Suzuka

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. In 1994 and 1995, Japan hosted another Formula One event called the Pacific Grand Prix at TI Circuit, making Japan one of only six countries (the others being Great Britain, Spain, Germany, Italy and the USA) to ever host more than one Grand Prix in the same year. It was discontinued primarily due to its location in a remote area of Japan.

In 2008, as in 2007, the race was held at the redesigned Fuji Speedway, the site of the Japanese GP’s inaugural running back in 1976. From 2009 onwards, the race will alternate between Fuji Speedway and Suzuka Circuit, owned by perennial rivals Toyota Motor Corporation and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., respectively. This ended media speculation that Suzuka may retain a race under a resurrection of the Pacific Grand Prix moniker.

Race information:

Laps				53
Circuit length			5.807 kilometre
Race length			307.573 km
First held			1963
Last held			2008
Most wins (drivers)		Michael Schumacher (6)
Most wins (constructors)	McLaren (8)

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