12 Oct 2008

Alonso wins Japanese Grand Prix

7:44 pm on 12 October 2008

The two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has claimed his second victory of the season when he drove to a comfortable triumph in an drama-packed Japanese Grand Prix.

Alonso took full advantage of incidents and errors that wrecked the day for the leading championship contenders as he steered his Renault to the 21st win of his career, two weeks after his surprise win in Singapore.

The drivers' championship leader Lewis Hamilton fail to score a point for McLaren.following a poor start from pole.

But he remains six points clear of his main title rival Ferrari's Felipe Massa , who struggled through a day of collisions, errors and penalties on his way to finish eighth and claim a single point.

Alonso was just over five seconds clear of Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber with Kimi Raikkonen third for Ferrari.