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Japanese GP
Saturday 08th of October 2005
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Sunday 09th of October 2005
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Venue:
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Suzuka
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No. of Laps:
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53 |
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Lap Distance:
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5.807 km |
| Race Distance: |
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307.573 km |
| Lap Record: |
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Michael Schumacher, 1'31.317 |
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| Circuit Details |
The Japanese Grand Prix first took place at Fuji in 1976 and played host to the famous showdown between James Hunt and Niki Lauda that year. After a nearly a decade away from the F1 calendar the race returned at the Suzuka circuit which was built by Honda. The Japanese giant were disappointed in that inaugural race as Gerhard Berger won for Ferrari despite a strong Honda presence.
Suzuka has seen its fair share of controversy over the years due to its traditional place on the calendar as the season finale. Ayrton Senna took his first title at Suzuka in '88, although he lost out a year later after the first of his famous clashes with Alain Prost. The Brazilian more than made up for this one year later when he collided with Prost at almost 160mph to cement his second world title.
The Japanese fans' appetite for Formula 1 is arguably unrivalled, as was demonstrated by the hysterical scenes that greeted local boy Takuma Sato's superb fifth place for Jordan in 2002. However, he still has a little way to go if he wants to emulate countryman Aguri Suzuki, who finished third in the 1990 event.
Address
Suzuka International Racing Course
7990 Ino-cho
Suzuka -Shi
Mie-Ken 510-02
Tel: (81) 593 781111
Fax: (81) 593 70 1818
2004
1 Michael Schumacher
2 Ralf Schumacher
3 Jenson Button
4 Takuma Sato
5 Fernando Alonso
6 Kimi Raikkonen
7 Juan Pablo Montoya
8 Giancarlo Fisichella
Recent Winners
2004 - M Schumacher - Ferrari
2003 - R Barrichello - Ferrari
2002 - M Schumacher - Ferrari
2001 - M Schumacher - Ferrari
2000 - M Schumacher - Ferrari
1999 - Hakkinen - McLaren
1998 - Hakkinen - McLaren
1997 - M Schumacher - Ferrari
1996 - Hill - Williams
1995 - M Schumacher - Benetton
1994 - Hill - Williams
1993 - Senna - McLaren
1992 - Patrese - Williams
1991 - Berger - McLaren
1990 - Piquet - Benetton |
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