Season 2007 · Round 15

Japanese Grand Prix

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2007-09-30 · Fuji Speedway · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 67Lap · 305.416km
2 Lewis Hamilton
McLaren 2:00:34.579
4 Heikki Kovalainen
Renault +8.377
Team win 12pt P2 · P5
6 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari +9.478
Fastest Lap
2 Lewis Hamilton
1:28.193 · L27
DNF
7
Ralf Schumacher L55 Anthony Davidson L54 Nico Rosberg L49 Sebastian Vettel L46 Mark Webber L45 Fernando Alonso L41 Alexander Wurz L19
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Fuji Speedway Oyama, Japan
67Lap 305.416km 4 races held (1976–) Lap record 1:18.426 · Felipe Massa (2008)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P3 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
P5 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 starts · GP #1
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P4 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Kovalainen KOV Kovalainen KOV Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Massa MAS Massa MAS Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Sutil SUT Sutil SUT Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Button · stopped L66 · classified P11 Button BUT Button BUT Yamamoto YAM Yamamoto YAM Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Heidfeld · stopped L65 · classified P14 Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Sato · stopped L65 · classified P15 Sato SAT Sato SAT Schumacher · retired L55 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Davidson · retired L54 Davidson DAV Davidson DAV Rosberg · retired L49 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Vettel · retired L46 Vettel VET Vettel VET Webber · retired L45 Webber WEB Webber WEB Alonso · retired L41 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Wurz · retired L19 Wurz WUR Wurz WUR
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 2 Lewis Hamilton FL McLaren 1 67 2:00:34.579 10
2 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 11 67 +8.377 8
3 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 3 67 +9.478 6
4 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 12 67 +20.297 5
5 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 10 67 +38.864 4
6 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 4 67 +49.042 3
7 10 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 9 67 +49.285 2
8 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker 20 67 +1:00.129 1
9 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 14 67 +1:20.622
10 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 17 67 +1:28.342
11 7 Jenson Button Honda 6 66 Suspension
12 21 Sakon Yamamoto Spyker 22 66 +1 Lap
13 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 13 66 +1 Lap
14 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 5 65 Technical
15 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 21 65 Collision
R 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 15 55 Puncture
R 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 19 54 Throttle
R 16 Nico Rosberg Williams 16 49 Electronics
R 19 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 8 46 Collision
R 15 Mark Webber Red Bull 7 45 Collision
R 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren 2 41 Accident
R 17 Alexander Wurz Williams 18 19 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:25.489 1:24.753 1:25.368 POLE Q2
2 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:25.379 1:24.806 1:25.438 +0.053 Q2
3 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:25.390 1:24.988 1:25.516 +0.235 Q2
4 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.359 1:25.049 1:25.765 +0.296 Q2
5 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:25.971 1:25.248 1:26.505 +0.495 Q2
6 7 Jenson Button Honda 1:26.614 1:25.454 1:26.913 +0.701 Q2
7 15 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:25.970 1:25.535 1:26.914 +0.782 Q2
8 19 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:26.025 1:25.909 1:26.973 +1.156 Q2
9 10 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:26.300 1:25.530 1:27.225 +0.777 Q2
10 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:26.909 1:26.033 — +1.280 Q2
11 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:27.223 1:26.232 — +1.479 Q2
12 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:26.904 1:26.247 — +1.494 Q2
13 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.711 1:26.253 — +1.500 Q2
14 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1:27.234 1:26.948 — +2.195 Q2
15 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:27.191 — — +2.438 Q1
16 16 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:26.579 1:25.816 1:26.728 +1.063 Q2
17 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:27.323 — — +2.570 Q1
18 17 Alexander Wurz Williams 1:27.454 — — +2.701 Q1
19 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 1:27.564 — — +2.811 Q1
20 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker 1:28.628 — — +3.875 Q1
21 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:28.762 — — +4.009 Q1
22 21 Sakon Yamamoto Spyker 1:29.668 — — +4.915 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
2 Lewis Hamilton
2
1 Fernando Alonso
3
6 Kimi Räikkönen
4
5 Felipe Massa
5
9 Nick Heidfeld
6
7 Jenson Button
7
15 Mark Webber
8
19 Sebastian Vettel
9
10 Robert Kubica
10
3 Giancarlo Fisichella
11
4 Heikki Kovalainen
12
14 David Coulthard
13
12 Jarno Trulli
14
18 Vitantonio Liuzzi
15
11 Ralf Schumacher
16
16 Nico Rosberg
17
8 Rubens Barrichello
18
17 Alexander Wurz
19
23 Anthony Davidson
20
20 Adrian Sutil
21
22 Takuma Sato
22
21 Sakon Yamamoto
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:28.193 L27
2 1 Fernando Alonso 1:28.511 L25
3 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:28.649 L26
4 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:28.806 L24
5 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:28.836 L23
6 1 Fernando Alonso 1:28.842 L26
7 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:28.863 L25
8 15 Mark Webber 1:28.940 L30
9 2 Lewis Hamilton 1:29.018 L21
10 10 Robert Kubica 1:29.021 L32
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
18
Vitantonio Liuzzi
+29
P14→P9
5
Felipe Massa
+27
P4→P6
20
Adrian Sutil
+26
P20→P8
6
Kimi Räikkönen
+25
P3→P3
8
Rubens Barrichello
+19
P17→P10
21
Sakon Yamamoto
+19
P22→P12
16
Nico Rosberg
+18
P16→P—
4
Heikki Kovalainen
+17
P11→P2
Most positions lost
Felipe Massa −29 Kimi Räikkönen −25 Nico Rosberg −20
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15