Round 17 · 13 October 2019
2019 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) won the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix, round 17 of the championship, held on 13 October 2019 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 3. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) completed the podium. Pole position went to Sebastian Vettel. The fastest lap was set by Lewis Hamilton (1:30.983).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | 1:21:46.755 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | +13.343 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 4 | +13.858 s | 16 | Finished |
| 4 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 6 | +59.537 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 7 | +69.101 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2 | +1 Lap | 8 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 9 | +1 Lap | 6 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 17 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 12 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 14 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Robert Kubica | Williams | — | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 5 | — | — | Brakes |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 16 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 20 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 15 | — | — | Disqualified |
Tyres and strategy at the Japanese Grand Prix 2019
Valtteri Bottas won with 2 pit stop(s): soft (laps 1-17), medium (laps 18-36), soft (laps 37-53). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): soft 92 ± 6, medium 84 ± 5, hard 82 ± 6.
- 1. Valtteri Bottas: soft (laps 1-17), medium (laps 18-36), soft (laps 37-53)
- 2. Sebastian Vettel: soft (laps 1-31), medium (laps 32-53)
- 3. Lewis Hamilton: soft (laps 1-21), medium (laps 22-42), soft (laps 43-53)
- 4. Alexander Albon: soft (laps 1-15), medium (laps 16-34), soft (laps 35-53)
- 5. Carlos Sainz: soft (laps 1-26), medium (laps 27-53)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.