- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, and Max Verstappen
- Race date
- October 7, 2018
- Pole
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Sebastian Vettel
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Valtteri Bottas is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Max Verstappen 3 for Red Bull.
Grid to finish
Daniel Ricciardo from P15 to P4 (+11), Marcus Ericsson from P20 to P12 (+8), and Fernando Alonso from P18 to P14 (+4) 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, 8 +1 lap, 1 Collision damage, 1 Engine, and 1 Mechanical. Sebastian Vettel holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:32.318 on lap 53. 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.