2010 Japanese Grand Prix Race day at Suzuka

Red Bull Racing started and ended the weekend on top at Suzuka, with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber bringing home a maximum haul of points.

Team boss Christian Horner is beaming with pride as the team celebrates, while Alonso keeps himself in the fight the championship honours and McLaren's challenge begins to unravel.

This was the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix weekend on AUTOSPORT Live. We hope you enjoyed the extended coverage this weekend and we will do it all over again at the brand new Yeongam circuit in South Korea in two weeks time.

Vettel's win puts him right with Alonso in the title chase but Webber's strong second place helps extend his advantage at the top of the order. Despite flashes of speed, it hasn't been a great weekend for McLaren and it has fallen 45 points behind Red Bull in the constructors' battle. World Championship standings, round 16: Drivers: Constructors: 1. Webber 220 1. Red Bull-Renault 426 2. Alonso 206 2. McLaren-Mercedes 381 3. Vettel 206 3. Ferrari 334 4. Hamilton 192 4. Mercedes 176 5. Button 189 5. Renault 133 6. Massa 128 6. Force India-Mercedes 60 7. Rosberg 122 7. Williams-Cosworth 58 8. Kubica 114 8. Sauber-Ferrari 37 9. Schumacher 54 9. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11 10. Sutil 47

Here's our report:

Vettel leads commanding Red Bull 1-2

Seven drivers retired from the Japanese Grand Prix:

Adrian Sutil went out with an engine failure while running just outside the points.

Robert Kubica retired from second place during the safety car period when the right rear wheel mysteriously came off his Renault.

Massa and Liuzzi tangled at the first corner when the Brazilian lost control on the grass at Turn 1.

Petrov and Hulkenberg clashed at the start when the Williams driver was slow off the grid and he was clipped at speed by the Russian.

Lucas di Grassi didn;t even make it as far as the starting grid - having crashed heavily at the 130R on his lap to the dummy grid when the pits opened.

The champagne sprays on the podium at the end of an interesting Japanese Grand Prix and the Red Bull drivers give Adrian Newey a thoroughly deserved soaking after a great result for the team.

Alonso collects the award for another podium finish, his eighth of the season, which keeps him right in the title hunt.

Mark Webber receives his trophy for second place. He looks very satisfied with his day's work.

Adrian Newey, chief architect of the rapid RB6, picks up the constructors' award for Red Bull.

Vettel takes the towering trophy for his third win of the season. He is delighted.

The Austrian national anthem follows to honour today's winning constructor - Red Bull Racing.

The drivers walk out onto the podium and the Japanese fans sound the airhorns, as the German anthem plays for Vettel.

Hamilton is now down to fourth in the standings, 28 points adrift, with Button a further three markers back in fifth.

Webber now leads the title race by a useful 14 points over a tie between Vettel and Alonso.

Bruno Senna was 15th with Yamamoto 16th and Rosberg classified in 17th position after that big accident with a few laps to go.

Glock was 14th and managed to halve a 60-second gap to Trulli - once Yamamoto was out of his way.

Out of the points, Alguersuari finished 11th with Kovalainen 12th for Lotus, ahead of team-mate Jarno Trulli.

Nick Heidfeld was eighth on a good day for Sauber, with Barrichello ninth and Buemi taking the final point for Toro Rosso.

Michael Schumacher crosses the line in sixth position and the crowd cheers Kobayashi home in a fine seventh at home.

Vettel is delighted on the team radio, exclaiming "this is our circuit!'

Button takes home solid points for fourth, with Hamilton sure to be disappointed as he tours in fifth with a problematic gearbox.

Webber grabbed fastest lap from his team mate on the final tour.

Webber takes second and extends his championship lead over Fernando Alonso, who comes home a fighting third.

It has been a flawless drive from the young German with pole and the race win, along with 25 vital points.

Sebastian Vettel wins the Japanese Grand Prix!

Lap 54: The Red Bull driver comes into the chicane for the final time with team-mate Webber behind him.

Lap 54: Vettel rounds the hairpin and has half a lap to go.

Lap 54: Schumacher is now sixth following Rosberg's demise, with Kobayashi seventh and Heidfeld eighth.

Lap 53: Vettel crosses the line and begins the last lap at Suzuka.

Lap 53: Button is now 15.9 seconds behind the leader in fourth position with Hamilton nursing his ailing car in fifth.

Lap 53: Vettel leads Webber by 2.7 seconds with Alonso a further 1.7 seconds back in third.

Lap 52: Meanwhile up front, Vettel sets the fastest lap at a 1m33.653s and is two laps away from a fine victory in Japan.

Lap 52: Kovalalinen is up to 12th in his Lotus and is set to secure a vital position to cement 10th in the constructors' championship.

Lap 52: Replays showed an apparent failure at the rear of Rosberg's car, pitching him off into the barriers at high speed.

Lap 51: Recovery is finally complete on Rosberg's Mercedes from the gravel trap at Dunlop.

Lap 51: Kobayashi tries his favourite move at the hairpin on team-mate Heidfeld and is now up to seventh.

Lap 50: Kobayashi has cleared Barrichello as the Japanese continues his sensational march through the field.

Lap 50: Nico Rosberg has suffered a huge accident in the S Curve.

Lap 49: Kobayashi's move on Alguersuari was really clever. Suspecting that the Japanese driver would send a move up the inside at the hairpin, Alguersuari move the left to protect the inside.

But what he didn't bank on was Kobayashi playing a double bluff and trying round the outside. The pair made light side to side. Contact as they exited the left-hander, with the Sauber driver ahead.

Lap 48: Alguersuari has rejoins after that stop in the pits and now runs in 12th position behind team-mate Buemi.

Lap 48: Button sets the fastest lap on his reasonably fresh soft tyres but is 12 seconds behind Alonso and looks set for fourth.