8 to 10 October 2010
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. Obviously, due to the danger of an intersecting track, the track doesn’t actually intersect with itself; instead, the back straight passes over the front section by means of an overpass.

The circuit can be used in three configurations; the full circuit, the “Suzuka East” and “Suzuka West” configuration.

Track Map: Click to enlarge

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, with the pitlane located at the straight before the 130R corner.

Known as one of the classic road racing circuits and highly respected by the drivers. Formula 1 returned to the figure eight circuit in 2009 after two years of the Japanese GP being hosted in the less challenging Fuji Speedway.

Suzuka is perhaps the most challenging of the modern Grand Prix circuits and in fact the 2009 race, which featured several drivers who had never raced at the venue, will be remembered for a number of big high speed accidents involving these Suzuka rookies.

2009 Japanese GP Images

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Previous Results:

	Year	Circuit	Date	Driver	Team	Laps
25	2009	Suzuka Circuit	4 October	1 Sebastian Vettel 2 Jarno Trulli 3 Lewis Hamilton	Red Bull Toyota McLaren	53 53 53
24	2008	Fuji Speedway	12 October	1 Fernando Alonso 2 Robert Kubica 3 Kimi Räikkönen	Renault BMW Sauber Ferrari	67 67 67
23	2007	Fuji Speedway	30 September	1 Lewis Hamilton 2 Heikki Kovalainen 3 Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren Renault Ferrari	67 67 67
22	2006	Suzuka Circuit	8 October	1 Fernando Alonso 2 Felipe Massa 3 Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault Ferrari Renault	53 53 53
21	2005	Suzuka Circuit	9 October	1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 Giancarlo Fisichella 3 Fernando Alonso	McLaren Renault Renault	53 53 53
20	2004	Suzuka Circuit	10 October	1 Michael Schumacher 2 Ralf Schumacher 3 Jenson Button	Ferrari Williams BAR	53 53 53
19	2003	Suzuka Circuit	12 October	1 Rubens Barrichello 2 Kimi Räikkönen 3 David Coulthard	Ferrari McLaren McLaren	53 53 53
18	2002	Suzuka Circuit	13 October	1 Michael Schumacher 2 Rubens Barrichello 3 Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari Ferrari McLaren	53 53 53
17	2001	Suzuka Circuit	14 October	1 Michael Schumacher 2 Juan Pablo Montoya 3 David Coulthard	Ferrari Williams McLaren	53 53 53
16	2000	Suzuka Circuit	8 October	1 Michael Schumacher 2 Mika Häkkinen 3 David Coulthard	Ferrari McLaren McLaren	53 53 53
15	1999	Suzuka Circuit	31 October	1 Mika Häkkinen 2 Michael Schumacher 3 Eddie Irvine	McLaren Ferrari Ferrari	53 53 53
14	1998	Suzuka Circuit	November 1	1 Mika Häkkinen 2 Eddie Irvine 3 David Coulthard	McLaren Ferrari McLaren	51 51 51
13	1997	Suzuka Circuit	12 October	1 Michael Schumacher 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari Williams Ferrari	53 53 53
12	1996	Suzuka Circuit	13 October	1 Damon Hill 2 Michael Schumacher 3 Mika Häkkinen	Williams Ferrari McLaren	52 52 52
11	1995	Suzuka Circuit	29 October	1 Michael Schumacher 2 Mika Häkkinen 3 Johnny Herbert	Benetton McLaren Benetton	53 53 53
10	1994	Suzuka Circuit	6 November	1 Damon Hill 2 Michael Schumacher 3 Jean Alesi	Williams Benetton Ferrari	50 50 50
9	1993	Suzuka Circuit	24 October	1 Ayrton Senna 2 Alain Prost 3 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren Williams McLaren	53 53 53
8	1992	Suzuka Circuit	October 25	1 Riccardo Patrese 2 Gerhard Berger 3 Martin Brundle	Williams McLaren Benetton	53 53 53
7	1991	Suzuka Circuit	October 20	1 Gerhard Berger 2 Ayrton Senna 3 Riccardo Patrese	McLaren McLaren Williams	53 53 53
6	1990	Suzuka Circuit	October 21	1 Nelson Piquet 2 Roberto Moreno 3 Aguri Suzuki	Benetton Benetton Larrousse	53 53 53
5	1989	Suzuka Circuit	October 22	1 Alessandro Nannini 2 Riccardo Patrese 3 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton Williams Williams	53 53 53
4	1988	Suzuka Circuit	October 30	1 Ayrton Senna 2 Alain Prost 3 Thierry Boutsen	McLaren McLaren Benetton	51 51 51
3	1987	Suzuka Circuit	November 1	1 Gerhard Berger 2 Ayrton Senna 3 Stefan Johansson	Ferrari Lotus McLaren	51 51 51
2	1977	Fuji Speedway	October 23	1 James Hunt 2 Carlos Reutemann 3 Patrick Depailler	McLaren Ferrari Tyrrell	73 73 73
1	1976	Fuji Speedway	October 24	1 Mario Andretti 2 Patrick Depailler 3 James Hunt	Lotus Tyrrell McLaren	73 72 72

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