Japanese GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

JAPANESE GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton took pole position once again, this time making it his first at the Suzuka circuit. He has now at least 1 pole position for all current F1 circuits. Meanwhile, Romain Grosjean heavily crashed out of Q1. Grosjean was OK but his qualifying session was over. 

    A handful of drivers received grid penalties for engine component replacements and unscheduled gearbox changes. This included: Bottas, Raikkonen, Palmer, Sainz and Alonso. 

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

3. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

4. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

5. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

6. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland*

7. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

8. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

9. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

10. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland*

11. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

12. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

13. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

14. Pierre Gasly / Toro Rosso-Renault / France

15. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

16. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

17. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

18. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain**

19. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain**

20. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain***

* - (Bottas & Raikkonen) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty each for unscheduled gearbox changes

** - (Palmer & Sainz) 20-Place-Grid-Penalty each for multiple engine component changes

*** - (Alonso) 35-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

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Article Written By: Amy Hawk

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