2017 Japanese Grand Prix

The 2017 Japanese Grand Prix (officially the 2017 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix) was the sixteenth race of the 2017 Formula One season, the 33rd time the Japanese Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar, and the 29th time it was held at the Suzuka Circuit. It was held between 6 October and 8 October 2017.
In qualifying, Lewis Hamilton took his second consecutive pole position, also his first pole at the Suzuka Circuit. His teammate Valtteri Bottas qualified second, but with a five-place grid penalty for changing his gearbox too early, he was pushed down to sixth on the grid, promoting Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo to second and third respectively.
In the race, Hamilton went into the first corner still keeping the lead over Vettel. However, Vettel's spark plug began to fail, and he was forced to retire after completing four laps. Hamilton took his sixty-first victory, putting him fifty-nine points ahead of Vettel in the championship. Max Verstappen, who got ahead of Ricciardo at the start, finished in second place while Ricciardo remained in third place.
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==Background==
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis 	Engine	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W08 EQ Power+	 	M08 EQ Power+	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W08 EQ Power+	 	M08 EQ Power+	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB13 	 	TAG Heuer 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB13 	 	TAG Heuer 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF70H 	 	062 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF70H 	 	062 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM10 	 	M08 EQ Power+	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM10 	 	M08 EQ Power+	
19 	Felipe Massa 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW40 	 	M08 EQ Power+	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW40 	 	M08 EQ Power+	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	McLaren Honda 	 	MCL32 	 	RA617H 	
2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren Honda 	 	MCL32 	 	RA617H 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Renault Sport F1 Team 	 	R.S.17 	 	R.E.17 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	Renault Sport F1 Team 	 	R.S.17 	 	R.E.17 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR12 	 	R.E.17 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR12 	 	R.E.17 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-17 	 	062 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-17 	 	062 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C36 	 	061 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C36 	 	061 	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	1:31.202	10 	No Time 	14 	1:30.770	12 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:29.541	3 	No Time 	– 	1:30.018	5 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:29.166	1 	No Time 	10 	1:29.379	3 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:29.638	4 	No Time 	6 	1:33.962	20 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:31.032	9 	No Time 	– 	1:31.459	17 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:33.397	20 	No Time 	9 	1:32.579	18 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:32.501	18 	No Time 	– 	1:31.353	16 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:31.530	13 	1:51.345	3 	1:30.563	9 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:31.235	12 	No Time 	11 	1:30.424	8 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:31.602	14 	1:52.343	5 	1:31.011	15 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:31.912	16 	1:52.146	4 	1:30.764	11 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:31.216	11 	No Time 	– 	1:30.982	14 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:30.974	8 	No Time 	7 	1:30.315	7 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	1:31.757	15 	No Time 	8 	1:30.764	10 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:30.899	7 	1:49.518	2 	1:30.109	6 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:30.762	6 	No Time 	– 	1:29.910	4 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:29.377	2 	1:48.719	1 	1:29.069	2 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:32.252	17 	No Time 	13 	1:30.799	13 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:30.151	5 	No Time 	– 	1:29.055	1 	 	 	 	 	
94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	1:32.897	19 	No Time 	12 	1:32.968	19 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:29.047 	 	1 	1:27.819 	 	1 	1:27.319 	1
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	4 	1:29.332 	 	3 	1:28.543 	 	2 	1:27.651 	6*
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	5 	1:29.352 	 	2 	1:28.225 	 	3 	1:27.791 	2
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	6 	1:29.475 	 	5 	1:28.935 	 	4 	1:28.306 	3
5 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	3 	1:29.181 	 	4 	1:28.747 	 	5 	1:28.332 	4
6 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	2 	1:29.163 	 	6 	1:29.079 	 	6 	1:28.498 	10†
7 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	8 	1:30.115 	 	7 	1:29.199 	 	7 	1:29.111 	5
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	7 	1:29.696 	 	8 	1:29.343 	 	8 	1:29.260 	7
9 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	10 	1:30.352 	 	9 	1:29.687 	 	9 	1:29.480 	8
10 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	12 	1:30.525 	 	10 	1:29.749 	 	10 	1:30.687 	20‡
11 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	14 	1:30.654 	 	11 	1:29.778 	 	 	 	9
12 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	9 	1:30.252 	 	12 	1:29.879 	 	 	 	11
13 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	15 	1:30.774 	 	13 	1:29.972 	 	 	 	12
14 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	 	11 	1:30.516 	 	14 	1:30.022 	 	 	 	18§
15 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	13 	1:30.565 	 	15 	1:30.413 	 	 	 	19**
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	16 	1:30.849 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13
17 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	17 	1:31.317 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
18 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	18 	1:31.409 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
19 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	19 	1:31.597 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
20 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	 	20 	1:31.885 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
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** Bottas was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*† Räikkönen was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*‡ Alonso was given a 35-place grid penalty for using his eighth internal combustion engine, tenth turbo, tenth MGU-H, eighth MGU-K, seventh battery store and sixth control electronics unit.
*§ Palmer was given a twenty-place grid penalty for using his fifth internal combustion engine, sixth turbocharger and sixth MGU-H.
*** Sainz was given a twenty-place grid penalty for using his sixth MGU-H, fifth internal combustion engine and fifth turbo.
===Grid===
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** Bottas was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*† Räikkönen was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*‡ Palmer was given a twenty-place grid penalty for using his fifth internal combustion engine, sixth turbocharger and sixth MGU-H.
*§ Sainz was given a twenty-place grid penalty for using his sixth MGU-H, fifth internal combustion engine and fifth turbo.
*** Alonso was given a 35-place grid penalty for using his eighth internal combustion engine, tenth turbo, tenth MGU-H, eighth MGU-K, seventh battery store and sixth control electronics unit.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	53 	1h 27m 31.194s	1 	25
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	53 	+1.211 	4 	18
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	53 	+9.679 	3 	15
4 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	53 	+10.580 	6 	12
5 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	53 	+32.622 	10 	10
6 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	53 	+67.788 	5 	8
7 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	53 	+71.424 	7 	6
8 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	53 	+88.953 	12 	4
9 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	53 	+89.883 	13 	2
10 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	8 	1
11 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	20 	
12 	30 	Jolyon Palmer 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	18 	
13 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	14 	
14 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	52 	+1 Lap 	9 	
15 	94 	Pascal Wehrlein 	 	51 	+2 Laps 	17 	
Ret 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	45 	Suspension 	15 	
Ret 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	40 	Rear wing 	11 	
Ret 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	7 	Accident 	16 	
Ret 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	4 	Spark plug 	2 	
Ret 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	0 	Accident 	19 	
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==Milestones==
*Lewis Hamilton won his 10th pole of the season and 71st of his career, extending his own record for career poles. It is also his first pole at the Suzuka Circuit.
*Carlos Sainz, Jr.'s last race for , before he moved to .
*Jolyon Palmer's last race.
*Daniel Ricciardo's 125th entry and start.
*Esteban Ocon's 25th entry and start.
*Max Verstappen's 10th podium.
*Hamilton's 115th podium.
*Kimi Räikkönen passed the 1500-point mark (ended the race on 1508 points).
*Sergio Pérez's 130th start (133rd entry).
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	306 	 	
2 	Sebastian Vettel 	247 	 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	234 	 	
4 	Daniel Ricciardo 	192 	 	
5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	148 	 	
6 	Max Verstappen 	111 	 	
7 	Sergio Pérez 	82 	 	
8 	Esteban Ocon 	65 	 	
9 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	48 	 	
10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	34 	 	
11 	Felipe Massa 	34 	 	
12 	Lance Stroll 	32 	 	
13 	Romain Grosjean 	28 	 	
14 	Kevin Magnussen 	15 	1 	
15 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	13 	1 	
16 	Fernando Alonso 	10 	 	
17 	Jolyon Palmer 	8 	 	
18 	Pascal Wehrlein 	5 	 	
19 	Daniil Kvyat 	4 	 	
20 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	 	
21 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	0 	 	
22 	Pierre Gasly 	0 	 	
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Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/- 	
1 	 	540 	 	
2 	 	395 	 	
3 	 	303 	 	
4 	 	147 	 	
5 	 	66 	 	
6 	 	52 	 	
7 	 	43 	1 	
8 	 	42 	1 	
9 	 	23 	 	
10 	 	5 	 	
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==Notes==
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