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Japanese GP

2015 Formula 1 Japanese GP

Japan
Sep 24, 2015 to Sep 27, 2015
Suzuka, JP
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Formula 1 Japanese GP

Japanese Grand Prix - Race

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That erases any doubts about Mercedes' form after a difficult Singapore GP. 

Next up, Russia in two weeks' time.
Final results:

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg +18.900
3. Sebastian Vettel +20.800
4. Kimi Raikkonen +33.700
5. Valtteri Bottas +36.700
6. Nico Hulkenberg +55.500
7. Romain Grosjean +72.200
8. Pastor Maldonado +73.500
9. Max Verstappen +95.300
10. Carlos Sainz +1 lap
11. Fernando Alonso +1 lap
12. Sergio Perez +1 lap
13. Daniil Kvyat +1 lap
14. Marcus Ericsson +1 lap
15. Daniel Ricciardo +1 lap
16. Jenson Button +1 lap
17. Felipe Massa +2 laps
18. Alexander Rossi +2 laps
19. Will Stevens +3 laps
No points for McLaren-Honda today. Alonso has finished in 11th, Button down in 16th.
Toro Rosso duo Verstappen and Sainz complete the point-scoring positions.
A fantastic sixth for Hulkenberg. Grosjean is seventh for Lotus, ahead of teammate Maldonado.
Raikkonen finishes fourth, Bottas fifth for Williams.
Rosberg crosses the finish line in second, with Vettel completing the podium again.
Eighth win of the season for the Briton, as the normal order is restored.
Lewis Hamilton wins the Japanese Grand Prix!
It will be his first win in the dry in Japan, having won at Fuji and Suzuka in the wet.
Just a few corners left for Hamilton.
Final lap.
Mechanical problem
Nasr retires from the race with car problems.
Two laps to go.
Kvyat has passed Ericsson, taking advantage of the Swede letting Raikkonen lap him.
Kvyat wants to use the overtake button to pass Ericsson, but he is warned against it.
As the TV cameras continue to focus on the battle for 12th between Perez, Ericsson, Kvyat and Ricciardo.
The Briton will be 48 points clear of Rosberg in the standings after this, with five races left.
Five laps to go. Hamilton cruising towards his second win in a row at Suzuka.
Verstappen has opened a three-second gap to Sainz already. The Spaniard is the last driver on the lead lap.
Maldonado is running eighth in what is a strong outing for Lotus amid all its financial problems.
Hulkenberg is a running a strong sixth despite having dropped three places on the grid due to his penalty. He is well clear of Grosjean, in seventh.
Vettel is two seconds behind Rosberg, with Raikkonen over 11 behind. Bottas 3.3s further back.
Hamilton now a comfortable 15 seconds in front of Rosberg. A Sunday drive for the Briton.
Verstappen has passed Sainz with ease at the chicane. Was he asked to let him go?
Big scare by Will Stevens, who lost his car at 130R! Luckily Rossi was able to avoid him.
The best action is in the fight for 12th place between Ericsson and Perez, now brought to a halt by Rosberg, who is lapping them.
Verstappen is now right behind Sainz as they fight for P9.
Now Rosberg has picked up the pace, but he's over 12 seconds behind Hamilton with 11 laps left.
Rosberg lost two seconds to Hamilton on the previous lap.
Meanwhile, Vettel has closed in on Rosberg, the Ferrari now 1.1 seconds behind.
The gap between Hamilton and Rosberg is not changing much. It's been around 10 seconds for the past few laps.
There's a nice battle between Ericsson, Button, Perez and Kvyat for 12th place. They are all running closely together.
Hamilton's fastest lap is nearly two seconds quicker than that of Vettel. In case there were any doubts that Mercedes was back.
Verstappen is closing in quickly on teammate Sainz. It will be interesting to see that battle after what happened in Singapore.
Lap 37/53:

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg 9.701
3. Sebastian Vettel 12.722
4. Kimi Raikkonen 25.956
5. Valtteri Bottas 30.141
6. Pastor Maldonado 46.944
7. Nico Hulkenberg 51.280
8. Romain Grosjean 63.681
9. Sergio Perez 73.955
10. Carlos Sainz 74.379
11. Max Verstappen 80.148
12. Fernando Alonso 90.346
13. Marcus Ericsson 93.179
14. Jenson Button 94.733
15. Daniil Kvyat 1L
16. Daniel Ricciardo 1L
17. Felipe Nasr 1L
18. Felipe Massa 1L
19. Will Stevens 1L
20. Alexander Rossi 2L
Rosberg is asked to take care of his tyres. Sounds like he will not be stopping again.
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