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2018 Japanese Grand Prix: race pace

True race pace at the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix: each driver's typical lap time with the first lap, pit laps and safety car laps removed.

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka on 7 October 2018, starting from P1. Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen completed the podium. Lewis Hamilton took pole position. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap, 1:32.318.

Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · Pit stops · All 2018 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	1:27:17.062	25
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	2	+12.919	18
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	3	+14.295	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	15	+19.495	12
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	4	+50.998	10
6	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	8	+1:09.873	8
7	Sergio Pérez	Force India	9	+1:19.379	6
8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	5	+1:27.198	4
9	Esteban Ocon	Force India	11	+1:28.055	2
10	Carlos Sainz	Renault	13	+1 Lap	1
11	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	7	+1 Lap	0
12	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	20	+1 Lap	0
13	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	6	+1 Lap	0
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	18	+1 Lap	0
15	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	19	+1 Lap	0
16	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	17	+1 Lap	0
17	Lance Stroll	Williams	14	+1 Lap	0
R	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	10	Mechanical	0
R	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	16	Engine	0
R	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	12	Collision damage	0

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