- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and Daniel Ricciardo
- Race date
- October 8, 2017
- Pole
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Valtteri Bottas
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Max Verstappen is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Daniel Ricciardo 3 for Red Bull.
Grid to finish
Fernando Alonso from P20 to P11 (+9), Jolyon Palmer from P18 to P12 (+6), and Kimi Räikkönen from P10 to P5 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 9 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 2 Accident, 1 +2 laps, and 1 Rear wing. Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:33.144 on lap 50. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.