Jarno Trulli charged to a second place finish at the Japanese Grand Prix, in Suzuka, this past Sunday (Oct. 4). Trulli's success marked Toyota's second consecutive podium finish on the heels of last week's exciting second place victory for Toyota driver, Timo Glock, at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Both starting from second positions on the grid, Trulli battled with last year's champion, Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes. Following a slow pit for McLaren, Trulli was able to grasp 2nd position, over Hamilton, and threaten the race leader, Red Bull Team's Sebastian Vettel.

Toyota fans relished the moment as Trulli climbed the podium and hefted his 2nd place trophy before the hometown crowd in Suzuka, Japan. A magnificent moment for Toyota, and a wonderful result for the Japanese fans returning to the Suzuka circuit after a 2 year hiatus in Formula One.

In addition to being a major sponsor of the Toyota F1 Team since 2004, DENSO also supplies exclusively designed DENSO RACING PLUGS for the Toyota vehicle, and has since the 2002 F1 season. The race result once again helped to prove the superior quality and excellence of DENSO SPARK PLUGS, even at the highest echelons of international racing.

2009 Championship points

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Gap	Kph	Best	Lap
1	15	S. Vettel	Red Bull Racing	53	28:20.4	-	208.9	01:32.6	43
2	9	J. Trulli	Panasonic Toyota Racing	53	28:25.3	4.877	208.707	01:33.2	38
3	1	L. Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	53	28:26.9	6.472	208.645	01:33.3	13
4	4	K. Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	53	28:28.4	7.94	208.587	01:33.0	33
5	16	N. Rosberg	AT&T Williams	53	28:29.2	8.793	208.554	01:33.6	43
6	6	N. Heidfeld	BMW Sauber F1 Team	53	28:30.0	9.509	208.525	01:33.6	13
7	23	R. Barrichello	Brawn GP Formula One Team	53	28:31.1	10.641	208.481	01:33.9	17
8	22	J. Button	Brawn GP Formula One Team	53	28:31.9	11.474	208.448	01:33.3	42