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2008 Singapore GP
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2009 Japanese GP
 XXXIV  Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry ListPenalties
Qualifying Session 1Session 2Session 3Overall
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps LedPit Stops

Details
DateSunday 12 October 2008
Start time13:30
Event Japanese GP
Circuit Mount Fuji
Event FormatRace of 67 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#16 of 18 in 2008
#801 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps67
Circuit Perimeter4563 m
Race Distance4563 × 67 − 305 = 305.416 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
Track Temperature21°C
Air Temperature16°C
Humidity64%
Air Pressure949.7 mBar
Wind Speed2.2 m/s (from the North)
Participants
Entries20
Qualifiers20
Finishers15
Pit stops28
DebutantsNone
Milestones Jarno Trulli – 200th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most 16th Place Qualifications Nick Heidfeld (14)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (935),
2. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (630),
3. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (803),
4. Most 3rd Place Finishes Ferrari (194),
5. Most Fastest Laps Ferrari (219),
6. Most Races Led Ferrari (469),
7. Most Laps Led Ferrari (13000),
8. Most Race Entries Ferrari (1768),
9. Most Race Entries Rubens Barrichello (269),
10. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Ferrari (190),
11. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (171),
12. Most 7th Place Qualifications Jarno Trulli (20),
13. Most 20th Place Qualifications in a Season Force India (13)

World Championship standings
1  Lewis Hamilton 84 
2  Felipe Massa 79 
3  Robert Kubica 72 
4  Kimi Räikkönen 63 
5  Nick Heidfeld 56 
6  Heikki Kovalainen 51 
7  Fernando Alonso 48 
8  Sebastian Vettel 30 
9  Jarno Trulli 30 
10  Mark Webber 21 up
11  Timo Glock 20 up
12  Nelson Piquet Jr 18 up
13  Nico Rosberg 17 up
14  Rubens Barrichello 11 
15  Kazuki Nakajima 9 
16  David Coulthard 8 
17  Sébastien Bourdais 4 
18  Jenson Button 3 
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 142 up
2  McLaren / Mercedes 135 up
3  BMW / BMW 128 
4  Renault / Renault 66 
5  Toyota / Toyota 50 
6  Toro Rosso / Ferrari 34 
7  Red Bull / Renault 29 
8  Williams / Toyota 26 
9  Honda / Honda 14 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 5Car 22Car 2
EntrantING Renault F1 TeamVodafone McLaren MercedesScuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Driver Fernando Alonso Lewis Hamilton Felipe Massa
Car Renault R28 McLaren MP4/23 Ferrari F2008
EngineRenault RS27Mercedes FO108VFerrari 056
Time1:30'21.8921'18.4041'18.426
Speed202.789 km/h209.515 km/h209.456 km/h

Podium
 RecipientTrophy Presented By
Winner Fernando AlonsoKenichi HanamoriLt Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture
2nd Place Robert KubicaKaizou OsadaMayor of Gotemba City
3rd Place Kimi RäikkönenSetsuo TanakaPresident of JAF
Winning ConstructorRenaultKou ToyodaPresident & COO, Fuji Television Network Inc