VETTEL MAKES CASTROL DRIVER RANKINGS HISTORY
GERMAN DRIVER STAYS AT NUMBER ONE FOR RECORD-BREAKING 29th WEEK

12th October 2010: Sebastian Vettel?s dominant Japanese Grand Prix victory at Suzuka helped the German to make Castrol Driver Rankings history as he remained in the number one spot for a record-breaking 29th consecutive week.
Vettel led the race from pole position and was never realistically threatened by Mark Webber (2nd) as he led the Australian in a one-two finish for the Red Bull squad that increased both drivers? World Championship chances. His 29th week at number one broke the record he previously shared with world champion Jenson Button.
Vettel?s current score of 24,243 is also the highest achieved in Castrol Driver Rankings history and helped him maintain his advantage over Webber and World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb (3rd).
Fernando Alonso was the only mover in the top 10 this week, his podium finish in Japan helping him to overhaul Lewis Hamilton for fourth in the Castrol Driver Rankings.




Kamui Kobayashi?s entertaining run to seventh spot earned the Sauber driver a nine-place rise to 59th and made him the biggest climber in the top 100. Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher (42nd) who finished one spot ahead of Kobayashi in his Mercedes, gained six positions.
By contrast, Renault driver Robert Kubica (13th) lost a wheel while lying second early on and swapped places with NASCAR ace Kyle Busch (12th). Timo Glock (152nd) did even worse, slipping 33 places after spending half the race behind the Hispania of Sakon Yamamoto (576th). That dropped him behind his Virgin team-mate Lucas di Grassi (148th).
Tony Stewart (23rd) gained a spot by winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Fontana whilst Kasey Kahne (33rd) was the big gainer as he made up five places by finishing fourth. Less successful was Kansas winner Greg Biffle (36th) who retired early on due to an engine failure and slipped three spots.
Mikhail Aleshin (139th) wrapped up the Formula Renault 3.5 title at Barcelona and climbed 28 spots, despite failing to win either race. Victories went to his title rivals Esteban Guerrieri (113th) and Daniel Ricciardo (103rd) who gained 16 and 39 places respectively.
Jason Plato (191st) gained four spots after wrapping up the British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch. Arena Ford drivers Tom Onslow-Cole (235th) and Tom Chilton (198th) were the big losers, dropping 17 and 12 places respectively while Andrew Jordan?s victory in the final race of the season moved him up 21 places to 408th.
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Hot on the heels of the launch of the Castrol Rankings for football, the Castrol Rankings for motorsport is a rolling system that takes into account a driver?s performances over the past 12 months ? to produce a dynamic and authoritative comparison of the world?s best drivers. Whether it?s F1, NASCAR, World Rally or IndyCar, motorsport fans and pundits around the globe can now compare their favourite drivers against each other on a weekly basis, and find the definitive answer to the question ?Who is the best driver in the world??

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