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Suzuka Circuit Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix 2018 at Suzuka Circuit on 7 October 2018, starting from pole position. Valtteri Bottas finished second for Mercedes, with Max Verstappen completing the podium for Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap with a time of 1:32.318.
Key Links
- WinnerLewis Hamilton
- CircuitSuzuka Circuit
- Winning teamMercedes
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Mercedes | 1 | 25 | Finished | ||
2 |  Valtteri Bottas BOT +12.919 | Mercedes | 2 | 18 | Finished | |
3 |  Max Verstappen VER +14.295 |  Red Bull | 3 | 15 | Finished | |
4 |  Daniel Ricciardo RIC +19.495 | Red Bull | 15 | 12 | Finished | |
5 |  Kimi Räikkönen RAI +50.998 |  Ferrari | 4 | 10 | Finished | |
6 |  Sebastian Vettel VET +1:09.873 | Ferrari | 8 | 8 | ⚡ 1:32.318 | Finished |
7 |  Sergio Pérez PER +1:19.379 |  Force India | 9 | 6 | Finished | |
8 |  Romain Grosjean GRO +1:27.198 |  Haas F1 Team | 5 | 4 | Finished | |
9 |  Esteban Ocon OCO +1:28.055 | Force India | 11 | 2 | Finished | |
10 |  Renault | 13 | 1 | +1 Lap | ||
11 |  Toro Rosso | 7 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
12 |  Sauber | 20 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
13 | Toro Rosso | 6 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
14 |  McLaren | 18 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
15 | McLaren | 19 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
16 |  Williams | 17 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
17 | Williams | 14 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
R | Sauber | 10 | 0 | Mechanical | ||
R | Renault | 16 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Haas F1 Team | 12 | 0 | Collision damage |
Classification20 drivers
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Lewis Hamilton HAM Pole | Mercedes | 1:28.702 | 1:28.017 | 1:27.760 |
2 | Valtteri Bottas BOT +0.299 | Mercedes | 1:29.297 | 1:27.987 | 1:28.059 |
3 | Max Verstappen VER +1.297 | Red Bull | 1:29.480 | 1:28.849 | 1:29.057 |
4 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI +1.761 | Ferrari | 1:29.631 | 1:28.595 | 1:29.521 |
5 | Romain Grosjean GRO +2.001 | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.724 | 1:29.678 | 1:29.761 |
6 |  Brendon Hartley HAR +2.263 | Toro Rosso | 1:30.248 | 1:29.848 | 1:30.023 |
7 |  Pierre Gasly GAS +2.333 | Toro Rosso | 1:30.137 | 1:29.810 | 1:30.093 |
8 | Esteban Ocon OCO +2.366 | Force India | 1:29.899 | 1:29.538 | 1:30.126 |
9 | Sebastian Vettel VET +4.432 | Ferrari | 1:29.049 | 1:28.279 | 1:32.192 |
10 | Sergio Pérez PER +9.469 | Force India | 1:30.247 | 1:29.567 | 1:37.229 |
11 |  Charles Leclerc LEC +1.946 | Sauber | 1:29.706 | 1:29.864 | - |
12 |  Kevin Magnussen MAG +2.459 | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.219 | 1:30.226 | - |
13 |  Carlos Sainz SAI +2.476 | Renault | 1:30.236 | 1:30.490 | - |
14 |  Lance Stroll STR +2.557 | Williams | 1:30.317 | 1:30.714 | - |
15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC +2.046 | Red Bull | 1:29.806 | - | - |
16 |  Nico Hülkenberg HUL +2.601 | Renault | 1:30.361 | - | - |
17 |  Sergey Sirotkin SIR +2.612 | Williams | 1:30.372 | - | - |
18 |  Fernando Alonso ALO +2.813 | McLaren | 1:30.573 | - | - |
19 |  Stoffel Vandoorne VAN +3.281 | McLaren | 1:31.041 | - | - |
20 |  Marcus Ericsson ERI +3.453 | Sauber | 1:31.213 | - | - |
Grid order20 drivers