Fastest laps - Japanese Grand Prix 2017 - Bottas is fastest in Japan, despite finishing fourth

Lewis Hamilton stood on the top step of the podium in Suzuka, but he was sixth on the fastest laps list. In fact, ahead of him were Bottas and Räikkönen and both the Red Bull drivers, as well as the surprisingly speedy Stoffel Vandoorne.

Jolyon Palmer finished within the top ten fastest drivers on race day, for his final race in F1 at the moment. He was just ahead of Pierre Gasly, continuing to impress with his solid start in the sport. Down on pace were both the Haas drivers, in 13th and 14th place on the table, but they both finished in the points which is what really counts.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Lap
1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	1:33.144	50
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:33.175	50
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:33.694	52
4	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren Honda	1:33.724	49
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:33.730	51
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	1:33.780	43
7	Jolyon Palmer	Renault Sport F1 Team	1:34.095	50
8	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:34.533	45
9	Lance Stroll	Williams Martini Racing	1:34.548	37
10	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:34.744	23
11	Esteban Ocon	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:34.843	50
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1:35.111	45
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:35.338	50
14	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:35.347	50
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault Sport F1 Team	1:35.883	28
16	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	1:35.943	50
17	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber F1 Team	1:36.430	27
18	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	1:38.596	7
19	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	2:06.457	2