McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won a soaked Japanese grand prix in Fuji on Sunday and another rookie, Heikki Kovalainen of Renault, came second. The following is the full result.
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 2 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 4 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 7 Robert Kubica 8 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 9 Adrian Sutil Spyker 10 Rubens Barrichello Honda 11 Jenson Button Honda 12 Sakon Yamamoto Spyker 13 Jarno Trulli Toyota 14 Nick Heidfeld BMW 15 Takuma Sato Super Aguri DNF Ralf Schumacher Toyota DNF Anthony Davidson Super Aguri DNF Nico Rosberg Williams DNF Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso DNF Mark Webber Red Bull DNF Fernando Alonso McLaren DNF Alexander Wurz Williams Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton 1:28.193 on Lap 27
Adrian Sutil later promoted to eighth after Liuzzi was found to have overtaken under yellow flags.
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 2 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 4 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 7 Robert Kubica 8 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 9 Adrian Sutil Spyker 10 Rubens Barrichello Honda 11 Jenson Button Honda 12 Sakon Yamamoto Spyker 13 Jarno Trulli Toyota 14 Nick Heidfeld BMW 15 Takuma Sato Super Aguri DNF Ralf Schumacher Toyota DNF Anthony Davidson Super Aguri DNF Nico Rosberg Williams DNF Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso DNF Mark Webber Red Bull DNF Fernando Alonso McLaren DNF Alexander Wurz Williams Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton 1:28.193 on Lap 27
Adrian Sutil later promoted to eighth after Liuzzi was found to have overtaken under yellow flags.