- 2003 Japanese Grand Prix
Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Japan
Grand Prix = Japan
Official name = XXIXFuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
date = October 12
Year = 2003
Race_No = 17
Season_No = 17
Location =Suzuka Circuit , Suzuka, Mie,Japan
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 3.608
Course_km = 5.807
Distance_laps = 53
Distance_mi = 191.224
Distance_km = 307.771
Weather = Dry
Pole_Driver = flagicon|BrazilRubens Barrichello
Pole_Team = Ferrari
Pole_Time = 1:33.237
Fast_Driver = flagicon|GermanyRalf Schumacher
Fast_Team = Williams-BMW
Fast_Time = 1:33.408
Fast_L
First_Driver = flagicon|BrazilRubens Barrichello
First_Team = Ferrari
Second_Driver = flagicon|FinlandKimi Räikkönen
Second_Team =McLaren -Mercedes
Third_Driver = flagicon|UKDavid Coulthard
Third_Team =McLaren -MercedesThe 2003 Japanese Grand Prix was a
Formula One race held onOctober 12 ,2003 at theSuzuka Circuit .At this raceMichael Schumacher won his 6th World Championship, breakingJuan Manuel Fangio 's record set in the 1950s. Schumacher finished 8th despite qualifying well down the field and a collision with BAR driverTakuma Sato during the race resulting in a broken front wing.__FORCETOC__
Classification
Notes
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Michael Schumacher won his record of 6th driver's world championship with the 8th place finish in this race.
*Takuma Sato finished 6th in his one and only race of the season.
*Last race:Ralph Firman ,Justin Wilson ,Nicolas Kiesa ,Heinz-Harald Frentzen ,Jos Verstappen .
*Ralf Schumacher spun 3 times in this race, once with his brother Michael.tandings after Grand Prix
*1.
Michael Schumacher - 93
*2.Kimi Räikkönen - 91
*3.Juan Pablo Montoya - 82
*4.Rubens Barrichello - 65
*5.Ralf Schumacher - 58
*6.Fernando Alonso - 55
*7.David Coulthard - 51
*8.Jarno Trulli - 33Constructors
*1. Ferrari - 158
*2. Williams-BMW - 144
*3. McLaren-Mercedes - 142
*4. Renault - 88F1 race report
Name_of_race =Japanese Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 2003
Previous_race_in_season =2003 United States Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =2004 Australian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =2002 Japanese Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =2004 Japanese Grand Prix
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