Jade Stone

Liuzzi’s eighth place under investigation

Ferrari informed late about tyre rule
Tyre confusion costs Ferrari at Fuji

Hamilton wins chaotic Japanese GP

PROVISIONAL RACE RESULTS

The Japanese Grand Prix
Mount Fuji, Japan;
67 laps; 305.721km;
Weather: Wet.

Classified:

Pos  Driver        Team                      Time
 1.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes     (B)  2h00:34.759
 2.  Kovalainen    Renault              (B)  +     8.377
 3.  Raikkonen     Ferrari              (B)  +     9.478
 4.  Coulthard     Red Bull-Renault     (B)  +    20.297
 5.  Fisichella    Renault              (B)  +    38.864
 6.  Massa         Ferrari              (B)  +    49.042
 7.  Kubica        BMW Sauber           (B)  +    49.285
 8.  Liuzzi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari   (B)  +    55.622
 9.  Sutil         Spyker-Ferrari       (B)  +  1:00.129
10.  Barrichello   Honda                (B)  +  1:28.342
11.  Button        Honda                (B)  +     1 lap
12.  Yamamoto      Spyker-Ferrari       (B)  +     1 lap
13.  Trulli        Toyota               (B)  +     1 lap
14.  Heidfeld      BMW Sauber           (B)  +    2 laps
15.  Sato          Super Aguri-Honda    (B)  +    2 laps

Fastest lap: Hamilton, 1:28.193

Not classified/retirements:

Driver        Team                      On lap
R.Schumacher  Toyota               (B)    56
Davidson      Super Aguri-Honda    (B)    55
Rosberg       Williams-Toyota      (B)    50
Vettel        Spyker-Ferrari       (B)    47
Webber        Red Bull-Renault     (B)    47
Alonso        McLaren-Mercedes     (B)    42
Wurz          Williams-Toyota      (B)    20

World Championship standings, round 15:                

Drivers:                    Constructors:             
 1.  Hamilton     107        1.  Ferrari              170
 2.  Alonso        95        2.  BMW Sauber            92
 3.  Raikkonen     90        3.  Renault               51
 4.  Massa         80        4.  Williams-Toyota       28
 5.  Heidfeld      56        5.  Red Bull-Renault      23
 6.  Kubica        35        6.  Toyota                12
 7.  Kovalainen    30        7.  Super Aguri-Honda      4
 8.  Fisichella    21        8.  Honda                  2
 9.  Rosberg       15        9.  Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1
10.  Coulthard     13
11.  Wurz          13
12.  Webber        10
13.  Trulli         7
14.  R.Schumacher   5
15.  Sato           4
16.  Button         2
17.  Vettel         1
18.  Liuzzi         1

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Liuzzi penalised, Sutil scores first point

Revised results and standings:

Pos  Driver        Team
 1.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes
 2.  Kovalainen    Renault
 3.  Raikkonen     Ferrari
 4.  Coulthard     Red Bull-Renault
 5.  Fisichella    Renault
 6.  Massa         Ferrari
 7.  Kubica        BMW Sauber
 8.  Sutil         Spyker-Ferrari
 9.  Liuzzi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari
10.  Barrichello   Honda
11.  Button        Honda
12.  Yamamoto      Spyker-Ferrari
13.  Trulli        Toyota
14.  Heidfeld      BMW Sauber
15.  Sato          Super Aguri-Honda

Not classified/retirements:

Driver        Team
R.Schumacher  Toyota
Davidson      Super Aguri-Honda
Rosberg       Williams-Toyota
Vettel        Spyker-Ferrari
Webber        Red Bull-Renault
Alonso        McLaren-Mercedes
Wurz          Williams-Toyota          

World Championship standings, round 15:

Drivers:                    Constructors:
 1.  Hamilton     107        1.  Ferrari              170
 2.  Alonso        95        2.  BMW Sauber            92
 3.  Raikkonen     90        3.  Renault               51
 4.  Massa         80        4.  Williams-Toyota       28
 5.  Heidfeld      56        5.  Red Bull-Renault      23
 6.  Kubica        35        6.  Toyota                12
 7.  Kovalainen    30        7.  Super Aguri-Honda      4
 8.  Fisichella    21        8.  Honda                  2
 9.  Rosberg       15        9.  Spyker-Ferrari         1
10.  Coulthard     13
11.  Wurz          13
12.  Webber        10
13.  Trulli         7
14.  R.Schumacher   5
15.  Sato           4
16.  Button         2
17.  Vettel         1
18.  Sutil          1