2017 Season - Round 16 - 2017-10-08
Lewis Hamilton won the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) home for Mercedes.
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:33.144. Fernando Alonso (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P11 at the flag â a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 5 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 16 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:33.780 | 25 |
| 2 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | Finished | 1:33.730 | 18 |
| 3 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 3 | Finished | 1:33.694 | 15 |
| 4 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 6 | Finished | 1:33.144 | 12 |
| 5 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 10 | Finished | 1:33.175 | 10 |
| 6 | 31Esteban Ocon | Force India | 5 | Finished | 1:34.843 | 8 |
| 7 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 7 | Finished | 1:34.744 | 6 |
| 8 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 12 | Finished | 1:35.338 | 4 |
| 9 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 13 | Finished | 1:35.347 | 2 |
| 10 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 8 | +1 Lap | 1:35.943 | 1 |
| 11 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:35.111 | 0 |
| 12 | 30Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:34.095 | 0 |
| 13 | 10Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:34.533 | 0 |
| 14 | 2Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:33.724 | 0 |
| 15 | 94Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 17 | +2 Laps | 1:36.430 | 0 |
| 16 | 18Lance Stroll | Williams | 15 | Wheel | 1:34.548 | 0 |
| 17 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Renault | 11 | Front wing | 1:35.883 | 0 |
| 18 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 16 | Accident | 1:38.596 | 0 |
| 19 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | Spark plugs | 2:06.457 | 0 |
| 20 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 19 | Accident | 0 |