2017 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
06 - 08 Oct 2017
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:27.319 |
| 2 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 1:27.791 |
| 3 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:28.306 |
| 4 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:28.332 |
| 5 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Force India Mercedes | 1:29.111 |
| 6 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 1:27.651 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Force India Mercedes | 1:29.260 |
| 8 | 19 | Felipe MassaMAS | Williams Mercedes | 1:29.480 |
| 9 | 2 | Stoffel VandoorneVAN | McLaren Honda | 1:29.778 |
| 10 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 1:28.498 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Renault | 1:29.879 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Haas Ferrari | 1:29.972 |
| 13 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:30.849 |
| 14 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Toro Rosso | 1:31.317 |
| 15 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Williams Mercedes | 1:31.409 |
| 16 | 9 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:31.597 |
| 17 | 94 | Pascal WehrleinWEH | Sauber Ferrari | 1:31.885 |
| 18 | 30 | Jolyon PalmerPAL | Renault | 1:30.022 |
| 19 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Toro Rosso | 1:30.413 |
| 20 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren Honda | 1:30.687 |
Note - penalised for use of additional power unit elements: Sainz 20 places, Alonso 35 places, Palmer 20 places. Bottas and Raikkonen penalised 5 places for unscheduled gearbox changes.