Grand Prix of Japan
13 October 2002 - Suzuka: 308.317 km (5.817 km x 53 laps)


Pole Position: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1:31.317

Results
 1 Michael Schumacher           Ferrari                         1:26:59.698, 212.644 kph
 2 Rubens Barrichello           Ferrari                         1:27:00.205
 3 Kimi Räikkönen               McLaren-Mercedes                1:27:22.990
 4 Juan Pablo Montoya           Williams-BMW                    1:27:35.973
 5 Takuma Sato                  Jordan-Honda                    1:28:22.392
 6 Jenson Button                Renault                         1:27:00.657, -1 lap
 7 Nick Heidfeld                Sauber-Petronas                 1:27:02.825, -1 lap
 8 Mika Salo                    Toyota                          1:27:13.722, -1 lap
 9 Eddie Irvine                 Jaguar-Cosworth                 1:27:33.269, -1 lap
10 Mark Webber                  Minardi-Asiatech                1:27:21.578, -2 laps
11 Ralf Schumacher              Williams-BMW                    1:19:00.991, -5 laps (engine)

Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacger, Ferrari, 1m36.125 (218.003 kph) on lap 15


Retirements
   Pedro de la Rosa             Jaguar-Cosworth                 1:05:59.318, 39 laps (transmission)
   Giancarlo Fisichella         Jordan-Honda                    1:02:16.132, 37 laps (engine)
   Jarno Trulli                 Renault                         0:53:17.923, 32 laps (engine)
   Jacques Villeneuve           BAR-Honda                       0:45:21.500, 27 laps (engine)
   Alex Yoong                   Minardi-Asiatech                0:24:08.621, 14 laps (spin)
   Olivier Panis                BAR-Honda                       0:22:28.178,  8 laps (throttle)
   David Coulthard              McLaren-Mercedes                0:12:08.267,  7 laps (throttle)
   Felipe Massa                 Sauber-Petronas                 0:05:10.757,  3 laps (spin)

Did Not Start
   Allan McNish                 Toyota                          Qualifying accident
   

   Race Leaders
   Michael Schumacher            1 - 20 laps
   Rubens Barrichello           21 - 21 laps
   Michael Schumacher           22 - 53 laps

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                                Starting Grid

 1  1 Michael Schumacher        Ferrari F2002/223               B 1:31.317
 2  2 Rubens Barrichello        Ferrari F2002/222               B 1:31.749
 3  3 David Coulthard           McLaren-Mercedes MP4-17/06      M 1:32.088
 4  4 Kimi Räikkönen            McLaren-Mercedes MP4-17/09      M 1:32.197
 5  5 Ralf Schumacher           Williams-BMW FW24/06            M 1:32.444
 6  6 Juan Pablo Montoya        Williams-BMW FW24/04            M 1:32.507
 7 10 Takuma Sato               Jordan-Honda EJ12/4             B 1:33.090
 8  9 Giancarlo Fisichella      Jordan-Honda EJ12/6             B 1:33.276
 9 11 Jacques Villeneuve        BAR-Honda 004/09                B 1:33.349
10 15 Jenson Button             Renault R202/01                 M 1:33.429
11 14 Jarno Trulli              Renault R202/05                 M 1:33.547
12  7 Nick Heidfeld             Sauber-Petronas C21/01          B 1:33.553
13 24 Mika Salo                 Toyota TF102/07                 M 1:33.742
14 16 Eddie Irvine              Jaguar-Cosworth R3/03           M 1:33.915
15  8 Felipe Massa              Sauber-Petronas C21/02          B 1:33.979
16 12 Olivier Panis             BAR-Honda 004/08                B 1:34.192
17 17 Pedro de la Rosa          Jaguar-Cosworth R3/06           M 1:34.227
18 25 Allan McNish              Toyota TF102/08                 M 1:35.191
19 23 Mark Webber               Minardi-Asiatech PS02/04        M 1:35.958
20 22 Alex Yoong                Minardi-Asiatech PS02/03        M 1:36.267

N.B. - M - Michelin, B - Bridgestone


Friday First Practice

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:36.109 2. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 1:36.348 0.239 0.239 3. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.760 0.412 0.651 4. Kimi Raikkonen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.268 0.508 1.159 5. Juan Pablo Montoya COL Williams-BMW 1:37.316 0.048 1.207 6. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 1:37.614 0.298 1.505 7. Eddie Irvine GB Jaguar 1:38.425 0.811 2.316 8. Jarno Trulli I Renault 1:38.426 0.001 2.317 9. Pedro de la Rosa E Jaguar 1:38.630 0.204 2.521 10. Jenson Button GB Renault 1:38.640 0.010 2.531 11. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Honda 1:38.698 0.058 2.589 12. Mika Salo FIN Toyota 1:38.801 0.103 2.692 13. Takuma Sato J Jordan-Honda 1:38.912 0.111 2.803 14. Olivier Panis F BAR-Honda 1:39.054 0.142 2.945 15. Nick Heidfeld D Sauber-Petronas 1:39.208 0.154 3.099 16. Felipe Massa BR Sauber-Petronas 1:39.278 0.070 3.169 17. Allan McNish GB Toyota 1:39.364 0.086 3.255 18. Mark Webber AUS Minardi-European 1:40.710 1.346 4.601 19. Jacques Villeneuve CDN BAR-Honda 1:40.967 0.257 4.858 20. Alex Yoong MY Minardi-European 1:41.596 0.629 5.487 107% of fastest time: 1:42.837

Friday Combined Practice

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st 1. Kimi Raikkonen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.232 2. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.730 0.498 0.498 3. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 1:35.402 0.672 1.170 4. Juan Pablo Montoya COL Williams-BMW 1:35.742 0.340 1.510 5. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 1:35.995 0.253 1.763 6. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:36.109 0.114 1.877 7. Eddie Irvine GB Jaguar 1:36.190 0.081 1.958 8. Pedro de la Rosa E Jaguar 1:36.490 0.300 2.258 9. Jarno Trulli I Renault 1:36.529 0.039 2.297 10. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Honda 1:36.744 0.215 2.512 11. Mika Salo FIN Toyota 1:36.893 0.149 2.661 12. Jenson Button GB Renault 1:37.014 0.121 2.782 13. Takuma Sato J Jordan-Honda 1:37.196 0.182 2.964 14. Allan McNish GB Toyota 1:37.384 0.188 3.152 15. Felipe Massa BR Sauber-Petronas 1:37.492 0.108 3.260 16. Nick Heidfeld D Sauber-Petronas 1:37.781 0.289 3.549 17. Olivier Panis F BAR-Honda 1:37.927 0.146 3.695 18. Mark Webber AUS Minardi-European 1:37.997 0.070 3.765 19. Jacques Villeneuve CDN BAR-Honda 1:38.138 0.141 3.906 20. Alex Yoong MY Minardi-European 1:39.142 1.004 4.910 107% of fastest time: 1:40.828

Saturday Practice

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:32.978 2. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 1:33.233 0.255 0.255 3. Kimi Raikkonen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.290 0.057 0.312 4. Juan Pablo Montoya COL Williams-BMW 1:33.525 0.235 0.547 5. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:33.636 0.111 0.658 6. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 1:33.688 0.052 0.710 7. Eddie Irvine GB Jaguar 1:34.544 0.856 1.566 8. Takuma Sato J Jordan-Honda 1:34.657 0.113 1.679 9. Jenson Button GB Renault 1:34.723 0.066 1.745 10. Felipe Massa BR Sauber-Petronas 1:34.743 0.020 1.765 11. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Honda 1:34.879 0.136 1.901 12. Nick Heidfeld D Sauber-Petronas 1:34.933 0.054 1.955 13. Jacques Villeneuve CDN BAR-Honda 1:35.107 0.174 2.129 14. Jarno Trulli I Renault 1:35.330 0.223 2.352 15. Olivier Panis F BAR-Honda 1:35.538 0.208 2.560 16. Pedro de la Rosa E Jaguar 1:35.567 0.029 2.589 17. Mika Salo FIN Toyota 1:36.265 0.698 3.287 18. Mark Webber AUS Minardi-European 1:36.585 0.320 3.607 19. Allan McNish GB Toyota 1:36.640 0.055 3.662 20. Alex Yoong MY Minardi-European 1:37.972 1.332 4.994 107% of fastest time: 1:39.486

Sunday Warm-up

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap To 1st 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:36.249 2. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 1:36.650 0.401 0.401 3. Kimi Raikkonen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.652 0.002 0.403 4. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:36.930 0.278 0.681 5. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 1:37.167 0.237 0.918 6. Jarno Trulli I Renault 1:37.281 0.114 1.032 7. Felipe Massa BR Sauber-Petronas 1:37.533 0.252 1.284 8. Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Honda 1:37.601 0.068 1.352 9. Mika Salo FIN Toyota 1:37.612 0.011 1.363 10. Jacques Villeneuve CDN BAR-Honda 1:37.628 0.016 1.379 11. Nick Heidfeld D Sauber-Petronas 1:37.685 0.057 1.436 12. Takuma Sato J Jordan-Honda 1:37.709 0.024 1.460 13. Allan McNish GB Toyota 1:37.734 0.025 1.485 14. Jenson Button GB Renault 1:37.775 0.041 1.526 15. Juan Pablo Montoya COL Williams-BMW 1:38.226 0.451 1.977 16. Eddie Irvine GB Jaguar 1:38.284 0.058 2.035 17. Olivier Panis F BAR-Honda 1:38.344 0.060 2.095 18. Pedro de la Rosa E Jaguar 1:38.358 0.014 2.109 19. Mark Webber AUS Minardi-European 1:39.208 0.850 2.959 20. Alex Yoong MY Minardi-European 1:41.132 1.924 4.883 107% of fastest time: 1:42.986

Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Nat Constructor Points 1. Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 144 2. Rubens Barrichello BR Ferrari 77 3. Juan Pablo Montoya COL Williams-BMW 50 4. Ralf Schumacher D Williams-BMW 42 5. David Coulthard GB McLaren-Mercedes 31 6. Kimi Raikkonen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 24 7. Jensen Button GB Renault 14 8. Jarno Trulli I Renault 8 9. Eddie Irvine GB Jaguar 8 10. Nick Heidfeld D Sauber-Petronas 7 Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Honda 7 12. Jacques Villeneuve CDN BAR-Honda 4 13. Felipe Massa BR Sauber-Petronas 4 14. Olivier Panis F BAR-Honda 3 15. Takuma Sato J Jordan-Honda 2 Mark Webber AUS Minardi-European 2 Mika Salo FIN Toyota 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Arrows-Ford 2 Constructors' Championship Pos Constructor Nat Points 1. Ferrari I 221 2. Williams-BMW GB 92 3. McLaren-Mercedes GB 65 4. Renault F 23 5. Sauber Petronas S 11 7. Jordan-Honda GB 9 6. Jaguar GB 8 8. BAR-Honda GB 7 9. Minardi-European I 2 Toyota J 2 Arrows-Cosworth GB 2