2003 Japanese Grand Prix

  2003 Japan Grand Prix

Race details
Race 16 of 16 in the 2003 Formula One season
Date	October 12, 2003
Official name	XXIX Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.807 km (3.608 mi)
Distance	53 laps, 307.771 km (191.224 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Time	1:31.713
Fastest lap
Driver	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW
Time	1:33.408
Podium
First	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes

The 2003 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 12, 2003 at the Suzuka Circuit. At this race Michael Schumacher won his 6th World Championship, breaking Juan Manuel Fangio's record set in the 1950s. Schumacher finished 8th despite qualifying well down the field and a collision with BAR driver Takuma Sato during the race resulting in a broken front wing.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	53	1:25:11.743	1	10
2	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+11.085	8	8
3	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+11.614	7	6
4	17	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	53	+33.106	9	5
5	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	53	+34.269	20	4
6	16	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	53	+51.692	13	3
7	21	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	53	+56.794	3	2
8	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	53	+59.487	14	1
9	9	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber-Petronas	53	+1:00.159	11
10	20	Olivier Panis	Toyota	53	+1:01.844	4
11	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	53	+1:11.005	6
12	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	52	+1 Lap	19
13	15	Justin Wilson	Jaguar-Cosworth	52	+1 Lap	10
14	12	Ralph Firman	Jordan-Ford	51	+2 Laps	15
15	19	Jos Verstappen	Minardi-Cosworth	51	+2 Laps	17
16	18	Nicolas Kiesa	Minardi-Cosworth	50	+3 Laps	18
Ret	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Ford	33	Out of fuel	16
Ret	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	17	Engine	5
Ret	10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Petronas	9	Engine	12
Ret	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	9	Hydraulics	2

Notes

• Michael Schumacher won his record of 6th driver's world championship with the 8th place finish in this race.
• Takuma Sato finished 6th in his one and only race of the season.
• Last race: Ralph Firman, Justin Wilson, Nicolas Kiesa, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Jos Verstappen.
• Ralf Schumacher spun 3 times in this race, once with his brother Michael.
• This was the last time to date that the Japanese Grand Prix was the final round of the season.

Standings after the race

• Bold text indicates the World Champions.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 93 2 Kimi Räikkönen 91 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 82 4 Rubens Barrichello 65 5 Ralf Schumacher 58

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 158 2 Williams-BMW 144 3 McLaren-Mercedes 142 4 Renault 88 5 BAR-Honda 26

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Coordinates: 34°50′35″N 136°32′26″E / 34.84306°N 136.54056°E / 34.84306; 136.54056