2015 Japan Grand Prix Sunday Sep 27,2015

 

Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix to equal the late Ayrton Senna's tally of 41 Formula One victories and move 48 points clear of Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg with five races remaining.

On a sunny afternoon at Suzuka, in marked contrast to the dark and tragic 2014 race that he also won, the double world champion seized the lead from pole-sitter Rosberg at the start and never looked back.

The win was the Briton's eighth of the season, with Rosberg anchoring the eighth one-two finish for dominant Mercedes as the champions returned to form after a mysterious dip in Singapore last weekend.

Result (top-10):

1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes
2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes
3. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari
4. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari
5. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes
6. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes
7. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus - Mercedes
8. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus - Mercedes
9. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso - Renault
10. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Renault


Driver Standings
 Lewis Hamilton - 277    

2.  Nico Rosberg - 229    

3.  Sebastian Vettel - 218    

4.  Kimi Raikkonen - 119    

5.  Valtteri Bottas - 111    

6.  Felipe Massa - 97     

7.  Daniel Ricciardo - 73     

8.  Daniil Kvyat - 66     

9.  Romain Grosjean - 44     

10. Sergio Perez - 39