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Suzuka Circuit Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Ayrton Senna won the Japanese Grand Prix 1988 at Suzuka Circuit on 30 October 1988, starting from pole position. Alain Prost finished second for McLaren, with Thierry Boutsen completing the podium for Benetton.
Key Links
- WinnerAyrton Senna
- CircuitSuzuka Circuit
- Winning teamMcLaren
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Ayrton Senna SEN Win |  McLaren | 1 | 9 | Finished | |
2 |  Alain Prost PRO +13.363 | McLaren | 2 | 6 | Finished | |
3 |  Thierry Boutsen BOU +36.109 |  Benetton | 10 | 4 | Finished | |
4 |  Gerhard Berger BER +1:26.714 |  Ferrari | 3 | 3 | Finished | |
5 |  Alessandro Nannini NAN +1:30.603 | Benetton | 12 | 2 | Finished | |
6 |  Riccardo Patrese PAT +1:37.615 |  Williams | 11 | 1 | Finished | |
7 |  Team Lotus | 6 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
8 |  AGS | 18 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
9 |  Larrousse | 19 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
10 |  March | 13 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
11 | Ferrari | 9 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
12 |  Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
13 |  Minardi | 17 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
14 | Tyrrell | 26 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
15 | Minardi | 22 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
16 | Larrousse | 20 | 0 | +3 Laps | ||
17 |  Ligier | 23 | 0 | +3 Laps | ||
R |  Rial | 14 | 0 | Overheating | ||
R |  Arrows | 15 | 0 | Ignition | ||
R |  Osella | 24 | 0 | Brakes | ||
R | Team Lotus | 5 | 0 | Driver unwell | ||
R | Williams | 8 | 0 | Collision | ||
R |  Dallara | 21 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | March | 4 | 0 | Electrical | ||
R | Arrows | 7 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R |  Zakspeed | 25 | 0 | Driver unwell | ||
F | Ligier | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F |  Euro Brun | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | Zakspeed | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | Euro Brun | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F |  Coloni | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify |
Classification31 drivers