2003 Japanese Grand Prix
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Circuit | Suzuka, 53 laps |
Round | 16 of 16 |
Race numbers | The 2003 Japanese Grand Prix was the:
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Next race | 2004 Australian Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 53 | 1hr 25m 11.743s | 10 | |
2 | +6 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +11.085s | 8 |
3 | +4 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +11.614s | 6 |
4 | +5 | (GBR) Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 53 | +33.106s | 5 |
5 | +14 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Renault | 53 | +34.269s | 4 |
6 | +7 | (JPN) Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 53 | +51.692s | 3 |
7 | -4 | (BRA) Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 53 | +56.794s | 2 |
8 | +6 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 53 | +59.487s | 1 |
9 | +2 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas | 53 | +1m 00.159s | |
10 | -6 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Toyota | 53 | +1m 01.844s | |
11 | -5 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 53 | +1m 11.005s | |
12 | +8 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 52 | +1 lap | |
13 | -3 | (GBR) Justin Wilson | Jaguar-Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
14 | +1 | (IRL) Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford | 51 | +2 laps | |
15 | PL | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth | 51 | +2 laps | |
16 | +2 | (DNK) Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi-Cosworth | 50 | +3 laps | |
R | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford | 33 | DNF | ||
R | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault | 17 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas | 9 | DNF | ||
R | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 9 | DNF |
Notes
- Juan Pablo Montoya ended lap 9 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
2 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW |
3 | (BRA) Cristiano da Matta | Toyota |
4 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Toyota |
5 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Renault |
6 | (AUS) Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth |
7 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
8 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
9 | (GBR) Jenson Button | BAR-Honda |
10 | (GBR) Justin Wilson | Jaguar-Cosworth |
11 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Petronas |
12 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Petronas |
13 | (JPN) Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda |
14 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
15 | (IRL) Ralph Firman | Jordan-Ford |
16 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Ford |
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18 | (DNK) Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi-Cosworth |
19 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Renault |
20 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW |
Started from the pit lane | ||
(NLD) Jos Verstappen | Minardi-Cosworth |
Free practice appearances
Driver | Constructor |
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(ITA) Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth |
(GBR) Allan McNish | Renault |
(JPN) Satoshi Motoyama | Jordan-Ford |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 93 |
2 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 91 |
3 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | 82 |
4 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 65 |
5 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 58 |
6 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 55 |
7 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 51 |
8 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 33 |
9 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 17 |
10 | (AUS) Mark Webber | 17 |
11 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 13 |
12 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 12 |
13 | (BRA) Cristiano da Matta | 10 |
14 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | 6 |
15 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | 6 |
16 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 6 |
17 | (ESP) Marc Gene | 4 |
18 | (JPN) Takuma Sato | 3 |
19 | (IRL) Ralph Firman | 1 |
20 | (GBR) Justin Wilson | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Last start
- Ralph Firman
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- Nicolas Kiesa (last Danish driver to start a race until 2014)
- Jos Verstappen
- Justin Wilson
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Juan Pablo Montoya (104th driver to start 50 races, 1st Colombian driver)
- World Champion
- 6th title for Michael Schumacher (1st driver to win six championships, 1st German driver) NEW RECORD
- 13th title for Ferrari (1st constructor to win 13 championships)
- Wins
- 7th for Rubens Barrichello
- 167th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 60th for David Coulthard (5th driver to score 60 podiums, 1st British driver; last for McLaren, last podium until 2006)
- 43rd for Rubens Barrichello
- 14th for Kimi Raikkonen
- 524th for Ferrari
- 362nd & 363rd for McLaren
- Poles
- 9th for Rubens Barrichello
- 166th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 7th for Ralf Schumacher (first since 2001 and last until 2005; last for Williams)
- 126th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 21st for Rubens Barrichello
- 18th for Juan Pablo Montoya
- Pole & win
- 3rd for Rubens Barrichello