Race results
Race startOctober 12, 2003 at 09:00Japan Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:25:11.743 | 53 | 1:33.703 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | +11.085 | 53 | 1:34.488 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | +11.614 | 53 | 1:33.416 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | 17 | Jenson Button | BAR | +33.106 | 53 | 1:34.605 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | +34.269 | 53 | 1:34.546 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| 6 | 16 | Takuma Sato | BAR | +51.692 | 53 | 1:35.290 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | +56.794 | 53 | 1:35.192 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | +59.487 | 53 | 1:33.553 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | +1:00.159 | 53 | 1:34.991 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | +1:01.844 | 53 | 1:35.023 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | +1:11.005 | 53 | 1:34.635 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:33.408 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | Justin Wilson | Jaguar | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:35.014 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | Ralph Firman | Jordan | +2 Laps | 51 | 1:36.662 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Minardi | +2 Laps | 51 | 1:37.869 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | Nicolas Kiesa | Minardi | +3 Laps | 50 | 1:38.754 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | DNF (Out of fuel) | 33 | 1:35.824 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 17 | 1:34.255 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | DNF (Engine) | 9 | 1:36.601 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | DNF (Hydraulics) | 9 | 1:33.830 | 0 | 2 | 0 |