Red Bull's Vettel wins Japanese Grand Prix
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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany celebrates on the podium after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, Oct 7, 2012. Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, (left), of Brazil finished second and Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi, (right), of Japan finished third. -- PHOTO: AP
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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany celebrates after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, Oct 7, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, (second right), of Germany reacts as his national anthem is played after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, Oct 7, 2012. Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, on his left, of Brazil finished second and Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi, (right), of Japan finished third. -- PHOTO: AP
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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany celebrates in front of his team after crossing the line to win the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, Oct 7, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, (center), tosses his trophy on podium next to second placed Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil, (left), and thrid placed Sauber Formula One driver Kamui Kobayashi of Japan after the Japanese F1 Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit on Oct 7, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and blew the Formula One championship wide open with five races remaining after Ferrari's Fernando Alonso spun out at the start. --PHOTO: REUTERS
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany celebrates on the podium after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, Oct 7, 2012. Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, (left), of Brazil finished second and Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi, (right), of Japan finished third. -- PHOTO: AP
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany celebrates after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, Oct 7, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, (second right), of Germany reacts as his national anthem is played after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, Oct 7, 2012. Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, on his left, of Brazil finished second and Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi, (right), of Japan finished third. -- PHOTO: AP
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany celebrates in front of his team after crossing the line to win the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, Oct 7, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, (center), tosses his trophy on podium next to second placed Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil, (left), and thrid placed Sauber Formula One driver Kamui Kobayashi of Japan after the Japanese F1 Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit on Oct 7, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and blew the Formula One championship wide open with five races remaining after Ferrari's Fernando Alonso spun out at the start. --PHOTO: REUTERS
SUZUKA, Japan (REUTERS) - Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and blew the Formula One championship wide open with five races remaining after Ferrari's Fernando Alonso spun out at the start.
Alonso's lead over reigning champion Vettel, chalking up his second win in a row and third of the season, was cut to four points from 29.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa came second, 20.6 seconds behind Vettel, for the Brazilian's first podium finish since October 2010 with Japan's Kamui Kobayashi delighting his home crowd with third place for Sauber.
The victory was Vettel's third from pole in Suzuka in the past four years and he also set the fastest lap.
