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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

race results:2008 F1 Japanese GP:Fuji Speedway

POS DRIVER NATIONALITY ENTRANT LAPS TIME/RETIRE
1. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault 67 1h30m21.892
2. Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber 67 5.283
3. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari 67 6.400
4. Nelson Piquet Brazil Renault 67 20.570
5. Jarno Trulli Italy Toyota 67 23.767
6. Sebastian Vettel Germany Toro Rosso-Ferrari 67 39.207
7. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari 67 46.158
8. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault 67 50.811
9. Nick Heidfeld Germany BMW Sauber 67 54.120
10.* Sebastien Bourdais France Toro Rosso-Ferrari 67 59.085
11. Nico Rosberg Germany Williams-Toyota 67 1m02.096
12. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 67 1m18.900
13. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Honda 66 1 Lap
14. Jenson Button Britain Honda 66 1 Lap
15. Kazuki Nakajima Japan Williams-Toyota 66 1 Lap
R Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Force India-Ferrari 21 Gearbox
R Heikki Kovalainen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 16 Engine
R Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Ferrari 8 Tyre
R Timo Glock Germany Toyota 6 Damage
R David Coulthard Britain Red Bull-Renault 0 Accident
FASTEST LAP:

Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari 55 1:18.426

Friday, October 10, 2008

Japanese GP 2008:Fuji Speedway


Fuji Speedway is a race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The circuit hosted the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix in 2007, after an absence of 30 years, replacing the Suzuka Circuit.[1] It is owned by Toyota Motor Corporation.

Fuji Speedway Corporation was established in 1963, as Japan NASCAR Corporation. At first, the circuit was planned to hold the race of the NASCAR form in Japan. Therefore, the track was originally designed to be as a 4 km (2.5 mile) high-banked superspeedway, but there was not enough money to complete the project and only one of the bankings was ever designed. Mitsubishi Estate Co. invested in the circuit, and took the management right on October 1965.

Converted to a road course, the circuit opened in December 1965 and proved to be somewhat dangerous with the banked turn regularly resulting in major accidents. A new part of track was built to counteract the problem, and the resultant 4.359 km (2.7 mile) course proved more successful. The speedway brought the first Formula One race to Japan at the end of the 1976 season. The race had a dramatic World Championship battle between James Hunt and Niki Lauda, and in awful rainy conditions, Hunt earned enough points to win the title. Mario Andretti won the race, with Lauda withdrawing due to the dangerous conditions.

There was less celebration after the second race in 1977 as Gilles Villeneuve was involved in a crash that killed two spectators on the side of the track, leading to Formula One leaving the speedway. When Japan earned another race on the F1 schedule ten years later, it went to Suzuka instead. F1 didn't return to Fuji until 2007.

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