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Japanese GP Saturday practice

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:37.372 2. Mika Hakkinen ...

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Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:37.372 2. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.481 0.109 0.109 3. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:37.649 0.168 0.277 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:37.755 0.106 0.383 5. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:37.758 0.003 0.386 6. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:37.905 0.147 0.533 7. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Petronas 1:37.929 0.024 0.557 8. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:38.147 0.218 0.775 9. Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen 1:38.343 0.196 0.971 10. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:38.403 0.060 1.031 11. Damon Hill GB TWR-Yamaha 1:38.514 0.111 1.142 12. Rubens Barrichello BR Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:38.723 0.209 1.351 13. Olivier Panis F Prost-Mugen 1:38.816 0.093 1.444 14. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:38.910 0.094 1.538 15. Jan Magnussen DK Stewart-Ford ZV10 1:38.947 0.037 1.575 16. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.537 0.590 2.165 17. Gianni Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:39.546 0.009 2.174 18. Pedro Diniz BR TWR-Yamaha 1:39.702 0.156 2.330 19. Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:39.995 0.293 2.623 20. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:40.905 0.910 3.533 21. Tarso Marques BR Minardi-Hart 1:41.348 0.443 3.976 22. Jos Verstappen NL Tyrrell-Ford EDV8 1:41.370 0.022 3.998

107% of fastest time: 1:44.188

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