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Formula 1 2018 Honda Japanese Grand Prix · qualifying
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- Formula 1 2018 Honda Japanese Grand Prix · qualifying
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Grand Prix context
Formula 1 2018 Honda Japanese Grand Prix · Suzuka Circuit
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2018 Formula 1 World Championship · round 17
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27:17.062 · 53 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:27:29.981 · 53 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27:31.357 · 53 laps · tag-heuer | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:27:36.557 · 53 laps · tag-heuer | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:28:08.060 · 53 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:28:26.935 · 53 laps · ferrari | 8 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:28:36.441 · 53 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:28:44.260 · 53 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:28:45.117 · 53 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | 1 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 52 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 52 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Mechanical · Time not recorded · 38 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Engine · Time not recorded · 37 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 8 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:28.702 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:29.297 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:29.480 · 10 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:29.631 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:29.724 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:30.248 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:30.137 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:29.899 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:29.049 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:30.247 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Q1 1:29.706 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:30.219 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:30.236 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Q1 1:30.317 · 10 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:29.806 · 4 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:30.361 · 7 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Q1 1:30.372 · 8 laps · mercedes | |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:30.573 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:31.041 · 10 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:31.213 · 4 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27.760 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:28.059 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.057 · tag-heuer | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.521 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:29.761 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:30.023 · honda | |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:30.093 · honda | |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:32.192 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:37.229 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:29.864 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:30.126 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:30.226 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:30.490 · renault | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:30.714 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Time not recorded · tag-heuer | |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.361 · renault | |
| 17 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:30.372 · mercedes | |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:30.573 · renault | |
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:31.041 · renault | |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:31.213 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 331 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 264 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 207 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 196 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 173 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 146 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 50 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 49 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 39 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 19 | Brendon Hartley | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:28.691 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:29.137 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:29.373 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:29.627 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:29.685 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:29.841 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 7 | 1:30.591 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 8 | 1:30.814 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 9 | 1:30.929 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 10 | 1:31.073 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 11 | 1:31.073 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 12 | 1:31.100 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:31.272 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 14 | 1:31.274 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 15 | 1:31.418 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 16 | 1:31.508 |
| freePractice1Results | Brendon Hartley | 17 | 1:31.908 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 18 | 1:32.034 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 19 | 1:32.513 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 20 | 1:32.683 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:28.217 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:28.678 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:29.050 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 4 | 1:29.257 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:29.498 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:29.513 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 7 | 1:30.035 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 8 | 1:30.440 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 9 | 1:30.478 |
| freePractice2Results | Brendon Hartley | 10 | 1:30.502 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:30.510 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 12 | 1:30.644 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 13 | 1:30.795 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 14 | 1:30.904 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 15 | 1:30.906 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 16 | 1:30.956 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 17 | 1:30.988 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 18 | 1:31.087 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 19 | 1:31.215 |
| freePractice2Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 20 | 1:31.981 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:29.599 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:29.715 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:30.054 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 4 | 1:30.304 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:30.422 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:30.474 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 7 | 1:31.088 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 8 | 1:31.483 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 9 | 1:31.513 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 10 | 1:31.521 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 11 | 1:31.636 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 12 | 1:31.760 |
| freePractice3Results | Brendon Hartley | 13 | 1:32.030 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 14 | 1:32.201 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 15 | 1:32.224 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 16 | 1:32.442 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 17 | 1:32.608 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 18 | 1:32.631 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 19 | 1:33.034 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 20 | 1:33.105 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 2 | 29.007 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 4 | 38.891 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 4 | 23.660 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 5 | 23.244 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 14 | 23.657 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 17 | 22.781 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 21 | 28.789 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 23 | 22.777 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 23 | 22.864 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 23 | 23.159 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 24 | 22.614 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 24 | 23.635 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 26 | 23.316 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 26 | 22.748 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 26 | 27.454 |
| Brendon Hartley | 1 | 28 | 23.110 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 29 | 23.692 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 29 | 23.376 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 30 | 23.555 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 32 | 23.477 |
| Charles Leclerc | 2 | 35 | 26.672 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 2 | 38 | 23.647 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 39 | 29.804 |