2017 Japanese Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 8 October 2017 |
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| Circuit | Suzuka, 53 laps |
| Round | 16 of 20 |
| Race numbers | The 2017 Japanese Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 53 | 1hr 27m 31.194s | 25 | |
| 2 | +2 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 53 | +1.211s | 18 |
| 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 53 | +9.679s | 15 | |
| 4 | +2 |  Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 53 | +10.580s | 12 |
| 5 | +5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 53 | +32.622s | 10 |
| 6 | -1 |  Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 53 | +1m 07.788s | 8 |
| 7 |  Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 53 | +1m 11.424s | 6 | |
| 8 | +4 |  Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 53 | +1m 28.953s | 4 |
| 9 | +4 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 53 | +1m 29.883s | 2 |
| 10 | -2 |  Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 52 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | +9 |  Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +6 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +1 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Renault | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | -5 |  Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Honda | 52 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +2 |  Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber-Ferrari | 51 | +2 laps | |
| R |  Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 45 | DNF | ||
| R | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 40 | DNF | ||
| R |  Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault | 0 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 6 | -5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 9 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Honda | |
| 10 | -5 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Renault | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 18 | -20 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault |
| 19 | -20 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault |
| 20 | -35 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda |
Notes
- Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen received five-place grid penalties for gearbox changes.
- Jolyon Palmer and Carlos Sainz received 20-place grid penalties for use of additional power unit elements.
- Fernando Alonso received a 35-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit elements.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27.319 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:27.651 | 0.332 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:27.791 | 0.472 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:28.306 | 0.987 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:28.332 | 1.013 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:28.498 | 1.179 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 1:29.111 | 1.792 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:29.260 | 1.941 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:29.480 | 2.161 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 1:30.687 | 3.368 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Honda | 1:29.778 | |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:29.879 | |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:29.972 | |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:30.022 | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:30.413 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:30.849 | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:31.317 | |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 1:31.409 | |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:31.597 | |
| 20 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:31.885 | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2017 Japanese Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 306 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 247 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | 234 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | 192 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | 148 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 111 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | 82 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | 65 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 48 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | 34 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | 34 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | 32 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | 28 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | 15 |
| 15 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 13 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | 10 |
| 17 | Jolyon Palmer | 8 |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | 5 |
| 19 |  Daniil Kvyat | 4 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 540 |
| 2 |  Ferrari | 395 |
| 3 |  Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 303 |
| 4 |  Force India-Mercedes | 147 |
| 5 | Williams-Mercedes | 66 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso-Renault | 52 |
| 7 |  Haas-Ferrari | 43 |
| 8 | Renault | 42 |
| 9 | McLaren-Honda | 23 |
| 10 |  Sauber-Ferrari | 5 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Jolyon Palmer
- Wins
- 61st for Lewis Hamilton
- 74th for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 115th for Lewis Hamilton, 27th for Daniel Ricciardo, 10th for Max Verstappen (75th driver to score ten podiums, 1st Dutch driver)
- 149th for Mercedes, 146th & 147th for Red Bull
- Poles
- 71st for Lewis Hamilton
- 85th for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Valtteri Bottas (first since 2014; first for Mercedes)
- 55th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- 116th for Lewis Hamilton, 81st for Sebastian Vettel
- Points finishes
- 75th for Daniel Ricciardo
- Pole & win
- 39th for Lewis Hamilton