Suzuka Circuit · 7 October 2018
Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix for Mercedes from 1st on the grid, 12.919s ahead of Valtteri Bottas. Daniel Ricciardo gained the most places, from 15th on the grid to 4th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes Hamilton 25 + Bottas 18 | Hamilton 25 + Bottas 18 | 43 | |
| 2 | Red Bull Verstappen 15 + Ricciardo 12 | Verstappen 15 + Ricciardo 12 | 27 | |
| 3 | Ferrari Räikkönen 10 + Vettel 8 | Räikkönen 10 + Vettel 8 | 18 | |
| 4 | Force India Pérez 6 + Ocon 2 | Pérez 6 + Ocon 2 | 8 | |
| 5 | Haas F1 Team Grosjean 4 + Magnussen 0 | Grosjean 4 + Magnussen 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Renault Sainz 1 + Hülkenberg 0 | Sainz 1 + Hülkenberg 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Toro Rosso Gasly 0 + Hartley 0 | Gasly 0 + Hartley 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Sauber Ericsson 0 + Leclerc 0 | Ericsson 0 + Leclerc 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | McLaren Alonso 0 + Vandoorne 0 | Alonso 0 + Vandoorne 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Williams Sirotkin 0 + Stroll 0 | Sirotkin 0 + Stroll 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton Mercedes | Mercedes | 1:27:17.062 | 53 | — | 25 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas Mercedes | Mercedes | +12.919s | 53 | — | 18 | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen Red Bull | Red Bull | +14.295s | 53 | — | 15 | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull | Red Bull | +19.495s | 53 | — | 12 | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | Ferrari | +50.998s | 53 | — | 10 | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel Ferrari | Ferrari | +1:09.873 | 53 | — | 8 | |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez Force India | Force India | +1:19.379 | 53 | — | 6 | |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team | Haas F1 Team | +1:27.198 | 53 | — | 4 | |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon Force India | Force India | +1:28.055 | 53 | — | 2 | |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Renault | Renault | +1 Lap | 52 | — | 1 | |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson Sauber | Sauber | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| 13 | Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| 15 | Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| 16 | Sergey Sirotkin Williams | Williams | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| 17 | Lance Stroll Williams | Williams | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| DNF | Charles Leclerc Sauber | Sauber | DNF Mechanical | 38 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nico Hülkenberg Renault | Renault | DNF Engine | 37 | — | — | |
| DNF | Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team | Haas F1 Team | DNF Collision damage | 8 | — | — |