Formula 1 historical archive

Lewis Hamilton won the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo at Suzuka Circuit.

Browse the full classification, related season, driver, team, circuit, and championship history.

Race recap

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.

Report a correction · Get the iPhone app

Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:27:31.19425
2Max VerstappenRed Bull1:27:32.40518
3Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:27:40.87315
4Valtteri BottasMercedes1:27:41.77412
5Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:28:03.81610
6Esteban OconForce India1:28:38.9828
7Sergio PérezForce India1:28:42.6186
8Kevin MagnussenHaas1:29:00.1474
9Romain GrosjeanHaas1:29:01.0772
10Felipe MassaWilliams+1 lap1
11Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap0
12Jolyon PalmerRenault+1 lap0
13Pierre GaslyToro Rosso+1 lap0
14Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+1 lap0
15Pascal WehrleinSauber+2 laps0
DNFLance StrollWilliamsSuspension0
DNFNico HülkenbergRenaultRear wing0
DNFMarcus EricssonSauberAccident0
DNFSebastian VettelFerrariSpark plugs0
DNFCarlos Sainz Jr.Toro RossoAccident0