Japanese GP: Track Schedule

JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2018 - TRACK SCHEDULE

October 4th / Thursday

09:00 - 11:30 - Pit-Lane Walk

09:00 - 12:30 - Home Straight Walk (Last Entry at 11:30)

11:30 - 12:30 - Kids Pit Walk (Limited to families with children under the age of 15)

15:00 - 15:30 - Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps

15:00 - 16:00 - Press Conference

16:00 - 16:30 - Truck Tour (F1 Experience - F1 Experience Guests Only)

16:30 - 17:00 - Pit-Lane Walk (F1 Experience - F1 Experience Guests Only)

16:30 - 17:30 - Autograph Session

October 5th / Friday

10:00 - 11:00 - Free Practice #1

12:00 - 13:00 - Press Conference

12:50 - 13:30 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

12:50 - 13:20 - Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps

14:00 - 15:30 - Free Practice #2

16:00 - 16:30 - Legend F1 30th Anniversary Laps (Practice)

16:40 - 17:10 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

October 6th / Saturday

09:00 - 10:00 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

09:15 - 10:00 - Team Pit-Stop Practice

09:30 - 10:00 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

12:00 - 13:00 - Free Practice #3

13:15 - 13:45 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

13:15 - 14:15 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

13:25 - 13:45 - 1 Parade Lap

13:50 - 14:10 - Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps

15:00 - 16:00 - Qualifying

16:00 - 17:00 - Press Conference

16:30 - 17:15 - Legend F1 30th Anniversary Lap (Demonstration)

17:15 - 17:45 - Kids Pit Walk (Limited to families with children under the age of 15)

18:15 - 20:00 - Pit-Lane Walk

19:00 - 20:00 - Pit-Lane And Home Straight Walk

October 7th / Sunday

09:00 - 09:30 - 1 Parade Lap

10:25 - 10:45 - Legend F1 30th Anniversary Lap (Demonstration)

12:00 - 12:20 - Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps

12:00 - 13:00 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

12:25 - 12:55 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

12:30 - 13:00 - Drivers Track Parade

12:50 - 13:00 - 30th Anniversary Flag Lap

13:00 - 13:15 - Starting Grid Presentation

13:54 - 13:56 - National Anthem

14:10 - 16:10 - Race

* - Subject to change

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Russian GP: Race - RE-CAP & RESULTS

RUSSIAN GP - RACE - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix after team-mate Valtteri Bottas was told to move aside.

    Bottas had retained the net race lead behind late pitter Max Verstappen after starting from pole, when Hamilton closed onto the back of the Finn. Mercedes made the call for Bottas to allow Hamilton past, fearing a blister on his rear left tyre might allow title rival Sebastian Vettel to close in.

    Hamilton was released into the race lead when Verstappen came into the pits with 10 laps remaining and led Bottas across the line to take a comfortable Mercedes 1-2.

    The Brit’s eighth win of the season puts him 50 points ahead of Vettel, who finsihed third.

    Vettel had made a strong start early in the race to challenge Hamilton off the line, but the Mercedes pulled into Bottas’ slip stream to pull away from the Ferrari.

    Hamilton held onto the net second position until the lone pit stop. Bottas came into the pits on lap 12, with Vettel following the next lap and Hamilton having to wait until lap 14.

    Bottas had tried to hold Vettel up while Hamilton came into the pits, but the championship leader still came out behind the Ferrari. He quickly made to try to pass Vettel, but the German defended hard – his defensive move enough to be investigated by the stewards but it was deemed to have been legal.

    Hamilton eventually made a way through, running around the outside of turn 3 to give him the inside line for turn 4.

    Vettel couldn’t fight back, settling for third ahead of team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.

    Verstappen, who was one of five drivers to take engine penalties and start from the back of the grid, enjoyed a stunning race to climb up to fifth, just ahead of Daniel Ricciardo.

    Charles Leclerc earned the best of the rest position, finishing seventh ahead of Kevin Magnussen and the Force Indias of Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez.

    Toro Rosso’s Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly were the only retirements. Both suffered spins on lap four, managing to return to the pits where they both retired with brake failures.

RESULTS:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points
2. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / + 18 Points
3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 15 Points
4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 12 Points
5. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / + 10 Points
6. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia / + 8 Points
7. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco / + 6 Points
8. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark / + 4 Points
9. Esteban Ocon / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France / + 2 Points
10. Sergio Perez / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 1 Point
11. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France
12. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany
13. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
14. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain
15. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
16. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium 
17. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain
18. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

RETIRED - Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France / Brakes
RETIRED - Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand / Brakes

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Formula 2 - Russia - Sprint Race - RESULTS

FORMULA 2 - RUSSIA - SPRINT RACE - RESULTS

1. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 15 Points

2. Sergio Sette Camara / Carlin / Brazil / + 12 Points

3. Alexander Albon / DAMS / Thailand / + 10 Points

4. Nyck de Vries / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Netherlands / + 8 Points

5. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / + 6 Points

6. Roberto Merhi / Campos Vexatec Racing / Spain / + 4 Points*

7. Nirei Fukuzumi / BWT Arden / Japan / + 2 Points

8. Dorian Boccolacci / MP Motorsport / France / + 10 Point

9. Antonio Fuoco / Charouz Racing System / Italy 

10. Maximilian Gunther / BWT Arden / Germany

11. Tadasuke Makino / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan

12. Sean Gelael / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia

13. Louis Deletraz / Charouz Racing System / Switzerland

14. Luca Ghiotto / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy

15. Arjun Maini / Trident / India**

RETIRED - Lando Norris / Carlin / Great Britain / Puncture

RETIRED - Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / Spin

RETIRED - Niko Kari / MP Motorsport / Finland / Crash***+

RETIRED - Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada / Collision Damage

RETIRED - Alessio Lorandi / Trident / Italy / Collision****

* - Notes Roberto Merhi is replacing Roy Nissany at Campos Vexatec Racing

** - Notes Maini had a 10-Second-Time-Penalty added to his final race time for colliding with Norris. This did not alter his race result

*** - Notes Niko Kari has stepped up to F2 with MP Motorsport, replacing Ralph Boschung

**** - Notes Lorandi was given a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for the Feature Race in Abu Dhabi for causing a collision with Latifi

+ - Notes Kari was given a 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for the Feature Race in Abu Dhabi for exceeding track limits and gaining an advantage

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GP3 - Russia - Sprint Race - RESULTS

GP3 - RUSSIA - SPRINT RACE - RESULTS

1. David Beckmann / Trident / Germany / + 15 Points + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

2. Joey Mawson / Arden International / Australia / + 12 Points

3. Richard Verschoor / MP Motorsport / Netherlands / + 10 Points

4. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France / + 8 Points

5. Juan Manuel Correa / Jenzer Motorsport / USA / + 6 Points

6. Gabriel Aubry / Arden International / France / + 4 Points

7. Tatiana Calderon / Jenzer Motorsport / Columbia / + 2 Points

8. Leonardo Pulcini / Campos Racing / Italy / + 1 Point

9. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA 

10. Jannes Fittje / Jenzer Motorsport / Germany

11. Pedro Piquet / Trident / Brazil

12. Devlin DeFrancesco / MP Motorsport / Canada

13. Sacha Fenestraz / Arden International / France*

14. Simo Laaksonen / Campos Racing / Finland

15. Diego Menchaca / Campos Racing / Mexico

16. Jake Hughes / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

17. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France

18. Callum Ilott / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

RETIRED - Nikita Mazepin / ART Grand Prix / Russia / Crash

* - Notes Fenestraz is replacing Julien Falchero at Arden International for the rest of the 2018 season

NOTE: Only 19 drivers participated as Niko Kari has stepped up to Formula 2 for the rest of the 2018 season

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Formula 2 - Russia - Feature Race - RESULTS

FORMULA 2 - RUSSIA - FEATURE RACE - RESULTS

1. Alexander Albon / DAMS / Thailand / + 25 Points

2. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada / + 18 Points

3. Nyck de Vries / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Netherlands / + 15 Points + 4 Points (Pole) + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

4. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 12 Points

5. Sergio Sette Camara / Carlin / Brazil / + 10 Points 

6. Antonio Fuoco / Charouz Racing System / Italy / + 8 Points

7. Alessio Lorandi / Trident / Italy / + 6 Points

8. Nirei Fukuzumi / BWT Arden / Japan / + 4 Points

9. Roberto Merhi / Campos Vexatec Racing / Spain / + 2 Points*

10. Tadasuke Makino / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan / + 1 Point

11. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia

12. Louis Deletraz / Charouz Racing System / Switzerland

13. Dorian Boccolacci / MP Motorsport / France

14. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

15. Arjun Maini / Trident / India

16. Maximilian Gunther / BWT Arden / Germany / DNF / Accident**

RETIRED - Niko Kari / MP Motorsport / Finland / Retired***

RETIRED - Lando Norris / Carlin / Great Britain / Tyre

RETIRED - Luca Ghiotto / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy / Collision Damage

DID NOT START - Sean Gelael / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia / Mechanical

* - Notes Roberto Merhi is replacing Roy Nissany at Campos Vexatec Racing

** - Notes Gunther completed at least 90% of the race and was qualified as finishing despite his retirement

*** - Notes Niko Kari has stepped up to F2 with MP Motorsport, replacing Ralph Boschung

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Russian GP: Qualifying - RE-CAP & RESULTS

RUSSIAN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Valtteri Bottas took Pole Position ahead of the Russian GP while multiple driver received penalties for engine component changes and unscheduled gearbox replacements.

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. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

2. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

6. Esteban Ocon / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France

7. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

8. Sergio Perez / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

9. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

10. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

11. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain

12. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

13. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

14. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

15. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium+

16. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain*

17. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France*

18. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia*+

19. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands*+#

20. Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand*

* - (Alonso, Gasly, Ricciardo, Verstappen & Hartley) Drivers to start race from back of the grid due to multiple engine component changes

+ - (Vandoorne, Ricciardo & Verstappen) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for each driver due to unscheduled gearbox changes

# - (Verstappen) 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for failing to slow under Yellow Flags

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Russian GP: Free Practice #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

RUSSIAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Lewis Hamilton once again topped the time sheets in the final free practice session ahead of qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix.

    Ferrari set the pace early in the session before Hamilton jumped to the top of the order half way through the hour long session. Team-mate Valtteri Bottas joined him at the top of the order, though Bottas was still 0.254s slower than Hamilton’s best time of than Hamilton’s best time of the morning, a 1m33.067s.

    Vettel dropped back to third, but was preparing to head back out in the closing minutes of the session. Ferrari cut it close, sending the German out with just seconds remaining. But it appeared the team miscalculated how long it would take him to get down the pit lane, with Vettel hitting a red light at the end. He was forced to get out of his car there and push it back to the pits, having just missed the cut off point by a fraction of a second.

    The Ferrari ended the morning 0.6s slower than Hamilton, with team-mate Kimi Raikkonen a further 0.021s back.

    Max Verstappen took fifth quickest, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo and Charles Leclerc.

    Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen, and Sergio Perez rounded out the top 10.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:33.067 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
2. Valtteri Bottas - 1:33.321 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:33.667 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:33.688 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
5. Max Verstappen - 1:33.937 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:34.394 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia
7. Charles Leclerc - 1:34.628 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco
8. Esteban Ocon - 1:34.809 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France
9. Kevin Magnussen - 1:34.820 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
10. Sergio Perez - 1:34.916 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
11. Carlos Sainz - 1:34.988 / Renault-Renault / Mexico
12. Pierre Gasly - 1:35.125 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France
13. Romain Grosjean - 1:35.185 / Haas-Ferrari / France
14. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:35.213 / Renault-Renault / Germany
15. Marcus Ericsson - 1:35.370 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
16. Brendon Hartley - 1:36.033 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand
17. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:36.071 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia
18. Lance Stroll - 1:36.274 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
19. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:36.597 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium
20. Fernando Alonso - 1:36.992 / McLaren-Renault / Spain

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GP3 - Russia - Feature Race - RESULTS

GP3 - RUSSIA - FEATURE RACE - RESULTS

1. Leonardo Pulcini / Campos Racing / Italy / + 25 Points + 4 Points (Pole)

2. Nikita Mazepin / ART Grand Prix / Russia / + 18 Points + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

3. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France / + 15 Points

4. Richard Verschoor / MP Motorsport / Netherlands / + 12 Points

5. David Beckmann / Trident / Germany / + 10 Points

6. Simo Laaksonen / Campos Racing / Finland / + 8 Points

7. Jake Hughes / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 6 Points

8. Joey Mawson / Arden International / Australia / + 4 Points

9. Juan Manuel Correa / Jenzer Motorsport / USA / + 2 Points

10. Tatiana Calderon / Jenzer Motorsport / Columbia / + 1 Point

11. Gabriel Aubry / Arden International / France

12. Jannes Fittje / Jenzer Motorsport / Germany

13. Callum Ilott / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain 

14. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France

15. Pedro Piquet / Trident / Brazil

16. Sacha Fenestraz / Arden International / France*

17. Devlin DeFrancesco / MP Motorsport / Canada

18. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA / DNF**

RETIRED - Diego Menchaca / Campos Racing / Mexico / Mechanical

* - Notes Fenestraz is replacing Julien Falchero at Arden International for the rest of the 2018 season

** - Notes Tveter completed at least 90% of the race distance and was qualified as finishing the race, despite his retirement

NOTE: Only 19 drivers participated as Niko Kari has stepped up to Formula 2 for the rest of the 2018 season

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GP3 - Russia - Qualifying - RESULTS

GP3 - RUSSIA - QUALIFYING - RESULTS

1. Leonardo Pulcini / Campos Racing / Italy

2. Callum Ilott / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

3. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France

4. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France

5. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA

6. Simo Laaksonen / Campos Racing / Finland

7. Richard Verschoor / MP Motorsport / Netherlands

8. Nikita Mazepin / ART Grand Prix / Russia*

9. Joey Mawson / Arden International / Australia

10. Jake Hughes / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

11. Pedro Piquet / Trident / Brazil

12. Juan Manuel Correa / Jenzer Motorsport / USA

13. Sacha Fenestraz / Arden International / France**

14. Tatiana Calderon / Jenzer Motorsport / Columbia

15. David Beckmann / Trident / Germany

16. Devlin DeFrancesco / MP Motorsport / Canada

17. Gabriel Aubry / Arden International / France

18. Diego Menchaca / Campos Racing / Mexico

19. Jannes Fittje / Jenzer Motorsport / Germany

* - Notes Mazepin originally took pole position but had his time deleted after he was found to have exceeded track limits. His second best time was put in place, placing him in 8th for the start of the Feature Race.

** - Notes Fenestraz is replacing Julien Falchero at Arden International for the rest of the 2018 season

NOTE: Only 19 drivers participated as Niko Kari has stepped up to Formula 2 for the rest of the 2018 season

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Formula 2 - Russia - Qualifying - RESULTS

FORMULA 2 - RUSSIA - QUALIFYING - RESULTS 

1. Nyck de Vries / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Netherlands

2. Lando Norris / Carlin / Great Britain

3. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

4. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada

5. Alexander Albon / DAMS / Thailand

6. Luca Ghiotto / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy

7. Tadasuke Makino / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan

8. Sergio Sette Camara / Carlin / Brazil

9. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

10. Maximilian Gunther / BWT Arden / Germany

11. Antonio Fuoco / Charouz Racing System / Italy

12. Roberto Merhi / Campos Vexatec Racing / Spain*

13. Alessio Lorandi / Trident / Italy

14. Louis Deletraz / Charouz Racing System / Switzerland

15. Sean Gelael / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia

16. Niko Kari / MP Motorsport / Finland**

17. Nirei Fukuzumi / BWT Arden / Japan

18. Dorian Boccolacci / MP Motorsport / France

19. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia

20. Arjun Maini / Trident / India

* - Notes Roberto Merhi is replacing Roy Nissany at Campos Vexatec Racing

** - Notes Niko Kari has stepped up to F2 with MP Motorsport, replacing Ralph Boschung

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