Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix in Style

There was heavy rain at Fuji Speedway circuit, as rain and mist forced the race to start under the safety car with visibility virtually impossible.

However, after 19 agonising laps tiptoeing around the 4.5km circuit, the cars were given the green light and the race was on.

Lewis Hamilton drove a faultless race in difficult conditions, whilst others fell by the wayside
including team-mate Fernando Alonso who crashed out after aquaplaning on lap 42.

Lewis Hamilton now has 12 points advantage over team-mate and rival Fernando Alonso with 2 races to go.

Renault finally managed to secure a podium finish this year as Heikki Kovalainen, secured second place and Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen finished third.

Webber’s David Coulthard secured his best result of the season finishing in fourth while Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella grabbed fifth place.

Felipe Massa provided a glorious moment of F1 history as he battled with BMW-Sauber’s Robert Kubica in the last few corners of the race as both drivers bumped and squeezed each other off the track in a thrilling piece of racing action and finished the race six and seventh respectively.

Vitantonio Liuzzi securing his first point of the season in eighth place.


Top 3 Drivers at Japanese Grand Prix

1. Lewis Hamilton - Mclaren
2. Heikki Kovalainen - Renault
3. Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari

Standing after 15 Races


Driver's Championship

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) - 107 points

Fernando Alonso (McLaren) - 95 points

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - 90 points

Felippa Massa (Ferrari) - 80 points


Constructor's Championship

Ferrari - 170 points

BMW Sauber - 92 points

Renault - 51 points

Kimi Raikkonen won the Belgium Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen became a three-time winner at Spa followed by team-mate Felippa Massa.

Ferrari finished one-two and McLaren were thrashed into a third and fourth position on Sunday's Belgium Grand Prix.

Ferrari's 18 championship points also secured the Constructor's Championship following McLaren’s disqualification in the manufacturers title race.

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton finished 4th behind bitter rival Fernando Alonso in Mclaren. Fernando Alonso is now only 2 poits behind Hamilton as three races to go.

BMW-Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld consolidated his position as the best of the rest with another fifth place finish whilst Williams’ Nico Rosberg secured his second consecutive sixth place.

Mark Webber grabbed his first points since the European Grand Prix with seventh whilst Heikki Kovalainen took the last of the points in eighth for Renault.

Top 3 Drivers at Belgium Grand Prix

1. Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari
2. Felippa Massa - Ferrari
3. Fernando Alonso - Mclaren

Standing after 14 Races

Driver's Championship

Lewis Hamilton - 97 points

Fernando Alonso - 95 points

Kimi Raikkonen - 84 points

Felippa Massa - 77 points

Constructor's Championship

Ferrari - 161 points

BMW Sauber - 90 points