Pit Lane F1
2018 Season - Round 17 - 2018-10-07
Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) home for Mercedes.
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:32.318. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P15 on the grid to P4 at the flag â a 11-place improvement. 3 drivers retired from the race.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 17 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:32.785 | 25 |
| 2 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:33.110 | 18 |
| 3 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | Finished | 1:33.367 | 15 |
| 4 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 15 | Finished | 1:33.187 | 12 |
| 5 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:34.223 | 10 |
| 6 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 8 | Finished | 1:32.318 | 8 |
| 7 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Force India | 9 | Finished | 1:34.073 | 6 |
| 8 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 5 | Finished | 1:34.786 | 4 |
| 9 | 31Esteban Ocon | Force India | 11 | Finished | 1:34.670 | 2 |
| 10 | 55Carlos Sainz | Renault | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:34.197 | 1 |
| 11 | 10Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 7 | +1 Lap | 1:34.133 | 0 |
| 12 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:36.294 | 0 |
| 13 | 28Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 6 | +1 Lap | 1:34.857 | 0 |
| 14 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:33.943 | 0 |
| 15 | 2Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:35.023 | 0 |
| 16 | 35Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:33.985 | 0 |
| 17 | 18Lance Stroll | Williams | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:33.354 | 0 |
| 18 | 16Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 10 | Mechanical | 1:34.515 | 0 |
| 19 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Renault | 16 | Engine | 1:34.934 | 0 |
| 20 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 12 | Collision damage | 1:39.908 | 0 |
