Overview[]
The S3 - Japanese Grand Prix was the sixteenth race of Masters Season 3.
Report[]
With two races to go, the top three were separated by 11 points, and a win for Alain Prost would give him and Pedersen their first championships, but he couldn't manage it as he retired from the race. Fortunately for him, Fernando Alonso wasn't able to capitalise as he retired as well, but unluckily for Prost, Michael Schumacher won the race, which moved him to just one point behind the Frenchman. Completing the podium were Mika Hakkinen and Lewis Hamilton.
Race[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Michael Schumacher
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 M-Sport-Ferrari
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10 |
| 2 | 8 |  Mika Hakkinen
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 Maestro-Ferrari
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6 |
| 3 | 21 | Lewis Hamilton
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Exolite-Ferrari
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4 |
| 4 | 20 | Damon Hill
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Exolite-Ferrari
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3 |
| 5 | 2 |  Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Ford
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2 |
| 6 | 12 | Nelson Piquet
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FJR-Ford
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1 |
| Other Classified Finishers | |||||
| Fin | 1 | Nigel Mansell
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Gui Racing-Ford
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| Fin | 11 |  Jean Alesi
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FJR-Ford
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| Fin | 22 | David Coulthard
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Ajay Motorsports-Honda
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| Fin | 23 | Martin Brundle
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Ajay Motorsports-Honda
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| Fin | 10 | Rubens Barrichello
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 Pedersen-Ferrari
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| Fin | 17 | Olivier Panis
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Willow Images-Honda
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| Retirements | |||||
| Ret | 9 | Alain Prost
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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| Ret | 3 |  Fernando Alonso
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AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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| Ret | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen
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Maestro-Ferrari
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| Ret | 6 | Jenson Button
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M-Sport-Ferrari
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| Ret | 4 |  Giancarlo Fisichella
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AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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| Ret | 14 |  Gerhard Berger
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A Racing-Ferrari
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| Ret | 16 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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Willow Images-Honda
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| Ret | 15 | Jarno Trulli
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A Racing-Ferrari
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| Ret | 18 | Ralf Schumacher
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Dodgem-Ilmor
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| Ret | 19 |  Takuma Sato
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Dodgem-Ilmor
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Championship Standings[]
| Drivers Championship | Teams Championship | Engine Trophy | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Team | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Engine | Pts. | Wins | -/+ |
| 1 | Alain Prost
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59 | 4 | = | 1 | M-Sport-Ferrari
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79 | 4 |  1
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1 | Ferrari
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247 | 16 | = |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher
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58 | 3 | 1
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2 | AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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70 | 4 |  1
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2 |  Ford
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45 | = | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso
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52 | 4 | 1
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3 | Maestro-Ferrari
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74 | 2 | = | 3 | Honda
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21 | = | |
| 4 | Mika Hakkinen
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38 | 1 | 1
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4 | Pedersen-Ferrari
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60 | 4 | = | 4 | Ilmor
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0 | = | |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen
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36 | 1 | 1
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5 | Exolite-Ferrari
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45 | 2 | = | |||||
| 6 | Damon Hill
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30 | 2 | = | 6 | Gui Racing-Ford
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37 | = | ||||||