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Formula 1 2018 Honda Japanese Grand Prix

07 Oct 2018Suzuka307.471 km (5807 m x 53 Laps - 300 m)

Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W09, 1:27.760 (238.208 km/h) Fastest Lap: Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari SF71H, 1:32.318 (226.447 km/h lap 53) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W09 1:27:17.062 211.358 km/h 2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W09 1:27:29.981 210.838 km/h 3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:27:31.357 210.782 km/h 4 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:27:36.557 210.574 km/h 5 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari SF71H 1:28:08.060 209.319 km/h 6 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF71H 1:28:26.935 208.575 km/h 7 11 Sergio Pérez Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:28:36.441 208.202 km/h 8 8 Romain Grosjean Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:28:44.260 207.896 km/h 9 31 Esteban Ocon Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:28:45.117 207.863 km/h 10 55 Carlos Sainz Renault RS18 -1 Lap 11 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso STR13-Honda -1 Lap 12 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber C37-Ferrari -1 Lap 13 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso STR13-Honda -1 Lap 14 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren MCL33-Renault -1 Lap 15 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren MCL33-Renault -1 Lap 16 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams FW41-Mercedes -1 Lap 17 18 Lance Stroll Williams FW41-Mercedes -1 Lap Did Not Finish: 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber C37-Ferrari 38 Mechanical 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault RS18 37 Engine 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-18-Ferrari 8 Collision with Leclerc Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total Safety Car 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W09 1-53 53 4-7 Fastest Laps: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Lap 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF71H 1:32.318 226.447 53 2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W09 1:32.785 225.307 51 3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W09 1:33.110 224.521 46 4 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:33.187 224.336 50 5 18 Lance Stroll Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:33.354 223.934 41 6 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:33.367 223.903 50 7 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:33.943 222.530 28 8 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:33.985 222.431 41 9 11 Sergio Pérez Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:34.073 222.223 43 10 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:34.133 222.081 35 11 55 Carlos Sainz Renault RS18 1:34.197 221.930 50 12 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari SF71H 1:34.223 221.869 28 13 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:34.515 221.183 37 14 31 Esteban Ocon Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:34.670 220.821 50 15 8 Romain Grosjean Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:34.786 220.551 47 16 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:34.857 220.386 30 17 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault RS18 1:34.934 220.207 32 18 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:35.023 220.001 25 19 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:36.294 217.097 8 20 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:39.908 209.244 6 Final Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W09 1:27.760 238.208 Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W09 1:28.059 237.399 Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:29.057 234.739 Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari SF71H 1:29.521 233.522 Scuderia Ferrari 5 8 Romain Grosjean Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:29.761 232.898 Haas F1 Team 6 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:30.023 232.220 Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 7 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:30.093 232.040 Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 8 31 Esteban Ocon Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:30.126 231.955 Racing Point Force India F1 Team 9 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF71H 1:32.192 226.757 Scuderia Ferrari 10 11 Sergio Pérez Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:37.229 215.009 Racing Point Force India F1 Team 11 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:29.864 232.631 Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team 12 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:30.226 231.698 Haas F1 Team 13 55 Carlos Sainz Renault RS18 1:30.490 231.022 Renault Sport F1 Team 14 18 Lance Stroll Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:30.714 230.451 Williams Martini Racing 15 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer - - Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 16 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault RS18 1:30.361 231.352 Renault Sport F1 Team 17 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:30.372 231.323 Williams Martini Racing 18 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:30.573 230.810 McLaren F1 Team 19 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:31.041 229.624 McLaren F1 Team 20 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:31.213 229.191 Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team Starting Order: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W09 1:27.760 238.208 2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W09 1:28.059 237.399 3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:29.057 234.739 4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari SF71H 1:29.521 233.522 5 8 Romain Grosjean Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:29.761 232.898 6 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:30.023 232.220 7 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:30.093 232.040 8 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF71H 1:32.192 226.757 9 11 Sergio Pérez Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:37.229 215.009 10 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:29.864 232.631 11 31 Esteban Ocon Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:30.126 231.955 Penalty 12 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:30.226 231.698 13 55 Carlos Sainz Renault RS18 1:30.490 231.022 14 18 Lance Stroll Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:30.714 230.451 15 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer - - 16 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault RS18 1:30.361 231.352 17 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:30.372 231.323 18 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:30.573 230.810 19 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:31.041 229.624 20 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:31.213 229.191 Penalty 1st Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W09 1:28.702 235.679 3 2 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF71H 1:29.049 234.760 4 3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W09 1:29.297 234.108 3 4 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:29.480 233.629 3 5 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari SF71H 1:29.631 233.236 4 6 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:29.706 233.041 7 7 8 Romain Grosjean Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:29.724 232.994 8 8 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:29.806 232.781 3 9 31 Esteban Ocon Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:29.899 232.540 3 10 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:30.137 231.926 6 11 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:30.219 231.716 8 12 55 Carlos Sainz Renault RS18 1:30.236 231.672 7 13 11 Sergio Pérez Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:30.247 231.644 7 14 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:30.248 231.641 6 15 18 Lance Stroll Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:30.317 231.464 7 16 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault RS18 1:30.361 231.352 7 17 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:30.372 231.323 8 18 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:30.573 230.810 6 19 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:31.041 229.624 10 20 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:31.213 229.191 4 2nd Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W09 1:27.987 237.594 4 2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W09 1:28.017 237.513 3 3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF71H 1:28.279 236.808 3 4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari SF71H 1:28.595 235.963 3 5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:28.849 235.289 3 6 31 Esteban Ocon Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:29.538 233.478 5 7 11 Sergio Pérez Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:29.567 233.402 4 8 8 Romain Grosjean Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:29.678 233.114 5 9 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:29.810 232.771 4 10 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:29.848 232.672 4 11 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:29.864 232.631 5 12 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:30.226 231.698 5 13 55 Carlos Sainz Renault RS18 1:30.490 231.022 5 14 18 Lance Stroll Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:30.714 230.451 3 15 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer - - 1 3rd Qualifying Session: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W09 1:27.760 238.208 5 2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W09 1:28.059 237.399 5 3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:29.057 234.739 4 4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari SF71H 1:29.521 233.522 6 5 8 Romain Grosjean Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:29.761 232.898 4 6 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:30.023 232.220 5 7 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:30.093 232.040 5 8 31 Esteban Ocon Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:30.126 231.955 5 9 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF71H 1:32.192 226.757 6 10 11 Sergio Pérez Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:37.229 215.009 5 1st Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W09 1:28.691 235.708 25 2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W09 1:29.137 234.528 26 3 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:29.373 233.909 32 4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari SF71H 1:29.627 233.246 20 5 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF71H 1:29.685 233.095 20 6 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:29.841 232.691 30 7 31 Esteban Ocon Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:30.591 230.764 28 8 8 Romain Grosjean Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:30.814 230.197 22 9 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:30.929 229.906 27 10 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:31.073 229.543 29 11 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:31.073 229.543 20 12 55 Carlos Sainz Renault RS18 1:31.100 229.475 23 13 11 Sergio Pérez Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:31.272 229.042 29 14 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:31.274 229.037 28 15 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault RS18 1:31.418 228.677 18 16 18 Lance Stroll Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:31.508 228.452 27 17 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:31.908 227.457 23 18 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:32.034 227.146 21 19 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:32.513 225.970 26 20 47 Lando Norris McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:32.683 225.555 30 2nd Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W09 1:28.217 236.974 31 2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W09 1:28.678 235.742 30 3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF71H 1:29.050 234.758 36 4 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:29.257 234.213 32 5 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari SF71H 1:29.498 233.582 33 6 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:29.513 233.543 27 7 31 Esteban Ocon Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:30.035 232.189 32 8 8 Romain Grosjean Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:30.440 231.149 32 9 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:30.478 231.052 33 10 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:30.502 230.991 27 11 11 Sergio Pérez Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:30.510 230.971 28 12 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault RS18 1:30.644 230.629 36 13 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:30.795 230.246 10 14 55 Carlos Sainz Renault RS18 1:30.904 229.970 31 15 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:30.906 229.965 26 16 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:30.956 229.838 25 17 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:30.988 229.757 34 18 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:31.087 229.508 39 19 18 Lance Stroll Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:31.215 229.185 32 20 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:31.981 227.277 32 Saturday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Laps 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes F1 W09 1:29.599 233.319 13 2 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF71H 1:29.715 233.017 14 3 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari SF71H 1:30.054 232.140 13 4 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:30.304 231.498 13 5 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes F1 W09 1:30.422 231.195 13 6 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer 1:30.474 231.063 10 7 31 Esteban Ocon Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:31.088 229.505 12 8 11 Sergio Pérez Force India VJM11-Mercedes 1:31.483 228.514 12 9 55 Carlos Sainz Renault RS18 1:31.513 228.439 14 10 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:31.521 228.419 13 11 8 Romain Grosjean Haas VF-18-Ferrari 1:31.636 228.133 14 12 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:31.760 227.824 14 13 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:32.030 227.156 13 14 18 Lance Stroll Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:32.201 226.735 14 15 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault RS18 1:32.224 226.678 12 16 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber C37-Ferrari 1:32.442 226.143 10 17 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:32.608 225.738 14 18 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams FW41-Mercedes 1:32.631 225.682 14 19 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren MCL33-Renault 1:33.034 224.704 13 20 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso STR13-Honda 1:33.105 224.533 10 Notes:
  • Ocon was demoted 3 places on starting grid (failing to slow sufficiently during red flag in practice).
  • Ericsson was demoted 5 places on starting grid (gearbox change).
  • Ericsson was demoted 10 places on starting grid (used 3rd ES).
  • Verstappen got 5 second penalty (leaving the track and re-joining unsafely).
  • Stroll got 5 second penalty (forcing Alonso off the track).
  • Alonso got 5 second penalty (leaving the track and gaining an advantage).
  • Weather: Sunny, Hot, Dry.