2016 07-09 October 2016

ollowing a truly memorable , F1 teams SUZUKA INTERNATIONAL Fand drivers have made a swift 5,000km relocation from RACING COURSE Sepang to Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix – Round 17 of the Length of lap: 5.807km 2016 FIA World Championship. Lap record: Suzuka’s layout is difficult to categorise: the figure-eight track 1:31.540 (Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren, 2005) features low, medium and high speed corners, fast changes Start line/finish line offset: of direction, technical sections, a chicane, a hairpin, and the 0.300km corner with the highest continuous g-loading of the year. It is Total number of race laps: a high-downforce circuit that allows F1 cars to demonstrate 53 their full range of capability. The track is narrow and passing is Total race distance: difficult – but there are many places at which overtaking can be 307.471km attempted. Pitlane speed limits: 80km/h in practice, qualifying, The same combination of hard, medium and soft tyres featured and the race in Malaysia will be used at Suzuka. The Japanese circuit has more high-speed corners than Sepang, however, and thus CIRCUIT NOTES generates greater lateral loads, with high levels of wear and ► Slot drains have been added at degradation expected. Because of this, despite two sets of hard the side of the track before Turn Three, between Turns Three and compound tyres being mandates for the race, Pirelli do not Four, between Turns Five and Six, expect the one-stop strategies seen in Sepang to be attempted at Turn 10, before Turn 13 and in . at Turn 15. In addition, grooves have also been added in the track arrives in Japan with a 23-point advantage over surface at the same locations. Mercedes team-mate . Hamilton, however, had ► An additional section of debris the upper hand in Malaysia before succumbing to a technical fence has been installed on the left failure in the final third of the race. With the superior record before Turn 10. at Suzuka, the defending champion needs a clean, successful weekend to get his title challenge back on track. DRS ZONE Mercedes, meanwhile, are strongly favoured to clinch the ► There will be just one DRS zone Constructors’ Championship this weekend. Behind them, a at Suzuka, it is located on the one-two finish in Malaysia saw extend their main straight. The detection point advantage over Ferrari to 46 points in the chase for second is 50m before Turn 16 and the activation point is 100m before the place, while a double-points finish enabled McLaren to put control line. distance between themselves and non-scoring Toro Rosso in the battle for sixth. The tightest fight is that between Williams and Force India for fourth position, in which the latter hold a slender three-point advantage. FAST FACTS

► This is the 32nd Formula One World ► is the most ► Statistically, starting P1 does not confer a Championship Japanese Grand Prix. The successful driver at the Japanese Grand huge advantage over P2 at Suzuka. The race was held at the Fuji circuit in 1976 Prix with six wins, 1995 for Benetton and race has been won from P1 12 times and and 1977 before disappearing from the for Ferrari in 1997, 2000-02, and 2004. P2 11 times. The winner has started P2 in calendar for a decade. It returned in 1987 Additionally, Schumacher has two more each of the last three years. at Suzuka where it has been held every victories on Japanese soil with Benetton, year since, except 2007 and 2008 when it winning the at Aida in ► Lewis Hamilton’s retirement in Malaysia made a brief return to Fuji. 1994 and 1995. was Mercedes’ first technical DNF of 2016. In their four seasons as team- ► McLaren are the most successful ► The five world champions currently mates, technical issues have seen Japanese Grand Prix constructor with racing in F1 are the only drivers on this Hamilton and Rosberg not classified on nine victories – though McLaren and year’s grid to have won the Japanese five occasions each. Hamilton’s previous Ferrari are tied on seven wins each at Grand Prix. Kimi Räikkönen won at Suzuka DNF with a technical issue came a year Suzuka. McLaren’s Fuji victories came in 2005; won at Suzuka ago at the 2015 , in 1977 with and 2007 with in 2006 and Fuji in 2008; Lewis Hamilton when he lost boost pressure; Rosberg’s Lewis Hamilton. at Fuji in 2007 and the 2014-15 races at was two races later with a failed throttle Suzuka; in damper at the 2015 . ► Over the 40 years of the Japanese 2009-10 and 2012-13 at Suzuka and Grand Prix, the 31 race victories have at Suzuka in 2011. ► Ferrari were mathematically eliminated been shared between five engine from Constructors’ Championship manufacturers. Renault lead the way with ► Räikkönen’s 2005 win for McLaren is contention at Sepang. Mercedes are 194 10 wins, split between Williams (1992, memorable in that he started 17th and points ahead of Red Bull. A lead of 172 1994, 1996), Benetton (1995), Red Bull did not take the lead until the final lap. or better after the Japanese Grand Prix Racing (2009-10, 2012-13) and the works No other driver has won at Suzuka from will give Mercedes an unassailable lead in team (2006, 2008). Ferrari and Mercedes beyond the first three rows. Since the the title race. Red Bull therefore need to have seven victories each, Ford/ race came back to Suzuka in 2009, it has score 23 points more than Mercedes to have five and two. only been won from the front row. keep the Championship alive.

RACE STEWARDS BIOGRAPHIES

GARRY CONNELLY DEPUTY PRESIDENT, FIA INSTITUTE; DIRECTOR, GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR MOTOR SPORT SAFETY; DIRECTOR, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MOTOR SPORT SAFETY; F1, WTCC STEWARD; FIA WORLD MOTOR SPORT COUNCIL MEMBER Garry Connelly has been involved in motor sport since the late 1960s. A long- time rally competitor, Connelly was instrumental in bringing the World Rally Championship to Australia in 1988 and served as Chairman of the Organising Committee, Board member and Clerk of Course of Rally Australia until December 2002. He has been an FIA Steward and FIA Observer since 1989, covering the FIA’s World Rally Championship, World Touring Car Championship and Formula One Championship. He is a director of the Australian Institute of Motor Sport Safety and of the Global Institute of Motor Sport Safety. He is a member of the FIA World Motor Sport Council.

ENZO SPANO PRESIDENT OF THE SPORTING COMMISSION OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND TOURING CLUB OF VENEZUELA Italian-born Vincenzo Spano grew up in Venezuela, where he went on to study at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, becoming an attorney-at-law. Spano has wide-ranging experience in motor sport, from national to international level. He has worked for the Touring y Automóvil Club de Venezuela since 1991, and served as President of the Sporting Commission since 2001. He was president for two terms and now sits as a member of the Board of the Nacam-FIA zone. Since 1995 Spano has been a licenced steward and obtained his FIA steward superlicence in 2003.Spano has been involved with the FIA and FIA Institute in various roles since 2001: a member of the World Motor Sport Council, the FIA Committee, and the executive committee of the FIA Institute.

EMANUELE PIRRO FORMER FORMULA ONE DRIVER AND FIVE-TIMES LE MANS WINNER During a motor sport career spanning almost 40 years, Emanuele Pirro has achieved a huge amount of success, most notably in sportscar racing, with five Le Mans wins, victory at the Daytona 24 Hours and two wins at the Sebring 12 Hours. In addition, the Italian driver has won the German and Italian Touring Car championships (the latter twice) and has twice been American Le Mans Series Champion. Pirro, enjoyed a three-season F1 career from 1989 to 1991, firstly with Benetton and then for Scuderia Italia. His debut as an FIA Steward came at the 2010 and he has returned regularly since. 2016 Formula One World Championship DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AUSTRALIA BAHRAIN CHINA RUSSIA SPAIN MONACO CANADA EUROPE AUSTRIA GB HUNGARY GERMANY BELGIUM ITALY SINGAPORE MALAYSIA JAPAN USA MEXICO BRAZIL ABU DHABI POINTS 25 25 25 25 6 10 25 12 15 18 12 25 25 25 15 1 N. ROSBERG 1 1 1 1 NC 7 5 1 4 3 2 4 1 1 1 3 - 288 18 15 6 18 25 25 10 25 25 25 25 15 18 15 2 L. HAMILTON 2 3 7 2 NC 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 NC 265 12 12 12 12 18 6 6 10 12 15 18 18 10 18 25 3 D. RICCIARDO 4 4 4 11 4 2 7 7 5 4 3 2 2 5 2 1 204 18 10 15 18 8 12 15 10 8 8 2 12 12 12 4 K. RÄIKKÖNEN NC 2 5 3 2 NC 6 4 3 5 6 6 9 4 4 4 160 15 18 15 12 18 18 2 12 10 8 15 10 5 S. VETTEL 3 NC 2 NC 3 4 2 2 NC 9 4 5 6 3 5 NC 153 1 8 4 25 12 4 18 18 10 15 6 8 18 6 M. VERSTAPPEN 10 6 8 NC 1 NC 4 8 2 2 5 3 11 7 6 2 147 4 2 1 12 10 15 8 2 2 2 4 8 10 7 V. BOTTAS 8 9 10 4 5 12 3 6 9 14 9 9 8 6 NC 5 80 2 6 15 1 15 8 1 10 4 4 8 8 S. PÉREZ 13 16 11 9 7 3 10 3 17 6 11 10 5 8 8 6 74 6 8 4 2 6 1 6 12 1 4 9 N. HÜLKENBERG 7 15 15 NC NC 6 8 9 19 7 10 7 4 10 NC 8 50 - 8 10 6 6 6 6 10 F. ALONSO NC - 12 6 NC 5 11 NC 18 13 7 12 7 14 7 7 42 10 4 8 10 4 1 1 1 2 11 F. MASSA 5 8 6 5 8 10 NC 10 20 11 18 NC 10 9 12 13 41 2 2 8 4 2 4 4 4 12 C. SAINZ 9 NC 9 12 6 8 9 NC 8 8 8 14 NC 15 14 11 30 8 10 4 6 13 R. GROSJEAN 6 5 19 8 NC 13 14 13 7 NC 14 13 13 11 NC NC 28 6 15 1 1 2 14 D. KVYAT NC 7 3 15 10 NC 12 NC NC 10 16 15 14 NC 9 14 25 1 2 2 8 4 2 15 J. BUTTON 14 NC 13 10 9 9 NC 11 6 12 NC 8 NC 12 NC 9 19 6 1 16 K. MAGNUSSEN 12 11 17 7 15 NC 16 14 14 17 15 16 NC 17 10 NC 7 1 17 J. PALMER 11 NC 22 13 13 NC NC 15 12 NC 12 19 15 NC 15 10 1 1 18 P. WEHRLEIN 16 13 18 18 16 14 17 NC 10 NC 19 17 NC NC 16 15 1 - 1 ------19 S. VANDOORNE - 10 ------1

20 E. GUTIÉRREZ NC NC 14 17 11 11 13 16 11 16 13 11 12 13 11 NC 0

21 M. ERICSSON NC 12 16 14 12 NC 15 17 15 NC 20 18 NC 16 17 12 0

22 F. NASR 15 14 20 16 14 NC 18 12 13 15 17 NC 17 NC 13 NC 0 - - - 23 R. HARYANTO NC 17 21 NC 17 15 19 18 16 NC 21 20 - - - 0 ------24 E. OCON ------16 18 18 16 0 2016 Formula One World Championship CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AUSTRALIA BAHRAIN CHINA RUSSIA SPAIN MONACO CANADA EUROPE AUSTRIA GB HUNGARY GERMANY BELGIUM ITALY SINGAPORE MALAYSIA JAPAN USA MEXICO BRAZIL ABU DHABI POINTS

MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS 43 40 31 43 31 35 35 37 40 43 37 40 43 40 15 1 F1 TEAM 1 1 1 1 NC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 553 2 3 7 2 NC 7 5 5 4 3 2 4 3 2 3 NC 12 18 27 37 18 18 10 28 30 25 33 18 16 26 43 2 RED BULL RACING 4 4 3 11 1 2 4 7 2 2 3 2 2 5 2 1 359 NC 7 4 15 4 NC 7 8 5 4 5 3 11 7 6 2 15 18 28 15 33 12 26 30 15 12 20 18 10 27 22 12 3 3 2 2 3 2 4 2 2 3 5 4 5 6 3 4 4 313 NC NC 5 NC 3 NC 6 4 NC 9 6 6 9 4 5 NC

SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 6 2 6 23 5 17 14 1 7 22 5 4 12 4 TEAM 7 15 11 9 7 3 8 3 17 6 10 7 4 8 8 6 124 13 16 15 NC NC 6 10 9 19 7 11 10 5 10 NC 8 14 6 9 22 14 1 15 9 2 2 2 5 10 10 5 WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING 5 8 6 4 5 10 3 6 9 11 9 9 8 6 12 5 121 8 9 10 5 8 12 NC 10 20 14 18 NC 10 9 NC 13 1 9 2 12 8 6 4 6 7 8 6 MCLAREN HONDA 14 10 12 6 9 5 11 11 6 12 7 8 7 12 7 7 62 NC NC 13 10 NC 9 NC NC 18 13 NC 12 NC 14 NC 9 3 8 6 9 4 2 4 5 4 2 7 SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO 9 6 8 12 6 8 9 NC 8 8 8 14 14 15 9 11 47 10 NC 9 NC 10 NC 12 NC NC 10 16 15 NC NC 14 14 8 10 4 6 8 HAAS F1 TEAM 6 5 14 8 11 11 13 13 7 16 13 11 12 11 11 NC 28 NC NC 19 17 NC 13 14 16 11 NC 14 13 13 13 NC NC 6 1 1 9 RENAULT SPORT F1 TEAM 11 11 17 7 13 NC 18 14 12 17 12 16 15 17 10 10 8 12 NC 22 13 15 NC NC 15 14 NC 15 19 NC NC 15 NC 1 10 MANOR RACING MRT 16 13 18 18 16 14 17 18 10 NC 19 17 16 18 16 15 1 NC 17 21 NC 17 15 19 NC 16 NC 21 20 NC NC 18 16

11 SAUBER F1 TEAM 15 12 16 14 12 NC 15 12 13 15 17 18 17 16 13 12 0 NC 14 20 16 14 NC 18 17 15 NC 20 NC NC NC 17 NC FORMULA ONE TIMETABLE & FIA MEDIA SCHEDULE

THURSDAY Press conference 15.00

FRIDAY Practice session 1 10.00-11.30 Practice session 2 14.00-15.30 Press conference 16.00

SATURDAY Practice session 3 12.00-13.00 Qualifying 15.00-16.00 Followed by unilateral and press conference

SUNDAY Drivers’ Parade 12.30 Race 14.00 Followed by podium interviews and press conference

ADDITIONAL MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES

QUALIFYING All drivers eliminated in Q1 or Q2 will be available for media interviews immediately after the end of each session, as will drivers who participated in Q3, but who are not required for the post-qualifying press conference. The TV Pen is located at the top of the paddock, outside the entrance to the media centre.

RACE Any driver retiring before the end of the race will be made available at the TV pen interview area. In addition, during the race every team will make available at least one senior spokesperson for interview by officially accredited TV crews. A list of those nominated will be made available in the media centre.

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