Japanese GP Course size
5.807 km
Japanese GP Variety of laps
53
Japanese GP Race distance
307.573 km ROUTE
Japan GP Suzuka
Taking a lap of the monitor with Eddie Irvine:
“The monitor is a little bit of a downhill run earlier than the primary nook. The braking just isn’t too heavy right here, however the center a part of the nook in third gear is hard as a result of the automotive slides so much. Popping out of this nook, fourth gear is engaged and the well-known S’s are approaching. First it is a left flip, then a pointy proper flip, with hardly any braking, only a slight launch of the accelerator.”
“Then it is fourth gear, left once more after which a proper flip in third gear. The again of the automotive slides so much right here. From right here you speed up, grow to be fourth, fifth, then sixth gear, then take the quick left-hand Dunlop nook main into the double Degner nook. The primary a part of Degner could be very difficult within the rain, the second half is negotiated in second gear. Exact exit from this nook is essential.”
“You proceed beneath the bridge, shifting into third, fourth, fifth gear and approaching the Hairpin bend, earlier than which the braking could be very exhausting. There are two methods to barter this nook, both to take a pointy trajectory in second gear, or to enter first gear in the beginning of the nook, then shortly shift into second and go across the curve. Then the automotive picks up velocity once more, switches from second to sixth gear and approaches the right Spoon nook. The primary a part of Spoon is completed in fourth gear and the second half in third gear.”
“There may be additionally lots of slippage behind the automotive on this nook, however on the very finish of Spoon there is no such thing as a extra slippage. After exiting this nook you speed up once more, in sixth gear you strategy 130R, there’s hardly any braking on this nook, just a bit little bit of accelerator launch. As soon as by 130R, the accelerator is absolutely depressed once more and the top of the straight is braked very exhausting in opposition to the silly Casio Triangle appendix. It’s true that there’s a lot of time to be gained on this nook, however it’s simply as straightforward to lose. From right here, the start-finish straight is reached. The end line is crossed in fifth gear.”
Winners:
1990: N. Piquet “Benetton”
1991: G. Berger “McLaren”
1992: R. Patrese “Williams”
1993: A. Senna “McLaren”
1994: D. Hill “Williams”
1995: M. Schumacher “Benetton”
1996: D. Hill “Williams”
1997: M. Schumacher “Ferrari”
1998: M. Hakkinen “McLaren”
1999. Hakkinen “McLaren”
2000: M. Schumacher “Ferrari”
2001: M. Schumacher “Ferrari”
2002: M. Schumacher “Ferrari”
2003: R. Barrichello “Ferrari”
2004. Raikkonen “McLaren”
2006: F. Alonso “Renault”
2009: S. Vettel “Purple Bull”
2010: S. Vettel “Purple Bull”
2011: J. Button “McLaren”
2012: S. Vettel “Purple Bull”
2013. Vettel Purple Bull
2014: L. Hamilton Mercedes
2015: L. Hamilton “Mercedes”
Bends: Casio Triangle