Driver standings and Constructor standings after Suzuka (JP) 2011

1. Sebastian Vettel 324pct
2. Jenson Button 210pct
3. Fernando Alonso 202pct
4. Mark Webber 194pct
5. Lewis Hamilton 178pct
6. Felipe Massa 90pct
7. Nico Rosberg 63pct
8. Michael Schumacher 60pct

Japan, Suzuka circuit - Race results

2011

1. Jenson Button 1:30:53.427(very good strategy, some problems at the end with delayed car, but he is the winner of the race)
2. Fernando Alonso +1.1 sec (finally had some rhythm and in the closing stages were a straight fight between Button, Fernando and Vettel, and between Laps 48 and 50 Alonso slashed Button’s 4.8s advantage to a mere second, before Jenson opened the gap up again of 1.1s ahead despite a last-lap near-miss as he lapped Tonio Liuzzi)
3. Sebastian Vettel +2.0 sec(Vettel had taken the lead from the start, leaving Button fuming as he was squeezed on to the grass and continued to lead until his second stop on the 19th lap where, once again Button stopped a lap later, but this time he was able to regain the track ahead of Vettel and thus was the race’s final pattern set)
4. Mark Webber +8.0 sec
5. Lewis Hamilton +24.2 sec(to risky from the start and a safety car on Lap 24 following an earlier battle and little colision between Hamilton and Massa.)
6. Michael Schumacher +27.1 sec
7. Felipe Massa +28.2 sec
8. Sergio Perez +39.3 sec
9. Vitaly Petrov +42.6 sec
10. Nico Rosberg +44.3 sec

News

- Kobayashi will start the Japanese race from 7th after the FIA released the provisional grid for Sunday’s event at Suzuka. Along with Schumacher, Bruno Senna and Vitaly Petrov, Kobayashi didn’t set a time during Q3 and was originally classified in tenth. But the FIA sporting regulations split those who don’t record a time during qualifying sessions into three categories to determine the grid order. Drivers who attempt to set a time by starting a flying lap are ordered first, followed by drivers who leave their garage but don’t start a flying lap and finally drivers who stay in their garage. Unlike Schumacher, Senna and Petrov who didn’t complete qualifying attempts, Kobayashi did start a flying lap which he subsequently aborted. Thus Kobayashi and Schumacher will make up the fourth row in seventh and eighth respectively, while Senna and Petrov will be on the grid’s fifth row in ninth and tenth (f1 official site)

- Pirelli has revealed the compounds for the rest of the season. At Suzuka this weekend, the Italian company’s Soft and Medium products are available.
Tyres for the rest of 2011 season:
Korea Super Soft (red) and Soft (yellow)
India Soft (yellow) and Hard (silver)
Abu Dhabi Soft (yellow) and Medium (white)
Brazil Soft (yellow) and Medium (white)

- the helmet design of Button, which is inspired by the Japanese flag, carries Jenson’s name and initials in Japanese and the logo of the Save Japan charity

Driver standings by Qualifying after Japan 2011

1. Sebastian Vettel 351pct
2. Mark Webber 227pct
3. Lewis Hamilton 209pct
4. Jenson Button 171pct
5. Fernando Alonso 167pct
6. Felipe Massa 130pct
7. Nico Rosberg 94pct
8. Michael Schumacher 40pct
9. Vitaly Petrov 39pct
10. Jaime Alguersuari 14pct

Qaulifying Suzuka - starting grid 2011(Japan)

1. Sebastian Vettel 1:30.466

2. Jenson Button 1:30.475

3. Lewis Hamilton 1:30.617



4. Felipe Massa 1:30.804
5. Fernando Alonso 1:30.886
6. Mark Webber 1:31.156
7. Michael Schumacher 1:32.116
8. Bruno Senna 1:32.297
9. Vitaly Petrov 1:32.245
10. Kamui Kobayashi 1:32.380

Practice 3 in Japan - Results

2011

1. Jenson Button 1:31.255

2. Lewis Hamilton 1:31.762
3. Sebastian Vettel 1:32.122
4. Fernando Alonso 1:32.279

Practice 1 and 2 in Japan - Results

2011

Practice 2
1. Jenson Button 1:31.901
2. Fernando Alonso 1:32.075
3. Sebastian Vettel 1:32.095
4. Mark Webber 1:32.147
5. Felipe Massa 1:32.448
6. Michael Schumacher 1:32.710

Preview 2011 Suzuka Circuit, Japanese GP

Suzuka is a city located in Mie, Japan with a total area of 194.67 km². Suzuka International Racing Course is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

Designed as a Honda test track in 1962 by John Hugenholtz, Suzuka is one of few circuits in the world to have a "figure 8" layout, with the back straight passing over the front section by means of an overpass.

Technical detailes
Suzuka Circuit has 5.8 km, 53 laps with a race distance of 308 km; 4 highspeed straches, 3 slow turns, 2 ideal spots for overtaking and a top speed around 315 km/h.

Wikipedia History
The circuit was modified three times, once in 1983, when a chicane was put at the last curve to slow the cars into the pit straight and the Degner curve was made into two corners instead of one long curve; the circuit was also made considerably safer in 1983 by adding more Armco, more run-off areas and removing straw bales leading into vegetation; and again in 2002, when the chicane was slightly modified, 130R was also modified and some of the Snake curves were made a bit straighter and faster, and in 2003, when the chicane was made slightly faster and closer to the 130R.
The circuit can be used in three configurations; the full circuit, the "Suzuka East" and "Suzuka West" configuration. The "East" portion of the course consists of the pit straight to the first half of the Dunlop curve (turn 7), before leading back to the pit straight via a tight right-hander. The "West" course is made up of the other part of the full circuit, including the crossover bridge.
Michael Schumacher's car being carried after retiring from the 2006 Japanese Grand PrixSuzuka was dropped from the F1 calendar for the 2007 and 2008 seasons in favour of the Toyota-owned Fuji Speedway, after the latter underwent a transformation and redesign by circuit designer Hermann Tilke.

Suzuka and Fuji were to alternate hosting the Japanese Grand Prix from 2009. However, after Fuji announced on July 2009 that it would no longer be part of the F1 calendar, Suzuka signed a deal to host the Japanese Grand Prix in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
The circuit closed for a year in order for the renovation to make it F1-compliant for 2009, with the last major event held on November 18, 2007. The track held a re-opening day on April 12, 2009. Following two tremendous accidents in 2002 and 2003, safety has been a concern at the circuit's 130R, a 130 metres radius turn starting past the Crossover which has been compared to Spa's Eau Rouge.

Statistics

Lap Record: 1:31.540 by Kimi Raikkonen in 2005
Sebastian Vettel: races - 2, victories - 2, podiums - 2, pole-position - 2
Mark Webber: races - 7, victories - 0, podiums - 1, pole-position - 0
Lewis Hamilton: races - 2, victories - 0, podiums - 1, pole-position - 0
Jenson Button: races - 9, victories - 0, podiums - 1, pole-position - 0
Felipe Massa: races - 5, victories - 0, podiums - 1, pole-position - 1
Michael Schumacher: races - 17, victories - 6, podiums - 9, pole-position - 8
Nico Rosberg: races - 3, victories - 0, podiums - 0, pole-position - 0
Nick Heidfeld: races - 8, victories - 0, podiums - 0, pole-position - 0
Vitaly Petrov: races - 1, victories - 0, podiums - 0, pole-position - 0
Rubens Barrichello: races - 16, victories - 1, podiums - 2, pole-position - 1

Now lets see last year pole by Vettel:

1:30.785

Nothing to post - Speed difference ep.2 (old advertising)

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