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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.
Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix 2009 at Suzuka Circuit on 4 October 2009, starting from pole position. Jarno Trulli finished second for Toyota, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium for McLaren. Mark Webber set the fastest lap with a time of 1:32.569.
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- WinnerSebastian Vettel
- CircuitSuzuka Circuit
- Winning teamRed Bull
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Red Bull | 1 | 10 | Finished | ||
2 |  Jarno Trulli TRU +4.877 |  Toyota | 2 | 8 | Finished | |
3 |  Lewis Hamilton HAM +6.472 |  McLaren | 3 | 6 | Finished | |
4 |  Kimi Räikkönen RAI +7.940 |  Ferrari | 5 | 5 | Finished | |
5 |  Nico Rosberg ROS +8.793 |  Williams | 7 | 4 | Finished | |
6 |  Nick Heidfeld HEI +9.509 |  BMW Sauber | 4 | 3 | Finished | |
7 |  Rubens Barrichello BAR +10.641 |  Brawn | 6 | 2 | Finished | |
8 |  Jenson Button BUT +11.474 | Brawn | 10 | 1 | Finished | |
9 |  Robert Kubica KUB +11.777 | BMW Sauber | 9 | 0 | Finished | |
10 |  Fernando Alonso ALO +13.065 |  Renault | 16 | 0 | Finished | |
11 |  Heikki Kovalainen KOV +13.735 | McLaren | 11 | 0 | Finished | |
12 |  Giancarlo Fisichella FIS +14.596 | Ferrari | 14 | 0 | Finished | |
13 |  Adrian Sutil SUT +14.959 |  Force India | 8 | 0 | Finished | |
14 |  Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU +15.734 | Force India | 18 | 0 | Finished | |
15 |  Kazuki Nakajima NAK +17.973 | Williams | 15 | 0 | Finished | |
16 | Renault | 17 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
17 | Red Bull | 19 | 0 | ⚡ 1:32.569 | +2 Laps | |
R |  Toro Rosso | 12 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Toro Rosso | 13 | 0 | Clutch | ||
W | Toyota | 20 | 0 | Injured |
Classification20 drivers
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Sebastian Vettel VET +0.874 | Red Bull | 1:30.883 | 1:30.341 | 1:32.160 |
2 | Jarno Trulli TRU +0.934 | Toyota | 1:31.063 | 1:30.737 | 1:32.220 |
3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM +1.109 | McLaren | 1:30.917 | 1:30.627 | 1:32.395 |
4 | Adrian Sutil SUT +1.180 | Force India | 1:31.386 | 1:31.222 | 1:32.466 |
5 | Rubens Barrichello BAR +1.374 | Brawn | 1:31.272 | 1:31.055 | 1:32.660 |
6 | Nick Heidfeld HEI +1.659 | BMW Sauber | 1:31.501 | 1:31.260 | 1:32.945 |
7 | Jenson Button BUT +1.676 | Brawn | 1:31.041 | 1:30.880 | 1:32.962 |
8 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI +1.694 | Ferrari | 1:31.288 | 1:31.052 | 1:32.980 |
9 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV No time | McLaren | 1:31.499 | 1:31.223 | - |
10 |  Sébastien Buemi BUE No time | Toro Rosso | 1:31.196 | 1:31.103 | - |
11 | Nico Rosberg ROS Pole | Williams | 1:31.286 | 1:31.482 | - |
12 | Fernando Alonso ALO +0.115 | Renault | 1:31.401 | 1:31.638 | - |
13 | Robert Kubica KUB +0.131 | BMW Sauber | 1:31.417 | 1:32.341 | - |
14 |  Timo Glock GLO +0.264 | Toyota | 1:31.550 | - | - |
15 |  Jaime Alguersuari ALG +0.285 | Toro Rosso | 1:31.571 | - | - |
16 | Giancarlo Fisichella FIS +0.418 | Ferrari | 1:31.704 | - | - |
17 | Kazuki Nakajima NAK +0.432 | Williams | 1:31.718 | - | - |
18 |  Romain Grosjean GRO +0.787 | Renault | 1:32.073 | - | - |
19 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU +0.801 | Force India | 1:32.087 | - | - |
20 | Red Bull | - | - | - |
Grid order20 drivers