| 10/04/2009 |
Grand Prix of Japan |
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| Qualifying |
the starting grid |
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S. Vettel |
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J. Trulli |
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L. Hamilton |
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A. Sutil |
Suzuka
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R. Barrichello |
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N. Heidfeld |
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K. Raïkkönen |
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H. Kovalainen |
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S. Buemi |
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N. Rosberg |
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F. Alonso |
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R. Kubica |
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T. Glock |
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J. Alguersuari |
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G. Fisichella |
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K. Nakajima |
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R. Grosjean |
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V. Liuzzi |
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M. Webber |
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| pole
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1'32"160 |
| Practice 1 : |
H. Kovalainen (1'40"356) |
| Practice 2 : |
A. Sutil (1'47"261) |
| Practice 3 : |
J. Trulli (1'31"709) |
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- best lap in qualifying
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1'30"341 (Q2) S. Vettel |
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| Race |
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Best lap in race: |
1'32"569 (lap 51) |
Mark Webber |
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the ranking |
Race time : |
1h28'20"443 |
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the results |
Average speed: |
208.900 km/h |
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Sebastian Vettel |
Red bull Renault |
10 pts |
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Jarno Trulli |
Toyota |
8 pts |
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Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren Mercedes |
6 pts |
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Kimi Raïkkönen |
Ferrari |
5 pts |
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Nico Rosberg |
Williams Toyota |
4 pts |
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Nick Heidfeld |
BMW |
3 pts |
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Rubens Barrichello |
Brawn GP |
2 pts |
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Jenson Button |
Brawn GP |
1 pt |
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Robert Kubica |
BMW |
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Fernando Alonso |
Renault F1 |
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Heikki Kovalainen |
McLaren Mercedes |
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Giancarlo Fisichella |
Ferrari |
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Adrian Sutil |
Force India |
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Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India |
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Kazuki Nakajima |
Williams Toyota |
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Romain Grosjean |
Renault F1 |
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Mark Webber |
Red bull Renault |
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Jaime Alguersuari |
STR Toro Rosso |
Out at lap 43 |
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Sebastien Buemi |
STR Toro Rosso |
Out at lap 11 |
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- T. Glock |
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| Gallery |
the
race in photos |
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| Many penalties during the qualifyings have changed the grid |
An unexpected visitor into the pits : T. Glock who crashed saturday |
S. Buemi was getting out from the pits |
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| S. Vettel keeps the lead at start while J. Trulli lets 2d place to L. Hamilton |
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N. Heidfeld before K. Raïkkönen |
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| S. Vettel |
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| J. Button & R. Kubica |
J. Button |
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J. Trulli is not so far from L. Hamilton |
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| S. Buemi leaves defintively the race |
Hard exercise for A. Sutil to overtake H. Kovalainen |
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| A. Sutil is not rewarded for his try |
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J. Button |
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| J. Trulli |
S. Vettel |
R. Barrichello |
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| K. Nakajima, the only Japonese |
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| K. Raïkkönen |
N. Rosberg leading his group |
R. Kubica |
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N. Heidfeld loses his place toward K. Raïkkönen |
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J. Trulli lightened, makes good laps |
Both BMW in fight |
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| J. Trulli wins thus 2d place |
Once more H. Kovalainen has troubles, this time with G. Fisichella |
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| S. Vettel |
An enthusiastic craowd for Suzuka's return in the calendar |
N. Rosberg |
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J. Alguersuari gets violently out : race is stopped, under control of the safety-car |
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| Just some laps to go |
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| M. Webber, unlucky since the practices, prepares his car for Brazil & Abu Dhabi |
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| Race starts again |
Both Brawn must keep their positions. With one more point : they would have win the constructor's title |
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