Season 2002 · Round 17

Japanese Grand Prix

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2002-10-13 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 53Lap · 308.317km
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:26:59.698
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
2 Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari +0.506
4 Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren +23.292
Fastest Lap
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DNF
8
Pedro de la Rosa L39 Giancarlo Fisichella L37 Jarno Trulli L32 Jacques Villeneuve L27 Alex Yoong L14 Olivier Panis L8 David Coulthard L7 Felipe Massa L3
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
53Lap 308.317km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P10 Rubens Barrichello 1 wins · → Damon Hill -1
P10 Jenson Button 1 wins · → Damon Hill -1
Starts
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P5 Jenson Button 17 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Sato SAT Sato SAT Button BUT Button BUT Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Salo SAL Salo SAL Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Webber WEB Webber WEB Schumacher · stopped L48 · classified P11 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH de la Rosa · retired L39 de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Fisichella · retired L37 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Trulli · retired L32 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Villeneuve · retired L27 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Yoong · retired L14 Yoong YOO Yoong YOO Panis · retired L8 Panis PAN Panis PAN Coulthard · retired L7 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Massa · retired L3 Massa MAS Massa MAS McNish · stopped L0 · classified P20 McNish MCN McNish MCN
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 53 1:26:59.698 10
2 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 2 53 +0.506 6
3 4 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 4 53 +23.292 4
4 6 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 6 53 +36.275 3
5 10 Takuma Sato Jordan 7 53 +1:22.694 2
6 15 Jenson Button Renault 10 52 +1 Lap 1
7 7 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 12 52 +1 Lap
8 24 Mika Salo Toyota 13 52 +1 Lap
9 16 Eddie Irvine Jaguar 14 52 +1 Lap
10 23 Mark Webber Minardi 19 51 +2 Laps
11 5 Ralf Schumacher Williams 5 48 Engine
R 17 Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar 17 39 Transmission
R 9 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 8 37 Engine
R 14 Jarno Trulli Renault 11 32 Mechanical
R 11 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 9 27 Engine
R 22 Alex Yoong Minardi 20 14 Spun off
R 12 Olivier Panis BAR 16 8 Mechanical
R 3 David Coulthard McLaren 3 7 Throttle
R 8 Felipe Massa Sauber 15 3 Accident
W 25 Allan McNish Toyota 18 0 Injured
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:31.317 — — POLE Q1
2 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:31.749 — — +0.432 Q1
3 3 David Coulthard McLaren 1:32.088 — — +0.771 Q1
4 4 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:32.197 — — +0.880 Q1
5 5 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:32.444 — — +1.127 Q1
6 6 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:32.507 — — +1.190 Q1
7 10 Takuma Sato Jordan 1:33.090 — — +1.773 Q1
8 9 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:33.276 — — +1.959 Q1
9 11 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 1:33.349 — — +2.032 Q1
10 15 Jenson Button Renault 1:33.429 — — +2.112 Q1
11 14 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:33.547 — — +2.230 Q1
12 7 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 1:33.553 — — +2.236 Q1
13 24 Mika Salo Toyota 1:33.742 — — +2.425 Q1
14 16 Eddie Irvine Jaguar 1:33.915 — — +2.598 Q1
15 8 Felipe Massa Sauber 1:33.979 — — +2.662 Q1
16 12 Olivier Panis BAR 1:34.192 — — +2.875 Q1
17 17 Pedro de la Rosa Jaguar 1:34.227 — — +2.910 Q1
18 25 Allan McNish Toyota 1:35.191 — — +3.874 Q1
19 23 Mark Webber Minardi 1:35.958 — — +4.641 Q1
20 22 Alex Yoong Minardi 1:36.267 — — +4.950 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Michael Schumacher
2
2 Rubens Barrichello
3
3 David Coulthard
4
4 Kimi Räikkönen
5
5 Ralf Schumacher
6
6 Juan Pablo Montoya
7
10 Takuma Sato
8
9 Giancarlo Fisichella
9
11 Jacques Villeneuve
10
15 Jenson Button
11
14 Jarno Trulli
12
7 Nick Heidfeld
13
24 Mika Salo
14
16 Eddie Irvine
15
8 Felipe Massa
16
12 Olivier Panis
17
17 Pedro de la Rosa
18
25 Allan McNish
19
23 Mark Webber
20
22 Alex Yoong
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 1 Michael Schumacher 1:36.125 L15
2 1 Michael Schumacher 1:36.160 L18
3 1 Michael Schumacher 1:36.212 L37
4 1 Michael Schumacher 1:36.342 L16
5 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:36.345 L23
6 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:36.351 L19
7 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:36.351 L26
8 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:36.379 L24
9 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:36.436 L18
10 1 Michael Schumacher 1:36.441 L19
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
16
Eddie Irvine
+14
P14→P9
15
Jenson Button
+13
P10→P6
24
Mika Salo
+13
P13→P8
17
Pedro de la Rosa
+11
P17→P—
7
Nick Heidfeld
+10
P12→P7
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
+10
P8→P—
23
Mark Webber
+9
P19→P10
14
Jarno Trulli
+9
P11→P—
Most positions lost
David Coulthard −14 Jenson Button −10 Mika Salo −9
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15