Round 16: 2008 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Wikipedia escreveu:The Japanese Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It is one of the most-loved F1 events of the season, due to the exciting and challenging layout of Suzuka Circuit which hosted many races in the past, and because of its traditional place at the end of the schedule which means that this event has seen a great number of Championship crowns being won and lost.

In the twenty Japanese Grands Prix (1976-1977; 1987-2004), eleven have seen the title destiny decided (1976, 1987-1991, 1996, 1998-2000, and 2003), with five of those events (1976, 1996, 1998-1999 and 2003) being last race Championship deciders.

F1.com escreveu:Replacing the legendary Suzuka circuit for the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix (the venues will alternate from 2009), the Fuji Speedway had a tough act to follow. But with Mount Fuji as a backdrop, a multimillion-dollar refurbishment by track design guru Hermann Tilke and an overtaking-friendly 1.5-kilometre straight, Japan's new Grand Prix circuit proved more than ready to take on the challenge.

Originally built in the style of an American speedway in 1966, Fuji is best remembered for hosting the very first Japanese Grand Prix in 1976. The inaugural race was the setting for one of Formula One racing's closest title showdowns, between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Though the event proved popular, the 1977 race would be the circuit's last appearance on the Formula One world championship calendar for 30 years.

In 2000, Toyota bought a 93 percent stake in the track and three years later Fuji was closed for renovation, before reopening in February 2005. Measuring 4.5 kilometres in length, the results of Tilke's refurbishment were substantial. Combining the original circuit's celebrated straight with his characteristic twists and turns, the new design impressed enough to secure the Japanese race for 2007. Updated and modernised, the track easily rivals other new circuits in Bahrain, Shanghai and Istanbul. Widened tarmac run-off areas have improved driver safety, while the enhanced infrastructure and modern facilities satisfy the demands of both the paddock and the spectators.

Located in Japan's populous Shizuoka Prefecture and just 62 miles from Tokyo, organisers expect to attract up to 220,000 spectators to Fuji over the course of the race weekend, with 110,000 on race day alone. To accommodate the crowds, the circuit boasts some of the calendar's best grandstands, including seating for 24,000 opposite the pits.

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Laps                              67
Circuit length                    4.563 km (2.84 miles)
Race length                      305.721 km (190.01 miles)
Turns                            16
Direction                        Clockwise

Most wins by single driver        James Hunt/Mario Andretti/Lewis Hamilton (1)
Most wins by single constructor  McLaren Mercedes (2)

Lap Record Race                  1:28.193
Lap Record Driver                Lewis Hamilton
Lap Record Team                  McLaren Mercedes

Tires Prime                      Medium
Tires Optional                    Soft


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Local time:                                  GMT + 8 Hour
Central European Times (Spain, Andorra etc.)  GMT + 2 (CET)
Western European Times (UK, Portugal etc.):  GMT + 1
Eastern European Times (Finland etc.):        GMT + 3 Hour

Session                                  GMT              CET              EDT            Stream / Channel
Friday 10th October
Netz Cup Vitz Practice Session        23:45-00:15    01:45-02:15      19:45-20:15    Unknown
Formula One Friday Practice 1        01:00-02:30    03:00-04:30      21:00-22:30    Several Available (See Streams)
Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Pactice    03:00-03:30    05:00-05:30      23:00-23:30    Unknown
Formula One Friday Practice 2        05:00-06:30    07:00-08:30      01:00-02:30    Several Available (See Streams)
Porsche Carrera Cup Qualifying        07:00-07:30    09:00-09:30      03:00-03:30    Unknown

Saturday 11th October
Netz Cup Vitz Qualifyng Session      00:30-01:00    02:30-03:00      20:30-21:00    Unknown
Formula One Saturday Practice        02:00-03:00    04:00-05:00      22:00-23:00    Several Available (See Streams)
Formula One Qualifying                05:00          07:00            01:00          Several Available (See Streams)
Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Race 1      06:30-07:05    08:30-09:05      02:30-03:05    Unknown
   
Sunday 12 October
Netz Cup Vitz Race (8 laps)          01:00-01:30    03:00-03:30      21:00-21:30    Unknown
Porsche Carrera Cup Japan Race 2      02:00-02:35    04:00-04:35      22:00-22:35    Unknown
F1  Race (67 Laps)                    04:30          06:30            00:30          Several Available (See Streams)

Note: All information is correct as of October 6th and is subject to change.


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DRIVERS:
Pos  Driver                Team              Points    Finishes in Pts  Wins  Podiums
1    Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      84                12    4        9
2    Felipe Massa          Ferrari              77                10    5        8
3    Robert Kubica          BMW Sauber            64                12    1        6
4    Kimi Räikkönen        Ferrari              57                  9    2        6
5    Nick Heidfeld          BMW Sauber            56                10    0        4
6    Heikki Kovalainen      McLaren-Mercedes      51                10    1        3
7    Fernando Alonso        Renault              38                  9    1        1
8    Sebastian Vettel      STR-Ferrari          27                  7    1        1
9    Jarno Trulli          Toyota                26                  8    0        1
10    Timo Glock            Toyota                20                  4    0        1
11    Mark Webber            Red Bull-Renault      20                  8    0        0
12    Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota      17                  5    0        2
13    Nelsinho Piquet Jr.    Renault              13                  3    0        1
14    Rubens Barrichello    Honda                11                  3    0        1
15    Kazuki Nakajima        Williams-Toyota        9                  5    0        0
16    David Coulthard        Red Bull-Renault      8                  2    0        1
17    Sébastien Bourdais    STR-Ferrari            4                  2    0        0
18    Jenson Button          Honda                  3                  1    0        0
19    Giancarlo Fisichella  Force India-Ferrari    0                  0    0        0
20    Adrian Sutil          Force India-Ferrari    0                  0    0        0
21    Takuma Sato            Super Aguri-Honda      0                  0    0        0
22    Anthony Davidson      Super Aguri-Honda      0                  0    0        0

TEAMS:
Pos  Team              Points      Finishes in Pts  Wins    Podiums
1    McLaren-Mercedes      135                    22      5        12
2    Ferrari              134                    19      7        14
3    BMW Sauber            120                    22      1        10
4    Renault              51                    12      1          2
5    Toyota                46                    12      0          2
6    STR-Ferrari          31                      9      1          1
7    Red Bull-Renault      28                    10      0          1
8    Williams-Toyota      26                    10      0          1
8    Honda                14                      4      0          1
10    Force India-Ferrari  0                      0      0          0
11    Super Aguri-Honda    0                      0      0          0

Note: Super Aguri withdrew from the championship after round four


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Winner                      Lewis Hamilton
Winning team                McLaren Mercedes
Winning time                2:00:34.579

Pole time                    1:45.994
Pole driver                  Lewis Hamilton
Pole team                    Ferrari

Fastest lap                  1:28.193
Fastest lap driver          Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap team            McLaren Mercedes


Finishers in points:
Pos  Driver                Team              Laps  Time          Grid  Points
1    Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes  67    2:00:34.579      1      10
2    Heikki Kovalainen      Renault            67    +8.377          11        8
3    Kimi Räikkönen        Ferrari            67    +9.478          3        6
4    David Coulthard        Red Bull-Renault  67    +20.297        12        5
5    Giancarlo Fisichella  Renault            67    +38.864        12        5
6    Felipe Massa          Ferrari            67    +49.042          4        3
7    Robert Kubica          BMW Sauber        67    +49.285          9        2
8    Adrian Sutil          Spyker-Ferrari    67    +1:00.129      20        1
4    Lewis Hamitlon        McLaren-Mercedes  44    +23.615          4        5
5    Nick Heidfeld          BMW Sauber        44    +51.879          6        4
6    Nico Rosberg          Williams-Toyota    44    +1:16.876        5        3
7    Mark Webber            Red Bull-Renault  44    +1:20.639        7        2
8    Heikki Kovalainen      Renault            44    +1:25.106        9        1

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Fastest lap                  1:18.734
Fastest lap driver          Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap team            McLaren-Mercedes
Session                      Friday Practice 2

Sector 1 time                21.494 seconds
Sector 1 driver              Felipe Massa
Sector 1 team                Ferrari
Session                      Friday Practice 2

Sector 2 time                28.721 seconds
Sector 2 driver              Lewis Hamilton
Sector 2 team                McLaren-Mercedes
Session                      Friday Practice 2

Sector 3 time                28.409 seconds
Sector 3 driver              Lewis Hamilton
Sector 3 team                McLaren-Mercedes
Session                      Friday Practice 2

Combined best lap            1:18.624

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CHANNEL            STREAM          STREAM ID  TYPE                FP1  FP2  FP3  Qualifying  Race 
ITV                ITV Web        N/A        Flash - Web based    X    X                X    X
SpeedTV            Wheels          N/A        TVU Player                X                X     
Star Sports        Star Sports    10005      TVU Player                                  X    X
                  Star Sports    N/A        PPMate                                      X    X
CCTV5              CCTV5          10007      TVUPlayer                                        X
                  CCTV5          6002      SopCast                                          X 
RTL                RTL Web        N/A        MMS - Web based                            X    X
Eurosport France  Eurosport (?)  N/A        TVAnts                X    X    X                   


• For future use of the ITV stream you can save the .swf file to your hard drive and play it from there. You may lose the player controls though. It is possible that you may need a UK proxy for the ITV stream at some point.
• There should be a SopCast stream for FP3, but it is very unstable due to it's high load and will suffer from a lot of buffering. Avoid it if you can.