The 2003 Japanese Grand Prix started October 12th, 2003 at 02:00 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Rubens Barrichello started from pole position with Juan Pablo Montoya next to him. Cristiano da Matta started from third place.
After 1 hour, 25 minutes and 11 seconds Rubens Barrichello finished the race first. The podium was completed with Kimi Räikkönen in second and David Coulthard in third place.
After the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 93 points. Schumacher is 2 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen.
After 1 hour, 25 minutes and 11 seconds Rubens Barrichello finished the race first. The podium was completed with Kimi Räikkönen in second and David Coulthard in third place.
After the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 93 points. Schumacher is 2 points ahead of Kimi Räikkönen.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
October 12th, 2003 at 02:00
Round
16/16
Winner
Rubens Barrichello
Winning time
1:25:11.743
Pole position
Rubens Barrichello
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:25:11.743 | 1 | 53 | 10 |
| 2 6 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | +11.085 | 8 | 53 | 8 |
| 3 4 | #5 David Coulthard | McLaren | +11.614 | 7 | 53 | 6 |
| 4 5 | #17 Jenson Button | BAR | +33.106 | 9 | 53 | 5 |
| 5 15 | #7 Jarno Trulli | Renault | +34.269 | 20 | 53 | 4 |
| 6 7 | #16 Takuma Sato | BAR | +51.692 | 13 | 53 | 3 |
| 7 4 | #21 Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | +56.794 | 3 | 53 | 2 |
| 8 6 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | +59.487 | 14 | 53 | 1 |
| 9 2 | #9 Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | +1:00.159 | 11 | 53 | 0 |
| 10 6 | #20 Olivier Panis | Toyota | +1:01.844 | 4 | 53 | 0 |
| 11 5 | #14 Mark Webber | Jaguar | +1:11.005 | 6 | 53 | 0 |
| 12 7 | #4 Ralf Schumacher | Williams | +1 Lap | 19 | 52 | 0 |
| 13 3 | #15 Justin Wilson | Jaguar | +1 Lap | 10 | 52 | 0 |
| 14 1 | #12 Ralph Firman | Jordan | +2 Laps | 15 | 51 | 0 |
| 15 2 | #19 Jos Verstappen | Minardi | +2 Laps | 17 | 51 | 0 |
| 16 2 | #18 Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi | +3 Laps | 18 | 50 | 0 |
| - | #11 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | DNF (Out of fuel) | 16 | 33 | 0 |
| - | #8 Fernando Alonso | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| - | #10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | DNF (Engine) | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| - | #3 Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | DNF (Hydraulics) | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.713 | - |
| 2 | #3 Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:32.412 | +0.699 |
| 3 | #21 Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:32.419 | +0.706 |
| 4 | #20 Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:32.862 | +1.149 |
| 5 | #8 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:33.044 | +1.331 |
| 6 | #14 Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:33.106 | +1.393 |
| 7 | #5 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:33.137 | +1.424 |
| 8 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:33.272 | +1.559 |
| 9 | #17 Jenson Button | BAR | 1:33.474 | +1.761 |
| 10 | #15 Justin Wilson | Jaguar | 1:33.558 | +1.845 |
| 11 | #9 Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:33.632 | +1.919 |
| 12 | #10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:33.896 | +2.183 |
| 13 | #16 Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:33.924 | +2.211 |
| 14 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:34.302 | +2.589 |
| 15 | #12 Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:34.771 | +3.058 |
| 16 | #11 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:34.912 | +3.199 |
| 17 | #19 Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 1:34.975 | +3.262 |
| 18 | #18 Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi | 1:37.226 | +5.513 |
| 19 | #4 Ralf Schumacher | Williams | - | - |
| 20 | #7 Jarno Trulli | Renault | - | - |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 6 | 8 | 93 | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1 | 10 | 91 | -2 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 2 | 9 | 82 | -11 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | 8 | 65 | -28 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 2 | 3 | 58 | -35 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 4 | 55 | -38 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 3 | 51 | -42 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1 | 33 | -60 | |
| 9 | Jenson Button | BAR | 17 | -76 | ||
| 10 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 17 | -76 | ||
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1 | 13 | -80 | |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1 | 1 | 12 | -81 |
| 13 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 10 | -83 | ||
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 6 | -87 | ||
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 6 | -87 | ||
| 16 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 6 | -87 | ||
| 17 | Marc Gené | Williams | 4 | -89 | ||
| 18 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 3 | -90 | ||
| 19 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1 | -92 | ||
| 20 | Justin Wilson | Jaguar | 1 | -92 | ||
| 21 | Antônio Pizzonia | Jaguar | 0 | -93 | ||
| 22 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 0 | -93 | ||
| 23 | Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi | 0 | -93 | ||
| 24 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Jordan | 0 | -93 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:33.706 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | 1:34.183 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | 1:44.411 - Guanyu Zhou | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.983 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:32.318 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:33.144 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:35.118 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.145 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.600 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Romain Grosjean | 1:34.587 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:35.774 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #4 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.568 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.474 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.569 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Robert Kubica | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.426 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Heikki Kovalainen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.193 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.676 - Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso | 1:31.540 - Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:32.730 - Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Roberto Moreno | Aguri Suzuki | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | Mario Andretti |