro Rosso | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 6 | Brendon HartleyHAR | Toro Rosso | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | Stoffel VandoorneVAN | McLaren | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | Sergey SirotkinSIR | Williams | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 14 | Lance StrollSTR | Williams | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Charles LeclercLEC | Sauber | 38 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Renault | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Haas F1 Team | 8 | Collision damage | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Lewis Hamilton
- Circuit Suzuka Circuit
- Winning team Mercedes
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.702 | 1:28.017 | 1:27.760 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:29.297 | 1:27.987 | 1:28.059 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.480 | 1:28.849 | 1:29.057 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.631 | 1:28.595 | 1:29.521 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.724 | 1:29.678 | 1:29.761 |
| 6 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:30.248 | 1:29.848 | 1:30.023 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:30.137 | 1:29.810 | 1:30.093 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:29.899 | 1:29.538 | 1:30.126 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.049 | 1:28.279 | 1:32.192 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:30.247 | 1:29.567 | 1:37.229 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:29.706 | 1:29.864 | - |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.219 | 1:30.226 | - |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:30.236 | 1:30.490 | - |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:30.317 | 1:30.714 | - |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:29.806 | - | - |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.361 | - | - |
| 17 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:30.372 | - | - |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:30.573 | - | - |
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:31.041 | - | - |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:31.213 | - | - |