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2017 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 53 laps
Round16 of 20
Race numbers

The 2017 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 972nd World Championship race
  • 33rd World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 29th World Championship race at Suzuka
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes531hr 27m 31.194s25
2+2(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer53+1.211s18
3 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer53+9.679s15
4+2(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes53+10.580s12
5+5(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari53+32.622s10
6-1(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes53+1m 07.788s8
7 (MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes53+1m 11.424s6
8+4(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari53+1m 28.953s4
9+4(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari53+1m 29.883s2
10-2(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes52+1 lap1
11+9(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda52+1 lap 
12+6(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault52+1 lap 
13+1(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Renault52+1 lap 
14-5(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda52+1 lap 
15+2(DEU) Pascal WehrleinSauber-Ferrari51+2 laps 
R (CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes45DNF 
R (DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault40DNF 
R (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari7DNF 
R (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari4DNF 
R (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault0DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2 (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari
3 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer
4 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer
5 (FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes
6-5(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes
7 (MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
8 (BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes
9 (BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda
10-5(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
11 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault
12 (DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
13 (FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
14 (FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Renault
15 (CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes
16 (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari
17 (DEU) Pascal WehrleinSauber-Ferrari
18-20(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault
19-20(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault
20-35(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-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

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:27.319 
2(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:27.6510.332
3(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:27.7910.472
4(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:28.3060.987
5(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:28.3321.013
6(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:28.4981.179
7(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:29.1111.792
8(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:29.2601.941
9(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:29.4802.161
10(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:30.6873.368
Q2
11(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda1:29.778 
12(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault1:29.879 
13(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:29.972 
14(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault1:30.022 
15(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault1:30.413 
Q1
16(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:30.849 
17(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Renault1:31.317 
18(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:31.409 
19(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:31.597 
20(DEU) Pascal WehrleinSauber-Ferrari1:31.885 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton306
2(DEU) Sebastian Vettel247
3(FIN) Valtteri Bottas234
4(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo192
5(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen148
6(NLD) Max Verstappen111
7(MEX) Sergio Perez82
8(FRA) Esteban Ocon65
9(ESP) Carlos Sainz48
10(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg34
11(BRA) Felipe Massa34
12(CAN) Lance Stroll32
13(FRA) Romain Grosjean28
14(DNK) Kevin Magnussen15
15(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne13
16(ESP) Fernando Alonso10
17(GBR) Jolyon Palmer8
18(DEU) Pascal Wehrlein5
19(RUS) Daniil Kvyat4

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes540
2Ferrari395
3Red Bull-TAG Heuer303
4Force India-Mercedes147
5Williams-Mercedes66
6Toro Rosso-Renault52
7Haas-Ferrari43
8Renault42
9McLaren-Honda23
10Sauber-Ferrari5

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