Japanese GP, Suzuka, 9 October, 2022

Races	35 (1976 – 2019, Suzuka 31, Fuji 4)
Laps	53
Circuit lenght	5807 m
Race distance	307.471 km
Fastest race lap	1:31.540 (Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren MP4-20, 2005)
Record lap	1:27.064 (Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari SF90, Q3, 2019)

STATS (after 2019)

	DRIVERS	CONSTRUCTORS	ENGINE MAKES
Wins	Michael Schumacher (6)	McLaren (9)	Mercedes (11)
Pole positions	Michael Schumacher (8)	Ferrari (10)	Renault i Ferrari (10)
Fastest laps	M. Schumacher i Hamilton (4)	Williams i McLaren (8)	Renault (12)
Podium places	Michael Schumacher (9)	McLaren (25)	Mercedes (26)
Front row places	Michael Schumacher (10)	McLaren i Ferrari (18)	Ferrari (18)
Races led	Michael Schumacher (11)	McLaren (16)	Renault (16)
Points	Lewis Hamilton (177)	Ferrari (335)	Mercedes (563)

NOTE: Lap records, circuit lenght, number of laps and race distance refer to latest track configuration, other stats refer to all Japanese GPs

2019 JAPANESE GP TIMETABLE

1st free practice	Fri 12:00
2nd free practice	Fri 15:00
3rd free practice	Sat 12:00
Qualifying	Sat 15:00
Race	Sun 14:00

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Recent results

Year	Winner	Pole position	Fastest lap
2018	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel
2017	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Valtteri Bottas
2016	Nico Rosberg	Nico Rosberg	Sebastian Vettel
2015	Lewis Hamilton	Nico Rosberg	Lewis Hamilton
2014	Lewis Hamilton	Nico Rosberg	Lewis Hamilton

JAPANESE GP HISTORY IN PICTURES

Start VN Japana 1976., posljednje i odlučujuće utrke te sezone. (24.10.1976.) Screenshot: youtube (isječak iz filma 'Rush') — Start of F1 title decider in 1976. in Japan (scene from ‘Rush’ movie) (24 October, 1976) Screenshot: youtube

gerhard berger ferrari japanese gp 1987 suzuka — Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) won first F1 race held in Suzuka – it was also first Ferrari win since 1985. (1 November, 1987) Photo: f1history

Ayrton Senna Alain Prost japanese gp f1 1988 mclaren honda suzuka — Ayrton Senna overtakes his team mate Alain Prost who had gearbox issue and wins his first world title in Japan (30 October, 1988) Photo: Norio Koike@ASE

Senna i Prost nakon sudara pretkraj utrke. Prost je blokirao ambiciozan Sennin pokušaj na kočenju u posljednju šikanu, nakon čega je došlo do sudara McLarenova dvojca. Senna je nastavio i pobijedio, ali je diskvalificiran zbog neispravno odvožene šikane te je prvak postao Prost. (22.10.1989.) Foto: reddit — Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost after their collision in controversial Japanese GP 1989. at Suzuka – Senna continued and won the race, but was later penalised for cutting the chicane while returning to the track (22 October, 1989) Photo: reddit

Trenutak prije sudara Ayrtona Senne i Alaina Prosta na startu VN Japana 1990. Oba vozača su odustala, a naslov je pripao Senni. (21.10.1990.) Foto: McLaren — Prost and Senna collides again in 1990. – both drivers retired from the race, but Senna won the title (21 October, 1990) Photo: McLaren

ricardo patrese williams renault fw14b japanese gp suzuka f1 1992 — Ricardo Patrese won his only race in 1992. at Suzuka in dominant Williams Renault FW14B (25 October, 1992) Photo: f1history

Michael Schumache and Damon Hill, Japanese GP F1 1994. — Michael Schumacher leads Damon Hill at the 1994 Japanese GP – Hill won and cut Michael’s lead to one point before the last race in Adelaide (6 November, 1994) Photo: Benetton

1996 Japanese Grand Prix — Damon Hill celebrates his first and only F1 title after winning the 1996 Japanese GP at Suzuka (13 October, 1996) Photo: Williams

hakkinen mclaren mercedes japanese gp 1998 suzuka victory — Mika Hakkinen won his first drivers’ championship in Japan after Michael Schumacher stalled on the grid from pole position (1 November, 1998) Photo: McLaren

Hakkinen McLaren team Suzuka F1 1999 garage celebration Photo F1fanatic — Mika Hakkinen celebrates his second consecutive F1 World Championship after winning the 1999 Japanese GP at Suzuka (31 October, 1999) Photo: F1Fanatic

michael schumacher japanese gp suzuka f1 2000 win — Michael Schumacher won his first world championship for Ferrari in Japan after beating Mika Hakkinen in tense wet-dry race and became first Ferrari driver to win the title after Jody Scheckter in 1979. (8 October, 2000) Photo: tbk-light

michael schumacher japanese gp f1 2002 suzuka win — Michael Schumacher wins the last race of 2002. championship after finishing every race on the podium (13 October, 2002) Photo: Ferrari

kimi raikkonen mclaren japanese gp suzuka f1 2005 win — Kimi Raikkonen celebrates victory after starting 17th on the grid and overtaking Giancarlo Fisichella in last lap of the race (9 October, 2005) Photo: McLaren

Vettel slavi treće mjesto na Suzuki 2011. i drugi naslov prvaka Foto: Red Bull) — Vettel celebrates third place and his second world title at Suzuka (9 October, 2011) Photo: Red Bull

japanese gp f1 2012 alonso spins out suzuka — Fernando Alonso spins out of the race and enables Vettel to close the gap in the championship to just four points (7 October, 2012) Screenshot: Youtube

start-of-the-japanese-gp-suzuka-f1-2016-foto-daimler — Start of the 2016 Japanese GP 2016 – Hamilton was slow off the line but recovered to third place (9 October, 2016) Photo: Daimler

Japanese GP F1 2017 start Photo Pirelli — Hamilton led Vettel from pole position, but German quickly tumbled down the order due to engine problems (8 October, 2017) Photo: Andy Hone/LAT Images

Japanese GP F1 2018 start Hamilton leads Bottas Verstappen Raikkonen Photo Red Bull — Hamilton leads Bottas at the start of the 2018 Japanese GP (7 October, 2018) Photo: Red Bull

2019-Japanese-GP-Start-Photo-Red-Bull-Edited-by-MAXF1net-1.jpg — 2019 Japanese GP Start Photo: Red-Bull / Edited by MAXF1net

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