Mika Hakkinen won the Japanese GP in Suzuka on this day in 1999 and won his second consecutive world championship at the same track where he won his first title one year earlier.

On this day in 1994 Damon Hill beat Michael Schumacher on wet Suzuka circuit to take the 1994 F1 championship battle to the wire with only one point advantage for Schumacher before the final race in Australia.

On this day in 2003 Michael Schumacher won his sixth and penultimate title after beating Kimi Raikkonen in McLaren by only two points.

Ayrton Senna has won the third and final F1 drivers' championship on this day in 1991 after beating Nigel Mansell in Williams at Suzuka, who was his only opponent in the fight for the title.

On October 22nd Fernando Alonso (2006) and Alain Prost (1989) won drivers' championship

Hamilton and Rosberg, Q3 laps comparison at Japanese GP F1 2016

Vettel pole lap Suzuka F1 2011.