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Oct 9, 2011

Japanese Grand Prix 2011: The fans' weekend | Photostory Oct 9, 2011

Suzuka 2011 Race Weekend 2

Sebastian Vettel raced into the history books at Suzuka on Sunday in front of thousands of passionate Japanese fans. Here's the story of their race weekend in pictures...

Oct 4, 2011

Six Of The Best: Deciders at Suzuka | Formula 1 Oct 4, 2011

Suzuka Japanese GP

Suzuka, more than most circuits, tends to see F1 titles settled. We take a look at the best deciders from the Japanese track...

Oct 13, 2010

Christian Horner on the Korean GP Oct 13, 2010

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We met up with Red Bull Racing's Team Principal Christian Horner after the Japan GP to talk about the victory in Suzuka, the F1 race in Korea, and the championship title.

Oct 12, 2010

Last word on the Japanese Grand Prix Oct 12, 2010

vettel finger

The Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka is a thing to savour: a vociferous and knowledgeable crowd; capricious weather and the wildcard factor of a circuit that demands absolute precision from driver and...

Oct 11, 2010

Wet n Wild in Suzuka Oct 11, 2010

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Mother nature has a habit of showing up at Suzuka – and while uninvited she usually manages to get a pass from somewhere. In recent memory we've had earthquakes, apocalyptic rain, typhoons and pretty...

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Event Details

Location
Suzuka City, Japan (Map this address )
Start
OCT 8, 2010 at 12:00 AM
End
OCT 10, 2010 at 12:00 AM
About
The Japanese Grand Prix, traditionally one of the last, if not the last race of the season, has been the venue for many title-deciding races with no fewer than 12 World Champions being crowned over the 24 Japanese Grands Prix that have been hosted. The first two Japanese Grands Prix in 1976 and 1977 were held at the Fuji Speedway, before Japan was taken off the calendar. It returned in 1987 at Suzuka, which hosted the Grand Prix exclusively for 20 years and gained a reputation as one of the most challenging F1 circuits. In 2007 the Grand Prix moved back to the newly redesigned Fuji Speedway. After a second race at Fuji in 2008, the race then returned to Suzuka in 2009.

The Grand Prix was intended to continue alternating between Fuji Speedway and Suzuka Circuit, owned by perennial rivals Toyota and Honda respectively. The race made Japan one of only six countries to host more than one Grand Prix in the same season. But In July 2009, Toyota announced the race would not return to the Fuji Speedway, citing a global economic slump as the reason, stating that continuing to host races could threaten the very survival of the company.

And so this year, the Japanese Grand Prix once again returns to Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka Circuit for short, which is located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan.