<s>
is	O
a	O
1987	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Namco	O
's	O
then-new	O
System	O
2	O
hardware	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
successor	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
and	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
racing	O
game	O
to	O
allow	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
to	O
simultaneously	O
race	O
on	O
the	O
Suzuka	O
Circuit	O
in	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
,	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
,	O
and	O
second	O
highest	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1990	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
drives	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
cars	O
of	O
the	O
1987	O
season	O
and	O
may	O
choose	O
between	O
Williams-Honda	O
,	O
Lotus-Honda	O
,	O
McLaren-Porsche	O
,	O
or	O
March-Cosworth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1987	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
grand	O
prix	O
was	O
held	O
on	O
the	O
Suzuka	O
Circuit	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
track	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
remained	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most-popular	O
and	O
profitable	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
being	O
towards	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
arcade	O
earnings	O
charts	O
for	O
three	O
consecutive	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Japan	O
's	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
(	O
below	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
and	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
Japan	O
's	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1990	I-Application
(	O
below	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
first	O
class	O
racing	B-Application
sim	I-Application
"	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
tremendously	O
addictive	O
"	O
especially	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
definitive	O
must	O
for	O
all	O
would	O
be	O
racing	O
drivers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1990	O
which	O
featured	O
courses	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
and	O
Monaco	B-Application
;	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
courses	O
in	O
England	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
San	O
Marino	O
,	O
and	O
Spain	O
;	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
R	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
courses	O
in	O
Belgium	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
and	O
Hungary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
spin-offs	O
:	O
the	O
unusual	O
racing-RPG	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
in	O
1989	O
;	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
2000	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
Special	O
,	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
and	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
