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Japanese GP Saturday qualifying

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:38.909 2. Damon Hill ...

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Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:38.909 2. Damon Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:39.370 0.461 0.461 3. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:40.071 0.701 1.162 4. Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:40.364 0.293 1.455 5. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.458 0.094 1.549 6. Eddie Irvine GB Ferrari 1:41.005 0.547 2.096 7. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Sauber-Ford 1:41.277 0.272 2.368 8. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:41.384 0.107 2.475 9. Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:41.562 0.178 2.653 10. Martin Brundle GB Jordan-Peugeot 1:41.600 0.038 2.691 11. Rubens Barrichello BR Jordan-Peugeot 1:41.919 0.319 3.010 12. Olivier Panis F Ligier-Mugen 1:42.206 0.287 3.297 13. Johnny Herbert GB Sauber-Ford 1:42.658 0.452 3.749 14. Ukyo Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:42.711 0.053 3.802 15. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:42.840 0.129 3.931 16. Pedro Diniz BR Ligier-Mugen 1:43.196 0.356 4.287 17. Jos Verstappen NL Arrows-Hart 1:43.383 0.187 4.474 18. Pedro Lamy P Minardi-Ford ED 1:44.874 1.491 5.965 19. Ricardo Rosset BR Arrows-Hart 1:45.412 0.538 6.503 20. Giovanni Lavaggi I Minardi-Ford ED 1:46.795 1.383 7.886

107% of fastest time: 1:45.833

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