Japanese Grand Prix 2018 — Race Aftermath

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) wins the Japanese Grand Prix by 12.919 seconds from Valtteri Bottas.

Championship after this race:
P1: Lewis Hamilton — 331 pts
P2: Sebastian Vettel — 264 pts
P3: Valtteri Bottas — 207 pts
P4: Kimi Räikkönen — 196 pts
P5: Max Verstappen — 173 pts

Championship gap: 67 points between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.

Winners:
- Lewis Hamilton — P1
- Valtteri Bottas — P2
- Max Verstappen — P3

Losers:
- Brendon Hartley — dropped 7 places from P6 to P13
- Charles Leclerc — mechanical
- Kevin Magnussen — dropped 8 places from P12 to P20

Key race moments:
- Ricciardo, Daniel gained 11 positions (P15 → P4)
- Ericsson, Marcus gained 8 positions (P20 → P12)

The championship moves to the United States Grand Prix next.