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Kobayashi edges Vettel for top Japanese GP driver

2012 Japanese Grand Prix

19th October 2012, 9:1210th December 2012, 11:46 | Written by Ewa Zaborska

Kamui Kobayasi was voted Driver of the Weekend for the Japanese Grand Prix, just ahead of Sebastian Vettel.

Rate the race result: 2012 Japanese Grand Prix

2012 Japanese Grand Prix

15th October 2012, 17:4425th March 2015, 6:02 | Written by Jake Michaels

An average score of 6.380 meant this was the second-lowest of the last five Japanese Grands Prix.

Grosjean: ‘The team’s not happy and I’m not happy’

2012 Korean Grand Prix

11th October 2012, 8:4111th October 2012, 19:47 | Written by Keith Collantine

Romain Grosjean said his team have urged him to avoid a repeat of his previous first-lap collisions in this weekend’s Korean Grand Prix.

F1 fans’ videos from the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix

2012 Japanese Grand Prix

10th October 2012, 14:5429th October 2013, 13:26 | Written by Keith Collantine

Kimi Raikkonen’s qualifying spin and new angles on the first-lap crashes can be seen in these fans’ videos from Suzuka – plus an unusual pit stop for the safety car.

Top ten pictures from the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix

2012 Japanese Grand Prix

9th October 2012, 11:32 | Written by Keith Collantine

Ten of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix.

Three-way tie in Japanese GP Predictions round

Predictions Championship

9th October 2012, 9:049th October 2012, 9:06 | Written by Keith Collantine

Three players tied for the top score in the Japanese Grand Prix round of the Predictions Championship.

Vote for your Japanese GP driver of the weekend

2012 Japanese Grand Prix

8th October 2012, 13:3525th March 2015, 6:10 | Written by Keith Collantine

Compare all the drivers’ performances and vote for who you think was the best driver of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend.

Kobayashi feels like a real F1 driver after podium

2012 Japanese Grand Prix

8th October 2012, 11:11 | Written by Keith Collantine

“I’ve always felt that if you ever want to look back and regard yourself as a Formula One driver, you have to have been on the podium at least once.”

Vettel achieves his second perfect result

2012 Japanese Grand Prix stats and facts

8th October 2012, 10:379th October 2012, 11:21 | Written by Keith Collantine

Sebastian Vettel dominated the Japanese Grand Prix, scoring a perfect result for the second time in his F1 career. Here’s the stats and facts from the race.

2012 Japanese Grand Prix lap charts

2012 Japanese Grand Prix

7th October 2012, 16:157th October 2012, 15:54 | Written by Keith Collantine

Felipe Massa’s run to second place showed that the much-maligned Ferrari F2012 had strong race pace.

2012 Japanese Grand Prix fastest laps

2012 Japanese Grand Prix

7th October 2012, 15:507th October 2012, 15:40 | Written by Keith Collantine

Sebastian Vettel couldn’t resist pumping in the fastest lap of the race on his penultimate tour of Suzuka despite his team urging him to take it easy.

2012 Japanese GP tyre strategies and pit stops

2012 Japanese Grand Prix

7th October 2012, 15:227th October 2012, 15:26 | Written by Keith Collantine

McLaren set the fastest pit stop of the Japanese Grand Prix – and it allowed Lewis Hamilton to take fifth place off Kimi Raikkonen. Marussia also impressed on pit lane.