2018 Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 20 | 12.919 | 53 | 307.8 | Sebastian Vettel |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes | 53 | Finished | 25 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Mercedes | 53 | +12.919s | Finished | 18 | |
| 3 | 3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | TAG Heuer | 53 | +14.295s | Finished | 15 | |
| 4 | 15 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | TAG Heuer | 53 | +19.495s | Finished | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Ferrari | 53 | +50.998s | Finished | 10 | |
| 6 | 8 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Ferrari | 53 | ★ | +69.873s | Finished | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Mercedes | 53 | +79.379s | Finished | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Ferrari | 53 | +87.198s | Finished | 4 | |
| 9 | 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Mercedes | 53 | +88.055s | Finished | 2 | |
| 10 | 13 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Renault | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 11 | 7 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Honda | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 20 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 13 | 6 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Honda | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 14 | 18 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Renault | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 15 | 19 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Renault | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 16 | 17 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Mercedes | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 17 | 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Mercedes | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| — | 10 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Ferrari | 38 | — | Mechanical | ||
| — | 16 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Renault | 37 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Ferrari | 8 | — | Collision damage |