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    Japanese GP
    October 05 - October 07, 2018
    Suzuka International Racing Course
    Race Winner
    Lewis Hamilton
    Mercedes
    1:27:17.062
    1 Pit
    Japanese GP
    SESSIONSRESULTTIME
    Free Practice 1
    Britain
    HAM
    1:28.691
    Free Practice 2
    Britain
    HAM
    1:28.217
    Free Practice 3
    Britain
    HAM
    1:29.599
    Qualifying
    Britain
    HAM
    1:27.760
    Race
    Britain
    HAM
    1:27:17.062
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    Positions: Race

    1
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    Lewis Hamilton
    Lewis Hamilton
    Mercedes
    1:27:17.062
    Laps: 53
    Pits: 1
    2
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    Valtteri Bottas
    Valtteri Bottas
    Mercedes
    +12.919
    Laps: 53
    Pits: 1
    3
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    Max Verstappen
    Max Verstappen
    Red Bull
    +14.295
    Laps: 53
    Pits: 1
    4
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    Daniel Ricciardo
    Daniel Ricciardo
    Red Bull
    +19.495
    Laps: 53
    Pits: 1
    5
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    Kimi Raikkonen
    Kimi Raikkonen
    Ferrari
    +50.998
    Laps: 53
    Pits: 1
    6
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    Sebastian Vettel
    Sebastian Vettel
    Ferrari
    +1:09.873
    Laps: 53
    Pits: 1
    7
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    Sergio Pérez
    Sergio Pérez
    Force India
    +1:19.379
    Laps: 53
    Pits: 1
    8
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    Romain Grosjean
    Romain Grosjean
    Haas
    +1:27.198
    Laps: 53
    Pits: 1
    9
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    Esteban Ocon
    Esteban Ocon
    Force India
    +1:28.055
    Laps: 53
    Pits: 1
    10
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    Carlos Sainz
    Carlos Sainz
    Alpine
    +1 Lap
    Laps: 52
    Pits: 1
    11
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    Pierre Gasly
    Pierre Gasly
    AlphaTauri
    +1 Lap
    Laps: 52
    Pits: 1
    12
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    Marcus Ericsson
    Marcus Ericsson
    Sauber
    +1 Lap
    Laps: 52
    Pits: 1
    13
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    Brendon Hartley
    Brendon Hartley
    AlphaTauri
    +1 Lap
    Laps: 52
    Pits: 1
    14
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    Fernando Alonso
    Fernando Alonso
    McLaren
    +1 Lap
    Laps: 52
    Pits: 1
    15
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    Stoffel Vandoorne
    Stoffel Vandoorne
    McLaren
    +1 Lap
    Laps: 52
    Pits: 1
    16
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    Sergey Sirotkin
    Sergey Sirotkin
    Williams
    +1 Lap
    Laps: 52
    Pits: 2
    17
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    Lance Stroll
    Lance Stroll
    Williams
    +1 Lap
    Laps: 52
    Pits: 2
    18
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    Charles Leclerc
    Charles Leclerc
    Sauber
    +15 Laps
    Laps: 38
    Pits: 2
    19
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    Nico Hülkenberg
    Nico Hülkenberg
    Alpine
    +16 Laps
    Laps: 37
    Pits: 2
    20
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    Kevin Magnussen
    Kevin Magnussen
    Haas
    +45 Laps
    Laps: 8
    Pits: 2
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    Hamilton on verge of title after Japan win, Vettel sixth

    Lewis Hamilton took another huge step toward a fifth world championship by winning the Japanese Grand Prix, where title rival Sebastian Vettel made another mistake by colliding with Max Verstappen.

    Circuit Information

    Suzuka Circuit
    Suzuka International Racing Course
    Suzuka Circuit
    Suzuka, Japan
    Circuit Length: 5.807 km
    No. of Laps: 53
    No. of Turns: 18
    Full Circuit Profile

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