Rubens Barrichello won the Japanese Grand Prix 2003 at Suzuka Circuit on 12 October 2003, starting from pole position. Kimi Räikkönen finished second for McLaren, with David Coulthard completing the podium for McLaren.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Ferrari | 53 | 1:25:11.743 | 10 | |
| 2 | 8 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren | 53 | +11.085 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 53 | +11.614 | 6 | |
| 4 | 9 | Jenson ButtonBUT | BAR | 53 | +33.106 | 5 | |
| 5 | 20 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Renault | 53 | +34.269 | 4 | |
| 6 | 13 | Takuma SatoSAT | BAR | 53 | +51.692 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | Cristiano da MattaDAM | Toyota | 53 | +56.794 | 2 | |
| 8 | 14 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 53 | +59.487 | 1 | |
| 9 | 11 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Sauber | 53 | +1:00.159 | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | Olivier PanisPAN | Toyota | 53 | +1:01.844 | 0 | |
| 11 | 6 | Mark WebberWEB | Jaguar | 53 | +1:11.005 | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Williams | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 10 | Justin WilsonWIL | Jaguar | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | Ralph FirmanFIR | Jordan | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | Jos VerstappenVER | Minardi | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | Nicolas KiesaKIE | Minardi | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Jordan | 33 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 17 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Sauber | 9 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMON | Williams | 9 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.713 | - | - |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:32.412 | - | - |
| 3 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:32.419 | - | - |
| 4 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:32.862 | - | - |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:33.044 | - | - |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:33.106 | - | - |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:33.137 | - | - |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:33.272 | - | - |
| 9 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:33.474 | - | - |
| 10 | Justin Wilson | Jaguar | 1:33.558 | - | - |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:33.632 | - | - |
| 12 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:33.896 | - | - |
| 13 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:33.924 | - | - |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:34.302 | - | - |
| 15 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | 1:34.771 | - | - |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:34.912 | - | - |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | 1:34.975 | - | - |
| 18 | Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi | 1:37.226 | - | - |
| 19 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | - | - | - |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | - | - | - |