FORMULA 1 2018 HONDA JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
| pos | driver | team | time | gap | laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Mercedes | 1:28.691 | 25 | |
| 2 | Valteri Bottas | BOT | Mercedes | 1:29.137 | +0.446s | 26 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:29.373 | +0.682s | 32 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Ferrari | 1:29.627 | +0.936s | 20 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Ferrari | 1:29.685 | +0.994s | 20 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | VER | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:29.841 | +1.150s | 30 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | OCO | Force India Mercedes | 1:30.591 | +1.900s | 28 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:30.814 | +2.123s | 22 |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | LEC | Sauber Ferrari | 1:30.929 | +2.238s | 27 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:31.073 | +2.382s | 29 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | GAS | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:31.073 | +2.382s | 20 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Renault | 1:31.100 | +2.409s | 23 |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | PER | Force India Mercedes | 1:31.272 | +2.581s | 29 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Haas Ferrari | 1:31.274 | +2.583s | 28 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | HUL | Renault | 1:31.418 | +2.727s | 18 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | STR | Williams Mercedes | 1:31.508 | +2.817s | 27 |
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | HAR | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:31.908 | +3.217s | 23 |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | McLaren Renault | 1:32.034 | +3.343s | 21 |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | SIR | Williams Mercedes | 1:32.513 | +3.822s | 26 |
| 20 | Lando Norris | NOR | McLaren Renault | 1:32.683 | +3.992s | 30 |