2019 Season - Round 17 - 2019-10-13
Valtteri Bottas won the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) second and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), who could not convert it into the win.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:30.983. Sergio PĂ©rez (Racing Point) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P8 at the flag â a 9-place improvement. 3 drivers retired from the race.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 17 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | Finished | 1:31.862 | 25 |
| 2 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 1:32.122 | 18 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 4 | Finished | 1:30.983 | 16 |
| 4 | 23Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 6 | Finished | 1:32.775 | 12 |
| 5 | 55Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 7 | Finished | 1:33.563 | 10 |
| 6 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2 | +1 Lap | 1:31.611 | 8 |
| 7 | 10Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:35.321 | 6 |
| 8 | 11Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:32.621 | 4 |
| 9 | 18Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:34.713 | 2 |
| 10 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:33.239 | 1 |
| 11 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 8 | +1 Lap | 1:34.116 | 0 |
| 12 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:33.190 | 0 |
| 13 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:34.988 | 0 |
| 14 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 11 | +1 Lap | 1:32.369 | 0 |
| 15 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:31.732 | 0 |
| 16 | 63George Russell | Williams | 18 | +2 Laps | 1:35.458 | 0 |
| 17 | 88Robert Kubica | Williams | 0 | +2 Laps | 1:36.332 | 0 |
| 18 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 5 | Brakes | 1:37.249 | 0 |
| 19 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 16 | Disqualified | 1:33.481 | 0 |
| 20 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Renault | 15 | Disqualified | 1:34.921 | 0 |