FORMULA 1 2018 HONDA JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
05 - 07 Oct 2018
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:27.760 |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 1:28.059 |
| 3 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:29.057 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 1:29.521 |
| 5 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:29.761 |
| 6 | 28 | Brendon HartleyHAR | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:30.023 |
| 7 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:30.093 |
| 8 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 1:32.192 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Force India Mercedes | 1:37.229 |
| 10 | 16 | Charles LeclercLEC | Sauber Ferrari | 1:29.864 |
| 11 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Force India Mercedes | 1:30.126 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Haas Ferrari | 1:30.226 |
| 13 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Renault | 1:30.490 |
| 14 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Williams Mercedes | 1:30.714 |
| 15 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | |
| 16 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Renault | 1:30.361 |
| 17 | 35 | Sergey SirotkinSIR | Williams Mercedes | 1:30.372 |
| 18 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren Renault | 1:30.573 |
| 19 | 2 | Stoffel VandoorneVAN | McLaren Renault | 1:31.041 |
| 20 | 9 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:31.213 |
Note - Ocon penalised 3 places for a red-flag infringement in FP3.