Japanese Grand Prix
2017 · Round 16 · Suzuka, Japan · Oct 7-8, 2017Race summary
Victory went to Hamilton (from 1st on the grid), with a 1.211s margin. Alonso made the biggest gain, from 20th on the grid to 11th (up 9 places). Vandoorne had a difficult race, dropping from 9th to 14th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Bottas (1:33.144).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 53 | 1:27:31.194 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | 53 | +1.211 | 18 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 3 | 53 | +9.679 | 15 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas 1:33.144 | Mercedes | 6 | 53 | +10.580 | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 10 | 53 | +32.622 | 10 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 5 | 53 | +1:07.788 | 8 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 7 | 53 | +1:11.424 | 6 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 12 | 53 | +1:28.953 | 4 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 13 | 53 | +1:29.883 | 2 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | 17 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Lance Stroll | Williams | 15 | 45 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 11 | 40 | Front wing | 0 |
| – | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 16 | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | Spark plugs | 0 |
| – | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 19 | 0 | Accident | 0 |