Japanese Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 30th September 2007 12:00am Local
Sun 30th September 2007 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2007

Round
Round 15

Status
FT

Location

Fuji Speedway

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The 2007 Japanese Grand Prix was won by McLaren's rookie driver Lewis Hamilton, who dominated a treacherous, rain-soaked race from pole position to claim his first career hat-trick (pole, win, and fastest lap). Held on 30 September 2007, the event marked Formula 1's dramatic return to the renovated Fuji Speedway for the first time since 1977.
Torrential Weather: Heavy downpours and low-hanging mist reduced track visibility to near zero. The extreme weather forced the first 19 laps of the 67-lap race to be run entirely behind the Safety Car.
Hamilton's teammate and fierce championship rival, Fernando Alonso, heavily crashed out on lap 41. The DNF dealt a massive blow to his championship defense, leaving him 12 points behind Hamilton with two races remaining.

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Result List

01	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Formula 1 Team	2:00:34.579
02	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault F1 Team	+0:08.377
03	Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:09.478
04	David Coulthard	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+0:20.297
05	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault F1 Team	+0:38.864
06	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:49.042
07	Robert Kubica	Sauber	+0:49.285
08	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	+1:00.129
09	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	+1:20.622
10	Rubens Barrichello	Honda F1	+1:28.342
11	Jenson Button	Honda F1	DNF
12	Sakon Yamamoto	Spyker	+1 Lap
13	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1 Lap
14	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	DNF
15	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri F1	DNF
16	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	DNF
17	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri F1	DNF
18	Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	DNF
19	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	DNF
20	Mark Webber	Oracle Red Bull Racing	DNF
21	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
22	Alexander Wurz	Williams Racing	DNF