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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.
Jenson Button won the Japanese Grand Prix 2011 at Suzuka Circuit on 9 October 2011, starting from P2 on the grid. Fernando Alonso finished second for Ferrari, with Sebastian Vettel completing the podium for Red Bull. Jenson Button set the fastest lap with a time of 1:36.568.
Key Links
- WinnerJenson Button
- PoleSebastian Vettel
- CircuitSuzuka Circuit
- Winning teamMcLaren
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  McLaren | 2 | 25 | ⚡ 1:36.568 | Finished | |
2 |  Fernando Alonso ALO +1.160 |  Ferrari | 5 | 18 | Finished | |
3 |  Sebastian Vettel VET +2.006 |  Red Bull | 1 | 15 | Finished | |
4 |  Mark Webber WEB +8.071 | Red Bull | 6 | 12 | Finished | |
5 |  Lewis Hamilton HAM +24.268 | McLaren | 3 | 10 | Finished | |
6 |  Michael Schumacher MSC +27.120 |  Mercedes | 8 | 8 | Finished | |
7 |  Felipe Massa MAS +28.240 | Ferrari | 4 | 6 | Finished | |
8 |  Sergio Pérez PER +39.377 |  Sauber | 17 | 4 | Finished | |
9 |  Vitaly Petrov PET +42.607 |  Renault | 10 | 2 | Finished | |
10 |  Nico Rosberg ROS +44.322 | Mercedes | 23 | 1 | Finished | |
11 |  Adrian Sutil SUT +54.447 |  Force India | 11 | 0 | Finished | |
12 |  Paul di Resta DIR +1:02.326 | Force India | 12 | 0 | Finished | |
13 |  Kamui Kobayashi KOB +1:03.705 | Sauber | 7 | 0 | Finished | |
14 |  Pastor Maldonado MAL +1:04.194 |  Williams | 14 | 0 | Finished | |
15 |  Jaime Alguersuari ALG +1:06.623 |  Toro Rosso | 16 | 0 | Finished | |
16 |  Bruno Senna SEN +1:12.628 | Renault | 9 | 0 | Finished | |
17 |  Rubens Barrichello BAR +1:14.191 | Williams | 13 | 0 | Finished | |
18 |  Heikki Kovalainen KOV +1:27.824 |  Lotus | 18 | 0 | Finished | |
19 |  Jarno Trulli TRU +1:36.140 | Lotus | 19 | 0 | Finished | |
20 |  Virgin | 21 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
21 | Virgin | 20 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
22 |  HRT | 22 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
23 | HRT | 24 | 0 | +3 Laps | ||
R | Toro Rosso | 15 | 0 | Wheel |
Classification24 drivers
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sebastian Vettel VET Pole | Red Bull | 1:33.051 | 1:31.424 | 1:30.466 |
2 |  Jenson Button BUT +0.009 | McLaren | 1:32.947 | 1:31.434 | 1:30.475 |
3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM +0.151 | McLaren | 1:32.843 | 1:31.139 | 1:30.617 |
4 | Felipe Massa MAS +0.338 | Ferrari | 1:33.235 | 1:31.909 | 1:30.804 |
5 | Fernando Alonso ALO +0.420 | Ferrari | 1:32.817 | 1:31.612 | 1:30.886 |
6 | Mark Webber WEB +0.690 | Red Bull | 1:33.135 | 1:31.576 | 1:31.156 |
7 | Michael Schumacher MSC No time | Mercedes | 1:33.748 | 1:32.116 | - |
8 | Bruno Senna SEN No time | Renault | 1:33.359 | 1:32.297 | - |
9 | Vitaly Petrov PET No time | Renault | 1:32.877 | 1:32.245 | - |
10 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB No time | Sauber | 1:32.626 | 1:32.380 | - |
11 | Adrian Sutil SUT +1.997 | Force India | 1:32.761 | 1:32.463 | - |
12 | Paul di Resta DIR +2.280 | Force India | 1:33.499 | 1:32.746 | - |
13 | Rubens Barrichello BAR +2.613 | Williams | 1:33.921 | 1:33.079 | - |
14 | Pastor Maldonado MAL +2.758 | Williams | 1:33.781 | 1:33.224 | - |
15 |  Sébastien Buemi BUE +2.598 | Toro Rosso | 1:33.064 | 1:33.227 | - |
16 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG +2.961 | Toro Rosso | 1:35.111 | 1:33.427 | - |
17 | Sergio Pérez PER +4.238 | Sauber | 1:34.704 | - | - |
18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV +4.988 | Lotus | 1:35.454 | - | - |
19 | Jarno Trulli TRU +5.048 | Lotus | 1:35.514 | - | - |
20 |  Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAM +5.973 | Virgin | 1:36.439 | - | - |
21 |  Timo Glock GLO +6.041 | Virgin | 1:36.507 | - | - |
22 |  Daniel Ricciardo RIC +7.380 | HRT | 1:37.846 | - | - |
23 | Mercedes | - | - | - | |
24 | HRT | - | - | - |
Grid order24 drivers