The Japanese Grand Prix of 2018 (full name - Formula 1 2018 Honda Japanese Grand Prix ) is the Formula 1 world championship race held on October 7, 2018 at the Suzuka race track in Japan . This is the seventeenth stage of the 2018 season . The first place was taken by Lewis Hamilton pilot of the Mercedes team.
 Japan Grand Prix 2018 | |
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| English Formula 1 2018 Honda Japanese Grand Prix | |
| date | October 7, 2018 |
| A place | Japan |
| Track | Suzuka (5807 m) |
| Distance | 53 laps , 307.471 km |
| Pole | |
| 1: 27,760 |  Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Benz |
| Fast lap | |
| 1: 32: 318 | Sebastian Vettel |
| 53 circle |  Ferrari |
| Podium | |
| Winner | Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Benz |
| 2nd place |  Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Benz |
| 3rd place |  Max Verstappen Red Bull - TAG Heuer |
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Qualification
Qualification grid
| A place | No. | Pilot | Constructor | Qualification | Start | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | |||||
| one | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1: 28,702 | 1: 28,017 | 1: 27,760 | one |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1: 29,297 | 1: 27,987 | 1: 28,059 | 2 |
| 3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull - TAG Heuer | 1: 29,480 | 1: 28,849 | 1: 29,057 | 3 |
| four | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1: 29,631 | 1: 28,595 | 1: 29,521 | four |
| five | eight | Romain Grosjean | Haas - Ferrari | 1: 29,724 | 1: 29,678 | 1: 29,761 | five |
| 6 | 28 | Brandon hartley | Red Bull Scudeia Toro Rosso - Honda | 1: 30,248 | 1: 29,848 | 1: 30,023 | 6 |
| 7 | ten | Pierre Gasley | Red Bull Scudeia Toro Rosso - Honda | 1: 30,137 | 1: 29,810 | 1: 30,093 | 7 |
| eight | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Racing Point Force India F1 Team | 1: 29,889 | 1: 29,538 | 1: 30,126 | 11 |
| 9 | five | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1: 29,049 | 1: 28,279 | 1: 32,192 | eight |
| ten | eleven | Sergio Perez | Racing Point Force India F1 Team | 1: 30,247 | 1: 29,567 | 1: 37,229 | 9 |
| eleven | sixteen | Charles Leclair | Sauber - Ferrari | 1: 29,706 | 1: 30,864 | ten | |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas - Ferrari | 1: 30,219 | 1: 30,226 | 12 | |
| 13 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1: 30,236 | 1: 30,490 | 13 | |
| 14 | 18 | Lance stroll | Williams - Mercedes | 1: 30,317 | 1: 30,714 | 14 | |
| 15 | 3 | Daniel Riccardo | Red Bull - TAG Heuer | 1: 29,906 | no time | 15 | |
| sixteen | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1: 30,361 | sixteen | ||
| 17 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams - Mercedes | 1: 30,372 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren - Renault | 1: 30,573 | 18 | ||
| nineteen | 2 | Stoffel Vandorn | McLaren - Renault | 1: 31,041 | nineteen | ||
| 20 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber - Ferrari | 1: 31,213 | 20 | ||
| Rule 107% : 1: 34.911 | |||||||
| Source: [1] | |||||||
- Notes
- β - Esteban Okon received a fine minus three places in the grid for not being able to slow enough during the red flag in FP3.
- β - Marcus Ericsson received a 15-second net penalty: 10 seconds for replacing the power unit and 5 seconds for an unplanned shift change.
Race
Race Finish Grid
| Pos. | No. | Pilot | Constructor | Circles | Time / reason for departure | Start | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 53 | 1: 27: 17,062 | one | 25 |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 53 | +12,919 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull - TAG Heuer | 53 | +14,295 | 3 | 15 |
| four | 3 | Daniel Riccardo | Red Bull - TAG Heuer | 53 | +19,495 | 15 | 12 |
| five | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 53 | +50,998 | four | ten |
| 6 | five | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 53 | +1: 09,873 | eight | eight |
| 7 | eleven | Sergio Perez | Racing Point Force India F1 Team | 53 | +1: 19,379 | 9 | 6 |
| eight | eight | Romain Grosjean | Haas - Ferrari | 53 | +1: 27,198 | five | four |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Racing Point Force India F1 Team | 53 | +1: 28,055 | eleven | 2 |
| ten | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 52 | +1 circle | 13 | one |
| eleven | ten | Pierre Gasley | Red Bull Scudeia Toro Rosso - Honda | 52 | +1 circle | 7 | |
| 12 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber - Ferrari | 52 | +1 circle | 20 | |
| 13 | 28 | Brandon hartley | Red Bull Scudeia Toro Rosso - Honda | 52 | +1 circle | 6 | |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren - Renault | 52 | +1 circle | 18 | |
| 15 | 2 | Stoffel Vandorn | McLaren - Renault | 52 | +1 circle | nineteen | |
| sixteen | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams - Mercedes | 51 | +2 circle | 17 | |
| 17 | 18 | Lance stroll | Williams - Mercedes | 51 | +2 circle | 14 | |
| Ret | sixteen | Charles Leclair | Sauber - Ferrari | 38 | Mechanics | ten | |
| Ret | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 37 | Engine | sixteen | |
| Ret | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas - Ferrari | eight | Car crash accident | 12 | |
| Source: [2] | |||||||
Championship position after the Grand Prix
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Notes
- β Formula 1 2018 Honda Japanese Grand Prix - Qualifying Formula1.com . Formula One World Championship Limited (6 Oktober 2018). Date of treatment October 6, 2018.
- β Formula 1 2018 Honda Japanese Grand Prix - Races Formula1.com . Formula One World Championship Limited (7 Oktober 2018). Date of treatment October 7, 2018.
Links
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