Season 2003 · Round 16

Japanese Grand Prix

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2003-10-12 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 53Lap · 307.573km
2 Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari 1:25:11.743
6 Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren +11.085
Team win 14pt P2 · P3 2-3
5 David Coulthard
McLaren +11.614
Fastest Lap
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DNF
4
Giancarlo Fisichella L33 Fernando Alonso L17 Heinz-Harald Frentzen L9 Juan Pablo Montoya L9
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 307.573km 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
P5 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
P10 Rubens Barrichello 1 wins · → Damon Hill -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Button BUT Button BUT Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Sato SAT Sato SAT da Matta DA da Matta DA Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Panis PAN Panis PAN Webber WEB Webber WEB Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Wilson WIL Wilson WIL Firman FIR Firman FIR Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Kiesa KIE Kiesa KIE Fisichella · retired L33 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Alonso · retired L17 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Frentzen · retired L9 Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Pablo Montoya · retired L9 Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1 53 1:25:11.743 10
2 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 8 53 +11.085 8
3 5 David Coulthard McLaren 7 53 +11.614 6
4 17 Jenson Button BAR 9 53 +33.106 5
5 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 20 53 +34.269 4
6 16 Takuma Sato BAR 13 53 +51.692 3
7 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 3 53 +56.794 2
8 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 14 53 +59.487 1
9 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 11 53 +1:00.159
10 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 4 53 +1:01.844
11 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 6 53 +1:11.005
12 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 19 52 +1 Lap
13 15 Justin Wilson Jaguar 10 52 +1 Lap
14 12 Ralph Firman Jordan 15 51 +2 Laps
15 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi 17 51 +2 Laps
16 18 Nicolas Kiesa Minardi 18 50 +3 Laps
R 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 16 33 Out of fuel
R 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 5 17 Engine
R 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 12 9 Engine
R 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 2 9 Hydraulics
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:31.713 — — POLE Q1
2 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:32.412 — — +0.699 Q1
3 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:32.419 — — +0.706 Q1
4 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:32.862 — — +1.149 Q1
5 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:33.044 — — +1.331 Q1
6 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 1:33.106 — — +1.393 Q1
7 5 David Coulthard McLaren 1:33.137 — — +1.424 Q1
8 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:33.272 — — +1.559 Q1
9 17 Jenson Button BAR 1:33.474 — — +1.761 Q1
10 15 Justin Wilson Jaguar 1:33.558 — — +1.845 Q1
11 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber 1:33.632 — — +1.919 Q1
12 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:33.896 — — +2.183 Q1
13 16 Takuma Sato BAR 1:33.924 — — +2.211 Q1
14 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:34.302 — — +2.589 Q1
15 12 Ralph Firman Jordan 1:34.771 — — +3.058 Q1
16 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:34.912 — — +3.199 Q1
17 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi 1:34.975 — — +3.262 Q1
18 18 Nicolas Kiesa Minardi 1:37.226 — — +5.513 Q1
19 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams — —
20 7 Jarno Trulli Renault — —
Starting grid
Official
1
2 Rubens Barrichello
2
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
3
21 Cristiano da Matta
4
20 Olivier Panis
5
8 Fernando Alonso
6
14 Mark Webber
7
5 David Coulthard
8
6 Kimi Räikkönen
9
17 Jenson Button
10
15 Justin Wilson
11
9 Nick Heidfeld
12
10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
13
16 Takuma Sato
14
1 Michael Schumacher
15
12 Ralph Firman
16
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
17
19 Jos Verstappen
18
18 Nicolas Kiesa
19
4 Ralf Schumacher
20
7 Jarno Trulli
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.
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#DriverLap timeLap
1 4 Ralf Schumacher 1:33.408 L43
2 5 David Coulthard 1:33.416 L14
3 4 Ralf Schumacher 1:33.519 L44
4 1 Michael Schumacher 1:33.553 L14
5 1 Michael Schumacher 1:33.686 L15
6 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:33.703 L18
7 1 Michael Schumacher 1:33.707 L31
8 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:33.714 L24
9 1 Michael Schumacher 1:33.764 L35
10 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:33.830 L2
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
4
Ralf Schumacher
+25
P19→P12
9
Nick Heidfeld
+22
P11→P9
7
Jarno Trulli
+20
P20→P5
16
Takuma Sato
+19
P13→P6
1
Michael Schumacher
+19
P14→P8
21
Cristiano da Matta
+16
P3→P7
20
Olivier Panis
+15
P4→P10
17
Jenson Button
+13
P9→P4
Most positions lost
Ralf Schumacher −23 Cristiano da Matta −19 Olivier Panis −18
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