FORMULA 1 2018 HONDA JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING
05 - 07 Oct 2018
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:28.702 | 1:28.017 | 1:27.760 | 11 |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 1:29.297 | 1:27.987 | 1:28.059 | 12 |
| 3 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:29.480 | 1:28.849 | 1:29.057 | 10 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 1:29.631 | 1:28.595 | 1:29.521 | 13 |
| 5 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:29.724 | 1:29.678 | 1:29.761 | 17 |
| 6 | 28 | Brendon HartleyHAR | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:30.248 | 1:29.848 | 1:30.023 | 15 |
| 7 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:30.137 | 1:29.810 | 1:30.093 | 15 |
| 8 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Force India Mercedes | 1:29.899 | 1:29.538 | 1:30.126 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 1:29.049 | 1:28.279 | 1:32.192 | 13 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Force India Mercedes | 1:30.247 | 1:29.567 | 1:37.229 | 16 |
| 11 | 16 | Charles LeclercLEC | Sauber Ferrari | 1:29.706 | 1:29.864 | 12 | |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Haas Ferrari | 1:30.219 | 1:30.226 | 13 | |
| 13 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Renault | 1:30.236 | 1:30.490 | 12 | |
| 14 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Williams Mercedes | 1:30.317 | 1:30.714 | 10 | |
| 15 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:29.806 | DNS | 4 | |
| 16 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Renault | 1:30.361 | 7 | ||
| 17 | 35 | Sergey SirotkinSIR | Williams Mercedes | 1:30.372 | 8 | ||
| 18 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren Renault | 1:30.573 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Stoffel VandoorneVAN | McLaren Renault | 1:31.041 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:31.213 | 4 |
Q1 107% time -1:34.911
Note - Ocon received a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow sufficiently during a red-flag period in FP3.