Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Force India |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India |
| 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Williams |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren |
| 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber |
| 19 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia |
| 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren |