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Rubens Barrichello won the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix

Rubens Barrichello won the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and David Coulthard at Suzuka Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Rubens Barrichello
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Rubens Barrichello, Kimi Räikkönen, and David Coulthard
Race date
October 12, 2003
Pole
Rubens Barrichello
Fastest lap
Ralf Schumacher
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit

The decisive result

Rubens Barrichello finished first for Ferrari. Kimi Räikkönen is listed 2 for McLaren, with David Coulthard 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Jarno Trulli from P19 to P5 (+14), Ralf Schumacher from P20 to P12 (+8), and Takuma Sato from P13 to P6 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Rubens Barrichello started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 11 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 Engine, and 1 +3 laps. Ralf Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:33.408 on lap 43. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:25:11.74310
2Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:25:22.8288
3David CoulthardMcLaren1:25:23.3576
4Jenson ButtonBAR1:25:44.8495
5Jarno TrulliRenault1:25:46.0124
6Takuma SatoBAR1:26:03.4353
7Cristiano da MattaToyota1:26:08.5372
8Michael SchumacherFerrari1:26:11.2301
9Nick HeidfeldSauber1:26:11.9020
10Olivier PanisToyota1:26:13.5870
11Mark WebberJaguar1:26:22.7480
12Ralf SchumacherWilliams+1 lap0
13Justin WilsonJaguar+1 lap0
14Ralph FirmanJordan+2 laps0
15Jos VerstappenMinardi+2 laps0
16Nicolas KiesaMinardi+3 laps0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaJordanOut of fuel0
DNFFernando AlonsoRenaultEngine0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenSauberEngine0
DNFJuan Pablo MontoyaWilliamsHydraulics0