Toro Rosso driver Sebastien Bourdais is hit with a 25-second post-race penalty for a coming together with Felipe Massa, promoting the Ferrari ace to seventh and reducing the World Championship deficit to McLaren's Lewis Hamilton to five.
Renault's Fernando Alonso makes it two wins out of two with a stunning triumph in the Japanese Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton fails to score despite starting on pole and Felipe Massa snatches a point.
McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton boosts his Formula One title chances by taking pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix while Ferrari rival Felipe Massa qualified only fifth.
German Timo Glock sets the pace in the second free practice at the Japanese Grand Prix as Fernando Alonso is second quickest in front of championship leader Lewis Hamilton.