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Session	2003		2002
Friday Practice	Results	Report	Results
Friday Qualifying	Results	Report	Results
First Saturday Practice	Results		Results
Second Saturday Practice	Results		Results
Saturday Qualifying	Results	Report	Results
Race	Results	Report	Results
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Track Length	No. of Laps	Lap Record	Driver
5.807 KM	53	1:36.125	M. Schumacher - Ferrari - 2002
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Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix Results - Summary
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Year	Pole Position	Fastest Race Lap	Race Winner
2006	F. Massa Ferrari - 1:29.599	F. Alonso Renault - 1:32.676	F. Alonso Renault
2005	R. Schumacher Toyota - 1:46.106 - Wet	K. Raikkonen McLaren - 1:31.540	K. Raikkonen McLaren
2004	M. Schumacher Ferrari - 1:33.542	R. Barrichello Ferrari - 1:32.730	M. Schumacher Ferrari
2003	R. Barrichello Ferrari - 1:31.713	R. Schumacher Williams - 1:33.408	R. Barrichello Ferrari
2002	M. Schumacher Ferrari - 1:31.317	M. Schumacher Ferrari - 1:36.125	M. Schumacher Ferrari
2001	M. Schumacher Ferrari - 1:32.484	J. Montoya Williams - 1:36.450	M. Schumacher Ferrari
2000	M. Schumacher Ferrari - 1:35.825	M. Hakkinen McLaren - 1:39.189	M. Schumacher Ferrari
1999	M. Schumacher Ferrari - 1:37.460	M. Schumacher Ferrari - 1:41.319	M. Hakkinen McLaren
1998	M. Schumacher Ferrari - 1:36.293	M. Schumacher Ferrari - 1:40.190	M. Hakkinen McLaren
1997	J. Villeneuve Williams - 1:36.071	H. Frentzen Williams - 1:38.942	M. Schumacher Ferrari

The 2002 race

	Top 6	Highlights
1.	Michael Schumacher - Ferrari	Michael Schumacher wins for the third time in a row. Rubens Barrichello came second ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya. Of the top runners, Ralf Schumacher, David Coulthard and Jarno Trulli suffer from problems. Allan McNish suffered a heavy crash in Qualifying and did not start. 11 cars were classified as finishers. Ferrari and Williams managed to finish both their cars although Ralf Schumacher retired 5 laps from the end. BAR failed to finish either of their cars.
2.	Rubens Barrichello - Ferrari
3.	Kimi Raikkonen - McLaren
4.	Juan Pablo Montoya - Williams
5.	Takuma Sato - Jordan
6.	Jenson Button - Renault

The 2001 race

	Top 6	Highlights
1.	Michael Schumacher - Ferrari	Michael Schumacher wins the race after starting from Pole. Juan Pablo Montoya finishes second. Mika Hakkinen lets team-mate David Coulthard through to finish 3rd while Rubens Barrichello on a 3 stop strategy finishes 5th. Ralf Schumacher struggles and only manages 6th. 17 cars were classified as finishers. Ferrari, Williams, McLaren, Benetton, BAR, Minardi and Arrows managed to finish both their cars. Jaguar failed to finish either of their cars.
2.	Juan Pablo Montoya - Williams
3.	David Coulthard - McLaren
4.	Mika Hakkinen - McLaren
5.	Rubens Barrichello - Ferrari
6.	Ralf Schumacher - Williams

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