Japanese Grand Prix 2003

Suzuka
12 October 2003
53 laps
307.6 km
5.807 km a lap
Title decided here

Pole positionRubens BarrichelloFerrari · 1:31.713
Fastest lapRalf Schumacher1:33.408 · lap 43
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

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

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

Laps led: Rubens Barrichello 40, Juan Pablo Montoya 8, Jenson Button 3, Kimi Räikkönen 1, David Coulthard 1. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 13	Lap 27	Lap 40	Finish	Laps led
Rubens Barrichello	1	4	1	1	1	40
Kimi Räikkönen	8	1	2	3	2	1
David Coulthard	7	8	5	2	3	1
Jenson Button	9	2	3	4	4	3
Jarno Trulli	19	13	4	5	5
Takuma Sato	13	3	6	6	6
Cristiano da Matta	3	10	8	7	7
Michael Schumacher	14	16	12	8	8
Nick Heidfeld	11	6	7	10	9
Olivier Panis	4	11	10	11	10
Mark Webber	6	12	9	12	11
Ralf Schumacher	20	7	11	9	12
Justin Wilson	10	15	13	13	13
Ralph Firman	15	14	15	14	14
Jos Verstappen	17	17	16	15	15
Nicolas Kiesa	18	18	17	16	16
Giancarlo Fisichella	16	9	14	–	out
Fernando Alonso	5	5	–	–	out
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	12	–	–	–	out
Juan Pablo Montoya	2	–	–	–	out	8

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 80 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

Show as a table

Driver	Lap 13	Lap 27	Lap 40	Last lap
Rubens Barrichello	+6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kimi Räikkönen	0.0	+8.4	+37.1	+11.1
David Coulthard	+21.4	+18.3	+16.2	+11.6
Jenson Button	+1.4	+16.2	+56.0	+33.1
Jarno Trulli	+28.4	+17.1	+57.2	+34.3
Takuma Sato	+4.6	+22.1	+68.0	+51.7
Cristiano da Matta	+23.5	+35.3	+71.6	+56.8
Michael Schumacher	+42.8	+44.1	+72.0	+59.5
Nick Heidfeld	+11.0	+34.5	+77.3	+60.2
Olivier Panis	+26.0	+42.2	+82.7	+61.8
Mark Webber	+27.3	+41.6	+87.2	+71.0
Ralf Schumacher	+11.8	+42.6	+72.3	+99.7
Justin Wilson	+31.9	+53.4	+103.8	+130.3
Ralph Firman	+30.4	+114.9	+180.7	+204.2
Jos Verstappen	+67.8	+148.9	+227.0	+243.5
Nicolas Kiesa	+92.0	+164.0	+272.5	+300.3
Giancarlo Fisichella	+23.2	+60.2	–	out
Fernando Alonso	+7.0	–	–	out
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	–	–	–	out
Juan Pablo Montoya	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:31.713
2	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	1:32.412	+0.699
3	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:32.419	+0.706
4	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:32.862	+1.149
5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:33.044	+1.331
6	Mark Webber	Jaguar	1:33.106	+1.393
7	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:33.137	+1.424
8	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:33.272	+1.559
9	Jenson Button	BAR	1:33.474	+1.761
10	Justin Wilson	Jaguar	1:33.558	+1.845
11	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	1:33.632	+1.919
12	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:33.896	+2.183
13	Takuma Sato	BAR	1:33.924	+2.211
14	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:34.302	+2.589
15	Ralph Firman	Jordan	1:34.771	+3.058
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:34.912	+3.199
17	Jos Verstappen	Minardi	1:34.975	+3.262
18	Nicolas Kiesa	Minardi	1:37.226	+5.513
19	Ralf Schumacher	Williams
20	Jarno Trulli	Renault

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Fernando Alonso	1	12	28.640 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	14	31.141 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	9	36.905 s
Jarno Trulli	2	11, 32	29.224 s
Nick Heidfeld	2	15, 33	29.560 s
Jos Verstappen	2	19, 37	29.803 s
Takuma Sato	2	15, 32	30.197 s
Kimi Räikkönen	2	13, 33	30.230 s
Jenson Button	2	16, 33	30.374 s
Ralph Firman	2	13, 25	35.895 s
Nicolas Kiesa	2	11, 31	36.367 s
David Coulthard	3	12, 26, 41	27.104 s
Cristiano da Matta	3	10, 24, 38	27.874 s
Olivier Panis	3	11, 25, 39	28.125 s
Michael Schumacher	3	6, 24, 37	28.286 s
Justin Wilson	3	9, 21, 34	28.366 s
Mark Webber	3	10, 22, 35	28.377 s
Rubens Barrichello	3	12, 26, 40	28.425 s
Ralf Schumacher	4	14, 24, 38, 41	27.517 s

Every stop, lap by lap (44)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
6	Michael Schumacher	1	41.400 s
9	Justin Wilson	1	29.081 s
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	36.905 s
10	Cristiano da Matta	1	27.991 s
10	Mark Webber	1	28.377 s
11	Olivier Panis	1	28.836 s
11	Jarno Trulli	1	29.224 s
11	Nicolas Kiesa	1	38.377 s
12	David Coulthard	1	28.157 s
12	Rubens Barrichello	1	28.552 s
12	Fernando Alonso	1	28.640 s
13	Kimi Räikkönen	1	30.416 s
13	Ralph Firman	1	40.333 s
14	Ralf Schumacher	1	28.666 s
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	31.141 s
15	Nick Heidfeld	1	29.560 s
15	Takuma Sato	1	30.197 s
16	Jenson Button	1	30.374 s
19	Jos Verstappen	1	30.858 s
21	Justin Wilson	2	28.366 s
22	Mark Webber	2	28.998 s
24	Ralf Schumacher	2	27.517 s
24	Michael Schumacher	2	28.286 s
24	Cristiano da Matta	2	28.294 s
25	Olivier Panis	2	28.613 s
25	Ralph Firman	2	35.895 s
26	David Coulthard	2	28.537 s
26	Rubens Barrichello	2	28.590 s
31	Nicolas Kiesa	2	36.367 s
32	Jarno Trulli	2	30.476 s
32	Takuma Sato	2	31.563 s
33	Nick Heidfeld	2	30.119 s
33	Kimi Räikkönen	2	30.230 s
33	Jenson Button	2	31.624 s
34	Justin Wilson	3	30.688 s
35	Mark Webber	3	29.867 s
37	Michael Schumacher	3	28.786 s
37	Jos Verstappen	2	29.803 s
38	Cristiano da Matta	3	27.874 s
38	Ralf Schumacher	3	28.522 s
39	Olivier Panis	3	28.125 s
40	Rubens Barrichello	3	28.425 s
41	David Coulthard	3	27.104 s
41	Ralf Schumacher	4	38.255 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Ralf Schumacher	43	1:33.408
2	David Coulthard	14	1:33.416	+0.008
3	Michael Schumacher	14	1:33.553	+0.145
4	Rubens Barrichello	18	1:33.703	+0.295
5	Juan Pablo Montoya	2	1:33.830	+0.422
6	Fernando Alonso	8	1:34.255	+0.847
7	Kimi Räikkönen	12	1:34.488	+1.080
8	Jarno Trulli	26	1:34.546	+1.138
9	Jenson Button	14	1:34.605	+1.197
10	Mark Webber	24	1:34.635	+1.227

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 16. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 16
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Michael Schumacher	93
2	Kimi Räikkönen	91
3	Juan Pablo Montoya	82
4	Rubens Barrichello	65	▲1
5	Ralf Schumacher	58	▼1
6	Fernando Alonso	55
7	David Coulthard	51
8	Jarno Trulli	33
9	Jenson Button	17	▲3
10	Mark Webber	17	▼1

Constructors' championship after round 16
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	158
2	Williams	144
3	McLaren	142
4	Renault	88
5	BAR	26	▲1
6	Sauber	19	▼1
7	Jaguar	18
8	Toyota	16
9	Jordan	13
10	Minardi	0