Japanese Grand Prix
2003 · Round 16 · Suzuka, Japan · Oct 12, 2003Race summary
Victory went to Barrichello (from 1st on the grid), with a 11.1s margin. Trulli made the biggest gain, from 20th on the grid to 5th (up 15 places). Panis had a difficult race, dropping from 4th to 10th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 53 | 1:25:11.743 | 10 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 8 | 53 | +11.085 | 8 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | 53 | +11.614 | 6 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | BAR | 9 | 53 | +33.106 | 5 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 20 | 53 | +34.269 | 4 |
| 6 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 13 | 53 | +51.692 | 3 |
| 7 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 3 | 53 | +56.794 | 2 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 14 | 53 | +59.487 | 1 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 11 | 53 | +1:00.159 | 0 |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 4 | 53 | +1:01.844 | 0 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 6 | 53 | +1:11.005 | 0 |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Justin Wilson | Jaguar | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 15 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 17 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi | 18 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 16 | 33 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| – | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 12 | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 2 | 9 | Hydraulics | 0 |