The 2018 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 17 of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 7 October 2018. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position for Mercedes and was the race winner.
Formula 1 2018 Honda Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:27:17.062 | - | - | 1:32.785 | 51 | 211.358 | 25 |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:27:29.981 | +12.919 | +12.919 | 1:33.110 | 46 | 210.838 | 18 |
| 3 | 33 | Max Verstappen | VER | Netherlands | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 53 | 1:27:31.357 | +14.295 | +1.376 | 1:33.367 | 50 | 210.782 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 53 | 1:27:36.557 | +19.495 | +5.200 | 1:33.187 | 50 | 210.574 | 12 |
| 5 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:28:08.060 | +50.998 | +31.503 | 1:34.223 | 28 | 209.319 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:28:26.935 | +1:09.873 | +18.875 | 1:32.318 | 53 | 208.575 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:28:36.441 | +1:19.379 | +9.506 | 1:34.073 | 43 | 208.202 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:28:44.260 | +1:27.198 | +7.819 | 1:34.786 | 47 | 207.896 | 4 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | OCO | France | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:28:45.117 | +1:28.055 | +0.857 | 1:34.670 | 50 | 207.863 | 2 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:27:26.104 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:34.197 | 50 | 207.008 | 1 |
| 11 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | GAS | France | Toro Rosso Honda | Pirelli | 52 | 1:27:38.955 | 1 lap | +12.851 | 1:34.133 | 35 | 206.503 | |
| 12 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | ERIC | Sweden | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:00.266 | 1 lap | +21.311 | 1:36.294 | 8 | 205.669 | |
| 13 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | HAR | New Zealand | Toro Rosso Honda | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:00.804 | 1 lap | +0.538 | 1:34.857 | 30 | 205.648 | |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | McLaren Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:01.138 | 1 lap | +0.334 | 1:33.943 | 28 | 205.635 | |
| 15 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | VAN | Belgium | McLaren Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:01.966 | 1 lap | +0.828 | 1:35.023 | 25 | 205.603 | |
| 16 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | SIR | Russia | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:04.356 | 1 lap | +2.390 | 1:33.985 | 41 | 205.510 | |
| 17 | 18 | Lance Stroll | STR | Canada | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:09.047 | 1 lap | +4.691 | 1:33.354 | 41 | 205.328 | |
| DNF | 16 | Charles Leclerc | LEC | Monaco | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 38 | 1:05:17.298 | 1:34.515 | 37 | 202.516 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Renault | Pirelli | 37 | 1:03:45.584 | 1:34.934 | 32 | 201.907 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Denmark | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 8 | 16:54.683 | 1:39.908 | 6 | 163.757 |