Suzuka, Japan


Qualifying
# Driver Car Tires Time Gap Average Speed (km/h)
1 M. Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 1:31.317 # 229.482
2 Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 1:31.749 +00.432 #
3 Coulthard McLaren Mercedes Michelin 1:32.088 +00.771
4 Raikkonen McLaren Mercedes Michelin 1:32.197 +00.880
5 R. Schumacher BMW Williams Michelin 1:32.444 +01.127
6 Montoya BMW Williams Bridgestone 1:32.507 +01.190
7 Sato Jordan Honda Bridgestone 1:33.090 +01.773
8 Fisichella Jordan Honda Bridgestone 1:33.276 +01.959
9 Villeneuve BAR Honda Bridgestone 1:33.349 +02.032
10 Button Renault Michelin 1:33.429 +02.112
11 Trulli Renault Michelin 1:33.547 +02.230
12 Heidfeld Sauber Petronas Bridgestone 1:33.553 +02.236
13 Salo Toyota Michelin 1:33.742 +02.425
14 Irvine Jaguar Michelin 1:33.915 +02.598
15 Massa Sauber Petronas Bridgestone 1:33.979 +02.662
16 Panis BAR Honda Bridgestone 1:34.192 +02.875
17 de la Rosa Jaguar Michelin 1:34.227 +02.910
18 McNish Toyota Michelin 1:35.191 +03.874
19 Webber Minardi Asiatech Michelin 1:35.958 +04.641
20 Yoong Minardi Asiatech Michelin 1:36.267 +04.950
- 107% time 1:37.709 +06.392


Race
# Driver Car Tires Laps Time/Gap Average Speed (km/h) Best Lap
1 M. Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 53 1:26:59.698 212.644 1:36.125 (15)
2 Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 53 +00:00.506 212.624 1:36.345 (23)
3 Raikkonen McLaren Mercedes Michelin 53 +00:23.292 211.700 1:36.848 (46)
4 Montoya BMW Williams Michelin 53 +00:36.275 211.177 1:36.757 (38)
5 Sato Jordan Honda Bridgestone 53 +01:22.694 209.328 1:37.840 (35)
6 Button Renault Michelin 52 +1 lap 208.591 1:38.046 (31)
7 Heidfeld Sauber Petronas Bridgestone 52 +1 lap 208.505 1:38.534 (21)
8 Salo Toyota Michelin 52 +1 lap 208.070 1:37.761 (20)
9 Irvine Jaguar Michelin 52 +1 lap 207.296 1:38.647 (40)
10 Webber Minardi Asiatech Michelin 51 +2 laps 203.761 1:40.232 (51)
11 R. Schumacher BMW Williams Michelin 48 DNF, failure 212.015 1:36.590 (26)
- de la Rosa Jaguar Michelin 39 DNF, failure 206.238 1:38.836 (35)
- Fisichella Jordan Honda Bridgestone 37 DNF, failure 207.340 1:38.217 (23)
- Trulli Renault Michelin 32 DNF, failure 209.471 1:38.000 (30)
- Villeneuve BAR Honda Bridgestone 27 DNF, failure 207.641 1:38.058 (24)
- Yoong Minardi Asiatech Michelin 14 DNF, accident 202.035 1:40.937 (6)
- Panis BAR Honda Bridgestone 8 DNF, failure 123.825 1:42.082 (4)
- Coulthard McLaren Mercedes Michelin 7 DNF, failure 200.453 1:38.251 (6)
- Massa Sauber Petronas Bridgestone 3 DNF, accident 200.031 1:39.954 (3)
Fastest Lap: M. Schumacher, Ferrari, 1:36.125 (218.003 km/h), lap 15


Drivers
Standings
Total
1 M. Schumacher-..- 10 4 10 10 10 10 6 10 6 10 10 10 6 10 6 6 10 144
2 Barrichello - - - 6 - 6 0 4 10 6 x 3 10 6 10 10 6 77
3 Montoya 6 6 2 3 6 4 - - - 4 3 6 0 4 - 3 3 50
4 R. Schumacher - 10 6 4 0 3 4 0 3 0 2 4 4 2 - 0 0 42
5 Coulthard - - 4 1 4 1 10 6 - 0 4 2 2 3 0 4 - 41
6 Raikkonen 4 - 0 - - - - 3 4 - 6 - 3 - - - 4 24
7 Button - 3 3 2 0 0 - 0 2 0 1 - - - 2 0 1 14
8 Trulli - - - 0 0 - 3 1 0 - - - 0 - 3 2 - 9
9 Irvine 3 - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - 1 4 0 0 8
10 Heidfeld - 2 - 0 3 - 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
11 Fisichella - 0 - - - 2 2 2 - 0 x - 1 - 0 0 - 7
12 Villeneuve - 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 3 - - - 0 0 1 - 4
13 Massa - 1 - 0 2 - - 0 1 0 - 0 0 - - x - 4
14 Panis - - - - - - - 0 0 2 - - 0 0 1 0 - 3
15 Sato - 0 0 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
16 Webber 2 - 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - - - 0 2
17 Salo 1 0 1 - 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
18 Frentzen - 0 - - 1 0 1 0 0 - x - x x x 0 x 2


Constructors
Standings
Total
1 Ferrari 10 4 10 16 10 16 6 14 16 16 10 13 16 16 16 16 16 221
2 BMW Williams 6 16 8 7 6 7 4 0 3 4 5 10 4 6 - 3 3 92
3 McLaren Mercedes 4 - 4 1 4 1 10 9 4 0 10 2 5 3 0 4 4 65
4 Renault - 3 3 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 - 0 - 5 2 1 23
5 Sauber Petronas - 3 - 0 5 - 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
6 Jordan Honda - 0 0 - - 2 2 2 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 2 9
7 Jaguar 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 1 4 0 0 8
8 BAR Honda - 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 5 - - 0 0 1 1 - 7
9 Minardi Asiatech 2 - 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 2
10 Toyota 1 0 1 - 0 0 - - 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
11 Arrows Cosworth - 0 - - 1 0 1 0 0 - x - x x x x x 2


Milestones
50th Pole Position
Michael Schumacher
100th Grand Prix
Ralf Schumacher
Bridgestone
50th Grand Prix
Nick Heidfeld
70th Grand Prix Victory
Bridgestone
Maiden Points Finish
Takuma Sato
Record Career Grand Prix Victories
64, Michael Schumacher
Record Season Grand Prix Victories
11, Michael Schumacher
Record Career World Championship Points
___, Michael Schumacher
Record Season Drivers World Championship Points
144, Michael Schumacher
Record Season Constructors World Championship Points
221, Ferrari


For The Record
Allan McNish missed his final race for Toyota after sustaining injury to his leg during qualifying while retiring teammate Mika Salo raced the final Grand Prix of his career.
After a one race hiatus Sauber's Felipe Massa is back for his final race of the season.
Jordan's Takuma Sato is the first Japanese driver to score World Championship points since ___ ___ in ___. The last time a Japanese driver finished in the points at his home Grand Prix was Aguri Suzuki when he claimed third in 1990.
Ferrari scored their ninth one-two finish this season and the fifth in succession for a total of fifteen wins out of seventeen rounds. Ferrari's record points tally of 221 is equal to the points of all the other teams combined. Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello's 15th one-two finish also made them the most successful pairing in Formula 1 which was previously held by McLaren Honda's Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in 1988 when the team won fifteen of sixteen races.
Arrows missed their sixth Grand Prix this season and the fifth in succession due to ongoing financial woes.


Previous Editions
Year Winner Pole Position Fastest Lap
2001 Michael Schumacher, Ferrari
1:27:33.298 (212.846 km/h)
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari
1:32.484 (228.260 km/h)
Ralf Schumacher, BMW Williams
1:36.944
2000 Michael Schumacher, Ferrari
1:29:53.435 (207.307 km/h)
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari
1:35.825 (220.302 km/h)
Mika Hakkinen, McLaren Mercedes
1:39.189
1999 Mika Hakkinen, McLaren Mercedes
1:31:18.785 (204.077 km/h)
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari
1:37.470 (216.584 km/h)
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari
1:41.319
1998 Mika Hakkinen, McLaren Mercedes
1:27:22.535 (205.364 km/h)
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari
1:36.293 (219.231 km/h)
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari
1:40.190