993rd GP – Japan 2018

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FORMULA 1 2018 HONDA JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Obs
44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	Mercedes F1 W09 [05]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	Mercedes F1 W09 [06]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
5	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF71H [326]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF71H [327]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB14 [02]	TAG Heuer RB14 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
33	Max Verstappen	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB14 [04]	TAG Heuer RB14 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
11	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM11 [02]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
31	Esteban Ocon	Racing Point Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM11 [03]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
18	Lance Stroll	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW41 [02]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW41 [04]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault Sport Formula One Team	Renault R.S.18 [02]	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Renault Sport Formula One Team	Renault R.S.18 [03]	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
28	Brendon Hartley	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda	Toro Rosso STR13 [05]	Honda RA618H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda	Toro Rosso STR13 [02]	Honda RA618H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-18 [02]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-18 [03]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
47	Lando Norris	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	3rd
9	Marcus Ericsson	Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C37 [03]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
16	Charles Leclerc	Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C37 [02]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
Norris entered as 3rd driver, only takes part at the first Free Practice session on friday.

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	Obs
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W09 [05]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:28.691	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes F1 W09 [06]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.137	26
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB14 [02]	TAG Heuer RB14 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.373	32
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF71H [327]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.627	20
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF71H [326]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.685	20
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing RB14 [04]	TAG Heuer RB14 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.841	30
7	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India VJM11 [03]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.591	28
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas VF-18 [02]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.814	22
9	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber C37 [02]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.929	27
10	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C37 [03]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.073	29
11	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso STR13 [02]	Honda RA618H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.073	20
12	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Renault R.S.18 [03]	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.100	23
13	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM11 [02]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.272	29
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas VF-18 [03]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.274	28
15	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault R.S.18 [02]	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.418	18
16	18	Lance Stroll	Williams FW41 [02]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.508	27
17	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso STR13 [05]	Honda RA618H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.908	23
18	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32.034	21
19	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams FW41 [04]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32.513	26
20	47	Lando Norris	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32.683	30	3rd

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W09 [05]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:28.217	31
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes F1 W09 [06]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:28.678	30
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF71H [326]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.050	36
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing RB14 [04]	TAG Heuer RB14 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.257	32
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF71H [327]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.498	33
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB14 [02]	TAG Heuer RB14 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.513	27
7	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India VJM11 [03]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.035	32
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas VF-18 [02]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.440	32
9	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C37 [03]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.478	33
10	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso STR13 [05]	Honda RA618H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.502	27
11	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM11 [02]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.510	28
12	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault R.S.18 [02]	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.644	36
13	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso STR13 [02]	Honda RA618H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.795	10
14	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Renault R.S.18 [03]	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.904	31
15	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber C37 [02]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.906	26
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas VF-18 [03]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.956	25
17	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.988	34
18	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams FW41 [04]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.087	39
19	18	Lance Stroll	Williams FW41 [02]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.215	32
20	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.981	32

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W09 [05]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.599	13
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF71H [326]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.715	14
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF71H [327]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.054	13
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing RB14 [04]	TAG Heuer RB14 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.304	13
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes F1 W09 [06]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.422	13
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB14 [02]	TAG Heuer RB14 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.474	10
7	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India VJM11 [03]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.088	12
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM11 [02]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.483	12
9	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Renault R.S.18 [03]	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.513	14
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas VF-18 [03]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.521	13
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas VF-18 [02]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.636	14
12	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber C37 [02]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.760	14
13	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso STR13 [05]	Honda RA618H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32.030	13
14	18	Lance Stroll	Williams FW41 [02]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32.201	14
15	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault R.S.18 [02]	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32.224	12
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C37 [03]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32.442	10
17	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32.608	14
18	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams FW41 [04]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32.631	14
19	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:33.034	13
20	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso STR13 [02]	Honda RA618H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:33.105	10

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W09 [05]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:28.702	01:28.017	01:27.760	11
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes F1 W09 [06]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.297	01:27.987	01:28.059	12
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing RB14 [04]	TAG Heuer RB14 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.480	01:28.849	01:29.057	10
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari SF71H [327]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.631	01:28.595	01:29.521	13
5	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas VF-18 [02]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.724	01:29.678	01:29.761	17
6	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso STR13 [05]	Honda RA618H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.248	01:29.848	01:30.023	15
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso STR13 [02]	Honda RA618H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.137	01:29.810	01:30.093	15
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India VJM11 [03]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.899	01:29.538	01:30.126	13
9	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari SF71H [326]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.049	01:28.279	01:32.192	13
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India VJM11 [02]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.247	01:29.567	01:37.229	16
11	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber C37 [02]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.706	01:29.864		12
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas VF-18 [03]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.219	01:30.226		13
13	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Renault R.S.18 [03]	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.236	01:30.490		12
14	18	Lance Stroll	Williams FW41 [02]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.317	01:30.714		10
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing RB14 [02]	TAG Heuer RB14 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:29.806	No time		4
16	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault R.S.18 [02]	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.361			7
17	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams FW41 [04]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.372			8
18	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30.573			6
19	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.041			10
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber C37 [03]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31.213			4
Ocon penalised 3 places for a red-flag infringement in FP3. Ericsson received a 15-place penalty for replacement gearbox and additional power unit elements used.

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Official Name	Formula 1 2018 Honda Japanese Grand Prix
Circuit	Suzuka
Date	October 7
Pole	Lewis Hamilton 01:27.760
Fastest Lap	Sebastian Vettel 01:32.318
Podium	1st Lewis Hamilton (53) , 2nd Valtteri Bottas, 3rd Max Verstappen
GP Number	993
Round	17
Weather	Cloudy
Prev race	Russian Grand Prix September 30
Next race	United States Grand Prix October 21

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P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Cat	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	Mercedes F1 W09 [05]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:27:17.062	53	01:32.785	53	1	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	Mercedes F1 W09 [06]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:27:29.981	53	01:33.110	0	2	18
3	33	Max Verstappen	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB14 [04]	TAG Heuer RB14 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:27:31.357	53	01:33.367	0	3	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing RB14 [02]	TAG Heuer RB14 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:27:36.557	53	01:33.187	0	15	12
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF71H [327]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:28:08.060	53	01:34.223	0	4	10
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari SF71H [326]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:28:26.935	53	01:32.318	0	8	8
7	11	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM11 [02]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:28:36.441	53	01:34.073	0	9	6
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-18 [02]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:28:44.260	53	01:34.786	0	5	4
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Racing Point Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM11 [03]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		01:28:45.117	53	01:34.670	0	11	2
10	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Renault Sport Formula One Team	Renault R.S.18 [03]	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:34.197	0	13	1
11	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda	Toro Rosso STR13 [02]	Honda RA618H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:34.133	0	7	0
12	9	Marcus Ericsson	Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C37 [03]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:36.294	0	20	0
13	28	Brendon Hartley	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda	Toro Rosso STR13 [05]	Honda RA618H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:34.857	0	6	0
14	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:33.943	0	18	0
15	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:35.023	0	19	0
16	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW41 [04]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:33.985	0	17	0
17	18	Lance Stroll	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW41 [02]	Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		+1 lap	52	01:33.354	0	14	0
DNF	16	Charles Leclerc	Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team	Sauber C37 [02]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Mechanical	38	01:34.515	0	10	0
DNF	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault Sport Formula One Team	Renault R.S.18 [02]	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Rear end	37	01:34.934	0	16	0
DNF	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-18 [03]	Ferrari 062 EVO V6T H 1.6	Pirelli		Collision damage	8	01:39.908	0	12	0
T	47	Lando Norris	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren MCL33	Renault R.E.18 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	3rd	Practice	0		0		0

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Formula 1 2018 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	331
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	264
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	207
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	196
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	173
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	146
7	Sergio Pérez	Force India	53
8	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	53
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	53
10	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	50
11	Esteban Ocon	Force India	49
12	Carlos Sainz Jr	Renault	39
13	Romain Grosjean	Haas	31
14	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	28
15	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	21
16	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	8
17	Lance Stroll	Williams	6
18	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	6
19	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	2
20	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1

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Formula 1 2018 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	Mercedes	538
2	Ferrari	460
3	Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer	319
4	Renault	92
5	Haas Ferrari	84
6	McLaren Renault	58
7	Force India Mercedes	43
8	Toro Rosso Honda	30
9	Sauber Ferrari	27
10	Williams Mercedes	7