Round 16 · 12 October 2003
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
23 drivers
After Round 15
1
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
92
pts
2
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
83
pts
3
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
82
pts
4
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
58
pts
5
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
55
pts
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6
Fernando Alonso
Renault
55
pts
7
David Coulthard
McLaren
45
pts
8
Jarno Trulli
Renault
29
pts
9
Mark Webber
Jaguar
17
pts
10
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
13
pts
11
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
12
pts
12
Jenson Button
BAR
12
pts
13
Cristiano da Matta
Toyota
8
pts
14
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
6
pts
15
Olivier Panis
Toyota
6
pts
16
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
6
pts
17
Marc Gené
Williams
4
pts
18
Ralph Firman
Jordan
1
pts
19
Justin Wilson
Jaguar
1
pts
20
Antônio Pizzonia
Jaguar
0
pts
21
Jos Verstappen
Minardi
0
pts
22
Nicolas Kiesa
Minardi
0
pts
23
Zsolt Baumgartner
Jordan
0
pts
After the race
24 drivers
After Round 16
1
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
93
+1
2
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
—
91
+8
3
Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams
—
82
+0
4
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari
↑1
65
+10
5
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
↓1
58
+0
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6
Fernando Alonso
Renault
—
55
+0
7
David Coulthard
McLaren
—
51
+6
8
Jarno Trulli
Renault
—
33
+4
9
Jenson Button
BAR
↑3
17
+5
10
Mark Webber
Jaguar
↓1
17
+0
11
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
↓1
13
+0
12
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
↓1
12
+0
13
Cristiano da Matta
Toyota
—
10
+2
14
Nick Heidfeld
Sauber
—
6
+0
15
Olivier Panis
Toyota
—
6
+0
16
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
—
6
+0
17
Marc Gené
Williams
—
4
+0
18
Takuma Sato
BAR
NEW
3
+3
19
Ralph Firman
Jordan
↓1
1
+0
20
Justin Wilson
Jaguar
↓1
1
+0
21
Antônio Pizzonia
Jaguar
↓1
0
+0
22
Jos Verstappen
Minardi
↓1
0
+0
23
Nicolas Kiesa
Minardi
↓1
0
+0
24
Zsolt Baumgartner
Jordan
↓1
0
+0
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Race classification
20 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 1:25:11.743 | 10 |
| 2 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 8 | +11.085 | 8 |
| 3 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | +11.614 | 6 |
| 4 | BUT Jenson Button | BAR | 9 | +33.106 | 5 |
| 5 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Renault | 20 | +34.269 | 4 |
| 6 | SAT Takuma Sato | BAR | 13 | +51.692 | 3 |
| 7 | DA Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 3 | +56.794 | 2 |
| 8 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 14 | +59.487 | 1 |
| 9 | HEI Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 11 | +1:00.159 | 0 |
| 10 | PAN Olivier Panis | Toyota | 4 | +1:01.844 | 0 |
| 11 | WEB Mark Webber | Jaguar | 6 | +1:11.005 | 0 |
| 12 | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 19 | 1L | 0 |
| 13 | WIL Justin Wilson | Jaguar | 10 | 1L | 0 |
| 14 | FIR Ralph Firman | Jordan | 15 | 2L | 0 |
| 15 | VER Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 17 | 2L | 0 |
| 16 | KIE Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi | 18 | 3L | 0 |
| R | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | ALO Fernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | MON Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 2 | — | 0 |