Suzuka International Racing Course

Suzuka International Racing Course is a Japanese circuit which is located near Suzuka. The 5.807 km long track has 17 turns and was first introduced on the Formula 1 calendar in 1987. Since its debut the track has hosted 22 Grand Prix. The last race was the the 2010 Grand Prix of Japan. That race was won by Sebastian Vettel.
The most succesful driver on Suzuka International Racing Course is Michael Schumacher. He has won the race 6 times. Schumacher also scored the most podiums (9) and the most points: 89.
The next race scheduled is the 2011 Grand Prix of Japan on 2011-10-09 (7 months and 14 days from today)

Circuit name:	Suzuka International Racing Course
Lap record:	1:31.540
Location:	Suzuka
Length:	5.807 km
Country:	Japan
Turns:	17
Total races:	22
Most wins:	Michael Schumacher (6)
First year:	1987
Most points:	Michael Schumacher (89)
Last winner:	Sebastian Vettel
Most podiums:	Michael Schumacher (9)
Last race:	Japan 2010
Next race:	Japan 2011
Time difference:	+9
Current time:

Japan

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Last race
Ranking
Races

Last race on Suzuka

P	Driver	Team	Time	Laps	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1:30:27.323	53	25
2	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	+0.9 secs	53	18
3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+2.7 secs	53	15
4	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	+13.5 secs	53	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	+39.5 secs	53	10
6	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes GP	+59.9 secs	53	8
7	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	+64.0 secs	53	6
8	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Ferrari	+69.6 secs	53	4
9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	+70.8 secs	53	2
10	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	+72.8 secs	53	1
11	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	+1 Lap	52
12	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Cosworth	+1 Lap	52
13	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Cosworth	+2 Laps	51
14	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth	+2 Laps	51
15	Bruno Senna	HRT-Cosworth	+2 Laps	51
16	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT-Cosworth	+3 Laps	50
17	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes GP	Accident	47
Ret	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	Oil leak	44
Ret	Robert Kubica	Renault	Mechanical	2
Ret	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	Accident	0
Ret	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Accident	0
Ret	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	Accident	0
Ret	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	Accident	0
DNS	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin-Cosworth	Accident	0

Ranking: drivers on Suzuka

#1	Most wins	Michael Schumacher	6 wins	More info
#1	Most points	Michael Schumacher	89 points	More info
#1	Most podiums	Michael Schumacher	9 podiums	More info
#1	Most race laps	Michael Schumacher	756 laps	More info
#1	Most points finishes	Michael Schumacher	12 finishes	More info
#1	Most retirements	Jean Alesi	7 retirements	More info

Most wins

	Driver	Wins
1	Michael Schumacher	6
2	Ayrton Senna	2
2	Damon Hill	2
2	Sebastian Vettel	2
2	Mika Hakkinen	2

Most points

	Driver	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	89
2	Mika Hakkinen	46
3	Jenson Button	36
4	Sebastian Vettel	35
4	Fernando Alonso	35

Most podiums

	Driver	Podiums
1	Michael Schumacher	9
2	Mika Hakkinen	6
3	Ayrton Senna	4
3	David Coulthard	4
5	Riccardo Patrese	3

Most race laps

	Driver	Laps
1	Michael Schumacher	756
2	Rubens Barrichello	680
3	Giancarlo Fisichella	532
4	David Coulthard	525
5	Mika Hakkinen	519

Most points finishes

	Driver	Finishes
1	Michael Schumacher	12
2	Jenson Button	8
2	Mika Hakkinen	8
4	Rubens Barrichello	7
5	Eddie Irvine	6

Most retirements

	Driver	Retirements
1	Jean Alesi	7
2	Ukyo Katayama	5
2	Andrea de Cesaris	5
2	Rubens Barrichello	5
2	Gerhard Berger	5

Ranking: teams on Suzuka

#1	Most wins	Ferrari	7 wins	More info
#1	Most points	McLaren	172 points	More info
#1	Most podiums	McLaren	21 podiums	More info
#1	Most race laps	McLaren	1980 laps	More info
#1	Most points finishes	McLaren	27 finishes	More info
#1	Most retirements	Minardi	19 retirements	More info

Most wins

	Team	Wins
1	Ferrari	7
2	McLaren	6
3	Williams	3
3	Benetton	3
5	Red Bull	2

Most points

	Team	Points
1	McLaren	172
2	Ferrari	152
3	Williams	106
4	Benetton	61
5	Red Bull	56

Most podiums

	Team	Podiums
1	McLaren	21
2	Ferrari	16
3	Williams	10
4	Benetton	8
5	Renault	4

Most race laps

	Team	Laps
1	McLaren	1980
2	Williams	1906
3	Ferrari	1864
4	Minardi	1363
5	Sauber	1294

Most points finishes

	Team	Finishes
1	McLaren	27
2	Williams	25
2	Ferrari	25
4	Benetton	12
5	Jordan	8

Most retirements

	Team	Retirements
1	Minardi	19
2	Ferrari	15
3	Tyrrell	13
4	Williams	12
5	Jordan	10

Previous races on Suzuka

Year	Round	Race	Winner	Team	Time	Laps
2010	16	Suzuka	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1:30:27.323	53
2009	15	Suzuka	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1:28:20.443	53
2006	17	Suzuka	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:23:53.413	53
2005	18	Suzuka	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:29:02.212	53
2004	17	Suzuka	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:24:26.985	53
2003	16	Suzuka	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:25:11.743	53
2002	17	Suzuka	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:26:59.698	53
2001	17	Suzuka	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:27:33.298	53
2000	16	Suzuka	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:29:53.435	53
1999	16	Suzuka	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:31:18.785	53
1998	16	Suzuka	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:27:22.535	51
1997	16	Suzuka	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:29:48.446	53
1996	16	Suzuka	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:32:33.791	52
1995	16	Suzuka	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Renault	1:36:52.930	53
1994	15	Suzuka	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:55:53.532	50
1993	15	Suzuka	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1:40:27.912	53
1992	15	Suzuka	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	1:33:09.533	53
1991	15	Suzuka	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	1:32:10.695	53
1990	15	Suzuka	Nelson Piquet	Benetton-Ford	1:34:36.824	53
1989	15	Suzuka	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton-Ford	1:35:06.277	53
1988	15	Suzuka	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1:33:26.173	51
1987	15	Suzuka	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:32:58.072	51

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Oldest win

	Driver	Age
1	Piero Taruffi	45 years, 7 months, 6 days
2	Sam Hanks	42 years, 10 months, 17 days
3	Nigel Mansell	41 years, 3 months, 5 days
4	Lee Wallard	40 years, 8 months, 23 days
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Calendar

Date	Type
2012-01-03	Birthday	Michael Schumacher (43)
2012-01-07	Birthday	Lewis Hamilton (27)
2012-01-11	Birthday	Adrian Sutil (29)
2012-01-14	Birthday	Narain Karthikeyan (35)
2012-01-19	Birthday	Jenson Button (32)
2012-01-19	Birthday	Karun Chandhok (28)
2012-01-24	Birthday	Davide Valsecchi (25)
2012-01-26	Birthday	Sergio Perez (22)
2012-03-09	Birthday	Pastor Maldonado (28)
2012-03-18	Birthday	Timo Glock (30)