Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota |
| 2 | Jenson Button | BAR |
| 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault |
| 4 | Christian Klien | Red Bull |
| 5 | Takuma Sato | BAR |
| 6 | David Coulthard | Red Bull |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams |
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Sauber |
| 11 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan |
| 12 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams |
| 13 | Christijan Albers | Minardi |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 15 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren |
| 18 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan |