Overview[]
The S2 - Japanese Grand Prix was the sixteenth and final race of Masters Season 2.
Report[]
Going into the final race, Nigel Mansell had a ten point lead in the championship over Fernando Alonso. If Alonso won at Suzuka and Mansell failed to score, then Alonso would win the championship by virtue of having five wins and one second place compared Mansell's five wins and two third places.
In the end, the complicated permutation wasn't needed as Michael Schumacher took a superb win in the wet after taking the lead on lap 5 from Mansell. With teammate Alain Prost in 3rd, this secured the constructors championship for AquinoPlus, but Mansell's 4th place secured him the drivers championship. Sandwiching the two AquinoPlus drivers was Kimi Raikkonen.
Qualifying[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |  Nigel Mansell
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 Gui Racing-Ferrari
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| 2 | 19 | Johnny Herbert
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FJ's Fast Squad-Ferrari
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| 3 | 2 |  Alain Prost
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AquinoPlus-Ford
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| 4 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher
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AquinoPlus-Ford
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| 5 | 18 | Jean Alesi
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FJ's Fast Squad-Ferrari
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| 6 | 12 |  Fernando Alonso
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 M-Sport-Ferrari
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| 7 | 3 | Ayrton Senna
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Maestro-Honda
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| 8 | 16 |  Mika Hakkinen
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British Lions-Ford
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| 9 | 4 | Kimi Raikkonen
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Maestro-Honda
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| 10 | 11 | Nelson Piquet
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M-Sport-Ferrari
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| 11 | 15 | Rubens Barrichello
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Gui Racing-Ferrari
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| 12 | 22 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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 Pedersen-Ferrari
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| 13 | 7 | Lewis Hamilton
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Exolite-Ford
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| 14 | 17 | Martin Brundle
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British Lions-Ford
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| 15 | 9 | Damon Hill
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Willow Images-Ford
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| 16 | 10 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
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Willow Images-Ford
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| 17 | 23 | Jenson Button
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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| 18 | 5 |  Gerhard Berger
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A Racing-Honda
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| 19 | 6 |  Riccardo Patrese
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A Racing-Honda
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| 20 | 20 | David Coulthard
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Ajay Motorsports-Renault
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| 21 | 8 | Olivier Panis
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Exolite-Ford
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| 22 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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Ajay Motorsports-Renault
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Race[]
Conditions: Wet.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Grid | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
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AquinoPlus-Ford
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4 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kimi Raikkonen
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Maestro-Honda
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9 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Alain Prost
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AquinoPlus-Ford
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3 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Nigel Mansell
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Gui Racing-Ferrari
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1 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Fernando Alonso
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M-Sport-Ferrari
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6 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Damon Hill
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Willow Images-Ford
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15 | 1 |
| Other Classified Finishers | ||||||
| Fin | 5 | Gerhard Berger
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A Racing-Honda
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18 | |
| Fin | 7 | Lewis Hamilton
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Exolite-Ford
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13 | |
| Fin | 17 | Martin Brundle
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British Lions-Ford
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14 | |
| Fin | 6 | Riccardo Patrese
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A Racing-Honda
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19 | |
| Fin | 8 | Olivier Panis
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Exolite-Ford
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21 | |
| Retirements | ||||||
| Ret | 3 | Ayrton Senna
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Maestro-Honda
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7 | |
| Ret | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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12 | |
| Ret | 18 | Jean Alesi
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FJ's Fast Squad-Ferrari
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5 | |
| Ret | 11 | Nelson Piquet
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M-Sport-Ferrari
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10 | |
| Ret | 16 | Mika Hakkinen
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British Lions-Ford
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8 | |
| Ret | 19 | Johnny Herbert
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FJ's Fast Squad-Ferrari
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2 | |
| Ret | 15 | Rubens Barrichello
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Gui Racing-Ferrari
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11 | |
| Ret | 23 | Jenson Button
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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17 | |
| Ret | 20 | David Coulthard
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Ajay Motorsports-Renault
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20 | |
| Ret | 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya
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Willow Images-Ford
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16 | |
| Ret | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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Ajay Motorsports-Renault
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22 | |
Championship Standings[]
| Drivers Championship | Teams Championship | Engine Trophy | ||||||||||||
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| Pos. | Driver | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Team | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Engine | Pts. | Wins | -/+ |
| 1 | Nigel Mansell
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67 | 5 | = | 1 | AquinoPlus-Ford
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93 | 4 | = | 1 | Ferrari
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184 | 10 | = |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher
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61 | 3 |  1
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2 | M-Sport-Ferrari
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72 | 4 | = | 2 |  Ford
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110 | 4 | = |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso
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56 | 4 |  1
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3 | Gui Racing-Ferrari
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71 | 5 | = | 3 |  Honda
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77 | 2 | = |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna
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37 | 1 | = | 4 | Maestro-Honda
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66 | 2 | = | 4 | Renault
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1 | = | |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve
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35 | 1 | = | 5 | Pedersen-Ferrari
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38 | 1 | = | |||||
| 6 | Alain Prost
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32 | 1 | = | 6 | FJ's Fast Squad-Honda
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35 | = | ||||||