Japan 2011 - The race - Suzuka plays host to what could be a championship decider
Published by Christine
This could be the race that Sebastian Vettel has been waiting for. Red Bull have dominated at Suzuka for the past couple of years, and have certainly dominated this season. Starting from pole position, it seems highly likely that he'll wrap up the championship by the time the race is over.
There's plenty to keep an eye on further back, though, with Kamui Kobayashi starting from an excellent seventh place, and Nico Rosberg with plenty of work to do from the last row of the grid.
The action begins at 7am GMT+1 with the Factbyte Factbox opening an hour beforehand for some fabulous build up.
Statistics
Suzuka Circuit, Sunday
23℃
- Low 16℃
- Humidity 62%
Sunny
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S Vettel | Red Bull | 1:30:27.323 |
| 2 | M Webber | Red Bull | +0.9 |
| 3 | F Alonso | Ferrari | +2.7 |
| 4 | J Button | McLaren | +13.5 |
| 5 | L Hamilton | McLaren | +39.5 |
