Gridpedia2003 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 12 Oct 2003
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 16 of 16
- Winner
- Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Rubens Barrichello (1:31.713)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 53 | 1:25:11.743 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 8 | 53 | +11.085 | 8 | |
| 3 | 5 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | 53 | +11.614 | 6 | |
| 4 | 17 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 9 | 53 | +33.106 | 5 | |
| 5 | 7 | TRUJarno Trulli | Renault | 20 | 53 | +34.269 | 4 | |
| 6 | 16 | SATTakuma Sato | BAR | 13 | 53 | +51.692 | 3 | |
| 7 | 21 | DAMCristiano da Matta | Toyota | 3 | 53 | +56.794 | 2 | |
| 8 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 14 | 53 | +59.487 | 1 | |
| 9 | 9 | HEINick Heidfeld | Sauber | 11 | 53 | +60.159 | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | PANOlivier Panis | Toyota | 4 | 53 | +61.844 | 0 | |
| 11 | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Jaguar | 6 | 53 | +71.005 | 0 | |
| 12 | 4 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1:33.408 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | WILJustin Wilson | Jaguar | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | FIRRalph Firman | Jordan | 15 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Minardi | 17 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | KIENicolas Kiesa | Minardi | 18 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 16 | 33 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| R | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | 17 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 12 | 9 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 2 | 9 | Hydraulics | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Rubens Barrichello: 3 stops (laps 12, 26, 40), stints of 12, 14, 14, 13 laps
- 2nd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 13, 33), stints of 13, 20, 20 laps
- 3rd
- David Coulthard: 3 stops (laps 12, 26, 41), stints of 12, 14, 15, 12 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 8 · 3 or more: 8
- First stops
- median lap 12 of 53
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 12 (28.6 s), 26 (28.6 s), 40 (28.4 s) | 12141413 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 13 (30.4 s), 33 (30.2 s) | 132020 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 3 | 12 (28.2 s), 26 (28.5 s), 41 (27.1 s) | 12141512 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 16 (30.4 s), 33 (31.6 s) | 161720 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 11 (29.2 s), 32 (30.5 s) | 112121 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 2 | 15 (30.2 s), 32 (31.6 s) | 151721 |
| DAMCristiano da Matta | 3 | 10 (28.0 s), 24 (28.3 s), 38 (27.9 s) | 10141415 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 6 (41.4 s), 24 (28.3 s), 37 (28.8 s) | 6181316 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 15 (29.6 s), 33 (30.1 s) | 151820 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 3 | 11 (28.8 s), 25 (28.6 s), 39 (28.1 s) | 11141414 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 10 (28.4 s), 22 (29.0 s), 35 (29.9 s) | 10121318 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 4 | 14 (28.7 s), 24 (27.5 s), 38 (28.5 s), 41 (38.3 s) | 141014311 |
| WILJustin Wilson | 3 | 9 (29.1 s), 21 (28.4 s), 34 (30.7 s) | 9121318 |
| FIRRalph Firman | 2 | 13 (40.3 s), 25 (35.9 s) | 131226 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 2 | 19 (30.9 s), 37 (29.8 s) | 191814 |
| KIENicolas Kiesa | 2 | 11 (38.4 s), 31 (36.4 s) | 112019 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 14 (31.1 s) | 1419 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 12 (28.6 s) | 125 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 9 (36.9 s) | 9 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.713 | fastest Q1 | |||
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:32.412 | +0.699 Q1 | |||
| 3 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:32.419 | +0.706 Q1 | |||
| 4 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:32.862 | +1.149 Q1 | |||
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:33.044 | +1.331 Q1 | |||
| 6 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:33.106 | +1.393 Q1 | |||
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:33.137 | +1.424 Q1 | |||
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:33.272 | +1.559 Q1 | |||
| 9 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:33.474 | +1.761 Q1 | |||
| 10 | Justin Wilson | Jaguar | 1:33.558 | +1.845 Q1 | |||
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:33.632 | +1.919 Q1 | |||
| 12 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:33.896 | +2.183 Q1 | |||
| 13 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:33.924 | +2.211 Q1 | |||
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:34.302 | +2.589 Q1 | |||
| 15 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:34.771 | +3.058 Q1 | |||
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:34.912 | +3.199 Q1 | |||
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 1:34.975 | +3.262 Q1 | |||
| 18 | Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi | 1:37.226 | +5.513 Q1 | |||
| 19 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | |||||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Renault |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 6 | 93 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1 | 91 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 2 | 82 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | 65 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 2 | 58 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 55 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 51 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | BAR | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 0 | 17 |