The 2017 Japanese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 2017 at the

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in Suzuka in the Mie Prefecture, Japan. The race was the sixteenth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the forty-third running of the Japanese Grand Prix. The 2017 event was the thirty-third time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in , and the twenty-ninth time that a World Championship round had been held at Suzuka. This would also prove to be the last Grand Prix for

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, as he was replaced by Carlos Sainz Jr. for the rest of the 2017 season. Sainz contested his last race for Toro Rosso before replacing Palmer at

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. Mercedes driver

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entered the round with a thirty-four-point lead over Ferrari's

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in the World Drivers' Championship. Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas sat third, a further twenty-five points behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a lead of one hundred and eighteen points over Ferrari, with

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a further one hundred and fifteen points behind in third place.

Qualifying

;Notes * – Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen received a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. * –

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received a 35-place grid penalty and both

and Carlos Sainz Jr. received a 20-place grid penalty, all for exceeding their respective quota of power unit components.

Race

Before the race started

's mechanics were working on his car. When the race started it was clear he had some serious issues with the car losing positions immediately as

led away. Carlos Sainz had an accident on the opening lap, with the

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being deployed. Soon after the race restarted Vettel retired with engine problems. Hamilton took the victory, followed home closely by

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with his teammate Daniel Ricciardo finishing 3rd, Valtteri Bottas was fourth and Kimi Räikkönen fifth.

Race classification

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for the sets of standings. * Bold text and an asterisk indicates competitors who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

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